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.

- Middleburg , FL, USA

Hood safety latches both failed, causing hood to slam into windshield breaking windshield & denting hood. Various electrical issue, battery issue. Alternator issues that haven been tested to be working but don't work in car. Coolant system loses pressure & over heats, no leaks, no blown head gaskets. Battery, starter & alternator all good but car will not start. Everything has power but will not turn over. Over 3,000 dollars I have spent fixing numerous factory issues that have broken or simply failed. 400$ for need windshield & dent removal from defective locking device. Soon as I fix something on my car, something else breaks. 2005 civic 1.7l automatic 126,700 miles. I have roughly 50K miles less on original engine than most & I've been having issue since I bought it at 121,100 miles. Nothing but pouring money into a car that should run with zero problems.

- Palm Desert , CA, USA

Yellow warning light on dash. Diagnostic reports from autozone indicated misfire codes of 1, 3, 4, and random misfire. Radiator fluid started to go down in engine without drawing radiator fluid from the reservoir following a routine changing of the engine belt in June 2020. Mechanic failed to refill the radiator reservoir, but mechanic and Honda dealership report this would not have caused a head gasket failure. A similar problem occurred when the car had 88,000 miles on it, and a mechanic in silicon valley failed to rehook up the radiator reservoir while working on the SRS. After driving 699 miles to portland, or, the car overheated on a city street, was immediately stopped, and towed to a garage. The garage found radiator fluid to be low in the radiator, refilled it, let it idle for two hours, and the car was then driven to seattle, and immediately to the bay area after that. While crossing the California border in the mountains and snow, the head gasket completely failed, and the car was no longer driveable. State patrol gave me a ride to yreka where I purchased a gallon of radiator fluid from baxter auto parts, and limped back to the bay area to have a head gasket done at the college of alameda. The mechanic who did the SRS reports the hose not being hooked up would not have caused this problem, and that this car was more prone to head gasket failure. The fact that both head gaskets failed with the reservoir not being hooked up or operable raises a number of questions. I have reported the problem to Honda America, but Honda says they have no further information, nor has a recall been filed. Research suggest that Honda Civic engines from 2001-2005 have a much higher incidence of head gasket failures, and I am wondering why Honda hasn't recalled the head gasket?

- Camas, WA, USA

It started over heating fixed water pump alternator battery almost everything still over heats then I drove it just fine parked it went back later to drive and it won't start

- Nice, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Civic sedan. The contact stated while driving 65 mph the vehicle stalled with the airbag warning light illuminated. The contact pulled off of the roadway and attempted to activate the hazzard light. The hazzard light was inoperable. The contact opened the hood and the hood latch fractured. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 12,500.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

Overheating lead to cracked block and eventually complete engine failure. Starting 2006-? there has been a recall on these engines. After looking at many Honda Civics for sale this seems to be common problem spanning more years. I believe the recall should be expanded.

- Penn Valley, CA, USA

I paid $4,200 in a cashiers check 9/12/2018 for a car. Owner told me it had been tested and looked over by his mechanics and that if any problems with the engine or transmission occurred that it was under a guarantee. The following day, 9/13/2018, I heard strange sounds from engine and car frequently jerked forward. Took it to South Tacoma Honda to inspect vehicle for $143.13. Was told valves need to be adjusted and would cost nearly $500. Went to dealership and the manager named chocolate. Told me to take car to 161 garage to get fixed over weekend. That Monday was told they couldn't complete job and to have Honda complete job. Chocolate reluctantly agreed to get car to Honda to have them adjust the valves and he would pay for it when it was finished. He did not show back up and both myself and the Honda service reps had to call him for payment. Worked out payment in the morning if his dealership agreed. Honda rep called dealership asking repeatedly for an owner or manager and never got straight answer. When explaining my situation and inquiring authorization for payment from chocolate, person on phone from the dealership began bad mouthing their own employee saying he was a nobody and admitted they lied about the condition of the car telling the Honda rep 'so what.' Was able to take car but was told me to return if the payment was not made the next morning. That morning, 9/18/2018, my girlfriend agreed to drive me to work and go back in if Honda called. But car died on the freeway nearly causing accident and was hard to brake. We were lucky we had been close to shoulder so I could veer away from cars and off the road. We had to get it off the freeway and have it towed to the Honda in renton costing another $15. Then $148.50 inspection fee from Honda renton after service reps found major engine issues with cylinder 3 causing the valves to come loose overnight.

