2009 Honda Civic Complaint Log

I HAVE A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. HEARD HORRIBLE NOISE COMING FROM TIRES. HAD THEM ROTATED TO SEE IF THAT WOULD FIX PROBLEM. IT JUST GOT LOUDER SO I TOOK IT INTO FOR DIAGNOSTICS. WAS ADVISED I HAD CUPPED TIRES AND NEEDED 4 NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND HAD ALIGNMENT DONE. ON THE ALIGNMENT REPORT WAS ADVISED THAT THE RIGHT REAR CAMBER AND RIGHT FRONT CAMBER WERE OUT OF SPECS, AS WELL AS THE REAR LEFT CAMBER IS JUST IN SPEC. PHONED HONDA TOLD THEM OF ISSUE, WAS ADVISED THEY DO NOT REPAIR SUCH A THING AND THAT DRIVING ON CUPPED TIRES IS FINE. I CALLED HONDA , SPOKE TO WAS ADVISED IT WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND THAT WOULD DO A TOE AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED HOW MUCH OF AN ISSUE THIS IS, IN FACT A CLASS ACTION SUIT HAS BEEN FILED IN THE STATES. I WAS ALSO ADVISED BY THAT THE CUPPING RESULTED FROM THE ROADS IN WHICH I LIVE, WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE AS I LIVE 5 MINUTES FROM THEPLANT IN . I WAS ADVISED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE NEW TIRES WILL ALSO CUP UNLESS THIS ISSUE IS DEALT WITH. HONDA CLAIMS TO BE ABOUT SAFETY YET AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE LEARNED THAT DRIVING ON CUPPED TIRES IS DANGEROUS AS THE TIRES LOSE GRIP. PLEASE HELP ME I CAN'T AFFORD NEW TIRES EVERY YEAR OR A $1,000.00 REPAIR BILL ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

BRAKE BOOSTER, BOOSTER HOSE/CHECK VALVE FAILURES. NINETEEN OCCURRENCES OF HARD BRAKE PEDAL AND LOW PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON 2009 HONDA CIVIC 4 DOOR SEDAN. THE 1ST HONDA 2009 CIVIC SEDAN HAD THE SAME BRAKE ISSUES AS THE 2ND ONE THAT I OWN NOW. I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 7, 2011, THE CAR DID NOT BRAKE NORMALLY. MY PROBLEMS WITH THE CURRENT CAR STARTED ON MAY 19, 2010. I PURCHASED THE CAR ON APRIL 27, 2010. I CONTINUALLY HAVE A HARD BRAKE PEDAL ON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES ON THE FIRST 3 OR 4 APPLICATIONS OF THE BRAKES AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE. THE DEALER CONTINUALLY CLAIMS THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AND CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON TEST DRIVES. AN INDEPENDENT HONDA GARAGE INSPECTED THE BRAKES 1 WEEK AGO AND DID THE HONDA BOOSTER BRAKE TEST PROCEDURE, THEY FOUND THAT THE BOOSTER HOSE/CHECK VALVE ASSY FAILED THE TEST. IT TOOK THEM 45 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THE INSPECTION WITH THE TEST. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE SAME AFTERNOON AND THEY ONLY SPENT 19 MINUTES ON THE CLOCK, HAVING THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS. THE DEALER STILL CLAIMED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AGAIN. I DROVE THE CAR THE 2 BLOCKS TOO MY TRUCK AND THE APPLICATIONS OF THE BRAKES WERE ALL HARD PEDAL, REQUIRING HARDER PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR DID THE SAME THING COMING DOWN THE HILL TO THE FREEWAY. THE BRAKES SEEM TO RECOVER AFTER THE 4TH APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. I HAVE CONTINUALLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT. THEY REPLACED THE BOOSTER HOSE/CHECK VALVE ON THE 1ST CAR AND THEN JUST AS I WAS REACHING THE END OF THE WARRANTY, THEY REPLACED THE BOOSTER ON THE CAR. BY THAT TIME I WAS DONE WITH THE CAR AND TRADED IT IN ON ANOTHER ONE, SAME MODEL, SAME YEAR. I FIGURED IT COULDN'T HAPPEN WITH ANOTHER ONE. SAME THING HAPPENED 3 WEEKS LATER ON THIS ONE AND SO FAR 19 INSTANCES HAVE BEEN LOGGED WITH DATES, TIME AND LOCATIONS. THIS INFO IS IN THE POLICE REPORT AND A CERTIFIED LETTER OF COMPLAINT SENT TO THE DEALER. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE, CAUSING IT TO FALL DOWN IN MY LINE OF VISION. IT WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON HAPPENING IN THE HONDA CIVIC AND AT THIS POINT, NEEDS TO BE FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL WITH A RECALL AND REAL FIX, OTHER THAN SIMPLY REPLACEMENT WITH ANOTHER VISOR THAT IS ALSO GOING TO BREAK! IT ALSO APPEARS FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THE PROBLEM IS CHEAP PLASTIC AND HEAT. YES, CARS GET HOT IN THE SUMMER, PARTICULARLY IF YOU LOCK THEM UP AS YOU SHOULD! HONDA CLAIMS IT'S NOT A "HAZARD" BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU IT IS!! I WAS LUCKY B/C MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT NO DOUBT WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN (AND IT WILL) IT WON'T STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED AFTER 18 MOS AND I HAVE SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY ROTATING TO KEEP SUN OUT OF MY EYES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON FAULT RECORDED BY OTHER HONDA CIVIC OWNERS. *TR

