2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

THE RPM DOWN TO 0 WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR, THE RPM WOULD GO UP FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE A LOT OF METALLIC NOISE OF LOOSE PARTS FLYING AROUND UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK IT TO TWO MECHANICS, TURNED OUT THE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER BOLT SNAPPED IN HALF, HALF WENT INTO THE BLOCK. *TR

UPON INSPECTION, MY MECHANIC NOTICED SEVERE WEAR ON REAR TIRES CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD, THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES, MECHANIC ADVISED REAR END ALIGNMENT DUE TO DEFECTIVE CAMBER PARTS . RESULTS OF RESEARCH HAS CONCLUDED THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF PROBLEM DUE TO HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND HAVE YET RECTIFIED THIS . I SUGGEST A RECALL WITH FREE REPLACEMENT OF PART(S) TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKED STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO COOLANT LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

HAVE HAD ALL SERVICES PERFORMED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. HAD NOTICED A GROWLING/HUMMING/HARMONIC HOWL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAD MY MECHANIC (NON-HONDA) CHECK OUT FRONT END, HAD TRANSAXLE SERVICED, NEW TIRES BALANCED, ETC. SAID CV JOINTS, BEARINGS, EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT & MUST BE "NOISY" TIRES. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS NOISE SEEMS TO GET WORSE & DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE BRAND NEW TIRES. SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WHERE MECHANIC FOUND THAT REAR AXLE IS CAMBERED IN CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND (NOW) REALLY LOUD HOWL (CAN'T CARRY ON A CONVERSATION IN BACK SEAT).. ALSO NOTICE SOME "SWAY" AT TIMES. MY MECHANIC STATED A "REPAIR KIT" TO FIX THE CONTROL ARM ISSUE WOULD COST ABOUT $750 INSTALLED BUT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET. I THEN STARTED INTERNET RESEARCH & FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM (SB 08-001), HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME BUT NO OWNER NOTIFICATION. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING MY HONDA DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE CAR, BUT DON'T EXPECT MUCH OF A RESPONSE SINCE NO RECALL HAS (YET) BEEN ISSUED. I CONSIDER THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS AT THIS POINT AND WILL HAVE TO USE AN ALTERNATE VEHICLE FOR A NECESSARY TRIP OUT OF TOWN. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION HAS A RATTLING NOISE. LITTLE APPLE TOYOTA HONDA TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM LITTLE APPLE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TWO YEARS. THIS REPAIR WILL NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT I HAVE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE. *TR

TRAVELING AROUND TOWN FOR WORK WHEN I NOTICED MY ENGINE TEMP WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. PULLED OFF ROADWAY IN SAFE LOCATION. AFTER REFILLING COOLANT, TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. UPON TESTING, TWO CRACKS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED BY HONDA CERTIFIED MECHANICS FOR LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY OTHER ISSUES. *TR

BOTH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. CHECKED THE FUSE AND BULB, BOTH WHICH ARE GOOD. IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOP WORKING AFTER I PRESSED ON BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO ENGAGE ABS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THE HIGH BRAKE LIGHT MOUNTED ON THE BACKLITE IS WORKING. *TR

EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE WEAR AND CUPPING OF TIRES CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. REAR TIRES ONLY LAST APPROX. 30,000 BEFORE INNER HALF OF TIRE IS COMPLETE BALD. *TR

THE REAR CAMBER ARMS ON THE CAR ARE SET TO VERY NEGATIVE CAUSING THE CAR TIRES TO WEAR RAPIDLY AND UNEVENLY. HONDA HAS ISSUED A TSB, BUT NO RECALL ON THE PARTS. THEY WILL NOT PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CAMBER ARMS. TIRES AT MOST WILL ONLY GET 40,000 MILES ON THEM AND THAT CAUSES UNDO EXPENSE TO THE CAR OWNER. *TR

BACK TIRES KEEP NEEDING TO BE REPLACED...2 TIMES ALREADY IN PAST 2 YEARS!! UNEVEN WEARING ON TIRES.. I HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS AN UPPER CONTROL ARM BY HONDA DEALER BUT PROBABLY A DEFECT IN DESIGN. *TR