2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAD THE TSB09-007 RECALL PERFORMED TO REROUTE THE DRIVE BELT AND REPLACE THE PIVOT BOLT ON 3/9/2009. THE BOLT BROKE AFTER ANOTHER 20000MILES ON 8/21/2010. I DO NOT THINK MY DEALER REPLACED THE BOLT IN QUESTION (HOFFMAN HONDA OF WEST SIMSBURY CONNECTICUT) OR THE RECALL IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE TSB CLEARLY STATES THIS FAILURE CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH 49,400 MILES. BATTERY POWER ASSIST FAILS SUDDENLY DURING ACCELERATION TO MERGE ONTO A FREEWAY. SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN SUCH A CIRCUMSTANCE CAN RESULT IN A REAR-END COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE EPS CIRCUIT REPLACED, HOWEVER THE CONTACT IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81000.

VISOR FAILED ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC BLOCKING VISION. APPARENTLY MANY MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART AND IT'S A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

HONDA HAS PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE ON MY 2006 CIVIC HYBRID. THE RESULTS ARE TANTAMOUNT TO HAVING REPLACED MY CAR WITH ANOTHER THAT HAS MARKEDLY INFERIOR RESPONSE, PERFORMANCE, AND GAS MILEAGE: * ABOUT 10 MPG DECREASE SINCE THE 8/4/2010 IMA SOFTWARE UPDATE * RARE IVA ASSIST ON STARTING FROM 0, RESULTING IN A NOTICEABLE LAG BETWEEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND MOVEMENT FROM A STOPPED POSITION - THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. * RESPONSIVENESS OF ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS INCONSISTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE - SINCE THIS AFFECTS DRIVER REACTION AND RESPONSIVENESS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOTE: THE SOFTWARE UPDATE RENDERS THE ELECTRIC MOTOR PRACTICALLY MOOT. SINCE IN MY CASE THE BATTERY DROPS ITS CHARGE RADICALLY OVER A 24 HOUR PERIOD IF NOT USED, THE UPDATE APPEARS TO BE DOING LITTLE MORE THAN PREVENTING AN ALREADY COMPROMISED BATTERY FROM FAILING. *TR

SUN VISORS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES CONSTANTLY SPLIT OPEN CAUSING THEM TO HANG DOWN (UNABLE TO PUT SUN VISOR UP) BLOCKING LINE OF SIGHT. VISORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY BUT CONTINUALLY BREAK. FORCED TO DRIVE WITH HANGING VISOR BLOCKING LINE OF SIGHT OR DRIVING WITH NO VISOR AT ALL RISKING SUN BLINDING AT CERTAIN TIME OF THE DAY. UPON LOOKING AT FORUMS ONLINE I'VE NOTICED THAT SEVERAL, SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. VISORS APPEAR TO BE MELTING WITH HEAT FROM SUN. BAD DESIGN SINCE THE VISOR WILL OBVIOUSLY BE EXPOSED TO THE SUN. *TR

1. I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WHICH HAS HAD ITS TIRES REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR. 2. THE FIRST EVENT OCCURRED WHEN THE TIRE ITSELF JUST EXPLODED BECAUSE THE INNER WALLS OF THE TIRE WERE SO THIN AND WORN ONLY AFTER 10K MILES?? THIS CONTINUED AT 15K AND AGAIN AT 20K AND NOW AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT ONCE BUT NOW IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. 3. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AUTO REPAIR DEPT. REPLACED THE TIRES, BUT THEY REFUSED TO THERE AFTER FORCING ME TO PAY FOR IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN. THEY WON'T FILE A COMPLIANT TO HONDA EITHER EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE AGENTS ACKNOWLEDGE ITS A STRANGE WEARING THAT CLEARLY IS FROM THE CAR ITSELF. *TR

I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK-UP BECAUSE A PARKED CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME, 2-3 CAR LENGTHS. HOWEVER, THE CAR WENT FORWARD INSTEAD OF REVERSE AND TO MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE, I WAS ON THE DOWNSLOPE OF A HILL. MY CAR WENT FORWARD AND THE MOTOR SHUT-OFF. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SO DID ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TO START IT, WHILE ROLLING, BUT NOTHING. MY SON GRABBED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STOPPED THE CAR. HE SAVED US. I WENT TO HONDA CAR DEALER 2 DAYS LATER AND ASKED THE TECHNICIAN CHECK WHY..BUT THE TECHNICIAN SAID DRIVER WAS NOT PROPERLY OPERATION THE CAR AND DRIVER MUST DO SOMETHING INCORRECTLY. REJECT TO CHECK FOR ME, NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR THIS SITUATION. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC COUPE - DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AND FALLS DOWN TO BLOCK VIEW WHILE DRIVING AND HIT MY HEAD GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. SEEM TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME THING. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANT, BUT WAS TOLD IT DIDN'T COVER THESE TYPE OF PARTS. *TR

INCIDENT: 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX AT 25,000 MILES THE STRUT & MOUNT FAILED (2008) AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 50,000 MILES THE SAME STRUT & MOUNT FAILED AGAIN BUT DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THIS.(2010) MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO BRING CAR TO DEALER AS THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR. READING BLOGS ONLINE I AM LEARNING THAT THIS IS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT NOT RECOGNIZED BY HONDA. AS A CONCERNED CONSUMER, AND, IN LIEU OF THE PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA, I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE IT BECOMES A LIABILITY ISSUE. *TR