2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL GRINDING NOISE AND BECAME INCREASINGLY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT HAD FRACTURED AND ENTERED THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE AND THE STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,500. UPDATED 12/14/11 *CN

THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST SYSTEM FAILS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I HAD PARKED THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND THE BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR WAS NEAR THE TOP. WHEN I DROVE TO TOWN IN THE MORNING AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT ON A HILL, WHEN I ACCELERATED THERE WAS NO MOTOR ASSIST AND THE CAR WAS VERY UNDERPOWERED. THE BATTERY CHARGE INDICATOR SHOWED NO CHARGE. IT DOES CHARGE AGAIN TO NORMAL, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS MAY HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP OR TWO LANE ROAD PASSING SITUATION.

2006 HONDA CIVIC LX OVERLY ACIDIC BATTERY THAT CAUSED A SMALL FIRE AND DAMAGE TO THE POSITIVE CABLE RESULTING IN A $500 REPLACEMENT.. I THINK THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT CABLE DUE TO AN INFERIOR DESIGN. *TR

YESTERDAY 01/03/11 I WAS TOLD BY A REPAIR SPECIALIST FROM THE MISSION VALLEY HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SAN DIEGO CA THAT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. I'VE DONE INTERNET RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THEIR HONDA CIVICS YEARS 2006 THRU 2008. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND SAFETY CONCERN! MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AROUND WITH OUR 4 MONTH YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. NOW, I'LL BE DRIVING IT AS I'M NOT FEELING SAFE ABOUT HER DRIVING IT. THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE ENGINE FOR FREE BUT THEY ARE NOT GIVING ME A RENTAL CAR AS THEY STATE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY. WHAT A BUNCH OF CRAP HONDA IS GIVING US CONSUMERS WITH THESE DEFECTIVE CARS. WHERE'S THE QUALITY WE'VE COME TO EXPECT AND ADMIRED! I DOUBT I'LL BUY HONDA AGAIN AFTER THIS HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY WAS RAPIDLY DISCHARGING AND FAILED TO CHARGE FULLY, CAUSING THE GAS MOTOR TO RUN LONGER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE A SOFTWARE UPGRADE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,300 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. UPDATED 02/10/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE AND A WARRANTY CLAIM WAS MADE TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS GIVEN THE HONDA SOFTWARE UPGRADE BY THE LOCAL DEALER. SINCE THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE, THE MPG CONTINUES IN THE 30 MPG RANGE, DOWN FROM THE PRE-FAILURE MPG OF 42 MPG. CURRENT, POST-UPGRADE IS MEASURED OVER THE LAST 200 MILES BY THE VEHICLES THE ON-BOARD MPG DEVICE. THE BATTERY CONTINUES TO DISCHARGE RAPIDLY, THE RPM IDLE INCREASES FROM ABOUT 750 TO 1500. THE VEHICLE USES THE STARTER MOTOR INSTEAD OF THE IMA BATTERY. UPDATED 04/21/11

THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSION IDLER PULLEY HAS FAILED TWICE ON MY VEHICLE. IT'S A FATIGUE FAILURE FROM BOLT BENDING LOAD; A DESIGN FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS ON SIDE STREETS. IF THIS OCCURRED AT SPEED WHERE I COULD NOT PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN SEVERE DANGER WITH LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE SEIZING AND A POSSIBLE FIRE. *TR

BOTH VISORS SPLIT OPEN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. I CANNOT USE THEM TO BLOCK THE SUN AND HAVE TO DUCK UNDER THEM TO VIEW THE ROAD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

THE SUN VISORS ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAVE FAILED AND JUST HANG DOWN. THIS IS SERIOULY DANGEROUS SINCE THE HANGING DRIVER-SIDE MIRROR INTERFERES WITH THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF TRAFFIC. THE DEALER SAYS, BECAUSE MY CAR HAS OVER 36,000 MILES (IT HAS 43,000) IT IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO APPLICABLE RECALL ISSUED BY HONDA. *TR

OUR 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX AUTOMATIC HAD THE BATTERY DIE ON US WHILE THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION AND APPARENTLY THIS COMBO IS A SURE FIRE WAY OF DESTROYING THE ABS MODULATOR WHICH HONDA CHARGES $900 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD HONDA PROBLEM WHICH WAS REVEALED ONCE I STARTED SEARCHING FOR WHAT THE LIGHTS ON OUR DASH MEANT. MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND HERE. HTTP://WWW.8THCIVIC.COM/FORUMS/CANADA-EAST/83944-ABS-LIGHT-E-BRAKE.HTML HTTP://WWW.ANSWERBAG.COM/Q_VIEW/1057973 HTTP://WWW.8THCIVIC.COM/FORUMS/MECHANICAL-PROBLEMS-TECHNICAL-CHAT/231978-ABS-BRAKE-LIGHTS-AFTER-HUB-BEARING-REPLACEMENT.HTML. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED A BROKEN AUTO TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT; HOWEVER, THE BOLT DID NOT HOLD THE PIVOT ARM AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE THREAD WITHIN THE BOLTS WAS DAMAGED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSTALLED HELI-COL IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE THREADS IN THE ENGINE BLOCK; HOWEVER, THE BOLT SLIPPED AGAIN. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE HELI-COL WAS INSTALLED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC IT VOIDED ANY WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,050.