Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#11339045July 13, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE
THE CAR HAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE UNDER CARRIAGE COVER TO THE ENGINE SECTION. WHEN A SPEED HUMP IS ENCOUNTERED, THE UNDERCARRIAGE HITS IT AT THE SLOWEST SPEEDS. EVENTUALLY, IT WILL CAUSE DAMAGE. THE CAR HAS UNDER 11, 000 MILES AND IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER'S ATTENTION AND I AM TOLD THAT THE CAR IS LOW TO THE GROUND. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW SINCE EVERY SPEED BUMP HITS THE UNDERCARRIAGE COVER.
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#11339052July 13, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A/C BLOWING WARM AIR ON DRIVER SIDE AND GETTING GRADUALLY COOLER TOWARDS PASSENGER SIDE. REPLACED CONDENSER 13 MONTHS AGO AND PAID OUT OF POCKET AS THIS WAS BEFORE EXTENDED WARRANTY. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP THIS TIME AND THEY CHARGED $80 FOR DIAGNOSIS TO SAY IT NEEDS A NEW HOSE WHICH WOULD COST $875. TOOK IT FOR SECOND OPINION, WAS TOLD THAT HOSE WAS FINE BUT NEEDED NEW VALVE BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE FREON EQUIPMENT. WENT TO NEW PLACE THAT HAD RIGHT EQUIPMENT AND THEY ARE SAYING IT'S THE EVAPORATOR AND GOING TO BE $1300. NOW I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS ACTUALLY WRONG ALL I KNOW IS THE CAR IS 3.5 YEARS OLD AND THE AC SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN.
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#11339202July 13, 2020
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT MY 2000 HONDA CIVIC WAS INCLUDED IN THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL, BUT HONDA HAS OFFERED NO REMEDY. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
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#11338826July 11, 2020
AIR BAGS
NO FIX AVAILABLE FOR RECALL ON DRIVERS AIR BAG AND SRS LIGHT ON DUE TO DRIVERS AIRBAG
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#11338591July 10, 2020
STEERING
THE STEERING FEELS "STICKY". MOST NOTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT I SUSPECT IT IS OCCURRING OTHERWISE, JUST NOT AS NOTICEABLE WHEN YOU HAVE TO TURN THE WHEEL COMPLETELY VS JUST STAYING IN LANE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT IS A CONSTANT WRESTLING MATCH TO KEEP THE CAR GOING IN THE DIRECTION YOU'D LIKE. WHAT WOULD TYPICALLY BE A GRADUAL AND EASY CONSTANT COURSE CORRECTION IS TRANSFORMED INTO A STRUGGLE TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF THE STUCK (MIGHT BE THE WRONG WORD, BUT IT'S EASY MOVEMENT IS GREATLY HINDERED) POSITION. THIS RESULTS IN AN OVER-CORRECTION BECAUSE ONCE YOU OVERCOME THE "STUCK" THE WHEEL IS JERKED FURTHER THAN INTENDED. THE STEERING WHEEL STICKING CAUSES THE CAR TO CAREEN ALL OVER THE LANE AND ROAD.
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#11338592July 10, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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No
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0
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0
#11338599July 10, 2020
ENGINE
SEAL ON THE ENGINE BLOCK IS LEAKING OIL!
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No
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No
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0
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0
#11338649July 10, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A/C FAULTY - CONDENSER LEAK - DRIVER SIDE AIR NOT WORKING STATIONARY AND IN MOTION, CONSISTENTLY DYSFUNCTIONAL
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#11338670July 10, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CONTACTED A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH OF 2021. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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0
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#11338683July 10, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALL OF A SUDDEN A/C STOPPED PUSHING COLD AIR, AND IT IS SUMMER 92 DEGREES TODAY. I HAVE AN AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION IN WHICH EXPOSURE TO HEAT DRASTICALLY LOWERS MY BLOOD PRESSURE TO A DANGEROUS LEVEL. I'VE HEARD FROM LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT MY CONDENSER IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH COILS AND CLUTCH. HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING TO A CAR WITH LESS THAN 9,000 MILES? THESE PARTS ARE IN CRITICAL SHORTAGE AS THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING IN MANY HONDA CIVICS.
