2007 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I ALSO SAW THERE IS A TSB RECALL (HONDA TSB 08-001) ON THE 2007 CIVIC BUT NOT ON THE SI ON REPLACING THE REAR ARMS. MY 2007 CIVIC SI HAS THE SAME VISIBLE TIRE WEAR AND TREAD CUPPING WHICH WOULD BE FIXED BY THE RECALL BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED. THE FIX IS A SIMPLE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR CHAMBER ARMS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAD IT IN ON A RECALL FOR THE 3RD GEAR. I'D LIKE THAT SAME TREATMENT AND TO BE INCLUDED ON THE RECALL TO CHANGE MY REAR CHAMBER ARMS. I'M ANNOYED THAT HONDA WILL FIX THE PROBLEM ON ALL THE OTHER TRIM LINES BUT NOT THE CIVIC SI. *TR

THE SUN VISORS (BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER ) SPLIT AT THE TOP SEAMS WHERE THEY ARE GLUED TOGETHER, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR VISORS TO STAY UP; THUS OBSCURING THE VISION OF BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR THE SAME DEFECT WHICH IS A MANUFACTURING, DESIGN, AND ENGINEERING DEFECT. I WAS ADVISED BY SEVERAL HONDA EMPLOYEES THAT NUMEROUS SUN VISORS ARE REPLACED ON A WEEKLY BASIS FOR THE IDENTICAL DEFECT, JUST AT ONE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS NOT A DEALERSHIP ISSUE BUT A HONDA ISSUE. IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT THE SUN VISORS WERE IN NO WAY ABUSED OR EVEN USED THAT MUCH BUT THE SEAMS JUST SPLIT. I HAVE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS AND CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS DEFECT NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE HONDA WITH THE DEFECTIVE SUN VISORS BUT OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS AS WELL, RESULTING FROM THE OBSCURED VISION, I WAS ADVISED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT BUT CONTINUES TO USE THE SAME SUN VISORS IN NEW VEHICLES AND THAT THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL BY SPLITTING AT THE SEAMS THERE WAS NO RESULTING ACCIDENT, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE SUN VISORS WOULD HAVE TO BE RETURNED TO HONDA BUT I DID PHOTOGRAPH THEM AND THE PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE. IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS EXCELLENT AND THAT HONDA DID REPLACE THEM AT A REDUCED COST EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAS OCCURRED 2 TIMES WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, NO INTERFERENCE FROM FLOOR MAT, CAR IN DRIVE. 1ST TIME CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 45 MINUTES, 2ND TIME ONLY ABOUT 5 MINUTES. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT IDLE HAS BEEN "RELEARNED", AND OTHER SOFTWARE ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN REINSTALLED. SO FAR, TECHNICIANS HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED CAUSE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. BECAUSE IT FORTUNATELY HAPPENED WHILE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON BRAKE, NO DAMAGE OCCURRED, SINCE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO HOLD CAR IN POSITION UNTIL IT WAS TURNED OFF THE FIRST TIME. CAR WAS RACING FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE TURNED OFF. WHEN TURNED BACK ON WITH CAR IN PARK, THE ENGINE STILL RACED FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN CAME BACK TO NORMAL IDLE AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO DESTINATION WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM. CAR WAS TAKEN THE NEXT MORNING TO DEALERSHIP AND KEPT FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE TECHNICIANS TESTED IT, DROVE IT OVER 500 MILES, HAD FACTORY TECHNICIANS COME, AND PERFORMED UPDATES AND REINSTALLATIONS LISTED ABOVE. THE CAR WAS DECLARED SAFE AND RUNNING ACCORDING TO HONDA SPECS, SO OWNER TOOK BACK THE CAR. WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. 2ND TIME, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, AT WHICH POINT RPMS ROSE TO OVER 5000, THEN DROPPED BACK TO NORMAL IDLE. CURRENTLY CAR IS BEING CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP AGAIN. *TR

