2007 Honda Civic

2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BATTERY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA MOTOR CORP. TO VISIT HER DEALER FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO PREVENT PREMATURE DETERIORATION ON THE IMA BATTERY. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS GETTING POOR GAS MILEAGE. SHE THEN NOTICED THE VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE WAS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH. EVERY TIME SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN DRIVING, THE GAUGE THAT DISPLAYED THE IMA BATTERY'S CHARGE DROPPED TO ONE BAR AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO ASSIST FROM THE IMA SYSTEM UPON ACCELERATION, WHICH WAS THE PROCESS OF THE BATTERY RECALIBRATING AND TRYING TO EVALUATE IF THERE WAS ENOUGH CHARGE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, WHICH COULD LEAVE THE VEHICLE DANGEROUSLY UNDER-POWERED WHEN MERGING INTO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING LEFT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION DUE TO LACK OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ALMOST NEVER SHUT OFF WITH THE AUTO-STOP FEATURE DUE TO LOW CHARGE OF THE IMA BATTERY. *JB

I HAVE OWNED A HONDA CIVIC FOR AT LEAST 2 YEAR MAYBE MORES. ITS A 2007 MODEL. I HAD BEEN LIVING IN CHICAGO (HAD MOVED THERE) SINCE THE END OF 2008 (DECEMBER TO BE EXACT-MAKING IT ALMOST THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY 2009. I LIVED THERE TILL APRIL 2010. WE THEN MOVED BACK TO TEXAS. I HAD NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VISOR UNTIL A MONTH AND A HALF LATER BEFORE MY GIRLFRIENDS AND I LEFT FOR A TRIP TO DALLAS. THE VISOR REFUSED TO STAY UP. I HAVE NOT HOWEVER HAD THE MONEY TO BUY A NEW ONE UNTIL L NOW. STILL I FIND THIS VERY RISKY AND VERY MUCH OF A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I ALSO SAW THERE IS A TSB RECALL (HONDA TSB 08-001) ON THE 2007 CIVIC BUT NOT ON THE SI ON REPLACING THE REAR ARMS. MY 2007 CIVIC SI HAS THE SAME VISIBLE TIRE WEAR AND TREAD CUPPING WHICH WOULD BE FIXED BY THE RECALL BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED. THE FIX IS A SIMPLE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR CHAMBER ARMS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAD IT IN ON A RECALL FOR THE 3RD GEAR. I'D LIKE THAT SAME TREATMENT AND TO BE INCLUDED ON THE RECALL TO CHANGE MY REAR CHAMBER ARMS. I'M ANNOYED THAT HONDA WILL FIX THE PROBLEM ON ALL THE OTHER TRIM LINES BUT NOT THE CIVIC SI. *TR

THE SUN VISORS (BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER ) SPLIT AT THE TOP SEAMS WHERE THEY ARE GLUED TOGETHER, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR VISORS TO STAY UP; THUS OBSCURING THE VISION OF BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE PASSENGER SUN VISOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR THE SAME DEFECT WHICH IS A MANUFACTURING, DESIGN, AND ENGINEERING DEFECT. I WAS ADVISED BY SEVERAL HONDA EMPLOYEES THAT NUMEROUS SUN VISORS ARE REPLACED ON A WEEKLY BASIS FOR THE IDENTICAL DEFECT, JUST AT ONE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS NOT A DEALERSHIP ISSUE BUT A HONDA ISSUE. IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT THE SUN VISORS WERE IN NO WAY ABUSED OR EVEN USED THAT MUCH BUT THE SEAMS JUST SPLIT. I HAVE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS AND CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS DEFECT NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE HONDA WITH THE DEFECTIVE SUN VISORS BUT OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS AS WELL, RESULTING FROM THE OBSCURED VISION, I WAS ADVISED THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT BUT CONTINUES TO USE THE SAME SUN VISORS IN NEW VEHICLES AND THAT THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL BY SPLITTING AT THE SEAMS THERE WAS NO RESULTING ACCIDENT, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE SUN VISORS WOULD HAVE TO BE RETURNED TO HONDA BUT I DID PHOTOGRAPH THEM AND THE PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE. IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS EXCELLENT AND THAT HONDA DID REPLACE THEM AT A REDUCED COST EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAS OCCURRED 2 TIMES WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, NO INTERFERENCE FROM FLOOR MAT, CAR IN DRIVE. 1ST TIME CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 45 MINUTES, 2ND TIME ONLY ABOUT 5 MINUTES. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT IDLE HAS BEEN "RELEARNED", AND OTHER SOFTWARE ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN REINSTALLED. SO FAR, TECHNICIANS HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED CAUSE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. BECAUSE IT FORTUNATELY HAPPENED WHILE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON BRAKE, NO DAMAGE OCCURRED, SINCE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO HOLD CAR IN POSITION UNTIL IT WAS TURNED OFF THE FIRST TIME. CAR WAS RACING FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE TURNED OFF. WHEN TURNED BACK ON WITH CAR IN PARK, THE ENGINE STILL RACED FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN CAME BACK TO NORMAL IDLE AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO DESTINATION WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM. CAR WAS TAKEN THE NEXT MORNING TO DEALERSHIP AND KEPT FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE TECHNICIANS TESTED IT, DROVE IT OVER 500 MILES, HAD FACTORY TECHNICIANS COME, AND PERFORMED UPDATES AND REINSTALLATIONS LISTED ABOVE. THE CAR WAS DECLARED SAFE AND RUNNING ACCORDING TO HONDA SPECS, SO OWNER TOOK BACK THE CAR. WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. 2ND TIME, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, AT WHICH POINT RPMS ROSE TO OVER 5000, THEN DROPPED BACK TO NORMAL IDLE. CURRENTLY CAR IS BEING CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP AGAIN. *TR

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM HONDA CORPORATION THAT THE WARRANTY ON MY 2007 HONDA CIVICS' ENGINE BLOCK HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO EIGHT YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. I READ ONLINE THAT THE ENGINE BLOCKS WILL CRACK AS A RESULT OF DEFECTIVE CASTING AT THE TIME THE ENGINE BLOCKS WERE MANUFACTURED. I'VE READ ONLINE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS OF CRACKED BLOCKS AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND NOT A WARRANTY EXTENSION. THIS DEFECT WILL RESULT IN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, THIS DEFECT WILL SEVERELY DEVALUE MY CAR FOR SALE OR TRADE IN VALUE. HONDA CO. NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR. *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH HONDA MOTOR CO. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AT 21,560 THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXTREME UNEVEN WEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS MECHANIC INFORMED HIM OF A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WAS ISSUED IN JULY 2009 REGARDING RAPID/UNEVEN REAR TIRE WEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS SINCE PURCHASED HIS THIRD SET OF TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE RECALL , AND AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PERFORMING LIKE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29000.

THE SUNVISOR IN MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC SPLIT AT THE SEAMS AND WILL NO LONGER STAY UP. IT HANGS DOWN INTO MY FIELD OF VISION. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER HONDA OWNERS AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM- AND WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT THEY HAVE PURCHASED. APPARENTLY THE HONDA SUNVISORS BREAK IN HIGH HEAT. MINE EXPLODED ON JULY 24- WHEN THE HEAT WAS IN THE 100S. *TR