- Lakewood, WA, USA

K20A3 camshaft lobes have pits/galling on them. They make a loud ticking/tapping noise. Possible decrease in gas mileage, poor performance, and reliability issue. If left unintended could cause further damage to engine. Common problem with the K20A3 engines manufacture defect. Honda should address this.

- Canonsburg, PA, USA

I was on my way to school, I had driven about 18 miles from home and heard a scrubbing sound then noticed smoke coming from front of my car. I immediately pulled off the road and turned engine off. A city policeman stopped and told me the name of a wrecker service nearby. The car was towed to a garage where it was put up on a lift. The mechanic noted a piece of metal bulging from the right side of the block looking from under the car and toward the front..there was oil splatters from that area also. The piece of metal came from between the block and the air conditioner. There had to have been a defect in the block for it to break a piece of the block off in this manner. The piece was about 2 inches wide by 4 inches long. We have pictures to show what was found. There were two mechanic witnesses plus a policeman that saw the damage.the car was not running hot nor low in oil. The block just a defect. If I had been on the interstate there could have been a severe accident due to the car coming to a sudden stop.

- Jasper, AL, USA

After driving about 20 miles in warm day from san mateo to san francisco via I-101 then I-280 with A/C on. The vehicle came to a traffic jam on highway exit in sf, the speed was at 30 mph or less and the engine temperature increased to the highest level and the engine had water boiling sound and radiator fan did not came on after stopped on a city street. Then 2nd incident happen on July 25 2015, again driving from san mateo I-101 > 92 > 238 > I-580 to dublin with weather temperature at 90+ with A/C on when the vehicle reach to slow speed at freeway ext ramp. The engine temperature increased to the highest level. Once the car stopped at a city street the engine had boiling water sound and radiator fan did not came on. Coolant is full as well as the reserve reservoir. On Aug 3 same thing happens after replacing engine thermostat and radiator fan switch. Driven from mountain view via I-280 to san carlos with A/C on. The engine temperature raised to the highest level and water boiling sound came from engine. Again, coolant is full as well as the reservoir.

- San Carlos, CA, USA

Original oem spark plug cracked and pieces fell into the cylinder. The car had a sever misfire, loss of power and I had to immediately pull off of the road. The Honda dealership the car was towed to said the cylinder was damaged and the engine should be replaced. Honda of America basically said that the car was out of warranty and that they did not warranty their engines past 3 years 36,000 miles. Even though the spark plug was well under it's recommended replacement time, it failed and created a dangerous situation.

- Saint Augustine, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving, smoke was seen from under the hood of the vehicle. The contact stopped the vehicle and discovered that the engine had overheated. The failure was not diagnosed by a mechanic nor was the vehicle repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The failure mileage was 107,387.

- North Richland Hills, TX, USA

Vehicle blew a head gasket and over heated. Problem became progressively worse, and I have been advised by rick marichetti auto that this problem is common with the Honda Civic ex 1.7 liter engine, and the source of the problem is a multilayer head gasket that Honda uses. This vehicle should be recalled, and Honda should be required to install new head gaskets that are not multilayer. In my case, the head gasket created a serious road hazard and it was difficult to find a place to pull over. And the problem happened with little notice at approximately 4300 feet, with snow and freezing cold weather. I had to pay almost $800 to have the vehicle fixed, with no guaranty the problem won't happen again. Honda should have recalled the head gaskets a long time ago.

- Renton, WA, USA