Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#11506115February 7, 2023
STEERING
DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM: At highway speeds (above 55 mph) the steering gets seems to stick or catch. When driving straight and making the little left to right adjustments it feels likes it grabbing and I have to tug it to get that small adjustment. It feels as though the Electronic Steering Control is failing or the rack is damage. The car has not been in an accident. HOW IS THIS A HAZARD: Tugging on the wheel at highway speeds causes me to over correct which could send me into the path of another vehicle. REPRODUCED BY OTHERS: There are dozens of owners that have reported this problem on the Civic Owners Social media platform. https://www.civic11forum.com/threads/steering.1894/ DEALER CONTACT Local dealer claims nothing reported. No known recall for item. WARNINGS: There are no warning lights or messages indicating an electronic malfunction. The contact stated that the dealership told them that the parts were not expected to be available for another 5 months. The contact was given a loaner car. The contact offered to trade that vehicle in but was not given a good deal. The contact decided to take back the defective vehicle and buy a new one elsewhere.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505905February 6, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while driving at approximately 40-50 MPH in cold weather, he would depress the brake pedal at a fast pace, and the vehicle would hesitate and stall. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after each failure. Additionally, the contact stated that after the vehicle was parked for hours, he was able to start the vehicle however, while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the engine revved and the RPM increased but the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505874February 6, 2023
STEERING
Occasional unusual resistance in steering wheel, leading to moderate over-corrections. There is often resistance to moving the wheel from center, and when the resistance releases, the wheel moves more than what was desired, leading to over-correction. This causes swerving and is a hazard.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505862February 6, 2023
STEERING
When driving straight, especially on the highway, the steering feels “sticky” or “notchy” especially from 50 - 75 mph. This makes it really hard to keep the vehicle straight on the highway.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505791February 6, 2023
STEERING
“Sticky” sensation/feedback when making minor correction to steering on highways/speeds greater than about 40mph. Needing to make slight corrections to stay in lane the steering requires extra force to “unstick” the steering wheel causing an over-correction. This posses potential safety issue to driver, passengers, and other motorists in the road. Began a few months after purchasing the vehicle in November 2021 and has been an issue ever since.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505720February 6, 2023
STEERING
At approximately 23k miles while driving to work on the highway, I felt like my car’s power steering kept getting stuck and I had to constantly try to re-steer my vehicle to keep it driving in a straight line. At first I didnt think much of the issue but now my car has 26k miles and the issue is getting worse. The steering seems to be sticking well driving in a straight line, and as you pull on the wheel, it will suddenly almost feel like it’s clicking then move. This is extremely unsafe and I have noticed that this same issue has been reported by hundreds of Honda Civic owners. At the moment there is not a recall for this but I hope it that Honda takes action ASAP. I have yet to take my car to the dealership but I have made an appointment to take it to the dealership this upcoming week.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505644February 5, 2023
POWER TRAIN
At 40mph heard a whining sound followed by grinding. Car lounges forward comes to a brisk stop. Total transmission failure. 127000 miles
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505686February 5, 2023
SEAT BELTS, SEATS
-Two back seat belts have malfunctioned. The back driver side seat buckle has unattached from the car. The middle back seat belt came unattached from the car. It is available for inspection but have an appointment to get fixed tomorrow. -Mine and my family's safety was put at an INCREASED risk for danger. Two seat belts have malfunctioned in the back seat just from normal wear. My infant daughter rides in the back seat and I trust that the seat belts would function correctly for normal use! -I am not sure. I have an appointment with Honda dealership tomorrow. -It has not currently been inspected. -No symptoms prior and no reasonable explanation for this to happen.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505695February 5, 2023
STEERING
Sterring is sticking. Worse when turning and at higher speeds. Also sticks when driving straight. You have to drive it for a few miles before it starts doing it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505570February 4, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The LCD on the head unit started displaying vertical bars of various colors. The LCD completely failed a few weeks later. Since the LCD failed, the car's backup camera is effectively useless and poses an increased risk to pedestrians when reversing.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505602February 4, 2023
STEERING
After about an hour of highway driving the steering becomes sticky or notchy feeling. This is both with lane keep assist on and off. It can be hard to keep the vehicle moving in a straight line at highway speeds.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505576February 4, 2023
STEERING
Steering is very notchy when turning from neutral position. When driving at highway speeds extra effort is required to turn either right or left from the neutral position. The steering is not operating smoothly it is as if it was binding during any turn. The steering requires more force than normal to initiate the turn. It appears to be getting worse over time and has been this way since purchasing new in 04/22.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505436February 3, 2023
AIR BAGS
I got into an accident today and airbag inflator that was replaced due to a recall never deployed upon impact causing me to slam into my steering wheel with my head. Officer looked in car and realized airbag never deployed. I drove car home. Now waiting for hopefully someone to give me an answer to why my airbag did not deploy?
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505431February 3, 2023
STEERING
After a short time driving close to highway speeds (50+) the steering becomes jerky/sticky. Extra effort is required to make small adjustments in direction making it difficult to maintain the car in the center of the lane. No warning lights or messages appear. I have not taken the car to the dealer yet. Multiple people on the civic11forum.com are reporting the same issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505104February 2, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Without any warning, my CVT failed completely on the Honda Civic. The car locked up and would not move almost causing an accident. Before this happened I had alerted the dealer twice that the CVT pressure cap had popped off and there was fluid spilled all over the engine. They cleaned it up put the cap back on and said it shouldn’t be a problem. when my transmission failed completely, I saw that the cap had popped off once again, and there was fluid spilled out!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505138February 2, 2023
SEAT BELTS
The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. The contact stated while trying to fasten the driver’s side seat belt, the seat belt failed to release, not allowing the contact to fasten the seat belt. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted and also stated that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed. The failure mileage was 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505189February 2, 2023
ENGINE
Coolant leaking from cylinder block. i was driving with my family in the car and the vehicle begin overheating from loosing all my coolant. There were no warnings before it happened
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505268February 2, 2023
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
The car was attempting to correct itself even when I was in the middle of the lane. Switching lanes often caused this as well. On multiple occasions it attempted to over correct me into other drivers and at high speeds this could have killed me if I was not paying attention. Upon informing the dealership they asked “what do you want us to do”. Upon informing Honda corporate they said they would make note and send it to engineers with no direct action taken
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505140February 2, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2022 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the steering wheel was difficult to turn in either direction. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure and a service appointment was scheduled. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The failure mileage was 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11505113February 2, 2023
STEERING, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST, SERVICE BRAKES
On Friday January 27th, I was driving approximately 65mph when the steering wheel got stuck to the right, causing me to run off the road. I hit a rut where the road meets the grass and it caused a couple of my wheel weights to fall off. Initially the lane keep was on, but I turned it off as it started pulling to the right. The car still proceeded to pull continuously until I cut it off, and then started to appear to work normally for a short period afterwards. The steering wheel already sticks in the center on most days. Now, there’s issues stopping, I’m guessing from the rut I hit. The dealer that I bought it from swears that there’s nothing wrong with the vehicle and that I’m just a difficult customer. I’ve already had it up to the dealership 5 times. There’s 88 other people already who agree with me. I have a case with American Honda Corporate, but they only agree with what the dealer tells them. This poses a major safety hazard, and it needs to be recalled before someone gets killed.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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