1997 Honda Civic wipers, windshield & visibility problems
34 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 1997 Honda Civic, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 8% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Front end noisy and shakes while driving 65 MPH and up. Also,window fell out on driver's side, and door panel is falling off.
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.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Honda Civic
- Air bags 146 complaints
- Cruise control 39 complaints
- Electrical system 33 complaints
- Tires 31 complaints
- Brakes 29 complaints
- Engine 28 complaints
- Transmission 21 complaints
- Body & structure 18 complaints
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