2012 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

I CAME UPON STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND CAME TO MY STOP BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE DRIVER BEHIND ME FAILED TO STOP AND HIT THE REAR OF MY CAR. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AS ALL THE ELECTRICAL PARTS TURNED OFF AND ON. THIS INCLUDED MY MOTOR, GAUGES, AND RADIO. THIS PUSHED ME INTO THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THAT MY CARS I-MID DISPLAY SHOWED TO CHECK MY AIRBAG SYSTEM. ALSO MY SEATBELT DIDN'T LOCK UP FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP MY HEAD FROM HITTING MY STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE A STRAIN IN MY UPPER LUMBAR OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BACK. UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS

FIRST TIME DRIVING THIS CAR IN LIGHT SNOW. AT THE TOP OF A HILL, I TURNED LEFT TO TRAVERSE THE HILL TO TAKE A SIDE STREET, FOLLOWING MY CO-WORKERS. THE CIVIC SLIPPED - JUST A BIT- AND THE VSA LIGHT LIT. I IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL, BRAKES WERE WILDLY ACTIVATING (SEEMINGLY 1 AT A TIME), AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKING. I WAS GOING VERY SLOW WHEN THE CIVIC TOOK ALL CONTROL AWAY FROM ME. I COULD NOT APPLY ANY THROTTLE TO PULL OUT OF A VERY MINOR SLIP AND MY CAR ACCELERATED SIDEWAYS DOWN THE SLOPE INTO A CURB WHICH DESTROYED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION. I HAVE SPENT $1125 SO FAR TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE AND HAVE NOT REPLACED THE TIRE & WHEEL YET (ANOTHER APPROX. $600). I TOLD THE 2 FORD DEALERS WHO PERFORMED THE REPAIRS ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AND NEITHER GAVE IT ANY THOUGHT. I REQUESTED THEY TURN OFF THE VSA SYSTEM, BOTH REFUSED. I CAN NOT THINK OF ANY REASON, IN THE REAL WORLD, ANY CAR SHOULD TAKE COMPLETE CONTROL AWAY FROM THE DRIVER LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY FOR SUCH A MINOR OCCURRENCE AS A SLIPPING WHEEL. IF A SEMI WAS BEHIND ME, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY FOR ME TO GET OUT OF IT'S WAY. IT WAS JUST DUMB LUCK I HIT THE CURB WHERE I DID VS. TOBOGGANING INTO OPPOSING TRAFFIC OR PICKING UP EVEN MORE SPEED BY CONTINUING FURTHER DOWN THAT HILL BEFORE THE CAR CRASHED. I HAVE THIS INCIDENT ON DASH CAM. IT IS AT NIGHT, AND NOT GREAT, BUT IT DOES PLAINLY SHOW WHAT HAPPENED. OUT OF ALL THE CARS THAT DROVE THAT ROUTE, MINE WAS THE ONLY ONE TO CRASH AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELY DUE TO THE VSA TAKING CONTROL AWAY FROM ME AND NOT ALLOWING ME TO DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD MY HONDA CIVIC DETAILED AND THE GENTLEMAN POINTED OUT SMALL LINES IN MY PAINT THAT LOOKED LIKE PINE NEEDLES OR A BIRD HAD LANDED ON THE CAR WHILE IT WAS WET. THIS PAINT ISSUE WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT THE ISSUE IS UNDER THE CLEAR-COAT SO THERE WAS NOTHING THE DETAILER COULD DO. AS PREVIOUSLY POINTED OUT BY ANOTHER COMPLAINT, THESE MARKS ARE GROWING LARGER AND WILL HURT THE FUTURE RESELL VALUE OF THE CAR AS WELL AS POSSIBLY DAMAGE THE HOOD IF NOT FIXED PROPERLY. THIS OCCURRED THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN (DRIVER). MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT AM UNSURE WHAT TO DO. *JS

PURCHASED VEHICLE PRE-OWNED WITH 12K MILES. SINCE PURCHASE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR ILLUMINATES AND DE-LUMINATES WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING (RIDING) THERE (OVER 100 LBS). TO DATE, THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I CALLED HONDA CUST SVC TODAY. HONDA SVC SAID TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND IF NOT HAPPY WITH THEM, GO TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALER, IE, SECOND OPINION. HONDA DOES NOT ACCEPT THE FACT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR FOR THE AIRBAG. IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THIS PROBLEM PLEASE WRITE A LETTER TO WHOMEVER YOU THINK MAY BE ABLE TO HELP SO THAT HONDA WILL REPAIR THE SENSOR BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED DUE TO THIS SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

SINCE I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE I BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TPMS LIGHT AND HONDA HAVE FAILED ON FIXING IT AND WILL NOT FIX IT. WHEN I START TO GO FROM A STOP THERE IS A TIME DELAY WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR SENSOR RECEIVING INFORMATION TO INCREASE GAS. I BEEN IN A LOT OF CLOSE CALLS IN BEING IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT, I ALSO HAVE 2 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 3 WITH ME AT ALL TIME PUTTING THEIR LIFE IN DANGER AS WELL. NOW THERE IS A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A HONDA CIVIC SI 2012, 6 GEARS MANUAL TRANSMISSION, I WAS AT A STOP SIGN WHEN I STARTED MOVING FORWARD, SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR FINE THEN SECOND GEAR, BUT WHEN I TRIED SHIFTING TO THIRD GEAR IT LOCK ME OUT FROM SHIFTING INTO IT AND MY FRIEND AND I STARTED TO SMELL BURN CLUTCH I TRIED TO SHIFT BACK TO SECOND GEAR AND IT WOULDN'T LET ME. I HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL THE VEHICLE LET ME SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENTS KEEP ON HAPPENING SO I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR THEM TO FIX IT AND I ALSO GAVE THEM THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V256000, HONDA SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND I NEED TO TAKE IT UP WITH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. NOW MY VEHICLE HAS 29,000 AND IT DOES NOT MOVE DUE TO THE POWER TRAIN JUST DOES NOT ENGAGE. CAN I GET HELP SO I MAY DRIVE MY VEHICLE PLEASE HELP I AM JUST GETTING HARASS BY HONDA. I DO NOT HAVE A PHONE CAN I BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL. *TR

