Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
13
Latest Nov 24, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
9%
of 146 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 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.
Owner reports naming interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 24, 2004
Fire reported
VEHICLE BURNEDD UP. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER HEARD A FAINT POP, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM THE DIMMER. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND GOT OUT. THEY LET THE VEHICLE STAND FOR A FEW SECONDS, WENT INTO THE CHURCH TO CALL 911. BY THE TIME THEY RETURN TO THE VEHICLE ,THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD WAS IN FLAMES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. *NM......*AK
NHTSA ID
10101621
Incident
Nov 23, 2004
Mileage
182,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 27, 2004
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK FAILED. NO UNUSUAL STRESS WAS ON SEAT BACK, BUT EITHER JOINT BROKE, OR BAR CONNECTING SEAT BACK TO JOINT BROKE. *JB
NHTSA ID
10054967
Incident
Jan 26, 2004
Mileage
104,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 16, 2003
Fire reported
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC INSIDE THE VEHICLE. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE WIRES MELTED. WIRES UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND WIRES NEAR THE DOOR SPEAKERS WERE WARM TO THE TOUCH.*AK
NHTSA ID
10040110
Incident
Sep 16, 2003
Mileage
168,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 15, 2001
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN THE HOOD RELEASED AND CRASHED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF. BLINDLY MANUEVERED TO SHOULDER. GEICO INSURANCE ADJUSTER SAID BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HOOD LATCHES FAILED. *AK
NHTSA ID
742464
Incident
Mar 13, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 29, 2001
Crash reported2 injuries reported
DURING A REAR-END CRASH AT 40 MPH, PASSENGER SEAT LITERALLY BROKE IN HALF AND LANDED ON A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT (WHO WAS 5-POINT RESTRAINED CORRECTLY IN AN APPROVED CAR SEAT WITH TETHER), CAUSING A LEG AND HEAD INJURY, AS WELL AS A NECK INJURY TO THE PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE PHOTOS OF THE BROKEN CLIP AND TOTALED CAR IF YOU NEED THEM.*AK
NHTSA ID
740075
Incident
Dec 31, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 15, 2000
I THINK THE AIR/HEAT CONTROLS HAVE A SHORT IN THEM - THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT THIS IN MARCH OF 98 AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS COME ON DAILY IN THE AIR/HEAT SECTION AND THEN ONCE I MOVE THE LEVER TO MAKE THE AIR LESS COLD - THE LIGHTS IN THE AIR/HEAT AREA WILL DIM OR COMPLETELY CUT OFF. IS THERE A DEFECT IN THIS PART?*AK
NHTSA ID
727969
Incident
Mar 1, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 23, 2000
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD RELEASED AND CRASHED AGAINST WINDSHILED. *JB
NHTSA ID
560876
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Oct 29, 1999
1 injury reported
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO TRAFFIC AND HIT BY A TRUCK, UPON IMPACT THE SEATBELT STRAP WEBBING BROKE, CAUSING A BROKE COLLAR BONE AND INJURY TO RIGHT HAND. SEAT LATCH ALSO FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. NLM
NHTSA ID
549338
Incident
Feb 19, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 18, 1999
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA ID
710160
Incident
Jul 12, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 2, 1999
CONSUMER DRIVING 20 MPH, SUDDENLY THE HOOD CAME UNLATCHED, AND FLEW BACK HIT THE WINDSHIELD, ALSO CAUSED THE ROOF TO BUCKLE. *ET
NHTSA ID
782484
Incident
Jun 1, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 9, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBACKS TO COLLAPSE. DRIVER HAS NECK INJURIES DUE TO SEAT COLLAPSING. *AK
NHTSA ID
825193
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 2, 1997
CONSUMER SAT IN SEAT TO ADJUST IT, LEANED BACK AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT SNAPPED, THE STEEL BRACKET IN UPPER PORTION OF SEAT BROKE, CONSUMER HAS NO SUPPORT IN BACK . *AK
NHTSA ID
809839
Incident
Mar 8, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 6, 1997
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 45-50MPH EXPERIENCED HOOD LATCH FAILURE, WHEN HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP, HITTING WINDSHIELD, SPUN VEHICLE 360 DEGREES, HITTING GAURD RAIL WITH REAR QUARTER PANEL. ALSO, CRACKED WINDSHIELD. *AK
NHTSA ID
805707
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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