NHTSA Complaint #10227748 — 2006 HONDA CIVIC

I RECENTLY HAD AN INCIDENT ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE IN WHICH THE TRUNK LID DOOR JAMMED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF OPENING THE TRUNK, ONE BEING ON THE REMOTE AND THE OTHER BEING THE LEVER IN THE DRIVER COMPARTMENT. (THE TRUNKS ON THESE CARS DO NOT HAVE A KEYED ENTRY.) UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE TRUNK HAS NO ACCESS FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUNK IF THE LID DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THESE CARS HAVE A 60/40 FOLD DOWN REAR SEAT THAT IS ONLY ABLE TO OPEN FROM INSIDE THE TRUNK. AFTER SPEAKING WITH HONDA, THEY CONFIRM THAT THIS IS IN FACT THE DESIGN IF THE CAR. MY FEAR IS THAT A SMALL CHILD WILL ACCIDENTALLY GET LOCKED IN THE TRUCK OF THE CAR AND THE DOOR JAMS. THIS COULD HAVE DEADLY RESULTS BECAUSE THERE IS NO QUICK WAY TO GAIN ACCESS. *TR