HondaCivic2004
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2004 Honda Civic Engine Problems

6
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.

Among these 6 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi3
30–60k mi1
60–100k mi1
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • July 1, 2011 · 186,000 miles

    Engine

    Engine head get so hot that it melts the spark plug to the head, even melting the hex nut on the spark plug. *tr

    ODI 10410369

  • November 11, 2009 · 92,500 miles

    Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    I drive a 2004 manual honda civic. I was driving down the freeway with cruise control set at about 70 mph. Suddenly, i felt my car speed up substantially and when i look at the speedometer i was traveling over 85 mph. I immediately canceled cruise control but my car continued to gain speed. I hit my brakes which caused my car to shudder violently. When my foot wasn't on the brakes, my car continued to quickly gain…

    ODI 10292018

  • August 13, 2008 · 35,692 miles

    Engine

    1. No prior warning, other than a slight lurch while accelerating while merging onto the freeway earlier the same day. 2.&3. Transmission failure/ p0370 incorrect gear ratio resulting in a pulling lurching sensation while attempting to accelerate. Was unable to accelerate past 10mph without avoiding the lurching, had to pull off the road and be towed to the nearest residential area then get it towed in the morning…

    ODI 10238411

  • December 8, 2006 · 37 miles

    Engine

    I recently had a problem with my honda pilot. We took it to auto zone and had them hook it up to their diagnostics machine. The code "p1399" resulted. However, we were told that we had to contact honda to find out what the code meant because it was a generic code that honda puts out. I contacted the dealer and asked what the code meant, and i was told that i had to bring my vehicle down to them to put it on their…

    ODI 10175769

  • December 6, 2004 · 3,300 miles

    Engine

    Info copy to nhtsa owner of 2004 honda civic engine compartment caught fire vehicle destroyed. *bf the consumer noticed a smell coming through the air vents of the vehicle. Seconds later smoke started coming through the vents as well as rising from under the hood. Flames came from under the hood and the entire front end was engulfed in flames. The vehicle was only 3 months old at the time of the incident. *tc *jb

    Fire reported

    ODI 10105262

  • August 1, 2004 · 1,365 miles

    Engine

    Problems with main rear crank shaft seal on 2004 honda civic. *mr *sc *jb

    ODI 10089716