HONDA RELEASED A NOTICE ACKNOWLEDGING CRACKS OR "CROW'S FEET" THAT DEVELOP ON THE PAINT OF OLDER MODEL HONDA CIVIC'S ('06-'11). I RECENTLY BEGAN SEEING THESE PAINT DEFECTS ON THE HOOD AND ROOF OF MY 2012 HONDA CIVIC COUPE EX THAT IS BLACK IN COLOR (CRYSTAL BLACK PEARL). I WAS TOLD THAT THIS CRACKING WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EARLIER, CANADIAN-BUILT, BLUE, BLACK, AND GREY CIVIC'S, BUT BECAUSE THE 2012'S+ ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT, IT WILL NOT BE COVERED. BEING MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS AROUND 20,000 MILES, IT GENUINELY WORRIES ME HOW WELL THE PAINT WILL HOLD UP OVER TIME. THE HONDA FACTORY WARRANTY, AS WELL AS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED, WILL ALSO NOT COVER THIS DEFECT. FROM MY RESEARCH, THESE CRACKS ARE CAUSED BY AN IMPROPER PAINTING PROCESS AT THE FACTORY AND WILL GROW WORSE OVER TIME. I ASK THAT HONDA LOOK INTO THIS AND EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE CERTAIN 2012+ HONDA CIVIC MODELS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2012 HONDA CIVIC ON MAY 14, 2011 FROM A DEALERSHIP. IT ONLY HAD 18 MILES ON IT, SO NATURALLY I THOUGHT THIS CAR WOULD LAST ME SOME YEARS BEFORE IT NEEDED ANY KIND OF REPAIRS. I WISH THAT WAS TRUE. WELL, ON MARCH 22, 2014 I WAS TAKING A FRIEND HOME AND NOTICED THAT MY HORN/AIRBAG AREA FELT WEIRD. I PULLED OVER TO LOOK AT IT AND SURE ENOUGH THERE WAS A CRACK/SLIT RIGHT WHERE THE SRS AIRBAG WRITING IS LOCATED. SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID SINCE I HAVE MORE THAN 36,000 MILES ON IT AND DON'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $683.00 FOR THE PART AND ANOTHER $280.00 SOMETHING FOR LABOR. I SAID HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY ASKING ME TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT? WHY WOULD IT CRACK OR SPLIT AND I WAS NOT IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT? I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR IT. I ONLY HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS AND THIS HAPPENED... SAY I FIX IT FOR ROUGHLY $1000.00, IN ANOTHER 3 YEARS I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO FIX IT AGAIN. THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME. WELL, THE TECHNICIAN SUGGEST YOU FIX IT BECAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS. WOW, REALLY??? I REALLY FEEL LIKE THIS CAR WAS A BAD BUY SINCE DAY ONE AND I TRULY BELIEVE THE HORN/AIRBAG IS A DEFECT. I HOPE THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND HELP ME AND OTHERS OUT, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE DEALERSHIPS FOR SOMETHING WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER! THANK YOU *TR

CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HONDA CIVIC WITH 2363 MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT. BEFORE REACHING A DOWNTOWN INTERSECTION IN THE EARLY EVENING ONE DAY LAST MONTH, CONTACT WAS GOING TO TURN RIGHT SOUTHBOUND TOWARDS HOME NEARBY. THE CAR SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD REVVING NOISE AND SHOT STRAIGHT FORWARD AT TERRIFYING SPEED. CONTACT STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND STEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND SEEMED TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN. CONTACT COULD NOT SEE WHERE IT WENT BUT HEARD IT HITTING HARD AT OBJECTS UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED. CONTACT DID NOT KNOW HOW LONG HAD ELAPSED BEFORE SHE SAW THROUGH A HAZE WISPS OF SMOKE COMING OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND NOTICED THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. FEARING THE CAR MIGHT CATCH FIRE, CONTACT PUSHED OPEN THE DOOR AND FOUND THE CAR HAD STOPPED IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE RIGHT NEXT TO THE RAISED CONCRETE MEDIUM THAT SEPARATED NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND LANES. CONTACT SAW A BLACK CAR ON THE NORTHBOUND LANE NEXT TO THE RAISED MEDIUM WITH WHITE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. POLICE OFFICERS AND PARAMEDICS WERE AT THE SCENE. CONTACT AND THE OTHER DRIVER BOTH SUSTAINED INJURIES. CONTACT'S CAR WAS LATER DECLARED "A TOTAL LOSS" BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. CONTACT WAS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY SOUND BEFORE AND AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND HAD A TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED DRIVING RECORD IN OVER 50 YEARS. CONTACT IS UNWAVERING IN THE BELIEF THAT THE INCIDENT WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONTACT HAD STRESSED THIS MALFUNCTION TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND ALSO REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS. WHICH CONTACT BELIEVED HAD SENT REPRESENTATIVES TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AT THE COLLISION SHOP.. *TR *TR

TL* THE CONTACT 2012 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,500.