NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2014 Honda Civic. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING AT 6-10 MILES PER HOUR. ALSO, 16-20 MILES PER HOUR. PROBLEM OCCURS ON SLIGHT UPHILL BUT IS NOT ALL THE TIME.
I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHERE THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS COLLAPSED INCLUDING THE FRAME BEING BENT AFTER I REAR-ENDED A NISSAN ARMADA WHO BRAKED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE CAR WAS RENDERED TOTALED.
THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON IT. THE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM HAS A MINE OF IT OWN. DOOR WILL UNLOCK DURING LEFT HAND TURNS, OR WHEN I PRESS ON THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL OF DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I AM NOT TALKING A LOT OF PRESSURE, ONE FINGER PRESSING ON THE ARM REST OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE AND BEHIND THE ARM REST WILL OPEN THE LOCKS AND GENERATE A WARNING MESSAGE. MOST OF THE TIMES WHEN THIS OCCURS THE CAR IS IN MOTION, BUT I CAN DUPLICATE THE FAULT IF THE CAR IS RUNNING AND IN GEAR.
THE ACCESSORY POWER OUTLET FAILED WITHOUT TRIPPING THE FUSE. THE OUTLET FAILED AFTER AN AIR COMPRESSOR, THAT HAS BEEN USED IN 5 OTHER VEHICLE MODELS WITH NO ISSUES, WAS CONNECTED TO INFLATE THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP, PIAZZA HONDA OF POTTSTOWN, PA. I REPORTED THE CONCERNS VIA AN EMAIL TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET CONFIRM THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE TWO SAFETY CONCERNS. 1 - THE POWER OUTLET BURNING OUT BEFORE THE FUSE TRIPS COULD LEAD THE AN OVER-HEATING AND WEAKENING OF WIRES RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL FIRE AND 2 - THE DEFECTIVE POWER OUTLET CAN LEAVE A MOTORIST STRANDED IF THE TIRE CAN NOT BE RE-INFLATED OR KEPT AT PROPER INFLATION LEVELS.
WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT. 3 ATTEMPTS IN 40 DAYS AND AM SHRUGGED OFF BY THE DEALER. HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT INCONSISTENT BREAKING PRESSURE NEEDED, WILL NOT CHECK BREAKS HAVE EXTREMELY LOOSE STEERING AT HIGH SPEEDS, HAVE LACK OF ABS INTERMITTENTLY, STRONG BURNING SMELL AFTER 30+ MINUTES OF CRUISING ON HIGHWAY. LOSS OF POWER WHEN WARM OUTSIDE. WILL NOT RESET FROM TIRE ROTATION AND OIL FILTERS MAINTENANCE MINDERS
TPMS DASHBOARD WARNING MESSAGE. AFTER EVERY SIX MILES THE SCREEN HAS A TPMS WARNING MESSAGE. TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT. ALIGNMENT IS CORRECT. AFTER RESETTING THE TPMS TO RECALIBRATE, THE MESSAGE TURNS ON AGAIN.
WHEN I DRIVING IN US1 SMOKE CAME OUT FROM ENGINE AND ALTERNATOR BELTS MAKE SQUEAKER NOISE AND I TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC , HE SAYS TENSIONER BOLT BROKEN BAD HE HAS REPLACE ENGINE, I TOW THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER, THEY FIX WITH $1244.00 WITH NEW WATER PUMP, WHY THE COMPANY MAKE SUCH A BAD BOLT, 2014 IS NEW CAR ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, ONE BOLT THEY GOT REPLACE ENGINE AND TOO MUCH MONEY TO FIX IT, I DO NOT PAY I LOOSE MY CAR BECAUSE OF ONE BOLT THIS NOT FAIR NEED TO RECALL ALL CARS.MY HONDA DEALER 732-721-0449
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICHARDS HONDA (7791 FLORIDA BLVD, BATON ROUGE, LA), BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. *TT *TR
SUN ROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING. NOTHING HIT THE SUN ROOF. IT EXPLODED ON ITS OWN. SHATTERED GLASS FELL INTO THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING.
