2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

HONDA CIVIC 2006 EX MODEL: WHEN THE TINY PIECE OF PLASTIC INSIDE THE TRUNK RELEASE SOLENOID SNAPS, THE EX MODEL HAS NO ALTERNATIVE METHOD TO OPEN THE TRUNK FROM OUTSIDE THE TRUNK. SINCE THE EX MODEL LACKS AN OUTSIDE KEY HOLE AND THE SEAT BACK RELEASES ARE INSIDE THE TRUNK AND THE SEATS ARE BOLTED IN FROM THE TRUNK SIDE WITHOUT A METHOD OF REMOVING THEM WITHOUT DAMAGING THE CAR, THE SEATS OF THE CAR OR THE TRUNK LID MUST BE BROKEN (LITERALLY CUT THROUGH THE METAL) IN ORDER TO OPEN THE TRUNK FROM OUTSIDE THE TRUNK AFTER THE SOLENOID PLASTIC BREAKS. SINCE THE EMERGENCY RELEASE MECHANISM IS ATTACHED TO THE SOLENOID, THIS FLAW COULD COST THE LIFE OF A CHILD TRAPPED INSIDE THE TRUNK IN THE DARK. ALTHOUGH THIS DESIGN FLAW IS NOW WELL KNOWN WITH THIS EX MODEL, HONDA REFUSES TO REIMBURSE OWNERS OVER THIS PROBLEM OR RECALL THE PART. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE REFUSES TO HANDLE THE PROBLEM EFFECTIVELY AND REFUSES TO PASS ON THE PROBLEM TO THEIR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, REFERRING CUSTOMERS ONLY TO LOCAL DEANSHIPS WITHOUT OFFERING ANY COMPENSATION FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS HONDA USED NEARLY 2YR AGO. WE NOTICED THAT THE PAINT STARTED TO PEEL, FLAKE ETC.ON THE ROOF RIGHT ABOVE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND BACK WINDOW, AND ALSO ON TOP OF DOOR PANELS NEAR ROOF. WE HAVE HAD A FEW AREAS PAINTED BY A BODY SHOP. BUT IT SEEMS NEVER ENDING, MORE AREAS HAVE STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES SUCH AS TOP SIDE PANELS NEAR HOOD, AND WE CAN NOT KEEP GOING THROUGH THE EXPENSE TO HAVE IT PAINTED. IT IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE MOST DEFINITELY! WE HAVE TAKEN NOTICE OF OTHERS HONDA CIVICS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE ONLINE FORUMS DISCUSSING THIS PAINT ISSUE, BUT HONDA IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS OUT WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE CAN YOU LOOK INTO THIS AND GET SOME HELP FOR THE HONDA CUSTOMERS. *TR

MPG DECREASED 6-8 MPG IN THE PAST WEEK. DRIVING UP STEEP HILL TODAY, CAR LOST POWER AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD A FEW FEET BEFORE BRAKE FINALLY KICKED IN. PRESSED ACCELERATOR FOR ABOUT 40 SECONDS BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE UP THE HILL. BATTERY HAD DRAINED FROM FULL CHARGE TO ONE BAR WITHIN 3 MILES.

THE SUN VISOR ON DRIVER SIDE CRACKED AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY HONDA FOR 2006 TO 2008 HONDA CIVICS. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HONDA. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. I AM AT 102,934 MILES. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I WOULD EXPECT THAT THIS WOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. *JB

WITHIN THE LAST MONTH, OUR 2006 HONDA CIVIC ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WITH TWO DIFFERENT DRIVERS, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE WHEN BACKING FROM A DRIVEWAY, DID NOT COME TO A STOP. DESPITE PUTTING OUR FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED IN REVERSE. ONLY BY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE DID THE CAR STOP FROM CONTINUING INTO REVERSE. ON AUGUST 30, THE CAR WHEN PLACED INTO REVERSE GEAR WHEN BACKING FROM A PARKING SPACE, WENT FORWARD INSTEAD. OUR CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE PRIOR TO THIS. WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THE CAR POSES A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE WHEN MOVING FROM A PARKED POSITION, MOVES IN A DIRECTION OTHER THAN THE ONE THAT THE DRIVER CHOOSES, AND DID NOT STOP WHEN MOVING IN REVERSE. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES TO DATE WITHIN THE MONTH WITH TWO DIFFERENT DRIVERS. *JS

CLEAR COAT ON CAR IS CRAKING AND PEELING AWAY. WHAT WAS ONCE A NICE CAR IS NOW A JUNK CAR LOOKS VERY BAD. HONDA SHOULD HAVE A BEETER PAINT AND CLEAR COAT THAN THIS. ADVISE NOONE TO TO PURCHASE A HONDA CIVIC!

