2006 Honda Civic

MY HONDA HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE HAND WAXED IT TWICE A YEAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2006. THIS PAST YEAR, THE PAINT ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK BEGAN TO PEEL OFF. THE CAR NOW LOOKS LIKE ITS 20 YEARS OLD AND HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. BOTH VISORS ON THE CAR HAVE BROKEN 3 TIMES, THE TRUNK LATCH BROKE RUINING 100.00 WORTH OF GROCERIES AND THE TIRES CONTINUOUSLY WARP DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE YEAR MODEL. NOW, AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY I CANNOT GET THE ALARM SYSTEM TO STOP SOUNDING. THIS YEAR MODEL CIVIC IS SUCH A LEMON. *TR

TWO DAYS AGO I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. I WAS SLOWING THE CAR DOWN USING THE BRAKES. AS I TURNED INTO THE PARKING SPACE I APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES BECAME SOFT AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINES RPMS INCREASED AND BEGAN JUMPING BETWEEN 3000 RPMS TO 4000 RPMS. THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE BRAKES FULLY DEPRESSED AND I WAS IN DANGER OF HITTING OTHER CARS OR PEOPLE. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS JUMPED EVEN HIGHER. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE STOPPED. I RE-STARTED IT AND DROVE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM (OR SO THEY SAY). THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 8 WEEKS THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THIS CAR (SEE COMPLAINT NUMBER 10435619). THIS WAS NOT PEDAL ERROR. MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKE. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH I SEE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. HONDA IS NOT ADMITTING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SOFTWARE IN THEIR CARS BUT THERE IS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE TOO MANY PEOPLE GET KILLED. I COULD HAVE EASILY RUN OVER THE 2-3 PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF ME IF I HADN'T BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE AND KNEW TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL RIGHT AWAY. BOTH TIMES WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I FELT THE BRAKES SOFTEN AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE IS SOME GLITCH IN THEIR SOFTWARE THAT TELLS THE ENGINE TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN BRAKING. INSTEAD OF DOWNSHIFTING THE ENGINE ACCELERATES. SOMETHING IS CLEARLY WRONG WITH THIS CAR. UNFORTUNATELY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON SO HONDA CAN NOT FIND THE ERROR. CLEARLY IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM OUT THERE WITH THESE HONDAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. ALSO, A LOUD TICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN MARCH OF 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V399000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: WHEEL SPEED SENSOR); HOWEVER THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER ALLOWING IT TO COOL AND ADDING WATER TO THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

IN AUGUST OF 2009, AT 89,549 MILES THE ORIGINAL SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER FAILED. THE TENSIONER BOLT BROKE OFF IN THE ENGINE BLOCK DURING THE REPLACEMENT PROCESS. ENOUGH OF THE BOLT WAS EXPOSED TO GRIP IT AND REMOVE IT FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. HONDA REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE USED INCLUDING NEW TENSIONER ASSEMBLY, TENSIONER BOLT AND BELT. LOCAL HONDA DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST. NOT WARRANTY, NO DEFECT, NO OFFER TO ASSIST. OCTOBER, 2011, AT 146,000 MILES, THE TENSIONER BOLT BROKE CAUSING MISALIGNMENT OF THE SERPENTINE TENSIONER PULLEY, TEARING UP THE BELT AND STALLING OUT THE ENGINE. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. INSTALLED A SECOND "BELT ENHANCEMENT KIT" FROM LOCAL PARTS COMPANY,WITH NEW LONGER BELT, NEW BELT ROUTING AND NEW TENSIONER WITH A NEW BOLT. PRIVATE MECHANIC HAD TROUBLE REMOVING BROKEN BOLT FROM ENGINE BLOCK, BUT GOT IT OUT. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAID MY VIN NOT AFFECTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. LOCAL PARTS DEALERS COMPUTERS ALL SHOWED A "BELT ENHANCEMENT KIT" AND SO DID THE HONDA PARTS DEPARTMENT. HONDA SERVICE WRITERS NOT HELPFUL, NOT THEIR PROBLEM. WHAT WILL HAPPEN THE NEXT TIME THIS BOLT FAILS AND DAMAGES THE THREADS? OR THIS FAILURE DAMAGES THE ALTERNATOR, WATERPUMP, POWER STEERING UNIT AND OTHER PARTS? THIS SHOULD BE A WARRANTABLE FAILURE COVERED BY HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WOULD REMAIN OPEN WHILE DECELERATING, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V509000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

REAR TIRES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE TIRE. THE MORE VISIBLE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE REVEALS A SAFE AMOUNT OF REMAINING TREAD WHILE THE INSIDE MAY BE COMPLETELY GONE. FIRST SET OF TIRES WAS REPLACED AFTER 12,500 MILES DUE TO A FLAT TIRE ON THE REAR LEFT OF VEHICLE. AIR WAS LEAKING OUT THROUGH THE STEEL BELTS ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TIRE'S TREAD WAS WELL ABOVE THE REPLACEMENT MARKS LOCATED IN THE TREAD. AS OF 7 DECEMBER 2011, A HONDA SERVICE CENTER WANTED $465 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT WAS ADDRESSED IN HONDA TSB 08-001. *TR