2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

BATTERY BEGAN PERFORMING WHAT IS KNOW AS A CALIBRATION WHERE ALL MOTOR ASSIST CEASES AND THE BATTERY RECHARGES. ONCE IN A WHILE THIS IS OKAY HOWEVER IT GRADUALLY GOT MORE AND MORE FREQUENT TO THE POINT IT BECAME A DAILY ROUTINE OR EVEN OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN THE DAY. ONE COLD MORNING THE IMA (BATTERY LIGHT) CAME ON. AFTER TAKING THE CAR INTO HONDA, THEY PERFORMED 6 SOFTWARE UPDATES. SINCE THAT TIME CALIBRATIONS HAVE INCREASED IN FREQUENCY. THE BATTERY WILL NOW CALIBRATE AFTER SITTING FOR AS LITTLE AS 1 HOUR AND WILL OFTEN CALIBRATE SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN A SINGLE COMMUTE. AT ONE POINT OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY, ABOUT 80 MILES, THERE WERE 5 CALIBRATIONS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR PERFORMED 4 CALIBRATIONS IN A 20 MILE STRETCH. THE IMA LIGHT HAS NOT CAME BACK ON AT THIS POINT BUT I DID TAKE THE CAR TO HONDA. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE CONDITION. AT THIS TIME NOTHING HAS BECOME OF THE CALIBRATIONS. WHILE THEY HAVE BEEN MERELY ANNOYING I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY POSE A HIGH SAFETY RISK AS SHOULD THE CALIBRATION COME AT THE BEGINNING OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAVY ACCELERATION, THE CAR WILL LOOSE SIGNIFICANT POWER AND CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION THAT COULD EASILY RESULT IN A COLLISION.(WHEN THE BATTERY CALIBRATES, GETTING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE IS LIKE PUSHING A FREIGHT TRAIN). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW CHARGE IMA BATTERY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AT LOW POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM OR ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER TO HAVE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE UPGRADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE IDLE POSITION AND IN PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 40 MPH BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CIVIC AND THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE DEFECTIVE RESULTING IN PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AND THE REAR OF THE CAR SWAYING ESPECIALLY IN THE SNOW. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 30,000 AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 60,000. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN RELEASED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THE CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE COVERED AT MY COST OF $455.00. I WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES AT THIS TIME, BUT DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE THEM AT 90,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY COSTLY TO THE OWNERS OF 2006-2007 CIVICS, BUT IS ALSO DANGEROUS. *TR

I HAVE A HONDA CIVIC 4DR SEDAN 2006 PURCHASED IN NOV 2005, IT CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 43800 MILES. WHEN I TURN ON THE HEATER, I CAN SMELL STRONG BURNING ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. FINALLY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER LIVING WITH THE PROBLEM FOR 3 DAYS AND HE SAID I HAD A ENGINE LEAKING COOLANT WITH A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AND HONDA IS READY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BLOCK AS THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. I AM WORRIED IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. PLEASE ASK HONDA TO ISSUE A OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE SO THAT MY ENGINE IS COVERED FOR ATLEAST THAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM, SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO PAY IF THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN ONCE MY WARRANTY IS DONE. *TR

SMELLED BURNING ANTIFREEZE YET NO EVIDENCE OF LEAK INITIALLY. LATER SIGNIFICANT LEAK. TOOK CAR TO DEALER SAID IT IS EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUE AND THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE SHORT BLOCK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO HONDA. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WHICH IS EXPERIENCING IMA SYSTEM PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO HONDA, EVERYTHING IS FINE, BUT THE BATTERY WON'T HOLD MUCH CHARGE. IN ADDITION, HONDA INSTALLED A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE CAR'S COMPUTER THAT CHANGES THE WAY THE ENGINE IS MANAGED, USING THE IMA SYSTEM LESS AND NOT ALLOWING THE BATTERY CHARGE TO GO BELOW 1/2 CHARGE. AS A RESULT, THE IMA SYSTEM WILL ONLY WORK (RANDOMLY) ABOUT HALF THE TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. SO ENGINE POWER WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT CRUCIAL TIMES, I.E. ACCELERATING, PULLING OUT AT AN INTERSECTION, ETC. THIS MAKES THE CAR UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE. THERE ARE MANY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM (AS WITNESSED THROUGH ONLINE FORUMS) AND HAVE RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE FROM HONDA, 'EVERYTHING IS OPERATING NORMALLY'. WELL, IT'S NOT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 HONDA CIVIC IN FEB 2009. I EXPERIENCED TRACTION CONTROL ISSUES AT THAT TIME, BUT ATTRIBUTED IT TO GETTING USED TO A SMALLER/LIGHTER CAR. THIS IS MY SECOND WINTER NOW, AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ON SNOW-COVERED ROADS. WHENEVER THE ROAD SURFACE CHANGES FROM BLACKTOP TO SNOWCOVERED, MY FRONT TIRES SLIP AND I FEEL OUT-OF-CONTROL. I PUT FOUR NEW SNOW TIRES ON LAST SEASON, SO THE TIRES ARE NOT AT FAULT. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE AT THIS POINT? IS IT A FACTORY DEFECT OR IS IT CORRECTABLE? *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID (30,000 MILES) HAS LOUD RATTLE NOISE GOING OVER BUMPS. NOISE WAS DIAGNOSED AS ENGINE MOUNT CAVITATION BY HONDA ENGINEER. DEALER TRIED REPAIR RECOMMENDED BY HONDA ENGINEER CONSISTING OF PLACING O-RINGS BETWEEN ENGINE AND MOUNT. THIS ELIMINATED THE NOISE. 1000 MILES LATER THE RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT BROKE AND ENGINE DROPPED IN FRAME. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT PER TSB BUT NOISE STILL EXISTS AND NOW HONDA IS STATING THAT THE NOISE IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND REFUSES TO REPAIR. THE NOISE WAS NOT PRESENT IN THE FIRST TWENTY THOUSAND MILES OF DRIVING. THE NOISE IS NOW A VERY SERIOUS CONCERN OF ANOTHER IMMINENT ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE. IF THIS OCCURS AT HIGH SPEED AND ENGINE AGAIN DROPS IN FRAME, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE LOST. *TR

I EXPERIENCED AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM ON 2 OCCASION WHICH PROMPTED ME TO GO ONLINE. HERE I DISCOVERED THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR HONDA CIVIC 2 DOOR MODELS. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHY WASN'T I CONTACTED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL/NATIONAL PROBLEM WITH CARS LIKE MINE. BOTH INCIDENTS OF LUNGING/JERKING AND BEING HARD TO STOP THE CAR HAPPENED (1ST TIME: EARLY JULY/ 2ND TIME LATE JULY). I TOLD MY DAD THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER IN A CONVERSATION AND HE SAID TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TOYOTA ACCELERATION TYPE PROBLEM.