2007 Honda Civic

SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN THE IMA BATTERY UPGRADE THE CAR BATTERY COMPLETELY DISCHARGES RANDOMLY SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. WHEN THE BATTERY DISCHARGES THE CAR LOOSES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ITS ACCELERATION. IT FREQUENTLY LOOSES ALL BARS ON THE BATTERY GAUGE, SIGNIFYING A RECALIBRATION EVENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AT A REASONABLE SPEED SINCE THE HYBRID SYSTEM IS TRYING TO CHARGE THE BATTERY INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING THE CAR. IN ADDITION, YOU HAVE TO DRIVE SLOWLY AND AVOID ANY SITUATIONS THAT MAY REQUIRE QUICK ACCELERATION WHILE THIS IS OCCURRING OR ELSE YOU MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS SINCE THIS UPGRADE WHERE I HAVE NEARLY HAD ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY FIRM. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAD CAR CRASH TWO WEEKS AGO WITH HONDA CIVIC EXI 2007, DURING DRIVING PAST THREE YEARS I COMPLAINED IN SERVICE CENTER FEW TIMES LAST YEAR ABOUT CAR STABILITY IN TURNS AND AFTER DRIVE TEST THEY CAME UP WITH NOTHING, IT HAPPENED WITH ME FEW TIMES THAT AFTER TAKING SHARP TURN THE CARE SWING AND THE CAR GO OUT OF CONTROL. THIS TIME I WAS TAKING EXIT FROM THE BRIDGE AND TURNING DOWN TO THE MAIN ROAD ,I REALIZE THAT THE TURN IS SHARP AND I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE CARE DOESN'T RESPONSE INSTEAD THE CRAZY MOVEMENT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS HOLDING THE WHEEL AND MAKE STRONG BRAKE SURPRISINGLY THE CAR ACCELERATE AND TURN BACK TO HIT THE SIDE STEEL RAIL , I COULDN'T EXPLAIN TO POLICE AND ALL THE PEOPLE PASSES BY THE ACCIDENT SHOCKED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THAT IT SEEM UP NORMAL CAR RESPONSE , I WAS IN CONVERSATION WITH FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND I SHOCKED AFTER I KNOW HE HAS MADE ACCIDENT THE SAME WAY , NOT ONLY HIM BUT IN VISITING THE SHOW ROOM THE DEALER HAD THE SAME ACCIDENT BUT WITH JAZZ CAR , I REALIZE THAT HONDA HAS SERIOUS PROBLEM IN STABILITY AND I URGE ALL HONDA DRIVERS TO TAKE CARE AND DRIVE SAFE AND TRY TO GET RID OF THIS CAR AND I URGE ALL CONCERNED PERSON TO ACT OR CONDUCT THE COMPLAIN IN ORDER TO FIND SOLUTION BEFORE WE HONDA KILL MORE LIFE'S.*TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC COUPE AND BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SUN VISORS HAVE BECOME LOOSE AND HANG DOWN IN THE WAY CONSTANTLY. THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR HAS NOW DETACHED AND IS OF NO USE FOR BLOCKING SUNLIGHT. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES THAT MY VISION AS A DRIVER HAS BEEN COMPROMISED DUE TO THE LACK OF PROTECTION FROM THE SUN VISOR. I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE DRIVING IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT, EVEN WITH THE PROTECTION OF SUNGLASSES. THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR SEEMS AS THOUGH IT WILL EVENTUALLY DETACH AS WELL. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, AS IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER MY CAR WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE VISORS WILL COST $75 EACH AND MY HONDA DEALERSHIP DOESN'T GUARANTEE THAT THE NEW VISORS WON'T HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT THE OLD ONES HAD. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND MANY OTHER CIVIC OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE VISORS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT HONDA CORRECTS THIS PROBLEM AND HAS A RECALL FOR THE SUN VISORS, OTHERWISE AS A CONSUMER CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY, I WILL NOT WANT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA. *TR

