Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#11354365September 11, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF A 2019 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND TO DRIVE. THE ACC LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CALLED HONDA OF NEW ROCHELLE (25 E MAIN ST, NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801) AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,276.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354362September 11, 2020
ENGINE
AC STOP COOLING ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE , CHECK FOR LEAKS ( NO LEAKS FOUND).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354410September 11, 2020
ENGINE
CHANGED THE OIL FOR THE SECOND TIME ~12,300 MILES ON MY 2018 HONDA CIVIC EX HATCHBACK WITH THE CVT AND DRAINED 5 QUARTS OF OIL/FUEL OUT OF THE ENGINE. (ONLY HOLDS ~3.7QTS. HAD A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL TO THE OIL. CONCERNED WITH DILUTED OIL NOT LUBRICATING EFFECTIVELY AS WELL AS EXCESS OIL/FUEL IN THE ENGINE CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING, FROTHING ALONG WITH OTHER CONCERNS. THIS OIL WAS DRIVING ALL HIGHWAY MILES AND DURING THE SUMMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354463September 11, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RECENTLY I'VE BEEN SMELLING GAS FUMES FROM UNDER MY CAR EVERY TIME I HAVE THE DOOR OPEN AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. BUT I NOTICED A FEW DAYS AGO THAT IT'S GETTING WORSE BECAUSE I COULD SMELL IT INSIDE THE CABIN OF MY CAR. LAST NIGHT I HAVE THE WINDOWS CLOSED AND AS I OPENED MY DOOR TODAY SEPTEMBER THE 11TH 2020, THE ODOR WAS SO STRONG FUMES OF FUEL. CAN'T THIS BE ONE OF THE REASON FOR A CAR TO GET A RECALL? EXPOSED FUEL INSIDE THE CABIN IS DANGEROUS, ISN'T IT? LUCKILY, MY AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE MY WINDOWS ROLLED UP AND IF I SMOKE A CIGARETTE, THE CAR MIGHT BLOW UP. IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS TO HONDA A LOT BECAUSE MOST HONDA BETWEEN 2001 TO 2005 VERSION SEEM TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS. ESPECIALLY WATCHING YOUTUBE, THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND THEY ARE SHOWING HOW COMMON THIS IS FOR HONDA CIVIC. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR THIS TO BE A PART BEING RECALLED? MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS DANGEROUS! IS THIS JUST PART OF MAINTENANCE EVEN IT'S A DANGEROUS SITUATION? OR ISN'T IT A FLAW OF THE PARTS BEING USE? I'M NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FORK 300 TO 500 DOLLARS TO PAY THE MECHANIC TO REPAIR THIS, EVEN THOUGH I REALLY FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT'S DANGEROUS. ONE SPARK CAN BLOW UP MY CAR AND I HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING WITH PASSENGERS OR EVEN JUST MYSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354489September 11, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. PACIFIC HONDA (188 S BERETANIA ST, HONOLULU, HI 96813) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD CALL HIM BACK ONCE THEY RECEIVED MORE INFORMATION. THE CONTACT HAD YET TO RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354092September 10, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY FOR A FEW DAYS, THE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED OUT OF NOWHERE. THE FUEL SYSTEM HAS BEEN GETTING ERROR CODES. AIR CONDITIONING ALSO RUNS HOT INSTEAD OF COLD SOMETIMES. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON A LOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354229September 10, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD, CAR ENGINE RPM INCREASED, BUT SLOWED TO A STOP. HAD TO TOW IT TO A DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354302September 10, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2016 CIVIC WITH 23500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED AND BLEW SMOKE INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR. THERE IS AN EXTENDED REPLACEMENT WARRANTY FOR THE CONDENSER DUE TO KNOWN DEFECTS IN THE PART, BUT THE COMPRESSOR IS NOT COVERED THOUGH IT TOO IS FAILING AT AN ABNORMAL RATE FOR MANY OWNERS. HONDA DEALER IS CHARGING ME $1800 FOR THE REPAIR AND NOT REPLACING THE CONDENSER. MANY OWNERS ARE REPORTING RECURRING FAILURES OF THE CONDENSER, COMPRESSOR, AND/OR EVAPORATOR UNITS. THE A/C SYSTEM IN THESE VEHICLES HAS A DESIGN DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353902September 9, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY A/C WITHIN 12MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE A/C WOULD BLOW HOT AIR SPORADICALLY AND WHEN I BROUGHT THE ISSUE UP TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR TO LOOK INTO, THEY REPORTED THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT THE A/C WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS ISSUE WOULD CONTINUE TO HAPPEN EVERY SUMMER UP UNTIL NOW, WHERE IT HAS COMPLETELY STOP WORKING AND ONLY BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND MORE THAN LIKELY IT WAS THE CONDENSER OR COMPRESSOR. I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO UPWARD OF $1800 FOR THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353920September 9, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT BLANK AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SPINNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARBONE HONDA OF YORKVILLE (5009 COMMERCIAL DR, YORKVILLE, NY 13495, WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354048September 9, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PAINT IS PEELING ALL OVER MY CAR ESPECIALLY THE ROOF AND TRUNK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353733September 8, 2020
AIR BAGS
AFTER DRIVING AND MAKING A COMPLETE STOP AND UNBUCKLING MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT. THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353860September 8, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PRIMARY DISPLAY FAILED, REMOVING ABILITY TO SEE BACKUP CAMERA AND RIGHT TURN OR RIGHT SIDE BLINDSPOT CAMERA. SECONDARY IMPACT TO CLIMATE CONTROL AND OTHER VEHICLE FUNCTIONS BUT SAFETY ISSUE WITH AN INABILITY TO SEE THE BACKUP CAMERA ON THE DISPLAY IS PRIMARY CONCERN. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED, BUT IT AFFECTS SAFE OPERATION WHEN BACKING OR MAKING RIGHT TURNS OR LANE CHANGES TO THE RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353883September 8, 2020
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION FILL PLUG CAME OUT AND LEAKED FLUID ALL OVER MY TRANSMISSION. THE FLUID WAS CHANGED AT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. ONLY NOTICED WHILE I WAS CHANGING MY OIL ON 9/6/2020. I HAVE NO IDEA TO WHEN THE PLUG CAME OUT AND STARTED LEAKING. I LOOKED IT UP IN ONLINE FORUMS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID IT WILL GET DIRT OR OTHER MATERIALS IN MY TRANSMISSION AND MESS IT UP. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO IT BY TAKING THE AIR-INTAKE OFF AND PUTTING THE PLUG BACK IN PLACE. WILL BE REPORTING THIS TO MY DEALERSHIP AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353575September 7, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKESI.COM 301 MAIN ST, SUITE#19, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 DBA "CALLAHAN BRAKE PARTS" SOLD ON AMAZON.COM THIS SUPPLIER HAS SOLD AND IS SELLING UNSAFE REBUILT BRAKE CALIPERS. THERE ARE SEVERAL RUBBER SEALS IN BRAKE CALIPERS. IF A RUBBER PART FAILS, WATER WILL ENTER CRITICAL PARTS CAUSING THEM TO RUST AND SEIZE. THIS MAY RESULT IN UNSAFE BRAKE OPERATION OR BRAKE FAILURE. ON OUR CAR THIS CAUSED A BRAKE CALIPER TO SEIZE CAUSING UNEVEN BRAKING. AN INSPECTION FOUND ALL THE RUBBER PARTS IN THE AFFECTED CALIPERS HAD DISINTEGRATED. THE CALIPERS WERE APPROXIMATELY 22 MONTHS OLD. CLEARLY INFERIOR RUBBER MATERIAL WAS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THESE PRODUCTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353217September 4, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AC SLOWLY STOPPED PUTTING OUT SO MUCH COLD AIR. AND SUDDENLY ONE DAY JSUT STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR ALL TOGETHER. NOTHING IS COMING OUT BUT ALITTLE AIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352900September 3, 2020
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN EARLY 2015. NEVER HAD SO MUCH AS A SLIP IN THE TRANSMISSION. GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN 2015 ABOUT A SENSOR FOR MAKING THE "CHECK TIRE PRESSURE" LIGHT STAY ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR. HONDA TELLS ME THEY FIXED THIS IN DECEMBER 2015. ON AUGUST 27, 2020, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON A VERY DANGEROUS HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED. NO NOISE, NO POP, NO STUTTER. THE CAR STARTED DECELERATING AND EVERY ERROR MESSAGE KNOWN TO MAN CAME ON THE SCREEN. CHECK POWER STEERING, CHECK TMP SYSTEM, CHECK ENGINE, CHECK TRANSMISSION, ETC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, BARELY GETTING ACROSS THE LINE AND HAVING TO SIT AND PRAY FOR HALF AN HOUR THAT THE HUGE CARS BARRELING TOWARD ME WOULD NOT HIT ME. GOT IT TOWED TO KING HONDA. A TECHNICIAN CALLED FIVE DAYS LATER AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. I CAN EITHER PAY $6000 FOR A TRANSMISSION FROM HONDA, OR I CAN PAY $2000 FOR A USED TRANSMISSION. HE SAID THE DRIVE SHAFT PULLEY BROKE. I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE RECALL NUMBER 15V574000 THAT SAYS THE SOFTWARE SETTINGS THAT CONTROL THE TRANSMISSION OPERATION MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE PULLEY SHAFT. HE SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. HE SAID HE'D TALK TO HIS MANAGER AND CALL ME BACK. HE LEFT A MESSAGE SAYING THE TRANSMISSION HAS COME APART ON THE INSIDE AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. IN THE MEANTIME, I'D CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE MAN TOLD ME IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED. I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL. HE SAID IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. MY HUSBAND CALLED AND THE MAN LISTENED TO HIM AND AGREED THAT THESE THINGS DON'T "JUST HAPPEN" TO A HONDA THAT IS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES WITH NO NOTICE, NO PROBLEMS, NO NOISE. HE AGREED TO HAVE A LOOK AT THE CAR AND SAID IF THE DRIVE SHAFT PULLEY IS IN FACT BROKEN, IT WOULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL. WE TOWED IT TONIGHT AND WILL WAIT TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352901September 3, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY CAR RANDOMLY LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY FORCING ME TO TURN ON HAZARDS AND MAKE MY WAY FROM THE EXPRESS LANE TO THE NEAREST OFF RAMP GOING 20 MPH WHILE TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH RAPIDLY CAUSING FURTHER ANXIETY. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY TO SAFETY AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE MY CAR DELIVERED TO THE NEAREST HONDA (WALNUT CREEK CA) HOWEVER THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY AVAILABILITY FOR A FEW DAYS. THE CAR ALSO HAD LOTS OF SMOKE COMING OUT THE EXHAUST AND READ CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL ON AND OFF. IT WAS A NIGHTMARE AND WHO KNOWS WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST ME TO REPAIR. ON TOP OF ALL THE WORK I'LL LOOSE BEING MY WORK RELIES ON MY CAR 100%. I'VE OWNED NOTHING BUT HONDAS HOWEVER THIS TIME I FEEL I MADE A BAD PURCHASE BUYING A NEW 2017 CIVIC. I'VE KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE, ONLY GOES TO DEALERSHIP, PUMPED NOTHING BUT PREMIUM GASOLINE. I AM SAD, UPSET, ANGRY, ANXIOUS AND VERY MUCH STILL IN DISBELIEF THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MY 3 YEAR OLD CAR AT ONLY 80,000 MILES . WHAT CAN I DO? IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING SAME ISSUE? I GOT A CODE P0299 TURBO UNDERBOOST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352993September 3, 2020
STEERING
WHEN I STEER ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 40 MPH THE CARS STEERING WHEEL WOULD FEEL STUCK AND WHEN I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE IT JERKS THE WHOLE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353001September 3, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WINSHIELD HAS CRACKED TWICE IN THE ONE YEAR I HAVE OWNED IT. IT COSTS $1,000 TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A WINSHIELD CRACK IN 33 YEARS OF OWNING CARS. THERE IS AN ISSUE CAUSING THIS TO OCCUR. I HAD A ROCK CHIP IN BOTH INSTANCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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