Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#11520200May 3, 2023
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2016 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the passenger's side air bag inadvertently deployed, shattering the windshield. No injury was sustained. There was no impact to the vehicle that could have caused the passenger's side air bag to deploy. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, no failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11520046May 2, 2023
STEERING
The steering wheel sometimes get "sticky" and hard to move. It is dangerous because sometimes you have to drag the steering wheel to get it unstuck. There have been multiple reports on the same issue with my car and newer models. There are no warning lights, the steering wheel just start to stick making a dangerous on the road
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519993May 2, 2023
STEERING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
First issue was a major evap leak that took several attempts and months for them to repair resulting in having to drive around with a check engine light. Reason this is concerning is that when the check engine light is on the advanced safety systems are disabled. They had to replace the gas tank fuel filler neck because it was not closing properly. I was told by Honda corporate that "this is not posing a significant risk to the occupants of the vehicle", but when fuel is not being properly contained in the tank, and the safety features don't work I think otherwise. Now, there is a steering rack issue where at high speeds the steering is grabbing causing a possibility for overcorrection. Honda has known about our issues since June of 2022 and Honda corporate has been delaying official lemon law claims since December of 2022 where I then hired an attorney. Honda corporate is now ignoring the attorney and our only recourse is to file a lawsuit. I can't in good conscience sell the car to endanger the public. My only concern is that there are so many of these falling apart on the road.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519965May 2, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sunroof spontaneously shattered while driving on the highway. If the sunroof visor was open the occupants would have been sprayed with glass. It has the potential to cause injuries or an accident given the right circumstances.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519731May 1, 2023
STEERING
This vehicle has what sounds like the "Honda Civic Sticky Steering" issue that I've read about. I thought I was imagining the problem. At times, after the vehicle is warmed up and has been driven for 30 to 60 minutes, when small corrections are made to the steering wheel the wheel resists a little and additional force must be applied to the wheel to get the car to respond. This can cause the car to jerk slightly in the direction that the force is being applied by the steering wheel. The car will travel a bit too much and require a small amount of force to be applied to the steering wheel in the opposite direction. This causes the car to jerk back and forth a small amount. All appears to be good till the next change in the direction of travel is required and the same response occurs. I read last week about a lawsuit involving 2022 and 2023 Civics for this same type of issue. Online searches over the weekend turned up numerous complaints on 2016 - 2023 Honda Civic vehicles for this type of problem. Appreciate any feedback related to this issue from a safety standpoint. In my car this has been going on for quite some time, but, I thought I was imagining it till I noticed that other people have a similar problem. No warning lamps light up in the car at this point. Once it starts happening this happens repeatedly at speeds over 30 mph.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519751May 1, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY/WIPER
My infotainment center has repeatedly failed during operation. It is distorted while driving, freezes, stuck on previous screen display. This causes all safety features to be inoperable. I can’t see the camera back up display. I can’t see the map or upcoming exit/next direction. The Honda genius features are impacted by this. My vehicle suddenly thinks I am exiting while I’m driving and randomly slams on breaks with no vehicle or object in front of me, it jerks my wheel even though there is no car or barrier next to me. I have resorted to turn off all of the safety features due to the infotainment center glitches making my vehicle very unsafe to operate. I have been in several near miss single vehicle accidents. Picture added to show screen distortion and no direction listed. Should be displaying navigation and upcoming turn but is frozen and distorted.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519775May 1, 2023
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Airbag warning light comes on sporadically. Consistently when it is cold out, all the time after hitting the horn. There is an issue apparently with the driver side airbag inflator which occurs in this model year vehicle that both NHTSA and Honda is ignoring.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519835May 1, 2023
POWER TRAIN
I purchased a brand new 2020 Honda Civic SI in April 2020. Around 24,000 miles, the clutch started slipping. I took the vehicle into a Honda dealership where I purchased the vehicle and was informed the clutch assembly failed and the cost of the repair was $4,400. The dealership told me it was due to abuse of the clutch and clutches are considered wear and tear items so I would be responsible for the entire repair. I have owned 10 manual transmission vehicles prior to this Civic and I have never burned out a clutch--I was able to get more than 125,000 miles from one of my cars before the clutch had to be replaced. There are 15 complaints on this site regarding clutches wearing out on 2020 Honda Civics so could this be a problem on Honda's end. I placed several calls to American Honda customer service and their response is always the same, they don't see a problem with their clutches so they are not going to reimburse me for the repair. After many calls to the dealer, they finally agreed to cover 50% of the repair so ended up paying around $2,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519904May 1, 2023
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL STICKS AT HIGHWAY SPEED (ABOVE 40MPH) It began with 6000mile on the odometer. I am very concerned about the long term safety. I understand Honda knew this was problem.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519894May 1, 2023
STEERING
Steerings requires minor corrections frequently, also it is not smooth. There is an clunkyness during slight movement and difficult to put steering in center.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519853May 1, 2023
STEERING
I'm experiencing “sticky steering.” I feel momentary increases in steering effort while driving the vehicle at highway speeds. I fear that I may over correct one day and cause an accident.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519667April 30, 2023
ENGINE
The engine block is cracked and is available for inspection upon request. My safety is put at risk when my car overheats regularly. The problem has been confirmed by an independent service center. The vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police or insurance representative. There were not indications that the problem would occur, until it overheated the first time in December 2021.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519656April 30, 2023
STEERING
While driving close to or at highway speeds of about 50 mph or higher, the steering wheel becomes significantly harder to turn very slightly (within about a few degrees in either direction). When the wheel does turn, it jerks in the respective direction rather than moving smoothly. This results in micro-adjustments being much harder to perform, which are crucial when moving at high speeds, and introduce a much greater risk of overcorrection.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519558April 29, 2023
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
I took my car to Balise Honda in West Warwick, RI for the recall Tikata air bags. The light went off after repaired. However light then came on for Code 9-3. Seatbelt driver. A part for metal part of belt has been ordered a month ago and can't get answer and I am now due for Inspection and will face suspension of my regestration and will have no use of car.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519594April 29, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY
Sunroof exploded upwards. Nothing hit the sunroof and there was no existing damage
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519589April 29, 2023
STEERING
When driving at a higher speed I started to notice the steering wheel getting stuck. This has been going on for about the last month. My car has 12k miles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519386April 28, 2023
AIR BAGS
The SRS light came on and stayed red indicating defective airbags.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519397April 28, 2023
STRUCTURE
The contact owns a 2020 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the weather stripping on the vehicle was previously replaced several times, in addition to the under carriage. The contact also stated that the driver's side door panel was detaching from the door. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who used physical force to move the door panel into place. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired free of charge because it was out of warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the dealer needed to send a diagnostic report and estimate for consideration to cover the repair. The failure mileage was unknown.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519526April 28, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY
Water is leaking out of the trim of the hatch from inside of the vehicle when the hatch is in the open position.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11519500April 28, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Less than 5,000 miles on car. Brake pedal, when pushing it down, began to vibrate / not go down smoothly. After a couple days of this, my brakes made a loud grinding sound when stopping or releasing the brake. Normally brakes will start to squeak before you reach a grinding sound. Again, less than 5,000 miles on this car, so way too soon to be dealing with this issue. Wiper fluid for the front has NEVER worked, even when full. It works for the back. I asked the techs who changed my oil to check it out and they could not find the issue; they recommended I take it to the dealership and suggested it may be a recall. I am getting it serviced tomorrow at a Honda service repair location near me. They said they will cover it since it is under the 3 year / 36,000 mile warranty. I hope that is true.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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