I wanted to check with all other 2006+ Civic owners to see if you have the same issue. On average, the clock in my 2006 Civic Ex gains about a minute per week. For example, four weeks ago, it was 5 minutes ahead of the real time. Today, it is 9 minutes ahead of the real time.

Let me know if any of you have the same problem or if this is only happening to me. If it's just me, I'll take it in for work under warranty.

Thanks!

 

wow...that's picky down to the science.....i would let it slide imo

 

navi model? or non navi?

i never really check mine but i'd think IF i had that problem it would have really noticed it by now since the car is 11months old... roughly meaning 48ish weeks which equates to about 3.2 hrs! lol

 

It's a non-navi model. As of right now, my clock is 20 minutes ahead of schedule. I'll give the service dept. a call and ask if they've heard of this before, if they haven't, I'll set an appt.

Thanks...

 

i think i might have an issue... i'll sync mine with my phone... eventually it becomes one of those clocks thats ahead and helps you out when your "late" heh

 

I noticed that my clock was ahead a few minutes (dont remember the exact number) a few months ago, but havent really paid attention much since...

 

Yeah... mine was right on time when I got it in Feb... since then its gained about 13 mins. Not really worried about it, takes what 5 seconds to fix something that happens over months?

 

Mines ahead an hour and fourteen minutes... well i live in CA and we use daylight savings time so when the time changes again i will check it out..... yeah im lazy!

 

i had the same problem til i went w/ a clarion deck buahah

 

How is that being picky? =/

The **** adds up. Try being 9 minutes late to work and see how that goes. Then let it "slide" for a few more weeks and you will be 30 mins late, and so on.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by elohel &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How is that being picky? =/

The **** adds up. Try being 9 minutes late to work and see how that goes. Then let it "slide" for a few more weeks and you will be 30 mins late, and so on.</TD></TR></TABLE>

actually, with the clock running fast, you would be nine minutes early to work, and theres nothing wrong with that.

but yea, i have noticed the same problem. it's kind of annoying but it hasn't really pissed me off yet. we'll see in a few months.

 

i noticed mines is off too. About three mins off since I last adjusted it for daylight savings.

 

Although I don't think you need anymore confirmation, mine seems to gain a minute or two a week as well, I just reset it when warming up the car in the morning though.

 

I noticed mine was doing that, not nearly that bad though.

 

I have never set mine and it was synched with my phone when we bought it about three months ago. It is still in perfect sync with my phone. I don't know if it matters but it is a navi model.

 

yeah mine does the same. it takes what 30 seconds to look on ur cell phone and change it to the correct time if its that bad. problem fixed. duh

 

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Yeah, I know the fix is easy, but why should I need to correct my clock in a 2006 model vehicle?

I did notice that everyone that posted a reply that has the same problem has a 2006 model, non-Navi. Anyone own a 2007 non-Navi have the same clock issue? If Honda has noticed and resolved this problem for the 2007 models, then there should be a recall posted by them for us 2006 owners.

 

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Yeah, I know the fix is easy, but why should I need to correct my clock in a 2006 model vehicle?

I did notice that everyone that posted a reply that has the same problem has a 2006 model, non-Navi. Anyone own a 2007 non-Navi have the same clock issue? If Honda has noticed and resolved this problem for the 2007 models, then there should be a recall posted by them for us 2006 owners.</TD></TR></TABLE>

my navi model ( even though its retrofitted )
is on "point" per say....
I only had the non navi setup for about 3 weeks so i dont know if mine was affected

 

My best explaination would be that the clock drift is more noticeable now due to the weather change over to winter. Quartz crystals are highly sensitive to temperature. They'll work great at like 50-80 degrees but when the temperature starts dropping they'll start to drift and lose or gain time. Wrist watches work better because the crystals designed to be accurate at body temperature, there's nothing to keep the clock in your car at a stable temperature... [/geek]

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Blastek &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My best explaination would be that the clock drift is more noticeable now due to the weather change over to winter. Quartz crystals are highly sensitive to temperature. They'll work great at like 50-80 degrees but when the temperature starts dropping they'll start to drift and lose or gain time. Wrist watches work better because the crystals designed to be accurate at body temperature, there's nothing to keep the clock in your car at a stable temperature... [/geek]</TD></TR></TABLE>

Therefore all cars would have this same problem when it's cold out.

As far as I know, Honda is not the manufacturer of these clocks, electronic parts like this are usually made by another company (Such as Siemens, Sony, etc.) according to Honda's design. And hmmm... I work for the Med side of Siemens... so maybe it's actually my fault?

 

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Agreed - a digital clock (even the cheapest one) should be accurate to within a few seconds a year. I know for a fact that several Japanese car models have that same problem with their clocks (a couple of the new Mazdas have a recall on theirs, for example). Perhaps the same supplier makes yours. Definitely check with the service department and see if there is a tech bulliten on this issue.

In any case, if you press the service department they should replace it, as it is clearly not working as it should.

 

You are obviously not driving your car fast enough.

Honda engineers, being as good as they are, designed the clock to take into account the time dilation effects you get at high velocities.

Drive the car at normal speeds, the clock gains time.

Drive the car at high speeds, the clock slows down to standard time.

If they had not done this, and you drive the car at its designed speeds, the clock would in fact lose time.

 

^^ I'll take this guys answer :lol:

but yeah I have noticed that my clock was no longer in sync with my coffee pot. I have had my car since jan but never noticed that it was a pattern.