2015 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

9/25/15 PURCHASED BRAND NEW; ALREADY HAD 5 EPISODES OF ALERT PROBLEM IN TIRE PRESSURE: 10/29/15 (2,835 MILES) ALERT OF TIRE PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY & BROUGHT TO DEALER ON SAME DAY:11/20/15, THE LIGHTS WENT ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY: BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER ON 11/21/15 4,536 MILES- ALERT OF TIRE PRESSURE AND BROUGHT TO DEALER; 12/28/15 (6,816)--MADE AN OIL CHANGE IN SAME DEALER AND ON 1/4/16 THE ALERT SIGNAL WAS ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND WENT BACK TO DEALER ON 1/5--THEY DIDN'T CREATE A WORK ORDER BUT CHECKED THE CAR AND WAS ADVISED AND WAS SHOWN BY SERVICE ADVISOR HOW TO MANUALLY RESET THE ALERT SO IT GOES AWAY; CALLED 1800-9991009 ON 1/13/2016 @8:03 AM AND SPOKE WITH NIKKI AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING CAR BACK TO DEALER IF LIGHTS GO ON AGAIN; ON 2/29 THE LIGHTS WENT ON AGAIN WHILE I WAS ON FREEWAY AND THINKING IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM, I IGNORED IT AND WENT ON DRIVING UNTIL A PASSENGER OF A MOTORIST SIGNALED TO ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY TIRE--IT WAS A FLAT TIRE. I EXITED FREEWAY AND PARKED IN A SAFE AREA & CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSIST. ON 3/1 (10888)CAR BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR A NEW TIRE. ON 3/4/16 WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, THE LIGHT WAS BACK AGAIN AND BROUGHT CARE TO THE DEALER ON 3/5 (111509). DEALER RECALIBRATED THE SENSORS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I WAS TOLD BY VARIOUS SERVICE ADVISORS THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SHOULD BE EXACTLY THE SAME, NOT MORE, NOT LESS. I GOT A GAUGE TO CHECK IT AND IN 3 OUT OF THE 5 EVENTS, MY GAUGE SHOWED THE CORRECT PRESSURE AND HAD OTHER PEOPLE VALIDATE IT

AFTER A SHORT DRIVE, I NOTICED A BULGE IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THIS TIRE IS ORIGINAL TO THE VEHICLE AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 1700 MILES OF WEAR.

I FIRST PURCHASED A 2015 HONDA CIVIC AND STARTED HEARING THIS "GRINDING/CREAKY" WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ON MY BRAKES, COMING FROM MY REAR. DON'T GET ME WRONG, I AM ABLE TO USE MY BRAKES AS I WANTED, BUT WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKES TO PUT IN GEAR OR JUST PUSHED DOWN A LITTLE TOO HARD, I WOULD HEAR THIS NOISE. ALSO I NOTICED, WHENEVER I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS (TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIGURE THIS OUT), I WOULD HEAR THIS "THUMPING" NOISE. IF I DO NOT HAVE GAS IN MY CAR, I DO NOT HEAR THE NOISE. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. THE MECHANICS TOLD ME THESE WERE NOT NORMAL NOISES, THEY TRIED TO DIAGNOSE MY CAR, IF KEPT MY CAR THE LAST TIME FOR 5 DAYS BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SOUND TO REALLY GO AWAY. I EVEN TIRED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER HONDA DEALERSHIP TO GET MY CAR LOOKED AT, BUT I WAS TOLD, "TO TAKE MY CAR BACK WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE ITS CLEAR THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND THEY DIDN'T WANT THEIR TECHS NAME ON IT". I WAS SHOCKED. I WENT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND THEY EVEN CALLED THE AMERICAN HONDA TECHNICIANS WHO WERE OF NO HELP. I WAS FED UP AND FELT UNSAFE IN MY CAR, SINCE I WAS BEING TOLD THESE WERE NOT "NORMAL" NOISES, I ASKED TO TRADE IN MY CAR (SAME EXACT YEAR/MODEL). DESPITE TEST DRIVING THE SECOND CAR (ON AN EMPTY GAS TANK), I DIDN'T HEAR ANY NOISES INITIALLY. BUT NOW ITS BEEN A FEW DAYS AND I HEAR THE EXACT SAME NOISES IN THIS CAR, AS I DID THE FIRST ONE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. I JUST WANT A CAR THAT DOES NOT MAKE ANY OF THESE NOISES. I JUST TRADED IN MY CAR TO RECEIVE THIS ONE I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING ON 2/5/16. I HAVE YET TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW OF THESE NOISES ON THE 2ND CAR, BECAUSE I FEAR BEING JERKED AROUND AGAIN. I REACHED OUT TO CORPORATE AND RECEIVED A CASE MANAGER NAMED ROBIN WHO HAS YET TO GET BACK TO ME AND NEVER RETURNS PHONE CALLS. I AM DESPERATE TO FIND OUT THESE NOISES.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON 01/27/2016 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO MAKE RIGHT TURN ON AN INTERSECTION WITH THE RIGHT TRAFFIC LIGHT ON. SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED AT ABOUT 60MILES AND HOUR. ALL MY EFFORT TO STOP IT BY APPLYING THE BREAKS FAILED TEMPORARILY. THE ODOMETER READING ON THE CAR IS ABOUT 13,400 MILES. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AND NOT TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL HONDA CORPORATION TELLS ME WHAT TO DO. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER CARS I HAVE OWNED OR DRIVEN OVER THE PAST 22 YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINTS FORCE HER HEAD FORWARD IN A DIFFICULT POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD RESTS COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,500.