2009 HONDA CIVIC. AIR CONDITIONER STARTED TO BLOW OUT WARM AIR. THIS WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. I LIVE IN THE UPPER MIDWEST AND THE ISSUE OCCURRED SOON AFTER THE WEATHER WARMED UP. I TOOK IT TO BOYLAND HONDA IN MILWAUKEE, WI WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND THE AIR WORKED FOR THE REST OF THE SUMMER. ONE YEAR LATER I HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ONCE AGAIN BLOWING OUT WARM AIR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO HONDA OF KENOSHA. I DON'T TRUST THAT BOYLAND ACTUALLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM SO WOULD LIKE TO TRY ANOTHER DEALER. I ONLY HAVE 12,999 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. MY WIFE HAS A CR-V (OUR 2ND) AND I HAVE THE CIVIC (ALSO OUR 2ND) I HAVE ALWAYS HAD GOOD LUCK, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE LIKE THESE. *TR

PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR TIRES. ROTATED TIES AFTER 20K MILES AND NOTED SIGNIFICANT ROAD NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES NOW MOUNTED IN THE FRONT. DEALER INDICATED THE CAUSE WAS IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR CAUSED 'CUPPING' OF THE TIRES WHEN THEY WERE MOUNTED IN THE BACK. I EXPERIENCED EVEN WORSE TIRE WEAR WITH MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC. HONDA ISSUED A TSB TO REPAIR THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS IN THAT MODEL. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT HONDA ENGINEERS WOULD HAVE RECTIFIED THIS PROBLEM IN NEWER MODELS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THIS CAR STILL "EATS" TIRES. *TR

BROKEN BELT WITH ONLY 20K MILES MAKES THE TIRE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BLOW-OUT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER SAYS BRIDGESTONE ATTRIBUTES IT TO DRIVER STRIKING A HARD OBJECT. SO SAD, THIS IS THE FIRST BROKEN BELT I'VE HAD IN MY 40 YEARS OF DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED BOTH THE FOOT AND EMERGENCY BRAKES, AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT END. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL SHOULD THE FAILURE RECUR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,800. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE N INJURIES. 08/01/11

MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC LX IS HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA CIVIC IN JULY 2009 - MANUFACTURED 11/2008. ROTATED TIRES EVERY 5K MI. AT 25K MI - JUNE 2010, INFORMED THAT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH 40K MI RATED TIRES, ALIGNMENT PERFORMED AND IN DEC 2010 AND REAR TIRE WERE BALD - 15K MI TOT, 10 K ON REAR AND 5 K ON FRONT. REPLACE THESE - ALL 4 - WITH 60 K MI RATED TIRES AND AFTER 5 K MI REAR TIRE WERE SEVERELY CUPPED. REPLACED REAR TIRES WITH THE CURRENT FRONT TIRES AND 2 NEW TIRES FOR THE FRONT, ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. RAN THIS SET FOR ANOTHER 5K MI AND AGAIN THE REAR TIRES WERE SEVERELY CUPPED - 10 K TOTAL 5K ON FRONT AND 5 K ON REAR. IF THERE IS ANY PRECIPITATION ON THE ROADWAY WHAT SO EVER, THE REAR END TENDS TO LOSE TRACTION. THE MECHANIC (NON-DEALER) ASKED IF I CARRY ALOT OF WEIGHT AROUND IN THE TRUNK AND I SAID "NO, 90% OF THE TIME I AM THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR". HE DID SAY THAT HE HAD SEEN OTHER MAKES OF CAR THAT WOULD "CHEW-UP" TIRES QUICKLY. I WENT HOME AND DID A SEARCH ON THE WEB FOR "EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR HONDA CIVIC" AND CAME UP WITH A BUNCH HITS THAT SAID THERE WAS A TSB FOR A CONTROL ARM. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY HAVE EVER HEARD ANYONE ELSE COMPLAIN OF EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON A CIVIC AND THEY SAID "NO". SO I TOLD THEM THAT I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A TSB FOR CONTROL ARMS ON THE WEB AND THEY STARTED RESEARCHING 2009 CIVIC TSBS AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NONE. I SAID THAT IT SEEMS VERY STRANGE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE TSBS FOR 2007 AND 2008 MODELS BUT NOTHING FOR 2009 MODELS. DEALER SAID SINCE THERE IS NO TSB FOR THE 2009 AND SINCE THERE ARE 50K MI ON THE CAR THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED - THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY DID OFFER TO DO AN ALIGNMENT FOR $75, I SAID "NO THANKS I'LL RESOLVE THIS BY ANOTHER MEANS" AND LEFT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER BUT ONLY WARM AIR WOULD BLOW THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE CONDENSER UNDER THE VEHICLE WAS DENTED AND PUNCTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE HOSES WERE DISCONNECTED AND LEAKING FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN THE REPAIR INFORMED THE CONSUMER SOMETHING MAY HAVE HIT THE AC UNIT. UPDATED 06/16/11

2009 HONDA CIVIC 22,472 MILES MOSTLY FREEWAY MILES. GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT BRAKES, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY SAID I NEEDED NEW PADS AND TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED. INBOARD PAD (PISTON SIDE OF CALIPER) WAS WORN TO WEAR INDICATOR, OUTBOARD PAD STILL WITH APPROX. 90% PAD LIFE LEFT ALTHOUGH THERE IS A GROOVE IN THE ROTOR. TOLD DEALER THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE WEAR AND HE ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. A QUICK SEARCH OF COMPLAINTS ON GOOGLE AFFIRMS THAT THIS IS INDEED A COMMON COMPLAINT AND INDICATIVE OF A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW ON HONDA'S PART. *TR

