Honda Civic Change Vehicle

"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"

"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"

"I had this replaced and it was very expensive"

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

"125000 replaced wheel bearing"

"Water leaking into trunk"

"Water was leaking into the trunk. I bought the car used and the previous owner lied to me about an accident that caused body damage. Had to have all the leaks plugged by a body repair shop"

"Rain water leaks into trunk"

"I find water in the footwell of the back seats floor after a hard rain. No one has been able to spot where it’s getting in so far."

"Seals around hatchback leak when it rains"

"Hose leading from engine to radiator start leaking where it is attached to the engine"

"Trunk is leaking consistently now"

"Water is entering somewhere and causing mildew"

"Seal leaking fluid, repaired for under $300."

"During heavy rains, we get some leakage along the hatch and above the window on the drivers side."

"When it rains, water leaks into the trunk of my car. It forms a distinct pool of water where the spare tire is, and has dampened other items I keep in the trunk (papers, gym clothes, etc) to the point of causing mold to form and having to throw away"

"Mystery source water fills up tire well"

"Normal wear of rubber gaskets, etc"

"Water accumulates inside car and trunk when it rains. Also condensation accumulates on glass when there's a big temperature difference inside to outside."

"water leaks in around the window seals"

"Mystery squeaks/rattles from front end. Due to age of vehicle"

"The car was never a "quiet drive." However, in the last 12 months, it has gotten louder"

"window fell off its track.had to have it re installed., electric motor is slow to respond operate. Transmission makes a granding sound in low gear,teeth messing together."

"The air conditioning, which has worked perfectly for 17 years, stopped cooling air this spring."

"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"

"Compressor died; not sure whether to spend $900+ to fix it in an 19-year-old car."

"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"

"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"

"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"

"EVAP system"

"fuel injection gasket was replaced"

"Car failed to run - had to be towed"

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

"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"

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

"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"

"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"

"2 Windows stopped rolling down."

"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"

"Distributor failure"

"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"

"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"

"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."

"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"

"Throw out bearing"

"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"

"its very expensive to repair"

"The overheating was due to a problem with the head gasket"

"I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND ABOUT IT BUT THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED"

"Extremely expensive to replace the timing belt. Well over $1,200. Past timing belt replacements have been in the $750 range"

"Timing belt was not due to be replaced, but, my car just stopped working while I was driving it. I coasted downhill, onto the shoulder, but one wheel was still in the road. This was a very dangerous situation. I could have been on Interstate"

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

"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"

"Volume control is flakey"

"1.Display doesn't light up at night. 2.FM band lacks sensitivity, can't hear stations from more than 20 miles away"

"Volume does not work properly it is very difficult to adjust up and down"

"volume knob eradic, sometime does nothing or does the oppsite when turning up or dowm"

"After 3 clutches, the master and slave cylinders need replacing"

"Same thing-age and mileage related persistent leaking. More of an annoyance than an issue"

"Car developed a leak at seal between engine and transmission. Had it replaced and noticed no further leaks"