2012 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

View complaints related to 2012 HONDA CIVIC. The complaints found here are submitted by actual consumers with first hand experience. There are more than 450 complaints submitted for the 2012 HONDA CIVIC. You can submit your own complaint to the NHTSA or call the Hotline, Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153.

  • 2012 HONDA CIVIC
    - GLOUCESTER, VA

    CAR RANDOMLY DOES NOT START. IT WILL GO A WEEK OR TWO, THEN WHEN I TRY TO START IT, IT NEEDS TO BE JUMPED. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TESTED GOOD. CAR SAT FOR SEVERAL DAYS COVERED IN SNOW AND THEN STARTED WITHOUT HESITATION, BUT ON A 70 DEGREE DAY, I PULL OVER TO GET GAS AND THEN HAVE TO JUMP IT. HAPPENS EVERY WEEK OR TWO. HONDA DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND NOW IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN.

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  • 2012 HONDA CIVIC
    - CREVE COEUR, MO

    DRIVING ON A SURFACE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITH A POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ON THE DASH DISPLAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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  • 2012 HONDA CIVIC
    - HOUSTON, TX

    THE BRAKES DRAG EACH TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN FOR SOMETIME NOW. *JS

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  • 2012 HONDA CIVIC
    - WOODBRIDGE, VA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BELOW 40 MPH AND ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 HONDA CIVIC
    - HOUSTON, TX

    VEHICLE FREQUENTLY STALLS WHEN TURNING LEFT AFTER COMING TO A STOP, VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE, HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE HURT/KILLED (IF NOT ALREADY, AND HOW WOULD WE KNOW BECAUSE OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM DESPITE ALL THE COMPLAINTS?), AND NO IT IS NOT DUE TO "LEFT FOOT BRAKING"

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  • 2012 HONDA CIVIC
    - ATLANTA, GA

    I HAVE PROBLEM WITH MY 2012 CIVIC RPM , ESPECIALLY WHILE CLAMPING HILL, IT WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER BEFORE PICKING UP . THE RPM WILL GO UP TO 4000. WHILE GOING DOWN THE HILL IT JUST ACCELERATE EVEN IF I STEP ON BRAKE. WHEN I START THE CAR IN THE MORNING , IT ACCELERATE ITSELF. I CONSIDER THIS MODEL OF HONDA AS DANGEROUS.

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  • 2012 HONDA CIVIC
    - SAINT MARYS, GA

    THE SENSOR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEED OF THE AIRBAG IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, BASED ON THE PASSENGER WEIGHT, IS MALFUNCTIONING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART THAT NEEDS REPLACING IS NOT ON ANY RECALL LIST. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 HONDA CIVIC
    - CUMMING, GA

    EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE FRONT SEATS HAVE LED TO BACK, LEG AND NECK PAIN. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE SEATS FOR EFFECTED CUSTOMERS.

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  • 2012 HONDA CIVIC
    - SAINT LOUIS, MO

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 HONDA CIVIC
    - BROOKLYN, NY

    HEADREST'S FIXED, FORWARD PROTRUDING ANGLE CAUSES ME DRIVER FATIGUE AND SHAPE OF SEATS CAUSES NUMBNESS. THESE AFFECT DRIVER REACTION AND POSE RISK. I WOULD MUCH PREFER THE PRE-2009 HEADRESTS BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO STAY ALERT AND NOT HAVE MY HEAD SHOVED FORWARD IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE, NON-ERGONOMIC MANNER THAT CAUSES FATIGUE WITHIN JUST MINUTES OF DRIVING. PLEASE STAND UP TO THE INSURANCE COMPANIES.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE