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1993 Honda Civic

Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1993 Honda Civic.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2021-06-07 POWER TRAIN No 0 the automatic transmission shift cable is recalled and the rear window also. I called norm reeves honda in port charlot…
2012-08-06 STRUCTURE:BODY Yes 0 CRASHED
2010-11-05 TIRES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH GOODYEAR P-TRACKER TIRES, LINE SIZE P185/60/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THA…
2008-12-20 TIRES No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE HAS SEARS ROADHANDLER TIRES. IN 2003, THE CONTACT PURCHASED A SET…
2007-09-18 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED. …
2007-08-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,THEN ROUGH IDLE,THEN TOTAL DEATH OF IGNITION,STALLED. REPAIR STATION DIAGNOSED IT TO BE A DISTRIBUTO…
2006-03-29 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 A VEHICLE WAS ADVERTISED IN THE NEWSPAPER WITH 87000 MILES. IT ACTUALLY HAS EXCESS OF 185300 AS DETERMINED IN A CARFAX …
2004-11-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 VEHICLE BURNEDD UP. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER HEARD A FAINT POP, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM THE DIMMER…
2004-03-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 I HAVE A 1993 HONDA CIVIC LX. COUPLE OF DAYS BACK WHEN I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM WORK, MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AT A TRAFF…
2004-02-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 DISTRIBUTOR AND RELATED PARTS FAILURE. SINCE 2000, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE 3 REPLACEMENTS.THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR CARS I…
2004-01-26 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK FAILED. NO UNUSUAL STRESS WAS ON SEAT BACK, BUT EITHER JOINT BROKE, OR BAR CONNECTING SEAT BAC…
2003-09-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC INSIDE THE VEHICLE. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE R…
2003-07-07 STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY No 0 VEHICLE SUFFERED BROKEN TIE ROD CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD.*MR THE CONSUMER HIT A DITCH. THE …
2003-05-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 1993 HONDA CIVIC LX STALLED WHILE IN MOTION. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE ODOMETER READ ABOUT 100,000 MILES BA…
2003-01-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 CAR ON 3RD DISTRIBUTOR BEARING AND INGNITOR FAILURES
2002-10-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 DISTRIBUTOR AND RELATED PARS FAILED. *AK
2002-09-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 DISTRIBUTO AND RELATED PARTS FAILED. *AK
2002-05-19 AIR BAGS Yes 0 CONSUMER WA SHAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR …
2002-03-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS WARPED SO CAR KEPT OVERHEATING AND FINALLY THE ENGINE HAD TO BE R…
2002-02-26 VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR No 0 BACK REAR WINDOWN SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
2002-01-01 STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) No 0 GEAR BOX FAILURE. *AK
2001-11-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 DISTRIBUTOR CAP BEARING FAILURE RESULTED IN DISTRIBUTOR CAP / ROTOR WELDED TOGETHER, ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *NLM
2001-06-12 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE IMPACTED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MPH. DRIVER'S AIR BAG RELEAS…
2001-05-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DISTRIBUTOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE STOP ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I HAD THE CAR FIXED, THE MECHANIC SAID ALL THE HOND…
2001-03-13 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH No 0 DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN THE HOOD RELEASED AND CRASHED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF. BLINDLY MANUEVERED TO SHOULDER.…
2001-01-08 SEAT BELTS:FRONT No 0 CONSUMER STATES AT TIME OF A SEMI HEAD ON CLUSION SEAT BELT UNHOCKED ON IMPACT OF OTHER VEHICLE.
2000-12-31 SEATS Yes 2 DURING A REAR-END CRASH AT 40 MPH, PASSENGER SEAT LITERALLY BROKE IN HALF AND LANDED ON A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT (WHO W…
2000-11-18 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 WHILE ON HIGHWAY A CAR CROSSED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER , AND CONSUMER'S CAR WENT OVER A 36 FEET EMBANKMENT. CAR ROLLED OV…
2000-11-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON NYS THRUWAY, CAR BATTERY EXPLODED. PER INS. CO. " DETERMINED THAT A DIODE ON THE COMPUTERS CIRCUIT BO…
2000-10-16 POWER TRAIN No 0 WILLIAM SCOTT TAMPERED WITH THE ODOMETER AND TOOK OFF APPROXIMATELY 140,000 MILES. IS THERE ANY COURSE OF ACTION YOU O…
2000-07-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 THIS IS MY 2ND HONDA I PURCHASED NEW. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND FOLLOW ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES…
2000-07-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 SPOT WELDS ON LEFT AND RIGHT DOOR PILLARS WHERE DOOR STRIKER MEETS & LATCHES TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. DAMAGE IS BEI…
2000-06-24 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 WHILE DODGING FROM HITTING A DEER VEHICLE WAS TURN INTO A FIELD AND COLLIDED INTO SEVERAL TREES ON THE PASSENGER'S SID…
2000-06-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS No 0 WHEN HIT A POOL OF WATER (~ 1" DEEP), ENGINE STALLED AND THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM DIED. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR …
2000-02-09 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 THE FENDER LINER TORE INTO STRIPS AND WRAPPED AROUND THE TIRES, CAUSED A RUBBING NOISE AND PREVENTED VEHICLE FROM DRIVI…
2000-01-21 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 A FRIEND WAS DRIVING CONSUMER'S CAR ON A CITY STREET APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH FLASHING RED LIGHTS, HAD TO STOP …
1999-12-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Yes 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
1999-11-25 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING. THEN DROVE TO A GARAGE WHERE A TECHNICIAN TOLD HIM THAT WAS A…
1999-10-16 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
1999-09-29 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD STOPPED WORKING. WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS LOCKED, IT FAILS TO REMAIN LATCHED. WILL …
1999-09-14 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Yes 0 I WAS DRIVING ALONE AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND WAS KNOCKED INTO THE C…
1999-08-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH HIT BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A C…
1999-08-14 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER HIT A TREE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
1999-08-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 WHEN THE DISTRIBUTOR BEARING FAILED THE IGNITION ROTOR MELTED FROM THE HEAT. FROM A FEW SEARCHES ON THIS SITE, IT APPE…
1999-08-03 TIRES No 0 MICHELIN TIRES EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE WEAR AND SEPARATION AFTER ONLY 25825 MILES. MJS
1999-07-14 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 DUE TO A LEAK IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE'S FRONT END AND REAR END WERE BURNED. DEAL…
1999-06-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO A SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEAL…
1999-06-05 SUSPENSION No 0 WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN BY LIFTING FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE FRONT PASSANGER WHEEL AREA STARTS TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. …
1999-06-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH No 0 CONSUMER DRIVING 20 MPH, SUDDENLY THE HOOD CAME UNLATCHED, AND FLEW BACK HIT THE WINDSHIELD, ALSO CAUSED THE ROOF TO BU…
1999-05-18 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE FAILED, HOLE IN THE SIDE OF ENGINE. MJS