Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#11496837December 9, 2022
STEERING
My steering wheel is starting to stick, I have to pull harder than normal for it to turn, it's led me to over correct it by accident on the highway to get it to move. Others have had this issue on these Civics as well. If it gets worse I can see this being very dangerous if it gets worse.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496824December 9, 2022
STEERING
steering wheel is not reacting properly. It feels like sticky.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496779December 9, 2022
STEERING
The contact owns a 2022 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel momentarily seized. The contact stated that extra effort was needed to turn the steering wheel, causing the driver to overcompensate while attempting the turn the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure occurred while driving in a straight line, or while the steering wheel was stationary. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496638December 8, 2022
STEERING
Steering wheel/rack in car feels as if it’s sticking, giving resistance, and notchy. Driving car at highway speeds the steering seems to be less responsive and doesn’t want to continue to stay straight. Has a jittery feeling as if it wandering. Lane assist has been turned off and issue still occurred. The problem seems to be getting worse and the car feels unsafe to drive. Car has not been to dealer yet waiting in appointment. Car has no been inspected by any of the following: manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others No warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure when the issue started. Noticed issue on 12/6/22. Roughly 8600 miles on vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496542December 8, 2022
STEERING, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
Starting around 38k miles the steering will get stuck in the middle position causing me to use extra force to free the wheel. This causes an over compensation and swerving. It’s especially worse at higher speeds than 40 mph. I feel this could cause an accident. It happens with lane keep assist on or off. I have not seen any fault lights on the dash and have not taken to a dealer or mechanic yet, but I will soon.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496495December 7, 2022
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
The contact owns a 2022 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced phantom braking while driving at various speeds with the cruise control activated. The contact stated that an unknown sensor obstruction warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where the mechanics were unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496416December 7, 2022
STEERING
The steering wheel sticks at times. Driving straight and in turns. It's a slight stick, but increasingly more noticeable. While driving straight it happens if I don't touch the wheel for a few seconds. Then I'll need to make a minor correction and it's stuck. I have to put some decent pressure on the wheel to make it unstuck, which causes an over-correction
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496361December 7, 2022
STEERING
At medium to high speeds (40 - 70 MPH ) the steering wheel sticks in left and right directions with all lane keeping and Honda safety turned off. It takes a decent amount of force to correct the steering and causes jerky reactions causing my car to dramatically bounce between lane lines. This is a major safety issue as on a curvy road I can easily veer off road or into oncoming lanes . This is a major issue and have found a lot of other Honda Civic owners are seeing the same issue. There are no indicator lights on the dash when this happens. I have tried to correct issue by changing the steering wheel location via the telescope position with no change. I plan to take my car in to service ASAP as it is unsafe to drive on my daily 100mi commute.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496253December 6, 2022
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. The contact stated that upon checking the fluids in the vehicle, she noticed that coolant had leaked onto the ground. Upon inspecting under the hood of the vehicle, the contact then noticed that coolant was located at the bottom of the engine and a small crack in the coolant reservoir. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximate 208,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496237December 6, 2022
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
The contact owns a 2021 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH and approaching a stop sign, the rear-view mirror casing detached from the vehicle without warning or impact. The contact detected an abnormally loud explosion. The contact stated that she taped the casing back together. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who informed her that the failure was due to the rear-view mirror being struck. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case and spoke with the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 15,071.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496075December 5, 2022
POWER TRAIN, PARKING BRAKE
The contact owns a 2017 Honda Civic. The contact stated that after she started the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to shift into neutral. The contact stated that the parking brake warning light was illuminated; however, the parking brake was not engaged. The contact then stated that the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the parking brake needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and stated that the failure could be two separate switches related to the parking brake. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496062December 5, 2022
STEERING, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
