2007 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

2007 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR SPLIT AND NO LONGER LAYS FLAT AGAINST THE ROOF, CREATING A VISIBILITY PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL TIRE FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TWO NEW TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR A THIRD OPINION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE WHICH WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPAIRED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORN TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 WAS AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,623.

CAR SITS IN THE SUN WHILE AT WORK. I HAVE TINTED WINDOWS, LEAVE THEM SLIGHTLY CRACKED TO GET SOME AIRFLOW, AND ALSO USE A SUN SHIELD ON THE WINDSHIELD TO KEEP AS MUCH HEAT OUT AS I CAN. STILL, THE SUN VISOR HINGES FAIL AND THE VISORS HANG DOWN IN YOUR FACE WITH NO WAY TO GET THEM OUT OF THE WAY EXCEPT REMOVING THEM FROM THE CAR COMPLETELY. I HAD ONE VISOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY LAST YEAR, AND NOW BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER VISORS ARE BROKEN IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER, INCLUDING THE VISOR THAT WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING THE VISOR FLIP DOWN IN YOUR FACE WITH NO WAY TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY IS A BIG PROBLEM. I'M A PRETTY TALL GUY, AND THE VISOR IS DIRECTLY IN MY FIELD OF VISION WHEN IT FALLS DOWN. HOLDING IT UP OUT OF THE WAY WITH ONE HAND, SECOND HAND ON THE WHEEL, AND TRYING TO SHIFT TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE TO REMOVE THE VISOR IS NO EASY TASK... AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THERE HAS BEEN NO REDESIGN OF THIS PART, SO IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN (SEEMINGLY EVERY SUMMER) EVEN IF I WERE TO PAY TO GET THE VISORS REPLACED EACH YEAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA 'HYBRID'. RECENTLY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA REFERENCE TO THE BATTERIES. AS INSTRUCTED I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD A NEW COMPUTER CHIP INSTALLED. PROBLEM, MY ACCELERATION FROM START IS GREATLY DIMINISHED AND MY FUEL ECONOMY HAS GONE DOWN ABOUT 3 MPG AROUND TOWN. PLEASE ASSIST. THANKYOU. *TR

PLASTIC DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SEPARATED AT SEAM DURING WARM WEATHER AND NO LONGER MAINTAINED UP OR DOWN POSITION. VISOR BECAME AN OBSTRUCTION TO THE DRIVER'S VISION AND COULD ONLY BE REMOVED FROM VIEW WITH CONSTANT PRESSURE OR COMPLETE REMOVAL. *TR

NOTE: I WISH I HAD FOUND THIS SITE YEARS AGO. I COULD NOT GET PAST FORDS "BRICK WALL" TO SPEAK TO AN ENGINEER! 1. 1997 AEROSTAR - ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED DOWN QUICKLY TO PASS (2 LANE HIGHWAY). 2. NOW IN THE LEFT LANE, NOT FAR AHEAD OF PASSED THE CAR - I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER - HARD RIGHT OVER TO SOFT SHOULDER - AVOIDED AN ONCOMING HEAD ON COLLISION - L JUST MISSED THE CAR BEING PASSED BY INCHES AND STOPPED. THE CRIMPED END OF CABLE TO THE CARBURETOR HAD RELEASED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. 3. I CLAMPED THE CABLE BACK ONTO THE PEDAL WITH VICE GRIPS. (DROVE TO DEALER). FORD REPLACED THE CABLE. THAT PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. (I DO NOT PRESS DOWN HARD EITHER!) *TR

MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IS EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WHERE THE HYBRID BATTERY LOSES CHARGE OVERNIGHT, CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE UNPREDICTABLY WHILE DRIVING. IN SOME CASES, THE DISPLAY SHOWS THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY HAS ENOUGH CHARGE TO ASSIST IN ACCELERATION, BUT THE CAR REACTS EXTREMELY SLOW WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. YESTERDAY WHEN SHIFTING FROM A LANE OF STOPPED TRAFFIC TO A LANE OF MOVING TRAFFIC, THE CAR ATTEMPTED TO USE BATTERY TO ASSIST IN ACCELERATION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. WHEN I ENTERED THE LANE, THE NEXT CAR BEHIND ME WAS 30-40 YARDS BACK, BUT I DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ACCELERATION TO MATCH THE SPEED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THANKFULLY THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID A COLLISION. DUE TO THE EXTREME LACK OF ACCELERATION FROM A STOP IN THESE SITUATIONS, AND THE UNPREDICTABILITY AS TO WHEN IT WILL OCCUR, THIS TO ME IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR NOW. I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER, AND THEY APPLIED THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE. AFTER THE UPDATE, I HAD THEM TEST-DRIVE THE CAR, BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ELSE TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISORS BREAK AND WILL NOT STAY UP. DRIVER CANNOT SEE TRAFFIC LIGHTS WITHOUT HOLDING THE SUN VISOR UP WITH HIS/HER HAND. VISOR FALLS BACK DOWN AS SOON AS IT IS PUSHED UP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S VISION IS IMPAIRED. DRIVER'S VISOR JUST BROKE, WHILE PASSENGER VISOR ALSO BROKE A FEW MONTHS AGO -- SUGGESTS THE VISORS ARE DEFECTIVE. CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IS FREQUENTLY SLUGGISH AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE AS RAPIDLY AS I WAS USED TO WHEN IT PERFORMED BETTER. NOW, WHEN I'M TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR MERGING INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC I NEVER KNOW IF MY CAR WILL ACCELERATE QUICKLY ENOUGH OR NOT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO HONDA MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY ALWAYS SAY IT'S FINE. MORE RECENTLY I REALIZED IT WAS BECAUSE IT WASN'T GETTING ITS PREVIOUS LEVEL OF BATTERY ASSIST BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS PERFORMING MUCH WORSE THAN IT USED TO. I RELUCTANTLY DID THE SOFTWARD UPDATE HONDA IS RECOMMENDING TO EXTEND BATTERY LIFE, BUT HAVE SINCE REALIZED IT IS PROBABLY MAKING THE ISSUE WORSE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ONE YEAR, OR SLIGHTLY MORE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO HONDA 5 TIMES. IT HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY ONCE OR TWICE PER DAY THAT I DON'T ACCELERATE WITH THE CAR'S FULL POWER. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WAS LOOSE AND DID NOT STAY IN THE FULL UP OR FULL DOWN POSITION RELIABLY, TROUBLE BEGAN A YEAR AFTER DELIVERY AND GRADUALLY BECAME WORSE. IN JUNE, 2010, THE VISOR SUDDENLY SPLIT OPEN AND THE VISOR HUNG LOOSELY AND WOULD STAY IN THE UP POSITION. I REPAIRED THE VISOR BY CLAMPING THE SPLIT PARTS TOGETHER WITH A U-SHAPED PIECE OF STAINLESS STEEL. SEEMS TO BE HOLDING FOR NOW. *TR