2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS SIPPING INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE BATTERY TO SHORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI. THE TRUNK DOES NOT HAVE A KEY ENTRY TO IT AND THE WIRELESS ENTRY SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING TO OPEN THE TRUNK. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS ABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE TRUNK BY REMOVING THE BACKSEAT AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE AND THE TRUNK WILL STILL NOT OPEN. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT NOR ANY EVENT WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSE THE TRUNK TO NOT OPEN. I WENT TO A HONDA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE LATCH WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT WOULD COST A TOTAL OF $400 TO FIX. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF A CHILD OR SOMEONE ACCIDENTALLY GETS LOCKED IN THE TRUNK, THERE IS NO WAY THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GET OUT UNLESS THE TRUNK IS CUT INTO. THIS DEFECT SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE AND FROM READING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE HONDA CIVIC SI'S. THE OTHER DIFFERENCE WITH THIS MODEL IS THAT THE CIVIC SI DOES NOT HAVE A KEY ENTRY TO THE TRUNK SO THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE (MINUS THE EMERGENCY MANUAL OVERRIDE WHICH DOES NOT WORK). *TR

POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED AT 30K UNDER WARRANTY DEALER REPLACE FAULTY O RING ALLEGEDLY. NOW AT 120K THE O RING IS LEAKING AGAIN AND ALSO THE SEAMS OF THE HOUSING ARE LEAKING. TOLD 425.00 TO FIX BY DEALER. I FEEL A DESIGN DEFECT HAS CAUSED THE PUMP TO LEAK. *TR

THE IMA BATTERY HAS FAILED. THE IMA BATTERY WAS GIVEN A COMPUTER "PATCH" LAST YEAR TO HELP THE IMA PERFORM BETTER THAN IT HAD. THE PERFORMANCE AFTER A STOP WAS VERY POOR AND THE PICK UP LAGGING SERIOUSLY BEHIND THE ENGINE. THE "PATCH" DID NOT WORK, IT MADE MATTERS WORSE. I AM NOW FACED WITH THE LARGE EXPENSE OF HAVING TO REPLACE THIS BATTERY. BEYOND THE EXPENSE IS THE SAFETY ISSUE OF NOT HAVING THE POWER TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE THE "PATCH" ADJUSTED THE IMA SYSTEM POORLY .. *TR

MULTIPLE SETS OF TIRES REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON REAR TIRES. HONDA TSB 08-001 RECOGNIZES GEOMETRY ISSUE OF NEGATIVE CAMBER ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AS I DIDN'T KNOW THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY UNTIL I HAD THE TIRES INSPECTED. THE HANDLING IS AFFECTED DUE TO A ROARING OR THUMPING VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. NEW TIRES WEAR IN LESS THAN 10,000 MILES CAUSING UNDUE BURDEN ON THE CONSUMERS PART TO REPLACE THE TIRES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. HONDA WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND REPAIRS MUST BE COVERED BY THE CONSUMER. *TR

THE SUNVISOR HAS BROKE ONCE ON PASSENGER SIDE-HAD REPLACED. NOW BROKEN AGAIN AND DRIVERS SIDE AS WELL. SAFETY CONCERN AS VISOR NOW HANGS LOSE AND IS IN THE WAY WHILE DRIVING OR CAN NOT BE USED FOR INTENDED PURPOSES OF BLOCKING SUN. *TR

THE CLEAR COAT IS ALMOST ALL PEELED OFF MY ENTIRE CAR IN A MATTER OF MONTHS. NOW THE PAINT UNDERNEATH IS FADING IN COLOR TOO. I DON'T EVEN HAVE MY CAR HALF WAY PAID OFF. THIS IS HONDA'S FAULT. THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THE PAINT. I KNOW PEOPLE WITH HONDA CIVIC'S THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR PAINT TOO. IT LOOKS BAD FOR HONDA. DO THEY REALLY WANT POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS SEEING THEIR VEHICLES DRIVING AROUND LOOKING LIKE CRAP? I WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN THIS CAR, IF I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO LOOK THIS BAD. IT LOOKS AWFUL! I WANTED A GOOD CAR THAT WOULD LAST A LONG TIME. I LOVED THE CAR BUT NOW THE PAINT LOOKS DISGUSTING. MANY REALLY OLD CARS LOOK BETTER THANK THIS. SERIOUSLY HONDA? YOU SAVE A LITTLE MONEY DOING A CRAPPY PAINT JOB.. BUT THAT'S LOSING YOU MANY CUSTOMERS. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HONDA UNLESS YOU FIX THIS. AND I WILL NOT RECOMMEND A HONDA TO ANYBODY. RECALL THE CLEAR COAT PEELING! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE SUN VISOR ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WERE BROKEN AND STARTED TO FALL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

THE PAINT ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC IS HORRIBLE AND DEFECTIVE. HONDA HAS HAD SO MANY ISSUES POSTED ONLINE REGARDING THIS IN THIS MODEL AND MAKE OF CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS IT IS A DRIVING DISTRACTION. THEY REALLY NEED TO RECALL THIS ISSUE AND ADDRESS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ASPECT OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

BOTH UPPER REAR CONTROL ARMS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE FAULTY. THEY CAUSE THE TIRES TO RIDE ON AN ANGLE CAUSING EXCESSIVE WARE ON THE TIRES. *TR