2007 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

2007 HONDA CIVIC WITH UNEVEN REAR TIRE WEAR THAT IS NOTICEABLE AT 5000 MILES AND CUPS REAR TIRES SO BAD BY 10000 MILES THAT THERE IS SO MUCH NOISE IN VEHICLE IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE SHOT. BY 15000 MILES THE TIRES ARE SHOWING CORDS BECAUSE OF UNEVEN WEAR. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ARMS ON REAR, SOLD ME NEW TIRES FOR REAR, AND REALIGNED VEHICLE. SAID PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. NOW HAVE 11000 MILES ON NEW TIRES INSTALLED WITH SAME PROBLEM ON NEW REAR TIRES. DEALER WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM. LOOKED ON INTERNET AT SAME COMPLAINTS ON SAME YEAR HONDA CIVIC ABOUT UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. SAME PROBLEM ACROSS COUNTRY WITH DEALER NOT KNOWING HOW TO FIX AND SAYS IT IS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX. THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG PROBLEM AS THESE CARS ARE SLOWLY PLACED INTO THE USED CAR MARKET AND TIRES ARE A SECOND THOUGHT BECAUSE IF YOU ARE STANDING BESIDE THE CAR, THE TREAD LOOKS BRAND NEW WHILE LOOKING DOWN ON THE TIRE AND YOU ASSUME IT IS NOT THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE AND KEEP DRIVING ON THEM. AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS A TIRE FAILURE COULD BE FATAL. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE SENSOR AND WOULD COST 690 TO FIX. SEEMS TO ME HONDAS HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH AIRBAGS FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. MY CAR ISN'T EVEN 3 YEARS OLD. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT AIRBAGS BE CONSIDERED AS REAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON A VEHICLE SINCE IT'S NOT OPTIONAL. IF SEAT BELTS ARE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, THEN WHY NOT AIRBAGS? I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS A REPAIR AN OWNER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. IT IS FOR SAFETY AFTER ALL. *TR

AT 59,361 MILES THE CAR STARTED LEAKING COOLANT WHILE I WAS ON A TRIP TO CALIFORNIA. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. IT HAD A CRACKED BLOCK. HONDA REPLACED THE SHORT BLOCK AND RESURFACED THE HEAD UNDER WARRANTY. NO LOANER CAR OR OFFER TO SUPPLY RENTAL. *TR

WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED OFF, THEY INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT STOP (PARK) AT THE CORRECT LOCATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD OR THEY CONTINUE TO RUN. *TR

SUN VISOR ATTACHMENT FAILS (THE VISOR SPLITS APART) AND FALLS INTO LINE OF SIGHT. THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. REPLACEMENT VISORS DO THE SAME THING. I HAVE HAD THE VISOR REPLACED 3 TIMES. *TR

VEHICLE IS ON 3RD SET OF TIRES AT 54,000 MILES. THROUGH SEARCH, LOCATED HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN DATE 01/22/2008 THAT RECTIFIES THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, FIRST SET OF ORIGINAL TURANZAS LASTED 22,000 MILES AND BRIDGESTONE BLAMED HONDA. 2ND SET LASTED JUST 30,000 MILES. HONDA CHARGED $32 TO REPAIR PROBLEM, BUT SHOULD HAVE REPORTED TO CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN. CUSTOMER IS OUT THE COST OF TIRES (APPROX. $400). *TR

AT LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC, THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED AND FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT I NEEDED BRAKE WORK WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY THE DEALER WHEN THEY DID SOME RECALL WORK ON THE CAR FOR ANOTHER ISSUE. WHILE I WAS RESEARCHING WHY THIS MAY BE HAPPENING AND TRYING TO GET SOME ANSWERS FROM THE MANUFACTURER THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING MAJOR REPAIR BILLS, TIRE DAMAGE AND PAINT DAMAGE TO THE CAR. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO OPEN AND INVESTIGATION OR ENTERTAIN A COMPLAINT IN THE MATTER. THE DEALER WILL NOT HONOR REPAIRS UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I MISSED PAYMENTS AND RISKED REPOSSESSION DUE TO THE COST/DAMAGES. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. ALTHOUGH HONDA DENIES IT, THERE ARE OTHER CASES OF FAULTY BRAKES ON CIVIC AND ACCORD MODELS FROM 2006 TO PRESENT. *TR

