NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2017 Honda Civic. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
I have the already mention over internet forums as a STICKY WHEEL STEERING After half an hour more or less the steering wheel becomes resistant to move to do little adjustments and keep my driving strait, driving slow or at speed, does it. Is safety hazard because is like a stuck steering always taking the car out of the lines and you have to apply more force than normal to correct, when you unstuck it you already have to correct again because was overcorrected and have to unstuck it again and happen all the time once the car has been driven for a while.
I STOPPED IN A PARKING SPACE AND TURNED OFF MY 2017 HONDA CIVIC TOURING SPORT IN A PARKING GARAGE (2/27/2020) WHEN THE CAR WAS IN 'DRIVE', NOT 'PARK.' WHILE STORING ITEMS BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE CAR ROLLED ACROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC (12 FEET?) AND HIT ANOTHER CAR CAUSING BUMPER DAMAGE. MY CAR DID THIS SO SILENTLY THAT THE ONLY ALERT I RECEIVED WAS THE CRASH ITSELF; THE CAR'S COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM DID NOT ENGAGE. MY 14 MONTH OLD BABY WAS SITTING IN A REAR FACING CAR SEAT. HAD OTHER DRIVERS NOT BEEN CAREFUL, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THESE CARS ARE SUPPOSED TO GO INTO PARK WHEN THEY'RE TURNED OFF. IN CLOSING, I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH, AND SEVERAL OTHER 2017 AND 2018 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS HAVE FILLED 'ROLLAWAY CAR' COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ONE: HTTPS://TOPCLASSACTIONS.COM/LAWSUIT-SETTLEMENTS/CONSUMER-PRODUCTS/AUTO-NEWS/868008-HONDA-CIVIC-ROLLAWAY-PROBLEM-PURPORTEDLY-ROLLED-FORWARD-TO-2017-AND-2018-CARS/ HTTPS://WWW.CLASSACTION.ORG/HONDA-ROLL-AWAY-LAWSUITS THIS VEHICLE SEEMS AS UNSAFE AS A 737 MAX!
TURNED CAR ON TO HEAD TO WORK, AND ALL ERROR CODES APPEARED ON DASH ONE BY ONE AS WELL AS ENGINE LIGHT. ALL YELLOW LIGHTS. THE CAR WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT IT DISPLAYED ON DASH WITH EVERY PROBLEM. HAD NO ISSUE TURNING ON, STAYING IN MOTION, SITTING IDLE FOR 2 HOURS, OR BRAKING, YET EVERY ISSUE WAS STILL ON DISPLAY AFTER MULTIPLE STARTUPS. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT I'M STILL BRINGING IT IN 2/19/2020 TO GET IT LOOKED AT.
AFTER PARKING IN MY DRIVEWAY, PLACING THE PARKING BRAKE ON, TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND EXISTING THE VEHICLE, MY PARKING BRAKE GAVE OUT ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER. MY CAR ROLLED DOWN MY SHORT DRIVEWAY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS CLOSE BY, HOPPED IN THE MOVING CAR AS IT REACHED MY STREET AND MANUALLY PUSHED DOWN THE BRAKE. AS I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE PARKING BRAKE SIGNAL SHOWED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS STILL ENGAGED. IT APPEARS THE PARKING BRAKE IS DEFECTIVE. THE PARKING BRAKE SHOULD NOT (AND CANNOT) RELEASE. EVER. IF I WERE PARKED ON A PUBLIC STREET, I COULD HAVE HARMED ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN.
CONTINENTAL TIRES HAVE UNUSUALLY WEAK AND RISKY SIDEWALLS THAT ARE DANGEROUS TO THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS THAT HAVE THEM ON THERE.
DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE CAR BRAKES ABRUPTLY AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT RUSH HOUR, THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED A PILE-UP. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN FRONT OF A SEMI, I MIGHT BE DEAD. I MOVED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO THROTTLE CONTROL. THE CAR REGAINED THROTTLE RESPONSE AFTER ABOUT 45 SECONDS.