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM HONDA CORPORATION THAT THE WARRANTY ON MY 2007 HONDA CIVICS' ENGINE BLOCK HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO EIGHT YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. I READ ONLINE THAT THE ENGINE BLOCKS WILL CRACK AS A RESULT OF DEFECTIVE CASTING AT THE TIME THE ENGINE BLOCKS WERE MANUFACTURED. I'VE READ ONLINE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS OF CRACKED BLOCKS AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND NOT A WARRANTY EXTENSION. THIS DEFECT WILL RESULT IN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, THIS DEFECT WILL SEVERELY DEVALUE MY CAR FOR SALE OR TRADE IN VALUE. HONDA CO. NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH HONDA MOTOR CO. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AT 21,560 THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXTREME UNEVEN WEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS MECHANIC INFORMED HIM OF A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WAS ISSUED IN JULY 2009 REGARDING RAPID/UNEVEN REAR TIRE WEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS SINCE PURCHASED HIS THIRD SET OF TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE RECALL , AND AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PERFORMING LIKE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29000.

THE SUNVISOR IN MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC SPLIT AT THE SEAMS AND WILL NO LONGER STAY UP. IT HANGS DOWN INTO MY FIELD OF VISION. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER HONDA OWNERS AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM- AND WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT THEY HAVE PURCHASED. APPARENTLY THE HONDA SUNVISORS BREAK IN HIGH HEAT. MINE EXPLODED ON JULY 24- WHEN THE HEAT WAS IN THE 100S. *TR

I TOOK MY 2007 CIVIC HYBRID FOR A SERVICE AT BUENA PARK HONDA ON 9/16/10 AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL TO MY CAR ABOUT THE IMA BATTERY. THEY SAID THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER 2 DAYS OF DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT I WAS NOT GETTING THE BATTERY ASSIST THAT I USED TO GET. THERE WERE STILL 4 BARS ON MY BATTERY METER AND I WAS NOT GETTING THE POWER THAT I NEEDED TO PASS A CAR OR DURING MERGING LANES ON THE FREEWAY. I ALSO NOTICED THE DROP OF MY MPG. I HAVE THE SAME EVERYDAY DRIVING SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR. IT WENT FROM AN AVERAGE OF 40 MPG TO 31 MPG!!! THAT TAKES AWAY THE POINT OF ME BUYING A HYBRID. I AM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS SITUATION SO I STARTED SEARCHING IF ANYONE ELSE HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AND IT TURNED OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY UNHAPPY CIVIC HYBRID OWNER. I REALLY FEEL UNSAFE ABOUT THIS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I HAVE 7 BARS LEFT AND DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I KNOW ITS CHARGING WHEN I USE THE CRUISE CONTROL, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL GO TO FULL BARS WITHOUT EVEN FILLING UP THE 8, 9. BARS. THAT MAKES IT VERY SUSPICIOUS IF IT IS REALLY CHARGED UP. ALL I CAN SAY IS HOPEFULLY HONDA WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS IS OUR 4TH HONDA VEHICLE AND WE LOVE IT BECAUSE OF THE RELIABILITY AND EFFICIENCY THAT IT HAD GIVEN US. PLEASE HONDA, FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR OF MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HAS SUDDENLY SPLIT AND WILL NOT STAY UP. IT HANGS DOWN OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD-A SAFETY HAZARD. IT DOESN'T STAY ALL THE WAY UP OR DOWN. IT HAS SPLIT AT THE PLASTIC SEAM & THE SPRING MECHANISM SEEMS TO BE BROKEN. THIS SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, AS THE COLOR WAS TAN AND MY CAR IS GREY. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY & I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM RELATED TO HEAT IN THE CABIN. I LIVE IN THE SOUTH BUT LEAVE MY FRONT WINDOWS OPEN 2 INCHES AS I HAVE SIDE VISORS & DO NOT PARK IN A GARAGE. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR CRACKED/POPPED APART CAUSING AN INABILITY TO PUSH IT UP ALL THE WAY, OBSCURED VIEW WHILE DRIVING; CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH ~29,000 MILES ON IT; FOUND IT THIS WAY AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED AT THE AIRPORT FOR 2.5 DAYS; CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND THEN TOLD I HAD 5 DAYS TO GO TO A HONDA DEALER TO "DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM AND A CASE MANAGER WOULD CALL ME BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS....THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE AND IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR