Interior & seatsSuspension
Filed Aug 4, 2018
IT NEED SEAT LIGHT DONT WORK TITE DPNT MATCH CHECK ENVINE LIGHT IS ON BRAKE LIGHT IS ON
- NHTSA ID
- 11115736
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2018
- Mileage
- 45 mi
1998 Honda Civic Interior & seats Problems
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.
10
Latest Aug 4, 2018
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.
2%
of 435 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.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Honda Civic submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 30, 2006
THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE DOOR CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED WITH A KEY, WITH KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE OR FROM UNLOCK HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY UNLOCKED EVEN AFTER TURNING KEY IN KEY SLOT. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS TO INSERT KEY IN KEY SLOT, TURN KEY AND PULL DOOR HANDLE AT THE SAME TIME. THE PASSENGER CAN NOT OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING WINDOW, THE WINDOW WOULD GET STUCK. THE WINDOW SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE SWITCHED BETWEEN OPEN OR CLOSE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WINDOW WILL CONTINUE MOVING. BOTH OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS ARE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES. WHAT IF THE PASSENGER(S) NEED TO GET OUT DURING AN EMERGENCY? *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10174840
- Incident
- Feb 15, 2005
- Mileage
- 150,000 mi
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Oct 19, 2004
Crash reported
AFTER BEING REAR ENDED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH , THE CONSUMER STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10097149
- Incident
- Oct 7, 2004
- Mileage
- 65,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed May 11, 2004
DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS INOPERATIVE, AND IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10073454
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 20, 2004
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT LATCH MECHANISM FAILS TO LOCK THE SEAT IN POSITION. THE SEAT WILL LOCK FROM GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS ALONG THE FLOOR, ALTHOUGH IT WILL NOT LOCK WHEN TILTING TO LEAN BACK OR LEAN FORWARD CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10054487
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2002
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Feb 1, 2000
REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT TIGHTEN UP WHEN THE BELT IS ACTIVATED. ALSO, BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE FAILED WHEN CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT. SEAT BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AND HAS FAILED AGAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
- NHTSA ID
- 855871
- Incident
- Jan 8, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 14, 1999
AFTER LETTING SOMEONE IN REAR SEAT. THE FRONT GOES TO RECLINING POSTION, NOT THE UPRIGHT, DRIVING POSITION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 703303
- Incident
- Feb 13, 1999
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Sep 17, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN EXIT WHEN A TRUCK REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE, THROWING THE CAR 69 FEET INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE FRONT SEAT BROKE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 827958
- Incident
- Aug 24, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 10, 1998
DOME LIGHTS FAILIF A NON-HONDA RADIO IS INSTALLED.
- NHTSA ID
- 538228
Interior & seats
Filed May 15, 1998
DOME LIGHT WON'T WORK WHEN DOORS ARE OPEN.
- NHTSA ID
- 535639
- Incident
- May 14, 1998
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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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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