2017 HONDA CIVIC AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED AND IS LEAKING. THE CONDENSER IS LEAKING, WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND IS BEING COVERED BY HONDA, HOWEVER THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE COMPRESSOR EVEN THOUGH THE LEAK IN THE CONDENSER CAN EASILY LEAD TO A FAILURE OF THE COMPRESSOR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE STARTED WHEN THE ALARM WAS ACTIVATED AND THE KEY FOB FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED REMOTE KEY SYSTEM FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO (HONDA OF MENTOR LOCATED AT 8555 MARKET ST, MENTOR, OH 44060, (440) 290-6017) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.
THE A/C ON THESE VEHICLES STOP WORKING AFTER A WHILE. KNOW OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN A 2016/2017 HONDA CIVIC AND THE A/C STOPS WORKING. WE'VE ALL TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY TRY CHARGING AN ARM TO FIX IT. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR FOR US CUSTOMERS TO BE BUYING FULL PRICE FOR THESE VEHICLES WHEN THEY KNOW THE AFFECTS THEY HAVE AND THEN STEAL FROM US TO GET IT FIXED.
Steering becomes locked briefly at random times while driving. dealer unable to duplicate but problem is known on Civics 2016>2021 per dealers. no recall nor TSB from Honda. no concern of issue from Honda Tech when dealer contacts about issue. Owner required to pay 100% if wants repair , but replacement steering rack assembly is same as original so sticking problem can occur again . will NHTSA inquire about problem as potential safety concern ?
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.
THE BACK WIPER REMAINED IN FAST SPEED UNTIL SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE. TWICE. SECOND TIME LENGTH OF APPROX 5 MINUTES. THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. 12/09/19 2ND. RADIO HAS BEEN CHANGING STATIONS ON IT'S OWN. AND THE THE PHONE HAS BEEN ASKING ME TO SET UP WITH BLUE TOOTH WHEN I AM DRIVING. I HAVE SHUT OFF THE RADIO AND IT SEEMS TO RE-SET ITSELF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT MONTH. 11/09/19
WHILE IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AND EVEN AT SLOWER SPEEDS OF 25-45 MPH THE CAR WILL SWAY LEFT TO RIGHT AND I WILL OVERCOMPENSATE TO CORRECT THE SWAY. IT WILL START TO PULL RIGHT WHEN I SLOWLY TRY TO CORRECT IT BY SHIFTING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. AS A RESULT IT WILL JERK SHARPLY CAUSING A LOOP OF CORRECTIONS LEAVING MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS FEELING UNSAFE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MONTHS. IVE TRIED ADJUSTING THE WHEEL NUMEROUS TIMES TO SEE IF IT WAS AN ERGONOMICAL ISSUE BUT TO NO AVAIL.
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM WHEN I PLUG IN MY PHONE INTO THE JACK IN THE CAR. I HAVE DRIVEN MY VEHICLE TO MY HONDA DEALER AND THEY WITNESSED MY VEHICLE ACTUALLY REMOVE MY PHONE AND REPLACE IT WITH SOMEONE ELSE'S PHONE IN MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE PHONE ALSO EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MY BLUETOOTH ON MY I PHONE AND IT WILL NOT PAIR WITH MY VEHICLE AS WELL NUMEROUS TIMES. THE TECH AT HONDA STATED TO ME IT IS AS IF SOMEONE ELSE IS CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE THROUGH YOUR RADIO FREQUENCY. MY CAR HAS BEEN UNLOCKED AT TIMES. ETC. I ASKED HOW THIS CAN OCCUR AND HE STATED IF SOMEONE HAS YOUR RADIO ID OR YOUR KEY FOB NUMBERS. THIS IS STILL OCCURRING EVEN THOUGH HONDA RE SET THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND SETTINGS TO FACTORY DEFAULT. NOW MY TRUNK WILL NOT STAY CLOSED IF SOMETHING IS IN THE TRUNK. HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES IN MOTION, STAYING STILL.
