Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 06-009 | 02/05/2008 | 10024565 | Warranty extension: opds unit or opds sensor triggers srs. csc was received. *nj | 04/24/2008 | |
| 07012005 | 07/01/2005 | 10018021 | Speedometer shops can transfer odometer mileage. honda service news. *tt | 12/13/2005 | |
| 07012005 | 07/01/2005 | 10018018 | Speedometer needle sticks; won't go back to zero. honda. servicenews. *tt | 12/13/2005 | |
| 05006 | 02/25/2005 | 10017631 | Diagnostic trouble code p1298 is stored in the ecm/pcm. *tt | 11/14/2005 | |
| 05028 | 08/13/2005 | 05028 | 10017632 | Product update: ecm update to prevent catalyst dtc p0420 and/or vps dtc p1021, mcm update to current specifications. *tt | 11/14/2005 |
| 405 | 04/16/2005 | 10016353 | Transferring odometer mileage at odometer r&r. *tt | 09/08/2005 | |
| 01162005 | 01/16/2005 | 10014746 | Bank 1 too lean. *eh | 05/09/2005 | |
| 704 | 07/16/2004 | 10014106 | Poor radio reception, seek-stop test. *sc | 04/28/2005 | |
| 09082004 | 09/08/2004 | 10010457 | Request for parts & freeze data. malfunction indicator light coming on while diagnostic trouble code p0135 is displayed. *tt | 11/23/2004 | |
| 02012004 | 02/01/2004 | 10009144 | Clean modulator pump motor ground for diagnostic trouble code 51/53. honda. servicenews. *tt | 09/13/2004 | |
| 404 | 04/16/2004 | 10009053 | Reading srs diagnostic trouble codes. honda. tech line summary. *tt | 09/09/2004 | |
| 01012004 | 01/01/2004 | 10009067 | Update replacement control unit/module software. honda. servicenews. *tt | 09/09/2004 | |
| 06072004 | 06/07/2004 | 10008023 | Sunroof issues. *mj | 07/20/2004 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||||
| 060105 | 06/16/2005 | 10018176 | Alternator condition ( no or low output). *jb | 12/16/2005 | |
| 1204 | 12/16/2004 | 10018089 | Alternator condition (no or low output) dealer visit request. *tt | 12/15/2005 | |
| 405 | 04/16/2005 | 10016355 | No or low alternator output - dealer visit request. *tt | 09/09/2005 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| SB-10-061 | 04/24/2012 | SB-10-061 | 10040487 | Honda: hybrid vehicle battery exchange information. *rm updated 5/2/12 *js | 08/31/2011 |
| SB-10-083 | 07/12/2011 | 10040484 | Ready | 08/31/2011 | |
| SB-10-083 | 07/12/2011 | 10040484 | Honda: there are new battery software and hardware updates. *rm | 08/31/2011 | |
| SB-10-061 | 03/25/2011 | 10040487 | Honda: hybrid vehicle battery exchange information. *rm | 08/31/2011 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| SB-10-083 | 07/12/2011 | 10040484 | Ready | 08/31/2011 | |
| SB-10-083 | 07/12/2011 | 10040484 | Honda: there are new battery software and hardware updates. *rm | 08/31/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 09/10/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that the headlights failed on the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and was told the combination switch wiring harness needed to be replaced. the dealer stated there was nhtsa recall campaign id number: 12v136000 (exterior lighting: headlights: switch), but the 2004 model year was not included. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 67,000. pmb | |||
| 09/10/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that the headlights failed on the vehicle. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told the combination switch wiring harness needed to be replaced. the dealer stated there was nhtsa recall campaign id number: 12v136000 (exterior lighting: headlights: switch), but the 2004 model year was not included. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 67,000.rl | |||
| 09/01/2005 | 25000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he attempted to unlock the front driver's door manually. the contact stated that he experienced difficulty inserting the key and once the key was inserted, he experienced difficulty turning the key. the failure progressed until the key would not turn when inserted in the door lock. the failure also occurred on the front passenger door. in addition, the same failure occurred with the trunk and ignition switch. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on various occasions to have the door lock cylinders replaced. the ignition key cylinder was also replaced. the manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 25,000. | |||
| 09/01/2005 | 25000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he attempted to unlock the front driver's door manually. the contact stated that he experienced difficulty inserting the key and once the key was inserted, he experienced difficulty turning the key. the failure progressed until the key would not turn when inserted in the door lock. the failure also occurred on the front passenger door. in addition, the same failure occurred with the trunk and ignition switch. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on various occasions to have the door lock cylinders replaced. the ignition key cylinder was also replaced. the manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 25,000. kmj | |||
| 09/01/2005 | 25000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he attempted to unlock the front driver's door manually. the contact stated that he experienced difficulty inserting the key and once the key was inserted, he experienced difficulty turning the key. the failure progressed until the key would not turn when inserted in the door lock. the failure also occurred on the front passenger door. in addition, the same failure occurred with the trunk and ignition switch. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on various occasions to have the door lock cylinders replaced. the ignition key cylinder was also replaced. the manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 25,000. sm. | |||
