2006 Honda Civic

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT WAS INDICATING THAT THE REAR PASSENGERS WERE NOT WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO A DAMAGED WIRING SYSTEM UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

BROUGHT VEHICLE TO HONDA DUE TO LOUD ROARING SOUND NEAR REAR LEFT TIRE. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BEARING AS THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL AND MY CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY "OK". HONDA CALLS AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $800 FOR 2 NEW CONTROL ARMS, 2 NEW REAR TIRES, AND AN ALIGNMENT. I DO SOME RESEARCH AND FIND OUT THERE IS A TSB: HONDA DESIGNED THE CONTROL ARMS WRONG CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THEM WITH NEWLY DESIGNED CONTROL ARMS. SO, HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR IT CONSIDERING THEY DESIGNED A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. HONDA WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. ESSENTIALLY, HONDA IS ADMITTING THE PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE BY REPLACING IT WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED PRODUCT. MY PURCHASED AN AFTERMARKET WARRANTY FROM THE HONDA STEALERSHIP: THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS CLAIMING "IT IS A DEFECT CAUSED BY HONDA" AND THE PART IS NOT BROKEN. THE CONSUMER LOSES ONCE AGAIN AND HONDA TAKES THE MONEY. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY DEFECTIVE DESIGN ON THIS CAR: THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKS DUE TO IMPROPER CASTING, THE CHEAP VISORS BREAK: AT LEAST HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS TO 8 YEARS. AFTER THAT, I GUESS YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK. THIS IS MY 6TH HONDA. I ALSO HAVE A HONDA LAWNMOWER AND POWERWASHER. HONDA WAS THE ONLY VEHICLE I WOULD BUY DUE TO THEIR HIGH QUALITY AND RELIABILITY. THEY USED TO BUILD QUALITY PRODUCTS AND STAND BEHIND THEM. NOW THEY BUILD GARBAGE AT A PREMIUM PRICE AND REFUSE TO STAND BEHIND THEM. I KNEW I BOUGHT THAT HYUNDAI SONATA FOR $4,000 LESS THAN AN ACCORD... PS: THE HYUNDAI HAS 0 ISSUES AND RUNS GREAT WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE. SORRY HONDA: I WILL BE PURCHASING FROM A COMPANY THAT STANDS BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS INSTEAD OF COMPANY RIDING OFF OF THEIR NAME LEGACY FROM THE 80'S AND 90'S. CHECK OUT HYUNDAI OR EVEN DARE I SAY AND AMERICAN CAR: THE QUALITY IS MUCH BETTER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN I SMELLED RUBBER BURNING AND THEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A TRUSTED FRIEND'S SHOP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THEN TO FIX IT. WE FOUND THAT THE TENSIONER BOLT WAS BROKEN. OUR MECHANIC HAS DONE LOTS OF RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER OWNERS OF 2006 HONDA CIVICS ARE ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO REPLACE THIS BOLT. I ONLY HAVE 75,000 MILES ON THIS HONDA AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS FAIRLY NEW CAR. I HOPE IT CAN BE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE WORN PREMATURELY. THE ROTORS WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE PADS AND THERE WAS A CONSTANT NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IMA BATTERY DEPLETES EVERY TIME I START THE CAR AND THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH 2 MINUTES OF STARTING TO DRIVE. SO THERE IS NO ELECTRIC ASSIST WHEN ENTERING FREEWAY. THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IS UNDERSIZED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR AND THUS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS. ALSO HONDA ISSUED A RECALL TO "FIX" IMA BATTERY ISSUES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER GAS MILEAGE THAN WAS ADVERTISED. PRIOR TO THE IMA RECALL THE CAR RETURNED 42-46 MPG AFTER THE RECALL IT NOW RETURNS 33-35 MPG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHOM DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,445. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE SPRING TENSIONER WAS BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP AND SERPENTINE BELT TO FAIL. UPDATED 10/05/11. *JB

HONDA CIVIC 2006 SUNVISOR: IT HAS SPLIT APART AND WILL NOT FOLD UP AND OUT OF THE WAY, PARTIALLY BLOCKS MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR IN THE "DOWN" POSITION. I HAVE TO PUSH THE PIECES TOGETHER TO MAKE IT STAY TOGETHER. ONCE YOU PUT IT BACK DOWN IT SPLITS AGAIN. BAD DESIGN MAKING AN ITEM SO CHEAPLY THAT MUST ENDURE REPEATED USE IN A SPOT THAT PROBABLY HAS TOO MUCH PRESSURE IN BETWEEN THE TWO JOINED PIECES. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY WAS DETERIORATING. A NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED IN ORDER TO SAVE THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE ONCE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.