10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #2

Jul 012000

Civic

  • miles
After highway driving 2.5 hours, smoke appeared from under hood and car misfired repeatedly. Air conditioner system non-functional; hall Honda attributes to cooling fan failure but is reluctant to repair under extended warranty claiming problem is related to previous accident damage three years ago although another manager from same dealership disagrees.

- Chesapeake, VA, USA

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problem #1

Jul 211998

Civic

  • miles
Vehicle was experiencing check engine light illumination, dealer repaired wiring system however after repair the vehicle began to surge as well, additional wiring repairs in the harness completed, the dealership did not do wiring repairs properly and harness was broken with several other problems, vehicle continues to experience problems due to damaged wiring harness.

- Santa Monica, CA, USA

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