2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, WHEN MY CAR WAS ABOUT 6 YEARS OLD, I STARTED NOTICING WHITISH MARKINGS IN THE PAINT ON THE ROOF OF MY CAR. SINCE THEN THESE LIGHT MARKS HAVE TURNED INTO MAJOR CHIPPING AND PEELING PAINT. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM, WHETHER OR NOT THE CAR WAS MOSTLY IN A GARAGE OR LEFT OUTSIDE ON THE STREET. BEFORE GOING INTO THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN, I DECIDED TO SEARCH THE WEB AS I HAD A FEELING I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I WAS RIGHT! THOUSANDS OF OTHER CAR OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING IN BOTH HONDA CIVIC'S AND ACCORDS, FROM MODEL YEARS 2003 TO 2007, AND THERE IS EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT DETAILING THE PROBLEM. HONDA, APPARENTLY, IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS GLARING DEFECT AND I, FOR ONE, AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR REFUSAL TO STEP UP AND RECALL THE CARS OR ISSUE PAYMENTS TO OWNERS TO COVER REPAINTING. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, AND THEIR REFUSAL TO DO THE RIGHT THING, IN THIS DAY AND AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, WILL LIKELY SEVERELY HURT THEIR SALES. HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND REIMBURSE THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO OWN AFFECTED CARS? THE RESALE VALUE HAS BEEN SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THESE DEFECTS. *TR

HONDA KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. I HAVE TWO FOR WHICH I'VE BROUGHT SEVERAL SET OF TIRES. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW. TIRES WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY. ROAD NOISE US TREMENDOUS WITH HEAVY THUMPING. REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE HONDA CIVIC SUDDENLY OVERHEATED. AFTER LETTING THE ENGINE COOL AND ADDING COOLANT, THE CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN ABOUT TEN DAYS LATER. OUR MECHANIC DISCOVERED FOUR TINY CRACKS IN THE BLOCK. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED HONDA CIVICS 2006-2008 HAVE A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH CAUSES THE CRACKS. HONDA HAS ISSUED TSB 08-044 TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE UP TO EIGHT YEARS. HOWEVER, IF THE CAR HAS A REBUILT TITLE, HONDA WILL DO NOTHING TO REMEDY THE KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MY WIFE HAS BEEN LEFT STRANDED TWICE BY AN OVERHEATED VEHICLE. IF THE CAR OVERHEATS IN TRAFFIC, THERE COULD BE A FIRE OR COLLISION.WHILE HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES THE DEFECT, THEY HAVE REFUSED TO RECALL THE CAR. HAVING APPEALED THREE TIMES TO HONDA FOR HELP, I NOW APPEAL TO THE NHTSA FOR HELP. *TR

MY CAR STARTING LEAKING COOLANT ANTIFREEZE ON FRIDAY24 MAY.2013 I TOOK IT TO PEPBOYS ON MAY 27TH 2013, THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE HEAD WAS CRACK. I WILL TAKE IT TO MAROONE ON MAY 28, 2013. *TR

THE SRS LIGHT WILL COME ON, STAY ON FOR DAYS, AND THEN RANDOMLY GO OFF ONLY TO COME BACK ON RANDOMLY AND STAY FOR DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS A FAULTY WIRE WHICH GROUNDS OUT THE SRS SYSTEM WHICH CUTS ALL POWER TO SEATBELT TENSIONERS AND AIRBAGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRICAL INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. *TR