SUNROOF EXPLODED WITH NO OUTSIDE SOURCE SEEN, GLASS SHATTERED DOWN INTO SUNROOF DOOR
TPMS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON REPEATEDLY AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS BY AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER TO FIX. HONDA DEALER REPROGRAMMED TPMS SOFTWARE AND THE PROBLEM RECURS AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED MILES OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE HAS BEEN VERIFIED TO BE NORMAL.
TAKATA RECALL
TAKATA RECALL
IN DECEMBER 2017 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDING FROM A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POP AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY STOP WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. SWITCHING THE SHIFTER FROM DRIVE TO PARK DID NOTHING AND DID NOT PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM FREE WHEELING. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION BROKE APART INTERNALLY AT 86K MILES. WHILE HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND ONLY CHARGED US FOR LABOR I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE JUST NOT WITH OUR VIN NUMBER.
RECALL NOTICE SENT BY MAIL
THE BATTERY IS DISCHARGED WITHOUT REASON AND THE TIRES SENSOR SHOW LOW PRESSURE.
SEE ATTACHED .PDF DOCUMENT
THIS IS AN UPDATE TO COMPLAINT NUMBER 11024938
HESITATION WHEN PRESS ON ACCELERATOR. THEY IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN GETTING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND WHEN YOU PRESS ON ACCELERATOR THERE IS A LONG HESITATION. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO HONDA SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL AND CAN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE.
HORRIBLE BACK/NECK PAIN BADLY DESIGNED DRIVER'S SEAT I JUST BOUGHT A 2015 LX. I LIKE THE CAR BUT THE FRONT SEATS, THE DRIVER SEAT FOR ME, ARE REALLY POORLY DESIGNED IN A CONCAVE SHAPE. AFTER ABOUT 30 MILES OR SO, I WAS IN TERRIFIC BACK PAIN, LIKE MY BACK HAD BEEN WRENCHED. THIS IS BEYOND DISCOMFORT, GRADUATING TO HEALTH HAZARD. I AM TRYING LUMBAR SUPPORTS WITH LIMITED SUCCESS. I WAS DRIVING NISSAN ROUGE, WHICH GAVE ME NO PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO DRIVEN A NUMBER OF OTHER CARS RECENTLY. I NEED HELP HERE!!
CAR JUST RANDOMLY DIED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD. HAPPENED FEW TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS- THIS IS TOTALLY UNWNATED AND PAINFUL ORDEAL. NO ISSUE WITH BATTERY NOTHING WRONG WITH ALTERNATOR AND EVERYTHING JUST AS GOOD FOR A 2014 CIVIC BUT WTF MOMENT DID TAKE PLACE AND I AM SO HELPLESS ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH IT, DEALERS ARE ALSO SPEECHLESS AS I DID TWO DIAGNOSIS ....DONT
MOTOR MADE FUNNY NOISE WHEN PASSING AND WOULD NOT STOP CLICKING. CURRENTLY AT HONDA DEALERSHIP IN OR NEED NEW MOTOR BEARINGS CEASED 3 YEAR OLD CAR 60,300 MILES. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CURRENTLY GETTING MOTOR REPLACED
WHILE MOVING DOWNHILL, TWO WARNING LIGHTS XAME ON IN THE VEHICLE AND BRAKES BECAME HARD TO PRESS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REGULATE OUR SPEED.
THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE FIRST TIME IT EXPLODED ON MY WIFE IN THE FREEWAY. THE SECOND TIME IT KEEPS GOING FLAT AND WE KEEP ON PUTTING AIR. THE TIRES ARE NEW AND WE ROTATE IT WHEN DUE. THE INTERESTING PART IS THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS ON THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE AND WHEN WE ROTATE IT, THE PROBLEM IS STILL ON THE SAME SPOT. THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM AND WE GOT THIS CAR NEW. HONDA STATES AI MEED AND ALIGNMENT WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT IT THERE FOR OIL CHANGE. CAR HAS 5000 MILES AND MY WIFE DRIVES IT.
