18 complaints reported

1996 Honda Civic Power Train

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
18
Crashes
3
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Dec 2011

THE TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT BEARING IS HAVING ISSUES. MAKES NOISE WHEN CLUTCH IS NOT PRESSED IN BUT ITS OK WHEN PRESSED. I HEARD HONDA DID RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.. NEED HELP TO FIX IT.. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2011
Jul 2009

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM THE DEALER LAST WEEK (96 HONDA CIVIC WITH 140,000 MI). I NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT WHEN I PRESS THE GAS, IT REVS UP A LITTLE AND CATCHES. BASICALLY, ITS CHOPPY WHEN I PRESS ONTO THE GAS AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE COMMON RECALL. IT SEEMS DANGEROUS BC IT SHAKES THE VEHICLE A BIT. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2009
Apr 2004

WHEN THE CAR IS COLD IT IS HARD TO PUT INTO 1ST GEAR AND WHEN RELEASING THE CLUTCH IT JUMPS UNTIL IT HAS WARMED UP.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2004
Jun 2003 Crash

GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON WHILE SITTING AT A RAILROAD CROSSING. WHEN THE MOTOR WAS TURNED ON, THREE MINUTES LATER, THE GEAR SHIFTER JAMMED. THE CONSUMER THEN PLACED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BOLTED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *SCC JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Jun 2003 Crash

THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE STARTED IN OVERDRIVE. *TT *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2003
Mar 2003

THE GEAR SHIFTER STUCK AND CAUSED TO SURGE FORWARD RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Jun 2001

TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A RATTLING SOUND. DEALER FOUND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2001
May 2001

AFTER SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN OR OTHER MANEUVER, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY AS YOU ACCELERATE UNLESS THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED VERY SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY. I'M ASSUMING THE CAR IS DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR, BUT THERE'S A VIOLENT JERK AS YOU INCREASE THE SPEED FROM THERE AND I'M AFRAID THIS MIGHT HARM MY TRANSMISSION, SO I TRY TO "BABY" IT, BUT I HATE THAT I CAN'T ACCELERATE NORMALLY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Feb 2001

TRANSMISSION BLEWOUT. HONDA MADE THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FOR ONLY ONE YEAR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLE. ONLY HONDA COULD REPAIR THIS COMPONENT FOR $ 4000.00. *AK *SLC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2000
Oct 2000 Injury

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2000
Oct 2000

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM REGISTERING VEHICLE, THROUGH A TITLE SEARCH A COMPANY REVEALED ODOMETER FRAUD. NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Aug 1999

TRANSMISSION INTERMTTENTLY, WHEN IN REVERSE, 1ST,$2ND GEAR WILL MAKE NOISES OR WILL NOT MOVE ( GEAR SHIFT WILL BE IN GEAR BUT CAR WON,T GO. )WILLKEPT TAKEN CAR BACK, CUZ OF SAME PROBLEMS .VISTA MORE LAST WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TOOK IT TO OXNARD HONDA THEY FOUND IT HAD THE WRONG OIL IN THE TRANSMISSION. THEN FIND OUT OXNARD SAY'S IT'S NOT UNDER WARRENTY, SO I HAD TO PAY $70.00

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 1996
Jun 1999

NO SIMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 1999
Nov 1998

I WANTED TO WARRANTY MY TRANSMISSION, BUT THE DEALER WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME JUST TO CHECK IT OUT. MY TRANNY GRINDS IN 3RD WHEN I SHIFT. I REPLACED CUPHOLDER 3 TIMES ALREADY. MY FRONT BUMPER IS STARTING TO PEEL. I JUST WANTED MY CAR WARRANTIED. MY CAR IS IN EMACULATE CONDITION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 1996
Jun 1996 Crash

BOLT BROKE FROM POWER TRAIN, CAUSING TIRE TO EXPLODE/LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SD

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 1996
Jun 1996

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED MANUAL TRANSMISSION SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER BETWEEN FIRST THROUGH FOURTH GEAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Jan 1996

5 SPD-TRANSMISSION SHIFT COLUMN LOCATED FLOOR CAME COMPLETELY OUT. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY INOPERATIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 1996
Jan 1996

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAVING TROUBLE GOING INTO REVERSE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 HONDA CIVIC, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Trend Over Time

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Quick Summary

The 1996 Honda Civic has 18 Power Train complaints on file. 3 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.