2006 Honda Civic: windshield wiper failure

Filed Apr 6, 2025 · Electrical, Steering · CA

Left front lower control arm right front lower control arm left front strut assembly right front strut assembly power steering fluid leak engine oil leak gasket needed to be replaced rear brake light failed starter failed alternator failed air filter gets clogged prematurely power steering pump hoses cracked and leaked power steering air pressure hoses cracked and leaked power steering intake hose cracked and leaked power steering return hose cracked and leaked master window power switch on driver side window went out and had to be replaced rear brake light went out needs to be replaced so many problems with this car that are v very costly and known manufacturing defects at honda corp air bags were faulty and contained metal fragments that could kill occupants because they puncture a person's heart and kill them instantly if they get into an accident with unrecalled air bags many people have died from unrepaired recalls on the air bags because of the metal fragments puncturing their hearts causing them instant death or death after five minutes many chp officers have told me they have seen too many deaths from the airbags being unrepaired air bag light comes on even after honda repaired the air bag on passenger side a few years ago on a recall lighting- on the inside of the car to entry light on the right hand went out window wipers go out often and cost alot of money window wiper container/reservoir failed suspension shocks and struts gone alignment tires cupping and uneven wear and tear and tread lug nuts and wheel studs failed and caused the tire to fall off the axle and flew into traffic causing a very dangerous situation inside passenger and driver side window visors failed immobilizer failed and made the car alarm keep going off without stopping for three days car batteries prematurely fail multiple times starter failed multiple times alternator failed multiple times spark plugs failed multiple times emergency brake came out from the housing trunk light

Filed Dec 3, 2014 · Visibility · NJ

I reported to honda dealer that the windshield wipers are not parking properly. Open road honda charged $62 for a "diagnosis fee" and reported that a new motor was needed that will cost $374.41. A search on the internet shows hundreds of complaints on this issue. It would seem that honda is aware of this safety issue and should be correcting the problem at no cost to the consumer.

Filed Jun 25, 2014 · Visibility · 65,000 miles · PA

When it is near freezing or below outside, my windshield wiper blades behave erratically. The intermittent setting stops working and the windshield wipers keep going. The slow speed and high speed work. However, when I turn the windshield wipers off, they take awhile to stop and stop in random locations on the windshield. The last time this happened was on 4/17/2014 and I recorded a video while sitting in my driveway. I believe this is a safety issue since the windshield wiper blades can stop in the middle of the windshield and obstruct my vision. We asked the dealer to fix it and they want to get paid to replace the windshield wiper motor. I believe this is a safety issue and a recall should be issued.

Filed Feb 21, 2014 · Body, Visibility · 80,000 miles · WA

2/21/2014 to whom it may concern, a very real safety concern! I was just going to pay to have this fixed and then looked on the internet and found that many people have had and does have this. It has been going on since 2004 - 2011 even on lexus's according to the internet. The wiper will stop on the windshield and we never know when it is going to stop completely, it will stop and go and sometimes when it is suppose to stop it will not and when it is suppose to go it will stop and when it is raining and we are expecting it to wipe the window it will not and when cars are coming at us at night and when the window is not wiped, the headlight of the other car will glare on the rain drops on the unwiped window and make it so we are unable to see through that glare because we were expecting the wiper to do the job when it was suppose to. Please will someone do something for the public when we trust a reputable company like honda to fix there problem and they want us to pay for the job when it is a safety concern of our and everyone else. I had talked to honda and they very well knew the wiper motor was a problem for these years and they told me that they replace the cover plate or the entire motor. He told me that it would only cost about 250 dollars, I don't feel that I should have to pay that kind of money my wife and I are retired and on a fixed income and I feel that it would only be unfair for us to have to pay this. It is said on the internet that what happens is the grease in the cover plate area gets on the electrical contacts and causes the wiper motor to act sporadically may god bless you all! [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Feb 13, 2014 · Electrical, Visibility · 77,658 miles · MA

While driving at a low speed and using my wipers for snow, all if a sudden my wiper speed controls got messed up. I have no speed 1. Just speed 2 and 3. And the wipers also wont park properly and mostly simply not turn off after a few cycles.