THIS COMPLAINT MAY SEEM PETTY TO SOME INDIVIDUALS BUT IT SERIOUS ISSUE. THE SEAT CAUSES SEVERE ISSUES WITH LOWER HIP AND BACK. I AM VERY ACTIVE YOUNG INDIVIDUAL AND STARTED EXPERIENCING PAIN PREVENTING ME FROM HARD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. VISITED MULTIPLE DOCTORS, THERAPISTS, AND CHIROPRACTORS. I SHOULD BE BETTER BUT SITTING IN THE SEATS MAKES PAIN REAPPEAR. DRIVING THIS CAR IS A BIG PHYSICAL HEALTH DANGER AND SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY FROM HONDA.
THE FRONT WINDOW DIVER HAS A LEAK AND THE WINDOW GET FROST IN SIDE THE WINDSHELD IN SIDE THE CAR .WHEN IT' GET 28' DEGREE OUTSIDE AND LOWER. THE TRUNK DOES NOT ALWAYS OPEN WIH THE KEY.
OUR 2014 HONDA CIVIC HAS 37K MILES ON IT AND WE WERE DRIVING IT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING OR NOT SHIFTING. IT FELT LIKE WE WERE IN NEUTRAL AND COULDN'T GET ANY POWER. IT HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY AND THERE WAS NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID AND IT CAME "UNPLUGGED" AND WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH RESULTED IN LOW PRESSURE AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "CHECK ABS" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TWO TIRES HAVE PREMATURE WEAR - I'M GETTING READY TO TURN IN MY LEASE AND TODAYS INSPECTION SHOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE EXCESSIVE WEAR.. THIS IS A LEASE AND IT ONLY HAS 26,901 MILES ON IT. THIS IS MY 3RD LEASED VEHICLE , BUT THE 1ST HONDA LEASE. I ALWAYS TURNED IN A VEHICLE UNDER MILES AND NEVER, HAD BEEN TOLD THAT I OWE THEM FOR NEW TIRES. I UNDERSTAND THAT HONDA HAS HAD PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH PREMATURE TIRE WARE. PLEASE ADVISE IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE HERE WITH ROUSH HONDA IN MEDINA, OHIO OR WITH HONDA FINANCIAL SERVICES ?
WHILE DRIVING, I HEARD A LOUD, GUNSHOT LIKE SOUND AND GLASS STARTED FALLING ON ME. MY SUNROOF HAD JUST APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN HIT WITH SOMETHING OUT OF NOWHERE. I SAFELY PULLED OVER AND BEGAN LOOKING FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT APPEAR TO HAVE HIT IT BUT ONLY FOUND THE GLASS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN HIT FROM THE INSIDE. THE SUNROOF WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED BUT LUCKILY DIDN'T FALL COMPLETELY APART.
I HAVE A LEASED 2014 HONDA CIVIC EX, MY LEASE BEGAN 11/2014. IN 9/2016 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH ON A SIDE ROAD WITH SPEED LIMIT 45MPH WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER TO THE GAS PEDAL, I COULD FLOOR IT WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE, AND NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON (POWER STEERING, VSA, HILL START ASSIST, TPMS, EMISSION, TRANSMISSION, ETC). I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SAFETY AND WAIT FOR A TOW. UPON ARRIVAL AT HONDA, THE CAR WAS 'BACK TO NORMAL' AND THE TECHS COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM SO THEY CALLED IT A FLUKE AND RETURNED IT TO ME. 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS JUST LEAVING MY HOUSE, ABOUT 5 MPH OUT OF MY SPOT AND UP TO A STOP SIGN, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SAME HONDA AND WAITED. I WAS TOLD A WEEK LATER THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO KEEP LOOKING. NOT HAPPENING AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. I IMMEDIATELY OPENED A CLAIM WITH HONDA. THEY LOOKED FOR A WEEK MORE WITH NO LUCK AND WERE ABOUT TO RETURN MY DANGEROUS AND UNDIAGNOSED CAR TO ME WHEN IT HAPPENED FOR THEM; I AM UNAWARE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THEY KEPT IT ANOTHER TWO WEEKS WHEN THEY GUESSED IT WAS A FAULTY COMPUTER AND PUT A NEW ONE IN IT. FAST FORWARD TO 2/2017 AND IT HAS HAPPENED YET AGAIN. I WAS GOING ABOUT 7 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN, AND ABOUT TO TURN ONTO A 50 MPH, 5 LANE ROAD WHERE I FOR SURE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT HAD IT OCCURRED THERE. IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO HONDA AND I HAVE ZERO INTENTIONS TO TAKE THIS DEATH TRAP BACK, AND I HAVE EVEN LESS FAITH THAT AN ACTUAL PROBLEM WILL BE FOUND YET AGAIN. THE ATTACHED PHOTO SHOWS THE LIGHTS ON THIS MOST RECENT TIME, TAKEN WHILE IN PARK. YOU CAN SEE THE LIGHTS ON, D LIT UP WHILE IN PARK, AND THE NEEDLE AT 1 EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT MOVING.
