2007 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

THE DEALER REPLACED MY PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER THAT MY SRS WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. IT'S BEEN CYCLING ON AND OFF FOR YEARS NOW. I WAS TOO FRUSTRATED AT HOW I WAS TREATED AT THE DEALERSHIP TO GO BACK AT THE TIME. NOW I WENT IN BECAUSE I NEED TO PASS INSPECTION AND THEY TELL ME MY WHOLE SRS SYSTEM HAS HAD AN INTERNAL ERROR. *TR

EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE NOISE AND WEAR. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON MY REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS - THEY ARE NOT MARKED WITH A "C". (BUT SEE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH I WAS INFORMED, BELOW.) I AM HAVING THE NEW CONTROL ARMS INSTALLED ON 9/2/12. (I HAD NEW REAR TIRES PUT ON, AND AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED, 8/28/12.) I SPENT APPROXIMATELY $500 ON THE TIRES/ALIGNMENT. THE ESTIMATE FOR THE NEW CONTROL ARMS IS APPROXIMATELY $350. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. I'VE NOTICED THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE NOISE AND WEAR (AND SUBSEQUENT NEED FOR REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM REPLACEMENT) ON HONDA CIVICS OF THIS VINTAGE (2007). WHY IS THIS ONLY BEING TREATED AS A "SERVICE BULLETIN" RATHER THAN A "RECALL". BY THE WAY, I WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM IF MY HUSBAND WASN'T CONCERNED THAT THE NOISE WAS A WHEEL BEARING THAT WAS FAILING. I TOOK IT TO HONDA TO HAVE THEM CHECK OUT THE WHEEL BEARING AND THEY BLAMED THE NOISE ON A BROKEN TIRE BELT. WHEN I GOT HOME FROM THE DEALER I NOTICED THE INFORMATION ON MY INVOICE ABOUT THE "SERVICE BULLETIN". THEY HADN'T EVEN MENTIONED IT TO ME THEMSELVES! I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA DRIVER FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 YEARS. AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE, PLUS OTHER THINGS ABOUT THE CIVIC I'M JUST NOT CRAZY ABOUT, I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY A HONDA PRODUCT! *TR

APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AFTER BUYING LIFETIME ALIGNMENT AND 4 NEW BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES IN JULY 2011 AT FIRESTONE, EL PASO, TX, MY CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE IN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS 50MPH THROUGH 60MPH. AFTER MANY RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSIS FROM HONDA PARTS AND SERVICE SHOP, DIFFERENT FIRESTONE LOCATIONS AND LOCAL MECHANICS, THE CONCLUSION IS THAT THE UPPER/REAR CONTROL ARMS, FRONT AND REAR CAMBER ARM AND BOLTS ARE DEFECTIVE AS PER HONDA MANUFACTURERS. MY TIRES ARE EXCESSIVELY AND UNEVENLY WEARING. I HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT 6 SETS OF NEW TIRES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS BECAUSE OF THIS HONDA ISSUE, WHICH THEY ADMIT IT IS A DEFECT MADE BY THE MANUFACTURERS. THEY RELEASED A SERVICE BULLETIN (SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 DATED APRIL 11, 2008) THAT INFORMS HONDA DEALER SHOP OF THIS ISSUE/DEFECT, BUT THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF REPAIRING IT FREE OF CHARGE. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT FAIR THAT CUSTOMERS BUYING HONDAS HAVE TO PAY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS MADE BY THE MANUFACTURERS. I WOULD LIKE THESE DEFECT TO BE SOLVED AND PAID BY THEM AND I WOULD LIKE REFUND FOR AT LEAST THE LAST SET OF TIRES THAT I RECENTLY BOUGHT AND ARE ALREADY UNEVENLY WORN OUT (THIS MAKES IT A USELESS TIRE). IN CASE IT IS NEEDED I HAVE ALL THE PAPER WORK THAT CAN BE A CLEAR EVIDENCE TO THIS COMPLAINT. LIKE ME, THERE ARE OTHER HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

APPARENTLY CANNOT BE ALIGNED PROPERLY. I'M REPLACING 3RD SET OF TIRES WITHIN 50K MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR CRACKED AND WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED. THE SUN VISOR WAS OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,199.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME CRACKED AND WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERFERING WITH THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2007 HONDA CIVIC OUR AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN I TOOK THE HONDA IN FOR REPAIR OUR WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE CONDENSER BEING DAMAGED. A SMALL HOLE WAS THE CULPRIT OF THE PROBLEM AND IRONIC ENOUGH I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THESE ISSUES CAUSING MOST OF THEIR VEHICLE GOING IN FOR REPAIRS THAT COST 500- 1000 TO FIX. I THINK IT CRAP AND ITS ALL OVER THE FORUMS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE PUT IN PLACE TO HAVE THIS SITUATION FIXED IT CRAP. HONDA NEEDS A RECALL TO BE DONE ON THESE PARTS. *TR

A NEW TEAM TEX AMERICA CAR SEAT WAS GIVEN TO A FAMILY THROUGH THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AS THE FAMILY TRIED TO PUT THE SEAT IN WITH THE LOWER ANCHORS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A PART OF THE LOWER ANCHOR THAT SECURES IT TO THE SEAT SEEMED TO BE MELTED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT APPEARS THAT THE MANUFACTURER USED A HEATING PROCESS TO CONNECT THE LOWER ANCHOR AND ANY SMALL AMOUNT OF PULLING ON THIS PIECE CAUSES THE HEATED AREA TO SEPARATE FROM THE CONNECTION ON THE SEAT ITSELF. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2007, MAKE=HONDA, MODEL=CIVIC). *TR

WHILE DRIVING HEARD LOUD HUMMING NOISE AND THE RIDE WAS ROUGH. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO HONDA DEALERSHIP IN BURLINGTON. THEY SAID THE TIRES WERE BADLY CUPPED. NEEDED TO REPLACE TIRES AND GET AN ALIGNMENT. BROUGHT VEHICLE FOR A SECOND OPINION. MECHANIC TOLD ME HONDA HAD TECHNICAL BULLETIN IN 2008 FOR UNEVEN WEAR IN REAR TIRES. THE REAR CAMBER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST $250. HONDA WON'T PAY FOR IT EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NEVER SAID ANYTHING. ADD FOUR NEW TIRES AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND YOUR LOOKING CLOSE TO $1000. IF YOU DON'T GET IT FIXED THE TIRES WILL WEAR DOWN REGARDLESS IF YOU GET TIRE ROTATIONS AND BLOW OUT. LUCKILY NO ONE HAS DIES FROM THIS BUT THIS SHOULDN'T BE THE REASON FOR NOT HAVING A RECALL. LOOK AT THE BLOGS, ETC. HONDA JUST TELLS EVERYONE TO REPLACE TIRES AND GET AN ALIGNMENT. PEOPLE DO AND KEEP COMING BACK TO REPLACE TIRES. HONDA HAS HID FROM THIS PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T REPLACED MY TIRES BUT IF I LISTENED TO HONDA I WOULD HAVE REPLACED TIRES AND BEEN BACK AGAIN IN 20,000-30,000 MILES TO REPLACE TIRES. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT HONDA HID FROM IT'S OWNERS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

THE SUN VISOR (PASSENGER SIDE) ON MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI SPLIT OPEN IN THE HOT SUN WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT IS NOT REPAIRABLE AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. *TR