2005 Honda Civic Powertrain (other) Problems

I purchased this car from a Honda dealership used for over 7 thousand dollars in 2021 it's a 2005 car with known issues. I drove it for less than 2 months before it overheated without an indication by the gauge that it was overheating and blew a head gasket. It was acting funny before it happened I brought it back to the dealership a couple times they charged me several hundred dollars to do nothing besides diagnosed it and told me nothing was wrong with it. Obviously there's plenty wrong with a car I'm just finding out that the battery is probably going to die really soon and I had to pay a mechanic to put another engine in it and paid another 2 thousand dollars. Now the transmission is completely gone and I have to figure out how to come up with more money to fix it while I'm out of work because of this I should have done better research before I bought this car but why aren't there any lemon laws for used cars just purchased from dealerships in a lot of states Florida only has one if it's a brand new car very unhelpful and unfortunate for me right now that a multi billion dollar company can do this to me and leave me broke without a car and out of work knowing they sold me a car that was going to have multiple failures really soon luckily I wasn't on the highway when my engine died or after I replaced the engine and the transmission died or it could have been dangerous my advice is don't trust anyone and good luck in this country with transportation gas is $4 a gallon only reason I bought this car and it was a bad idea to say the least I thought buying from a dealership wouldn't leave me completely broke and broken down . Oh and the cruise control malfunctioned once scared me to death on the highway almost caused me to crash into the car ahead of me.

NHTSA ID

11480383

Incident

Sep 2, 2021

The car runs good but will not stay in 2nd gear this is the 2nd manual transmission the factory did the same then tran#2 did the same now had replaced for 3rd time and this one's doing the same thing.

NHTSA ID

11476246

Incident

Jun 30, 2022

In 2019 Honda came out to fix the air bag recall. I never had problems with the air bag light coming on until after they fixed the air bag. The air bag light stays on all the time along with a check engine light. Also I’ve had to replace the whole transmission in 2019. In 2018 my engine cracked and I had to replace it with another engine. Currently the rack and pion went bad. The vehicle will at times steer on its own and sometimes the steering wheel won’t turn. I’ve spent thousands of dollars over the past few years. I do not believe Honda put in the air bags correctly. I barely had driven my car anywhere and I should not be having these types of problems. It’s a safety hazard.

NHTSA ID

11475190

Incident

Jul 1, 2019

MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND BARLEY SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR TO 3RD IT HAS 95000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD ALL 2000 TO 2005 HONDAS HAVE BAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT THEY NEVER RECALLED IT WHY????? NOW I HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET BECAUSE IT WAS BLOWN AT 75000 MILES THATS TO EARLY FOR THAT TO BE HAPPENING I SPENT 2000 GRAND ON IT ALREADY WHY DIDN'T THEY RECALL THIS???? *TR

NHTSA ID

10713476

Incident

May 13, 2014

Mileage

80,000 mi

THIS CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. UNKNOWN TO ME, IT CAME THAT WAY FROM THE DEALER. A COUPLE HONDA DEALERSHIPS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. IT FIRST STARTED SLIPPING AROUND 40,000 MILES. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS WAS WHEN THEY TOLD ME OF THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AND THE RECOMMENDED FIXES. THE TRANSMISSION INITIALLY FAILED AT 54,300 MILES. STEVENS CREEK HONDA CLEANED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A SPECIAL DETERGENT AND REPLACED THE FLUID. THEY SAID IF THE PROBLEM CAME UP AGAIN BEFORE 109,000 MILES THEY WOULD HAVE TO 'BURNISH' THE TRANSMISSION. WHAT I DIDN'T REALIZE IS THAT THE DETERGENT CLEANING WAS A 'BAND-AID' FIX SO THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULD AVOID THE MORE COSTLY FIXES THEY WERE OBLIGATED TO PERFORM UNDER THE TERMS OF THE LAWSUIT. THE CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY AGAIN. I WOULD HAVE THE FLUID REPLACED MORE THAT NORMAL DURING SERVICE VISITS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AT 124,700 MILES. NOW THEY DON'T WANT TO COVER THE COST BECAUSE IT IS NOW LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, OR COVERED BY THE TERMS OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY FRAUD. THEY DID A CHEAP INEFFECTIVE CLEANING IN ORDER TO AVOID AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO. ALSO, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS, I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN *TR