2009 HONDA CIVIC GX HAS AN INTERMITTENT COLD START / HARD START / NO START PROBLEM. IT CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 30 SECONDS TO EIGHT MINUTES TO GET THE CAR TO STARTED. ON A FEW OCCASIONS I GAVE UP TRYING TO START THE CAR AND DROVE MY TRUCK INSTEAD. ORIGINALLY THE PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING ABOUT ONCE A WEEK TO ONCE A MONTH. I HAVE HAD THE CAR DIE WHILE DRIVING AND WOULDN'T RESTART. SINCE JAN 25TH 2012 MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE HONDA DEALER FOR A TOTAL OF NEARLY 12 WEEKS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS HAD MY CAR FOR THE LAST 9 WEEKS STRAIGHT AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE STARTING PROBLEMS. CURRENTLY IT WILL NOT START ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME. WHILE MY CAR IS FUELED BY CNG (COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS) I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS 2008, 2009, 2010 AND 2011 HONDA'S WITH HARD START / COLD START COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEMS MY CAR. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE CARS AND MINE IS MINE IS FUELED BY CNG WHILE THE REST OF THE HONDA CIVICS ARE ALL GASOLINE POWERED. WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YZKQQQG9L8W IN THIS VIDEO THE CAR HAD ONLY BEEN SITTING 8 HOURS FROM WHEN I LAST STARTED THE CAR. WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=3EICT...EATURE=CHANNEL 2009 HONDA CIVIC COLD START PROBLEM. IN THIS VIDEO I HAD ALREADY ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR MORE PRIOR TO ME STARTING TO VIDEO IT ON MY PHONE. THE TEMPERATURE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO START THE CAR WAS 44 DEGREES THOUGH THE OVERNIGHT LOW WAS ABOUT 35 DEGREES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FOGGED UP AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE ABS LOCKED UPON ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS ALSO THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR.THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I PURCHASED A 2009 CIVIC IN AUGUST OF 2009. MY CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP WITH LESS THAN 24K MILES ON THE CAR IN NEED OF NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUES IT SEEMS THAT MANY '08 AND '09 HONDA OWNERS, ESPECIALLY CIVIC OWNERS, ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS A DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE QUALITY OF MANUFACTURING. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS "A NORMAL PROBLEM" AND NOT MUCH CONCERN WAS GIVEN OVER THE SAFETY OF BAD BRAKES AT SUCH AN EARLY AGE OF A CAR. *TR

AFTER PUTTING 19,111 HIGHWAY MILEAGE ON MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC DX, I WAS TOLD BY MY HONDA DEALER THAT I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES. I DID AS I WAS TOLD, AND PURCHASED MY BRAKES FOR $226.39. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE IN AUGUST OF 2010. 8 MONTHS LATER AT 34,189 MILES, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES AGAIN. I WAS FURIOUS AND UPSET, BECAUSE I RECENTLY GOT MY BRAKES REPLACED. I MADE A COMPLAIN TO THE STORE MANAGER, AND HE WAS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. I ENDED UP PAYING ANOTHER $229 TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MY FRONT ROTORS WERE WORN OUT AS A RESULT OF MY BAD BRAKE PADS. I DID SOME RESEARCH TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR FRONT HONDA CIVIC BRAKES, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH 2009 - 2011 HONDA CIVICS. I AM AFRAID OF THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLES, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, THAT HONDA IS NOT WILLING TO RECTIFY. *TR

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP OR ROUGH PATCH ON THE ROAD, THE BRAKES FAIL ALMOST ENTIRELY. AS A REACTIONARY MEASURE, I USUALLY RELEASE AND RE-APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEN IT WORKS BUT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE I APPLY THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I CAN WITHOUT LETTING UP BECAUSE I'M ABOUT TO READ END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IN TOTAL SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR BRAND NEW, I'D SAY THIS HAPPEND OVER 30 TIMES SINCE SEPTEMBER 2009. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED AND WAS CAUSING BOTH REAR TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THERE WERE SEVERAL BUMPS FOUND IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS OF THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WOULD NEED ROTATING EVERY TWO TO THREE THOUSANDS MILES. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR THE SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,500. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES DEVELOPED FLAT SPOTS. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/21/11

FRONT RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT IS BROKE, WAS VIBRATION WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE. NOW IT HAS A VIBRATION ALL THE TIME.

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE OF MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC WHEN THE CAR'S ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED TO 4000RPM. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT 4000RPM. THE ENTIRE INCIDENT LASTED ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THEN THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLING SPEED AND I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS ABOUT 11,000 MILES, IS CURRENTLY AT A HONDA DEALER FOR EVALUATION. *TR

THE PAINT ON THE ROOF OF MY HONDA CIVIC IS PEELING OFF. THIS FIRST HAPPENED FAIRLY EARLY ON AFTER I PURCHASED BY VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT REGULAR OXIDATION, FROM HOW I SEE IT, AS I DO NOT TREAT MY CAR ANY DIFFERENT THAN ANYONE ELSE, WHO ARE NOT EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THERE WAS A PAINT WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR DARK BLUE 2003-2005 ODYSSEY'S BACK IN MAY OF 2008--THIS WARRANTY SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO HONDA CIVIC 2009 VEHICLES AS WELL. *TR