| 11/05/2011 | 95000 | ||
| For the past few weeks, car wouldn't start when turning key. lights on panel light up but no sound and doesn't turn. after trying up to 10 times or as few as 3 times, the car would start and drive normally. then at other times, it would start with no problem. took into honda dealer on november 3, 2011. car started with no problems so could not detect actual problem. drove car home and drove fine. last night my daughter drove the car in a residential area at night, so wasn't going too fast then didn't notice anything until she started braking. then realized the brakes didn't work and the steering froze, the car just stalled. they panicked and drove uphill and let it roll back several times trying to stop it then came to a stop and parked it. someone came to assist, jiggled the wheel and it was fine and the car restarted with no problems after. drove the car home. we are afraid to drive it again in case it locks up again especially at a higher speed and with no brakes or steering control. researched it on internet and found that there was some recalls on ignition switch where the electrical contacts within the ignition switch gets worn prematurely causing the switch to malfunction. this could be very serious and dangerous and thought it should be reported. would appreciate any information you may provide us and recommendations. i checked my vin and there was no recalls but it sure sounds like the same problem with other recalls. thank you so much and looking forward to hearing from you. | |||
| 12/24/2010 | 200000 | ||
| Alternator and battery failed simultaneously - while driving car to garage for repair, engine cut out completely and i was unable to use hazard flashers to signal danger (and could not open electric windows to use hand signals). i don't think this is specific to the honda civic but this seems like a real safety hazard. emergency battery backup for hazard flashers might be a good idea for future designs. | |||
| 11/03/2010 | 55000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 honda civic coupe. the contact stated that the srs computer control system has failed by the air bag warning light being illuminated on a consistent basis. this has caused his vehicle to fail the virginia state inspection. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer and informed the contact that he needed to replace srs control unit. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 55,000. tb | |||
| 03/25/2009 | 80000 | 1 | |
| Speedometer fails by getting stuck at a speed at a speed and not decreasing once the car is slowed down, then that speed is the new starting speed and the speedometer increases with the cars speed. the speedometer eventually reaches past the maximum and is pegged at the bottom. sometimes the needle will re-adjust towards 0, but only about 2mph when the car is turned off. *tr | |||
| 12/24/2008 | 31000 | 1 | |
| Srs airbag light indicator went on suddenly on ignition and never turned off. brought to dealership who said the srs fuse box needed to be replaced as it wasn't under warranty anymore. other civic's also have multiple complaints of this. front passenger window also moves up real slow almost to a halt sometimes using both driver and passenger power window switches. haven't taken this in as already past the warranty too. electrical stuff seems to be going kaputz after the warranty ended. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2005 | 21000 | 2 | 08/30/2003 |
| The door lock actuators on both the passenger and driver door of my 04 honda civic coupe failed, on separate occasions and honda replaced them. honda claims it was an internal failure and failed to give me more details as i had requested. for the period when the actuators were inoperable i was unable to unlock the door with the power locks and had to open the doors manually by either the key or pulling the lock up from the interior. the failures both occurred on a day when the outside temp reached 90 degrees fahrenheit, and were resolved on cold nights, however, resumed during the hot daytime hours. **nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 04/05/2009 | 117000 | 1 | |
| Had to get a boost off and a couple hours later the ignition switch completely stopped working. *tr | |||
| 04/19/2005 | 0 | 3 | 07/30/2004 |
| I bought my 2004 civic lx 2 door, thinking that i would not have the problems of a used car i was certainly wrong. the first problem was that i never received a copy of or signed the pre delivery inspection check list. i had my car up to the dealership at just over 3,000 miles for its first alignment. then, i had problems with the car not starting. sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't. it didn't depend on the temperature outside or the amount of gas in the car. sometimes when it would start, it would crank out as if i was letting out the clutch too fast. but on many attempts to restart the vehicle it would crank, but would never turn over or fire. had the car up to the dealership once again for the starting problem , but they said since there weren't any error codes, there was nothing that they could do the car seemed fine. my latest problem; at just over 9,000 miles, i just had my front left wheel bearing replaced.! once again my alignment was done. everything has been covered under warranty. but what is going to go wrong next??? i certainly wouldn't recommend a honda to anyone i know.*ak | |||