NHTSA ID

10632775

Incident

Sep 10, 2014

Mileage

124,723 mi

THIS CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. UNKNOWN TO ME, IT CAME THAT WAY FROM THE DEALER. A COUPLE HONDA DEALERSHIPS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. IT FIRST STARTED SLIPPING AROUND 40,000 MILES. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS WAS WHEN THEY TOLD ME OF THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AND THE RECOMMENDED FIXES. THE TRANSMISSION INITIALLY FAILED AT 54,300 MILES. STEVENS CREEK HONDA CLEANED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A SPECIAL DETERGENT AND REPLACED THE FLUID. THEY SAID IF THE PROBLEM CAME UP AGAIN BEFORE 109,000 MILES THEY WOULD HAVE TO ?BURNISH? THE TRANSMISSION. WHAT I DIDN?T REALIZE IS THAT THE DETERGENT CLEANING WAS A ?BAND-AID? FIX SO THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULD AVOID THE MORE COSTLY FIXES THEY WERE OBLIGATED TO PERFORM UNDER THE TERMS OF THE LAWSUIT. THE CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY AGAIN. I WOULD HAVE THE FLUID REPLACED MORE THAT NORMAL DURING SERVICE VISITS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AT 124,700 MILES. NOW THEY DON?T WANT TO COVER THE COST BECAUSE IT IS NOW LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, OR COVERED BY THE TERMS OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY FRAUD. THEY DID A CHEAP INEFFECTIVE CLEANING IN ORDER TO AVOID AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO. ALSO, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS, I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN?? *TR

NHTSA ID

10632771

Incident

Sep 25, 2010

Mileage

53,491 mi

THIS CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. UNKNOWN TO ME, IT CAME THAT WAY FROM THE DEALER. A COUPLE HONDA DEALERSHIPS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. IT FIRST STARTED SLIPPING AROUND 40,000 MILES. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS WAS WHEN THEY TOLD ME OF THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AND THE RECOMMENDED FIXES. THE TRANSMISSION INITIALLY FAILED AT 54,300 MILES. STEVENS CREEK HONDA CLEANED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A SPECIAL DETERGENT AND REPLACED THE FLUID. THEY SAID IF THE PROBLEM CAME UP AGAIN BEFORE 109,000 MILES THEY WOULD HAVE TO ?BURNISH? THE TRANSMISSION. WHAT I DIDN'T REALIZE IS THAT THE DETERGENT CLEANING WAS A ?BAND-AID? FIX SO THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULD AVOID THE MORE COSTLY FIXES THEY WERE OBLIGATED TO PERFORM UNDER THE TERMS OF THE LAWSUIT. THE CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY AGAIN. I WOULD HAVE THE FLUID REPLACED MORE THAT NORMAL DURING SERVICE VISITS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AT 154,600 MILES. NOW THEY DON?T WANT TO COVER THE COST BECAUSE IT IS NOW LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, OR COVERED BY THE TERMS OF THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY FRAUD. THEY DID A CHEAP INEFFECTIVE CLEANING IN ORDER TO AVOID AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO. I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN?? *TR

NHTSA ID

10632333

Incident

Sep 23, 2010

Mileage

53,491 mi

THE CAR HAS BEGUN MAKING A LOUD NOISE, WHEN IN GEAR, THIS IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR, BUT WHENEVER I AM IN DRIVE IT MAKES THIS LOUD GRINDING NOISE. IF I AM IN NEUTRAL NO NOISE AT ALL. AND SOMETIMES EVEN IN DRIVE IS INTERMITTENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10480132

