GVWR: Class 1B: 3,001 - 4,000 lb (1,360 - 1,814 kg)
Make: HONDA
Manufacturer: HONDA OF CANADA MFG., INC.
Manufacturer Id: 990
Model: Civic
Model Year: 2007
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: Alliston
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: EX
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ROLLED BACKWARDS AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING MECHANISM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATED IN MY 07 CIVIC HYBRID IN AUGUST 2010. SINCE THE UPDATE THE CAR HAS NO ELECTRIC ASSIST WHEN THE BATTERY IS HALF FULL OR LESS. MY BATTERY IS IN THIS STATE AT LEAST HALF OF THE TIME AND HONDA TELLS ME THAT IT IS NORMAL AND THAT THE LACK OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING IS THE RESULT OF THE UPDATE. THIS HAS MADE THE CAR FEEL VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED THE LAST WEEK IN AUGUST PULLING ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE MY CAR HAD NO PICKUP AS A RESULT OF THIS UPDATE. *TR
