2018 Honda Civic

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE GEAR HAD TO QUICKLY BE SHIFTED INTO PARK TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE HOLD INDICATOR FLASHED WITHOUT THE CONTACT ACTIVATING THE FEATURE. THE BUTTON HAD TO BE MANUALLY PRESSED TO PREVENT THE WARNING INDICATOR FROM FLASHING. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISENGAGE THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO MANEUVER THE BRAKE PEDAL AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2018 HONDA CIVIC, HATCHBACK SPORT TOURING. AFTER ARRIVING AT MY DESTINATION THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND LOCKED. WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR, I DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. ALL THE LIGHTS WERE ON IN THE DASH AND STAYED ON.. HAD THE CAR JUMPED, AND IT STARTED. ON MY ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME, THE CAR WAS PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT AND I HAD TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. THE CAR WAS PICKED UP BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. SO, I RESEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND A RECALL A RECALL (#18V663000) FOR THE ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. I INPUT MY VIN#, BUT IT CAME BACK WITH ZERO RECALLS. ALTHOUGH MY VIN WAS NOT EFFECTIVE, I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUES DESCRIPTED.

MY CAR JUST LAST SATURDAY HAS STARTED DRAINING LIGHT BLUE FLUID,AND I WAS TOLD IT IT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BLOCK. THE DEALERSHIP I BROUGHT THE CAR TO SAYS THAT HONDA SENT A NOTICE TO HONDA OWNERS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL WITHIN A SPECIFIC YEAR RANGE BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS IN ITS ENGINE BLOCK. HONDA DID EXTENT THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE. MY CONCERN IS THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2011 AS CERTIFIED USED CAR IN A HONDA DEALERSHIP, AND BEING A SECOND OWNER, I NEVER GOT ANY SAFETY CONCERNS OR RECALLS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE BY ANY MEANS (MAIL, CALL, EMAIL). I NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, WHICH HONDA KNEW ALL ALONG. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THEY DENY WORKING ON MY CAR AS IT IS OVER 10 YEARS WARRANTY FROM ITS ORIGINAL PURCHASE, EVEN THOUGH MY CAR ONLY HAS 66000 MILEAGE ON IT. MY CAR PROBABLY DID JUST SHOW SIGNS LATE BECAUSE OF ITS LOW USAGE.

WE PURCHASED A 2018 HONDA CIVIC SPORT HATCHBACK IN LATE SPRING OF LAST YEAR. WHILE DRIVING IT IN SNOWY CONDITIONS, IT CONSISTENTLY COLLECTS SNOW AND ICE IN THE WHEEL WELLS TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAS ACTUALLY CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE INNER WHEEL WELL AND CAUSES CONSISTENT RUBBING AND BURNING SMELLS DUE TO THE ICE RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE. THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP (GARBER HONDA IN ROCHESTER) AND THE AUTO MANUFACTURER (AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE COMPANY) IS THAT THIS IS DUE TO 'OUTSIDE INFLUENCES' AND IS THEREFORE NOT COVERED BY THEM. THE ISSUE IN QUESTION IS REGARDING THE MATERIAL DESIGN AND THE INABILITY TO ACTUALLY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS IN WESTERN NEW YORK. THE INNER WHEEL WELL IS MADE OF SOME TEXTURED, ALMOST 'CLOTH LIKE' MATERIAL THAT ALLOWS FOR SNOW AND ICE TO STICK AND BUILD UP VERY QUICKLY. AFTER DRIVING JUST A FEW MILES IN SNOWY CONDITION, WE NEED TO PULL OVER TO TRY AND KNOCK SOME OF THE SNOW OFF SO THAT IT DOESN'T RUB AGAINST THE TIRE. THE COLLECTION OF ICE AND NOW HAS ACTUALLY RIPPED OFF THE INNER WHEEL WELL ON ONE SIDE AND IS STARTING TO AFFECT THE OTHER SIDE. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL ISSUE TO ANYONE DRIVING IN SNOW. WHILE DRIVING UNDER THESE CONDITION, MY CONCERN IS FOR THE DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE NEGATIVE WAY THAT IT AFFECTS THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SOUGHT OUT ADVICE FROM BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA REGARDING ADDING DIFFERENT RIMS AND TIRES, BUT THEY HAVE COME BACK AND SAID THAT IT WOULD NOT AFFECT IT MUCH AND THAT IT WAS AN ENVIRONMENT ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE MANY PEOPLE COMING IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND CHARGES THEM EACH AND EVERY TIME TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED. I DO HAVE A SMALL VIDEO THAT SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS DOING TO THE VEHICLE. IS THERE A LOCATION WHERE I CAN UPLOAD THIS? I HAVE UPLOADED A PICTURE.