REAR TIRES WERE MAKING A HUMMING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK CAR IN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE CUPPED TO THE POINT OF METAL WIRES SHOWING THROUGH. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 11,890 MILES ON IT. *TR

A RUBBING, GRINDING, METAL ON METAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES AFTER A LITTLE OVER 19, 916 MILES. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE PADS HAVE WORN DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE METAL-TO-METAL CONTACT IS OCCURRING, MY VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP SAFELY, AND DAMAGE MAY OCCUR WHERE THE BRAKE ROTORS OR DRUMS NEED TO BE REPLACED.

I OWN A 2009 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE HYBRID SYSTEM RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING (LEAVING ONLY THE UNDERPOWERED GASOLINE ENGINE AS THE MEANS TO POWER THE CAR). THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE ISSUE IN DECEMBER. THEY PERFORMED AN IRREVERSIBLE SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH HAS, AS A RESULT, MADE THE HYBRID SYSTEM WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATES THERE IS NO WAY TO REVERSE THIS CHANGE. AS A RESULT, THE HYBRID BATTERY/MOTOR ASSIST WILL SUDDENLY STOP WORKING DURING AN ACCELERATION (FOR INSTANCE MERGING ON THE FREEWAY) WITH A DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER. STEPPING MORE ON THE ACCELERATOR INCREASES RPMS TO 4-5,000 BUT DOES NOT RESULT IN ANY SIGNIFICANT POWER TO THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER, THEY STATE THEY HAVE HAD MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT DO NOT HAVE A FIX. I FEEL THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN GIVEN THE UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF WHEN THE POWER LOSS OCCURS, AND USUALLY OCCURS WHEN A DRIVER MOST NEEDS POWER. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 1 YEAR I NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY BEGAN TO SUDDENLY DROP IT'S STATE OF CHARGE (SOC) DURING THE FIRST FEW MILES OF DRIVING AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. ON SUSTAINED TRIPS THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DROP ITS CHARGE ABOUT EVERY 20 MINUTES. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES IT'S STATE OF CHARGE (SOC) THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ACCELERATION. IF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SOC OCCURS AT A TIME WHEN YOU ARE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, YOU FIND YOURSELF BEING UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC WITH THE SOC READING 75% OR HIGHER, ONLY TO FIND THAT "AT THAT EXACT MOMENT", THE VEHICLE DECIDED TO DUMP ITS CHARGE. ON SEVERAL OF THOSE OCCASIONS I WAS NEARLY RUN INTO BY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HONDA REPLACED THE BATTERY IN MARCH 2010 AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY, BUT AFTER 6 MONTHS WITH THE NEW BATTERY, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE SECOND BATTERY, INSISTING THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY. *TR

I OWN A 2009 HONDA CIVIC 4-DR SEDAN THAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATING ON THE WHEEL IN AS LITTLE AS A 2 INCH SNOWFALL CONDITION. THIS ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION CAUSES THE FRONT WHEELS TO BE OUT-OF-BALANCE AND RESULT IN VIBRATIONS THAT MAKE THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE IN SPEEDS GREATER THAT 50 MPH. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE NOW USED IT DURING TWO WINTERS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO PULL THE WHEELS OFF TO REMOVE THE ACCUMULATED SNOW AND ICE FROM THE INNER WALLS OF THE WHEEL IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT SAFELY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFELY ISSUE WITH THE WHEEL DESIGN FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT ONLY APPEARS TO AFFECT THE FRONT WHEEL LOCATIONS, NOT THE REAR WHEELS. *TR

2009 HONDA CIVIC LX - 28,085.00 MILES. FRONT DRIVER'S INSIDE BRAKE PAD WORN DOWN TO 1 MILLIMETER. I NOTICED THE SQUEALING SOUND LAST WEEK AND IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THE INSIDE PISTON ON THE DRIVER CALIPER IS NOT RECOVERING AFTER BRAKE IS APPLIED THEREFORE CAUSING PAD TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH HONDA ACCORDS BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THIS, IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR HONDA CIVICS AS WELL. HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID BRAKES/TIRES ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THEM FOR FREE OR EVEN DISCOUNT THE PRICE AND SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE CIVIC'S BRAKES. *TR

