GVWR: Class 1B: 3,001 - 4,000 lb (1,360 - 1,814 kg)
Make: HONDA
Manufacturer: HONDA MFG., INDIANA., LLC.
Manufacturer Id: 993
Model: Civic
Model Year: 2011
Other Restraint System Info: Rear Restraint System: Seat Belt & Side Curtain Air bag (Rr R/L outer positions) / Seat Belt (Rr center position).
Plant City: Greensburg
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Indiana
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Manual/Standard
Trim: LX
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
TL*- THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 2005 HONDA CIVIC IN MARCH 2005 WITH 0 MILES. IN APRIL 2005 THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACKING NOISE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES . HOWEVER, ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND STOPPED AT ANY TIME THERE AFTER THE NOISE WAS NO LONGER HEARD. THE BRAKE NOISE OCCURRED EVERY INITIAL STARTUP OF THE VEHICLE, AFTER IT HAS BEEN STOPPED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, AND THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED SHORTLY AFTER IGNITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THOMASON HONDA OF GLADSTONE, OREGON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES MA DE A CRACKING NOISE. THE DEALER DESCRIBED IT AS A CLICKING NOISE AND REFERRED TO IT AS BEING A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WROTE TWO LETTERS TO HONDA. THE FIRST LETTER FROM HONDA MOTORS, ON APRIL 25,2006, EXPLAINED THAT THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY THE SWITCH PARTNER NOT FITTING SQUARELY IN THE BRAKE CASING. THE CONTACT WROTE A SECOND LETTER TO HONDA OF AMERICA POINTING THIS ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A REPLY LETTER MAY 18, 2006 FROM HONDA MOTOR EXPLAINING THAT THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE CALIPER BRACKETS CAN CAUSE THE PADS TO HIT THE CALIPER BRACKET WHEN FIRST APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAUSING THE NOISE. *AK
2011
AIR BAGS
ON 1/15/13 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE FRONT OF MY 2011 HONDA CIVIC STRUCK THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE IMPACT CAUSED ME TO STRIKE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AN MY SEAT BELT WILL NOT ENGAGE. I SUSTAINED INJURIES TO MY UPPER BODY BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DID NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS AT THIS POINT. *TR