Honda Civic / 2006
2006 Honda Civic problems
Owners have filed 1,709 complaints about the 2006 Honda Civic with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 13.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of visibility at 12.3%.
Complaints1,709
Crashes108
Fires21
Injuries89
Deaths4
What owners report breaking
Engine 13.3% · 227
Visibility 12.3% · 211
Suspension 12.1% · 206
Air bags 10.8% · 185
Engine and engine cooling 9.1% · 156
Electrical system 5.9% · 101
Structure 4.7% · 80
Power train 4.6% · 79
Severity
Of those complaints, 108 describe a crash, 21 describe a fire, 89 report an injury and 4 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 36 model years of the Honda Civic in this data, 2006 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 10 in the last three years against 62 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 60,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. While stopped at a red light, the contact observed smoke and the vehicle began leaking radiator fluid. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine block fractured and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000. Engine · reported at 140,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. While driving approximately 50 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the coolant system was leaking and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 13,234. Engine · reported at 13,234 miles
I own a Honda Civic that falls under Honda's tsb 10-048. (2006-2009 Engine crack due to a faulty production of weak engine blocks) Honda will not honor any sort of remedy beyond their secret 10 warranty from date of production to replacing the engine block. The customer should not be responsible for a faulty product! Honda needs to own up to their faulty product and call the issue what it really is, a recall!! Engine · reported at 113,525 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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