2004 Honda Civic Steering Problems

“My key would come out of the ignition while not in park, the vehicle sometimes does not fully go into park unless forcefully pulled back into park so sometimes the vehicle wouldn't be in park all night or while in public parking lots. My Honda made key had to go into the ignition facing perfectly one way to start the car then the ignition completely refused the key and wouldn't turn once it accepted it. …”

“The first time during the 1st week of august 08, my wheel locked. I was in the process of turning into a parking lot and there was no oncoming traffic. Aaa tow truck guy found loose nut on power steering pump (right next to belt) right away and tightened it for me. It was a temp fix so I could drive to get service instead of tow. Unfortunately, I don't think my Honda service people didn't check it like I requested cause it came loose again (1 wk later)...locking my wheel. I thank god I wasn't on a freeway or making a sharp turn around other vehicles. …”

“When I took vehicle to regular fluid exchange for 80k mileage, Honda service experts said, compliance bush for the front wheel has been cracked. They also said it is pretty serious to drive and need to be replaced soon. The local mechanic shop are not aware of these repairs. None other vehicles has this kind of defects and it is never mentioned in Honda manual. Simple search in the internet resulted numerous complaint about this. Considering the pretty seriousness of this issue, consider safety fact on Honda vehicles based on this issue.”

“Purchased 2004 Civic vp new (this is my 4th Honda Civic). From day 1, there has been a noticeable vibration/shimmy in steering wheel and front end. Upon visit to dealer, I was told that the vibration/shimmy could not be duplicated, but oem tires (dunlop sp20) could be separating. During a subsequent visit, vibration/shimmy was acknowledged. Dunlop dealer said that the tires are okay, but 2 front wheels were bent. Honda dealer replaced 2 front wheels and remounted/rebalanced the original tires. All tires were rebalanced and rotated. …”

“Problems with transmission and tie rod bolts were loose. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer because there was a noise in the passenger front wheel and the gears were grinding when moving form second to third gear. The technician told the consumer that the vehicle's tires were bald therefore she was racing the car. He went on to say that he would not check the transmission unless she agreed to pay for it. The consumer appealed the decision of the dealer and contacted the manufacturer. The struts were loose on the right side. …”