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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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2HGFA16586H••••••2006 Honda Civic
That is about average for the 2006 Honda Civic — 6 complaints per build across 193 builds.
6on this build
1170on the model
193builds in total
Most reportedEngine And Engine Cooling 4Vehicle Speed Control 2Service Brakes 2Hydraulic 2
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakesDec 2011
Two days ago I was pulling into a parking space in a grocery store parking lot. I was slowing the car down using the brakes. As I turned into the parking space I applied pressure on the brakes, the brakes became soft and suddenly the engines rpms increased and began jumping…
Engine And Engine CoolingNov 2011
The contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated that steam emitted from under the hood abnormally while sitting at a traffic stop. The contact discovered coolant was leaking from the engine and that the engine was cracked. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the…
Seat BeltsMar 2007
The contact owns a 2006 honda civic. While approaching a stop at 30 mph, the vehicle revved. The contact had to step on the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer twice, but they could not duplicate the failure. The current mileage was 12,745…
Engine And Engine CoolingNov 2011
Yesterday I experienced sudden acceleration when applying the brakes. I was approaching a red light going downhill at about 40 mph. I applied the brakes and the engine accelerated with the rpms jumping to 3,000. I applied full brakes and the car kept moving towards the…
Engine And Engine CoolingAug 2010
Daughter was driving home from work when she noticed smoke coming out of the engine; luckily she was near the dealership where the car was purchased from and drove to it. The dealership called my husband to inform him that the engine block was cracked. This 2006 honda civic was…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 2HGFA16586H021703 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.