Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#11558046December 2, 2023
STEERING
When the car is warmed up, the steering becomes a little more difficult. Turning the wheel slowly is not smooth, feels sticky. This started occurring around 8000 miles on the vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557998December 1, 2023
STEERING, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
I have 28,000 miles on my 22 civic sport touring hatchback. For about the last 2-3 months the ability to keep the car driving perfectly straight has been getting more and more difficult. This is on the highway doing 40-70 mph and when driving straight and it almost seems like when you haven’t added any steering input for a few seconds or more, it starts having a slight but noticeable dead spot or sticky spot in the steering. It has caught my anttention multiple times now including everytime I use the lane keep assistance. The dead spot or sticking spot is still there with the lane keep on and it causes the car to not be able to maintain a straight line even with you giving manual inputs. In the last week this has become substantially more prominent because I’ve changed jobs and have an hour drive both ways to work. The dead spot, dead zone or sticky spot is now noticeable going around a corner if you are holding the steering wheel in the same position for more than a few seconds, today I had the steering wheel feel like it was jerking going around a busy corner at a 4 way intersection. The last two days have been much warmer where I live and after 35-40 minutes the sticky spot makes it nearly impossible to maintain a straight line while crying down the road and a lot of roads where I live are long and straight and a brand new 1 year old car should not be doing this. Going around the long sweeping turn at the intersection today was kinda scary feeling the same dead spots as I had the steering wheel turned. It is clearly an issue and I have seen all the other reports of the same issue. I will be taking it to the dealer as soon as they will see me. The problem is that there are no error codes or engine lights and the Honda techs are not driving the cars long enough to have the steering box warm up and start showing the problems. Once the car has been driven for a while it does it at low speeds too. Please help, I know I’m not the only one with this problem
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557992December 1, 2023
STEERING
I have experienced sticky steering and continue to experience it for over one year. The dealer was able to reproduce the problem. The vehicle has not been inspected. There were no warning lights, or messages. The date for additional details will be today's date for because the problem continues.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557757November 30, 2023
STEERING
Civic has just over 5500 miles on it and now traveling at highway speeds in a straight line it is difficult to move the steering wheel and it feels like it is stuck in a rut and requires a tug to get the wheel to turn. This happens at 50+ mph speed and I have tried it with road departure and lane keep off and it still happens. It you keep moving the wheel slightly it won’t do it but when trying to turn slightly after traveling straight for a while it occurs.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557640November 30, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
Sticky steering when travelling above 25mph--both driving straight and in a turn. Must over-correct to compensate for sticky electronic steering. Trunk/hatch leaks water
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557446November 29, 2023
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The car set on fire causing by airbags explosion and electrical issues and I got myself burned trying to stop the fire
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11557171November 28, 2023
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The contact owned a 2016 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked unattended, it caught fire. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. There were no reported injuries. A police report was filed. The air bags did not deploy. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number 16V074000 (Engine and Engine Cooling).
