10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
24,906 miles

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problem #5

Jul 012019

Civic

  • miles
In 2019 Honda came out to fix the air bag recall. I never had problems with the air bag light coming on until after they fixed the air bag. The air bag light stays on all the time along with a check engine light. Also I-€™ve had to replace the whole transmission in 2019. In 2018 my engine cracked and I had to replace it with another engine. Currently the rack and pion went bad. The vehicle will at times steer on its own and sometimes the steering wheel won-€™t turn. I-€™ve spent thousands of dollars over the past few years. I do not believe Honda put in the air bags correctly. I barely had driven my car anywhere and I should not be having these types of problems. It-€™s a safety hazard.

- Winston Salem , NC, USA

problem #4

Oct 302012

Civic 4-cyl

  • 115,000 miles
As I was making a right hand turn, a key from my key ring became lodged in a screw hole in the steering wheel. As I was exiting the turn, the lodged key ran up into the arm of the wiper blades control, preventing the wheel from straightening out. As a result, the vehicle continued turning and ran into a parked car. The reporting police officer observed and noted the defect in his police report. No ticket was issued.

- Munster, IN, USA

problem #3

May 122008

(reported on)

Civic

  • miles
2005 Honda Civic with hard to control on a steep hill. Consumer states that when the vehicle was taken to the dealer for this problem no problem was found. The consumer stated when going down a stiff hill, he tapped the brake and the vehicle went left to right.

- San Francisco, CA, USA

problem #2

Oct 142005

Civic 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 4,529 miles
(1) new vehicle - steering was not as responsive as previous vehicle (same model) (2) during a left turn motion of engine caused skid into right wall of underpass. (3) left front engine mount was replaced - I have the original mount. Vehicle had approx 4700 miles when accident occurred.

- Beverly, MA, USA

problem #1

Apr 042005

Civic 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 5,000 miles
Vehicle wanders, saftey related, been to dealer 3 tmes. Also have specific documentation upon request

- Coplay, PA, USA