HAD A BUMPER TO BUMPER CRASH ON FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WAS STOPPING AND GOING BETWEEN 5 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE MY CAR WAS ON NEUTRAL THEN I HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME MY BUMPERS AND GRILL PLUS SAFETY BUMPER BAR WAS BENT INTO RADIATOR, FRONT VEHICLE HAD SMALL DENT PLUS BUMPER DAMAGE MY FRONT CAR WAS TOTALED. BUMPERS ARE CLIP ONS THEY CAN FALL AT ANY MOMENT.

SUSPECTED OIL DILUTION... RECENT DEALERSHIP OIL CHANGE, LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, THE VOLUME OF "OIL" WAS APPROX. 1/2 INCH OVER THE TOP OF THE DIP STICK MEASUREMENT SECTION. DEALER RE-DID THE OIL CHANGE TWO WEEKS LATER, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO OBSERVE. THE OIL DOES HAVE A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE... COMPARED TO OTHER VEHICLES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONGEVITY OF THE ENGINE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR RELATED TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.

2018 HONDA CIVIC PARKED ON AN INCLINE. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE AND GOING INSIDE HOME, SPONTANEOUSLY ROLLED DOWN HILL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND DID NOT ROLL IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAPPEN SOMETIME AFTER ENTERING THE RESIDENCE. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THIS HAS OCCURED WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE HONDA CORPORATION SINCE 2016. 2016-2018 HONDA CIVICS SEEM TO BE THE VEHICLE MODELS/YEARS AFFECTED.

THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND IN PARK WHEN THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT WAS ABOUT 60 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND THE FRONT AND REAR DEFROSTERS WERE ON. THE GLASS WAS STILL IN NEW CONDITION. THERE IS NO REAL EXPLANATION. AMONG THE WITNESSES WAS THE SALES MANAGER TO THE DEALERSHIP. EVEN WITH THAT, THE DEALERSHIP STILL REFUSED TO TREAT IT AS A WARRANTY REPAIR.

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2018 HONDA CIVIC SPORT HATCHBACK ON BASE AS HE IS IN THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD WHEN HE CAME TO A BEND IN THE ROAD. HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THEN HEARD AND FELT A POP AND THE CAR BECAME UNABLE TO BE STEERED IN THE DIRECTION THAT HE WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR WENT LEFT EVEN THOUGH HE WAS TRYING TO TURN RIGHT INTO THE BEND. HE WENT ACROSS THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THANKFULLY HE WAS UNHURT. THERE WERE OTHERS WHO WITNESSED THIS BECAUSE HE WAS DRIVING IN A MILITARY CONVOY AT THE TIME IT OCCURRED. THE NHTSA HAS ISSUED A RECALL #18V663000 FOR 2018-1017 HONDA CIVIC'S ON SEPT. 27, 2018 FOR THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE DESCRIBING EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SON; UNFORTUNATELY, HIS VIN HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AMERICAN HONDA HAVE BOTH BEEN INFORMED OF THIS ACCIDENT AND AN ISSUE REPORT WAS FILED WITH HONDA BY US DETAILING WHAT HAPPENED. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT PAY TO OPEN UP THE POWER STEERING GEARBOX TO SEE IF THE MAGNET ON MY SON'S CAR DID IN FACT BECOME DISLODGED AS IN THE OTHERS. WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO INVESTIGATE AND SINCE WE ARE LOSING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY ALREADY BECAUSE THEY'VE DEEMED THE CAR TOTALED, WE ARE UNABLE TO INVESTIGATE IT ON OUR OWN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS TO SEE IF OTHER VIN NUMBERS NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL! MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR HE COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE OF THIS!

2018 HONDA CIVIC - EX-L INFOTAINMENT SCREEN (RADIO, HEAT, NAVIGATION SYSTEM, A/C, ETC CONTROLS TOUCHSCREEN) WILL FLASH OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING INCLUDING DURING BACKUP CAMERA AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM USE. ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT AND NOT PREDICTABLE. HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TWO RE-FLASHES OF THE SOFTWARE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE WITH NO POSITIVE RESULT. HONDA REPRESENTATIVE STATES THAT THE ISSUE HAS NO RESOLUTION AND WILL DO NOTHING FURTHER TO CORRECT THE ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE AND MAY HAVE A FIX AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.