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557238November 28, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES
The contact owns a 2024 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the brakes made a squeaking sound while reversing. The contact stated that the failure only occurred after starting the vehicle for the first time in the day. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with moisture on the brakes; however, no repair was recommended. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556938November 27, 2023
AIR BAGS
Light for Air Bag System fault keeps intermittingly coming on. I know it was a problem in the civic until 2011 but I have a 2012 and it may have been an issue or this year as well.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11557130November 27, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY
The assembly of the 2013 Honda civic ex was missing the rear bumper impact absorber. The component was not noticed until a collision removed the rear bumper from the car, exposing the interior of the assembly. The omission of the impact absorber in the bumper assembly from the manufacturer directly puts my safety at risk because this part is designed to absorb energy in a collision, and without the part I am more likely to be in a more serious accident. This problem was first noticed by the service shop who had confirmed that the part was missing from the assembly, and that it was a safety feature of the vehicle. The component had only been inspected by the independent service shop. There was no indication of the missing component before the accident
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556889November 26, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Paint defect should extend it to fix the paint issues. Clear coat as well.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556864November 26, 2023
STEERING
Sticky steering when travelling above 25mph--both driving straight and in a turn. Must over-correct to compensate for sticky electronic steering.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556799November 25, 2023
STEERING
Sticky steering , feels like the wheel is stuck and takes a bit of power to move the wheel and it could cause an over turn or an accident at worst . It only has 66,000 kms and I just bought it and it's a touring trim and I don't know if it's one of the safety things Honda has added but I've never felt anything like this in any other car. It is annoying but could see it causing an accident when it becomes usable again sometimes it's an aggressive turn to unstick it. I think Honda should recall this and fix it free. It's an expensive car and it should not have this problem especially with a reputation like honda has.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556780November 25, 2023
STEERING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Steering wheel sticks while driving requiring additional pressure to manipulate the wheel. It was checked at the dealership but was not replicated. Dealer stated they knew the issue was the steering system but couldn’t replicate it so they couldn’t repair it. The front collision system alerts and applies the breaks while cruise control is set randomly with nothing around. These issues have been around for a year or so
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556731November 25, 2023
STEERING
The dealership service center has inspected my vehicle twice. The first time I was notified that the part was placed on back order and there was an unsure date of when parts were to be released. This occurred a few days after the recall notification on 10/19. I received a phone call from the dealership stating that my car is unsafe to drive and still waiting on parts to come in. The same day 11/14, I was given a loaner vehicle. 7 days later I was notified that the part had arrived and the dealership was going to begin repairs. I assumed that my car was going to be fixed. The dealership inspected my car again and I received a phone call on 11/25 that my vehicle does not qualify under the recall stated above. On top of that, they informed me that they were still waiting on the part. I am unhappy with the lack of knowledge from the dealership about the matter and the amount of misinformation I’ve received about the status and qualification for the recall. I have noticed sticking in the steering wheel for months prior to finding out about the recall. I would have pointed it out much sooner if I would have known how serious this is. Apparently it is serious enough that I am unable to drive the car but not serious enough for Honda to recognize the recall and pay for the repairs or obtain the parts in a timely manner. I am highly dissatisfied with the lack of ability to problem solve this safety issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556700November 24, 2023
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Fuel injectors failed at 60,000 miles. I do have the failed injectors. The driver's safety was put at risk in the case of engine failure or an unexpected loss of power. This is a common problem documented by owners of the 10th generation Civic Si, other 1.5l turbo Hondas, as well as Honda itself. There was an emission light several weeks ago and an engine light a couple of days ago.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556628November 24, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2023 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving at various speeds exceeding 45 MPH, the steering wheel was jerking and sticking while adjusting and correcting the steering wheel to keep the vehicle in the proper lane. The contact later received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V704000 (Steering) and the vehicle was taken to the local dealer. After inspecting the vehicle, the recall was completed with no repairs performed. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556564November 23, 2023
STEERING
when driving on a highway roughly 30 minutes, the steering wheel get stuck when doing micro correction, This feel dangerous. When this happens, A overreaction occurs, making driving experience focus only on that. Not safe.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556384November 22, 2023
POWER TRAIN
On Friday, November 17, 2023 around 5 pm, I had come to a stop at a light. I was turning right. As I slowed down I heard a rumble. I thought it was a rumble strip on side of the road. However, as I accelerated and made my right turn, my car felt sluggish from 0-25 mph, was noisy, vibrating, rough and felt like the car was having trouble accelerating. As soon as my spedometer reach 40-50 mph and higher it smoothed out. Once I decreased my speed again, however, the rumble came back started over with acceleration again. No one has looked at it on a lift yet, but have been told from them driving it, sounds like transmission is going out. It shows “0” unrepaired recalls, but I’m wondering now if this one slipped thru the cracks. I am now in desperate need of a new car and still owe a few thousand on this one, as I bought it in 2018, used with 20k miles on it at the time.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11556535November 22, 2023
STEERING
My car has almost 17k miles and has developed a hard steering issue. This mostly happens at highway speeds and has occurred in curves. The steering wheel doesn’t move freely. To correct it takes some effort to make the steering wheel move then it’s a slight over correction. After the initial stick it moves freely. But occurs every time any movement is initiated.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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