2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SEAL CRACKED AND SPLIT. CAR HAS 50,000 MILES. THE PASSENGER DOOR IS DOING THE SAME. HAD TO REPLACE AT MY COST, DEALER SAID NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

NEED 4TH SET OF TIRES AT 116,00 MILES.JUST RECENTLY, HONDA DEALER ADVISED THAT REAR CONTROL ARM MUST BE REPLACED. FOUND HONDA TSB08-001 THAT INDICATED THE REAR CONTROL ARM IS DEFECTIVE. HAD SERVICE COMPLETED WHICH COST $500 AND HONDA OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *TR

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC. TIRES WEARING OUT @ 20000-30000 KM. UNSAFE HANDLING ON SNOW, ICE AND BUMPS. BACK END OF CAR "SWAYS" AND SLIDES TO ONE SIDE. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER IS PRONE TO DAMAGE BECAUSE OF LOCATION UNDER VEHICLE. THIS LEADS TO AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SMALL ROAD DEBRIS FROM FRONT TIRES HIT CONDENSER AND IT HAS SUBSEQUENTLY STOPPED WORKING. *TR

THE SUN VISOR IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX HAS BROKEN TWICE NOW, WHERE THE VISOR WILL HANG DOWN IN MY LINE OF SIGHT. I AM UNABLE TO SECURE IT UP OR DOWN. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN THE WARM WEATHER MONTHS WHEN THE CAR IS VERY HOT. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHIN THE WARRANTY, ~20K MILES AND FIXED BY THE DEALER. SECOND INCIDENT BEGAN AROUND 70K MILES AND WORSENED UNTIL THE VISOR HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE VISOR THIS TIME, AND FEEL THAT IT IS RIDICULOUS TO PAY A DEALER TO FIX A PART WHICH IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *TR

HONDA CIVIC 2006 DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS APART IN THE HEAT AND BLOCKS DRIVERS VISION. *TR

THE SUN VISORS IN MY CIVIC HAVE A HONDA-ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT WHERE AFTER SOME TIME THE MECHANISM BREAKS, CAUSING IT TO STAY DOWN, BLOCKING THE DRIVER VIEW AND CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS COMMON IN WARMER CLIMATES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT LEAST TWICE, WITH ANOTHER REPAIR ON THE HORIZON (THE PROBLEM STARTS WITH A POPPING NOISE WHEN PUTTING BACK TOWARDS THE ROOF). THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THEM FOR FREE THE FIRST FEW TIMES, BUT THE NEXT ONE WILL APPARENTLY COST $20 FOR THE LABOR WHILE THE VISORS THEMSELVES ARE "FREE." THE DEALER STATES THEY WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO REPAIR THIS DESIGN FLAW UNTIL 75,000 MILES ARE REACHED ON THE CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE AND I HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I FEEL SOME VIBRATIONS AND EXCESSIVE SWAY WHEN TURNING. AT ONE YEAR OLD MY REAR LEFT SHOCK ABSORBER LEAKED, HONDA REPLACED IT BUT AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR IT STARTED TO FAIL AGAIN. HONDA REPLACED IT AGAIN OUT OF COURTESY (THEY SAID).LAST YEAR I NOTICED IT HAS A LEAK AGAIN BUT I DON'T WANT TO BRING IT IN FOR REPAIRS. I ALSO HAVE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. I HEARD ABOUT A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS SO I CALLED THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDE IN THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE BULLETIN STATES ALL 2006 MODELS ARE AFFECTED. I BELIEVE THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY SHOCKS FAILING AND HONDA SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSE SOME ACCIDENTS. HOPE YOU GUYS COULD DIG IN DEEPER TO THIS PROBLEM AS HONDA SEEMS TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

MY CAR IS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. I PURCHASED IT USED TWO YEARS AGO. IN THE FIRST YEAR, I WAS GRATIFIED TO SEE THAT IT WAS REGULARLY GETTING BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPG (UP TO 50 MPH IF IT WAS ALL HWY. MILES!). THIS SUMMER, I GOT A LETTER FROM HONDA TELLING ME THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE A FAULTY IMA UPDATED. I COMPLIED. NOW MY CAR GETS 29-33 MPG'AND I AM DRIVING SO CAREFULLY THAT I SOMETIMES IRRITATE THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME. IN TALKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I'VE BEEN GETTING ANSWERS LIKE: -IT'S THE ETHANOL IN OREGON'S GAS -IT'S PROBABLY THE NEW TIRES I PURCHASED -IT'S THE WAY I'M DRIVING THE CAR FINALLY ONE BRAVE SOUL AT THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THAT MANY OF THEIR HYBRID OWNERS ARE COMING IN WITH THE SAME CONCERN. EVER SINCE THE IMA UPDATE, THEY'VE BEEN GETTING CONSIDERABLY LOWER GAS MILEAGE. HE SAID THE DEALERSHIP HAS VOICED ITS CONCERN TO HONDA USA, BUT THERE IS NO ACTION BEING TAKEN ON HONDA'S PART. I CALLED HONDA USA. THE ANSWER I GOT WAS THIS: WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR CONCERN, BUT THERE IS NOTHING WE ARE PLANNING TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND WITHIN A YEAR MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR STOPPED WORKING. IT WOULDN'T STAY UP AND EVERY NOW AND THEN IT WOULD JUST DROP DOWN. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND THE VISOR SNAPPED DOWN WHICH SCARED ME AND I COULDN'T SEE, WHICH IS HOW I ALMOST WRECK. IT FINALLY CAME OFF AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A WARRANTY I COULD GET IT FIXED WITHOUT PAYING OVER $100 PER VISOR. MY PASSENGER VISOR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL AND NOW I DRIVE WITHOUT VISOR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND I WISH HONDA WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I WILL NEVER WANT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA JUST BECAUSE OF THIS VISOR PROBLEM. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN THOUGH THEY GOT THERE VISOR FIXED AFTER SPENDING ALL THAT MONEY IT BROKE AGAIN. PLEASE CAN THIS GET RECALLED!! *TR