2005 Honda Civic: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Oct 15, 2012 · Transmission · 125,000 miles · NJ

The car has begun making a loud noise, when in gear, this is a manual transmission car, but whenever I am in drive it makes this loud grinding noise. If I am in neutral no noise at all. And sometimes even in drive is intermittent.

Filed Mar 18, 2011 · Electrical, Transmission · 57,330 miles · NM

Component 1 ima (hybrid) battery assembly failure, not charging properly component 2 CVT transmission, 'start clutch' slipping & grinding when starting up from a stop

Filed Mar 17, 2010 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · IL

When accelerating quickly from a stop, the car makes a huge grinding noise--heard mostly in the front end. When accelerating slowly, no noise is heard. The car also slips horribly on wet or slippery pavement when accelerating from a stop. I have had the dealer say "this is a normal sound" when it failed when they tested it (I have recorded this in my files at the dealer when it was under warranty) and also when I brought it to an independent garage. They found nothing wrong with any of the front end parts and diagnosed it as an internal problem that they couldn't find or fix.

Filed Feb 24, 2010 · Brakes, Suspension · 28,000 miles · VA

2005 honda civic several failures. *bf the consumer stated the master cylinder failed suddenly and the front suspension collapsed. He stated the ball bearing cage could not be lubricated. Without lubrication, the ball bearings can grind themselves into dust. The aluminum knuckles fractured because the wheels were not supported.

Filed Feb 15, 2010 · Brakes · 20,000 miles · TX

2005 honda civic hybrid, when braking tires squeal like they are skidding. This has happened 3 or 4 times, usually after driving for more than a few hours. I try to apply the brakes on a regular stopping event, just even gently application to the pedal, and the front wheels make an audible skidding sound.

Filed Sep 27, 2006 · Transmission · 12,545 miles · AR

I have noticed that when shifting my car from 1st to 2nd gear, it grinds going into gear. This usually occurs when the rpms of the engine are above 4k. I haven't taken the car into the dealer because of it yet, but plan to soon.

Filed Aug 21, 2006 · Transmission · 1 miles · PA

Reverse in a honda civic manual transmission. The problem is engaging reverse in a manual transmission. When I need to reverse I move the transmission into reverse and release the clutch. A grinding noise occurs and the grinding noise gets louder if I give it more gas while the clutch is not engaged. It takes me a while to try and get reverse engaged and it is very annoying and dangerous. I am having problems everyday with this and I just had it in for a service and asked the dealer to take a look at it. The dealer looked into the problem and said that this is common in every honda civic transmission. Reverse does not have a synchronized gear and I will have to live with it. There is nothing they can do about it. Even if they replaced my entire transmission, the problem will still exist. I even got a service tech to drive my car and he experienced the same problem. He said he had a civic and it does the same thing. The dealer said when the problem occurs (for me just about everytime I need reverse) I need to put the shifter into first or second gear and then try reverse. If it doesn't work, then I have to try it again. Sometimes I find myself in tight situations and am not able to get the transmission into reverse for 30 seconds or more. This can be very dangerous and annoying. Honda needs to take a look at this if every honda civic transmission is like this. This is not acceptable and can be very dangerous. If I knew honda civics were like this, I would have never bought one.

Filed Oct 28, 2005 · Suspension · 4,700 miles · AZ · crash

I was driving to taco bell to get some late night food. Well I get through the light that leads into the parking lot...(I've had some squeaking coming from my front end early in the am and once its really warmed up b.t.w.). So, I get through and going about 15 MPH a squeak then a kind of pop and next thing I know im pulled into the curb, hop it, and take out a bush. I was so mad! My car has 4600 miles on it! So I back it off the curb and pull it over. There was bad curb damage on the wheel and my wheel is very. Looked like very positive camber. Not to mention the nice scratches and green marks the bush gave to my bumper. Ugh!!! I love my brand new car so much! I wash it twice a week and wax once every 2-3 weeks. Always checking fluids, always taking good care of it. I just don't understand....well I had it towed to the dealership, figuring this would all be taken care of considering this vehicle is under warrant and not even due for the first oil change yet. Well, I get the call back from them telling me they do not know what caused the parts to break or come loose. They didn't know if it was from me hitting the curb after or not. To me, since they didn't know, this should be replaced. My concern on top of the $1,500 this is costing me out of pocket to fix, is what if this happened on the freeway??? Going 65 MPH, that would have sent me into the median and possibly caused death. I am a full time student in college working 2 jobs so I can pay for this not even four month old $20,000 car. I am outraged that honda did not take care of me with this. Is this wrong? I am seeking all of the assistance I can get and possible legal action. Thank you, ~[xxx] *nm information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).