THE CAR BRAKE STOP WORKING WHEN THE WARNING SIGN CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY UPON GETTING OFF THE HIGH ON A RAMP THE BRAKES FROZE I WASNT ABLE TO APPLY BRAKES FOR ABOUT 40 SECONDS BECAUSE IT BECAME STIFF . THAT'S WHEN THE WARNING SIGN CAME ON . THIS WASNT MY FIRST REPORT ON THIS PROBLEM
CHECKING FOR DEFECTS
OIL LEAK ON 1.5L ENGINE VALVE COVER
VEHICLE IS 2 YEARS OLD AND WE ARE DEALING WITH A PERSISTENT, NON-FUNCTIONING AC SYSTEM THAT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THESE HONDA CIVICS. HONDA CORPORATE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH A $2500 REPAIR BILL, THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE A LONG TERM FIX, ON A NEW CAR. WE LIVE IN FL AND NOT HAVING TEMPERATURE CONTROL IS DANGEROUS.
THE CAR ALARM BLARES RANDOMLY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND SOMETIMES DURING THE DAY AND THE CAR LOCKS ITSELF UNABLE TO USE THE KEY FOB TO TURN OFF THE ALARM AND UNLOCK THE DOOR REPLACED THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB SEEMED LIKE A FIX FOR A WEEK NOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS 'KEYLESS START PROBLEM' AND WON'T GO AWAY AND THE CAR JUST TURNS ITSELF TO 'ON' BY ITSELF AND/OR THE ALARM GOES OFF ALSO YOU HAVE TO PUT THE ACTUAL KEY IN THE DRIVER DOOR TO TURN THE ALARM OFF AND UNLOCK THE CAR THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONERY AFTER IT'S BEEN DRIVEN AND TURNED OFF FOR AN HOUR OR MORE
I WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY INVOLVING MY 2017 HONDA CIVIC. TRAFFIC WAS AT A SLOW/STOP ON THE FREEWAY AND A TAHOE COLLIDED INTO MY VEHICLE. I WAS SANDWICHED IN-BETWEEN A NISSAN TITAN AND CHEVY TAHOE. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK. DESPITE THIS MAJOR IMPACT, NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEFLATED.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE POWER WINDOW (FRONT PASSENGER SIDE) AND SUNROOF ARE OPEN THAT THEY CAN NOT BE CLOSED. THE FIX IS TO STOP THE CAR, RESTART IT AND THEN RAISE THE WINDOW WITH THE SWITCH ON THE PASSENGER DOOR. THAT SEEMS TO RESET IT. WHEN I ASK THE DEALER TO REPAIR IT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF A PROBLEM OR SERVICE BULLETIN AND THEREFOR DO NOTHING. WHEN YOU ASK HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SAY TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THERE ARE COUNTLESS ENTRIES ON VARIOUS AUTO BLOGS THAT TALK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH HONDA VEHICLES, AND THE SOLUTION I MENTIONED ABOVE SEEMS TO BE A TEMPORARY FIX. HONDA DOES NOTHING TO TRY TO REPAIR THIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.
2017 HONDA CIVIC A/C CONDENSER FAILED FROM FACTORY. HONDA DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS NOR WILL THEY PROVIDE AN ETA FOR NEW PARTS. HONDA ALSO REFUSES TO PROVIDE LOANER CARS FOR AFFECTED CUSTOMERS. CUSTOMERS ONLY OPTION IS TO PAY FOR REPAIR OUT OF POCKET AND ATTEMPT TO GET A REIMBURSEMENT FROM HONDA.
WOKE UP AT 4:30 AM ON THIS DAY JULY 18,2019 SAW THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE (IT STARTED UNDER THE HOOD). IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY
"EPS FAULT" FAULT IN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. STEERING IS AFFECTED WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND POWER STEERING LIGHT. CAR NOT RUNNING RIGHT. IN MOTION
TRAVELLING TO WORK IN A HIGHWAY OF SPEED AROUND 75MPH ALL OF SUDDEN HEARD A HUGE SOUND. GOT SCARED AND PULLED OVER, TO MY SHOCKING THE CAR MOONROOF WAS SHATTERED
I DO OIL CHANGE BY MYSELF. HERE I AM REPORTING FUEL DILUTION OF ENGINE OIL ISSUE ON MY CAR. THE SECOND LAST TIME OF MY CAR'S OIL CHANGE WAS ON MARCH 16 2019. I FOLLOWED THE MANUAL STRICTLY TO PERFORM THE OIL CHANGE AS WELL AS THE OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT. I ADDED 3.7 QT OF NEW MOTOR OIL (MOBIL 1 ADVANCED FUEL ECONOMY FULL SYNTHETIC 0W20), WHICH IS THE VOLUME SPECIFIED ON THE MANUAL BOOK. LAST WEEKEND ON JULY 7 2019 I DID OIL CHANGE AGAIN, STILL FOLLOWING THE MANUAL BOOK STRICTLY. WHAT MADE ME CONCERNED WAS THAT THE VOLUME OF THAT USED MOTOR OIL WAS CLEARLY GREATER THAN WHAT I ADDED ON MARCH 16. THE MOTOR OIL I PURCHASED CAME WITH SEALED BOTTLES, EACH CONTAINING 1 QT VOLUME. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THE USED OIL FULFILLED 4 BOTTLES, WHICH WAS 10% MORE THAN WHAT I ADDED 3 MONTHS BEFORE. THIS WAS THE SOLID EVIDENCE THAT SOMETHING WENT INTO THE MOTOR OIL, WHICH I BELIEVED WAS GASOLINE, BECAUSE THE USED OIL HAD A GASOLINE SMELL. DURING THIS PERIOD, I ONLY CHOSE TOP TIER GASOLINE BRANDS AND ADDED REGULAR #87 WHICH WAS SUGGESTED BY HONDA, THEREFORE THE QUALITY OF GASOLINE I ADDED WAS NO PROBLEM; I DIDN'T SEE LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT, BRAKE FLUID, TRANSMISSION FLUID DURING THIS TIME.
I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON JULY 6 BECAUSE THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT A/C IN THIS HEAT AND HUMIDITY. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CONDENSER HAD FAILED AND THAT MANY 2016 AND 2017 HONDA HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET THE PART. I OPENED A CASE WITH HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE OVER 3000 CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. AS OF TODAY, 7/19, THEIR BEST ESTIMATE IS THAT THEY MAY HAVE THE PART ON 7/25. NO GUARANTEE. MY CAR WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR NEARLY THREE WEEKS AT THE LEAST. MORE IMPORTANTLY, MANY OF THESE CARS ARE BEING DRIVEN IN THIS HEAT ,WITHOUT A/C, WHICH IS DEFINITELY AN UNSAFE CONDITION.
THE AC VENTS STARTED TO MAKE CLICKING NOISES AS SOMETHING WAS INSIDE OF THE VENT. THEN, THE AC UNIT WOULD BLOW HOT AIR ON ONE SIDE OF THE CABIN AND MODERATELY COLD ON THE OTHER. TWO DAYS LATER THE VENTS WOULD BLOW HOT AIR ON THE HOTTEST SETTING. AFTER GETTING THE UNIT AND CAR CHECKED OUT, THE AC COMPRESSOR WAS CRACKED. THE CAR IS WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HASN'T BEEN THROUGH ANY ACCIDENTS SO FOR IT TO CRACK IS VERY STRANGE. LOOKING UP FORMS, MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. MULTIPLE VEHICLES ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE HAPPEN AROUND 37-42,000 MILES. AFTER BRINING THIS UP TO HONDA CORPORATE, THEY STATED THE CONDENSER WILL HAVE A RECALL, BUT THE COMPRESSOR IS OKAY WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE ARE USING OUTSIDE SERVICES TO FIX THEIR VEHICLES AND HONDA WILL NOT RECALL THE PART. THEY PRODUCED A BAD BATCH OF PARTS THAT WERE PLACED ON THEIR CARS AND NOW WANT THE OWNERS TO PAY FOR IT INSTEAD OF RESOLVING THE ISSUE.