TAKATA RECALL _ MY SON HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THIS 2014 HONDA CIVIC AND THE AIRBAG DIDI NOT DEPLOY. THE WRECK WAS FRONT END "CRASH" DOING $8,000+ WORTH OF DAMAGE. AS THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND DID NOT, MY SON RECEIVED A NASTY GASH TO HIS STOMACH.
THE VECHILE WILL RANDOMLY NOT START EVERYTHING WOULD HAVE POWER AND THE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON BUT THE CAR WILL START THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL FLICKER AND MAKE WEIRD NOISES. ALSO WOULD GET ABS VSA TPMS AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNING WHILE TRYING TO START AND THEN WHEN YOU JUMP START IT, IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. DEALER CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID EVERYTHING IS FINE BATTERY CHECKS GOOD AND ALTERNATOR AS WELL BUT THE CAR KEEPS DOING IT AND HAS LEFT ME DOWN ON THE ROAD 4 TIMES IN I LAST 3 MONTHS I NEED HONDA TO FIX THIS !!!!!!!!!
VERMIN CHEWED UP MY ENGINE BAY WIRING HARNESS WIRES AND THE INITIAL POTENTIAL FIX WILL COST $360, IF THE DAMAGE IS WORSE IT WILL COST ANOTHER $1500 AT LEAST.
THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED (EXPLODED) ON MY FACE WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MILES/HR IN THE BACK ROAD. NOTHING WAS HIT.. IT JUST DEPLOYED. THIS HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 2016. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE AND WAS FIXED.
I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I CONTINUE TO HAVE PAIN AND INJURIES THAT HAVE NOT HEALED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V574000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUGGESTED REMEDY WAS NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
15V-574 RECALL DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I ASKED THEM TO FIX THIS RECALL AND THEY SAID IT DOESN'T EXIST IN THEIR DATABASE.
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2014 HONDA CIVIC FROM A LOCAL DEALER AND DRIVING IT FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT LAST NIGHT ON 08/30/2016 I PARKED THE VEHICLE AT A FRIENDS HOUSE IN THEIR DRIVEWAY ON A SLIGHT AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE LIKE I HAVE BEEN DOING THOUSANDS OF TIMES AND BEGAN EXITING THE CAR. THE FRONT DOOR WAS OBVIOUSLY OPEN AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN REVERSING! THE FRONT DOOR KNOCKED ME DOWN SINCE I WAS SO STARTLED NOTHING HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME LIKE THAT BEFORE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 40 YEARS. FORTUNATELY, I AM LIMBER SO IMMEDIATELY GOT UP, JUMPED BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER SO TURNED THE CAR INTO THE CLOSEST ROCKERY TO STOP IT BEFORE IT HIT ANOTHER CAR OR A HOUSE FURTHER DOWN THE HILL. OBVIOUSLY, MY REAR AND FRONT FENDERS ARE ALL BADLY SCRAPED BY THE ROCKS CLEARLY VISIBLE IN THE PICTURES I TOOK. THE ROCKERY IS FENDER HIGH SO NO QUESTION. NO OTHER SCRATCHES COULD LOOK LIKE THIS. I WENT ON LINE AND SURE ENOUGH, FOUND A RECALL REGARDING THE DRIVE TRAIN TRANSMISSION FOR THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. I NEEDED TO GET THIS ON THE RECORD SINCE I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. [XXX]-OWNER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
CLUTCH DISINTEGRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CLUTCH FRICTION MATERIAL DISLODGED, TORE INTO LARGE CHUNKS, AND JAMMED BETWEEN THE PRESSURE PLATE AND FLYWHEEL. THIS CAUSED THE CLUTCH PETAL TO DROP TO THE FLOOR AND KEPT THE CLUTCH ENGAGED. THERE WAS NO WAY TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I HAD ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND SHIFTED INTO 6TH GEAR ABOUT 10 MILES BEFORE I NOTICED A PROBLEM. WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED IN FRONT OF ME, I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR, BUT COULDN'T FIND THE CLUTCH PETAL -- I FINALLY FOUND THE PETAL WAS COMPLETELY DEPRESSED, AND COULDN'T GET IT OFF THE FLOOR. IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND THE PETAL, SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR, AND STOP THE VEHICLE, I ALMOST RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. UP TO THIS TIME WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO 5TH, EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE ACTING NORMALLY. CLUTCH HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED DURING ITS ENTIRE LIFE.
WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING GAS IS POURING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE GAS TANK..THE GAS TANK IS NEXT TO THE EXHAUST PIPE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CHECK POWER STEERING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT COASTED INTO A SERVICE STATION, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THEN RESUME DRIVING AT 30 MPH BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,560. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT/SYMBOL COMES ON EVERY FEW WEEKS
CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE IN PARK . GOT IN CAR TO START IT AND CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE IN PARK AND ALL SYSTEMS FAILED COULD NOT START CAR OR STOP CAR FROM ROLLING HAD FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL , DASH BOARD WAS GOING THRU ALL SYSTEMS TELLING ME EVERYTHING WAS FAILING . DOUBLE CHECKED PARK POSITION ,CAR WAS IN PARK.. ONLY WAY TO STOP ROLLING WAS TO PUT EMERGENCY BREAK ON. CALLED AAA SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN TOW TRUCK DRIVER TRIED TO START IT . TOTAL FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AGAIN ! 1 MORE YEAR ON THE LEASE AND I AM OUT !
I STARTED DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR HAD A SUDDEN UNINTENDED/UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING (OR IN MOTION). I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE THE CAR AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT.
HONDALINK WILL SHUT DOWN AND REBOOT ITSELF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING.
MY SON HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ON 1/30/2016. A COUPLE OF CARS IN FRONT OF HIM HAD TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP BECAUSE A SQUIRREL WAS CROSSING THE STREET. HIS VELOCITY WAS APROX. UNDER 30 MILES. WHEN HE HIT THE BRAKES, THEY DID NOT RESPOND INMEDIATELY AND THIS RESULTED IN A CAR CRASH WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. THE AIRBAG ALSO DEPLOYED. THIS HAPPENED ON A STREET CLOSE TO OUR HOME.
THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING COMES ON EVEN THROUGH THE TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT. WHEN ONE TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT, IT WAS TOTALLY SHREDDED, AND THE CAR WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 1 MILE TO A SAFE LOCATION, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING DID NOT COME ON. BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCES TO DATE, THE LIGHT SEEMS TO COME ON AFTER ABOUT 50-100 MILES OF HIGHWAY SPEED DRIVING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A SEVERE VIBRATION WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED METAL SHAVINGS IN THE DARKENED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V574000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WERE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL, IT MAY POSSIBLY HAVE PREVENTED THE TRANSMISSION INTERNAL DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
ROTATED MY FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING S4 TIRES AT 11,500 MILES AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THEY WERE VERY NOISY AND AN EVER SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WENT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT ONE OF THE BELTS HAD BROKEN ON ONE OF THE TIRES AND WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME TILL IT BLEW OUT. I AM NOW FIGHTING WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AFTER READING THE OTHER CLAIMS LISTED HERE. SHAME ON AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. FOR PUTTING SUCH JUNK TIRES ON A VEHICLE.