2007 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

THE CAR VIBRATES HEAVILY WITH A COLD START AND INCREASES IN VIBRATION WHEN IN REVERSE. IT TAKES APPROX. 10 MINUTES FOR THE HEAVY VIBRATION TO DISSIPATE, EVEN WHEN DRIVING. THE ENGINE MOUNT IS APPARENTLY GOING BAD PER THE MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT IT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS NO WAY THAT IT SHOULD BE FAILING WITH THIS AMOUNT OF MILEAGE AND THE RELATIVE AGE OF THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING A SOFTWARE UPDATE THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND TAKE LONGER TO ACCELERATE UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS REAR TIRES WERE WEARING FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI APPEARS TO WEAR OUT REAR TIRES FASTER THAN FRONT TIRES. THE CAR IS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. REAR TIRES BECOME WORN UNEVEN AND GET BUMPS ON THEM, THIS CAUSES MY CAR TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VERY BAD, ALSO MAKES IT HARD TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN. APPEARS LOTS OF OTHER PEOPOLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVER'S SUN VISOR SPLIT APART AT THE TOP SEAM, WITH THE INNER SPRING STICKING OUT SO IT WON'T GO BACK INTO PLACE WITHOUT (FOR NOW) USING BOTH HANDS TO SQUEEZE EVERYTHING BACK IN AND TRY TO REPOSITION, OTHERWISE IT JUST HANGS DOWN AND BLOCKS VIEW. CANNOT SAFELY LOWER THE VISOR TO USE, SO DRIVING LOOKING INTO THE SUN ETC BECOMES HAZARDOUS. SEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM, AND AFTER READING POSTS FROM A FEW HUNDRED DIFFERENT OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM (MANY HAVE HAD THE VISORS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES), I GAVE UP READING THE OTHER POSTS.. *TT

HAVING THE ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR ISSUE THAT SEVERAL HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS CAR. HAVE A WEEKDAY COMMUTE OF ABOUT 40 MILES ROUNDTRIP, AND AVERAGE ABOUT 17,000 MILES A YEAR THAT I PUT ON THE CAR. HAVE HAD 10 TIRES REPLACED ON THE CAR SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN SUMMER OF 2007, AND AM IN DESPERATE NEED, FROM A SAFETY STAND POINT, TO REPLACE ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES AT THIS TIME (SUMMER 2011). THAT WILL MAKE 14 NEW TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN ON THIS CAR IN THE FOUR YEARS SINCE THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. WHEN GETTING MY OIL CHANGED (AT FIRESTONE) IN 2009, THE FS MANAGER MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR AND THE TIRE WEAR AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. TOOK MY CAR IN, WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY IN 2009, AND WAS TOLD NO SUCH PROBLEM EXISTED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, I LEARNED ABOUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN, ISSUED BY HONDA, REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HONDA IN SUMMER OF 2010 AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. I AM STILL HAVING ABNORMAL WEAR ON MY TIRES. THIS ABNORMAL WEAR ISSUE CAN LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC TIRE BLOWOUT. THE VEHICLE IS UNFIT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT. HONDA HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL AT ALL IN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN IN 2009, WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HONDA REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN 2010, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE BULLETIN BUT SAID MY CAR WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY REFUSED TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTY AND MADE ME PAY FOR THE "FIX". THE FIX WAS NONEXISTENT AND NOW I'M LEFT WITH A CAR THAT I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE FOR FEAR OF A TIRE BLOWING OUT AND ME CRASHING, AT A HIGH SPEED, INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER OR ANOTHER CAR. *TR

REAR TIRE WEAR TO THE BELTS. NO ADJUSTMENT OF CAMBER POSSIBLE. OWNER HAS NO WAY TO PREVENT THIS DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE WEAR. THESE VEHICLE SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED AND REAR CAMBER ADJUSTABLE COMPONENTS INSTALLED REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE MILES. WEAR HAPPENS VERY QUICKLY AND IS NOT SHOWN AT ALL ON THE FRONT TIRES WHICH HAVE A FULLY ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR JUST FELL APART. IT WAS NOT ACTING ANY DIFFERENT AND THEN I WENT TO POSITION IT BACK TO ITS RESTING POSITION BEFORE PULLING OUT OF WORK AND IT FAILED. HOUSING HAS SEPARATED WHICH KEPT THE INTERIOR WORKINGS IN PLACE. NOW THE VISOR HAS SLIPPED OUT FROM AROUND THE MECHANISM AND I DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO POSITION IT TO ASSIST ME IN DRIVING SAFELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPDATE DECREASED ACCELERATION AND SHORTENED THE BATTERY LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500. THE CONSUMER STATED THE UPDATE CAUSED POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS GETTING ON AVERAGE, 42.5 MPG AND SINCE THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, HE NOW GETS 36 MPG. ALSO, THE BATTERY CONTINUALLY DEPLETES QUICKLY TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS SHOWING ONLY ONE TO TWO BARS, CAUSING FURTHER PERFORMANCE/POWER ISSUES. IT THEN SLOWLY RECHARGES. UPDATED 10/14/11 UPDATED 10/31/11 *BF UPDATED 12/19/11

THE VISOR ON MY HONDA CIVIC 2007 HAS CRACKED AND HANGS DOWN IN MY FACE CAUSING VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD TO BE GREATLY DIMINISHED. DUE TO THE CRACKED VISOR YOU ARE UNABLE TO GET THE VISOR TO GO BACK UP AND STAY UP SO EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY CAR I CAN BARELY SEE THE ROAD. IF I WRECK MY CAR DUE TO THIS ERROR IN THE MAKE OF HONDA CIVICS I WILL SUE HONDA FOR NOT HAVING A RECALL ON SOMETHING THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AND ALL OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR