Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Honda Civic.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I GOT A RECALL LETTER SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE MY PART AND I HAVE SIXTY DAYS TO REPLY BUT WITH THIS VIRUS HOW AND WHEN WI… |
| 2020-03-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | GOOD DAY: ON 17 MARCH 2020, HONDA ADVISED ME THAT MY 1997 CIVIC IS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 20V-026, WHICH AFFECTS T… |
| 2020-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1997 Honda Civic. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V026000 (Air Bags… |
| 2020-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V… |
| 2020-01-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAG… |
| 2020-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAG… |
| 2019-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY HONDA IS OVER 15 YEARS OLD. ARE THE AIRBAGS SAFE? |
| 2017-04-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | I ORDERED DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE VALUCRAFT BALL JOINT (PART NUMBER: VFA2084) FROM AUTOZONE.COM FOR MY CAR ,199… |
| 2016-05-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE IT HIT A GUARD RAIL, FLIPPED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, NEITHER AIR … |
| 2016-05-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" MY AIRBAGS WENT OFF WHEN I WAS TURNING AND WENT OVER A A BUMP, AND CRACKED MY WINDSHIELD REALLY BAD ON … |
| 2015-11-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE ROOF AND DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BLACK PAINT PEELING. I HAVE SEEN A FEW OTHER SAME CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. |
| 2015-07-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTL… |
| 2015-04-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I GOT IN AN ACCIDENT BY MYSELF WHEN A DEER JUMPED OUT AND I SWERVED AND HIT A TREE. THE AIR BAG BLEW UP AND I HAVE BURN… |
| 2014-08-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS SENSOR ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE MORE THAN O… |
| 2014-07-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TH… |
| 2014-05-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NOW CAR WILL NOT START. NO FAULT OR CEL CODES. *JS |
| 2013-11-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SRS LIGHT LIT UP TO THIS DATE 11/20/2014. *TR |
| 2013-10-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS IS CAR 2. ON THE 10TH OF AUGUST, I TOOK THE SATURN IN AFTER I HAD PLACED THE CALL TO [XXX] THE GENTLEMAN THAT SOLD… |
| 2013-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY, JUST PRIOR TO ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY (APPROX 25 MPH). I… |
| 2012-11-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL: ON 11/21/2012 MY SON WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT… |
| 2012-06-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE EXPLOSION WAS HORRENDOUS. I PUT ON MY BRAKES WHICH PU… |
| 2011-10-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH, THEN THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH CODES PO700 AND PO71… |
| 2011-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. *TR |
| 2011-02-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | 1997 HONDA CIVIC, UNIT 1 WAS DRIVING UP TO LANE 5 EXIT 151 ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. UNIT 1 WAS APPROACHING THE TOLL BOOTH… |
| 2010-08-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC WITH A SET OF BF GOODRICH TOURING T/A TIRES, LINE SIZE P185/65/R14. THE CONTACT… |
| 2010-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED ON, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDEPENDENT… |
| 2010-05-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAD CAR COMPUTER PROBLEMS, AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM AND PAINT ON CAR BODY IS CRACKING. THESE PROBLEMS STARTED TO HAPP… |
| 2010-03-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | SRS LIGHT ON. *TR |
| 2010-02-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 1 | BRAKE FAILURE. *TR |
| 2010-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 97 CIVIC DX AND SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL TURN OFF AND IS TO HARD TO CONTROL THE WHEELS, WHEN … |
| 2009-08-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC (ABOUT 78,000 MILES) WHILE DRIVING AND STAYS LIT. THE DEALERSHIP (MATHEWS HO… |
| 2009-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | THE VTEC-E ON MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC HX IS NOT ENGAGING AT THE PROPER TIMES WHICH IS NOT ONLY AN ANNOYANCE WHEN DRIVING, B… |
| 2008-11-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 CIVIC HX. I DID RESEARCH AND THERE ARE SO MANY DEFECTIVE CVT TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ONLY AVAI… |
| 2008-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST… |
| 2008-05-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DATE AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE. THIS WAS MY WIFE'S CAR WHICH I VERY SELDOM DROVE. NOT LONG AFTER THE CAR WAS NEW,… |
| 2008-02-29 | TIRES | Yes | 2 | I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85, AND THERE WAS A LARGE TRUCK TIRE LAYING IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, THUS CAUSING… |
| 2008-01-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC CX. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE LIGHT. TH… |
| 2007-11-19 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | TWO OF THE THREE BACK SEAT BELTS, THE CENTER AND THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE, HAVE BROKEN AWAY FROM THE BUCKLE SIDE THAT IS … |
| 2007-11-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1997 HONDA CIVIC - SRS LIGHT REMAINING ON A LOT OF WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS LIGHT TO COME ON IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE S… |
| 2007-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON |
| 2007-10-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER SAID MY CAR REQUIRED A 500 DOLLAR REPAIR. THE MAIN UNIT ON MY SRS FAILED AND HONDA… |
| 2007-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, BOTH OF THE REAR ELECTRIC DOORS WOULD NO… |
| 2007-08-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL? WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD BOULEVARD I FELL ASLEEP, CAUSING ME TO QUICKLY ACCELERAT… |
| 2007-05-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113000. THE VEHICL… |
| 2006-08-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | THROTTLE CABLE STICKS AT LOW SPEEDS - WHEN PRESSED, IT "SNAPS LOSE" GOING TO 1/2 THROTTLE, JERKING CAR FORWARD, SNAPPIN… |
| 2006-07-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE INTERFERENCE OF THE DRIVER'S SI… |
| 2006-06-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | SRS LIGHT STAYS ON; AIRBAGS NOT WORKING. HAS BEEN RESET TWICE (YEARLY TO PASS INSPECTION) ; COMES ON WITHIN TEN MINUTE… |
| 2006-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, ONLY FAILURE OF THE SRS CONTROL UNIT OF MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC DX HATCHBACK (3 DOOR) WITH 46,000 MI… |
| 2006-05-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION THE ENGINE R… |
| 2006-04-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE SRS SYSTEM IN MY HONDA CIVIC EX 1997 WENT OUT WHEN I HAD FIRST PURCHASED THE USED CAR IN JUNE 2004 WITH AROUND 145,… |