NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2015 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
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, there was an abnormal clicking sound coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact was able to drive the vehicle safely to the residence. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The dealer notified the contact of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V574000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.
The transmission fill plug popped out and was laying right next to the fill hole on the engine. Transmission fluid leeked from the engine and has damaged/compromised the transmission.
Transmission failed on the freeway December 2021. I was suddenly unable to speed up or accelerate my car. Placed me, my passengers and other people on the freeway at serious risk. Many cars braked suddenly behind me and swerved out the way to prevent a car accident. Dealer at the service center denied a problem and was inspected by them. No warming lamps or messages.
The CVT belt broke on my 2015 Honda Civic. I see on that there was a recall for other 2015 Honda civics with the same issue. There are countless forums online with other people like me who have 2015 civics that were not covered under the CVT recall. It’s my understanding that there have been at least 40 other complaints from the thousands of other civic owners like myself who were not covered yet experiencing the same issue. Hopefully my report is enough to tip the scales. I am now being quoted $7,200 to fix a problem that has been shown to be unsafe in other civics of the same year. Thank you.
Transmission fill plug frequently pops out due to pressure, causing debris enter the engine, resulting in damaging it. It appears it's a known issue but Honda mechanic failed to check the plug when we brought the car for service.
It took 4 tries before my car would start. I went to auto zone to have the battery & alternator & starter tested. Battery was dead so I had it replaced. A week later, it took 4 tries before my car would start. I took it to auto zone for testing again. Alternator was bad so I got it replaced. A week later it took 3 tries before my car would start. I went to auto zone for testing again. Alternator was bad so I had a shop replace it again. A couple days later my car wouldn't start. I was stranded & needed to get to work. The mechanic that replaced the alternators for me came to my rescue. He tested & looked up the problem. He thought the sensor on the black terminal of the battery was bad. I ordered 1 & got it replaced. My car wouldn't start the next day after work & I was stranded again. The mechanic told me to unplug the black sensor so that my car would start & I could get home safely. The next day I took it to the shop & more tests were run. Finally he told me that I need to go to a dealership & tell them I need a TSB firmware update & that there was nothing he could do for me. Honda needs to be held accountable for this.
on 10/4 i was driving my 2015 honda civic se . It began to drive as though i had a flat tire. i got out to check and i did not have a flat tire. So i continued to drive to try and get my car out of the road. It began shaking/vibrating really bad. And then the car engine turned off. SO i cut my car back on and went to put it in drive and it would no longer go into gear. It just completely stopped working. i did not have any dash board lights/warning lights come on. I have not had any issues with my car regarding transmission up until 10/4/2021. I have also seen where there is a recall on Honda's with this issue. But my VIN was not on the recall list. It seems there have been several complaints regarding this issue. And several other VIN numbers were not listed. This is QUOTE anywhere from $5800 - $7000 fix from what I've been told. There seems to be an ongoing issue with the Transmissions for this Year/Model car. Who has that kind of money to fork and pay. It seems there should be more research into this and figure out what is going on. Is there anything I can do regarding this issue???
Transmission keeps popping out my fill plug and transmission fluid squirts out I’ve read online that these transmissions eventually mess themselves up
The transmission cap is a major flaw in this design (Honda Civic 2015) . As you can tell by the pictures the vehicle is clearly losing transmission fluid and possibly leaving it open to exposure of debris. There is also no dipstick so you can't tell where the fluid level is. The vehicle also does not detect or notify the driver if the cap has come off. Honda needs to address this issue and until then, transmission services should be offered at no charge to the vehicle owner by Honda. Even if you put the cap back on it will come off because of pressure build up. If you find a way to keep the cap on you might cause pressure build up somewhere else. Honda has not offered a solution to this design flaw.
I have a 2015 Honda Civic and the white paint has started peeling around the back window.
1.8l engine Fill plug on auto transmission is blowing out! Cause: something to do with and engineering mistake on Honda's side. I'm not sure what is causing this which quickly leads to transmission failure to shortly follow the trans fill plugs blowing back out. From my research everyone on the internet is all saying the same thing is happening to their cars! This car was bought recently from a dealership with 40681 miles.
