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Car lost power while trying to make a left turn across traffic. IMA battery charge dropped and no assist was delivered. Oncoming car was able to stop in time, but barely. This has now happened on a number of occasions. Car lost power while climbing a hill in a residential neighborhood (15 MPH) and barely made it to the top. Car lost power while climbing a short steep driveway and could not ascend; had to roll backwards and "force charge" the IMA battery in low gear for 10 minutes, after which I was able to climb the driveway easily. Decided to replace the IMA battery due to obvious malfunction although no codes were being thrown. Problem improved significantly but once again experienced lack of power on steep, low-speed hills and in our driveway. Battery software seems schizophrenic, deciding to charge itself rather than assist when power is needed, such as hills or merging into or across traffic, even when there seems to be ample battery reserve (for example, after swapping out the IMA battery it refused to provide assist on the hill with approximately 40% remaining -- 4 bars -- but will gladly provide assist at 50% + battery charge. Sometimes battery does not charge while braking downhill even though charge is needed. Unpredictable. The sudden loss of power whenever the IMA Assist decides that it't* going to help is extremely dangerous. Honda is aware of this problem but has not offered any solutions outside of 150k / 15 year warranty on the IMA battery, which has lapsed on our 2006. Reluctant to let my young adult daughter drive this car as loss of power while merging or crossing lanes of traffic could result in a serious accident.
Car overheated and cracked engine block on drive to work through town. It was a sudden, overheat and the car stalled. The car had been serviced by Honda ~2 months earlier. Car had been regularly maintained by Honda, following suggested service schedule. Honda knew about the problem but refused to replace the engine block as I purchased car new in 2006. Car only had 103,000 miles on it.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. While attempting to enter the vehicle, the doors on the driver's side would not unlock after the key was inserted. In addition, the alarm system did not work and the driver was unable to switch the gear shifter to the park position. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 300,000.
A known defect - the engine block on our 2006 Honda Civic cracked while my son was driving on a highway. We've owned the car for less than 2 years and were never advised that the Civic engine block was prone to this - or we would have not purchased the car. Even though Honda "extended" the warranty for this known defect, we are out of the warranty coverage period - thus left to foot the expense of replacing the engine on our own. My son's safety was at risk when this happened. This should be a recall not a warranty extension. Shame on Honda.
- Holland, PA, USA
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I have a crack in my coolant system in the engine block on my 2006 Honda Civic. It was part of the extended warranty (10-048), but I'm past the extended 10 year warranty. Please help!
Hello! a very well-known issue with the 06-09 Honda Civic is a tendency for the engine blocks to crack. Frequenting online forums and websites, it seems a wide range of people are affected from less than 1,000 miles to up to 200,000 miles. That being said, it seems this car is a literal time bomb. There have been incidents of people driving on the highway only to rapidly lose power to all systems, including the brakes and power steering. Needless to say, this is a profound safety hazard, not only to the driver, but other drivers as well! that being said, Honda admitted that the tendency for blocks to crack was due a faulty casting process. They had issues an initial 8 year warranty and increased that to 10 years. As of late, many current owners have still had their blocks cracked. Only this time, Honda is refusing to fix their faulty product. As such, I wanted to bring attention to this issue and hope something can be done to alleviate this matter. A car's block under normal maintenance and use should never catastrophically fail, let alone risk people's lives! even if a recall isn't enforced, at least hold Honda accountable to their faulty engines and place an extended warranty for this specific issue. Thank you.
Transmission is failing it is flaring. RPM rises to 6-7K RPM and it still around 20-30 mph. And it slowing increasing speed. This is dangerous, when I am trying to merge in traffic I don't have the acceleration I merge on highway or just getting on a street.
This Civic has a defect on rear control arms causing tires to wear uneven and rapidly and making a horrible noise coming from the back this is unsafe issue I replace the rear shock absorbers, the whell hubs and ofcourse the tires and the problem still there until control arm be replaced for an adjustable one for proper aligment, ,, Honda motor company is not paying for anything, I think costumers don't have pay for Honda mistakes that's not fair.
