2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

OCCASIONALLY, AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM DOES NOT ACTIVATE. THE EPS(ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING) LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON, AND THE CAR WILL RUN WITHOUT POWER STEERING. USUALLY BY TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR A FEW TIMES FIXES THE PROBLEM. *TR

IN AUGUST OF 2009, AT 89,549 MILES THE ORIGINAL SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER FAILED. THE TENSIONER BOLT BROKE OFF IN THE ENGINE BLOCK DURING THE REPLACEMENT PROCESS. ENOUGH OF THE BOLT WAS EXPOSED TO GRIP IT AND REMOVE IT FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. HONDA REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE USED INCLUDING NEW TENSIONER ASSEMBLY, TENSIONER BOLT AND BELT. LOCAL HONDA DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST. NOT WARRANTY, NO DEFECT, NO OFFER TO ASSIST. OCTOBER, 2011, AT 146,000 MILES, THE TENSIONER BOLT BROKE CAUSING MISALIGNMENT OF THE SERPENTINE TENSIONER PULLEY, TEARING UP THE BELT AND STALLING OUT THE ENGINE. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. INSTALLED A SECOND "BELT ENHANCEMENT KIT" FROM LOCAL PARTS COMPANY,WITH NEW LONGER BELT, NEW BELT ROUTING AND NEW TENSIONER WITH A NEW BOLT. PRIVATE MECHANIC HAD TROUBLE REMOVING BROKEN BOLT FROM ENGINE BLOCK, BUT GOT IT OUT. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAID MY VIN NOT AFFECTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. LOCAL PARTS DEALERS COMPUTERS ALL SHOWED A "BELT ENHANCEMENT KIT" AND SO DID THE HONDA PARTS DEPARTMENT. HONDA SERVICE WRITERS NOT HELPFUL, NOT THEIR PROBLEM. WHAT WILL HAPPEN THE NEXT TIME THIS BOLT FAILS AND DAMAGES THE THREADS? OR THIS FAILURE DAMAGES THE ALTERNATOR, WATERPUMP, POWER STEERING UNIT AND OTHER PARTS? THIS SHOULD BE A WARRANTABLE FAILURE COVERED BY HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WOULD REMAIN OPEN WHILE DECELERATING, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V509000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

REAR TIRES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE TIRE. THE MORE VISIBLE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE REVEALS A SAFE AMOUNT OF REMAINING TREAD WHILE THE INSIDE MAY BE COMPLETELY GONE. FIRST SET OF TIRES WAS REPLACED AFTER 12,500 MILES DUE TO A FLAT TIRE ON THE REAR LEFT OF VEHICLE. AIR WAS LEAKING OUT THROUGH THE STEEL BELTS ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TIRE'S TREAD WAS WELL ABOVE THE REPLACEMENT MARKS LOCATED IN THE TREAD. AS OF 7 DECEMBER 2011, A HONDA SERVICE CENTER WANTED $465 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT WAS ADDRESSED IN HONDA TSB 08-001. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX COMPLETELY STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. IT HAD BEEN DRIVING PERFECTLY WITHOUT ISSUE BEFORE THE STALL, AND HAS RECEIVED ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE IN A TIMELY FASHION UP UNTIL THAT TIME. MY CAR WAS INOPERABLE AND TOWED TO A NEARBY MECHANIC. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TENSIONER BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF IN MY ENGINE; HOWEVER, PART OF THE BOLT WAS STILL STUCK INSIDE OF MY ENGINE. DUE TO THE BOLT BREAKING, MY ALTERNATOR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED AND CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. AFTER CONSULTING WITH A SEPARATE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DUE TO THE LOCATION AND ANGLE OF THE BOLT, THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY DROPPED OUT TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THIS BOLT AND TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM IS COVERED UNDER TSB 09-007 (JAN 09 CAMPAIGN - ENGINE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER BOLT REPLACEMENT); HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH MY VIN FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE OF AFFECTED VEHICLES, IT IS NOT AN EXACT MATCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STEAM EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD ABNORMALLY WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000.

WHEN EVEN LIGHTLY TOUCHING THE TURN SIGNAL, THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2006 HONDA CIVIC COUPE GO OFF. TOUCHING THE TURN SIGNAL MAKES THEM COME BACK ON. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. SOME PREVIOUS HONDA MODEL YEARS MAY HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE COMBINATION SWITCH PROBLEM, AND WE ARE WONDERING WHY 2006 MODEL YEAR IS NOT. THIS HAPPENED WITH OUR VEHICLE JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER THE 5 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRED. IN RESEARCHING THE COMBINATION SWITCH INCIDENTS ON THE WEB, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TENSION BELT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE WORK PERFORMED DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,700.

YESTERDAY I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT GOING DOWNHILL AT ABOUT 40 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED WITH THE RPMS JUMPING TO 3,000. I APPLIED FULL BRAKES AND THE CAR KEPT MOVING TOWARDS THE INTERSECTION. TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. RPMS WENT UP TO ABOUT 4,500. THE CAR SLOWLY STOPPED. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND THE CAR STALLED. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RE-STARTED IT AND THE RPMS WERE NORMAL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. SURVEYING THE INTERNET I CAN SEE LOTS OF OTHER ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH THE 2006 CIVICS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED(2ND OWNER) 2006 HONDA CIVIC IN JUNE 2010 WITH APPROX 60,000KM. WITH A FULL INSPECTION SERVICED BY HONDA AND A BRAND NEW SET OF TIRES(98% TREAD). SINCE THEN I HAVE ONLY PUT ON 25,000KM AND HAVE ALREADY TAKING MY CAR INTO THE SHOP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS FOR SEVERVE "CUPPING" OR UNEVEN WEAR ON THE REAR TIRES, AFTER 25,000KM I HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED ANOTHER SET OF TIRES AND THOSE ONES TOO ARE BADLY "CUPPING". 2 SETS OF NEW TIRES IN UNDER 2 YEARS IS NOT RIGHT! I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID " THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF PROBLEMS WITH HONDAS DOING THAT" AND SAID "THAT SINCE I HAD MY TIRES BOUGHT AND SERVICED AT A TIRE STORE, IT IS THEIR CONCERN!" THEY ARE NOT OWNING UP OR EVEN REGONIZING THE OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT THIS CAR HAS.THEY OFFERED TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR AN AMOUT OF $900? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THIS IS NOT A MAINTENCE ISSUE OR A PART REPLACEMENT IT IS A DEFECT!!!! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS, I SHOULD DEFINATELY NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR NEW TIRE EVERY YEAR EITHER. I HAVE READ ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM 48 DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH MY 06 HONDA CIVIC. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL??? I AM SO UPSET WITH HONDA, I WILL NEVER BUY THEIR "LEMON" PRODUCTS AGAIN. *TR