2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM DUBLIN HONDA IN DUBILN, CA IN 2006. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR, EVEN WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. IT WOULD SOMETIMES "POP" OUT OF GEAR UNLESS I HELD THE SHIFTER FOR A MOMENT AFTER SHIFTING. THE CAR NOW HAS 67500 MILES ON IT, AND TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. I BROUGHT IT TO SUNNYVALE HONDA, WHO WANTED TO CHARGE ME NEARLY $1900 TO REPAIR THE CLUTCH. I DECLINED, INSTEAD I BROUGHT IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CHARGED ME $1140. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT THE PRESSURE PLATE IN THE CLUTCH HAD SIMPLY SNAPPED IN HALF, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, AS SOON AS I GOT THE CAR BACK, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD ALSO BEEN BADLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS EVERY TIME I TRY TO PUT THE CAR INTO 4TH GEAR. AS A RESULT, I HAD TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, WHO ESTIMATES IT MAY COST $2000 OR MORE TO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR WITH 67,500 MILES ON IT, AND IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT THE PRESSURE PLATE SNAPPED. THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAS A HISTORY OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHICH HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. PLEASE SEE THIS WEBSITE, WHERE YOU WILL SEE A VIDEO OF A FOX NEWS 6 SAN DIEGO REPORT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.THETRUTHABOUTCARS.COM/HONDA-TRANSMISSION-PROBLEM-SHIFTING-EXPECTATIONS/ THERE IS ALSO AN ONLINE PETITION: HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/CIVICSI/PETITION.HTML. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. FOR THE PAST SIX OR SO MONTHS SOMETIMES WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AFTER A STOP OR AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE IMA BATTERY INDICATOR WILL DROP TO 1 OR NO BARS WITHIN A SECOND OR TWO. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING AND FOR AT LEAST 1 MINUTE AFTERWARD I HAVE ALMOST NO POWER AND CAN BARELY ACCELERATE. THE LOSS OF POWER IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED CRASHES. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY, BUT MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, MY MPG ALSO DROPS QUITE A BIT. SINCE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT IT MAKES DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CAR IS NOT GOING INTO AUTO-STOP AS OFTEN AS IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO HONDA DEALERSHIPS AND BOTH HAVE SAID THAT THEY CAN'T "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM AND THAT NO "CODES" ARE COMING UP. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP DID NOTHING. THE SECOND ONE, WHICH WAS WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED "RESET THE COMPUTER" BUT NOTHING ELSE. THE CAR HAS BEEN GIVEN BACK TO ME BOTH TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MAY 28, 2010 WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO CRACK; THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE PARTIALLY COVERED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE DRIVERS SUN VISOR FELL INTO THE CONTACTS LINE OF VIEW. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS LIABILITY. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,020.

SAFETY ISSUE SUN VISOR EXPLODES IMPEDES VISIONS. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON 8TH GENERATION HONDA CIVICS. I JUST WANT TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST. I OWN 2006 HONDA CIVIC. BOTH SUNVISORS EXPLODED OR BROKE. I WAS ADVISED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE VEHICLE. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SUN VISOR SPLIT IN HALF AT THE SEAM. THE VISOR WAS DOWN AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE VISOR, IT FELL APART AND OBSCURED HIS VISION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VISOR WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THE VISOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. A MONTH LATER, THE VISOR FELL AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE DEALER WAS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD BUSTED, LEAKING FLUID FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BEFORE THEY COULD DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID AND ON OCCASION THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IF YOU RESTART THE CAR SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK ON SOMETIMES IT TAKES 3 OR 4 TRIES THE OTHER DAY THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I HAVE FOUND OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON LINE AND I AM WANDERING WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. AS OF YET I HAVE NOT FIXED ANYTHING BECAUSE THE PART I THINK I NEED IS AROUND $800. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR BEGAN TO WARP AND FELL IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000. UPDATED 8/18/10 *CN UPDATED 08/19/10*JB