Every recall campaign and owner complaint the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration holds for the 1993 Honda Civic. Nothing on this page is written from memory — it is all imported from NHTSA's public database.
1 recall campaign filed by Honda for the 1993 Civic, newest first.
| Campaign | Component | What the recall says |
|---|---|---|
| 94V063000 1994-04-10 |
Power Train Automatic Transmission |
A RETAINING CLIP THAT CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE TO THE SHIFT LEVER ACTUATING ROD CAN HAVE INSUFFICIENT RETENTION PRESSURE AND MAY EVENTUALLY COME OFF AFTER REPEATED SHIFT LEVER OPERATION. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE POSITION OF THE SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT MATCH THE ACTUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION.
Risk: THIS COULD RESULT IN UNANTICIPATED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND ACCIDENT. Fix: DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED RETAINING CLIP. |
Summaries are quoted verbatim from NHTSA's official campaign records. A single campaign often covers dozens of model years and several nameplates, so a summary may name vehicles other than the 1993 Civic — that is normal. Every record listed here carries this vehicle's own make, model and model year in NHTSA's database. Whether a recall is still open on a particular car can only be determined by VIN.
181 owner complaints on file with NHTSA for the 1993 Civic, grouped by the component owners reported. Counts reflect how many owners complained, not how often the fault actually occurs.
| Reported component | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags 32 crash, 19 injured |
34 | |
| Electrical System 3 fire |
25 | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 16 | |
| Steering 2 crash, 1 injured |
14 | |
| Seat Belts 1 crash, 2 injured |
11 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic 3 crash, 4 injured |
9 | |
| Power Train 2 crash |
8 | |
| Tires 1 crash |
7 | |
| Visibility | 7 | |
| Structure | 6 | |
| Seats 2 crash, 4 injured |
6 | |
| Equipment 1 crash, 1 injured |
6 |
A complaint is an unverified owner report. It is a signal about where to look, not proof of a defect.
Verbatim excerpts from NHTSA complaint filings on this model year. These are the owners' own words, not our diagnosis, and each one is a single unverified report.
CONSUMER WA SHAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK Crash reported
filed 05/30/2003 · ODI 10021921
THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FENDER AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WERE THERE ANY RECALLS AND SHOULD THE AIR BAG HAVE DEPLOYED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT IN THE FRONT. *TS *JB Crash reported
filed 04/04/2003 · ODI 10011640
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,THEN ROUGH IDLE,THEN TOTAL DEATH OF IGNITION,STALLED. REPAIR STATION DIAGNOSED IT TO BE A DISTRIBUTOR FAILURE. REPLACED WITH NEW ONE,6 MONTHS LATER IT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED WITH REBUILT UNIT. NOW ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGAIN,SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REBUILT DISTRIBUTOR APPARENTLY. HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO A REPAIR SHOP YET. *JB
filed 08/19/2007 · ODI 10200059
VEHICLE BURNEDD UP. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER HEARD A FAINT POP, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM THE DIMMER. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND GOT OUT. THEY LET THE VEHICLE STAND FOR A FEW SECONDS, WENT INTO THE CHURCH TO CALL 911. BY THE TIME THEY RETURN TO THE VEHICLE ,THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD WAS IN FLAMES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. *NM......*AK Fire reported
filed 11/24/2004 · ODI 10101621
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED. THE BATTERY AND ENGINE OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER FAILED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE COIL FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.
filed 09/19/2007 · ODI 10203415
THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS WARPED SO CAR KEPT OVERHEATING AND FINALLY THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED
filed 02/09/2004 · ODI 10056812
VEHICLE SUFFERED BROKEN TIE ROD CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD.*MR THE CONSUMER HIT A DITCH. THE FAILURE WAS A BROKEN ROD ON THE RIGHT STEERING AXLE. *PH *JB
filed 11/05/2003 · ODI 10047757
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY, WHEN VEERED TO RIGHT, THEN EXTREME LEFT 360 DEGREES, EJECTED DRIVER AND ROLLED ON SIDE, NO WARNING. *AK Crash reported
filed 03/14/1996 · ODI 980710
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Yes. NHTSA records 1 recall campaign filed by Honda for the 1993 Civic. The most recent is campaign 94V063000, filed 1994-04-10, covering Power Train › Automatic Transmission.
The most-reported component is Air Bags with 34 of the 181 owner complaints on file, including 32 reports involving a crash. Complaint counts show where owners report trouble; they are not proof of a defect.
181 complaints with NHTSA for the 1993 Civic, spread across 26 reported component groups.
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