Transmission in low RPM situations shudders and vibrates, upon further inspection the rubber fill port plug popped off and was sitting on top of the transmission housing. Bringing vehicle into dealership for further diagnosis.
Intermittent warning light for problem with air bag. The light comes on and can stay on for a while, then it will go out and stay off for a while. I don't know if there is a problem with the air bag or with the light.
CVT transmission plug keeps popping off. This has happened multiple times since I bought the vehicle.
Vehicle battery would discharge over night resulting in a dead battery. Took the vehicle to dealer to fix. The problem was a parasitic draw on fuse 29 which was traced to a faulty front passenger lock actuator. Defect was determine after a review of NHTSA ID # 11378656
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated that she noticed there was fluid leaking on the ground while the vehicle was parked. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed that the transmission cap had come loose and the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer awaiting a transmission replacement. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was unknown.
Transmission fluid cap keeps falling off. FIrst time transmission felt sluggish and would go into high RPM just getting up to 20mph. Honday replaced the cap, and filled up the fluid. 4 months later it happened again, except this time I had no warning and when I went to move my car it would go into high RPM but barely move.
The AC compressor broke and needed replaced. This is on a car with 69785 miles that is only 6 years old. This is defective and it seems to be a common issue. I think that this should be subject to a recall
The paint is peeling off the car at the back window.
The car was running and was at a complete stop, when excelerating the car it sounded like you were driving over rumble strips. When I got home with car and parked I looked under car and transmission fluid was dripping excessively. I talked to a mechanic and he told me I should NOT drive the car. My car is a 2015 Civic EX with only 42000 miles.
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated the white paint on the trunk of her vehicle was peeling. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer, where she was informed it was a common failure on this vehicle and was referred to the manufacturer. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 51,000.
Transmission started acting up out of the blue and just popped while going down the road. No unusual driving activity or anything. Noticed there was electrical control dash all lights blinking about 3 days before incident and car stalled in road. Restarted car a couple times and lights went off and car went back to driving fine. Day of incident, i was replacing spark plugs and went out to test car. went a couple miles and filled up with gas. After leaving gas station, car was not accelerating almost at all, but then would start moving very slowly. Once up to speed of about 55 miles per hour, driving was ok. pulled of exit going home and came to stop light. turned green and went to accelerate and heard a loud pop and that was the end of driving. Car is still sitting at residence in current condition.
WE WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT; ONCE TRAFFIC CLEARED AND I STARTED DRIVING, THE CAR BEGAN TO SKIP AS THOUGH I WERE DRIVING ON A FLAT TIRE. WE WERE ABLE TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT JUST A FEW YARDS AWAY TO CHECK TO SEE IF WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE TIRES BEING FINE, WE PROCEEDED TO PULL AWAY BUT THE CAR WAS STILL EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. BEFORE WE COULD GET PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, I LOST ALL POWER TO THE FRONT WHEELS NO MATTER WHAT GEAR I PUT IT IN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING PERFECTLY UNTIL I MADE THAT LEFT TURN. THERE WAS NEVER A SKIP OR JERK IN THE TRANSMISSION OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD INDICATE A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THIS MOMENT. I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENING BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ONE THAT IS COVERED. THROUGH MY RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN FOR THIS ISSUE. CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V574000 IS THERE CURRENTLY ANY HELP FOR THIS ISSUE?
This is the 2nd Honda Civic Si that i bought first one was a 2013 and the one i have now is a 2015, I've researched this continuing problem and have found that many other Civic Si's are having this issue as well, when releasing clutch in first gear there's a grinding or clutch spring or clutch fly wheel noise that sounds like it's grinding or making a vibrational noise now when i first heard the issue in my 2013 i didn't put much thought into it, after hearing it more n more i took it into Honda and they told me they couldn't hear the noise so i let it go after a few years i bought a 2015 Civic Si and now this Si is making the same noise in the clutch area when releasing the clutch out of 1st gear, i don't know how in a 2 year difference that the clutch would be making the same noise, this needs to be taken care of it can't be that it's a driver error since many other drivers of this type of vehicle are also complaining of hearing this issue, i would like an investigation started on this to see if the manual transmission that's being used is faulty. I would also like to have my car checked out free of charge to see what the issue is with the transmission.