WHILE GOING TO MY DRS. HOME IN TILDON PARK, IN BERKELEY, TO GET TO TILDON PARK, THERE IS A SERIES OF 3 HILLS WITH STOP SIGNS AT THE TOP OF EACH. AFTER STOPPING AT THE SECOND STOP SIGN, WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, AFTER I LET THE CAR ROLL BACK AND I PARKED ON THE CURB FOR 5 MINUTES WITH THE CAR IDLING, FINALLY THE CAR FINISHED GOING UP THE THIRD HILL AND I MADE IT TO THE DRS. HOUSE, FROM THE DRS HOUSE I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS PROBLEM, PLUS, WHEN I GOT TO THE DRS HOUSE, THERE WAS A SMELL, LIKE A SLIPPING CLUTCH OR HOT BRAKES, I ALSO TOLD HONDA OF THIS, THEY MADE ME A APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT DAY. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS APPROACHED BY A SERVICEMAN AND HE ASKED ME,,WHAT WAS I BRINGING THE CAR IN FOR?...I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE TRANS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, I WAS TOLD..TAKE THE CAR HOME, WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THAT YET. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA AND I WAS TOLD..TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, SO A HOUR LATER THE CAR WAS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP. I TOLD THE SERVICEMAN EXACTLY WHERE I WAS WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED, HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A DRIVER GO UP THOSE HILLS AND SEE IF THE CAR WILL DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR TWO DAYS. FINALLY I CALLED AND WAS TOLD..THEY COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE ITSELF. WHEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, I ASKED..DID YOU GO UP TO TILDON PARK?..I WAS TOLD YES. TWO DAYS LATER I HAD TO GO UP THOSE SAME HILLS AGAIN..AND AGAIN>.THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AT THE SECOND HILL., SO THE DEALERSHIP LIED TO ME AND AGAIN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN I WAS TOLD..THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THEY THINK...THAT AT LOW RPM THE BATTERY WHICH RUNS THE TRANNY DOES NOT CHARGE. I'VE RECEIVED ONE PHONE CALL FROM SOMEONE AT AMERICAN HONDA ASKING ME FOR A OPINION, AND..HE GOT A EARFUL. BUT TO THIS DAY, I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I DON'T DRIVE IT VERY MUCH ANYMORE..,. I DRIVE MY OTHER HONDA WHICH IS 100% DEPENDABLE. *TR

I TOOK MY HONDA CIVIC LX TO GET WATER LEAKS AROUND THE WINDSHIELD REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I'D BE CALLED BACK TO GET THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD REPLACED, HOWEVER, DESPITE CONTINUOUS FOLLOW UP WITH THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REPAIR MY WINDSHIELD. THE LATEST NEWS I RECEIVED WITH RUN-AROUND CALLS IS THAT THE DEALER HAS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER VENDOR. I AM VERY WORRIED FOR MY SAFETY. I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY ON A DAILY BASIS. CAN YOU HELP ME GET THIS RESOLVED? I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH POMPANO BEACH HONDA, 5381 NORTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY, POMPANO BEACH, FL 33064. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVICS EAT UP TIRES. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION OF THE CAR THAT CAUSES THE TIRES TO WEAR AT UNEVENLY AND DANGEROUSLY QUICK. WE ONLY GET 1/3 OF THE WARRANTY LIFE OF TIRES AND WHEN WE REPLACE THE TECHNICIANS TELL US THE TIRES ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. THEY ARE WORN UNEVENLY, BLISTERED ON THE INSIDE SO MUCH THAT WIRES ARE STICKING THROUGH. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR