1. Honda Civic
  2. Problems
  3. 1997
  4. Body

1997 Honda Civic Body Problems

8
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi1
100–150k mi1
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 30, 2015 · 130,000 miles

    Body

    The roof and drivers side door black paint peeling. I have seen a few other same cars with the same problem.

    ODI 10863008

  • May 15, 2010 · 45,000 miles

    Body · Electrical System · Engine

    I had car computer problems, air conditioning problem and paint on car body is cracking. These problems started to happen gradually, computer problems happened while i was driving on the road in the city; the paint started to crack for many years and the car looks miserable. The air conditioning broke down during a summer time, when i had no money to repair it and had to suffer due to the high heat weather. There is…

    ODI 10862668

  • August 15, 2007 · 158,000 miles

    Air Bags · Body

    Takata recall? While driving straight through my neighborhood boulevard i fell asleep, causing me to quickly acceleratte and hit a tree head on approximately 40 mph, according to multiple witnesses and emergency responders. No airbags deployed in the car. My face and body hit the steering wheel, resulting in 4 teeth knocked out, 8 spine disc herniations and injuries, a heart contusion, whiplash, concussion, cracked…

    ODI 11053584

  • February 28, 2001

    Body

    After getting 4 inches of water in the trunk of my car and 2 inches at front, i took the car to the dealer. The dealer reported that the seals were "old" and they needed to change them. For the rear ones they charged me $128 to get them replace. Then they wanted to charge me around $800 to replace the front ones. I complaint and asked them to contact the regional service manager of honda to have honda cover the…

    ODI 742338

  • January 1, 2000

    Body

    While driving home from work (in 5:00 pm rush hour traffic) attempted to use the sunvisor. The sunvisor broke off and debris was temporarily lodged in left eye. *ak

    ODI 719109

  • Body · Idler And Attachment

    Honda guilty of breach of warranty and ignoring recall issue. Paint repair done 4 times including 1 out of pocket expense while under warranty defective paint problems. Sunvisor intermittently comes out when driving which suddenly is a hindrance in driving. Horrible rust problems that will cause defects in equipment. Cruise control failed under warranty honda did not repair although they claimed they would…

    ODI 750402

  • 12v/24v/48v Battery · Body

    SUNVISOR BROKE OFF. MJS

    ODI 608015

  • Body

    PAINT FAILURE. *YC

    ODI 607898