Honda Civic

"The paint faded"

"widespread peeling on roof of clear coat, overall fading of clear coat peeling on the bumper covers"

"Clearcoat peeling in several places"

"The paint has come off of the entire front end of the vehicle exposing the dard undercoat"

"Paint on roof and top of trunk has disappeared in certain large areas. Car would still be nice looking if not for these obvious defects"

"Paint is pealing"

"Paint has been chipping at top of doors where window meets door for quite some time. Also at edge of hatchback where window meets door"

"My paint is peeling off"

"Paint has peeled off in many places, exposing primer"

"Significant peeling of clear coat on front fender"

"The paint is peeling and fading on the hood, the roof, and the doors"

"The clear coat is peeling off on the hood. I feel this is a painting defect"

"Roof paint is fading/ coming off with every wash. Roof is now almost white and the car is dark green originally. Hood paint is cracking"

"the coating is peeling and the paint is fading on the roof of the car"

"Bottom of the driver side door is badly rusted."

"Minor rust issues. They were patched and repainted"

"Can't complian about the rust after 16 years!"

"body turning into rust bucket"

"Bad rust with metal peeling off above rear passenger side wheel. Comes after body work that followed a 2006 accident affecting the passenger side of the car. I'm told the rust can't be fixed for less than what the car is worth now"

"car is severely rusted"

"both rear quarter panels rust typically in front of the rear wheels badly"

"actually this car is a 1995 model civic del sol. you did not provide a category for 1995. the answers I'm providing apply to 1995 and NOT 2000"

"The driver side front ball joint broke (went out)"

"Upper control arm bushings"

"Had to have front passenger side repaired twice"

"Replace rear control arm bushings"

"Steering unit leaks"

"Awful noise and whining from air in the lines was the first clue of failure. I waited to long to get it fixed and now it has a permanent whine."

"Strut is broken front right"

"Right Front Strut started leaking (will not pass next inspection in August/September unless repaired)"

"Broken bolt on strut. Replaced strut and lower control arm"

"Replaced"

"Old needed to be replaced"

"rear struts at 130000 km"

"I had this replaced and it was very expensive"

"It was the original rack and pinion that came with the car and had wore out"

"had to replace rack and pinion"

"torn boot on steering linkage"

"Thumping noise. Front wheel bearings had to be replaced multiple times before it was corrected"

"125000 replaced wheel bearing"

"Air conditioning no longer works. It likely needs to be recharged. I've never had this done"

"replaced"

"Weak / inadequate cooling in spite of compressor replacement. Fluid leakage which even when fixed seems to need coolant replacement each season"

"A/C compressor has died and will cost $700 to fix"

"only repair to system in 14 years-it was blowing hot air"

"had to be replacesd"

"The A/C compressor died 8 years ago and is only available used and no guarantee that the used one will work"

"It needs to be replaced for the 4th time due to it leaking"

"The air conditioner lasted about 9 years and then died so that summers in the car are very hot. It cost too much to repair the air conditioner so I just suffered for 2 or 3 months each year"

"AC does not function;heat is fine"

"needed repair, fixed it, works fine now"

"it died"

"The Blower motor was getting noisy so I had it replaced but now the blower motor that I replaced it with is noisy as well. I will have to get the one replaced as well"

"No heat or fan"

"We need to add refrigerant when the a/c stops blowing cold air. Easy fix."

"Not cooling sufficiently. Refrigerant leaks - A/C valves had to be replaced"

"had to replace the compressor and had subsequent leaks"

"A stainless steel pipe failed and caused the refrigerant leak on last summer. Now, again there is a leak as the AC won't provide cold air"

"Had to have the brake fluid replaced and the brakes bleed"

"My Honda Civic is actually 1997,but that option was not "available! It is a "creampuff", and the brake repair was minor---needed new seal"

"Just repaired brake pads-no drum or rotor damage. first brake job in 7 years!"

"Brakes seem to need attention every year"

"We just had to replace the brakes because they were worn"

"Entire brake system keeps failing. Seems the parts are imported & low quality."

"brake line started leaking due to age/rust, honda uses a plastic cover to protect the brake and fuel lines which can hold moisture and dirt and this is where the brake lines rusted."

"Brake lines had rusted and leaked fluid. We limped it to the mechanic, using some remaining brake function and the emergency break. The mechanic blamed it on 15 years on [winter salted] Pennsylvania roads"

"The car is actually 1996 model, and the brake line got air in it, so you need to "double break" before the brakes work. Tomorrow I am getting a new car and giving the Honda to the Kidney Foundation"

"front brakes jsut wore out - it was time"

"Rotor keeps breaking down"

"I got the rotors replaced about 8 months ago after the car kept making a "thunk thunk" noise while breaking. It took a long time for the mechanic to identify the issue. Now 8 months later, the breaking noise is back (same wheel)"

"Brakes squeak"

"More of a whistling noise coming from engine area and very hard to point where it is coming form"

"Actually it's a 1996 Honda Civic. Had break shoes replace,d bad job, constant grinding sound"

"I bought my car in California, where smog requirements are very different. I now live in NY. Getting replacement parts put on the car can be a challenge"

"Emissions control device over gas tank had to be removed and cleaned manually. High labor charge"

"Engine service light. Problem seems to be in the evaporation recovery system"

"This is a 1998 model (your drop-down box only went to 2000). I never really had any problems with the car in 17 years except for a warning light on the dash.The car repair guys tell me it isn't worth messing with and the car still runs just fine"

"catalytic converter"

"The catalytic converter failed, I had to replace it in order to pass my Illinois emissions test"

"fuel injection gasket was replaced"

"Car failed to run - had to be towed"

"Sensor failed to reset properly, making the emissions test procedure difficult."