2009 HONDA CIVIC SUNVISORS BREAK AND WILL NOT STAY IN RETRACTED POSITION ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. ONCE BROKEN THE VISOR INTERFERES WITH VISION WHILE DIVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 HONDA CIVIC THAT HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY VEHICLE IN THE 1 YEAR I HAVE OWNED IT. MY CAR RECENTLY STARTED MAKING A LOUD THUMPING NOISE DRIVEN AT ALL SPEEDS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY FIRST TRIED TO TELL ME THAT MY TIRES WERE WEARING DOWN AND I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. I SAID WAIT I HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH MY 2008 HONDA AND THE CONTROL ARM WAS RECALLED. THE DEALER KEPT SAYING THAT MY TIRES HAVE UNEVEN WEAR AND CUPPING. WHICH IS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WOULD CAUSE SUCH DRAMATIC WEAR IS SUCH A QUICK TIME. THE DEALER THEN SAID THAT SINCE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER FULL WARRANTY, BUT TECHNICALLY THEY CAN SAY THE CAUSE FOR THE UNEVEN WEAR " CUPPING." IT SOUNDS LIKE A HELICOPTER IS HITTING MY CAR WHEN I DRIVE MY NEW CAR. THIS IS NOT SAFE, AND THIS IS EXCESSIVE FOR NEW VEHICLES AND NOT OWNERS FAULTS. HAZARD FOR ALL. *TR

WE HAVE A 2009 HONDA CIVIC WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY WE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A VERY HIGH PITCHED SOUND WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE AND YOU BRAKE. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS PROBABLY BRAKES. WE EXPLAINED WE HAD A 2004 CIVIC AND DIDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES FOR 113,000 MILES AND THIS DIDN'T MAKE SENSE. THEN WE WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH HONDA'S BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE 2008-2009 MODELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, HE HEARD A CLANKING NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE EXPLODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

BRAKES FAIL ON ROUGH OR BUMPY ROADS. IT FEELS VERY UNSAFE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE ROAD IS ROUGH, BUMPY OR IS LINED AS IN NEW PAVING. THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP CAR APPROPRIATELY. TODAY I WENT 4 FEET PAST THE STOP SIGN ON A NEW LINED ROAD. *TR

HONDA IS CALLING IN HCH OWNERS FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO "PRESERVE THE BATTERY." THE RESULT OF THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE ESSENTIALLY SHUTS THE IMA BATTERY DOWN FREQUENTLY, LEAVING THE CAR TO RUN ON JUST THE MOTOR WHICH WAS INTENDED TO RUN WITH THE IMA. ASIDE FROM THE "SWITCH AND BATE" ISSUES (MILEAGE DROPPED BELOW A STANDARD CIVIC), THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED IS A FREQUENT LACK OF ACCELERATION CAPABILITY, ESPECIALLY ON AN INCLINE OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC.

I PURCHASED MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC ON 09/09. I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED EVERY 6 TO 8K. ON MY THIRD ROTATION (AT 24000) THERE WAS A HUMMING SOUND OCCURRING AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT TIRES HAD UNEVEN WEAR (CUPPING IN A DIAGONAL PATTERN) AND NEEDED NEW TIRES. ACCORDING TO DEALER IT IS NOT HONDA?S FAULT (NEVER IS!!!) , NOTHING WRONG JUST NORMAL WEAR. UNBELIEVABLE!!! NORMAL!!! NEW TIRES PLUS ALIGNMENT $600. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND ENCOUNTERED A SMALL OBSTACLE IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THE REAR DRIVER TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. THE RIM WAS ALSO DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE WHERE THEY STATED THE RIM EXHIBITED A THREE TO FOUR INCH GASH THROUGHOUT. THE RIM WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN UPDATED 01/27/11

