2005 Honda Civic Other / unspecified Problems

SRS INTERNAL UNIT FAILURE AT 79K MILES. CAR IS 2005 HONDA CIVIC AND ACCORDING TO GOOGLE SEARCHES AND CIVIC FORUMS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HONDA VEHICLES (NOT JUST CIVICS) AND HONDA QUOTES A $800+ PRICE TO REPAIR RATHER THAN STANDING BY THEIR VEHICLES. WITH THE SRS LIGHT ON, THE AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK, CAR CANNOT BY SMOGGED, AND IS A SERIOUS HAZARD TO THE DRIVE AND OCCUPANTS UNTIL THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR IS MADE. CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT LESSEN THE COST, NOR HELP COVER THE REPAIR IN ANY WAY.

NHTSA ID

10894862

Incident

Jul 30, 2016

Mileage

79,436 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A TIRE FAILED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V370000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10789377

Incident

Feb 5, 2015

ON FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2015 I BROUGHT MY 2005 HONDA CIVIC EX [WHICH WAS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION WITH NO SRS OR MIL LIGHTS ON] TO HONDA OF KINGSTON ON BROADWAY TO BE SERVICED ON AUGUST 1ST FOR THE TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR ON MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING WENT WELL AND THAT THEY HAD ALSO PERFORMED A "COMPLIMENTARY INSPECTION" OF MY TIRES, BREAKS, FLUIDS ETC. -- SOMETHING THEY NEVER INFORMED ME THEY PLANNED ON DOING, SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE NEVER CONSENTED TO IN THE FIRST PLACE. THEY ALSO FAILED TO INFORM ME THAT MY SRS LIGHT WAS NOW ON, AND WHAT THAT MEANS. I PULLED OVER ON MY WAY HOME TO CALL AND INQUIRE ABOUT THE LIGHT AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIT ME IN UNTIL THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH TO DIAGNOSE IT. DRIVING HOME, MY CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND RATTLING AND BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE NEAREST AVAILABLE MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THE LUG NUTS ON THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WERE NOT SECURED PROPERLY BY THE TECHNICIANS AT HONDA OF KINGSTON, AND IT WAS CLOSE TO FALLING OFF. THEY FIXED AND SECURED THE TIRE FOR ME AND I NOTIFIED HONDA OF THE INCIDENT. THEY AGREED TO PAY THE COST OF SECURING THE TIRE, HOWEVER THEY INFORMED ME THAT DIAGNOSING MY SRS LIGHT WILL COST ME $107, AND DEPENDING ON WHAT THE ISSUE IS, COULD COST A FEW HUNDRED TO A THOUSAND MORE. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM OR THE SRS LIGHT, UNTIL IT WAS SERVICED BY HONDA OF KINGSTON. THE SRS LIGHT OBVIOUSLY INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY, AND NOW THE DEALER IS ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE ME TO REPAIR IT. NOT ONLY COULD I HAVE CRASHED DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE TECHNICIANS AND THEIR INABILITY TO EVEN SECURE A TIRE PROPERLY, BUT MY SRS WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED THE AIRBAG, EVEN THOUGH I WAS ASSURED WHEN I LEFT WITH MY CAR THAT EVERYTHING WENT WELL AND MY CAR WAS IN GOOD SHAPE.

NHTSA ID

10747252

Incident

Aug 4, 2015

Mileage

191,500 mi

MY HONDA CIVIC BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED HIGHER THAN 35MPH, THE REAR TIRES ARE BALD. THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO SAID THE WHEELS COULD NOT HOLD THE ALIGNMENT AND SUGGESTED ADDING A PART TO HOLD THE TIRES IN ALIGNMENT AND TO ALLOW FOR TIGHTENING OF THE ALIGNMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10476717

Incident

Sep 19, 2012

Mileage

138,000 mi

2 OF THE 4 DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL STUDS SNAPPED OFF. CAR SHAKES AND FEELS LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL

