2006 Honda Civic Si from North America - Comments

6 speed transmission is engineered the American way - faulty!!! On the 9th kilometer on the odometer, 2nd gear engagement made a high pitch screeching sound like I shifted improperly. It has done this about 4-5 times when cold and clean shifts. Third gear has been sluggish at times to engage. No high pitch noises, just more effort to move shifter. At times a grind is produced. Never has popped out on me though. Again clean shifts. Does seem to be getting more frequent. Only at 29 000 kilometers. Not acceptable. Dealer couldn't replicate. Said no worries you still have 3 years and up to 100 000 km.

Passenger seat squeaks at times. Dealer couldn't replicate.

Passenger seat goes crooked sometimes when back seat is used. Dealer unable to replicate.

Squeak from front end - possible strut mount. Dealer again unable to replicate.

Should not have been badged a Civic. To me the fit is more like a Civic of the past. Should have been a Prelude maybe??!!

This is a great looking car. Nice sound system. Comfy seats with very good support. Steering wheel controls are convenient. I used to think Corvettes had telescoping steering, on a Civic? Yup!

The interior is laid out nice but the material used looks dirty quick. Pet hairs are almost impossible to remove. Tape helps get them off. Stains easy but does wash out. Plastic parts scuff too easy, but look great un scuffed.

The best handling car I've ever owned. Have fun taking a 90 degree right hand turn at 50km/hr. No need to go fast to enjoy this car. You know it's going to be fun by the placement of the yellow warning sticker Honda attaches to the the window before deliver -- "PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION! This vehicle has low ground clearance."

For a Civic, this is a rocket. Drag race car -- no! It gets great fuel economy if you're not hitting the high rpms. I usually get 625- 650 km per tank. That said I usually drive conservatively.

I'm 42 and enjoy driving it. I don't like all the looks I get from kids though. Kind of freaky. Should be easy to re sell in the future to these kids that stare.

I have an 06 Si too and I always for it really difficult to shift into 3rd! I thought it was just me... I am glad to hear that I'm not crazy!

I've also recently been having problems with my electric power steering just turning itself off. I figured out how to turn it back on, but it makes me nervous because I am afraid it is going to go out on me while I'm driving.

You guys know there's a free fix for the 3rd gear problem right, and also for the rev hang if you don't like it, just a Honda factory reflash.

I have an Si coupe (2006), nothing wrong with the 3rd gear yet (only 9k miles) but for sure the hanging drives me crazy. Yes, Honda has a software upgrade for the ECU, but they charge you around 100 bucks for it. Why is that, when they know that there's a problem with the original software?

I have a 06 Civic Si too, and I think the car is a problem and always will be...

My tranny gave me lots of problems when I first got the car new... I knew something just wasn't right and all my gears were shifting stupid, and it was getting me real mad.. Honda didn't help me at all!! They said well don't worry, you have a warranty and if it breaks we'll give you a new tranny... What happens after that?... tranny breaks like a few weeks after that and I had to pay to fix it. LOL.. And guess what? It just broke again. LOL.

I'm not even going to call Honda and tell them what happened cause they're not going to help me.. thanks Honda... Everyone thinks that they will one day fix this problem and call in a recall.. but no they won't, they never will cause they will lose a lot of money.. so if you want to keep your car, you will have to upgrade your tranny or sell your car like I'm doing... so good luck with all you out there with the 06 to 09 Civic Si...

At first I loved my car... I had a lot of bad luck with it from the beginning like it getting broken into, keyed, my rims and tires stolen, but that wasn't really Honda's fault... then at about 40,000 everything started going down hill. It's hard to shift into 3rd gear, the electric power steering just turns off for no reason and sometimes takes forever to come back on, my oil pan cracked, my check engine light came on - the computer said I needed a new catalytic converter -- but it was wrong the computer had just malfunctioned, and now my biggest problem yet is that the frame has somehow shifted and my radiator is sitting on my wheel well --- for this I was told that I must have hit too many bumps since I have never been in an accident --- BUMPS, really?

I have had Honda's in the past, I decided after graduating college I wanted a brand new car that I would love... now I wish I would have just kept my 01 Civic, I bet I would have saved A LOT of $!