2004 Honda Civic Body Problems
- 10
- 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 10 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- clear coat · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Body
Takata recall during a january snowfall and freeze, i was traveling in the middle lane of the highway at approximately 50-60 miles per hour, with the speed of traffic. A car approximately 7-8 car lengths ahead of me began to break and i did too. I was breaking when my car began to fishtail and i was able to maintain control of the car for 2-3 seconds before hitting a patch of ice and spinning into the highway…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11190235
Body
I and a relative have a 04,03 honda civic and we seem to have the same problem. The hoods of our cars are rusting. I live in san antonio, tx, and she lives in atlanta, ga. Did we get bad paint jobs.
ODI 11012532
Body
I was driving in the left lane to go straight at an intersection. A gentleman who was in the right lane attempted to move into the left lane and subsequently hit the front passenger side of my vehicle damaging the passenger side door, front fender and hood.
Crash reported
ODI 10809914
Body
Exterior paint is flaking off and is down past its clear coat. The most concentrated area this is occurring/has occurred is on the outside of the truck lid in addition to the outside roof of the car. I'm not sure if this is only occurring in certain colors or with certain paint honda used but, fiji blue pearl is the color of my civic and this has been an ongoing issue since around 2011 and now rust in beginning to…
ODI 10734698
Body
Chrome plating on drivers door handle lever peeling off. Daughter cut her finger on sharp plating while opening door. *tr
1 injury
ODI 10526049
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 honda civic. The contact stated that the driver's side door could not be opened from the interior or the exterior of the vehicle. The passenger's side door also could not be opened when using the key. The contact would have to enter and exit the vehicle through the trunk. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but due to the mileage, she was referred to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was…
ODI 10497906
Body
The clearcoat has entirely burned away from the roof, hood and trunk and is spreading to the side panels resulting in a milky, splotchy appearance. I'm not sure how much damage this will do or if it will shorten the life of the vehicle but i do know it's unacceptable and it looks very damaged. *tr
ODI 10471348
Body
Paint began peeling from sides of rear window, then from side windows on the rear. Now the roof paint is bubbling. *tr
ODI 10532246
Body
Paint started to fade in 2011 and this year it had progressed rapidly. The whole back half of the roof has faded to the metal and it's starting to on the trunk. Also the clear coat is flaking off on the rear bumper. I've investigated this matter multiple times and the local honda dealership does nothing. So i did some research online and come to find put i'm not the only one. Hundreds of thousands of honda owners…
ODI 10592284
Body
Paint and clear coat peeling down to the metal. Read there is a class action lawsuit against honda due to paint and clear coat on some models that include my civic.
ODI 10734145