2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IMA BATTERY DEPLETES EVERY TIME I START THE CAR AND THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH 2 MINUTES OF STARTING TO DRIVE. SO THERE IS NO ELECTRIC ASSIST WHEN ENTERING FREEWAY. THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IS UNDERSIZED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR AND THUS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS. ALSO HONDA ISSUED A RECALL TO "FIX" IMA BATTERY ISSUES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER GAS MILEAGE THAN WAS ADVERTISED. PRIOR TO THE IMA RECALL THE CAR RETURNED 42-46 MPG AFTER THE RECALL IT NOW RETURNS 33-35 MPG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHOM DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,445. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE SPRING TENSIONER WAS BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP AND SERPENTINE BELT TO FAIL. UPDATED 10/05/11. *JB

HONDA CIVIC 2006 SUNVISOR: IT HAS SPLIT APART AND WILL NOT FOLD UP AND OUT OF THE WAY, PARTIALLY BLOCKS MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR IN THE "DOWN" POSITION. I HAVE TO PUSH THE PIECES TOGETHER TO MAKE IT STAY TOGETHER. ONCE YOU PUT IT BACK DOWN IT SPLITS AGAIN. BAD DESIGN MAKING AN ITEM SO CHEAPLY THAT MUST ENDURE REPEATED USE IN A SPOT THAT PROBABLY HAS TOO MUCH PRESSURE IN BETWEEN THE TWO JOINED PIECES. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY WAS DETERIORATING. A NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED IN ORDER TO SAVE THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE ONCE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

2006 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER'S SUN VISOR FAILURE. IT FALLS IN MY LINE OF SIGHT AND WILL NOT STAY UP AGAINST THE ROOF ANY LONGER. *KB

2006 HONDA SEDAN GOING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIT A ROADSIDE POST HEAD ON AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, LEFT REAR TIRE TORN OFF BY EDGE OF PAVEMENT CAR SPUN TO RIGHT, ROLLED ON DRIVER'S SIDE THEN ROOF, SLID DOWN HIGHWAY. NO SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER HAD HEAD NECK AND BACK INJURIES , FRONT PASSENGER HAD ABDOMINAL INJURIES, CAR HAD NEW REAR TIRES 24 HOURS OLD, HAD BEEN MAINTAINED BY DEALER WITH AND OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION 24 HRS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, CAR SUPPORT POSTS WERE WORN THROUGH ROOF HAD BEGUN TO BUCKLE FRONT OF ROOF WORN THROUGH, SIDE PANELS ON DRIVERS SIDE WERE SCRAPED MIRRORS RIPPED OFF ,FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED BUT HELD IN PLACE, DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW BROKE AWAY, ALL OTHER WINDOWS INTACT,PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WERE JAMMED DRIVER'S DOOR WAS ABLE TO OPEN PARTIALLY. TRUNK REMAINED INTACT AS DID THE REAR PASSENGERS' AREA BOTH WERE UNHARMED EXCEPT FOR SEATBELT ( AND CARSEAT) BRUISES. CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *KB

12 TIRES IN 3 YEARS?? YES WE HAVE PUT 80,000 MILES ON THE CAR, BUT THIS IS EXTREME! THE LAST FLAT OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY, AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, (THANK GOD, THERE WASN'T A MAJOR ACCIDENT!)AND WHEN WE WENT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE IT WE WERE INFORMED THAT ANOTHER TIRE, WAS EXTREMELY BALD WITH NO TREAD EXCEPT ON THE OUTSIDE, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE TO NOTICE. (I HAD BOUGHT A TIRE 2 WEEKS PREVIOUS!! I NEVER SAW A TIRE THIS BALD AND RIPPLED WITH BARE SPOTS ALL AROUND...THESE TIRES WERE BOUGHT LAST OCT. AND ARE 60,000 MILE TIRES. WE THEN WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THIS AND A LOUD NOISE AND WERE TOLD THE BEARING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE AXLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.... $600....BUT WILL I STILL NEED MORE NEW TIRES SOON??? THE EXPENSE OF MAINTAINING THIS CAR (THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR TIRES!!!, AND HAS DRAINED OUR SAVINGS,WE STILL HAVE 2 MORE YEARS OF PAYMENTS AND WANT A SOLUTION FROM HONDA AND BELIEVE IF THERE IS A REAR AXLE PROBLEM, CAUSING LOUD NOISE AND QUICKLY WORN TIRES, THEY SHOULD CORRECT IT AND REIMBURSE US!! YOU BUY AN EXPENSIVE HYBRID TO SAVE ON GAS AND LESS POLLUTION AND GET ROBBED ON MAINTENANCE, SAFETY AND COMFORT. *KB

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND THE CLEAR COAT IS ALREADY PEELING OFF. IT BEGAN WITH ONE SPOT ON THE ROOF OF MY CAR AND NOW MANY MORE SPOTS HAVE APPEARED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. IT LOOKS LIKE I AM DRIVING A 15 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, I AM ON MY SECOND SET OF TIRES DUE TO THEM RUBBING ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WELL. MY CAR HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT. I AM GOING NEXT WEEK TO GET ANOTHER SET OF TIRES ( THE THIRD SET). THE BACK TIRES RUB EXCESSIVELY SO MUCH SO THE BACK OF THE CAR SHAKES, IF I HAVE ANY WEIGHT IN THE CAR IT IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE. *TR

MY WIFE HAS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC THAT HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE PAINT. IT SEEMS LIKE THE HOOD, ROOF, AND TRUNK ARE BEGINNING TO OXIDIZE. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE PAID ABOUT 60% OF THE COST WITH OUR OUT OF POCKET COST AT ABOUT $300. NO IT LOOKS LIKE THE OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR THAT DID NOT GET PAINTED ARE BEGINNING TO OXIDIZE AGAIN. THE DOORS, FRONT FENDERS AND REAR FENDERS ARE BEGINNING TO OXIDIZE AGAIN. THE LOCAL DEALER IS GOING TO PAINT THEM BUT OUR OUT OF POCKET COST IS AROUND $320 AGAIN. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT IS HAPPENING WITH MANY 2006 HONDA CIVICS AND I HOPE A LAWSUIT OR RECALL IS STARTED SO I CAN GET RE-IMBURSED FOR THE COSTS OF HAVING TO PAINT AFTER ONLY 5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP ON A BRAND NEW CIVIC. *TR