I WAS BACKING UP AND MY BRAKES FAILED. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

AFFECTED PARTS ON THE ONLINE FORM DOES NOT LIST "TIRES". LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I DETECTED EXTREME UNEVEN WEAR ON THE REAR TIRES. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A TIRE CENTER THE GUY SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. HE SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND THAT I COULD GO TO A HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND HAVE A WEDGE INSTALLED THAT WOULD PREVENT THIS WEAR. SINCE THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE NOT PURSUED THIS WEDGE BUT IN MY OPINION EXTREME UNEVEN WEAR DUE TO A KNOWN MECHANICAL ISSUE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO INSTALL THIS WEDGE AT NO EXPENSE. *TR

VISOR STICKS AND SEAM IS BROKEN CAUSING VISIBILITY OBSTRUCTION DUE TO INABILITY TO MOVE VISOR. HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR 2 YEARS YET BUT BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 36,000 MILES IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. *TR

2009 HONDA CIVIC 4 DOOR SEDAN, BOUGHT BRAND NEW ? WITHIN THE FIRST 30,000 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN TO HAVE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH STARTING IN LOWER TEMPERATURE WEATHER (50 AND BELOW). CAR ENGINE WILL CRANK AND FAIL TO TURN OVER IF LEFT IN COLDER TEMPERATURE FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS, I HAVE INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY AND THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THE STARTER, ALTERNATOR, FUEL PUMP, BATTERY, EVERYTHING WAS ?FINE.? PROBLEM CONTINUES TO THIS DAY AND HONDA HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ANSWER WHY. *TR

PAINT IS PEELING, CRACKING AND CLOUDING OVER THE ENTIRE VEHICLE... ALMOST IMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. ALSO THE BRAKES FAILED DURING THE SAME TIME AND HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES, MORE OFTEN THAN WHAT IS NORMAL

THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, AGAIN.. 2012, NOT JUST IN 2010 TIRES ARE ABNORMALLY WEARING EXTREMELY FAST. ABOUT EVERY YEAR SOMEONE IS TELLING ME I NEED NEW TIRES BECAUSE THEY ARE 'CHOPPED' AND WEARING REALLY FAST. THIS LEAD ME TO THE INTERNET TO DO RESEARCH AND FOUND IT IS COMMON WITH THE 2006-2009 CIVICS. SOMETHING ABOUT THE CONTROL ARMS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, IN TURN CAUSING THIS PROBLEM AND A WHOLE LOT OF OTHERS LIKE SUSPENSION. I CANNOT AFFORD AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT NEW TIRES ON MY NEW CAR EVERY YEAR OR 20000 MILES. I AM SO FRUSTRATED AND AT A LOSS OF WHAT TO DO. I HAVE A CALL INTO HONDA BUT HAVEN'T HEARD BACK, I CAN ONLY IMAGE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO SAY. THE OTHER FAILURE IS MY 'HEADLIGHTS ARE STILL ON' INDICATOR NOISE STOPPED WORKING A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. UGH, SO FRUSTRATING. *TR

