Honda Civic Complaints

16,711 consumer complaints on file.

#11299304January 14, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STEERING WHEEL IS PEELING OFF LEAVING STICKY RESIDUE UNDERNEATH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299361January 14, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE ADMISSION ERROR WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL UNNAMED DEALER AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED TO UNKNOWN SOFTWARE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299010January 13, 2020
AIR BAGS
"CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM" - PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR INSIDE THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NO LONGER WORKING, DISABLING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298656January 12, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL PUT THE BRAKES ON IF ANOTHER CARE PASSES ME ON DRIVERS SIDE. THIS DID IT FOR A FEW WEEKS, THEN THE COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT CLEAR. CRUISE WILL NOT WORK. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT NEVER WITH LIGHT STAYING ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298815January 12, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 4965MI. INDICATES ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE OIL DIPSTICK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298535January 11, 2020
ENGINE
EVERY TIME I CHANGE OR CHECK MY OIL, THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. WHEN I TAKE THE DIP STICK OUT AND SMELL IT, ALL I SMELL IS GASOLINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298079January 9, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
THE CRASH MITIGATION ACTIVATED TWICE IN TWO DIFFERENT SITUATIONS ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET REAR ENDED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH A ROUNDABOUT, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS A NORMAL CAR LENGTH AHEAD AS WE BOTH ENTERED THE CIRCLE. THE CAR IN FRONT TURNED LEFT AND I WAS GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH. AT THIS TIME THE CAR WAS OUT OF MY WAY AND IN THE TURN AND SUDDENLY MY CAR SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALSO STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND NEARLY REAR ENDED ME. MY LEFT HAND WAS RESTING ON THE WHEEL AND THE SUDDEN STOPPAGE MADE MY FINGERS CRUNCH UP INTO THE STEERING WHEEL FEELING LIKE A "JAMMED" FINGER. THE SECOND TIME THE CRASH MITIGATION ACTIVATED WAS AT 0550 IN THE MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK. I WAS ENTERING A 4-WAY WITH NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION AT AROUND 25 MPH AND MIDWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE CAR SLAMMED ON IT'S BRAKES ALMOST TO A CLEAR STOP. I DOWN SHIFTED AND WHEN IT RELEASED I PRESSED THE GAS AND ABOUT 2 SECONDS LATER IT ACTIVATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME LAID ON HIS HORN IN ANGER THE ENTIRE TIME AS HE ALMOST HIT ME TWICE IN THAT EVENT. THE 4-WAY I WAS APPROACHING HAD NO VEHICLES GOING THROUGH, HOWEVER THE RIGHT SIDE ENTRY HAD A VEHICLE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT AND THAT PARTICULAR SIDE IS ELEVATED AS IT COMES DOWN A SLIGHT HILL. BOTH OF THESE EVENTS WERE TERRIFYING AND NOW I AM AFRAID THAT THIS VEHICLE WILL DO IT AGAIN AT ANY TIME WHEN I AM IN AWARE. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IN IT'S CURRENT STATE IS UNSAFE AND MY CONFIDENCE IN IT IS VERY LOW. I DRIVE ABOUT 100 MILES EVERY DAY FOR WORK AND AM NERVOUS ABOUT THE CRASH MITIGATION SYSTEM CAUSING ME TO GET REAR ENDED. I AM 43 YEARS OLD AND HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND NOW I'M FEELING IT IS NOT IF, BUT WHEN. VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THIS PURCHASE NOW AND FEEL OTHERS MUST BE HAVING SAME ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298098January 9, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS
OVER 4 WEEKS AGO, 2 WEEKS AFTER LEASING THE 2020 CAR, THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO DISPLAY NUMEROUS ERROR MESSAGES. THE CAR WAS EVALUATED AT THE DEALER, HONDA OF FREEHOLD, NJ, AND I WAS TOLD THAT A CERTAIN MODULE FAILED. SOON THEREAFTER A TIRE WARNING LIGHT ALSO STARTED TO DISPLAY AND ONCE AGAIN THE DEALER TOLD US NOT TO BE CONCERNED AS IT IS LIKELY AS A RESULT OF THE SAME MODULE. NOT TAKING THEIR WORD FOR IT, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A COSTCO REPAIR SHOP AND A LARGE NAIL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE TIRE. I'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER AND HAVE ALSO CALLED MANY TIMES TO THE CORPORATE OFFICES. THE SAME ANSWER WAS GIVEN ' THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND 'WE WILL CALL YOU WHEN WE GET IT'. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR SUGGESTION WAS GIVEN TO US. IN THE MEANTIME, OVER 4 WEEKS LATER, ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS DRIVABLE NONE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES ARE OPERATIONAL AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT WARNING LIGHTS TO TRUST OR IGNORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298117January 9, 2020
AIR BAGS
ONCE A MONTH ROUGHLY WHILE I'M DRIVING MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH AND READS "CHECK AIRBAG" I KNOW THIS IS WRONG BECAUSE NOTHING IS WRONG. IF I PULL OVER AND SHUT MY CAR OFF WAIT 30 SECS THEN TURN IT BACK ON THE ERROR MESSAGE WILL TURN OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298039January 8, 2020
