2006 Honda Civic

2006 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN WITH 68,000 MILES HAD TWO CRACKS IN THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK AND CAUSING THE CAR TO OVERHEAT SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ALSO, THE REAR TIRES ONLY LAST ABOUT 15,000 MILES BEFORE THEY DEVELOP A FLAT SPOT. THERE ARE TWO SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED BY HONDA ON THESE MALFUNCTIONS BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE NOT ADMITTED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR UNTIL AFTER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY RUNS OUT. HONDA DEALERSHIPS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THESE ARE DEFECTS IN THE CAR AND ARE WIDELY KNOWN BUT HONDA REFUSES TO COVER REPAIRS OR WILL ONLY PAY FOR PARTIAL REPAIRS. THE ENGINE BLOCK IS A CASTING PROBLEM PER THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REAR WHEELS ARE A CONTROL ARM PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES PREMATURE UNEVEN WEAR AND POSSIBLE BLOWOUT. HONDA REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE CONTROL ARMS AT ALL. THANKFULLY WE DID NOT HAVE ANY CRASHES OR INJURIES DUE TO CATCHING THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FIRST DEALERSHIP I WENT TO TRIED TO HIDE THE PROBLEMS AND WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS WIDESPREAD IN 2006 AND 2007 CIVIC MODELS. I AM BEING FORCED TO PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE ENGINE BLOCK AND ALL OF THE CONTROL ARMS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. *TR

LAST YEAR I HAD TO HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE AND AT THAT TIME I INFORMED THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN HAT THE RPM'S ON THE CAR WERE STAYING HIGH EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLE. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW HERE WE ARE 16000 MILES LATER AND I HAVE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHILE IN GEAR NO OTHER SYMPTOMS AT THIS POINT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT ARE ONLY WILLING TO HELP ME WITH 25% OF THE BILL BECAUSE I PERFORMED MY OWN TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE AND THE WARRANTY IS UP. THIS IS THE THIRD PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THE CAR IN THE THREE YEARS I HAVE HAD IT. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID DURING HOT WEATHER THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS OPERATED ON THE COLDEST SETTING, THIS CAUSED THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY TO LOOSE CHARGE .WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR LOST POWER AND HAD TROUBLE GETTING UP TO SPEED (I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR COMING UP IN THE LANE) THE CAR WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER ON 7/17, 8/14, 8/18, 8/27, 9/9 THROUGH 9/30/08 DURING WHICH TIME NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE CAR. ON 9/30/08 I TOOK A TEST DRIVE WITH THE TECHNICIAN AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES HE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALER HIS MANAGER TOLD HIM NOT TO DOCUMENT HIS FINDINGS BECAUSE HONDA, ALTHOUGH AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND BECAUSE I COULD NOT SELL THE CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM TO SOMEONE ELSE I TRADED THE CAR IN. I LATER FOUND THE CAR ON THE USED CAR LOT FOR SALE. *TR

I HAVE A HONDA CIVIC 2006 (LEASE) THIS CAR HAS 2 RECALL ONE ON 8/30/07 AND ON 11/07 BUT THE DEALER NEVER SENT ME ANY WARNING, NOTE, LETTER OR CALL TO NOTIFY THIS SITUATION, I READ THAT BY FED LAW THEY SHOULD CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW THE RICKS THAT THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE ME. I CALLED BECAUSE I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR KEYS CODE AND THEY TOLD ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID SORRY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY I WAS NOT NOTIFY ABOUT THIS I VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I DO NOT GET NOTIFY AT ALL, I HAD 3 CARS WITH THE HONDA ALL 3 ARE LEASE CARS SO IT IS NOT EXCUSE THAT THEY CANNOT CONTACT ME ALSO I AM LIVING T THE SAME PLACE FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR AND I GOT MY HONDA BILL EVERY MONTH. *TR

