2005 Honda Civic Power Train Problems
- 15
- 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.
What owners report
- miles transmission · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
This car has a defective transmission. Unknown to me, it came that way from the dealer. A couple honda dealerships acknowledged the problem. It first started slipping around 40,000 miles. I had the transmission fluid changed ahead of schedule and the problem went away. This was when they told me of the class action law suit and the recommended fixes. The transmission initially failed at 54,300 miles. Stevens creek…
ODI 10632775
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
My transmission is slipping and barley shifting into 2nd gear to 3rd it has 95000 miles on it and the transmission is bad all 2000 to 2005 hondas have bad transmission problems but they never recalled it why????? Now i had to replace the head gasket because it was blown at 75000 miles thats to early for that to be happening i spent 2000 grand on it already why didn't they recall this???? *tr
ODI 10713476
Power Train
The car has begun making a loud noise, when in gear, this is a manual transmission car, but whenever i am in drive it makes this loud grinding noise. If i am in neutral no noise at all. And sometimes even in drive is intermittent. *tr
ODI 10480132
Power Train
There was a rattling noise coming from transmission, took to honda certified mechanic and was told it was the throwout bearing and to replace the clutch as preventative maintenance, get a call when they have clutch off and told me its the bearings in the transmission. This is a common problem in this make and model, there are numerous complaints, and videos on youtube of the same problem on honda civics around the…
ODI 10451215
Power Train
Horrible noise coming from my '05 civic lx's manual transmission. Noise has been getting worse; started at 115k miles. I have spoke with a few mechanics and they told me most hondas have a recall for this problem. I called honda customer service at [redacted] and they didn't wanted to fix it free of charge. *tr
ODI 10449064
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Coolant keeps leaking. Went online and found numerous other owners reporting the same problem. My mechanic can't seem to fix the problem neither can any of the other owners online mechanics. Replaced the radiator and cap, water pump, head gasket, etc... But it still leaks. Can you please look into this. There are a lot of people online reporting the same problem but there's no bulletin number in your database for…
ODI 10437769
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda civic. The contact was driving approximately 70 mph when the vehicle exhibited an abnormally loud noise. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where they advised the contact that the failure was caused by the input shaft bearing, which would need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired for the input shaft bearing. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The…
ODI 10443274
Electrical System · Exhaust System · Power Train · Seat Belts
2005 honda civic hybrid: engine light came on and has been determined that the catalytic converter needs replacing along with the co2 sensors, cost $2000.00. What causes a cat conv to go bad? Honda could not provide this information and refused to look into any service bulletins or recalls. This vehicle is only 6 years old, 83045 miles. We have had numerous issues with this vehicle, including the clutch, replacement…
ODI 10418143
Electrical System · Power Train
Component 1 ima (hybrid) battery assembly failure, not charging properly component 2 cvt transmission, 'start clutch' slipping & grinding when starting up from a stop
ODI 10393134
Power Train
2005 honda civic dx manual transmission: my car start having a rattling noise from transmission when i release the clutch.i took the car to get it fixed and they told me is the transmission's input shaft bearing(common problem for this model)and it will cost me $1000 to get it fixed. I heard this a honda recall issue. *tr
ODI 10447710
Power Train
This car has a defective transmission. Unknown to me, it came that way from the dealer. A couple honda dealerships acknowledged the problem. It first started slipping around 40,000 miles. I had the transmission fluid changed ahead of schedule and the problem went away. This was when they told me of the class action law suit and the recommended fixes. The transmission initially failed at 54,300 miles. Stevens creek…
ODI 10632771
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
This car has a defective transmission. Unknown to me, it came that way from the dealer. A couple honda dealerships acknowledged the problem. It first started slipping around 40,000 miles. I had the transmission fluid changed ahead of schedule and the problem went away. This was when they told me of the class action law suit and the recommended fixes. The transmission initially failed at 54,300 miles. Stevens creek…
ODI 10632333
Power Train
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 honda civic hybrid. The vehicle has a special transmission, which does not shift into gear. When the contact depressed the accelerator pedal, the rpm's increased to 5,200. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle experienced a lack of horse power and decelerated. The dealer stated that the shifter was designed to work in this manner and there was no remedy. The failure mileage was 46,000.
ODI 10225749
Power Train
When accelerating quickly from a stop, the car makes a huge grinding noise--heard mostly in the front end. When accelerating slowly, no noise is heard. The car also slips horribly on wet or slippery pavement when accelerating from a stop. I have had the dealer say "this is a normal sound" when it failed when they tested it (i have recorded this in my files at the dealer when it was under warranty) and also when i…
ODI 10320350
Power Train
2005 honda civic gear position switch was defective and had to be replaced. * ts *jb
ODI 10150827