2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

2006 HONDA CIVIC COUPE. CONSUMER STATES MECHANICAL FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *TGW THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BROKE AND TURNED OUT TO THE LEFT INSTANTLY.

I HAVE 89,000 MILES ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK AND IT OVERHEATED. WHEN I POPPED THE HOOD, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WASN'T ANY ANTIFREEZE IN IT. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY LEAKING, AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING OUT A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. WHILE MY CAR IS HIGH MILEAGE, IT IS ALSO ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD, SO IT SHOULDN'T BE HAVING ISSUES THIS SERIOUS SO SOON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATED 60 MPH HE HEARD A NOISE AND SMELLED AN UNUSUAL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO MOVE SLOWLY AND LOST POWER BEFORE IT EXPLODED. HONDA OF NORTH AMERICA OPENED AND CLOSED A CASE REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS AT A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC 2 DOOR COUPE. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SERVICE SHOP AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AS IT REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION ONLY 5700 MILES PAST THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A "RARE" OCCURRENCE AS STATED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AND USUALLY HAPPENS WITH CARS WITH MUCH HIGHER MILEAGE. IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT AS OF 2 WEEKS AGO HAS BEEN SLIPPING, GRINDING AND WHIRRING. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER GET INVOLVED DUE TO REPORTS YOU HAVE PUBLISHED STARTING BACK IN 2001 ABOUT FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN CIVICS. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL SINCE IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED IT IS NOT A "SAFETY" ISSUE. HOW CAN THIS BE?? WHEN YOU PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND YOUR GEARS SLIP GIVING YOU NO ACCELERATION?? I PURCHASED A HONDA DUE TO ITS "LONGEVITY" AND AS OF THIS POINT, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION IS THAT IT HAS LEAKED INTO MY CLUTCH AND REQUIRES A NEW CLUTCH, TRANSMISSION AND DRIVESHAFT AT A COST TO ME OF OVER $5000 WHEN I STILL OWE $7500 ON A CAR THAT'S ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH 65722 MILES. I AM PAYING FOR A RENTAL AS INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER THIS AND I AM TRULY UPSET THAT THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE ARE MANY MANY REPORTS ABOUT HONDA CIVICS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DATED BACK TO 2001. ITS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG AND WOULD APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER SO THAT NO OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I AM GOING THROUGH. *TR

GOING UP A STEEP GRADE THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND EVENTUALLY STOPS. HAVE TO WAIT FOR TRAFFIC TO GO BY THEN BACKUP INTO DRIVEWAY AND GO DOWN HILL. CAR RPM UP TO 5000 BUT CAR DOESN'T MOVE. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID ENGINE BLEW UP A WEEK AGO - FEB. 11 2008. WITHOUT INDICATION, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. IT IS PASSED FACTORY WARRANTY WHICH IS 60K MILES OF 5 YEARS. THE CAR HAS 78K MILES ON IT AND IT WAS WELL MAINTAINED. THE ORIGINAL OWNER WAS A RENTAL CO AND THEY MAINTAINED IT WELL. IT WAS BOUGHT BY A BROKER WHO PERFORMED NORMAL MAINTENANCE ON IT - OIL CHANGE, AIR FILTER, BRAKES, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NEW BATTERY BEFORE SELLING IT TO ME. I PERFORMED REGULAR MAINTENANCE AS WELL. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER AFTER IT BROKE AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT CONCLUDE WHAT CAUSED IT, BUT THE RESULT WAS 4 BROKEN SPARK PLUGS AND A CRACKED NO. 2 PISTON. HONDA OF AMERICA OPENED A CASE AND CLOSED IT BECAUSE 1. IT WAS USED, 2. EXPIRED WARRANTY AND 3. IT WAS NOT MAINTAINED AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP. *TR

I DRIVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC, WITHOUT WARNING, OTHER THAN A BURNING SMELL A SINGLE DAY BEFORE, THE REMAINING COOLANT SPRAYED OUT OF THE INTERNAL SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. RECOGNIZED AS A POROUS BLOCK, MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE ALUMINUM CASTING OF THE BLOCK. THIS WAS PLAYED OFF AS NOT COMMON BUT INVESTIGATIONS ONLINE PROOF THIS IS AN ISSUE NOT ADDRESSED BY HONDA. IF I WAS IN THE DESERT ON MY WAY TO LA WITH MY FAMILY, LIKE WE HAD PLANNED A WEEK AFTER, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE THE ENGINE AND DISABLED THE CAR. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE BLOCK AND RELATED PARTS REPLACED AT A SIGNIFICANT COST. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE INITIAL MODEL YEAR FOR THE CIVIC IN 2005-2006. I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THE EXPENSE AND THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC 4DR LX AT. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE ACCELERATION *WHILE BRAKING*. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS EXITING A HIGHWAY AND HAD COME TO A STOP WHILE I WAITED TO MERGE ONTO A THOROUGHFARE; MY ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY INCREASED TO 1500 OR SO, AND I HAD TO MAINTAIN INCREASED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE OTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED TODAY: I WAS ALSO AT A STOP IN A LINE OF CARS WAITING TO PAY IN ORDER TO LEAVE A GARAGE. I INADVERTENTLY LESSENED THE PRESSURE MY RIGHT FOOT WAS EXERTING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE CAR ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE (NOT JUST LURCH FORWARD ASSOCIATED WITH LIGHTER BRAKE PRESSURE), SO I HAD TO HOLD DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE, AND THE ENGINE RPM RETURNED TO IDLE SPEED. IN NO WAY DID MY FOOT TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR IN EITHER OF THESE INSTANCES. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC SUN VISOR FELL OFF. VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT HAVE SUN VISOR WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN. *TR

1. LEFT MY LIGHTS ON AND NEEDED A JUMP START ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID NAVI. 2. AFTER RECEIVING THE JUMP START, THE VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS WERE ALL ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLES AUTO ENGINE STOP FEATURE WAS NO LONGER OPERATIVE, 3. MY HONDA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILURE OF THE ABS MODULE. AS SUCH, THE VEHICLE'S ABS WAS NON FUNCTIONAL, ALTHOUGH THE AUTOMOBILE CONTINUED TO RUN. SINCE MY VEHICLE HAD 103,000 MILES IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE INITIAL ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $1500. I SUSPECTED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ABS WAS THE JUMP START. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND CONFIRMED A NUMBER OF OTHER SIMILAR REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME CONDITION (AFTER A JUMP START) AND SAME EXPENSIVE REPAIR HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THERE IS NO WARNING ABOUT JUMP STARTING IN THE VEHICLES ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY OTHER WARNINGS. THERE IS NO PROTECTIVE COVER ON THE VEHICLES NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL (WHICH MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM). AND THERE IS NO WARNING IN THE VEHICLES USERS MANUAL. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION TO REPORT THE PROBLEM, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO ITS MILEAGE. I CONTINUED TO REACH OUT TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CORP TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND ASK FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE AS "A GOODWILL GESTURE" AND AGAIN RECEIVED THE SAME "OUT OF WARRANTY" REPLY. ON DECEMBER 21, I SENT CERTIFIED LETTERS TO AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CORPS CEO OUTLINING THE ISSUE AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE A DOCUMENTATION AND WARNING LABEL FAILURE, WHICH CAN PUT THE DRIVER AT EXTREME RISK OF INJURY SINCE THE ABS CIRCUIT BECOMES NON OPERATIONAL. ON DECEMBER 28TH I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM AMERICAN HONDA IN WHICH THEY CONFIRMED THAT HAVE RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS IDENTICAL ISSUE, BUT THEY DENIED MY REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THEIR WARRANTY. *TR