Car is very unstable when subjected to crosswinds. Steering corrections have to be constantly made to keep the car on course. This is extremely dangerous as overcorrections can happen. I notice other similar size cars I'm following on the highway in the same conditions are not nearly affected as I am. I purchased the car used with 60k miles back in 10/2010 and it has always been a problem. I had the rear upper suspension arms replaced (at my expense) with an aftermarket brand to correct the caster problem back into specification and the tires have been replaced but this has not made any difference in the way the car handles in side wind conditions.
2007 Honda Civic steering complaints
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I live in arizona and my car is immaculate. I took my car in to have two service bulletins fixed: 3rd gear pops out/ grinds and knocking noise from front when turning. I thought honda dealer or american honda corp. Would come thru and fix what was inadequately designed/built. The dealer treated me like I was an idiot, and honda corp. Said I should have known and reported the problem under warranty. $1700 for 3rd gear, and they denied there was a knocking noise from front end. I didn't even complain about my rear tires wearing badly because they wont wreck my car, like the transmission and engine mount problems. Do they think I'll trade the car into honda, so I wont have to deal with the problems, and buy a new car from them? I like my sporty civic, but no, I wont give them my money. Very disappointed in what use to be a good car company.
The car goes out of third gear out of nowhere. I have had three close calls on the freeway due to the fact that as your accelerating the gear stops working and leaves the car in neutral when you should be going forward. This causes the car behind you to brake suddenly or you to loose focus of what's in front of you since you tend to look down to see what the problem is and do not expect you car to be out of gear.
Started noticing a rough ride and excessive road noise so took my vehicle to a local honda dealer for alignment and was told the noise was due to tire wear. Over the past year two repair places that have replaced my oil have told me the tire wear was due to worn out struts. This spring the dealer finally told me it was a common problem caused by the upper control arms and it would cost close to $400 to replace them. My airbag sensor light had been on most of the time for the last couple of years and the honda dealer told me during this visit that this is also a common problem and if I didn't get it fixed my airbags would not deploy in case of an accident. This problem would require replacement of a wire harness for nearly $1300. I contacted american honda to see if there were recalls for these problems and they agreed to replace the control arms for $75 and the wiring harness for $375 but I only had 60 days to complete the repairs for this price. I got the arms replaced but didn't have the money to get new tires or replace the harness. I have noticed a significant loss of traction and the noise and vibration are so bad now that I can hardly drive the car. These both appear to be engineering issues that affect safety of the honda civic and recalls should be issued to prevent accidents.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda civic si. The contact was driving 55 MPH when the power steering failed and the steering wheel began to turn erroneously. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the VIN was unavailable. The failure and the current mileages were 99,000.
2007 honda civic hybrid 1.) while driving at random times and different speeds the power steering will go out. This has happened on the freeway and while driving into town. I was very unsafe on the freeway. In the passing lane when this occurred and had to try to steer over to the emergency lane. 3.) took it to honda dealer in salem a couple of months ago and had the recalled voltage converter replaced and told them about it. Nothing apparently happened to correct it still having the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda civic hybrid. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the power steering failed and the steering wheel became abnormally firm. The contact was able to maneuver the steering wheel and took the vehicle to the dealer where he was advised that the electronic power steering module would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda civic. The contact stated that the vehicle would shake while driving at various speeds. The tires were rotated and rebalanced; however, the failure continued to occur. He stated that because of the failure, the tires have also started to wear prematurely. Honda was notified and case # n012010-07-0800621 was filed. The dealer was contacted and the vehicle will be repaired. The failure and current mileages were 25,000.
Lost power steering while driving. Had to attempt to pull over . Turn off car to reset power steering. Found this in the manual. Took car to dealer - they said the battery was failing and it was effecting the computer that ran the power steering. Happpened on 1/5/2010 and again on 3/19/2010 took car to dealer again they said that they unplugged the modules and hope that fixed the problem. They will not replace the modules until they try this "fix".
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda civic. In april of 2009, the steering wheel shook and vibrated drastically while driving 65 MPH. The vehicle was serviced for the issue, but the failure still persists. The contact stated that honda has not been helpful with getting this issue resolved. He would like the failure to be investigated for a manfacturer defect. The failure mileage was 34,339.
Premature tire wear leading to loud rear axle noise, and tire failure. First set of tires failed after 14000 odometer miles. Second set at 37000 odometer miles. The dealer indicated that there is defective weld in the control arms.
Purchased 2007 honda civic ex on 3/10/07. On 8/7/07 took car in for routine maint. Oil pan drain plug replaced. On 8/9/07 steering system made noise when turning. Took to dealer, no problem found. On 10/8/07 took car back to dealer with same issue. Dealer said "during assembly some rear wheel speed sensors may have been improperly installed and do not seal the hub assembly. Sensors were inspected and they deemed no repair necessary. On 12/26/07 took car to dealer for same noise when turning wheel. Steering wheel locked up when driving!! When accelerating, car made a whining type of noise. Dealer kept my car over night and found p/s pump whining due to no fluid in system. P/s rack was leaking. Power steering reservoir was empty. Found power steering rack leaking from both ends. Replaced power steering rack and realigned wheels. On 7/7/08 took car to dealer, steering wheel locked up again while driving. Still have noise when turning the steering wheel back and forth. Dealer kept my car for 3 days without giving a loner to me. When dealer did diagnostic, they pulled up 7 codes and stated "gauge control lost communication, may be old codes related to past repairs. Did not find a cause for steering to lock. Found that the noise when turning the wheel was caused from the seal at the firewall was rubbing on steering shaft. Corrected insulation and found when at idle and turning wheel, hood vibrated and made a noise. They adjusted rubber stoppers and rechecked saying it is all ok. Now, today on 7/17/08 I had steering wheel lock up on me for a brief second. Took my car to a mechanic I know and they told me to fill out this form. They said the noise I hear in my steering column should have been fixed by dealer. I called dealer at 3 pm today and will be taking my car back to dealer tomorrow morning at 9. My car is still randomly having the steering freeze on me when driving, the noise when turning my steering wheel, and I now have a crackling noise in my A/C!
(1) recurrent (2) driver-side visor defect rendering it inoperable. Due for another replacement on july 7, 2008 2) power steering leaks (2). Due for another repair/replacement on july 7, 2008.
Tl*the contact was driving a 2007 honda civic, a company vehicle. While driving 30 MPH onto an on-ramp, the contact lost control of the vehicle and it flipped over. Prior to losing control, the steering wheel shook. She thought she had struck something, but it was actually the steering wheel shaking. The front seat passenger sustained a fractured wrist. The vehicle was destroyed. The federal safety agency campaign id number 07v399000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock:wheel speed sensor) was referenced. A police report was filed and the contact has pictures. The failure mileage was unknown.
2007 honda civic with several problems. Consumer states that the fuses had no protective cover under the driver side dash. Steering was not aligned and the air conditioner was blowing hot air. And odometer is not registering properly.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda civic. While driving 50 MPH, the contact lost control of the steering and the vehicle spun out of control when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle then crashed into a wall. As of september 17, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle to determine the cause of the failure. A police report was filed. The failure mileage was 1,500 and current mileage was 3,000.
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