2012 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT COME ON AND OFF. IT STAYED ON FOR A COUPLE OF MILES AND THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO TURN OFF MY AIRBAG TO BEGIN WITH. OF COURSE I WANT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ALWAYS ON. *TR

WHILE DECELERATING (SUDDEN), MY SEATBELT TENSIONER AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH NO COLLISION OR CONTACT WITH ANYTHING. INITIALLY, THE HONDA DEALER SAID THAT THE AIRBAG ONLY DEPLOYS WHEN THERE IS CONTACT. BOTH HONDA DEALER AND AAA (MY INSURANCE) EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO SIGN OF COLLISION OR DAMAGE. HONDA HAS NOW SAID THAT IN A SUDDEN DECELERATION, THE AIRBAG IS DESIGNED TO DEPLOY WITHOUT ANY CONTACT. THE UNNEEDED DEPLOYMENT OF THE SYSTEMS COULD HAVE LED TO AN IMPACT AND WORSE DAMAGE. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OUT AND T-BONED MY 2012 HONDA CIVIC. THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE WHERE THE FRONT DRIVER AND BACK PASSENGER DOOR MEET, NONE OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR NOW HAS EXTENSIVE FRAME DAMAGE... THE LUMBAR SUPPORT IN THIS CAR IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST!! THE CAR ALSO GETS TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON I5 HEADED SOUTH TO MEDFORD, OR ON JUNE 6, 2014, AT AROUND 9:30 PM I STRUCK WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SMALL REFRIGERATOR WHICH WAS LAYING ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS WHAT APPEARED TO BE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER OF THE 2012 HONDA CIVIC THAT I WAS DRIVING. THE SENSORS FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WERE TRIGGERED, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO GET REPAIRS, WE LEARNED THAT THE HARNESS FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAD BEEN SEVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS CAUSING A STRONG SMELL OF RUBBER TO BE EMITTED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SMELL INCREASED DURING HOTTER WEATHER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND NAUSEA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DECIDED TO WASH THE TIRE AND SPARE TIRE HOUSING WITH SOAP AND WATER. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE 35,357.

THE DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED HITTING ME IN THE FACE. IT FRACTURED MY ORBITAL BONE, PUT A HOLE IN MY EYELID, AND FORCED MY CATARACT LENS TO RUPTURE FALLING BACK INTO THE VITREOUS TOWARDS MY RETINA. I NEEDED IMMEDIATE EYE SURGERY. I ALSO NEEDED STITCHES IN MY FOREHEAD AND HAND. I ALSO HAD A POSSIBLE CONCUSSION. I HAVE SINCE HAD 2 MORE EYE SURGERIES. I LOST MY PERIPHERAL VISION AND OVERALL VISION IS BLURRY. MY EYE IS LOWER AND SUNKEN BACK IN THE SOCKET BECAUSE OF THE FRACTURE. I STILL FACE ANOTHER SURGERY TO CORRECT MY APPEARANCE. ...UPDATED 07/15/14 *BF *TR UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT

I COMMUTE ALMOST 2 HOURS TO WORK AND THEN 2 HOURS BACK EACH DAY. THEREFORE, I TRADED MY SILVERADO FOR A 2012 CIVIC FOR THE GAS MILEAGE. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN MAY OF 2014. IT WAS THE SECOND CIVIC ON THE LOT THAT I TEST DROVE. I DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING AMISS ABOUT EITHER CAR DURING THE TEST DRIVES. HOWEVER, ON MY FIRST TRIP HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED THAT I FELT LIKE MY BUTT WAS SINKING FURTHER INTO THE SEAT AND MY LEGS BEGAN TO ACHE REALLY BAD. ALSO, THE LUMBAR SUPPORT IS FAR LESS THAN DESIRABLE. SO FAR THE ONLY FIX I HAVE COME UP WITH IS TO LAY FOLDED TOWEL DOWN IN THE SEAT. BUT SOMETIMES THE TOWEL MOVES OR BECOMES UNFOLDED. I AM STILL SEARCHING FOR A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THE UNCOMFORTABLE SEATS. *TR

CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROX 3 MILES THEN WAS PARKED FOR APPROX. 10 MINUTES. WHEN RETURNING TO THE CAR FIRE TRUCKS WERE AT THE CAR PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAR WAS DESTROYED. KEARNY, NJ POLICE REPORT #[XXX] STATED THAT THEY (TOW TRUCK OPERATOR AND THE POLICE OFFICER) OBSERVED A BROKEN FUEL LINE. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL FOR FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AFTER THE FIRE. MY FRIEND AND I WENT TO THE DEALER, GARDEN STATE HONDA ON RIVER ROAD IN PASSAIC AND SAW THE MANAGER. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT TALK TO US IF EITHER ONE OF US WAS AN ATTORNEY. WE GAVE HIM A BINDER WITH A SERIES OF 8.5 X 11 PHOTOS OF THE CAR AND COPIES OF THE RECALL FOUND ON THE INTERNET. A REP CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THE MATTER WAS BETWEEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY (ALLSTATE) AND HONDA USA. MY FRIEND CALLED THE MANAGER WHO WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE SITUATION GOT ANGRY AND REFUSED TO TALK ANYMORE ABOUT IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON AN EXIT RAMP FROM A HIGHWAY, CAR WAS COASTING, AND AS I WAS APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN, I APPLIED THE BRAKES SOFTLY, THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN FURTHER DUE TO BRAKING AND THEN SUDDENLY CAME TO A BRUTAL STOP WITH TIRES SCREECHING. ENGINE WAS STALLED, AUTOMATIC GEAR HAD SHIFTED IN NEUTRAL BY ITSELF, AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE CAR. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME, OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO PREVENT BEING REAR-ENDED. THE 25 MPH SPEED IS APPROXIMATE AS I WAS DECELERATING. A SIMILAR SITUATION ON A HIGHWAY WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWS DOWN COULD HAVE DRAMATIC CONSEQUENCES, CAUSING A PILE-UP AND POSSIBLY MULTIPLE DEATHS AND INJURIES. I WILL DRIVE THE CAR VERY CAREFULLY TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED YESTERDAY. *TR

FLOOR MAT BROKE LOOSE WITH GROMMET COMING OUT OF FLOOR MAT. THIS CAUSED ENTRAPMENT OF THE GAS PEDAL UNDER THE FLOOR MAT. *TR