Bolt that connected tensioner, to belt sheared off. Causing vehicle to malfunction. Car became not drivable. Might have caused injury at high speed, or loss of control. A common problem with the 2006 Honda Civic, according to internet complaints! design problem? one of the most prevalent problems reported.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, she heard a loud noise and the vehicle failed to shift into gear. The vehicle was stopped and then towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where the contact was informed that the torque converter and the transmission would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 112,000. Updated 11/13/13
Within the last month, our 2006 Honda Civic on two separate occasions, with two different drivers, when the transmission was placed into reverse when backing from a driveway, did not come to a stop. Despite putting our foot firmly on the brake, the car did not stop and continued in reverse. Only by putting the transmission into drive did the car stop from continuing into reverse. On August 30, the car when placed into reverse gear when backing from a parking space, went forward instead. Our car has been regularly maintained and serviced and never had an issue prior to this. We are deeply concerned that the car poses a safety issue, because when moving from a parked position, moves in a direction other than the one that the driver chooses, and did not stop when moving in reverse. This has occurred three times to date within the month with two different drivers.
I went to the store with my 3 year old and on the way home I was at an intersection at a stop sign and I started to go left and my car bucked and started making grinding sounds very loud. It would not go anywhere and I put the car in park and the car rolled back. I turned off the car and put my E brake on. I had to have it towed. The guy who towed my car said the axle broke. He said it must have been going for some time now. I just bought this car on 2/22/13. This should not have happened.
Car has had several incidents of the third gear popping out or grinding while engaging. It is a 2006 Honda Civic si. Contacted dealer about the issue and even though there is a technical service bulletin out from Honda saying it is a known issue, they wanted $1,500 dollars to repair it. This needs to be recalled as it is a danger while driving to have your car not properly engage the gears and a quick internet search tells me there are thousands more with the same issue as me. This problem is not only an immediate issue while driving but will lead to faster clutch wear which could put the timing of repairs off of a normal schedule and a clutch failure while driving could be fatal.
Had the 3rd gear transmission problem fixed at 45,000 miles and since then it has always driven different. Kept going back to the dealership and told me there was nothing wrong with it. Now at 87,000 it got taken in to get the front fenders and hood re-painted because of the faulty manufacturer paint. The car started clicking before I took it in and when pressing the clutch noise would go away. They did an estimate for my throwout bearing and the next day they called me saying the vehicle would move at all, that I need it a new transmission. Now the dealership expects me to pay them $4,000 in total for labor and to put a new trans in the car. I have always had problems with this dealership and had a few complaints towards Honda. I also had the motor top gasket replaced because it was leaking oil and got covered under warranty since it was part of a recall.
Automatic transmission failure and electric coolant temperature sensor failure in 2006 Honda Civic ex. Noticed change in driving feel over past couple of weeks--shifting was jerky, not smooth; seemed to rev slightly higher at times while driving. Engine warning light came on 2-13-13 when starting engine. Also, green light next to "drive" on the dash started blinking. Took car into Honda dealership the next day. Was told that the transmission fluid was burnt, transmission had hydraulic issues, gears not shifting properly. New transmission installed. Had all previous regular maintenance performed at Honda dealership, on schedule.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was difficulty shifting into third gear. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the third gear syncrose would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified and offered to pay a portion of the repair costs along with the dealer. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 22,000 and the current mileage was 66,413.
The transmission has a rattling noise. Little apple Toyota Honda told me that I would need to replace the entire transmission. I purchased the car from little apple a little over a year ago. I also purchased an extended warranty for two years. This repair will not be covered because they said that I have exceeded the mileage.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. The contact was driving 30 mph when the vehicle popped out of third gear and into neutral. The contact stated the vehicle did not stall when the shifter popped out of gear. The contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer for inspection or repairs. The failure mileage was 92,000.
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- Citrus Heights, CA, USA