2006 Honda Civic

AT 55K MILES, WE HAVE JUST INSTALLED OUR THIRD FULL SET OF TIRES ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX. THE ORIGINAL TIRES LASTED APPROX 35K. WE HEARD LOUD GROWLING FROM REAR TIRES, INITIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THEN PROGRESSIVELY LOWER SPEEDS. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY VEHICLE VIBRATION WHICH SEEMED TO INCREASE EXPONENTIALLY W/INCREASED SPEED. DISCOVERED ONLINE ABOUT ISSUES W/CIVIC'S REAR CONTROL ARMS. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE TIRES WERE UNEVENLY WORN. IN FACT THERE WERE COMPLETELY BALD SPOTS, WHILE APPROPRIATE TREAD REMAINED ELSEWHERE ON EACH TIRE. DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE CONTROL ARMS ONLY AFTER WE REPLACED THE TIRES.. WE BORE ENTIRE COST OF REPLACEMENT TIRES. AFTER SIX MONTHS AND 20K MILES, INCLUDING ONE TIRE ROTATION, THE NOISE AND VIBRATION RETURNED, THIS TIME ON FRONT END. COULD THIS BE BECAUSE THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WORE UNEVENLY WHILE INITIALLY ON BACK? TOOK CAR BACK TO HONDA DEALER, WHO SAID "TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY; THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED." NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ANY ISSUES W/CIVIC MODEL. TIRE DEALER PRO-RATED REPLACEMENT TIRES [STILL A BUNCH OF $$$], SAID THEY'D NEVER HAD THAT "BETTER" [70K] MODEL OF TIRE WEAR SO UNEVENLY. [CUPPING/FEATHERING] IT SEEMS HONDA'S "FIX" WASN'T REALLY. I AM GENUINELY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY; WE WILL LIKELY SELL THE CAR ASAP. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT SOME CIVIC OWNER OUT THERE WILL BE UNABLE TO AFFORD REPLACEMENT TIRES AND JUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE ON WORTHLESS RUBBER. SINCE HONDA WILL NOT CONCEDE THE PROBLEM, THEY REFUSE TO ABSORB THE COST OF TIRES. NOR DOES HONDA SEEM PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN ASTOUNDED BY THE TOTAL LACK OF CONCERN AT HONDA. WHEN, BECAUSE IT WILL HAPPEN, THERE IS A RESULTING CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE, I HOPE ITS NOT AT 75MPH ON A CROWDED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BUMP AND IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SPUN AROUND. BOTH THE BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT STRUCK A MUDDY EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN-VISOR ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC IS NOT USABLE. WHEN PULLED DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN, THE VISOR PULLS APART. WHEN TRYING TO RETURN THE VISOR TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, THE VISOR GETS STUCK BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD. SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE GLUE BECAUSE THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE SUN, BUT OCCURS EVEN IF IT IS AS COLD AS 30 DEGREES OUTSIDE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED IN AUGUST 2008 AND THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT SAID THEY SHOWED UNUSUAL WEAR AND DO I USE THE BRAKES ON HILLY TERRAIN? WHICH I DON'T!. THE BRAKES NEVER FEEL FULLY DISENGAGED. I JUST READ A COMMENT ON A WEBSITE THAT SAID THE SAME THING FOR ANOTHER CAR. ALSO THE SUN VISORS SPONTANEOUSLY CRACK. I HAD THE DRIVER SIDE REPLACED AND THE PASSENGER ONE IS NEEDING REPLACEMENT. HONDA SEEMS TO BE IGNORING PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS WITH THESE BRAKE ISSUES AND VISORS. PLEASE HELP NUDGE HONDA TO RECALL THE BRAKE SYSTEMS ON THESE CARS! THANK YOU SO MUCH. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC SUBURU BLUE IN WHICH THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. TWO WEEKS AFTER MY WARRANTY WAS OVER, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF, BRUISING MY 250 LB MALE FRIEND. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED, I WAS JUST DRIVING INTO A DRIVEWAY. BOTH SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK. CALLED MY CASE MANAGER AND HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. I AM DISABLED FEMALE AND DRIVING WITHOUT SEAT BELTS THAT COULD RESULT IN A HEFTY FINE. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC WHEN I REALIZE FROM STEAM ENGINE AND SAID THAT THE INDICATOR OF ENGINE TEMPERATURE ARE IN H (HOT). CALL FOR ROAD ASSISTANCE TO DRAG THE CAR TO HONDA DE SAN JUAN AND THEY(DEALERSHIP) TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE BROKE FAILURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND STILL IN THE HONDA DEALERSHIP CALLED HONDA DE SAN JUAN IN PUERTO RICO AND I SPEND 2 WEEKS AND THE CAR STILL IN THE SAME PLACE WAITING FOR A SHORT BLOCK. *TR

POWER STEERING LOSS. MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID LOST POWER STEERING ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. 1ST TIME I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF SUDDEN HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY STEERING THE CAR TO MAKE A TURN ON TO A SIDE STREET. I WAS ONLY 2 BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE SO I DROVE THE CAR BACK. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON AS SOON AS THE INCIDENT HAPPEN. THE DRIVER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDED TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT ON AGAIN TO READJUST. IT DID. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENED. I WORK 3 MILES FROM MY HOME. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR NORMALLY IN THE MORNING, THE CAR HAD NO STEERING POWER WHEN THE TIME CAME TO GO HOME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NET MORNING BUT THE LIGHT WAS OFF, THE STEERING WAS BACK AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG. *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS THE WORST TIRE WEAR/VIBRATION OF ANY CAR I HAVE EVER HAD...IT'S NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS NOT FIXING IT. IT'S BEEN BLAMED ON MULTIPLE ISSUES. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSES. I HAVE NOW GONE THROUGH GOING ON 3 SETS OF TIRES. MY CAR ONLY HAS 50,000 MILE ON IT!!! *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AND AS SHE WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT SHE NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS PEGGED ON HOT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO OUR REPAIR FACILITY (SPECIALISTS IN HONDA/ACURA AUTOMOBILES). THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK WHICH WAS CORROBORATED BY THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE WE HAD THE CAR TOWED IN ORDER FOR HONDA TO ACCESS THE SITUATION. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR STATION THAT WE ORIGINALLY TOOK THE CAR HAD LOOKED UP BULLETINS AND FOUND HONDA TSB 08-044, THAT WAS ISSUED 7/25/08. WE TALKED TO HONDA AND THE REPAIR AMOUNTS TO $3,300. THEY HAVE OFFERED US TO PAY FOR THE PARTS ($2,000) AND US THE LABOR ($1300). I HAVE LOOKED UP THIS TSB ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE (THERE'S A POSTING OF AN '08 CIVIC THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN WITH 7,000 MILES ON IT) . THERE WERE OTHERS AT VARIOUS MILEAGES UNDER THE 60K, SEVERAL OVER AND ONE AT 96K WHERE THAT OWNER FELT HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR IT. THE OFFER HONDA MADE TO US IS UNACCEPTABLE TO BOTH MY WIFE AND I AND WE THINK YOUR ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY. AS FAR AS I CAN FIND ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE UNHAPPY WITH THE WAY HONDA HAS HANDLED THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL HONDA VEHICLES AND BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THEM UP UNTIL NOW. WE ARE AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE ESCALATION COMMITTEE BUT I HAVE MY DOUBTS AS TO WHAT THEIR RESPONSE IS GOING TO BE, SO I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU NOW. *TR