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.
8
Latest Jan 8, 2005
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.
3%
of 305 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Honda Civic submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 Jan 8, 2005
I PURCHASED 1996 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE FROM DEALER ON DEC 23, 2004 CAR WAS CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP BEFORE RELEASING I AM VERY PLEASED WITH VEHICLE HAS RUN WONDERFULLY BUT AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH TRUNK. EVERY TIME IT RAINS THE TRUNK GETS SOAKED, CANNOT FIND ENTRANCE SPOT, THERE IS MOLD ON TIRE COVER MAKING ME THINK THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM BEFORE. IT APPEARS THAT DEALER HAS PUT A NEW SEAL AROUND TRUNK B/C RUBER LOOKS BRAND NEW, ANY SUGGESTIONS???THANK YOU. *AK
NHTSA ID
10106005
Incident
Jan 2, 2005
Mileage
71,141 mi
Interior & seats
Filed May 14, 2004
Fire reported
CIVIC HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS AND WHEN I LOOKED OUTSIDE MY APARTMENT WINDOW IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO START IN THE DASH WIRING SOMEWHERE. THE FIRE STARTED THERE AS THE MOST DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT PORTION OF THE CAR AND THE DASH WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS NOT DAMAGED, THE REAR SEAT WAS DAMAGED BUT NOT DESTROYED BY FIRE COMPLETELY, AND THE TRUNK WAS UNTOUCHED. FRONT WINDOW BLEW OUT AND THE SAFETY GLASS (MORE LIKELY THE PLASTIC FILM IN BETWEEN GLASS SHEETS) MELTED, BOTH FRONT DOOR WINDOWS BLEW OUTWARDS, AND MOONROOF GLASS SHATTERED. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THEY PUT IT OUT. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. IT WAS JUNKED. NO INSURANCE CLAIM WAS FILED ON IT BECAUSE IT WAS PAID OFF AND WE WERE ONLY CARRYING LIABILITY ON IT.*AK
NHTSA ID
10072618
Incident
Dec 24, 2001
Mileage
120,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 18, 2001
Crash reported2 injuries reported
BOTH SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED WHEN OUR HONDA WAS REAR-ENDED. WE (MY WIFE AND I) WERE STOPPED IN A TRAFFIC JAM (DUE TO AN ACCIDENT AHEAD) ON A DOWNTOWN FREEWAY (I-20 IN MONROE, LA). WE WERE REAR-ENDED AND KNOCKED INTO THE LEFT LANE WHERE WE TRAVELLED DOWN THE LANE FOR SEVERAL CAR LENGTHS, THEN HIT THE GUARD RAIL AND A CAR IN THE LEFT LANE (BY THAT TIME, AT A SLOW SPEED). THE SEAT BACKS OF BOTH SEATS COLLAPSED AND WE WERE LAID BACK. I WAS DRIVING AND PULLED UP WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR, ALTHOUGH WE WERE IN A SKID. THE HEAD REST OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT ALSO BROKE AWAY FROM THE SEAT BACK. MY WIFE AND I SUFFERED ONLY SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE IN OUR NECKS AND LOWER BACKS (STRAINS AND BRUISES), BUT I WAS WONDERING IF THE SEAT BACKS SHOULD HAVE COLLAPSED THE WAY THEY DID. THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WAS IN TACT AND THE REAR CRUMPLE ZONES WORKED GREAT.*AK
NHTSA ID
753374
Incident
Sep 7, 2001
Interior & seatsExterior lightingSeat belts+1 more
Filed Jun 24, 2000
BOTH HEADLIGHT GOT WATER IN THEM WHEN CAR WASHED-REPLACED SEALS AND LENSES-WARRANTY, WINDSHIELD MADE HOWLING NOISE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS-RESEALED TWICE-WARRANTY, LEFT FRONT SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE BACK AND FORTH-REPLACED TRACK-WARRANTY, DEAD BATTERY-REPLACED-WARRANTY, RT FRONT SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT-INSTALLED NEW SEATBELT-WARRANTY. *AK
NHTSA ID
724492
Incident
Sep 24, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 16, 2000
TURNED CAR OFF. CAR BEGAN TO HONK WILDLY, INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED, DOOR LOCKED AND UNLOCKED, AND RADIO IS WITHOUT POWER. HAD TO PULL UNDER HOOD HORN FUSE TO STOP POWERING THE ELECTRICAL SHORT. THIS FUSE POWERS HORN AND BRAKE LIGHTS. FUSE MUST REMAIN PULLED TO KEEP HORN FROM SOUNDING. PREVIOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS. THESE WERE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. LATEST PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED BEFORE BUT DID NOT INCLUDE DOOR LOCKS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS. AFRAID UNDER DASH ELECTRICAL SHORT WILL CAUSE ACCIDENT (AUTO-DEPLOY AIRBAGS, ETC. WHILE DRIVING). *AK
NHTSA ID
717432
Incident
Jan 16, 2000
EngineInterior & seats
Filed Jan 13, 1998
COMPUTER COMMAND CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, ENGINE MISFIRED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. *AK
NHTSA ID
522983
Incident
Jun 26, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 2, 1997
HAD PUT HOOD OF VEHICLE UP; SUDDENLY THE SUPPORT BRACKETS ON HOOD BROKE & HOOD COLLAPSED. HAD CAUSED A LARGE DENT IN HOOD ARE WHERE BRACKET WAS. *AK
NHTSA ID
816968
Incident
Aug 20, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 10, 1997
HATCHBACK LATCH DEFECTIVE.
NHTSA ID
603040
Incident
Nov 1, 1995
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own