2006 Honda Civic

WE BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA CIVIC IN SEPT. 2005. IN 2007 WE BEGAN HAVING VIBRATION PROBLEMS, FOUND WE WERE HAVE TIRE ISSUES WHEN WE WENT TO OUR LOCAL TIRE SHOP, WE REPLACED THE TIRES, WE MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER WHEN WE WENT IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THEY SEEMED UNCONCERNED. IN 2008 WE HAD A RECURRENCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND WENT TO OUR SEARS STORE, WHO CONFIRMED TIRE WEAR, AND WE AGAIN REPLACED THE TIRES. THIS SEEMED ODD, SO WE THEN MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR INSPECTION. AT THIS TIME THE DEALER TOLD US OF A "SPECIAL BULLETIN" FOR A SUSPENSION DESIGN FLAW, NOT A RECALL, AND WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE "KIT" UPDATE, WHICH WE HAD TO PAY FOR AS IT WAS NOT A RECALL! WE ARE NOW HAVING THE SAME "VIBRATION" PROBLEM, HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER, WHO TELLS US THE SUSPENSION IS FINE AND RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE TWO REAR TIRES FOR "CUPPING" ON ONE OF THEM. WE ARE WELL UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE TIRES BUT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD AS THE SUSPENSION IS PROBABLY THE ISSUE(PER SEARS ON THE PHONE), THEY WON'T BE COVERED. SO.. ONCE AGAIN WE ARE REPLACING TIRES, WHICH WE ARE CERTAIN ARE WEARING DOWN DUE TO A SUSPENSION PROBLEM (SHORT REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS)AFTER READING THE ONLINE FORUMS WHERE EVERY PROBLEM WE HAVE AND HAVE HAD IS BEING DISCUSSED FOR OUR MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. PLEASE HELP US MAKE HONDA AWARE THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CAUSING COSTLY TIRE REPLACEMENTS. APPARENTLY THE SOLUTION IS REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL ARMS AND HONDA WILL NOT BEAR THE REPLACEMENT COST OF TIRES THAT THEIR DESIGN FLAW HAS AND CONTINUES TO CAUSE. HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS HINGES FRACTURED AND THE VISORS WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE CLOSED, UPRIGHT POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE WHEN ADJUSTED. THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BACKING HAD ALSO FRACTURED WITH EXPOSED WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURES AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 06/03/11 *BF

I TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE BACK TIRES WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY ON THE INSIDE. THEY REPLACED THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS WITH THE "SUPPOSEDLY" CORRECT CONTROL ARMS MARKED C AND DID AN ALIGNMENT, BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM! I JUST BOUGHT A FULL SET OF NEW TIRES IN JULY OF 2010 AND MY CAR WAS ALIGNED AND I AM ABOUT TO NEED NEW TIRES AGAIN! IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S VISOR FELL OFF AND WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, BOTH VISORS FELL OFF THE SECOND TIME, AND ARE NOW HELD ON WITH ZIP TIES. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE VISOR AS WELL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THEY BEGAN FEELING A VIBRATION AND HEARD A ROARING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM CAME FROM A COMBINATION OF THE TIRES AND REAR WHEELS GEOMETRY DISPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE CAUSED INNER EDGE WEAR ON THE TIRES, VIBRATION AND A ROARING NOISE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THE COMPONENT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V106000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER OFFERED TO COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD PANEL WAS FLOPPING UP AND DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V326000 (VISIBILITY: GLASS, SIDE/REAR) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 72,300. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ UPDATED 11/16/11

IN RESPONSE TO AUGUST, 2010 RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA FOR 2006 CIVIC HYBRID, I HAD THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST (IMA) SOFTWARE UPDATED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/4/2010. SINCE THEN, THE SOFTWARE HAS BEEN EXECUTING THE IMA BATTERY RECALIBRATION ROUTINE WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, TO THE POINT NOW WHERE THE RECALIBRATION IS OCCURRING 1-2 TIMES PER DAY AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES DURING MY COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK. DURING THE RECALIBRATION PERIOD OF ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES, THE IMA IS NOT AVAILABLE TO ASSIST ACCELERATION. THE ACCELERATION IS SUDDENLY SLUGGISH WHEN RECALIBRATION BEGINS, AND DOES NOT RESUME ITS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC UNTIL THE RECALIBRATION FINISHES. THE CAR IS SEVERELY UNDERPOWERED AND CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN THE EXPECTED ACCELERATION FOR ENTERING A FREEWAY OR MAKING A TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC, DOES NOT OCCUR. HONDA DOES NOT DEFINE THIS BEHAVIOR AS A FAILURE, SO NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST BATTERY SOFTWARE WAS UPGRADED. AFTER THE UPGRADE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO REINSTALL THE OLD SOFTWARE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000