Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Honda Civic submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
NOT QUITE SURE BUT I REMEMBER GOING HARD IN A STRAIGHT LINE PASSING RIDES JUST ENJOYING THE RIDE ME AND MY EX GIRLFRIEND I WAS IN THE LEFT DRIVER SEAT AND SHE WAS IN THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE AND I JUST HEARD WHEN I GOT HIT IN THE BACK RIGHT SIDE I JUST CONTINUED HOME WHEN REACHING HOME IT WAS JUST A SCRATCH REMOVING THE TOP COAT OF MY RED PAINT I JUST CALLED IT MY LESSON FOR GOING FAST. *TR
THE HOOD OPENED, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.*JB
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
IS A WARNING SOUND AVAILABLE FOR LEAVING LIGHTS ON? APPRX. HOW MUCH WOULD THIS COST TO ADD? I HAVE MECHANICS LOOK INTO SEALING THE TRUNK, HAVE BEEN TOLD IT HAS BEEN FIXED, YET RAIN WATER ACCUMULATES IN GREY BOX AND LEAKS UPON OPENING TRUNK. *AK
THE TRUNK ON THE CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR APPROX 7 YEARS. IT LEAKS THROUGH THE SEALS ON THE LIGHTS.
ROOF SAGS IN MIDDLE. DEALER NEVER FIXED.
THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED IN 1996. CAROLINA IMPORTS REPLACED IT ($900), AND MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED MANY AIR CONDITIONERS FROM 1991 HONDA CIVICS. THE REPLACEMENT AIR CONDITIONER HAS SPRUNG AN UNIDENTIFIED LEAK TWICE, SPILLING OUT ALL FREON (@$250). IT ALSO SPRANG ONE IDENTIFIED LEAK, WHICH WAS FIXED. THE BACK TRUNK HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR YEARS. WHEN THE TRUNK IS RAISED, WATER POURS DOWN IN THE TRUNK FROM THE RAISED SECTION. WATER ALSO LEAKS IN THE TRUNK WHEN IT IS CLOSED. HONDA SPECIALISTS (RTP, NC) SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN 1990 AND 1991 CIVIC MODELS, AND THAT IT IS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT WHICH CANNOT BE FIXED. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTINIG FLICKERS AND GOES OFF ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. IT COMES BACK ON IF THE DASHBOARD IS BANGED ON. THE MUFFLER WAS REPLACED DUE TO LARGE HOLES IN THE EARLY 1990'S. THANKFULLY I GOT A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE MUFFLER, BECAUSE I HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE. BOTH TIMES DUE TO HOLES. *AK
WATER LEAKED IN REAR TRUNK LID.
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK HIGH STRONG WINDS TOOK HOOD OFF VEHICLE, HOOD FLEW BACKWARDS & SHATTERED WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. HAD TO SLOW DOWN & MOVE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. *AK
SEAL ACROSS THE TRUNK PANEL DETERIORATED AND PERMITTED WATER TO LEAK THUS CAUSING ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS IN REAR LIGHTING SYSTEMS.
WHEN RAINING REAR LIGHTS AND TRUNK OF THE CAR GET WET. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
PASSENGER DOOR IS NO OPENING. TT
TRUNK LID CUSHIONS IMPROPERLY DESIGNED; ALLOWS WATER LEAKAGE INTO TAIL LIGHT LENSES CAUSING THEM TO SHORT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TT
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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