Filed Feb 11, 2013 · Visibility · 66,640 miles · NY

The wipers will not work properly. A few days ago on intermittent, they went 5 times, stopped/paused, then 3 times and then a few more times, then stopped again. Later on that day, they would not turn off at all unless I turned the ignition off. Today on the way to work, on a highway in the rain, my wipers stopped altogether which was scary as immediately I couldn't see anything for a few seconds. I moved the wiper arm around and they started again. When I got to work, they wouldn't stop and again, I had to turn the engine off to make them stop. I have never had this happen before in any car I have owned.

Filed Feb 3, 2013 · Visibility · 70,568 miles · NY

My windshield wipers on my honda civic ex 2006 vehicle are not working properly. The main problem is that they won't turn off most of the time and when they do, they park anywhere on the windshield, which is often in my field of vision. The intermittent setting does not work properly. When I use any speed setting, the wipers go at the same speed and do not turn off when I put in the stop position. It is very distracting when driving in traffic not knowing when the wipers will decide to stop and where on the windshield they will stop. Sometimes they stop in my field of vision and I need to quickly start them again so I can see, not knowing when and/or where they will stop the next time. Often I need to keep doing this so I can safely see the road. I have read many posts on the internet discussing this same problem. Apparently, this is a problem common to my make and model car and it is difficult to identify the specific cause. I strongly feel that there is a defect in the car causing this and that a recall should be made to rectify the problem.

Filed Feb 4, 2010 · Visibility · 106,000 miles · NC

My car has a large problem with its windshield wipers, when I crank the car they come on and sometimes don't turn off, and most of the time when they do turn off they will stop in the middle of the window, causing me to loose all site of the road and being distracted trying to get them to go down, and wearing out my wiper blades with the very numerous times I have to turn them on before they will stop in the correct rest position. This problem has cause me to go off the road and almost get in many accidents with the lack of vision, and inability to concentrate on the road.

Filed Dec 5, 2009 · Visibility · 68,800 miles · MA

Intermittent wipers run on longer than normal and stop in mid-windshield and not at the bottom of the windshield. Experienced this same problem last winter/spring and seems to work fine during warm months.

Filed Apr 25, 2009 · Engine · 26,731 miles · NM

I have owned a 2006 honda civic ex for a little over 2 and a 1/2 years now. Less than 6 months ago, I noticed that my vehicle was leaking engine coolant. I spoke with a technician at my dealership who told me to bring it in. When I did, they informed me that there was a "hair-line fracture" in the engine block that was causing engine coolant to leak and also to mix with the oil in the engine. My vehicle at the time had only 26,731 miles on it, so the dealership was able to repair my vehicle at no charge. On top of the engine trouble, I have also had to get the windshield wiper fluid pump replaced and also two sun visors inside the vehicle that fell apart replaced as well. All replacements, luckily, were provided at no cost by the dealership.

Filed Apr 16, 2009 · Visibility · 43,000 miles · MD

Driving in rain, windshield wipers on intermittent, and they started running full - not intermittant. Moved wiper switch to full, and back to intermittent, without any change. Moved wiper switch to fast, and back to full and intermittent, and still no change. Turned wipers off, but they kept running while switch was in the off position. Pulled off highway. Moved switch postion back and forth and then back to off. Wipers still kept running. Turned off car, wipers stopped. Waited a few minutes, started car, wipers started up even though switch still in off position. Wipers swept twice, and then froze in the full up position. Turned off car again. Restarted car, was able to get wipers to run intermittent again, but kept them that way for remainder of ride home. Was afraid to change switch position again for fear of complete failure and being stranded far from home in the rain with no wipers. After research, I now see that there is a honda tsb 07-071 dated nov 22, 2007 for this issue that supersedes another from oct 19, 2007.

Filed Jul 18, 2008 · Seats, Visibility · NY

2006 honda civic have a broken driver's seat. Consumer states that she is having a problem with parts for the driver's seat repair and the dealership. *nj the consumer stated the seat adjuster bar fell off. Also, when it was hot outside, the sun visor split which caused it not to stay up. Once the weather cooled down, the consumer was able to push it back into place. The windshield wipers were constantly falling apart. The dealer had to replace them twice.