POWER TRAIN DRIVELINE DRIVESHAFT RIGHT STREERING BRAKES SUSPENSION
AT COLD START, THE IDLING ENGINE SHAKES THE STEERING WHEEL, DASHBOARD, AND MUCH OF THE CABIN. IT FEELS LIKE A POORLY SEATED MOTOR MOUNT. I'VE DRIVEN CIVICS MY WHOLE LIFE AND HAVE NEVER FELT A SHAKE LIKE THIS ONE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND LEFT IT OVERNIGHT IN HOPES OF REPLICATING THE COLD START. THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT I'M BEGINNING TO WORRY.
The air conditioning only blows cold on the passenger side. This appears to be.a known issue.
THE A/C STOPPED WORKING AT 2 YEARS, 4 MONTHS, BUT AS I AM AT 41,000 MILES, IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I NOTICED IT WHEN DRIVING ON SATURDAY, 6/29/19 THAT THE A/C WAS NO LONGER BLOWING COLD AIR; THIS WAS ON A DAY WHERE THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 99 IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATES THAT THE THERE ARE BAD SEALS ON THE COMPRESSOR. THEY HAVE QUOTED ME $2,100 TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR AND ADD FREON TO IT. I HAVE SEEN MANY HONDA OWNERS (2016-2017) COMPLAIN OF THIS ISSUE AND AM WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO FORCE HONDA TO PAY FOR THESE BAD COMPRESSORS?
I BROUGHT MY 2017 HONDA CIVIC IN FEB/2019. MY AC HAS NOT BEEN USED SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR UNTIL IT GOT REALLY HOT WHERE I LIVE THIS MONTH. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COMPRESSOR IS DAMAGED BECAUSE ROCKS FROM THE HIGHWAY HAS BEEN HITTING AGAINST IT. I EXPLAINED THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THE AC WAS WORKING FROM THE BEGINNING AND THAT THE CAR IS SO LOW TO THE GROUND THAT IT IS TO EXPECTED FOR ROCKS TO HIT UNDER THE CAR. THEY THEN TELL ME THAT IT WILL COST 1200 FOR ME TO GET IT FIXED. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND FAST BECAUSE IT IS VERY HOT.
PURCHASED 2017 HONDA CIVIC NEW FROM DEALERSHIP WITH STANDARD NEW CAR WARRANTY. AT 41,000 MILES AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. BROUGH VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NEW COMPRESSOR WAS NEEDED AND REPAIR WOULD COST $986 + TAX. BOUGHT VEHICLE BECAUSE OF REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY. SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND DEALERSHIP EVEN ADMITTED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSORS FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND MAKE VEHICLE. AFTER SEARCHING INTERNET FOR INFORMATION I CAME TO REALIZE THAT THIS IS TRUE AND WONDERED HOW MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WERE FACED WITH THE SAME TYPE REPAIR COSTING OVER $1,000? FILING THIS COMPLAINT SO THAT WORD GETS OUT AND SOMEONE CAN FINALLY HOLD HONDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR SELLING A PRODUCT WITH A KNOWN DEFECTIVE COMPONENT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE FIVE TIMES, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING FIVE "ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM", "VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST PROBLEM", AND "ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM" MESSAGES THAT APPEARED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
017 HONDA CIVIC A/C CONDENSER FAILED FROM FACTORY. HONDA DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS. PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED 1-2 MONTH CUSTOMERS ONLY OPTION IS TO PAY FOR REPAIR OUT OF POCKET.
WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE FREEWAY THE STEERING STICKS WHILE MAKING SMALL CORRECTIONS TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT IN THE LANE. ITS A CATCHY FEELING CAUSING ME TO OVERCOMPENSATE AFTER IT CATCHES/STICKS. ALSO WHEN SITTING STILL WAITING FOR A STOP LIGHT THE STEERING SEEMS TO JUMP A NOTCH BY ITSELF.
THE ISSUE I HAVE BEEN HAVING IS THE BRAKE ASSIST PROGRAM IS BREAKING WHEN THERE IS NO OBJECT AROUND CAUSING MY CAR TO BREAK FOR NO REASON THIS CAUSE QUICK USE OF THE BREAK ONE DAY ITS GONNA CAUSE SOMEONE TO REAR END ME I TOOK THIS TO HONDA THEY CANT FIND THE ISSUE THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 4 TIMES TO AND FROM WORK THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL MY LANE DEPARTURE ASSIST HASNT WORK SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR TO MANY ISSUES TOOK CAR TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS ALL THE DEALERS SAID THEY RESET THE SYSTEM NO ISSUES FOUND HONDA DOESNT CARE ABOUT SAFETY AT ALL. THESE ISSUES HAPPEN IN MOTION BOTH ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
I WENT TO GO START MY VEHICLE AFTER LEAVING WORK AT 4 AM, 5/9/2019. UPON TRYING TO START MY VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF. I COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. MY CAR'S LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, WITH A WEIRD CLICKING NOISE BEING MADE. ON THE DASHBOARD, THE SYSTEM STARTED STATING "ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM". "MANUAL BRAKE PROBLEM", "STABILITY PROBLEM", AND A COUPLE OTHER ERRORS. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AND UPON DOING RESEARCH, THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH 2016-2018 HONDA CIVICS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ON, AND I HAVE NEVER USED THAT FEATURE. AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT, MY VEHICLE IS SITTING IN MY WORK'S FULL PARKING LOT, AND I AM STRANDED.
HONDA CIVIC 2017 MODEL USES NEW COMPRESSOR TO GO WITH NEW REFRIGERANT AND SEEMS TO STOP WORKING WITHOUT ANY REASON. THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE CAR TO STOP THE COMPRESSOR FROM WORKING, USUAL MAINTENANCE IS KEPT UP WITH THE CAR. THE CAR IS 2 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPRESSOR FOR NO REASON.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. OCCASIONALLY, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) INDICATED A LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING; HOWEVER, THE TIRE WAS CORRECTLY INFLATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT, BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR NEVER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO O'BRIEN HONDA OF BLOOMINGTON (1602 GENERAL ELECTRIC RD, BLOOMINGTON, IL 61704, (309) 663-9591) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE TREAD DEPTH WAS DIFFERENT ON BOTH TIRES, WHICH CAUSED THE TPMS TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO MANUALLY TURN OFF THE FEATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09501888. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,400.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SUN ROOF MADE SOME POPPING SOUNDS AND THE GLASS SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA OF STEVENS CREEK (800-692-2129, LOCATED AT 4590 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SAN JOSE, CA 95129), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE SUN ROOF WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A REFERENCE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHILE ENTERING A TUNNEL WITH NO CARS IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF IT, THE COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM(PART OF HONDA SENSING SUITE OF SAFETY FEATURES) ACTIVATED AND SIGNIFICANTLY BRAKED THE CAR, NEARLY TO A STOP, WITH CARS AT HIGHWAY SPEED BEHIND ME. THERE WERE PAVEMENT MARKINGS THAT APPEARED TO BE GROUND OFF AS A RESULT OF RECENT CONSTRUCTION THAT PERHAPS THE CAR'S SENSING SYSTEM MISTOOK FOR AN OBJECT THAT IT THOUGHT IT COULD HIT, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING OBSTRUCTING THE CAR'S PATH. NO CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME THAT THIS SYSTEM HAS OPERATED ODDLY, BUT IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT APPLIED THE BRAKES. IT HAS MISTOOK SHADOWS AND SUN GLARE AS BEING OBJECTS AND WARNED ME TO BRAKE (ALBEIT MOMENTARILY) BUT THE CAR DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY APPLY BRAKING IN THOSE SITUATIONS.
