Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#11514666March 30, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2022 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 MPH, the steering wheel became firm. The contact stated that no warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514661March 30, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Hello, I am a victim of cyber stalking. My vehicle was broken into and someone downloaded some type of application within the audio system. I am hoping you can assist by contacting Honda on my behalf. I have tried going to a local dealership and ask for assistance with a software update but they said i had to download an app on my mobile phone. I cannot download the app because the person is accessing my phone. I have gone to the authorities several times in the past. I am asking that please contact Honda Motor Corp. And if they can contact the dealership in Weymouth MA and provide instructions for how they can provide a software update to my vehicle. The person is tracking my every driven mode. I tried doing a factory reset but that does not work because there seems to be an app or something imbedded. I was just going to remove the external radio feature which is mounted but this, external piece, i believe assist with some safety features. This has been going on for over a year.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514431March 29, 2023
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Automatic high beams, etc. Potentially very dangerous to other drivers. Place a limit on the intensity of headlights. Ultra bright lights tend to interfere with me knowing where my own vehicle is on the road.It's getting to be almost a constant anxiety attack driving at night with both on coming and following vehicles with ultra bright lights, including low beams. And if the offending vehicle is a SUV or a pickup it feels like I'm flirting with the distinct possibility of an accident and or injury.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514507March 29, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Power windows rolled down on their own
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514490March 29, 2023
STEERING
Steering is sticking when driving for long distances or on highway. Trying to make small steering adjustments is hard and the steering jumps around and has a jittery feeling.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514488March 29, 2023
STEERING
While driving for a few months now at 5K miles the car is having steering control issues. Where the steering is sticky while driving shifting from side to side and locking in a steady state while driving around a bend. There are no safety warnings present on the dashboard. Because of this vehicle issue, I feel unsafe driving my vehicle. I have taken it to a dealership to look at and investigate. They’ve told me the power steering rack needs a replacement. The power steering rack is currently on back order until July. I am hoping for a loaner vehicle, because I do not feel safe driving my vehicle with this problem still occurring. This could cause a possible accident that I would hope could be prevented.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514409March 29, 2023
STEERING
The steering seems to get suck at any speed over 50 mph. I have to jerk the steering wheel to unstick it to keep my car in the lane. This is even with all of the lake keep assist off and no drivers aids being used. I am unable to drive my car on the freeway or anywhere over 50 mph. It almost caused me to crash on three separate occasions.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514391March 29, 2023
STEERING
While driving at highway speeds the vehicle wonders to either side and when trying to adjust the steering wheel sticks to that position making it hard to keep the car stray in the line. When it happens the cars feels loose and unsafe to drive since I have to constantly adjust the steering wheel and literally fight against the car to keep it stray.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514347March 29, 2023
STEERING, LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
After driving for 30 to 45 minutes the steering becomes sticky and won’t got straight veering left or right slightly. The wheel often gets stuck veering left and needs extra force to bring it back often causing an over correction. Started at 22000 miles. This happened during winter months but the last two weeks during spring I’ve noticed it less so it may be related to colder temps. Also gets stuck in curves wanting continue turning by itself rather than straightening itself. On a couple occasions when the lane keep assist is activated it veers strongly to the opposite direction also need extra force to bring the wheel back to center.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514163March 28, 2023
ENGINE
I love my Civic and I debated if reporting the issue, but in the interest of safety here it is: When you have to brake hard and suddenly (someone cuts you off) the car loses power (will not accelerate just coasts) for a second or two, but it seems like an eternity if you are in an intersection trying to get out of the way of aggresive traffic. After that power is back and the car is as excellent as it always has been. Incident has happened 3 or 4 times since I got the car in 2016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514239March 28, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2020 Honda Civic. The contact stated while pressing the key fob to unlock the doors, the doors remained locked. The contact had to manually unlock the doors. The contact attempted to lock the vehicle with the key fob however, the doors failed to lock as needed. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514272March 28, 2023
STEERING