My 2015 Honda Civic has 69070 miles on it. My car will straight out just stop in the middle of the road. The breaks and gas will stop engaging. This has been happening since late March of 2021, and continues to happen at least once a week.There’s still power as the outside lights, radio, dash lights are all still on and functioning. I took the car to a Honda dealership and they said it was the REC VSA modulator. So I have had to replace the REC VSA modulator. The car ran beautifully for a whole week, then it started again. I took it to another auto shop and had them diagnose the car and they changed the MAP sensor, and the main engine bay fuse. I’ve had the alternator and started checked and they’re both fine. The 9th gen honda civics have electrical and computer issues and Honda should be held responsible because they’re a safety issue. I am so afraid of what could happen I only take my car to work and home. Something needs to be done about these issues.
I NOTICED THAT THE FILL PLUG ON TOP OF MY CVT HAD POPPED OUT AND I PUT IT BACK IN, ONLY TO FIND, WEEKS LATER, THAT IT HAD POPPED OUT AGAIN AT SOME POINT. THE PLUG IN THE TOP OF THE CVT IS A VERY SNUG FIT, SO FOR IT TO BE POPPING OUT, I WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE UNDER QUITE A BIT OF PRESSURE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT OTHERS WITH THE SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. YESTERDAY 03/06/2021 I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP DUE TO BACKED UP TRAFFIC, AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN MY VEHICLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY VIBRATING/SHAKING. I CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE VIBRATING UNTIL TODAY, 03/07/2021 WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER GO INTO GEAR AND WOULD NOT MOVE, PROMPTING ME TO HAVE TO PUSH IT BACK TO MY HOUSE.
VECHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH ON A COUNTRY BACKROAD WHEN ENGINE REVVED TO 4.5K RPM. WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, ON DASHBOARD. THEN THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. GOT THE CAR HOME AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD TO FIND THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID CAP HAD NOT BEEN WHERE IT NEEDED TO BE AND WAS SITTING NEXT TO THE HOLE. HAD TO TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME I'LL NEED A WHOLE NE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE CAR IS UNDER 86K MILES
2015 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEIR VEHICLE BEGIN MAKING A NOISE AND STOPPED SUDDENLY. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THEMANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JS
I DRIVE A 2015 HONDA CIVIC AND I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND STARTED DRIVING, GOT TO ABOUT 15 MPH AND IT FELT LIKE I GOT A FLAT SO I STARTED TO PULL OVER AND REALIZED I DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER TO MY FRONT WHEELS NO MATTER WHAT GEAR I PUT IT IN. THERE WAS NO WARNING SUCH AS JERKY TRANSMISSION OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM AND NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON SAYING THERE IS A PROBLEM SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. I NOTICED THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL AND THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENING BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ONE THAT IS COVERED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V574000 AND I'M PRETTY SURE MY DRIVE PULLEY SHAFT IS BROKEN.
TODAY I WENT UNDER THE HOOD BECAUSE MY CAR BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ON THE WAY TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AS MY CAR WAS ACTING STRANGE. IT WASNT ACCELERATING AS NORMAL AND DIDNT FEEL LIKE IT WAS SWITCHING GEARS. UNDER THE HOOD I DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FILL CAP WAS COMPLETELY MISSING. IVE READ ONLINE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND IT WAS ADVISED TO FILE THIS REPORT.
AT 83450 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I DRIVE EASY HIGHWAY MILES TO WORK. NO STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS STOPPED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH ONE AFTER THE OTHER. I REMEMBER THE UPHILL ASSIST LIGHT, POWER STEERING LIGHT, AND 2 OTHERS CAME ON. THE CAR IS NOW NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS 3700 PLUS ALIGNMENT FOR A USED TRANSMISSION WITH 86000 MILES ON IT.