MY OILS IS BEING DILUTED BY FUEL STRONG ODER OF GAS FROM OIL. SHOWS THAT IT IS OVER FILLED . WHEN IT IS COLD OUT SIDE MY ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS STUTTERING AND IT STARTS TO CLICK UNDER ACCELERATION. MY CAR HAS ALREADY HAD FUEL RAIL AND INJECTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FOR MISFIRING ISSUES AND MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF ON ME MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY 50 MPH ROADS AND HAD TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. EVERY HONDA DEALER I'VE BROUGHT IT TO SAYS THIS IS NORMAL AND WILL NOT ADMIT THAT MY OIL IS DILUTED. BUT I HEARD THEM SAYING HOW BAD THE OIL SMELL OF GAS
THE STEERING STICKS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO OVERCOMPENSATE AND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STAY WITHIN THE LANES. ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT GO BACK TO CENTER.
CAR TURNED OFF DOESN'T CRACK UP AND SAYS THERE'S A LOT OF PROBLEMS INCLUDING BREAK SYSTEM.
ENGINE OIL DILUTION. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE L15 ENGINES AND GAS FLOWING DOWN PAST THE PISTONS INTO THE CRANKCASE. THESE ENGINES HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN CHINA AND ONLY "AFFECTED" STATES IN THE US AND CANADA. I DO NOT LIVE IN ONE OF THESE "AFFECTED" STATES BUT MY ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS ABOVE THE MAXIMUM LEVEL AND SMELLS HEAVILY OF GAS.
I HAD THE WIPERS ON AND IT WAS RAINING. THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING BEFORE THEY REACHED THE DOWN POSITION ON THE WINDSHIELD. THEY WOULD NOT WORK AFTER THAT. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET GOING FORWARD.
WHEN I STARTED DRIVING IT STARTED TO HESITATE AND THEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND THEN WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR I TURNED THEM ON THEY WENT UP AND NEVER WENT DOWN. NOW THEY DON'T EVEN WORK AT ALL THEY'RE STUCK IN THE POSITION THAT I SHOWED YOU THE PHOTO I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 8K MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THEY STOPPED WORKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING I HAVE 0 VISIBILITY ITS SNOWING HERE IN OREGON
THE VEHICLE, AFTER BEING DRIVEN THE DAY PRIOR WITHOUT ISSUES OR ANY ENGINE LIGHTS, WILL NOT START THE NEXT MORNING. THE ONLY ENGINE LIGHT THAT IS ON IS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LIGHT. WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR, THE BATTERY DOESN'T EVEN CLICK. I EVEN JUMPED THE BATTERY TO REINFORCE THE IDEA THAT THIS IS LIKELY NOT RELATED TO THE BATTERY - STILL NO CLICKING. AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECENT RECALL ON 2017 HONDA CIVICS FOR THE SAME ISSUE - THE EPS SYSTEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC, AND WHEN I CALLED HONDA TO INQUIRE ABOUT MY VEHICLE, THEY TOLD ME THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE OTHER RECALLED HONDA CIVICS, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE MY SPECIFIC CIVIC WAS NOT BEING RECALLED FOR THIS MATTER. FOR A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD, WITH NO ACCIDENTS, SOMETHING AS SIGNIFICANT AS AN EPS FAILURE SHOULD BE HANDLED MORE SERIOUSLY. THIS KIND OF FAILURE, IF OCCURRING DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, COULD RESULT IN MAJOR AUTO ACCIDENTS.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026