10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
52,285 miles

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problem #8

Jul 142014

Civic

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic coupe. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the power steering failed causing the contact to crash into the side rail. A police report was filed and injuries were sustained. The vehicle was towed to auto service repair shop. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Walters, OK, USA

problem #7

Feb 092014

Civic 4-cyl

  • 21,280 miles
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.

- Lakewood, WA, USA

problem #6

Apr 292013

Civic

  • 17,300 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, there was a loss of power steering with the warning indicator illumination. The failure occurred sporadically. Vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. There was a slight rain the night prior to the failure and the sun roof was open. The technician stated that there was damage to the power steering electric system due to rain. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 17,300. The VIN was unavailable.

- Rome , NY, USA

problem #5

Dec 122012

Civic

  • 994 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated as the vehicle entered the driveway on an incline the vehicle began to move in reverse. The gear shift was in drive when the failure occurred three times. There was also a clanking noise when the gears changed automatically and whenever the contact made a left or right turn the steering wheel did not return to its normal position. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 994.

- Laveen, AZ, USA

problem #4

Oct 012011

Civic 4-cyl

  • 1,500 miles
My 2012 Honda Civic LX coupe has extremely vague steering feel at speeds greater than 55 mph, causing excessive and repeated correction to maintain proper course. The car also veers to the right on a regular basis causing me to direct the steering wheel towards the left to continue driving straight. The dealer has performed a 4 wheel alignment twice without resolution. They have also inspected the steering and suspension components, as well as done a road test. No problems are reported, thus no repairs could be done. Previous Honda do not evidence this problem. The issue remains and is persistent.

- Hooksett, NH, USA

problem #3

Feb 182012

Civic 4-cyl

  • 4,500 miles
My 2012 Honda Civic LX coupe has extremely vague steering feel, causing excessive and repeated correction to maintain proper course. The car also veers to the right on a regular basis causing me to direct the steering wheel towards the left to continue driving straight. I have had a Honda dealer address this problem, and while it seems slightly better the underlying problems, including its veering rightward remain annoyingly persistent.

- Delmar, NY, USA

problem #2

Feb 132012

Civic 4-cyl

  • miles
I got into a accident last Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, like around 8 or 9 in the morning. I was making a right turn when my car went out of control even though I was already stepping on the brakes and I was trying to turn the steering wheel to the left but the car just kept going to the right until I hit the pole sign that says "no parking at all times" (something like that). The metal pole that I hit broke and almost 1/4 of that metal pole that was stuck to the ground scraped the bottom of part of my car and the bottom covering fell off and it cost $4,000 to repair and now I have to pay $500 for my deductible which is not even my fault why my car did that. It wasn't the first time my car did that. It did something weird twice last year before I got into this accident last week. First was last year, a month or two after I got my car when I was driving on the freeway when I tried stepping on the breaks and instead of my car slowing down, it suddenly accelerated. Thank goodness there's no car in front of me. Then the second time was I think around November or December of last year when my friend was test driving the car to see if she wants to buy the same thing. We were together in the car and she was driving when she stopped stepping on the gas and brakes and the car just accelerated by itself. She was surprised that it that but we both figured that any car is just like that and since we both don't know anything about cars we thought it was normal for my car to accelerate on its own until I got into this accident, the police told me that it is not normal for my car to do that specially when I'm already stepping on the brakes. :(

- Lakewood, CA, USA

problem #1

May 232011

Civic

  • 6,000 miles
The contact owns 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that there was a fuel leak and the vehicle pulled toward the right while driving. The dealer attempted on two occasions to repair the alignment failure, but was unsuccessful. The manufacturer informed the contact that there was a recall, but she would have to pay to have the vehicle repaired. The NHTSA campaign id number was 11V288000 (fuel system, other: Delivery: Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings). The contact planned on taking the vehicle in to an authorized dealer and the manufacturer would be notified. The failure mileage was 6,000.

- Weston, FL, USA