NOTICED THE CVT TRANSMISSION FILL PLUG LAYING ON TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION. PUT THE CVT FILL PLUG BACK IN AND DROVE 30 MIN TO DESTINATION. PARKED AT DESTINATION AND CHECKED FILL PLUG TO SEE IT LAYING ON TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. I SUSPECT THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS BUILDING PRESSURE AND BLOWING THE FILL PLUG OUT, ALLOWING CONTAMINANTS TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION AND RUIN IT.
MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THERE WAS A RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED BUT MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY FOR THE 2015 MODELS MANUFACTURED BEFORE NOVEMBER 2014. BUT IT WAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS I LOST ACCELERATION AND THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. I ONLY HAD LITTLE BIT OVER 90000 MILES ON THE CAR. I DID REACH OUT TO HONDA BUT ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND I NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EVEN IT'S THE SAME ISSUE AS RECALL THEY COULD NOT PROMISE ME THEY WOULD GET IT FIXED FOR ME. I DO NOT EXPECT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT BUT I WANT THIS TO BE LOOKED INTO SO OTHER PEOPLE WON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME THING AS I DID. I WAS STUCK ON HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT AND HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS CASE. I WAS ON I-77 (CHARLOTTE NC)DRIVING HOME AND THE CAR STOPPED I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I BARELY MADE IT. AND FOR HONDA, NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD TO PAY TO GO TO THE DEALERS TO GET THEIR CAR LOOKED AT. I'M UPLOADING THE ESTIMATE BUT THE COST IS LITTLE BIT HIGHER DUE TO ADDING 2 YEAR WARRANTY. IT CAME OUT TO BE AROUND $2800.
FOUND A PLUG SITTING ON TOP OF MY TRANSMISSION WHILE CHECKING MY ENGINE OIL, WIPER FLUID, ETC. THE HOLE IT CAME OUT OF IS SURROUNDED IN FLUID. I WAS PARKED IN A WALMART PARKING LOT IN MIDDAY WHEN I FOUND IT. DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN OUT.
AIR BAG FAILURE INDICATED.
SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2020, MY AIRBAG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN SPORADICALLY COMING ON AS I WAS DRIVING. I ATTRIBUTED SIMPLY TO PUTTING A HEAVY ITEM IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, I.E., A PURSE. THEN, WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEK, STARTING AROUND NOVEMBER, IT CAME ON MORE OFTEN, EVERYTIME I DROVE. G DEALER DIAGNOSED IT TODAY AS NEEDING AN AIRBAG ASSEMBLY KIT DUE TO CODE B0001 13. THE DEALER INDICATES IT WILL COST $1,433.86. PLUS, I WASCHARGES $120.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. AMERICAN HONDA CO. REFUSES TO HELP ME WITH THE COST. I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION AND AM A RETIRED SENIOR CITIZEN. *JS
WHEN TAKING OFF FAST OR SLOW HAS A LITTLE JERKING ACTION WHEN TAKES OFF , STALLS FOR A SEC .
