1997 Honda Civic Visibility
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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BOTH WINDOWS DO NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY. IN 2000 DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW CAME OFF THE RUBBER TRACK. REPLACED CHANNEL AND REGULATOR IN 2000. 11/18/04 DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAME OFF THE RUBBER TRACK AGAIN. *AK
I OWN A 1997 HONDA CIVIC DX COUPE AND FEW WEEKS AGO THE DRIVER WINDOW COLLAPSED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. THE ONLY WARNING WAS FEW DAYS BEFORE THAT THE HANDLE WAS SLIGHTLY HARDER THEN USUAL. I GOT REALLY SCARED AND ALMOST CRASHED HEARING THIS LOUD NOISE AND NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS HAPPENING.*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS FAILED TWICE IN 3 MONTHS. BINDS AND SLIPS OFF TRACK.*AK
POWER WINDOW FALLS OFF TRACK .*AK
THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES IN THE FIVE YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER PERSISTS TO PUT A DEFECTIVE WINDOW MOTOR INTO THE VEHICLE. EVEN THOUGH THE WINDOW HAS FAILED SO MANY TIMES, HONDA NOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES HAS CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM.
POWER WINDOWS FAIL. THE INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 7 TIMES IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES SAY THAT ONE MUST LUBRICATE THE WINDOW RUNNERS. THE OWNER'S MANUAL EITHER FAILS TO MENTION THIS MAINTENANCE OR THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH MAINTENANCE. THE PART IS ALWAYS REPLACED AND ALWAYS FAILS. *JB
DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS POP OFF TRACK, BIND.*AK
CONSUMER STATES, CAN'T OPEN THE BACK DOOR FROM OUT SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
I RECEIVED A NEW MOTOR FOR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, BUT THAT SEEMS TO BE CAUSING ME PROBLEMS AGAIN. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDEAND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS WERE GETTING STUCK DOWN DUE TO WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED BOTH WINDOWS. *AK
FIRST THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP ALL THE WAY AND IT SEEMED TO OFF OF IT'S TRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURED. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND WAS CHARGED ALMOST THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME THIG HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND I HAVE HAD A CAR MECHANIC ROLL THE WINDOW UP FOR ME BUT IT IS NOT FIXED.I ALSO KNOW OF ANOTHER PERSON WHO PURCHASED A 1997 HONDA CIVIC FROMA DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND HIS DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS DONE THE SAME THING. I COULD NOT FIND A RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK
DRIVER WINDOW KEEPS JUMPING OFF TRACK. *AK
WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES CONTINUE TO GET OFF TRACK AND WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW KEPT JUMPING OFF THE TRACK INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER'S SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. CURRENTLY INFORMED THAT TRACK NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO WEAR. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED, NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN BY CONSUMER. *MJS
POWER WINDOW BROKE
BAD POWER WINDOW REGULATOR AND RUN CHANNEL PREVENTED WINDOWS FROM OPERATING CORRECTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AS WELL AS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW.*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW COMES OFF TRACK AND DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ROLLED UP. *AK
A DESIGN FLAW IN REAR WINDOW MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE OVER THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. YH
I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED TWICE IN TWO YEARS..AT MY EXPENCE(OVER $500)
EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH REARVIEW MIRROR; WHENEVER MIRROR IS ADJUSTED FROM DAY TO NIGHT AND RETURNED BACK TO DAY, THE WHOLE MIRROR HAS TO BE READJUSTED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED MIRROR ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THIS CAN LEAD TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO ADJUSTING MIRROR. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK
THE WINDOW DOES NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN AND SEEMS TO BE OUT OF ITS TRACK
WINDSHIELD AIR LEAK IS CAUSING NOISE.
REAR VIEW MIRROR SWIVELS EXCESSIVELY WHEN FLIPPED TO REDUCE HEADLIGHT GLARE. MIRROR NEEDS TO BE READJUSTED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DISTRACTION. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL, BUT I DON'T THINK SO. THIS IS A SERIOUS DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES A POTENIAL HAZARD.
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The 1997 Honda Civic has 28 Visibility complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.