While driving, the steering wheel will stick and require extra effort to turn the wheel. While not currently life-threatening, this has all the potential to become fatal. There has been some reproductions at service centers, but my vehicle has not been inspected yet, and there are no warning lights or prompts.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496002December 5, 2022
STEERING
I own a 2022 Honda Civic sport and I am having steering issues. When going over 30+mph, the steering wheel feels very STICKY, on the highway the wheel will stay in a slightly turned position and not return to center, It causes resistance when making small corrections which then gives away when applying pressure, over correcting and making driving dangerous. This started around 8k miles and I now have almost 12k with no fix (I've had the car since 5 miles). Driving this car at first was one of the most fun experiences, but now its getting tiring with this big issue that dealers around my area cannot fix.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495985December 4, 2022
STEERING
When driving straight on the freeway for a certain amount of time, the steering wheel sticks and I would have to apply more force to adjust the steering. I had the dealership run a diagnostic and they updated the software but the problem still persists. The steering is sensitive and applying extra amount of pressure is dangerous, especially on rainy days.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495984December 4, 2022
STEERING
My steering wheel becomes sticky once I get to highway speeds. Attempting to make any micro adjustments becomes difficult because it requires more force and causes over correction. It doesn’t happen as often when temperatures are lower though. Seems more common when it’s warm out. Have not gone to the dealer yet.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495940December 4, 2022
STEERING
Immaculately kept and cared for 2022 civic with 8,000 miles on it has “sticky” and/or “binding” steering, which came on out of nowhere a week or two ago. The problem is more pronounced at highway speeds, but is starting to become noticeable at residential street speeds (25-35mph) too. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY LESS THAN YEAR OLD CAR! Brought it to the dealership yesterday and they actually acknowledged the problem and recommended “a whole steering gearbox replacement”, which is under warranty, but the part has at least a month lead time. Unacceptable! Most dangerous incident took place when I was turning onto my street and in mid-turn the steering wheel got stuck making me have to apply more than normal force and making an over correction. Thankfully, nobody was around so I didn’t hit anyone, but it could have been bad if there was a car in the opposing lane.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495825December 2, 2022
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:CLUTCHES/BANDS:ACTUATORS/SOLENOIDS
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while stopped in first gear, while driving at low speed, the clutch made an abnormal metallic grinding sound. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch spring needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was provided a case number. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495724December 2, 2022
STEERING
The car has 13,000 miles . The steering sticks on the Highway and over corrects When having to unstick it . It feels very unsafe to drive . Took it to the dealer and they said could not find anything wrong . It started doing this recently was fine up to now . Don’t feel safe at all driving it and there is a clunking sound when making turns or backing out of a parking space.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495677December 1, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Faulty software in Body Control Module (BCM) causing numerous problems with multiple vehicle components including battery, namely: electrical (key fob and headlights) malfunctions, illumination of several warning dash display lights, repeated parasitic battery draining, and security system problems (car alarm activation). Please see attached letter to manufacturer American Honda Motor Co. for additional information.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11495681December 1, 2022
STEERING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
I was pulling into a gas station when errors started scrolling on the dash, pretty much all of the driver assist options were failing then the power steering error came up and it was almost impossible for me to turn the wheel, luckily I was going slow. Had it towed to a service station and they could not even find out what the codes that were reported meant. So I had it towed to the Honda dealership, they expected rodent damage but found none and neither did the service station. Honda then said it was the battery, but the car started great without even a second of hesitation so I was not sure how it could be the battery. They replaced the battery and said it was fixed $385.00 later. Less than 24hrs later, only about 2 hours of drive time, same issue except this time I was driving on a main road at 50MPH.. I barely managed to slow down and pull over before the steering went out again. I am not confident that the dealership is even going to be able to fix the issue since they thought changing the battery was going to fix it! They are just guessing and to lose the ability to steer my car while driving is a severe safety hazard. I guess I will have to replace the car, only 3 yrs old but OOW, as I will not feel confident it will be safe to drive in the future even if the dealership says they fixed it again. It obviously was not fixed this time!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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