RE. 2015 HONDA CIVIC-EX (VIN #: [XXX]) DEAR SIR, OUR REFERENCED CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS DEFECTS AND DEFICIENCIES AND IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE. WHILE WE'VE HAD TO REPAIR THE CAR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WHAT HAS OCCURRED WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF A NIGHTMARE EXPERIENCE; STARTING IN FEBRUARY AND CONTINUING TO THE PRESENT DAY. THERE IS SOMETHING STRUCTURALLY WRONG WITH THE HONDA CIVIC AS THERE APPEARS TO BE OEM SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS RELATED DEFECTS AND MALFUNCTIONS THAT ARE UNUSUAL, ANOMALOUS AND TOTALLY ABNORMAL. IN ONE INSTANCE, THE CAR BECAME VERY ERRATIC AND WAS SHAKING AND AERODYNAMICALLY UNSTABLE AND IT ALMOST LOST CONTROL, AS THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME VERY RIGID/STIFF AND WAS NOT ABLE TO INITIALLY ROTATE/TORQUE THE STEERING WHEEL TO NEGOTIATE CERTAIN CORNER TURNS. NUMEROUS DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED SIMULTANEOUSLY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CHECK ENGINE SIGN, VSA, TPMS, HSAS, POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION, EXCLAMATION SIGN, ETC. WE'VE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR II) REPLACED THE BATTERY FIVE TIMES; AND III) CONDUCTED THE REQUISITE ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENTS AND TIRE PRESSURE AND ROTATION APPLICATIONS AND OTHER RELATED REPAIRS, ETC. NONE OF THE ABOVE REPAIRS FIXED THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM. WE'RE NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE CAR DOORS AT THE PRESENT TIME AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN AN OPERATIONAL MODE. THIS CAR IS POTENTIALLY A "LEMON" AND FRANKLY WHATEVER TURNS-OUT TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM(S), THIS MODEL VEHICLE SHOULD BE A CANDIDATE FOR A RECALL. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND TAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO HAVE HONDA SATISFACTORILY RESOLVE THIS MATTER ASAP AND WE REQUEST NHTSA TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT SO THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANOTHER DRIVER AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT AND PROFESSIONAL COOPERATION. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
AT AROUND 130K MILES, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. GOES ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. BEEN DOING THIS OVER 2 MONTHS. HAPPENS ANYTIME FROM WHEN STARTING THE CAR, TO DRIVING, STATIONARY, TURNING, ANYWHERE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 77 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT VEERED TO SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY AND THE FRONT WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED BUT FAILED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE THEN WAS TOWED TO BOB HOWARD HONDA (13201 N KELLEY AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73131) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,084.
FULL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO THE REDLINE. NEARLY ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. DRIVER MADE HIS WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION REFUSED TO TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. $3500. VEHICLE HAS 75,000 MILES AND IS EQUIPPED WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THE ENGINE RPM RAPIDLY INCREASED WITH NO ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CROSS 4 LANES AND GET TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TO INCLUDE: CHECK ENGINE, CHECK TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, HILL START, AND TPMS. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS OTHER THAN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE WOULD RESPOND NORMALLY WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED BUT WAS NOT ENGAGED BY THE DRIVE TRAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER THAT FOUND THE TRANSMISSION DRIVE PULLEY HAD BROKEN REQUIRING A TOTALLY NEW TRANSMISSION. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 15V574000 WAS REFERENCED BUT HONDA WOULD NOT ACCEPT IT FOR COVERAGE OR AS A CAUSAL ISSUE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS AT THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT THAT RECALLED ISSUE WAS AT FAULT FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE. HONDA RECALL STILL REFUSED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE ISSUE LISTED IN 15V574000 AS IT WAS NOT TIED TO THE VIN IN THE HONDA DATABASE. CAR INDICATIONS AND MAINTENANCE REPORTS LIST THE SAME INDICATIONS AND PROBLEMS LISTED IN THE RECALL.
CAR STOPPED PROPELLING FORWARD AS IF TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 29 JUST BEFORE THE ON RAMP TO INTERSTATE 80 AT STEADY SPEED (NOT SPEEDING, NOT ACCELERATING...JUST WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING). NO CLUNKS, JOLTS, LOUD NOISES...THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WAS JUST GONE. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO GEARS WOULD ENGAGE WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT IN GEAR. THE HANDLE MOVED, BUT ENGAGED WITH NOTHING. TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD BEEN CHANGED IN JUNE 2020. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPT 28, 2020. LIGHT NOISE AT PARKING LOT BEFORE THAT ON ACCELERATION. I STOPPED AND LOOKED AT IT, BUT NOTHING OBVIOUS. IT WAS DANGEROUS IN THAT THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO EXCEPT COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION THERE, BUT FORTUNATELY I COULD PULL OVER BEFORE THE ACTUAL ON RAMP, BUT THAT PARTICULAR CURVE IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT'S VERY BUSY WHERE TWO INTERSTATES CROSS SO I WAS STALLED IN A BAD PLACE. DON'T KNOW THE PARTS OR INVOICES YET. (THIS BOX IS SO SMALL I CAN'T SEE THE WHOLE PARAGRAPH. I CAN ONLY SEE TWO LINES AT A TIME.)
