2006 Honda Civic

OUR 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX WOULD NOT START AFTER DRIVEN TO A PARK. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR, THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE STARTER MADE CLICKING NOISE, BUT WOULD NOT START. WHILE CHECKING THE BATTERY, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE POSITIVE SIDE OF CABLE UNDER THE PLASTIC COVER WAS CORRODED OUT. POLICE CAME AND TRIED TO HELP US TO JUMP THE CAR WHICH WAS NOT WORKING. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER PIASSA HONDA IN DREXEL HILL, PA WHICH QUOTED US $1,300 FOR CHANGING THE ENTIRE BATTERY CABLE HARNESS. WE WERE IN A SHOCK AND REFUSED THE SERVICE, BUT HAD THEM REPLACED A NEW BATTERY THEN DRIVEN HOME. BY DOING THE RESEARCH, WE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006 HONDA CIVIC. HONDA PURCHASED A BATCH OF DEFECTED BATTERIES WHICH LEAKING OUT ACID THAT CORRODED OUT THE CABLE. I'M A DIE HARD HONDA FAN. MY LAST 1996 HONDA ACCORD HAD NO ISSUE AND LET ME RIDE IT OVER 330,000 MILES WITH ONLY MINIMUM REGULAR MAINTENANCE. MY EXPECTATION OF HONDA CAR IS EXTREMELY HIGH. I HAD MY ENTIRE DIE HARD US CAR FAMILY CONVERTED TO HONDA. PLEASE DO NOT LET ME DOWN. SINCERELY YOURS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS WERE FRACTURED AND OBSTRUCTING HER VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE SUN VISOR WAS HANGING DOWN AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO HOLD IT UP AND DRIVE AT THE SAME TIME. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VISOR BY REPLACING IT SIX TO EIGHT TIMES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA ISSUED A CONTINUATION OF THE VISOR WARRANTY UP TO 8 YEARS. UPDATED 08/04/11

MY '06 HONDA CIVIC HAS HAD THE SAME AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM TWICE ALREADY. THE 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED (SUMMER OF '09) THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT A PEBBLE HIT THE (APPARENTLY EXTREMELY FRAGILE) CONDENSER UNIT, CAUSING A LEAK. THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS, SO THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $1300 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (THE FIRST TIME). I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND TONS OF THESE CASES WITH HONDA VEHICLES. APPARENTLY THE CONDENSER IS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED AGAINST DEBRIS LIKE IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNLESS HONDA HAS A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN I SPOKE TO HONDA AMERICA, THEY LIKENED THE FAILURE TO A CHIPPED WINDSHIELD. DURING COMMON, EVERYDAY, FREEWAY DRIVING, THE DAMAGE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS A CHIPPED WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD IS A PROTECTIVE DEVICE, AND THEREFORE DEFLECTING PEBBLES AND OTHER ROAD HAZARDS IS EXACTLY WHAT IT'S DESIGNED FOR. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. IMAGINE, PEBBLES ACTUALLY HITTING A MOVING VEHICLE A FEW INCHES OFF THE GROUND--AS IF THAT'S AVOIDABLE! MY QUESTION IS, DID HONDA FORGET THAT PEOPLE TEND TO USE THEIR CARS ON ROADS?? OR DID THEY SIMPLY FORGET WHAT ROADS ARE MADE OF? I COULD GO TO HONDA'S SERVICE DEPT TOMORROW AND HAVE THE [XXX] THING FIXED, DRIVE AWAY AND THE SAME PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. AS FOR MY CURRENT PROBLEM, I NOTICED SOMETIME IN LATE MARCH OF 2011 THAT MY A/C, YET AGAIN, NO LONGER WORKS FOR THE SAME REASON PREVIOUSLY STATED. I'VE BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS ON MY OWN. I ALREADY PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR THE 1ST TIME. I CANNOT DO IT AGAIN. I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA AND THE TEMPERATURE IS ON THE RISE, AND WITH SUMMER AROUND THE CORNER IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE. I CAN'T GO TO INTERVIEWS DRENCHED IN SWEAT. NO ONE IS GONNA HIRE THE SWEATY CHICK WITH WINDBLOWN HAIR! PLEASE HELP!! *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. I PURCHASED IT NEW AND HAVE BEEN SATISFIED WITH THE VEHICLE WITH ONE EXCEPTION. THE REAR TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY (FLAT SPOTS) CAUSING A ROARING SOUND THAT IS VERY ANNOYING. ALSO, DURING HIGH SPEED (45 - 70 MPH) THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AS IF THE WHEELS WERE OUT OF BALANCE. THIS COULD PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM I THOUGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN MY FAULT FOR NOT ROTATING THE TIRES AS RECOMMENDED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. HOWEVER, I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT ROTATING THE TIRES AND HAVING THE WHEELS BALANCED DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DURING MY RESEARCH OF THE PROBLEM ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE I FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER CIVIC OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. DURING THE PAST 5 YEARS I HAVE ASKED NUMEROUS CIVIC OWNERS IF THEY WERE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLE. NEARLY EVERY ONE THAT I ASKED DID IN FACT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND THE VISORS ARE BROKEN AND HANG DOWN. IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND BLOCKS MY VISION FOR STREET LIGHTS, SIGNS ETC. I CANNOT ADJUST IT TO KEEP THE SUN OUT OF MY EYES FOR CERTAIN ANGLES. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE. THEY WANT A CHARGE OF $75.00 PER VISOR. THEY ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND THEY JUST KEEP BREAKING. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WITH APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MILES. I REPLACED THE FIRST SET OF TIRES (DUNLOP) AFTER @30,000 MILES (FOR REFERENCE, THE PREVIOUS HONDA ACCORD I OWNED WOULD TYPICALLY GO 50-80K BEFORE NEEDING NEW TIRES)... THE TIRES ON MY CIVIC HYBRID WERE ALL WORN ON THE INSIDE AND NOT EASILY VISIBLE (THE OUTSIDE TREAD LOOKED FINE) - I FOUND THIS OUT DURING MY ANNUAL CAR INSPECTION IN JULY/AUG 2008. AT THAT TIME I HAD A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE AND TIRES REPLACED BEFORE I COULD PASS THE INSPECTION. SINCE THEN, I REPLACED ONE OF THE TIRES ABOUT A YR AGO BECAUSE THE TIRE STARTED TO COME APART AT THE SEAM AND WAS MAKING A LOUD THUD NOISE. I HAVE NEVER RUN INTO THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH A TIRE BEFORE AND AM GRATEFUL THE TIRE DIDN'T COME TOTALLY APART (ESPECIALLY IF MY FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR)... I WAS JUST AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER ON 4/8/11 TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUE (DEFECTIVE VOLTAGE REGULATOR) DEALT WITH WHEN THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT MY FRONT TIRES WERE IN BAD SHAPE. HE DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT A KNOWN SUSPENSION PROBLEM (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001) WHICH SPEAKS TO THIS ISSUE CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY THOUGH HE DID ADVISE THAT THE FRONT TIRES BE REPLACED AND ALL FOUR WHEELS BE REALIGNED. INTERESTINGLY, THE LAST TRIP TO THIS SAME DEALERSHIP TO REMEDY A FAULTY SENSOR IN AUGUST 2010 THERE WAS NO MENTION OF TIRE ISSUES OR TSB 08-001 YET I'VE ONLY PUT ON 5,000 MILES SINCE THAT TIME AND THE TIRE ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN APPARENT AT THAT TIME TOO... I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT HONDA'S TSB 08-001 AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE WEB ON 4/12/11. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I FEEL HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS A SUSPENSION DESIGN FLAW, SAFETY ISSUE, AND THE CONSUMER IS UNKNOWINGLY PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES AND ALIGNMENTS. I'VE TRIED TO GET HONDA TO PAY FOR FIXING THE SUSPENSION ISSUE (AS PER THE SERVICE BULLETIN) BUT THEY ARE SO FAR UNWILLINGLY TO DO THAT. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS BROKEN AND DEFECTIVE. HONDA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NO RECALL. THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED AND HANGS DOWN IN THE WAY OR VIEW AND I CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD TO DRIVE SAFELY. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO FIX THIS UNDER GOODWILL ASSISTANCE AND MY CARS WARRANTY HAS JUST EXPIRED. MANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND HONDA IS NOT ADDRESSING IT. DAILY USE TO BLOCK THE SUN IN YOUR EYES WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IS THE EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE. THE CONSEQUENCES IS THAT I CAN NOT SEE TO DRIVE SAFELY. EITHER SUN IN MY EYES OR SUN VISOR BLOCKING VIEW OF ROAD. THE VISOR CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED, IT IS BROKEN, IT JUST HANGS DOWN IN THE LINE OF SIGHT. TO DATE MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN EL PASO TX HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART THUS I AM WORKING WITH AMERICAN HONDA FOR THEIR SUPPORT TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BURNED OUT AND THE SILICONE LUBRICATION LEAKED ONTO THE BRAKE SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE HE WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.