DURING THE YEARS OF 2008 THROUGH 2011, I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO SHEEHY HONDA OF ALEXANDRIA FOR REGULAR SERVICE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I COMPLAINED OF EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE. TECHNICIANS MADE NOTATIONS OF TIRES "CUPPING, NOISE" AND ACKNOWLEDGED UNEVEN AND PREMATURE WEAR AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF REAR CONTROL ARM. I DECLINED THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE ON THE GROUNDS THAT I FELT LIKE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A DEFECTIVE PART ISSUE FOR WHICH I SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT HONDA HAD ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH CONTROL ARMS ON 2006 CIVICS IN SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001. IN 2011, I BROUGHT THIS TO HONDA'S ATTENTION THROUGH SHEEHY HONDA OF ALEXANDRIA, VA AND THROUGH CALLS TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. HONDA REFUSED TO REPLACE CONTROL ARM. IN JULY OF 2013, I RECEIVED A NOTICE, THROUGH HONDA, FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA INSTRUCTING ME TO TAKE MY 2006 CIVIC IN TO HAVE THE CONTROL ARM INSPECTED/REPLACED. IN AUGUST OF 2013, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SHEEHY HONDA OF ALEXANDRIA FOR THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE. THEY DID NOT LOOK AT THE CONTROL ARM. THEY INSTEAD MADE A NOTATION THAT THE "REAR TIRE WEAR IS OKAY AT THIS TIME" AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION THAT THERE IS A RECORD OF THIS ISSUE WITH THEM ON MY CAR GOING BACK TO 2011, I WAS INFORMED THAT ALL RECORDS ARE PURGED AFTER TWO YEARS AND THEY HAD NO RECORD OF INTERACTIONS WITH ME ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WENT TO THE STORE WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD AND ON THE WAY HOME I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AT A STOP SIGN AND I STARTED TO GO LEFT AND MY CAR BUCKED AND STARTED MAKING GRINDING SOUNDS VERY LOUD. IT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE AND I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR ROLLED BACK. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND PUT MY E BRAKE ON. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. THE GUY WHO TOWED MY CAR SAID THE AXLE BROKE. HE SAID IT MUST HAVE BEEN GOING FOR SOME TIME NOW. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR ON 2/22/13. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR INTO A SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY SAID I HAVE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR HE SHOWED ME IT LOOKED LIKE ZEBRA STRIPES IN MY TIRES. HE SAID HE THINKS THIS WAS A RECALL. BUT HE ALSO SAID I NEEDED FRONT BRAKES. HE SAID THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT BEING USED AT ALL AND THAT'S WHY MY FRONT BRAKES WENT SO QUICK. I WAS VERY UPSET. THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE SOLD ME A CAR THAT DIDN'T HAVE BRAKES IN THE REAR. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN 1 IS 3 AND THE OTHER IS 9. I REALLY NEED TO HAVE BRAKES IN MY CAR. *TR

WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A TRAFFIC JAM WHICH WAS CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT, THE CAR BROKE DOWN WITH NO WARNING. THERE WAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND NEARLY IMMEDIATELY THE CAR STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY, SO STRANDED FOR 3 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED - ALL THE PLASTIC PIECES I.E. DIPSTICK WERE MELTED, ALONG WITH PARTS OF THE RADIATOR - THE FILLER CAP WAS CLEARLY MELTED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THERE WAS ANY OVERHEATING OCCURRING DURING THE PROBLEM - AGAIN, A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THEN THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED RUNNING ON THE HIGHWAY. LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL/TSB FOR THIS MODEL HONDA FOR THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKING AND OVERHEATING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF OVERHEATING AT ANY TIME AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT ALLOW EVEN FOR NURSING THE CAR TO THE NEARBY EXIT. IT IS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THE CAR WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC - JUST BARELY, STILL IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP "FIXED" THE ENGINE, PROVIDED HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND REFUSED TO FIX ANYTHING THE MELTED ENGINE DESTROYED (RADIATOR) THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP (DEALERSHIPS AND OTHERWISE) MULTIPLE TIMES FOR OTHER ITEMS "NOT COVERED" WITH THE MELTED ENGINE TSB SO I WILL BE REPORTING ANTICIPATED BREAK-DOWNS IN HORRIBLE TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING HERE AS NEEDED. *TR