TAFETTA WHITE HONDA CIVIC SI PAINT PEELING AROUND BACK WINDOW FOR THE 2ND TIME WITHIN 1 YEAR.
I HAVE THE AIR BAGS LIGH ON IN MY CAR ., I NEED TO CHECK THAT .. I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH THE LIGHT ON
I WAS DRIVING ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY AND HAD SLOWED DOWN WITH HAZARDS ON WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED MOVING ABOUT 7 MPH. I SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES INCLUDING A GRAND MAL SEIZURE AND 2 BRAIN BLEEDS BECAUSE I BOUNCED MY HEAD OFF THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL AS MY PASSENGER HITTING HER HEAD ON THE DASH AND CAUSING HER TO BLACKOUT BECAUSE THE CAR AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF WHEN WE GOT HIT BY SOMEONE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CAR HAD BEEN HIT SO HARD IT GOT HIT INTO A BUSH CAUSING FRONTAL DAMAGE TO AND SEVERE REAR DRIVER DAMAGE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING AND ATTEMPTING TO MOVE OFF, THE VEHICLE HESITATED UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SERRA HONDA O'FALLON (1268 CENTRAL PARK DR, O'FALLON, IL 62269) ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE CONTACT EACH TIME. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER :15V574000 (POWER TRAIN) WAS LINKED TO HER FAILURE. THE MECHANIC THEN REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
COMPLAINT TO NHTSA REF. 2015 HONDA CIVIC-EX (VIN: [XXX]) PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR REFERENCED VEHICLE CONTAINS A DESIGN FLAW AND PRODUCT DEFECT. THE CAR WAS NOT STARTING DUE TO A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIANS AT A HONDA CERTIFIED DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A PRODUCT DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR HANDLE TOUCH SENSOR. ACCORDING TO AN ADVISOR AT HONDA OF ESCONDIDO (CALIFORNIA), THE DOOR HANDLE SENSOR FAILURE CONSTITUTED BOTH A HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION. THE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT HE HAS NOT SEEN THIS PHENOMENON OCCUR WITH RESPECT TO A HONDA CIVIC DURING HIS MANY YEARS AT HONDA OF ESCONDIDO. IT APPEARS THAT THE AMOUNT OF CURRENT (AMP) DRAW WAS THE MAIN CULPRIT IN DEPLETING THE BATTERY?S POWER CAPACITY AND DEGRADING IT TO A POINT THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AS A RESULT OF THE PRODUCT DEFECT. IT ALSO CAUSED THE VSA (I.E., THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST) SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION AND BEHAVE ERRATICALLY AS WELL. IN OUR ASSESSMENT, THIS SITUATION CONSTITUTES A PUBLIC INTEREST CONSIDERATION AS THE SAFETY, WELL-BEING AND WELFARE OF EVERY OWNER IS AT RISK WHEN DRIVING THE SAME 2015 HONDA CIVIC MODEL. IN OUR JUDGMENT, A RECALL IS REQUIRED TO PREVENT SEVERE ACCIDENTS FROM HAPPENING AND TO PRECLUDE THIS HIGHLY RISKY AND DANGEROUS SAFETY SITUATION FROM RECURRING. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE NECESSARY CORRECTION ACTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING GARAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH OR LESS, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE LOCATION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V574000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.*DT *AS
I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW ON 06/01/2015 FROM HONDA. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT IN THAT TIME. I RECENTLY NOTICED THE PAINT IS LITERALLY PEALING OFF THE CAR AROUND THE REAR WINDSHIELD. I WENT TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT MANY HONDA, TOYOTA, KIA PRODUCTS WERE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE PAINT ESPECIALLY IN WHITE.I CALLED THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND APPARENTLY THE RECALL FOR THE PAINT ISSUE DOESN'T COVE MY PARTICULAR YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. SO NOW AM LEFT WITH AN ONLY 5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH PEALING PAINT. SO I HAVE TO INCUR THE REPAIR COSTS AND HOPE THAT MORE OF THE PAINT DOESN'T END UP COMING OFF. *TR