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#650 of 1193 Re: One persons 2006 Civic issue [drmbb] by kathyc1 Sep 15, 2007 (10:42 am)
Replying to: drmbb (Sep 15, 2007 5:18 am) Re throttle lag: I noticed that right away. When making a left turn and starting up a slight incline, if I'm not accelerating through the turn then I get that. I've learned to keep my foot on the gas a bit as I start into the turn if possible. Otherwise I just accept it's going to happen and I don't get weird about it. There's only one spot where it happens on a regular basis.
#651 of 1193 Re: One persons 2006 Civic issue [i3eezenotch] by kathyc1 Sep 15, 2007 (10:48 am)
Replying to: i3eezenotch (Sep 14, 2007 6:05 pm) Tell me about it. I too have discovered this car does not have the standing still/slow moving to acceleration my 2002 Civic had. Don't get yourself into a situation where you have to get out of the way fast, that's for sure.
#652 of 1193 Re: Recall on rear wheel bearings and ABS sensor [will26] by kathyc1 Sep 15, 2007 (10:57 am)
Replying to: will26 (Sep 14, 2007 8:54 am) I know where to find my Vin #. Darn it! I've tried twice from two different messsages to load these vin #s and neither time will the writing come up. All I get when I try to print the page is a blank page. It must be something to do with the Mac. If I send my Vin would someone check to see if it's there? I'm fairly sure the Owner's Link is right, but I'm worried about driving if it's not.
#653 of 1193 Re: Recall on rear wheel bearings and ABS sensor [drmbb] by nsteevo Sep 16, 2007 (4:53 pm)
Replying to: drmbb (Sep 14, 2007 1:01 pm) I am so disgusted. I bought my 07 Civic in May and have had some of the problems listed here already. (sunvisors replaced, AC blowing hot air - wire was not connected during assembly)and now know what I have to look forward to. My AC warms up when I'm idling......I miss the auto-off headlights from my old Camry's...... I love the car itself. I switched to Japanese cars about 10 years ago because I was tired of US lack of quality. My old Camrys were great. The problems we are facing now are because Honda is no longer 100% Japanese. SAD! Replies to this message: kero1 (Sep 16, 2007 5:58 pm) kathyc1 (Sep 17, 2007 4:28 am) targettuning (Sep 17, 2007 4:49 am)
#654 of 1193 Re: Recall on rear wheel bearings and ABS sensor [nsteevo] by kero1 Sep 16, 2007 (5:58 pm)
Replying to: nsteevo (Sep 16, 2007 4:53 pm) I got so fed up with my car, I traded for a 07 subaru impreza wagon.   I had a 05 of the same car and loved it till some girl creamed it, at which time I traded after repaired for the 06 LX sedan I had.   The impreza's are still assembled in Japan and the fit and finish is excellent and reliability is top notch.   I liked my 06 civic but I was tired of all the problems I had and problems that lied in the future. Replies to this message: kathyc1 (Sep 17, 2007 4:28 am)
#655 of 1193 Re: Recall on rear wheel bearings and ABS sensor [kero1] by kathyc1 Sep 17, 2007 (4:28 am)
Replying to: kero1 (Sep 16, 2007 5:58 pm) This is really too bad. I love my 07 civic too and can only hope that all of the problems people are having were figured out before mine was built last October. I didn't get it until the end of May and have "only" had the one thing with the power steering leak. Maybe everything like what others are complaining about were corrected between Oct. and May. Got my fingers crossed. I want to keep this one.
#656 of 1193 Re: Recall on rear wheel bearings and ABS sensor [nsteevo] by targettuning Sep 17, 2007 (4:49 am)
Replying to: nsteevo (Sep 16, 2007 4:53 pm) We too have a Civic that isn't what I thought it would be (problems) however I attribute that to the fact that although the Honda name equals quality in many (most?) peoples minds Honda itself now has slacked off maybe due to overproduction? or simply Honda corporate has decided that past reputation (the Honda "H") will carry the day. You cannot continue a reputation for quality when people begin to question the lack thereof.
#657 of 1193 In response to Kathyc1 & targettuning by kero1 Sep 17, 2007 (9:20 am)
Regardless of myself knowing that I got a first year redesign, I did not expect the AMOUNT of problems that I had.   I can understand a few here an there but I had the mount replaced, belt replaced, bump stops (were suppose to be replaced but I traded before I took it in), front seat fabric completely came undone from seat, a small oil leak near right rear of valve cover, an undiagnosed crack in front end when turning and rolling slowly, etc.   I really did love the car other than the problems but I thought to myself "what happens after the warranty is up and major problems happen". I do about 20K a year so my warranty was going to be up sooner than later.   The space, shape and design of the car was great and long trips were a breeze but at the end of the day, the track record with my car was not good enough to warrant keeping at 16K.   I hope everyone else has better luck with their cars in the future.
#658 of 1193 lucky one? by artangeljayla Sep 17, 2007 (1:05 pm)
re: recall i had my car inspected last saturday and according to the dealer there's nothing wrong with it. great! so far, my si is the best car i've ever had.
#659 of 1193 Re: Excessive rear tire wear [terryr2] by scottyj1967 Sep 17, 2007 (6:40 pm)
Replying to: terryr2 (Nov 01, 2006 1:14 pm) Here is a letter I sent off to Honda Canada for issues I have been having.   To Whom It May Concern:   I would like to put in a formal complaint in regard to the newly redesigned 2006 Civic. This is our 5th Civic we have owned since 1999. In the past we have owned a 1999 Si coupe, 2002 Si Veloz coupe, 2004 SE sedan and 2005 Si sedan. We have had nothing but pleasure when it came to these cars. However, things changed when we purchased our 2006 Civic.   We bought our 2006 Civic EX sedan from Honda Red Deer Sales in June of 2006 thinking that we bought another safe and reliable Honda. We received our first snowfall in October of 2006, I packed up the family and headed into town which was a 14 km drive on the highway. As soon as we hit the highway (speed limit was 100 km/hr) I knew there was something wrong, the back end of the car was fishtailing all over the road and felt very “loose”, I was only traveling 60km per hour, other drivers were passing me like I was parked. If I was to go any faster I felt as though the car was going to fly into the ditch. I seriously contemplated turning the car around and making the trip into town the following day after the road was a little clearer, but decided to tough it out. So we traveled the 14 km into town and back home again, all the while traveling at 60 km per hour. Upon arriving back home I decided to jump into my other car (1998 Neon) to make sure that it was not the car that had the issue but the road was really that bad. To my disappointment I discovered that I had absolutely no problem traveling in excess of 100 km/hr! In short, I now refer to our 2006 Civic as a “death trap”!!   During the months of November 2006 to February 2007 we put approximately 3,000 km on the Civic, as it was essentially parked. We only drove the car when we absolutely had to.   Immediately after the above events transpired I approached Honda Red Deer Sales service department with my concerns which I voiced to Pete (service manager at the time). He stated at this point that this was the first they had ever heard of it. He and I took the car for a drive and he proceeded to tell me that the car should have new tires, I was shocked to hear this, as the car only had about 8,000 km on it. As you can see by my history, I have owned 4 Civic’s and never once did I have to replace tires for winter driving, as all are equipped with all season tires. I again voiced my concern that there is a suspension issue with the car, not a tire issue. The back end of the car seems to be too light to maintain adequate traction on less then perfect driving conditions, this included strong cross winds. In March of 2007 we had the car in for service at which point we had the tires balanced, as the back end of the car had a vicious vibration, the balancing made it much better. Approximately three months ago we took the car into the service department, as the back end of the car started to vibrate again. Again they balanced the tires, again the car was better, my wife discussed this issue with Rick, he assured us that a recall will be issued in the next 60 days, to date we still have not heard anything on this. He also mentioned at this time that the tires were wearing unevenly but were still safe. He said that he contacted Honda Canada to discuss this tire issue and told us that they would replace the tires if we flipped 40% of the bill. I am not sure why we should have to pay for tires that had 23,000 km on them at the time that are wearing unevenly due to a suspension issue!! He also stated that there was no guarantee that the new tires would not develop the same problem as the existing tires, thus we decided to wait until the recall was issued. In the middle of August 2007 we went on our annual vacation to Radium, BC which is a 4 ½ hour drive from our home, the car was not too bad on the way there however on the way home again it developed a vicious vibration which is still there today. We still have not received any kind of acceptable resolution on our issue and are not holding our breath that anything will be resolved. We are tired of being misinformed by the staff at Honda Red Deer Sales. I have lost count of the number of different stories we have received from Management and the Service Writers. No one seems to know what is going on and if there will ever be a fix for this problem.   I have been doing a “little” research on the suspension/tire issue and have discovered some interesting bits of information. I know that Coca-Cola runs 3 2006 Civic’s and have had nothing but problems when it comes to keeping tires on these cars. I have two coworkers that have both owned Civic’s both of which were purchased in the Summer of 2006, since they purchased the cars one co-worker parks his all winter and the other coworker has sold it due to the same issue, unsafe winter driving.   In addition to the above, just today in fact, another coworker had a $500 deposit down on a new Civic from Honda Red Deer Sales. He approached me to ask me how I liked mine, so I told him the whole history of our problem. Needless to say, he immediately called up the sales person and told him he was no longer interested in the Civic.   Due to the above events, I ended up buying a 2000 Camry CE back in November 2006, this is now our primary vehicle and a very impressive car at that! In fact so impressive that we are currently dealing with Red Deer Toyota on the purchase of a 2008 Camry SE for myself and a 2008 Corolla S for my wife. I will be trading off my 2000 Camry and the “death trap” on these two cars.   In closing, I would like to add that I have already contacted Honda Canada in regard to the above issues back in March of this year but did not hear back from anyone, this is a very disrespectful way to treat to a former loyal Honda owner.   Regards,   Scott J. Gilchrist

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