New 2005 Honda Civic XL special addition 4-door sedan purchased from Honda of fort myers 7-21-05. Almost immediately after purchase malfunction light on the dash indicating a problem with the emission control system began to light up. It was on all the time. The manual stated that you should go to the dealer immediately and have it checked if this happens as continued operation may cause serious damage to the vehicle. We had the car in the shop on 4 different occasions 8-20-05, 8-30-05, 12-22-06, 5-9-07. The light would go out for 2-3 days after being worked on in the shop and come back on. This has been an extreme source of frustration and concern. The car has developed an additional symptom of stumbling and losing power when trying to blend into traffic. We have just lived with this thinking "well, what can we do". but I'm convinced that someone, somewhere knows what to do to fix this. I am going to make it my project to work toward that end. Thanks for any assistance you may be able to offer. If we could get a factory representative to show up at the dealer to get them to fix it, that would be great.

- Fort Myers, FL, USA

: the contact stated the vehicle makes noise upon cold starts while accelerating. The noise discontinues after the vehicle warms up in the morning. The noise first appeared in November 2005. The vehicle was taken to a dealer twice concerning the problem where the heating shield, w-converter; flexible gasket, pre-chamber converter and catalytic converter were replaced. The vehicle is being returned to the service dealer for a third time concerning the ongoing problem today. Updatd 02/28/06

- Hawthorne, CA, USA