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Sedans Honda Civic Honda Civic 2006-2007 Issues
957 messages, Last post on Aug 19, 2008 at 5:32 PM
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My car went from near perfect to flawed. My dealer and Honda have been nothing short of wonderful to work with. All the parts are in to replace the power steering pump, drivers door window switch, drivers side rear spring and trunk liner side panels. I have some tire wear on the rear tires. Honda is going to replace the rear tires and do a aligment on the car. I figure the sagging spring has more to do with the tire issue than alignment over all. Funny thing. Ive owned many a car in the last 20 years or so. I havent had to get a car aligined since 1993 or so. And that car was a 1992 Tracer. Wife went curb hopping in it. So Im going to let the dealer and Honda work there magic and continue to enjoy my Civic. We took it to my brothers wedding yesterday and over to a daughters home to pick up a grandchild of ours. Logged 250 miles or better in it yesterday. Used the Navi, got in many a near redline shift. Had the A/C on, did city and hwy driving and still turned in 39 mpg. We took the Civic over our 05 Accord EX Sedan. Yes it rivals our Accord in driving and rideing pleasure. Even with its teething problems its a fine little auto. |
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Mine has this same problem also. A 4-wheel alignment corrected it about 75%, so I'll be hitting the service department when my 5k service comes due. Other than that, really love the car. The Sandman 
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My almost 2K Civic EX 5 sp has a subtle but distinct whistling or humming sound at 70 mph. The sound stops if I remove my foot from the gas pedal. Car runs great with or without the sound. It seems to come from somewhere under the right side of the hood. Any ideas? Should I be concerned? Thanks!
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Replying to: sandman46 (Jul 02, 2006 2:49 pm) Our last Mercedes had a persistent pull that was only cured when the tech went with slightly different caster settings for the left vs right front - this cured the problem, even though all of the original settings were theoretically within factory spec. Caster is the amount of angle on the front strut as viewed from the side and measured from the top to bottom. More caster causes the car to resist changes in direction...less has the opposite effect. On most front drive cars with struts, it can't be easily adjusted - but it is worth asking about, anyway. |
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Replying to: cmruff (Jul 03, 2006 11:08 am) I have read two things thus far for noise at highway speeds. #1. if you have bridgestone tires, they are some problems with internal belts slipping #2. It's could possible be the front black cover right under the front of the hood inbetween the two fron lights. Some people have mentioned they were not installed correctly. #3 Possible alightment and incorrect worn tire due to the bad alignment. My car even after a fixed alignment still pulls to the right but no noise yet at over 2000 miles. Take it to the dealer and get on the highway if possible so they can't say you are imagining it. |
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| I purchased my 2006 Honda Civic Sedan LX this past Friday...and I'm sorry to say that I am feeling regrets! I traded in a 2004 Honda Accord LX after putting 24,000 miles on it in 14 months. Since it was leased...I felt pressure to either re-finance...or trade it in on a 2006 Honda Civic Sedan LX which intrigued me because of the re-design and increased fuel economy. Overall, I find the 2006 Civic Sedan a good vehicle but after driving it this past weekend I noticed (more than I anticipated) that the vehicle is a LOT less comfortable than my Accord, the ride is a lot rougher, and there is a LOT more road noise. Additionally, I didn't realize until this weekend that there are no cup-holders in the back seat (which REALLY annoyed my daughter), and I miss the trunk release on the key fob. But...the BIGGEST annoyance that I have found is the HEADRESTS! I just CANNOT get comfortable driving this car because the headrest forces my head forward...what's up with that? I don't know what to do??? | |
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Replying to: rossetter (Oct 03, 2005 8:54 am)
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Replying to: pattie_t (Jul 07, 2006 8:28 am) Actually, I much prefer the headrest over the one in my old 2000 Civic...noticed it the first time I test drove one and liked it. Did you not test drive your car? |
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This may be nothing but a matter of semantics, but they are head restraints and they are a safety feature. They are not for resting one's head. That said, if a head restraint doesn't allow a comfortable neck position while driving, I can imagine that would make driving the car pretty unbearable.  Maybe a cushion in the back of the seat to push the body forward a little? |
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