THE DRIVE-BY-WIRE THROTTLE SYSTEM EQUIPPED ON THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY TARDY IN ITS RESPONSE TIME TO THROTTLE-PEDAL INPUT. THIS WAS ALREADY A "RECALL" FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND HAS SINCE GOTTEN WORSE AFTER THE NEW SOFTWARE WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. FOR INSTANCE, IF DOWNSHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR, QUITE OFTEN WILL THE ENGINE ACCELERATE ITSELF AND PUSH THE VEHICLE FOR EXTENDED AMOUNTS OF TIME (10-15 SECONDS) WITH NO PEDAL INPUT. THIS HAS OCCURRED NOT ONLY IN FIRST GEAR, BUT ALSO FOURTH GEAR AND SIXTH GEAR, NOT WHILE DOWNSHIFTING BUT DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENCES OF THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 10. LUCKILY I DO HAVE A CLUTCH AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH, THE ENGINE WILL RAISE ITS REVS FROM ~2000 TO OVER 3000 AND THEN DROP OFF TO IDLE. AS WELL, WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THROTTLE RESPONSE TIME FROM PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS SLOW, AND WHEN RELEASING THE THROTTLE PEDAL THERE IS A 1.5-2 SECOND DELAY. NOT SO SAFE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI HAS PROBLEMS WITH GEARS ONE (1) THROUGH FOUR (4). THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE LACK OF SMOOTH SHIFTING AND ERRATIC GRINDING RESULTING FROM SHIFTING THROUGH THOSE GEARS. GRINDING OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP AND THE CLUTCH IS SHIFTED FROM NEUTRAL TO FIRST (1). GRINDING ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND SHIFTED FROM FIRST (1) TO SECOND (2), SECOND (2) TO THIRD (3), AND THIRD (3) TO FOURTH (4). THE GRINDING IS MOST PREVALENT IN THE SECOND (2) AND THIRD (3) GEARS, WITH FIRST (1) AND FOURTH (4) BEING MORE MINIMAL. THE GRINDING IS ALSO MOST PREVALENT DURING COLD WEATHER AND/OR WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT GIVEN TIME TO WARM UP. IN ADDITION TO THE GRINDING ISSUES OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION OF MY 2006 CIVIC SI, SURGING AND JERKINESS CAN BE FELT FROM NEUTRAL TO FIRST (1) AND FIRST (1) TO SECOND (2). NOTCHINESS CAN ALSO BE FELT WITHIN GEARS ONE (1) THROUGH FOUR (4). *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI HAS AN ISSUE WITH "HANGING REVS" THAT EVEN AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE GAS PEDAL THE RPMS SEEMS TO STAY STEADY FOR 1-2 SECONDS. THE INABILITY OF THE DBW SYSTEM WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO EARLY CLUTCH FAILURE, ALSO THERE IS SURGING AND JERKING IN 1ST-2ND GEAR. I MUST SAY THAT IT MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE I CAN'T PREDICT WHAT THE CAR WILL DO. THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE A NOTCHY, STIFF, AND GRINDING 3RD GEAR THAT WON'T SEEM TO GO AWAY EVEN WITH RECOMMENDED FLUID. *TR

WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASE, RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP REGARDING EXCESSIVE GRINDING OF GEARS, LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN ENGAGING GEAR CHANGE ALL WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED IT TO BE BREAK IN PERIOD OR THAT I WASN'T USED TO A PERFORMANCE 6M TRANSMISSION (I DRIVE A 2003 NISSAN 350Z 6M). NEXT VISIT, RESULTED FROM MORE OF THE ABOVE, I CITED WEBSITE RESEARCH AND REFERENCE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID NOT OF QUALITY. DEALERSHIP DID CHANGE AND PROBLEM WAS LESSENED. THIRD VISIT, HAD SERVICE TECH DRIVE VEHICLE AND HE CAME TO CONCLUSION THAT "IT WOULD GET BETTER WITH USE", I TOLD HIM THAT I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT HONDA WOULD ACCEPT THAT SOLUTION. I THEN DROVE FOR PERIOD OF TIME THINKING IT WAS MY SKILLS AND THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER WHEN BROKEN IN, UNTIL FINALLY, I CALLED OUT OF FRUSTRATION AND CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTUALLY POPPING OUT OF THIRD GEAR TO NEUTRAL AFTER I FELT LIKE IT WAS ENGAGED, OR I WAS HAVING TO DOUBLE CLUTCH/SHIFT AND THUS, CAUSING ME SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS AND NEAR COLLISION/REAR END DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED TIMES IT WOULD OCCUR. THIS LAST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE DISTRICT MANAGER WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE AND WE'D SCHEDULE A VISIT WHEN HE WAS IN TOWN. THIS TIME THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS AND REPORTED THAT BOTH DM AND SERVICE MANAGER DROVE WITHOUT ANY RECOGNITION OF REPORTED SYMPTOMS AND NOTHING WAS DONE. I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NOT HAD THIS COMPLAINT, THEY TOOK SOME COMPRESSION READINGS AND THEY WOULD KEEP IN TOUCH. I ACCEPTED, BUT VISITED MY SALES PERSON, AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS AND SUGGESTED THAT I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS "NON-TYPICAL" HONDA RESPONSE THAT I SELL THE VEHICLE. THE SYMPTOMS PERSIST CAUSING ME A LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND CONCERNS FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, OTHER PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES. THUS, LEADING ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE 3RD GEAR CORRECTLY AND CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO GRIND AND POP INTO NEUTRAL WHEN YOU THINK YOU ARE IN 3RD GEAR. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A WRECK. HONDA DENIES THE PROBLEM BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL PETITIONS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS THE WORST WHEN IT IS COLD OUT AND THE CAR IS COLD. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE THE CAR GOT TO ABOUT 5,000 MILES. *TR