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#11338702July 10, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT MY 2016 HONDA CIVIC NEW AND EVERY YEAR DURING THE SUMMER I EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH THE A/C NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS SUMMER SINCE IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO SEE IF HE COULD FIGURE OUT WHA THE HONDA DEALERS NEVER COULD WHILE MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT'S BLOWING HOT AIR. HE QUICKLY UNCOVERED I HAVE A LEAK AND THAT IT'S AN ISSUE WITH THE CONDENSER. HE DID A QUICK CHECK AND INFORMED ME THAT HONDA HAD A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT AND TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE DEALER WHO EXPLAINED THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED IN SAID RECALL. EVEN THOUGH IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL AND YEAR I OWN, HONDA IS REFUSING TO COVER IT. AGAIN, MY A/C HAS BEEN ON ONGOING ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND I'VE ALWAYS STRUGGLED TO HAVE HONDA FIX IT. THEY DID CHANGE OUT THE COMPRESSOR LAST YEAR WHICH STOPPED MY VENTS FROM SMOKING BUT SURE AS CAN BE, AS IT DOES EVERY YEAR, IT'S BLOWING HOT AIR AGAIN.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#11338437July 9, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AC DOES NOT BLOW COLD AIR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#11338257July 8, 2020
STEERING
I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES AFTER DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGINS TO DRIFT EVER SO SLIGHTLY ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. WHEN I GO TO CORRECT, THE STEERING WHEEL RESISTS. IT DOESN'T FREEZE BUT IT SORT OF "STICKS" UNTIL I APPLY A BIT MORE PRESSURE, AFTER WHICH IT SUDDENLY RELEASES, CORRECTS, AND ACTS COMPLETELY NORMAL. MOMENTS LATER HOWEVER, IT DRIFTS THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND I AM FORCED TO REPEAT THE SAME PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN. END RESULT IS I BEGIN DRIFTING SLIGHTLY BACK AND FORTH DOWN THE HIGHWAY REPEATEDLY, ALL THE WHILE FIGHTING WITH A STEERING WHEEL THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO LET GO. I HAVE BEEN READING MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS BEING A RECALL ON THE CAR IN THE 2017 / 2018 MODEL YEAR. WHY NOT IN 2016?
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#11337988July 7, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN 2018, I PURCHASED A USED 2016 HONDA CIVIC AND SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHEN THE HOT WEATHER SET IN, WE DISCOVERED THE AC IS NOT WORKING. TOOK INTO HONDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THE AC COMPRESSOR WAS LEAKING AND IT WOULD COST $2000. I HAD IT FIXED WHEN I WAS ABLE TO SAVE ENOUGH MONEY. NOW A YEAR AFTER I FIXED IT, MY AC COMPRESSOR AND MY AC CONDENSOR ARE BOTH LEAKING. I PURCHASED A HONDA FOR RELIABILITY BUT ITS BEEN A HORRIBLE AND EXPENSIVE EXPERIENCE. HONDA WILL ONLY REPLACE THE CONDENSOR DUE TO RECALL BUT I CAN'T FIX IT WITHOUT FIXING THE COMPRESSOR AS WELL. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
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0
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#11338095July 7, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE IM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT MY CAR STALLS, I TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER BUT THEY DIDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I'M WORRIED THAT I GET IN TO A CAR ACCIDENT IF MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPS WHILE IM DRIVING.
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#11337030July 6, 2020
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2017 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE COMPRESSOR CLUTCH AND RADIATOR FANS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE'S AIR CONDITIONER WOULD BLOW OUT HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON REFRIGERANT. THE DEALER TESTED THE VEHICLE FOR LEAKS AND NONE WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY; THEREFORE, WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. *JS
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#11337711July 6, 2020
POWER TRAIN
STARTER CLUTCH SHUDDER/JUDDER STARTED BEFORE 41K MILES. THIS IS A LONG TERM (DECADES) KNOWN DESIGN ISSUE WITH HONDA CIVIC HYBRIDS. THIS CAN IMPAIR ABILITY OF VEHICLE TO START IN TRAFFIC FROM A FULL STOP AND/OR PREVENT VEHICLE FROM BEING ABLE TO TRAVEL UP HILLS. DEALER RECOMMENDS $380 'BURNISHING' PROCEDURE AS A 'FIRST STEP'. STARTER CLUTCH REPLACEMENT IS THE NEXT STEP (>= $2000). VEHICLE JUST LEFT WARRANTY IN DECEMBER 2019.
