2007 Honda Civic: won't start

Filed Oct 29, 2020 · Electrical · 152,257 miles · CA

On october 28, 2020, I was driving on a city street to work, when I heard a loud pop and saw a bright flash. All the dash lights came come then after a second everything shut off. The car stopped, but still rolling I pulled into a parking lot. I tried to open the door, but I couldn't. The locks would not move, on either door. Not manually. I was trapped inside. Thank goodness the car didn't start a fire, because I would not be able to get out. Not by opening the doors manually. The metal pole that holds the hood up came loose somehow and hit the battery, which made a short and shut everything down. Regardless, the car should unlock manually if the power locks don't work. I couldn't unlock from inside by pulling the handle or the locks would not move/open.

Filed Sep 15, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 80,000 miles · CO

Vehicle would not start. Car engine cracked which is a safety issue and known issue to honda for this model and year of the civic. I had my three kids, including an infant in the car. Took it to honda where they explained that there was an extended warranty that we had just missed. My car is in impeccable shape with low mileage (80,000). Honda refused to cover the engine crack in full (expecting us to play 3,000), stating that we were not loyal honda customers as our other car was a toyota. The car had recently been serviced by honda and the airbag recall was fixed. At that point, they should have communicated to us regarding the engine and the changes to warranty based on the known issue.

Filed Sep 27, 2017 · Engine · 170,000 miles · NY

My 2007 honda civic coupe overheated on interstate in fl and stopped operating. Vehicle would not start up again and required to be towed.it was determined that the engine block was cracked and leaking fluids. Honda knew about this problem and extended the warranty to 10 years. My car was purchased in oct of 2006 and incident occurred in sept of 2017. My vehicle is in excellent condition but honda has only offered to pay $3000 of the $6100 repair. I find that that is not good enough and they should be responsible for this defect and should have recalled this model and not wait for the engine to crack. They knew of this defect and played the odds that not all of the cars would breakdown. I never even recieved the notification of the extended warranty. I found out about it after breakdown and researching it on internet. A full recall should have been implemented if they knew there was a faulty engine block.

Filed May 7, 2010 · Fuel system · 39,000 miles · CA

Car would not start due to low battery charge. Cause is unknown. After battery jump, the ima system of the honda civic hybrid did not function. Ima yellow caution light and green drive light (flashing) were on and off. I was told to drive it for 45 minutes to recharge. This was dangerous as there was a lack of power. At rest, the car and steering nearly shuts down! The car is at the dealer. They are having problems diagnosing the problem. The dealer indicated that 21 error codes came on and that they are contacting honda. This is a serious safety hazard!

Filed Jul 24, 2007 · Electrical, Fuel system · 35 miles · NJ

When engine is warm and car is at idle (either when stopped at traffic light or when parking before shutdown) and you open/close sun roof and/or power windows the rpms dip, car shakes, and engine almost stalls before rpms recover to normal idle. This has happened at least two dozen times and started happening soon after taking delivery. At approx 400 miles car was taken into dealer and dealer was able to reproduce the problem on my vehicle and also reproduced the problem on other new civics on dealer lot. Dealer reset PCM and performed idle relearn procedure. This did not resolve the problem. Dealer reported to honda engineering and they had no knowledge of issue and offered no advice. Additionally at approx 600 miles after car sat unused all day and when attempting to start later that night, the car did not start on first attempt. On second attempt and after cranking longer than usual for startup, the car started roughly with a jolt and ran rough (car shaking) for 3-5 seconds.