2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

THE SUN VISOR ON MY PASSENGER SIDE CRACKED AND JUST HANGS. IT WILL NOT FOLD IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT IS DANGLING AND BLOCKING MY FIELD OF VISION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HONDA DOES NOT THINK THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, YET THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCE MORE THAN 1 VISOR SPLITTING ON THEM. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC WHEEL BEARING PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AFTER MECHANIC REPLACING WORN TIRE NOTICE WHEEL HUB WAS WOBBLING AND COMING OUT AND COULD HAVE CAUSE AN VERY BAD ACCIDENT .THIS WAS JANUARY 2010 . TODAY NOVEMBER 11 2010 THE LEFT REAR BEARING WENT BAD. MY CONCERN IS THERE IS A DEFECT OF THE BEARINGS AND AN ACCIDENT READY TO HAPPEN BY THE BEARINGS COMING APART AND .ALSO CAUSING THE FAST WEAR OF THE TIRES DOWN TO THE STEEL BELT THAT CAN CAUSE A BLOW OUT. *TR

BOUGHT CAR IN MAY 2006, BY AUG 2006 I WAS ONLY GETTING 36 MILES PER GALLON. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED A PART TO FIX PROBLEM. PROBLEM NOT FIXED! BROUGHT CAR BACK 3 MORE TIMES AND DEALER SAID I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WRONG. I TOLD THEM TO KEEP THE CAR FOR A WEEK, THEY DID BUT STILL COULD NOT GET THE MILEAGE OVER 37 MPG. THEY TOLD US THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. WENT THROUGH 3 BACK TIRES ON DRIVERS SIDE. THEY STILL WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! I HAD TO PAY FOR IT! THE CAR WAS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. FINALLY WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THEY FOUND THAT SOMETHING WAS BROKEN BY THE BACK TIRE (WHICH IS WHY I HAD TO KEEP REPLACING THEM) AND I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ALL OF THAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THAT WAS IN SEPTEMBER 2010. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT'S WHY I NEVER GOT THE MILEAGE I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET. THAT WAS WHEN THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO GET THE SOFTWARE UPDATE!! NOW MY CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE! THE BATTERY DOESN'T CHARGE, THE CAR CANT ACCELERATE! THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE FOREMAN TOLD HONDA AMERICA THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE AND HONDA AMERICA DOESN'T CARE! I FILED A CLAIM AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I JUST NEED TO GET USED TO DRIVING IT DIFFERENTLY! WHEN I PRESSED THEM AND TOLD THEM MY CAR IS NOW UNDRIVABLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NOTHING ELSE TO SAY TO ME! HONDA REALLY MESSED THIS ONE UP! PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET KILLED DRIVING THESE CARS....AND THEY KNOW IT! MY CAR WAS A LEMON SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT! PAID $5,000.00 EXTRA FOR IT , NEVER GOT THE MPG, AND NOW I CANT DRIVE IT! *TR

THE VISORS IN THE CAR HAVE A METAL ROTATING PIECE IN BETWEEN TWO PLASTIC PIECES THAT CAUSE THE VISOR TO SNAP AFTER MINIMAL USE. MY DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR IS NOW COMPLETELY BROKEN, AS HAS HAPPENED TO MY FRIEND'S EXACT SAME CAR TOO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE ACCELERATION WAS SLUGGISH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND WAS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. UPDATED 02/08/11*LJ THE CONSUME STATED THE HYBRID BATTERY BEGAN FREQUENTLY DISCHARGING AT LEAST ONCE A DAY IN EARLY JUNE 2010. THE FREQUENT DISCHARGING OF THE BATTERY RESULTED IN SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER OBTAINED THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE FROM HONDA IN LATE AUGUST 2010 AND IT DID NOT IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONING OF THE IMA BATTERY. THE IMA BATTERY CONTINUED TO DISCHARGE AT LEAST ONCE A DAY AND SOMETIMES THREE TIMES A DAY. UPDATED 04/29/11

2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT ACTIVATE WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE ONE TO THREE TIMES PER MONTH. NORMALLY RESTARTING THE CAR WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT A FEW TIMES IT HAS TAKEN AS MANY AS 12 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT ENGAGES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACTS VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF HE HAD TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY, HE COULD POSSIBLY STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE SUN VISOR AND CAUSE INJURY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

OVER THE LAST YEAR I HAVE NOTICE REDUCED SURGE POWER WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR FOR WHEN I NEED EXTRA, SHORT TERM SPEED (E.G., MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY). WHEN I FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL, I DO NOT GET ANY "ASSIST" FROM MY IMA (HYBRID MOTOR), AS VIEWED BY THE IMA METER ON MY DASH AND FELT IN TERMS OF ACTUAL INCREASE IN POWER/SPEED. THIS IS EXACERBATED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. FURTHER, I HAVE NOTICED A REDUCTION IN FUEL ECONOMY AS WELL AND THINK THAT THIS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE OVERALL ISSUE. THE LACK OF "ASSIST" IS NOT ALL OF THE TIME, BUT ONCE IN A WHILE AND A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN ACCELERATION CAPABILITIES. *TR

SUN VISOR STARTED TO SPLIT OPEN TWO YEARS AGO AT ONLY 30,000 MILES, PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE, AND NOW IT IS AT THE POINT WHERE IT JUST DANGLES IN FRONT OF THE EYES AND WON'T EVEN STAY PUT. I HAVE TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE EVERYTIME I'M DRIVING. APPARENTLY, IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, SO I'LL HAVE TO PAY FROM MY POCKET TO GET IT FIXED.

HONDA CIVIC HYBRID - 2006 MODEL. BATTERY ASSIST LOSES CHARGE AND DRAINS OF ANY BATTERY LIFE LEAVING GAS POWERED ENGINE TO SUPPLY ALL POWER DURING DRIVING. THE BATTER CAN DRAIN AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY SPEED. HAPPENS 2-3 TIMES PER DAY AND HAS HAPPENED GOING UPHILL WHERE 1.3LTR ENGINE IS NOT CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING SAFE SPEED WITH REST OF TRAFFIC. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE 2006 ON A ONCE PER DAY FREQUENCY AND NOW 2-3 TIMES PER DAY FREQUENCY AFTER GETTING "SOFTWARE UPGRADE" FROM FACTORY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO EXTEND BATTERY LIFE IN AUGUST 2010. HONDA CLAIMS THAT THIS IS "NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS". IF NO IMA TROUBLE INDICATOR COMES ON, THEN IT'S "NORMAL". I HAVE VIDEO OF BATTERY DRAIN IF DESIRED. *TR