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, MY CAR MADE A NOISE ALMOST LIKE A FLAPPING SOUND AND SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND TOWED CAR TO SERVICE STATION. THE CAR STARTED AND RAN - THE CAR WENT INTO DRIVE, REVERSE AND PARK BUT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. STILL NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS SUCH AS LEAKAGE, LIGHTS OR SLIPPING OF TRANSMISSION. JUST COMPLETEL MALFUNCTION ON A HIGHWAY 200 MILES FROM HOME. HAD THE EXPENSE OF TRANSMISSION, CAR RENTAL AND HOTEL. YOU BUY A HONDA FOR RELIABILITY AND NEVER THINK THIS WOULD HAPPEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297672January 7, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AT A STOP SIGN A MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY AT 49K MILES. WAS DRIVING FROM MY PARENT'S DRIVEWAY TO SAID STOP SIGN, AROUND 100FT. STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN, TRIED TO MOVE AND GOT NO TRACTION. NEXT DAY HAD IT TOWED, INDEPENDENT TECHNICIAN SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. BROUGHT IT TO KRENZEN HONDA IN DULUTH, MN, THEY SAID TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. THERE WAS NO SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE FOR THE POWER TRAIN BEFOREHAND. HONDA OF AMERICA IS CLAIMING I DIDN'T PERFORM REQUIRED MAINTENANCE BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION AS TO WHAT THAT MAINTENANCE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. HONDA OF AMERICA IS REFUSING TO FIX IT, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THIS MODEL AND FOR THIS FAILURE MODE (CVT BEING DESTROYED) BUT ODDLY ENOUGH NOT MY CAR. THIS SHOWS THAT THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL LIABLE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. SERVICE TECH AT KRENZEN SAID THAT THIS HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297727January 7, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING WAS ABNORMALLY HIGH WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MANUFACTURER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297733January 7, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
UPON STOPPING AND REMOVING THE DRIVER SEAT BELT, THE ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PROHIBIT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING WHEN STOPPED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NOT, REPEAT, HAS NOT ENGAGED MULTIPLE TIMES UPON PARKING MY VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE HAS ROLLED FORWARD OR BACKWARD, DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297734January 7, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE OIL DIPSTICK SMELLS OF GASOLINE. THE TURBO CHARGER TECHNOLOGY IS ALLOWING GAS TO PUSH PAST THE OIL AND INTO THE ENGINE. OIL AND GAS SHOULDN'T BE MIXING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11296862January 3, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS PAST SUMMER (SUMMER OF 2019) MY WIFE'S 2018 HONDA CIVIC'S AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BEGAN TO LOSE ITS ABILITY TO COOL AIR GRADUALLY, UNTIL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOTTEST MONTH OF THE YEAR, IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. BECAUSE IT IS A LEASE, I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR HOME HONDA SERVICE CENTER .THEY REFUSED TO COVER COSTS ALLEGEDLY BECAUSE THE MALFUNCTION HAD BEEN CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS ON THE CONDENSER. FAST FORWARD TO NOVEMBER, I RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 2018 CIVIC CONDENSERS. IT WAS CLEAR TO ME THEN, THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND NOT DUE TO MY WIFE GOING OFF-ROADING (WHICH SHE DOESN'T DO LOL). I BECAME HOPEFUL THAT HONDA WOULD REIMBURSE ME (OVER $800). AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH FOR TWO MONTHS, I JUST RECEIVED A CALL IN WHICH THEY ADVISED ME THAT DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE MALFUNCTION (HAVING BEEN CAUSED BY "ROAD DEBRIS" SUPPOSEDLY), HONDA WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME. I HAVE CLEARLY BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11296711January 2, 2020
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON I-77 AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW. I COULD HAVE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BUT PULLED OFF ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO TOW THE VEHICLE. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO ASSESSED THE CAR SAID THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THERE IS ONLY 100,364 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD JUST STOP WORKING. THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (RECALL) WITH THE 2015 HONDA CIVIC BUT MY VIN ISNT INCLUDED. HONDA KNOWS THEY NEED TO EXTENDED OR OPEN RECALL TO INCLUDE MORE VINS. THIS IS HONDAS MESS UP BUY PUTTING IN A FAULTY TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11296712January 2, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FAULTY AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM THAT HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERING THE COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERANT LEAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11296758January 2, 2020
AIR BAGS
DRIVER AIRBAG ALERT LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON ALL THE TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292529January 2, 2020
AIR BAGS
AS I WAS DRIVING AND REACHED 40MPH, A NOTIFICATION APPEARED ON MY SCREEN THAT I NEEDED TO CHECK MY AIRBAG. NOW MY AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292563January 2, 2020
POWER TRAIN
MY SON JUST RETURNED BACK TO COLLEGE .. .. SO GRATEFUL IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THEN.. BUT THE NEXT DAY HE WAS DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE .. CAME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT.. DIDN'T DRIVE 10 FT WHEN THE CAR LOST ACCELLERATION AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP....SO HE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND PROCEEDED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE WHEN IT STARTED TO GO IN REVERSE ON ITS OWN SO HE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND CALLED FOR A TOW. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN FEB /2015. THIS HAS BEEN A DEPENDABLE CAR UP UNTIL THIS POINT. I BELIEVE THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE 2014/2015 RECALL BUT WASN'T FOR WHATEVER REASON. IT CLEARLY IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALL IS CLAIMING. I AM SO GRATEFUL THIS DID NOT CAUSE MY SON TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT... SO FAR FROM HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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