2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

MY PASSENGER DOOR WAS CLOSED AT A GAS STATION AND MY PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO DAMAGE PHYSICALLY EXCEPT FOR THE AIR BAGS. *TR

SUN VISOR IN 2006 HONDA CIVIC BROKE. IT SPLIT CAUSING IT TO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. IT JUST HANGS IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S FACE BLOCKING VISION OF THE ROAD, WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VISOR WAS NEVER USED MUCH AND NEVER USED FORCEFULLY TO CAUSE IT TO BREAK IN THIS WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 63 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,872.

SUNDAY ON MY WAY BACK HOME I SMELLED COOLANT, I STOP IMMEDIATELY AND CHECKED IT OUT TO FIND A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR. COOLANT WAS LEAKING. I CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK AND TOW CAR TO AUTO SHOP. THE NEXT DAY I FOUND THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND THIS WHY COOLANT LEAKS. ... MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME CASTING PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINE BLOCKS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S ENGINE BLOCK FAILURE WARRANTY IN MARCH 2012. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE COIL AND THE ENGINE SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE ENGINE BLOCK BEING CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE ALUMINUM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE BLOCK, THE TIMING CHAINS AND THE SPARK PLUGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 04/25/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE CRCK ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH WASN'T LOCATED UNTIL MARCH 2012. UPDATED 06/25/12

THIS OCCURS ON OCCASION. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION WAS VERY SLOW RESPONDING TO COMMAND. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND ENTERED THE INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM BOTH SIDES. THE CIVIC WAS NOT MOVING AS EXPECTED AND NEARLY DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET BEFORE THE ONCOMING CARS REACHED ME. BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ONLY OCCASIONALLY, WHEN IT HAPPENS IT IS UNEXPECTED AND COULD EASILY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I'M A HONDA CIVIC HYBRID OWNER (2006). I HAVE NOT REPORTED THE LACK OF ACCELERATION TO MY DEALER, ASSUMING THAT WAS THE LOW POWER OF THE CAR DUE TO THE HYBRID NATURE. THE LACK OF ACCELERATION AT TIMES WHEN IT'S NEEDED HAS PUT ME IN UNSAFE SITUATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, MY HYBRID DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY AUTO STOP AS DESIGNED. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC AS A BRAND NEW CAR AND EARLY ON BEGAN HAVING EXTREMELY UNEVEN WEAR ON MY REAR TIRES. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACED SOMETHING WITH THE REAR CONTROL ARMS WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS, STATING THAT HONDA BELIEVED THIS WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE HAS CONTINUED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, RESULTING IN UNEVEN TIRE WEAR (CUPPING OF THE TIRES) AND TIRES THAT HAVE TO BE REPLACED VERY FREQUENTLY. THE TIRES APPEAR TO LOOK FINE ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT ARE DANGEROUSLY WORN ON THE INSIDE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY, MANY OTHERS FROM 2006-2009 HONDA CIVICS SEEM TO BE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *JS

EXPERIENCING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR OUT ON REAR TIRES (<30K MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING). WAS INFORMED THROUGH AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR KNOWN PROBLEMS THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN (SB 08-001) THAT INFORMED DEALERS THAT THERE WERE DEFECTIVE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS THAT COULD CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. INSPECTION WAS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE IF THE CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT INITIALLY PROVIDED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHEN ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY DEFECT WITH THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR WAS BEING BROUGHT IN FOR A RECALL SERVICE, THE SERVICE MANAGER CONCEDED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN AND THAT THEY WOULD CHECK OUT THE CAR. THE DEFECT WAS CONFIRMED AND THE CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. THE TIRES HOWEVER WERE UNUSABLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND HONDA WOULD NOT COVER THAT EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE BULLETIN SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT THE DEFECT WOULD CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE WEAROUT (CUPPING). *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST 2010. PER THE HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED FEB 2008 (WHICH I WAS UNAWARE OF TIL THE PROBLEM), I HAVE HAD A MECHANIC CONFIRM MY COMPLAINTS/PROBLEM--UNEVEN/RAPID REAR TIRE WEAR, A VERY LOUD ROARING NOISE FROM THE REAR, AND VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED--MEANING I HAVE A FAULTY REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM KIT. I HAVE CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID SINCE IT'S NOT A "RECALL" THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THIS. THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN CLEARLY STATES I NEED A NEW REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM KIT, REPLACE THE FLANGE BOLTS TOO, WHICH ALSO MEANS ALIGNMENT WITH PURCHASE OF NEW TIRES. *TR