"The check engine light remained on until the sensor was replaced."

"Dealership took care of problem"

"the sensor failed"

"The check engine light is on. There doesn't seem to be a problem with the emissions but it comes on regularly and stays on until it is reset"

"All locks have failed on 4 doors, except passenger side door Bad wiring harness design"

"Passenger door latch broke. Can not open passenger door from outside, only from inside"

"Rear driver's side exterior handle connector keeps breaking. Has been fixed twice and is broken again"

"the rear driver door handle became unattached while the door was in child lock mode, so the door is unUSble now"

"I have a 1995 Honda Civic EX (there was no option for that - I could only go as far as 2000). My sunroof won't open (it's stuck). It's been a FANTASTIC car! It just has a lot of issues now. The tachometer doesn't always work either"

"2 Windows stopped rolling down."

"The ddriver side window will not close in cold weather"

"door lock wore out and had new one installed. But now I have 2 keys, one for this one door & the other for the rest of the car"

"When rolling down window by hand, window handle broke off. Could not raise or lower window without replacement"

"Driver side window motor broken and replaced. Passenger side electric door lock not working"

"Driver's side window has gotten stuck in "down" position (in winter, of course). Window often sticks"

"Motor died in the driver side window and had to be replaced. It died again three months later, but was a wiring problem so the mechanic fixed it gratis"

"Engine suddenly cut off in middle of street."

"Distributor failure"

"Distributor failed and engine stopped, requiring a tow. $800 in repairs"

"had to replace distributor, electronics failure"

"in the winter, it takes a long time to start the car. one time we tried starting the car for about 10 min, nearly depleting the battery. after a jump, the engine would shut off every time i stopped at a light"

"Component in the distributor failed. Engine died and had to coast to parking. Replaced distributor and was able to drive again. $500"

"spark plugs were only in 2 years. got a check eng. light, 2 of the plugs were seized in head. had to use an easy out to remove them"

"The starter failed after 16 years. Pretty good, to be honest"

"Started went out. The part was expensive and harder to obtain than expected. It took three days for the shop to get one. I couldn't get one any faster"

"Clutch was starting to slip and needed to be replaced"

"Clutch just wore out.replacement clutch and flywheel parts $200 labour done by self"

"Standard clutch replacement, an expected repair"

"The clutch requires replacement - it has begun slipping and will need to be completely replaced within the next 10K miles"

"The clutch had 187000 miles on it, so it was about time for it to replaced. This was completely expected for a fifteen year old car"

"The car was "jumping" when it changed gears. Eventually it slipped out of drive into neutral. Finally becoming unreliable to drive. A rebuilt transmission was put in."

"It was replaced"

"unfortunately transmission went out right after warranty had expired.... a little over 30,000 miles. Honda gave me about 2/3 of the money to replace it"

"IHREE YEARS AFTER GETTING THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GOING BAD. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A NEW KIND OF TRANSMISSION. IiT HAD TO BE REPLACED"

"Honda over heated and I stopped immediately. Had car towed. One mechanic said I needed new engine but did not replace at that time. Replaced radiator, thermostat, engine still continued to over heat. I decided to put in engine with 10,000 miles on it"

"Leak in hose or flange"

"After replacing stock engine at 90k miles, I've replaced radiator, thermostat and fan motor and still overheats. I've put more money in then the car is worth"

"Radiator was leaking. Got to where had to add coolant every few days. Replaced radiator."

"replace"

"had to replace it. it was the original radiator. pretty good"

"was very easy to fix"

"Water pump started making noise while we were on an out-of-town trip to a Dr. appointment. We were able to limp it home and did not have to call AAA for a tow. We opted to replace the timing belt since it was apart and accessible. Cost was $400.00, most for labor."

"Driver Side Front window will not close completely (need to have regulator replaced)"

"Lights stayed on even when I turned them off. Had to disconnect the lights or it would destroy the battery. Includes rear brake lights and cruise control"

"Dashboard light backdrop stopped working altogether - still diagnosing. Not light bulb failure - possibly the dimmer switch failure"

"one of the rear doors has to be manually locked. when I lock/unlock the car from the drivers door, this door lock sticks"

"Seem to always have this problem from day one"

"Transmission torque converter failure fault code keep popping up even after reset numerous time and transmission shop did not find any issues with the transmission"