2006 Honda Civic

SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN THE IMA BATTERY UPGRADE THE CAR BATTERY COMPLETELY DISCHARGES RANDOMLY SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. WHEN THE BATTERY DISCHARGES THE CAR LOOSES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ITS ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS SINCE THIS UPGRADE WHERE I HAVE NEARLY HAD ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. ONCE WHILE TURNING ONTO A BUSY STREET ON A HILL THE BATTERY DISCHARGED AND I LOST THE ACCELERATION AND THE ONCOMING CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I PULLED INTO THE FAST LANE TO PASS A CAR AND I LOST PICK UP AND THE CAR FAR BEHIND QUICKLY CAUGHT UP AND HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS. THE THIRD EPISODE IS WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON A VERY STEEP HILL. WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE FORWARD AGAIN THE BATTERY DISCHARGED AND DESPITE BEING IN THE DRIVE GEAR AND DESPITE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR I KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS. I ENDED UP ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWNHILL AND TURNED INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY AND TURNED AROUND. I DROVE AROUND UNTIL THE BATTERY RECHARGED AND THEN WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO DRIVE UP THE HILL. WHEN I BROUGHT THESE CONCERNS UP WITH MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY AGREED THIS DID NOT SOUND NORMAL. AFTER THEY TEST DROVE IT AND RAN TESTS THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM SO THEY CALLED HONDA CENTRAL. THEY WERE TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE BATTERY TO DISCHARGE RANDOMLY THROUGH OUT THE DAY SINCE THE UPGRADE. WHEN I ASKED HOW DO I DRIVE SAFELY THEY SAID I SHOULD BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE BATTERY DISCHARGING AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ACCELERATION. *TR

ENGINE STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY WITH NO PRIOR SIGNS OF TROUBLE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. FOUND BOLT WHICH HOLDS ENGINE ACCESSORY BELT TENSIONER IN PLACE HAD FAILED. REPLACED TENSIONER AND BOLT WITH NEW HONDA PARTS. FIVE MONTHS LATER SAME BOLT AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE RESULTING IN ENGINE STOPPAGE AGAIN FORTUNATELY AT 25 MPH IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. CAR WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. BOTH REPAIRS USED HONDA REPLACEMENT PARTS. I HAVE BOTH BOLTS. BOLTS ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BREAK UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. FORTUNATELY FAILURE DID NOT HAPPEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR HIGH SPEED BUT THEY COULD HAVE. *TR

YESTERDAY 01/03/11 I WAS TOLD BY A REPAIR SPECIALIST FROM THE MISSION VALLEY HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SAN DIEGO CA THAT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. I'VE DONE INTERNET RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THEIR HONDA CIVICS YEARS 2006 THRU 2008. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND SAFETY CONCERN! MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR AROUND WITH OUR 4 MONTH YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. NOW, I'LL BE DRIVING IT AS I'M NOT FEELING SAFE ABOUT HER DRIVING IT. THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE ENGINE FOR FREE BUT THEY ARE NOT GIVING ME A RENTAL CAR AS THEY STATE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY. WHAT A BUNCH OF CRAP HONDA IS GIVING US CONSUMERS WITH THESE DEFECTIVE CARS. WHERE'S THE QUALITY WE'VE COME TO EXPECT AND ADMIRED! I DOUBT I'LL BUY HONDA AGAIN AFTER THIS HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. *TR

THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSION IDLER PULLEY HAS FAILED TWICE ON MY VEHICLE. IT'S A FATIGUE FAILURE FROM BOLT BENDING LOAD; A DESIGN FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS ON SIDE STREETS. IF THIS OCCURRED AT SPEED WHERE I COULD NOT PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN SEVERE DANGER WITH LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE SEIZING AND A POSSIBLE FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED A BROKEN AUTO TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT; HOWEVER, THE BOLT DID NOT HOLD THE PIVOT ARM AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE THREAD WITHIN THE BOLTS WAS DAMAGED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSTALLED HELI-COL IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE THREADS IN THE ENGINE BLOCK; HOWEVER, THE BOLT SLIPPED AGAIN. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE HELI-COL WAS INSTALLED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC IT VOIDED ANY WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,050.

I HAVE A HONDA CIVIC 4DR SEDAN 2006 PURCHASED IN NOV 2005, IT CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 43800 MILES. WHEN I TURN ON THE HEATER, I CAN SMELL STRONG BURNING ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. FINALLY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER LIVING WITH THE PROBLEM FOR 3 DAYS AND HE SAID I HAD A ENGINE LEAKING COOLANT WITH A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AND HONDA IS READY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BLOCK AS THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. I AM WORRIED IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. PLEASE ASK HONDA TO ISSUE A OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE SO THAT MY ENGINE IS COVERED FOR ATLEAST THAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM, SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO PAY IF THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN ONCE MY WARRANTY IS DONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WHICH IS EXPERIENCING IMA SYSTEM PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO HONDA, EVERYTHING IS FINE, BUT THE BATTERY WON'T HOLD MUCH CHARGE. IN ADDITION, HONDA INSTALLED A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE CAR'S COMPUTER THAT CHANGES THE WAY THE ENGINE IS MANAGED, USING THE IMA SYSTEM LESS AND NOT ALLOWING THE BATTERY CHARGE TO GO BELOW 1/2 CHARGE. AS A RESULT, THE IMA SYSTEM WILL ONLY WORK (RANDOMLY) ABOUT HALF THE TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. SO ENGINE POWER WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT CRUCIAL TIMES, I.E. ACCELERATING, PULLING OUT AT AN INTERSECTION, ETC. THIS MAKES THE CAR UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE. THERE ARE MANY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM (AS WITNESSED THROUGH ONLINE FORUMS) AND HAVE RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE FROM HONDA, 'EVERYTHING IS OPERATING NORMALLY'. WELL, IT'S NOT. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID (30,000 MILES) HAS LOUD RATTLE NOISE GOING OVER BUMPS. NOISE WAS DIAGNOSED AS ENGINE MOUNT CAVITATION BY HONDA ENGINEER. DEALER TRIED REPAIR RECOMMENDED BY HONDA ENGINEER CONSISTING OF PLACING O-RINGS BETWEEN ENGINE AND MOUNT. THIS ELIMINATED THE NOISE. 1000 MILES LATER THE RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT BROKE AND ENGINE DROPPED IN FRAME. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT PER TSB BUT NOISE STILL EXISTS AND NOW HONDA IS STATING THAT THE NOISE IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND REFUSES TO REPAIR. THE NOISE WAS NOT PRESENT IN THE FIRST TWENTY THOUSAND MILES OF DRIVING. THE NOISE IS NOW A VERY SERIOUS CONCERN OF ANOTHER IMMINENT ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE. IF THIS OCCURS AT HIGH SPEED AND ENGINE AGAIN DROPS IN FRAME, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE LOST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE THEN SAW SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE. HE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE SAT FOR ONE DAY AND WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, IT STALLED. THE CONTACT POURED WATER INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,793.