Problems · by component
2006 Honda Civic Hybrid exterior lighting problems
25 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid cite exterior lighting, 2% of all 1,459 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
25
2% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
What owners say about the exterior lighting
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact was informed by a driver that her brake lights were not operating as needed. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed, but the brake lights were repaired. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted, and the brake lights failed to operate as designed. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.”
“Following completion of reporting Walnut Municipal Code (WMC) 3.40.010 violations at the end of my night, I walked out and found that my car was again vandalized in retaliation for filing a complaint related to the violation of Walnut Municipal Code 3.40.010. Such vandalism is intended to further disengage the workforce by causing expenses that are extreme, and such vandalism can occur as repeatedly as the nuisance of such noise violations involving such misuse of non-emergency one way communication speakers as radio devices to emit noise in the form of statements describing oneself as an enforcement or city professional, aside from some type of affiliation with a financial institution advisor, if not regulator of such related agency. In this case the vandalism involved not allowing turning off the red tail lights of my vehicle. The usual occurrence is kill switching the vehicle as if it is stolen, activating the alarm to prevent my usage, not unlocking the vehicle with the key, remotely disengaging the key from the alarm, and then engaging when an authority external to the dealer decides to stop precluding its use. Such actions targeting preclusion are usually…”
“CENTER BRAKE LIGHT HAS BAD CONNECTION AND DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. I HAD A DIFFERENT 2006 CIVIC THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE SEEN OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS AN LED LIGHT AND THE LIGHT IS FUNCTIONAL BUT THE CONNECTION IS BAD. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED. ONGOING PROBLEM.”
“DUE TO HONDA'S ADMITTED POOR PAINT JOB, PAINT BEGAN COMING OFF (ON ROOF FIRST). HONDA SAID THEY EXTENDED WARRANTY, WITHOUT NOTIFYING OWNERS. ALSO SAY IT IS NOT SAFETY RISK. IF THE ROOF RUSTS, THE SUN ROOF WILL CERTAINLY DISMOUNT CAUSING SAFETY ISSUE; IF SIDE PANELS RUST, EXHAUST ENTERS PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING SAFETY ISSUE. FURTHERMORE, HEADLIGHTS CLOUD TREMENDOUSLY REGARDLESS OF PREVENTATIVE ATTEMPTS. IF DRIVER CAN'T SEE PROPERLY OR ANOTHER CAR CANNOT SEE THE HONDA, IT IS A SAFETY RISK. HONDA AMERICA IS SIMPLY A LAME, PERHAPS ONCE GOOD COMPANY NOW TRYING TO RIDE ON REPUTATION TO SELL POORLY CONSTRUCTED VEHICLES AND DENY ALL LIABILITY FOR FAULTY WORK BY CLAIMING IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. SO FAR, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED, AND I'D LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. HOWEVER, IF HONDA AMERICA DOES NOT OWN THEIR MISTAKES AND FAULTY WORK, CORRECT THE PROBLEMS IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A SAFETY BREECH OCCURS.”
“MY HONDA CIVIC EX 2006 2 DOOR COUPE HAS THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT OFF. AS I REMOVED THE 3RD LED BRAKE LIGHT AND LOOK AT THE YOUTUBE, GOOGLE AND FORUMS, A LOT OF THE HONDA CIVIC EX 2006 HAS THE SAME ISSUE WHERE THE SOLDERING ON BOTH SIDES COMES UNDONE DUE TO VIBRATION BUT POOR SOLDERING CONNECTION. I HAVE SEEN ALL HONDA CIVICS 2006 EX WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THE ROADS WHERE THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT IT OFF. I FIXED IT BY RE-SOLDERING, BUT THE WIRE IS SO TIGHT AND NOT MUCH ROOM TO RESOLDER - EVENTUALLY THE SOLDERING COMES LOOSE AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT A DEALER TO CHARGE $1000 TO REPLACE THE LED LIGHT AS MANY HONDA CIVICS 2006 EX ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS WERE OPENED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING OCCUPIED. IN ADDITION, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.”
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