Incident

Jun 14, 2012

Mileage

125,000 mi

THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION, TOOK TO HONDA CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROWOUT BEARING AND TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AS PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, GET A CALL WHEN THEY HAVE CLUTCH OFF AND TOLD ME ITS THE BEARINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, AND VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON HONDA CIVICS AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10451215

Incident

Mar 5, 2012

Mileage

125,700 mi

HORRIBLE NOISE COMING FROM MY '05 CIVIC LX'S MANUAL TRANSMISSION. NOISE HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE; STARTED AT 115K MILES. I HAVE SPOKE WITH A FEW MECHANICS AND THEY TOLD ME MOST HONDAS HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1800 999 1009 AND THEY DIDN'T WANTED TO FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10449064

Incident

Nov 4, 2011

Mileage

115,002 mi

2005 HONDA CIVIC DX MANUAL TRANSMISSION: MY CAR START HAVING A RATTLING NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN I RELEASE THE CLUTCH.I TOOK THE CAR TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME IS THE TRANSMISSION'S INPUT SHAFT BEARING(COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL)AND IT WILL COST ME $1000 TO GET IT FIXED. I HEARD THIS A HONDA RECALL ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10447710

Incident

Jan 31, 2011

Mileage

123,176 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING, WHICH WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10443274

Incident

Sep 1, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

COOLANT KEEPS LEAKING. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM NEITHER CAN ANY OF THE OTHER OWNERS ONLINE MECHANICS. REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND CAP, WATER PUMP, HEAD GASKET, ETC... BUT IT STILL LEAKS. CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THERE'S NO BULLETIN NUMBER IN YOUR DATABASE FOR THE 2005 HONDA CIVIC COOLING SYSTEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A NICE DAY. *TR *KB

NHTSA ID

10437769

Incident

Oct 3, 2011

Mileage

125,000 mi

2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID: ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS REPLACING ALONG WITH THE CO2 SENSORS, COST $2000.00. WHAT CAUSES A CAT CONV TO GO BAD? HONDA COULD NOT PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION AND REFUSED TO LOOK INTO ANY SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD, 83045 MILES. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE CLUTCH, REPLACEMENT OF HYBRID BATTERY, SEAT BELTS AND NOW THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10418143

Incident

Aug 8, 2011

Mileage

83,045 mi

MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I'M NOT SURE WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE THE GEAR TO PARK IT MADE AN AWFUL WHINING NOISE. IT WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO. HAD TO CALL THE POLICE, WHO STOOD BY MOVING TRAFFIC UNTIL A TOW TRUCK CAME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10395267

Incident

Apr 7, 2011

Mileage

87,430 mi

COMPONENT 1 IMA (HYBRID) BATTERY ASSEMBLY FAILURE, NOT CHARGING PROPERLY COMPONENT 2 CVT TRANSMISSION, 'START CLUTCH' SLIPPING & GRINDING WHEN STARTING UP FROM A STOP

NHTSA ID

10393134

Incident

Mar 15, 2011

Mileage

57,330 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY FROM A STOP, THE CAR MAKES A HUGE GRINDING NOISE--HEARD MOSTLY IN THE FRONT END. WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY, NO NOISE IS HEARD. THE CAR ALSO SLIPS HORRIBLY ON WET OR SLIPPERY PAVEMENT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER SAY "THIS IS A NORMAL SOUND" WHEN IT FAILED WHEN THEY TESTED IT (I HAVE RECORDED THIS IN MY FILES AT THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY) AND ALSO WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THE FRONT END PARTS AND DIAGNOSED IT AS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND OR FIX. *TR

NHTSA ID

10320350

Incident

Oct 3, 2007

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE VEHICLE HAS A SPECIAL TRANSMISSION, WHICH DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE RPM'S INCREASED TO 5,200. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LACK OF HORSE POWER AND DECELERATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS DESIGNED TO WORK IN THIS MANNER AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

NHTSA ID

10225749

Incident

Apr 25, 2008

Mileage

46,000 mi

2005 HONDA CIVIC GEAR POSITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. * TS *JB

NHTSA ID

10150827

Incident

Aug 1, 2005

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