An internal steering rack failure is involuntarily interfering with the electronic power steering system making the steering sticking or notchy at speeds under 45 mph. At highway speeds this same internal failure causes a prevalent and strong steering drift. Then upon correction to center the steering sticks and then releases to give back control. Sometimes this happens 3 times a minute. The longer you drive the more frequent the failure mode happens. After four hours of driving my arms were tired. On 23 Mar 2023 the vehicle was inspected by a certified Honda Dealer technician including a 4 mile drive test. The inspection report declared that the "STEERING RACK HAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE CAUSING THE STEERING TO FEEL NOTCHY". To remedy the problem the dealer recommended a steering rack assembly change out which would entail about 5 hours of labor. An alignment was also recommended. Including the assembly part, alignment, labor and inspection report the total came to approximately $4800. I decided to take the car from the dealer and with a friend record the number of failure instances and video the highway speed failure mode. The dealer had advised me on the inspection report invoice that the "VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE" but I also didn't want the car to be held hostage for $4800. On 27 March 2023 I called American Honda to request assistance with this repair. The 2016 Honda Civic model year has the highest number of steering complaints from 2010 to 2022. The replacement steering rack part is in its third iteration. My car was made in Dec 2015 in the early production on a new generation. Even though my car has 73,000 miles Honda should recall these early steering rack models and replace them at their expense providing a safe steering rack assembly to their customers. A copy of the Vehicle inspection report and invoice is attached. Note that that the vehicle is declared not safe to drive by the Honda Dealer and I am stranded away from home awaiting a fair resolution
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514335March 28, 2023
AIR BAGS
No codes on the dash, police said the airbags malfunctioned. Car hit an embankment on the front right side then the car flipped over. The steering wheel did not deploy. All of the side airbags, both bottom and top side airbags came out still folded and did not inflate. Car is currently with State Farm insurance at their garage.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11514286March 28, 2023
STEERING
The steering system developed a "notchy"-ness to it. The steering required above normal pressure to correct the direction and then "jumped" a little too far which required the same process to correct it. Almost like the car could only correct in 2 degree increments to try and keep it heading straight. Each correction was slightly too much though and required another correction in the opposite direction. This was at highway speeds of 70 MPH. The lane assist was turned off as it was thought that affected it but it didn't. After parking the car at our destination the steering was fine on the way home only to randomly start happening again. I have not had it checked at a dealer yet but will bring it in. Car has about 9900 miles. My wife looked at me and didn't understand why I couldn't keep the car simply headed straight. Have hundreds of thousands of miles of experience - its a steering malfunction.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514264March 28, 2023
STEERING
The steering wheel sticks and then when your steer harder in the direction you’re trying to go the steering wheel frees up. It does it both going left and right.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514259March 28, 2023
STEERING
My Honda civic steering wheel at around 14,000 miles began to be "sticky" after driving about 30 minutes when performing minor steering corrections. While driving at any speed, the steering wheel has a slight resistance to minor corrections which causes me to need to slightly jerk the steering to go the way I need it to go. This then causes the car to turn to far and the need for correction which also is a slight adjustment and the cycle continues. The dealer wasn't able to see the issue but it is a great pain and possible safety issue while going at highway speeds. There are no warning lights or error codes associated.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514174March 28, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I’ve had multiple dangerous visibility issues due to the design of the wipers & having the washer fluid mounted onto the wipers rather than the hood of the car. Washer fluid comes out on the left side of the drivers’ side wiper as it reaches the top of the windshield and just gets blown off the left edge. Had to pull over on major highways at night to manually clean windshield of bug spatter in order to see. In winter the wipers freeze and lose contact with the windshield, & result in extreme reduced visibility. Results in extreme danger driving on highways when trucks pass and spray salt and debris onto windows and wipers don’t function to clear windshield. Had many near accidents because of wipers and washer fluid not making sufficient contact with windshield. This is extremely dangerous in winter and summer and needs to be addressed and corrected by Honda ASAP. This was not just once or twice - has occurred repeatedly since 0ct. 2021 to the present time. It is an ongoing problem and danger. Cannot drive safely if the windshield is obstructed and has non functioning wiper system
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514145March 28, 2023
STEERING
Stiff steering, Having the issue with my 11th gen civic sport. Car wanders as stated above, when I move the wheel slightly in either direction it will stay in that direction and not return to the center without my help.The wheel also sticks to the center and requires a tad bit more force to move occasionally.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514134March 28, 2023
STEERING
Steering becomes "sticky" after driving 15-20 min+ and is worse at highway speeds. Difficulty is maneuvering and keeping vehicle in lane.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514117March 28, 2023
STEERING
When attempting to keep centered in a lane, regardless of Honda's Lane Keep Assist System turned off or on; there is a pronounced notch or skip in the steering that is noticed when driving longer periods of time. It has happened while driving around town at city speeds also, so the issue is not limited to any specific speed. When steering on curved roads, it is not smooth and effortless and I must fight the steering wheel which ultimately causes an annoying over correction. If another vehicle decides to drive along side me while keeping centered on a curved road, trying to keep centered in my lane can be challenging due the nature of the steering defect not allowing me to do so smoothly. This defect causes unnecessary over correction and can lead to a car collision. I have taken my vehicle to the local dealership, but they have not been able to reproduce it and have told me to keep a close eye on it. "When the issue comes up again, please do bring it back. Because there aren't any warning codes, we cannot just order a steering rack for you. We must prove to Honda that the repair is necessary under warranty."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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