2006 Honda Civic

MY REAR TIRES CUP AND MAKE EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE AND CAUSES CAR TO SHAKE. HONDA REPLACED THE CONTROL ARMS AS PART OF A SERVICE BULLETIN AND PAID FOR HALF THE COST OF NEW TIRES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND HONDA WON'T DO ANYTHING. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL SERVICE GARAGE AFTER HONDA CLAIMED IT WAS NOW AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. LOCAL SERVICE GARAGE TOLD ME ALIGNMENT WAS ALL WITHIN SPECS. I'VE FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER OWNERS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

ELECTRONIC MOTOR ASSIST (EMA) BATTERY FAILURE IN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CAR HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT AND THE BATTERY THAT POWERS THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR FAILED. WHEN THE BATTERIES BECOME FAULTY: GAS MILEAGE IS DECREASED AS WELL AS THE CAR'S OVERALL HORSEPOWER(BY ABOUT 20-25 HP IF I AM CORRECT). THIS MAKES DRIVING THE CAR UNPREDICTABLE WHEN IN TRAFFIC. THE $3,000 BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY HONDA THROUGH WARRANTY(STOPS AT 80,000 MILES). HONDA HAD STATED THAT THE BATTERIES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. THE BATTERIES SEEM TO BE GOING BE FAILING IN 50,000-70,000 MILEAGE AREA AT AN EXTRAORDINARY RATE. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE MY SECOND REPLACEMENT AS IN 2007 I HAD A COMPLETE EMA FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR ASSIST FAILED 100%. ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD TURNED ON AND THE RPMS SHOT WAY UP. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK AND THEN TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH TAKES MINUTES TO UPDATE. *TR

BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISORS WILL NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. DUE TO THE DESIGN, THE VISORS WILL COME APART AND YOU CANNOT POSITION THEM SAFELY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE TYPICAL 30,000 MILE / 3-YEAR BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 10 SETS DUE TO THEM COMING APART. NOW THAT I AM OUT OF THE 3-YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD, HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE SUNVISORS. *TR

FIRST MY AC STOPPED WORKING AND THEN MY TEMPERATURE MAXED OUT. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK IS CRACKED! YES, I HAVE 132K. HOWEVER, THIS IS A KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW. THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS AND REPAIR AT NO OUT OF POCKET COST FOR THOSE THAT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM! SPOKE TO VARIOUS PEOPLE AT AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. AND THE RESPONSE IS MILEAGE IS TOO HIGH SO DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING. IF THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE SUCH A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, I WOULD JUST CONSIDER MYSELF UNLUCKY. HOWEVER, CONSIDERING THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND CONSIDERING THIS IS A FAST GROWING LIST OF PEOPLE, IT DESERVES INVESTIGATION. SOME CUSTOMERS, INCLUDING SOME WITH HIGH MILEAGE, SEEM TO HAVE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE PROBABLY LONG TERM HONDA CUSTOMERS AND ONCE THAT THEY WOULD WANT TO RETAIN AS CUSTOMERS. I GUESS HONDAS BEING THE ONLY TWO NEWS CARS I HAVE BOUGHT DOES NOT COUNT! *TR

I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS NOISE DURING DRIVING WHICH APPEAR TO BE FROM THE TIRES AND IT CAN BE ANNOYING AT POINTS. I READ ABOUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND MY CAR HAS THE PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR TO HAVING A BAD CONTROL ARM. THE INNER PORTION OF MY TIRES ARE WEARING OUT FASTER THAN THE OTHER PARTS OF THE TIRES. HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP I GO TO WON'T COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL ARMS BECAUSE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE CONTROL ARM ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY. I HAVE BOUGHT ANOTHER SET OF TIRES BECAUSE THE FIRST SET STARTED TO MAKE THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE DURING SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. HONDA SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL OR COVER ALL THE COSTS OF REPLACING THESE PARTS EVEN IF THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR OWNER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR FIXING THIS ISSUE. *TR

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE FIRST TIME WAS, MAY 26, 2009, AND THE SECOND TIME, JANUARY 15, 2010. WHEN THIS OCCURRED I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN APPLYING THE BRAKE TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH. THE BRAKE BEGAN TO FADE AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, WHICH CAUSED THE MOTOR TO INCREASE IN RPM AND THEN WENT INTO IDEAL, WHICH ALL HAPPENED IN A FEW SECONDS. BOTH TIMES I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE OCCURRENCES. BOTH TIMES THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. AFTER HONDA CHECKED THE CAR OUT ON JANUARY 15, 2010 I RETURNED ON JANUARY 26, 2010, LEAVING THE CAR WITH THEM FOR 2 DAYS FOR A MORE INTENSE EVALUATION. AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. HOWEVER, THE BRAKES STILL WORKED. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THIS FAILURE HAS NOT YET RECURRED. THE SYMPTOMS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH WAS RECALLED ON 2002 HONDA MODELS. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES STARTED OVERHEATING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY RELIABLE MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. HE TOLD ME TO TOW THE CAR TO THE HONDA REPAIR SHOP AS THIS WAS A FAULT WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR. HONDA IS COVERING THE COST TO REPAIR. HOWEVER, I WILL BE WITHOUT A CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND THY WILL NOT COVER FOR A RENTAL CAR. SHAME ON HONDA. I WILL RECONSIDER EVER PURCHASING A HONDA EVER AGAIN. *TR

MY CIVIC WAS A 2006 MODEL WITH 88,000 MILES. I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO EXPERIENCE ANY MISHAPS WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE AT ONE OF THE LOCAL FIRESTONE PLACES, AFTER THEY DID THE MAINTENANCE, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS COOLANT ALL OVER THE PARTS BENEATH THE ENGINE AND THEY WERE SURE THAT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT IMMEDIATELY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND SURE ENOUGH, THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE BLOCK WITH NO OUT-OF-POCKET COST. I WAS FORTUNATE. HOWEVER, I'M STILL NOT HAPPY WITH THE CAR BECAUSE I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STARTER AT 66,000 MILES AND THEN THE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AT 88,000 MILES. NOW, I'M EXPERIENCING SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT HAS NOT BEEN A GOOD CAR FOR ME. *TR