2007 Honda Civic

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEAR INDICATORS ON THE BRAKE PADS DID NOT INDICATE TO HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO CHANGE HER BRAKES, HOWEVER. SHE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE INDICATORS WERE NOT TOUCHED OR WORN TO SHOW THAT THERE IS A FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE INDICATORS. THE CONTACT'S MAIN ISSUE WAS THE BRAKE INDICATORS WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE IS AN ESTIMATE---THE OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE. VEHICLE: HONDA YEAR: 2007 MODEL: CIVIC: LX UPON BRAKING OF A BUMPY ROAD, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AT THE FRONT TIRES AND THE VEHICLES STOPS, BUT THEN SLIDES FORWARD. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN DECELERATING DOWNHILL ON WET SURFACE AND ON ROADS BEING REPAIRED WHERE THERE IS UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED, "THERE IS NO PROBLEM." NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAT 10K MILES. VEHICLE STILL ONLY HAS ~36K MILES. SAFETY CONCERN: AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AS EXPECTED AND SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, MAY NOT BE RECOGNIZED BY THE DRIVER(S). *TR

CAR MODEL: HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2007 THE CAR HAS A SLIPPING BRAKE. WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN THE BRAKE CAN AND FREQUENTLY DOES SUDDENLY LET GO. WHEN LESS THAN FULL FORCE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE ENGAGES NORMALLY. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CAR NEARS A FULL STOP THE BRAKE SUDDENLY LETS GO. THIS CAN BE COMPENSATED FOR BY APPLYING ADDITIONAL BRAKE FORCE, BUT THE SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING CAN BE STARTLING AND DISORIENTING. THE DEFECT HAPPENS ALMOST CONSISTENTLY UNDER THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, NAMELY LESS THAN FULL BRAKING FORCE. I PERSONALLY BECAME ACCUSTOMED TO THE QUIRK. HOWEVER, MY WIFE HAS CLAIMED THAT THE DEFECT NEARLY CAUSED HER TO REAR END ANOTHER CAR AND HAS SINCE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *JB

I HAVE HAD 2 REAR END CAR ACCIDENTS WITH MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED CAUSING OVER $10,000.00 IN DAMAGE. I PAID THE FIRST ACCIDENT WITH MY OWN FUNDS TO AVOID MY INSURANCE FROM RAISING. THE SECOND ONE WAS PAID BY MY INSURANCE AS THE DAMAGE WAS MORE EXTENSIVE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AS THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL, BUT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS UNLESS THEY CAN RECREATE IT. ONE DEALERSHIP PUT ON NEW BREAK PADS, A NEW ABS MOTOR/SWITCH, AND DRAINED THE BRAKE FLUID. I AM SURE THE OLD PARTS WERE EITHER DESTROYED OR SENT BACK TO HONDA, BUT I DO NOT THINK THEY ARE AVAILABLE. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS WHEN IT IS VERY COLD AND DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER. THE LAST OCCURENCE I HAD TO DRIVE INTO A CURB TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AS THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TRIED TO GET HONDA TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE, BUT THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. HONDA CONTINUES TO INSIST I AM AT FAULT EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR BRAKES. WHEN I USE THE BRAKES DURING THE COLD WEATHER WITH EXTREME MOISTURE, THEY GRIND LIKE A DRILL IN CEMENT OR METAL. THE NOISE COMES FROM THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. IT IS NOT THE ABS BRAKES MAKING AS THE NOISE IS MORE FLUTERING THAT OCCURS ACROSS THE WHOLE FRONT-END AND THE CAR STOPS WHEN YOU SLAM ON THE BRAKES. THE LAST DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOOK ME ON A TEST DRIVE DURING SNOWY WEATHER, BUT IT DID NOT OCCUR. AGAIN, HE TOLD ME UNLESS THEY CAN RECREATE IT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX IT. I'VE NOTED THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE WAS IN JANUARY, BUT 2ND ACCIDENT OCCURED IN FEBRUARY OF 2008. I GUESS I MUST GET KILLED BEFORE ANY DEALERSHIP OR HONDA TAKES ME SERIOUSLY AS I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ANY MORE. THEY SEEM TO DISCOUNT THE SERIOUSNESS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT SEE ANY LEAKAGE WHEN THE EXAMINE THE BRAKES SO CONSEQUENTLY IT IS MY FAULT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. HELP!! *TR

2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND POWER. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE NOT BRAKING PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED, BUT AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKES AND ROAD TESTING, THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO HAVE BRAKING ISSUES, AND AFTER ALMOST HAVING A COLLISION DUE TO DECREASED BRAKING ABILITY, SHE AGAIN CONTACTED THE DEALER. THEY TESTED THE BRAKES AGAIN, AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO FAIL ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. THE DEALER EVALUATED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED A REPORT FROM HONDA STATED THE IMA WILL STOP CHARGING AND STOP WITH ASSISTED BRAKING IF TEMPERATURES ARE TOO HIGH AND THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE CUSTOMER TO FEEL A DIFFERENCE IN BRAKING WITHOUT REGENERATION. HONDA ADVISED THAT THE CONSUMER DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN AND WHEN SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THEM DOWN AS WELL TO HELP COOL OFF THE HYBRID BATTERIES WHICH WERE LOCATED BEHIND THE SEAT. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE CONSUMER BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO PERFORM A COMPUTER UPGRADE ON HER VEHICLE. THE REPORT ALSO STATED UPDATED IMA CONTROL UNIT AND BATTERY SOFTWARE. THE CONSUMER DROVE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND NOTED SOME IMPROVEMENT WITH THE BRAKING ISSUE, BUT NOW THE IMA BATTERIES WILL NOT STAY CHARGED, AND IF THE BATTERY LEVEL GOES BELOW 4 BARS, WHICH IS 1/2 OF FULL BARS OR A COMPLETELY CHARGED BATTERY, THE VEHICLE'S POWER IS GREATLY DECREASED TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OF 15-20 MPH FOR 15 SECONDS AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. *JB

AT LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC, THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED AND FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT I NEEDED BRAKE WORK WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY THE DEALER WHEN THEY DID SOME RECALL WORK ON THE CAR FOR ANOTHER ISSUE. WHILE I WAS RESEARCHING WHY THIS MAY BE HAPPENING AND TRYING TO GET SOME ANSWERS FROM THE MANUFACTURER THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING MAJOR REPAIR BILLS, TIRE DAMAGE AND PAINT DAMAGE TO THE CAR. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO OPEN AND INVESTIGATION OR ENTERTAIN A COMPLAINT IN THE MATTER. THE DEALER WILL NOT HONOR REPAIRS UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I MISSED PAYMENTS AND RISKED REPOSSESSION DUE TO THE COST/DAMAGES. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. ALTHOUGH HONDA DENIES IT, THERE ARE OTHER CASES OF FAULTY BRAKES ON CIVIC AND ACCORD MODELS FROM 2006 TO PRESENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH IN SNOW AND ICY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT A VIBRATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SUDDENLY, THE FRONT END AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURS ONLY WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW AND ICY ROADS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHEN BRAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.