BOUGHT 2009 HONDA CIVIC WITH 5 MILES ON IT. HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK OVER OR "CATCH". BROUGHT IT TO DEALERS ATTENTION AND THEY HAD THE CAR IN FOR 2 DAYS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY WENT THROUGH THE CAR AND REPLACED "SOMETHING" BUT I WAS NOT TOLD WHAT IT WAS NOR WAS I GIVEN PAPER WORK. CAR SEEMED TO BE FINE FOR THE SUMMER. NOW THAT WEATHER IS COOLING OFF, CAR IS EXPERIENCING SAME INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS. CALL DEALER TO REPORT IT AGAIN AND WAS ASKED IF THE CAR HAD GAS IN IT.....SERIOUSLY? I RESPONDED YES AND THAT IT WAS THE 2 ND TIME IN 4 DAYS THAT IT WOULD NOT START, SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS. CAR WILL NOT CRANK OVER AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. LAST INCIDENT LASTED MORE THAN 2 MINUTES OF TRYING TO START ENGINE. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THE DASHBOARD AND IT IS NOT A BATTERY ISSUE. I HAVE YET TO HAVE THE DEALER CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY KEY CHAIN WAS TOO HEAVY, THAT I SHOULD ONLY CRANK IT FOR MAX 15 SECONDS AND THEN WAIT AND TRY AGAIN, TURN KEY TO ACCESSORY AND WAIT A FEW SECONDS. I HAVE TAKEN OFF ALL "HEAVY" ITEMS OFF MY KEY CHAIN, CHANGED TO THE SPARE KEY AND YET NOTHING SEEMS TO RESOLVE. HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD I HAVE BAD GAS IN VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2009 (AUTOMATIC) HONDA CIVIC EX SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL FOUR DURING THE NIGHT. FOR THE FIRST THREE TIMES, THE DRIVER WOULD ALLOW THE RPM'S TO DROP CAUSING US TO SIT IN TRAFFIC FOR AN UNDEFINED PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE RETURNING THE CAR TO THE DRIVE POSITION. ON THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAPPENED, DRIVER AND I WERE IN A LARGE PARKING LOT MAKING A RIGHT TURN WITH A BUILDING ABOUT A FOOTBALL FIELD AWAY. ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN, THE CAR WAS PLACED BACK INTO DRIVE FROM NEUTRAL AND IT BEGAN TO DRIVE ITSELF. AS THE CAR ACCELERATED FASTER AND FASTER THE DRIVER TRIED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES MANY TIMES WITHOUT THE PEDAL EVEN BUDGING OR THE CAR SLOWING DOWN IN THE SLIGHTEST WAY. WHEN WE TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT LOCKED UP IN A STRAIGHT AWAY POSITION, CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT AT LEAST TWO LARGE CURBED MEDIANS AND GO AIRBORNE EACH TIME. DRIVER AND I BRACED OURSELVES AS THE BUILDING CAME CLOSER. WE THEN HIT THE THIRD AND FINAL CURB, THE CAR WENT AIRBORNE AGAIN SLAMMING INTO THE BUILDING AT ABOUT SIX FEET HIGH ON THE WALL. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THE PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED AND WINDSHIELD CRACKED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CRASH I PROCEEDED TO PLACE THE CAR INTO PARK WHEN THE SHIFTER ITSELF CAME OUT. THE CAR WAS STILL TRYING TO DRIVE ITSELF THROUGH THE BUILDING WHEN WE CRASHED. THE CIVIC WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS FURTHER INVESTIGATING WHY THIS HAPPENED. *TR

MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC LX NEEDED TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED (WORN TO MINIMUM) AT 11K MILES AND NOW AGAIN AT 23K. NORMAL USAGE, PREVIOUS 5 VEHICLES SERVICED AT ~50K MILES UNDER SAME CONDITIONS. APPEARS TO BE DEFECT IN BRAKE PAD LIFE TIME. *TR

SUN VISOR IN 2009 HONDA CIVIC HAS EXPLODED AND WILL NOT REMAIN IN EITHER UP OR DOWN POSITION. AS A RESULT, VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT A BULB COULD NOT BE INSTALLED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOT A HOUSING UNIT FOR A BULB. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A LEFT TURN SIGNAL BULB. THE VEHICLE AS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE IN AUGUST 2009. HAD ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AT DEALER AND ACCORDING TO THE MAINTENANCE MINDER. WHEN I TOOK MY CIVIC TO HAVE TIRES ROTATED AND OIL CHANGED TODAY, THEY STATED THAT IT NEEDED NEW TIRES. I ONLY HAVE 21200 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

REAR WHEEL BEARING NEEDED REPLACING - PASSENGER SIDE. NOW AT 68,000 MILES IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR STARTS TO REGENERATE (CHARGE THE HYBRID BATTERY) AND THEN A SHORT BURST OF ASSIST (ELECTRICAL DRIVE FROM THE HYBRID BATTERY) WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT TWICE A WEEK AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE I SOMETIMES GET INTO STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. THIS MEANS THAT I COULD BE BRAKING AND THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE, POSSIBLY HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF MINE. *TR