NHTSA ID

10376128

Incident

Jan 6, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

1) SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005 (NEW), PERIODICALLY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KICKS IN FOR NO APPARENT REASON (WHILE I AM BRAKING, OF COURSE). 2) UNDER THE ABOVE SITUATION, AS WELL AS AT OTHER TIMES WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN, I CANNOT GET THE ABS TO DISENGAGE NO MATTER WHAT I DO, UNTIL THE CAR HAS REACHED A COMPLETE STOP. 3) INTERMITTENTLY, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, WHEN IT KICKS IN, THE CAR WILL TAKE AN EXCEEDINGLY LONG, VERY VERY EXCEEDINGLY LONG TIME TO STOP. VERY EXCEEDING LONG. AT ALMOST ALL THESE TIMES, I WAS ALREADY GOING VERY SLOWLY TOWARD A STOP SIGN, STOPLIGHT OR APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO TURN. IT SEEMS THAT THE WHEELS LOCK UP AND THE CAR JUST SLIDES. AS A RESULT OF #3, I HAVE RUN INNUMERABLE STOP SIGNS, A FEW STOP LIGHTS, THE OTHER NIGHT I ALMOST HIT A CAR HEAD ON, MISSED THE TURNOFF TO MY STREET BY ALMOST 200 FEET, MISSED MY DRIVEWAY BY ABOUT 100 FEET. THIS WAS ON SNOWY, WET SLUSHY ROADS. BUT, I WILL TELL YOU WHEN APPROACHING THE INTERSECTIONS AND TURNS, I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOING SLOWER WITHOUT BEING AT ALMOST A DEAD STANDSTILL. IT IS VERY FORTUNATE THAT IN EACH CASE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. BUT, THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT IS THE WAY THE ABS SYSTEM WORKS, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND NEVERTHELESS THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. HAS ANYONE ELSE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM? I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATION, CHECKED FOR BULLETINS, ETC. AND I FIND NOTHING. I DO NOT BELIEVE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK LIKE THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10295307

Incident

Dec 8, 2009

Mileage

28,900 mi

UNWANTED AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING HONDA CIVIC HYBRID CAR ON THE BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN ROAD WEST OF FORT COLLINS COLORADO. THE CAR WAS ONLY STOPPED BY APPLYING BRUTE FORCE WITH ALL MY WEIGHT TO THE BRAKES. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED ON ONE OF THE FEW STRAIGHT STRETCHES ON THIS NARROW, GRAVEL ROAD. THE ENGINE RACED AT ITS HIGHEST SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF, BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE. IT WOULD NOT RETURN TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED, EVEN AFTER I RESTARTED THE ENGINE A COUPLE OF TIME. WE ENDED UP LEAVING THE CAR ON THE ROAD AND IT WAS EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO TOWN. THE SHOP WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SITUATION, BUT I AM WORRIED AFTER READING ABOUT THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS WHICH SOUND SIMILAR. THE SHOP HAS REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND FLOOR MATS, THINKING IT MIGHT BE A SIMILAR SITUATION. NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE CAR OUT OF TOWN INTO THE MOUNTAINS. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM SUDDENLY OCCURRED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT JUST A FEW MILES FURTHER ON THIS ROAD. I CURRENTLY OWN AND DRIVE A 2005 PRIUS, SO I AM FAMILIAR WITH DRIVING A HYBRID CAR. THE HONDA IS A GOVERNMENT CAR DRIVEN BY A NUMBER OF DRIVERS EACH DAY. I AM NOT SURE OF THE YEAR, BUT I CAN CHECK THAT OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10291407

Incident

Sep 15, 2009

BOUGHT 1-OWNER CAR WITH APPROX 33,000 MI. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER NOTICED ROAR FROM LEFT OF CAR SUCH AS MIGHT BE PRESENT WITH BAD BEARINGS. HAVE NOT HAD DEFECT PROFESSIONALLY DIAGNOSED YET. *TR

NHTSA ID

10252650

Incident

Oct 1, 2005

Mileage

33,000 mi

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET, THE AXLE/SPINDLE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL/TIRE OF MY VEHICLE BROKE. THEREFORE I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND I HIT TWO PACKED VEHICLES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10143164

Incident

Nov 8, 2005

Mileage

3,400 mi

THE OWNERS MANUAL OF THE CONSUMER'S 2005 HONDA CIVIC PROVIDED INCORRECT INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO USE THE VEHICLE'S HIGH BEAMS. *NM *NM

NHTSA ID

10113784

Incident

Mar 1, 2005