ON THE MORNING OF 12/14/15, WHILE TAKING MY NEW CAR , THAT HAD 3,400 MILES ON IT, TO THE DEALERAHIP FOR IT'S FIRST NEW CAR SERVICE I HAD A BLOW OUT OF THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE DOING 70 MPH. WHEN I FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY EXAMINED THE BLOW OUT AND COULD SEE NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRE THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE BLOW OUT. THE SAME WAS TRUE WHEN I GOT TO A MICHELIN DEALER WHO ALSO EXAMINED THE TIRE, HE COULD FIND NO DAMAGE THAT WOULD SUPPORT ANYTHING OTHER THAN A DEFECTIVE TIRE. WHEN THE TIRE BLEW IT BROKE THE REAR WHEEL SUSPENSION COVER. MICHELIN REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE NEW TIRE SINCE THE BLOW OUT CAUSED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE REAR SUSPENSION. MICHELIN WANT ME TO GO THROUGH THEIR "CLAIM PROCESS" WHICH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO MY RETURNING THE TIRE. AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS, EXPLAINING THAT BEING A SENIOR CITIZEN , CARRYING A TIRE TO BE MAILED IS NOT AN OPTION NOR WAS THE COLLECTION OF THE RUBBER THAT WAS LEFT ON THE TURNPIKE AN OPTION FOR ME TO COLLECT AND SEND, IN THE AT]LTERNATIVE I'VE ASKED MICHELIN TO SEND ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO MY HOME TO EXAMINE THE REMAINS OF THE TIRE ONOLY TO0 BE TOLD THAT IS NOT THEIR POLICY I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS NEW CAR FOR FEAR OF THE OTHER 3 TIRES BLOWING OUT. I WANT MICHELIN TO REPLACE THE 3 REMAINING TIRES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE CAR, TO PAY THE COST OF THE REAR WHEEL SUSPENSION WHICH IS $199.94, AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THE $201.43 I PAY TO REPLACE THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT. SINCE TIRES ARE OUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE, MY FEARS ARE BASED ON MY HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. I NEED MICHELIN TO STEP UP AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. PICTURES OF TIRE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST EMAIL: [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

PURCHASED 2015 HONDA CIVIC (SPECIAL EDITION) IN NOV, 2015. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED (HIGHWAY OR STREETS), WHEN I TAKE OFF MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR "KICKS" A BIT, LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT DOES IT MORE OFTEN WHEN DRIVING THE STREETS. THEN WHEN ACCELERATING, IT DOES NOT FEEL THAT IT'S CHANGING GEARS PROPERLY. IT "KICKED" ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS PRETTY LOUD. I'M NOT A MECHANIC SO IT'S HARD FOR ME TO DESCRIBE WHAT IS HAPPENING. I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS JUST "BREAKING ITSELF IN" SO I WAS NOT CONCERNED. BUT MY BOYFRIEND SAYS IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING WITH THE POWER TRAIN/DRIVE SHAFT. I LOOKED UP ANY RECENT RECALLS ON 2015 CIVICS AND THERE IS ONE FOR THE POWER TRAIN. I CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT WAS ADVISED MY CAR IS NOT AFFECTED IN THE RECALL. MAYBE NOT, BUT IT'S DOING THE SAME THING AS WHAT THE RECALL DESCRIBES. I'LL BE TAKING IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT ON DEC 30TH, 2015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 02/23/16*LJ

HEADREST AND CONCAVED SEATS ARE MAKING MY LIFE MISERABLE. I HAVE A LONG COMMUTE IN LA TRAFFIC TO/FROM WORK. I USUALLY USE THE TIME TO RELAX AND DECOMPRESS FROM A DAY OF TEACHER, INSTEAD THIS TIME HAS BECOME DREADFUL AND PAINFUL EXPERIENCE. I'VE HAVE BACK PROBLEMS AND NEXT PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND I'VE RECENTLY REALIZED ITS MY STUPID CAR! I JUST RETURNED FROM A 3 WEEK TRIP AND MY BACK PROBLEMS WERE NONEXISTENT DURING MY TRAVELS...FIRST DAY BACK HOME AND DRIVING AND MY BACK IS KILLING ME AGAIN! IN HINDSIGHT, THIS HAS BEEN THE SAME FOR PREVIOUS TRIPS. SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT AS I'VE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA DRIVER.

PURCHASED CAR WITH 136 MILES ON IT. NOTICED THE BRAKES MADE A POPPING SOUND WHEN PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, ALSO A NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS. TOOK IT IN SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. MAYBE YOU ARE PRESSING TO HARD ON THE BRAKES.THIRD MONTH IN I WENT BACK AGAIN FOR THE GEAR SHIFT NOISE AND WAS TOLD THATS JUST HOW THESE CIVICS SOUND.