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#11337746July 6, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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0
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0
#11337773July 6, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LANE MONITORING SYSTEM PROVIDES INCONSISTENT WARNINGS. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHILE I DRIVE THROUGH THE CITY AND ALSO ON THE HIGHWAYS. IT SOMETIMES WITHOUT WARNING ADJUSTS THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. BRAKE MONITORING SYSTEM, WHEN IT DOES PROVIDE WARNING, PROVIDES WARNINGS SO LATE THAT A COLLISION WOULD BE UNAVOIDABLE. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM DOES NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE INFORMATION TO ALLOW FOR AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE OF THE DRIVER. NO FEEDBACK FROM THE CALIBRATION MODE OF THE TPMS. ONCE THE SYSTEM PROVIDES ITS FIRST ALARM, DOESN'T RESPOND WELL TO CALIBRATION. MY SYSTEM NOW ALARMS ABOUT EVERY 60-100 MILES. THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IS SCARY. WHILE IT IS EXPECTED THAT IN ESPECIALLY HILLY TERRAIN THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD VARY A BIT (A COUPLE OF MPH EITHER DIRECTION), THE SYSTEM SOMETIMES DOES NOT ENGAGE, SOMETIMES TURNS ITSELF OFF WITHOUT WARNING, PROVIDES INCONSISTENT WARNING OF WHEN THE VEHICLE INTERVAL IS NOT MAINTAINED, BUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT IT DOES NOT MAINTAIN THE SET POINT. FOR EXAMPLE YESTERDAY, ACC SET AT 42 MPH. SPEED LIMIT WAS 40 MPH. I WAS DESCENDING A HILL AND MANUALLY DISENGAGED THE ACC WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED EXCEEDED 57 MPH. SAME TRIP -- ACC SET AT 67 MPH, SPEED LIMIT AT 65 MPH; ACC DISENGAGED MANUALLY WHEN VEHICLE SPEED APPROACHED 76 MPH. THIRD INSTANCE, ACC SET AT 56 MPH, SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MPH, ACC MANUALLY DISENGAGED AT 63 MPH. WHEN ACC FIRST ENGAGED, SPEED IS AT THE SET POINT. THEN THE SYSTEM CAN'T MAINTAIN THE SPEED AND CONSISTENTLY RUNS 1-2 MPH BELOW THE SET POINT. HENCE, ME SETTING THE ACC 1-2 MPH ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT. BELIEVE THAT THESE ARE ALL PART OF THE HONDA SENSING SYSTEM WHICH WAS PART OF THE TOURING PACKAGE, WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE. THE 2017 CR-V MODELS WITH THE SAME SYSTEM HAVE A PENDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. HONDA WILL NOT RESPOND TO OUR INQUIRIES.
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No
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Deaths:
0
#11337778July 6, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I TOOK MY 2016 HONDA CIVIC TO THE DEALER AFTER THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING IN JUNE OF 2020 TO HAVE IT INSPECTED FOR A LEAKING A/C CONDENSER, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PER A LETTER I RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER OF 2019. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE CONDENSER IS LEAKING AND WOULD BE COVERED, BUT ALSO STATED THE COMPRESSOR IS LEAKING AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1583.00. WHEN I ASKED IF A LEAKING CONDENSER COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE COMPRESSOR THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T SURE. I THEN ASKED IF THEY WERE SEEING A NUMBER OF CONDENSER AND COMPRESSOR FAILURES AT THE SAME TIME AND THEY SAID YES. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WITH SIMULTANEOUS LEAKS IN THEIR CONDENSERS AND COMPRESSORS. I BELIEVE THESE NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED AND HONDA SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON BOTH
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Deaths:
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