I PURCHASED A CAR FOR A DEALER THAT HAS A REBUILT TITLE DUE TO THE FACT IT WAS IN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED. SO I BOUGHT THE CAR ANYWAY BECAUSE I AT THE TIME STRONGLY BELIEVED IN THE RELIABILITY OF ANY AND ALL HONDA MOTORS. A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IT STARTED TO OVER HEAD DUE TO THE COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL 2006-2009 HONDA CIVICS OF THE BLOCK CRACKING. I CALLED HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER IT BUT THEY WOULD NOT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS VOID DUE TO THE REBUILT TITLE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKING SHOULD NOT BE A WARRANTY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT HONDA SHOULD TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND FIX ANY AND ALL CARS THAT ARE HAVE THE ISSUE WITH THE R16 BLOCK CRACKING. HONDA BEING SO WELL KNOWN FOR THE RELIABILITY IT IS A SHAME DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THEY REFUSE TO LIST THIS ISSUE AS A RECALL IN STEAD OF WARRANTY EXTENSION. EVEN FOR THE CARS THAT HAVE THE WARRANTY EXTENSION THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHEN THIS ISSUE WILL OCCUR SO WHY WOULD YOU BUT A 8 YEAR LIMIT ON THE WARRANTY. I HAVE ONLY BOUGHT HONDA CARS SINCE I WAS ABLE TO AND NO I FEEL I MAY NEVER BUY AND HONDA AGAIN OR BRAG ABOUT ITS RELIABILITY. I FULL EXPECTED BETTER FROM THIS COMPANY AND NOW BECAUSE I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO HAS PUTT ALL MY MONEY AND SAVINGS TO BUY THIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS A HONDA... I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD REPAIRS BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A COSTLY ISSUE HAVING TO REPLACE AN ENTIRE MOTOR IS LIKE HAVING TO PRETTY MUCH BUY A NEW CAR ALL OVER AGAIN. THE CAR OVER HEATS AND I AM FORCED TO STOP WERE EVER I AM AT TO WAIT FOR THE CAR TO COOL BEFORE I CAN ADD WATER WHICH WILL ONLY LEAK OUT MINUTES LATER DUE TO THE CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX AND THE ENGINE BLOCK HAS CRACKED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THESE CARS, BUT HONDA WILL NOT FIX MINE, UNDER THE WARRANTY, SINCE MY TITLE IS REBUILT. SO, IF YOU OWN A 2006/2007/2008 HONDA, CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT HAVE THIS KNOWN ISSUE. IF IT DOES, AND IT'S UNDER WARRANTY, TAKE IT TO YOUR LOCAL DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED FOR FREE, BEFORE THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY, THAT THEY'VE CREATED, RUNS OUT. BE SAFE! AS IF THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO YOUR CAR, I'VE READ STORIES WHERE THE ENGINE CRACKED WHILE SOMEONE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 80MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HIS ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS SO PROUD WHEN I BOUGHT MY HONDA, EVEN IF IT WAS A REBUILT TITLE, BECAUSE I KNEW THE DAMAGE THE CAR RECEIVED WAS NOTHING TOO STRENUOUS. ONLY DAMAGE TO FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, THAT WAS FIXED. NO DAMAGE TO FRAME OR MOTOR, SO I BOUGHT IT. IF ONLY I'D INVESTIGATED FURTHER. BUT I WAS IN LOVE WITH THIS CAR. NOW, TWO YEARS AFTER BUYING IT, IT'S A PIECE OF CRAP! AND, THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO TOLD ME THAT SINCE THEY COULDN'T FIX FOR FREE, THEY RECOMMENDED I DON'T GET IT FIXED, AND THEN TRIED TO BUY THE CAR FROM ME FOR A MEASLY $1000 AND THEN TRIED TO SELL ME A USED CAR FOR $16K... I TOLD THEM HOW I FELT LIKE I WAS AT A FUNERAL HOME AND THEY WERE WORKING OFF OF MY GRIEF AND PAIN, AND TRYING TO SELL ME THE MOST EXPENSIVE CASKET. *TR

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE COOLANT AS A RESULT OF A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. IT QUICKLY OVERHEATED, AND THE ONLY WARNING WAS THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD RISEN. THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNING SIGNS. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED, AND THAT ALMOST ALL THE COOLANT HAD LEAKED OUT. I BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE COULD HAVE REACHED A TEMPERATURE THAT COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE IF I HAD NOT NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISING RAPIDLY. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED 2 SETS OF TIRES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS DUE TO "ALIGNMENT" ISSUES, YET NO MECHANICS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE ANY ISSUE. I'VE NOW BEEN TOLD THIS LAST SET OF TIRES IS CUPPING AND THEY ARE MAKING HUGE NOISES WHILE DRIVING - I BOUGHT THEM IN AUGUST LAST YEAR. MY CAR SHAKES AND RATTLES WHEN I DRIVE IT. I FOUND HONDA BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS ISSUE ONLINE - WAS NEVER MAILED TO ME - AND FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT I'D BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, NOT A BULLETIN. *TR