2005 Honda Civic electrical problems

Filed Aug 9, 2023 · Electrical · MD

Hagerstown Honda is 80 plus miles away from my house. My ignition failed which is a very common problem in that generation of all Honda vehicles. My ignition failed and I had it replaced by a local mechanic with genuine Honda parts. All dealerships including Honda run a monopoly on reprogramming ignition. The local mechanic taped the old key under the dash to get the car started. Not long after my hybrid battery failed and I had it replaced at Hagerstown Honda. I told them to reprogram the ignition. They said they would do it and never did it. Not long after the car refused to start and I found out from the local mechanic that Hagerstown Honda never reprogrammed the ignition. Car has sat in my driveway for years with me renewing tags. Honda started calling me and sending me letters via USPS about thd airbag. I told them to not call me anymore. My father had the same problem with his 2004 Honda Accord. Honda stalked and harassed us for years, supposedly on behalf of your agency. Honda has violated FCC regulations. I wrote a letter to Maryland state and they forwarded it to Honda serving as a cease and disist. They haven't complied. I sent a copy a complaint to your agency which was forwarded to Honda and they decided to stalk and harass me through email. I've had to unsubscribe twice. The car has been sitting so long the frame is probably totaled. I want a new car or money in the equivalent to a new car and compensated for the harassment.

Filed Dec 4, 2021 · Body, Electrical · CA

Hood safety latches both failed, causing hood to slam into windshield breaking windshield & denting hood. Various electrical issue, battery issue. Alternator issues that haven been tested to be working but don't work in car. Coolant system loses pressure & over heats, no leaks, no blown head gaskets. Battery, starter & alternator all good but car will not start. Everything has power but will not turn over. Over 3,000 dollars I have spent fixing numerous factory issues that have broken or simply failed. 400$ for need windshield & dent removal from defective locking device. Soon as I fix something on my car, something else breaks. 2005 civic 1.7l automatic 126,700 miles. I have roughly 50K miles less on original engine than most & I've been having issue since I bought it at 121,100 miles. Nothing but pouring money into a car that should run with zero problems.

Filed Jul 9, 2018 · Airbags, Electrical · 140,000 miles · CA

Dealership (spreen honday of redlands california) failed to complete airbag repair (damaged other parts during "repair") and honda of america won't get involved to resolve the issue. Dealership damaged integrity of dash by hacking out an unseen section as shortcut, used duct tape for electrical wiring, and left a piece of dash padding in my AC system. This was discovered june 2018 when changing cabin air filter.

Filed May 13, 2018 · Airbags, Electrical · 105,000 miles · PA

Air bag lite is on

Filed Feb 13, 2018 · Electrical · 130,000 miles · NY

2005 honda civic sedan , ignition switch failure , key will not turn either way in ignition , drove to store ,, when I came out of store ,, ignition was locked up ,, honda had ignition switch recall ,, when I called them , they said it wasn't on list of recalls , tho they had over 1 million replaced in other vehicles ,,, somehow in honda's theory , my situation is different , go figure !!

Filed Dec 8, 2017 · Electrical, Seat belts · 60,011 miles · MA

I had common wealth motors in lawrence massachusetts replace my air bag in on 08/05/2015 due to many post card warnings I kept receiving by mail. Soon after, a light indicating my seat belt connected to my airbag continues to stay on. I went back to common wealth motors because of an inspection sticker issue with this light problem and they tried to get me to pay over 500.00 dollars to fix the issue as well as shut the light off. It is 12/8/17 and the light is still on.

Filed Mar 17, 2016 · Electrical · MS

Car locks itself immediately when car key is inside. If you put your child inside and car key is inside while you are trying to close back door after putting your child in car seat and come to drive door, car locks itself immediately on closing back door even remote key is inside. Essentially it locks your child inside car until you brake window or call somebody to open car for you. Imagine it happens in hot summer and your baby locks inside the car.

Filed Nov 2, 2015 · Airbags, Electrical · 105,000 miles · IL

I received a recall notice for the drivers side airbag and scheduled an appointment to have the recall fixed. Shortly after the drivers side air bag was fixed the air bag dash light came on and remains on to this day. A few months after the driver side air bag recall was fixed I received a second recall notice for the passenger side air bag. Upon taking the vehicle in for the second recall I inquired about the air bag light staying on. They proceeded to tell me that the relay located in the seat belt buckle was the cause of this problem and that it would cost $403. Upon my research of the internet and speaking with others who also had this same problem after the recall air bags were fixed, is seems like this is a common problem. Honda disagrees that this is any cause that they have done....just coincidence that so many other people are having this same problem after the recall on the air bags are fixed. Honda claims that it is a relay switch located in the seat belt buckle. It just seems to be such a common problem after the air bags problem is fixed. I tried to tell them also that my car has a life time warranty on the seat belt. They declined to fix it, saying that the problem was an electrical problem. So I asked them what it means since the air bag light is on in the dash. Honda says that the air bags will not work if I am in an accident, since the air bags cannot tell that the seat belt is buckled. So the bottom line is the air bags will not deploy if in an accident because the dash light came on after they tried to fix the air bags. The remedy for this according to honda is a new seat belt buckle of which they will not cover in the lifetime warranty on the seat belt because they claim it is an electrical issue. It was my understanding that auto makers had to fix safety features that malfunction.

Filed Dec 23, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 177,000 miles · CA

I first noticed the problem with the head lights dim from regular brightness to really low while driving. Then I noticed the lights inside the car doing the same dim while the engine is off. And today, on my dashboard I noticed the SRS indicator light turned on red, and stays on red as I drive it. Everything is original on the vehicle, no after market. Vehicle has never been in an accident and no repairs have been made, minor or major.

Filed Jun 10, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · MA

**I am reporting this problem because I have noticed the same tail-lighting failure on dozens of seventh-generation honda civics now on the road.** my 2005 honda civic 4-dr sedan failed its 2013 virginia safety inspection because the license-plate light and trunk-located brake lights (of which there are two) were not working. I took the car to landmark honda of alexandria, va., and they discovered that the wiring in the car's trunk was broken. They soldered the wire to fix the problem. In february 2014 I experienced the same problem and took the sedan to my local dealer in boston, mass., where I now live (honda cars of boston). They discovered that the soldering had failed and they replaced a trunk wiring harness to better resolve the problem. I spent approximately $500 between the two repair jobs at the two honda dealers. I am concerned that all seventh-generation honda civics may suffer from a wiring defect that affects vehicles' visibility on the road. I am the original owner of this vehicle.