2009 Honda Civic Power Train Problems
- 14
- 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 14 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
The ignition and lock components have worn out.the driver's side is completely broken and the ignition is having problems. The car only has 70,000 miles on it. This is not standard honda workmanship, and the dealer suggests having the entire car rekeyed which costs about the same as the car is worth. This is definitely an issue with a faulty component to begin with.
ODI 11243975
Power Train
Drove 50 miles from montclair ca (home) to uci medical center orange ca, on highways 60 and 57. My wife, a stroke patient had an appointment with the uci neurologist. When arrived at the indoor parking entrance, i made a left turn slowly to enter the indoor parking facility of the medical center. Suddenly, the left axle shattered and the car came to sudden halt. Ball bearings and pieces of metal were on the floor.…
ODI 10992048
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While pulling into a parking space with foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle violently lunged forward into a block wall. The driver was unable to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes. The driver was hospitalized for 2 days. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10614618
Power Train
Right drive shaft popped out from the rear differential after switching gear from r to d while the driver was trying to get out of the drive way. The car went into roll in park situation. The car is at relative low mileage and have no previous accident. A faulty drive shaft assembly could be really dangerous if the incident was happened on the road. *tr
ODI 10569305
Engine · Power Train
While driving a chatter started under the hood. Drove it to our mechanic (1 to 2 miles away) and he said the steel bolt broke that holds the belt tensioner to the aluminum engine. Had it fixed and the same thing happened on august 8, 2013 while driving. This time the car shut down completely and i was able to safely stop it and call for a tow. Took it to the mechanic again and he said upon talking to honda dealers,…
ODI 10534839
Power Train · Steering · Suspension
There is a loud clicking noise that has been consistent since the car was purchased used in 2013. The noise happens when cornering or turning at low speeds.
ODI 10726430
Body · Engine · Power Train
I brought a honda civic 2009 in 2012,april 12. The honda was supposed to be sold with a power train warranty to bring car up to date for 36000 miles/3 yr. Honda did not offer an extended warranty for these purposes. They called a year later to see if we would then extend the vehicle to 120 miles. We had already purchased an additional warranty called assurance pay to paylink approx 112.00 mo. We were one payment to…
ODI 10893679
Power Train
I have a 2009 honda civic hybrid. After having the vehicle for less than 1 year i noticed that the battery began to suddenly drop it's state of charge (soc) during the first few miles of driving after the vehicle was parked for several hours. On sustained trips the vehicle will suddenly drop its charge about every 20 minutes. The safety issue is that when the vehicle suddenly loses it's state of charge (soc) there…
ODI 10373460
Power Train · Service Brakes, Electric · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2009 (automatic) honda civic ex slipped into neutral four during the night. For the first three times, the driver would allow the rpm's to drop causing us to sit in traffic for an undefined period of time before returning the car to the drive position. On the fourth time this happened, driver and i were in a large parking lot making a right turn with a building about a football field away. About halfway through…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10361287
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Other · Power Train
I currently am the lessee of a 2009 honda civic hybrid starting this january, the hybrid battery charge level goes from almost full (8-10 out of 10 bars) to virtually zero (1 bar) every other week (the technical term for this is a "recall" or recalibrating). This summer, it started happening every 3-4 days, and whenever i had the a/c on. Then, it started to happen every 100 miles (which made it very predictable).…
ODI 10348354
Electrical System · Equipment · Power Train
Hello, i have a 2009 honda civic. Evry time i drive it for more then an hour or so, the gear shift base where the n,rf etc is written, gets hot. Also, the instrument panel where the cd player is gets really hot. The dealer tells me it is ok, there is no problem. I find it hard to believe as i don't want to be on the hwy with my family and the car catches on fir or something. How could this be normal. Please help. *tr
ODI 10308399
Power Train
Car has intermittent hesitation after coming to a complete stop, problem appears more often in 90 + degree weather, which is common in my home state of florida. Dealer checked car and was unable to find a problem. Problem is still there, and can be a major safety issue if the car were to hesitate at the wrong moment. Problem has been present for months now, this is a 2009 honda civic 4 door sedan (ex-l navi model).…
ODI 10290525
Fuel System, Other · Power Train
Sudden acceleration surge, to the point of having to completely hold the brake with both feet. At one point, after putting car into neutral, the engine revved to 7000 rpm before owner could turn car off. The initial surging resulted in the owner's wife hitting her passenger mirror against another vehicle when the engine surged while in reverse. There was no category for the vehicle ecu, which is quite suspect at…
Crash reported
ODI 10270142
Power Train
Check engine and check ima light illuminated. Ima battery dropped to lowest power level. Battery level stayed low and both lights remained on 2 days. Dealer performed an update to ima firmware and lights went off however battery performs recall check at least twice daily. Mpg have dropped 6 mpg in the week following the check ima error. Dealer now states there is no issue. I still have no assist power from battery…
ODI 10324204