A FRIEND MENTIONED HIS 07 CIVIC WAS SHAKING. HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT, SO I LOOKED IT UP. THIS NEEDS TO BE A HONDA " RECALL" BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO PAY BIG MONEY FOR TIRES, ALIGNMENTS ETC. FOR HONDA'S ~~ KNOWN ~~ PROBLEM. 2007 HONDA CIVIC REAR SUSPENSION COMPLAINTS (CONTROL ARM FAILURES) MANY (76) COMPLAINTS OF THIS HERE: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/HONDA/CIVIC/REAR+SUSPENSION "THE RESULT IS BECAUSE OF REAR CONTROL ARMS ON THIS VEHICLE BEING MANUFACTURED TOO SMALL CAUSING A NEGATIVE CAMBER OF THE REAR WHEELS AND CAUSING PREMATURE AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR OF THE INNER HALF OF THE TIRES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW INCREASING OVER TIME AND WAS NEVER RECALLED BY HONDA BUT SIMPLY ISSUED TO DEALERSHIPS UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 WHICH WAS NEVER CARRIED OUT DURING REGULAR SERVICE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP." *TR

THIS REPORT DEALS WITH A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA CIVIC. IN 2009, I TOOK MY HONDA TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE CONSOLE BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS BECOMING EXTREMELY HOT, SO HOT IN FACT, THAT I COULD NOT TOUCH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED, HOWEVER, A YEAR TO THE MONTH LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN THE HEAT WAS AGAIN TURNED ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT BRACE THE HEAT LINE TO ANYTHING, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO "WAD UP SOMETHING" TO HAVE IT REST UPON. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE MANY RECALLS AND NOW THIS SITUATION THAT KEEPS SURFACING. WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN, IF IT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED TWICE.

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT OPEN AND BLOCKS LINE OF SIGHT BECAUSE IT WON'T STAY UP OR AT ANY ANGLE AND GOES STRAIGHT DOWN, BLOCKING THE VISIBILITY OF STREET LIGHTS ESPECIALLY. I HAVE TO GO INTO HONDA TO HAVE IT FIXED NOW AND DON'T KNOW IF MY WARRANTY COVERS A SIMPLE SUN VISOR OR NOT, BUT IF NOT I HAVE SEEN REPORTS ONLINE THAT THIS IS GOING TO COST ME ABOUT $100. I COULD USE THE "IN THIS TOUGH ECONOMY" LINE, BUT REGARDLESS OF THE ECONOMY WHO WANTS TO SPEND $100 ON SOMETHING SO SIMPLE AND SILLY AS A FAULTY SUN VISOR BECAUSE A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION DOESN'T WANT TO SPEND A FEW BUCKS OF THEIR MONEY ON MAKING THIS RIGHT? SORRY THIS GOT A LITTLE EDITORIAL BUT IT IS JUST FRUSTRATING. *TR

UNSAFE HANDLING. THE REAR OF THE CAR ABNORMALLY "DARTS" LATERALLY WHEN GOING OVER CONCRETE EXPANSION JOINTS, POTHOLES OR SIMILAR ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. THIS MOMENTARY "DARTING" - OR INABILITY OF THE REAR SUSPENSION TO TRACK CORRECTLY - IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN CORNERING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I EXPERIENCED A SPIN-OUT (FORTUNATELY, NO COLLISION) ON A WET ROAD AT 45-50MPH DUE TO OVERCORRECTION FOR THIS "DARTING" CONDITION. IN CONJUNCTION WITH POOR REAR SUSPENSION HANDLING, ACCELERATED AND EXCESSIVE INNER REAR TIRE WEAR IS EXPERIENCED. EFFECTIVELY SHORTENING THE LIFESPAN OF A 35,000 TO 50,000 MILE TIRE BY AT LEAST HALF, IF NOT MORE. IT IS EVEN MORE EXCESSIVE AND ACCELERATED IF THE TIRES ARE NOT ROTATED. AFTER MY SPIN-OUT, I STARTED RESEARCHING 2007 CIVIC HANDLING / TIRE-WEAR ON-LINE AND IT APPEARS MANY, MANY 2006-2007 CIVIC OWNERS HAVE ONE OR BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS AND THAT HONDA IS AWARE, BUT NOT WILLING TO RECALL THIS UNSAFE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW. *TR