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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 2 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 2 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 37,658 miles
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I was driving in stop and go city traffic and came to a stop at a red light and noticed smoke or steam coming from the hood. Upon pulling away from the light once it turned green, I noticed I had reduced acceleration and pulled over quickly. I have yet to get it in to the Honda dealership but will shortly. Upon roadside inspection from a mechanic, it is confirmed the the cvt transmission plug has come off and the transmission has lost fluid. Additionally, when turning left, the car will jar around and rumble if you turn the steering wheel too much.
- Carmel, IN, USA
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle would not properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle then lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission drive pulley shaft had failed. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V574000 (Power Train). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 88,000.
- Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated while attempting to reverse, the vehicle started to shudder and would not move. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with, NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V574000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,683.
- Waycross, GA, USA
On 2/25/22 I was heading north on I-5 right when I was heading up the Grapevine (about 100 miles from my home) when I noticed the road getting bumpy, at least so I thought. It started getting worse and my car started to studder. I tried to get to the shoulder but due to 2 lanes of big riggs it was quite difficult and scary to do so. When I was finally on the shoulder I inspected my tires which looked fine. I had it towed to a Honda dealership which told me that my transmission needed to be replaced. Said the fluid was black, looks like transmission might have overheated. The car only has 77,500 miles and I religiously do oil changes and services when due at a Honda dealership. This car hasn't needed a single repair until now. Also there were absolutely NO prior symptoms of any transmission problems.
- Highland, CA, USA
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH, the vehicle started jerking while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle lost motive power and stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the roadway. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with internal transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.
- Merrimack, NH, USA
Cvt transmission leaking oil and plug keeps popping off. Started at 27,000 now at 60,000 and leaking non stop
- Waterbury, CT, USA
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, there was an abnormal clicking sound coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact was able to drive the vehicle safely to the residence. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The dealer notified the contact of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V574000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.
- Palm Coast, FL, USA
The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the "Check Transmission and Transmission Control Module (TCM)" warning messages were displayed. Additionally, the RPM gauge went from 2,000 to 6,000, while the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed that an unknown metal part had fractured and detached from the transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission and TCM sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V574000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 184,000.
- Jonesburg, MO, USA
I am having problems with my 2015 honda civic lx, my transmission failed when my wife and grandkids were getting off freeway and car stalled. This is a serious problem that Honda needs to address for consumer safety. The cvt transmissions in these vehicles are of poor quality.
- El Centro, CA, USA
Transmission problem I think is cvt that a lot of people had the same issue
- Boston, MA, USA
Catastrophic failure of the CVT transmission.
- Worth, IL, USA
While driving the check transmission light came on and vehicle would not accelerate above 20 mph. Vehicle made loud whining noise when pushing the gas pedal. Mechanic found that there was transmission fluid leaking heavily around the transmission fluid pressure switch. It is currently sill in the shop waiting for the replacement switch. Waiting to se if there are any other issues. I have seen many complaints on forums concerning the transmissions in these cars. Where is the recall?
- Charlotte Court House, VA, USA
My 2015 Honda Civic LX (automatic) began feeling like it was dragging/hesitating under 40m/h while decelerating. This would also happen while decelerating and then (without braking) accelerating (stop and go traffic or at signal). One time my car started shaking (think going on your brake and gas and brake and gas) that motion but way faster. it seems the fill cap/dipstick keeps popping out every 1000 miles and i have to manually put it back in.
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
The transmission fill plug popped out and was laying right next to the fill hole on the engine. Transmission fluid leeked from the engine and has damaged/compromised the transmission.
- Elizabethtown, NY, USA
Transmission fill plug popped out. From blogs I read about the car it is a common thing for the plug to pop out if the vent is clogged or from high pressure build up in transmission.
- Richardson, TX, USA
1.8l engine Fill plug on auto transmission is blowing out! Cause: something to do with and engineering mistake on Honda's side. I'm not sure what is causing this which quickly leads to transmission failure to shortly follow the trans fill plugs blowing back out. From my research everyone on the internet is all saying the same thing is happening to their cars! This car was bought recently from a dealership with 40681 miles.
- Columbia , TN, USA
on 10/4 i was driving my 2015 honda civic se. It began to drive as though i had a flat tire. i got out to check and i did not have a flat tire. So i continued to drive to try and get my car out of the road. It began shaking/vibrating really bad. And then the car engine turned off. SO i cut my car back on and went to put it in drive and it would no longer go into gear. It just completely stopped working. i did not have any dash board lights/warning lights come on. I have not had any issues with my car regarding transmission up until 10/4/2021. I have also seen where there is a recall on Honda's with this issue. But my VIN was not on the recall list. It seems there have been several complaints regarding this issue. And several other VIN numbers were not listed. This is QUOTE anywhere from $5800 - $7000 fix from what I've been told. There seems to be an ongoing issue with the Transmissions for this Year/Model car. Who has that kind of money to fork and pay. It seems there should be more research into this and figure out what is going on. Is there anything I can do regarding this issue"?"
- Mount Airy, GA, USA
This is the 2nd Honda Civic Si that i bought first one was a 2013 and the one i have now is a 2015, I've researched this continuing problem and have found that many other Civic Si's are having this issue as well, when releasing clutch in first gear there's a grinding or clutch spring or clutch fly wheel noise that sounds like it's grinding or making a vibrational noise now when i first heard the issue in my 2013 i didn't put much thought into it, after hearing it more n more i took it into Honda and they told me they couldn't hear the noise so i let it go after a few years i bought a 2015 Civic Si and now this Si is making the same noise in the clutch area when releasing the clutch out of 1st gear, i don't know how in a 2 year difference that the clutch would be making the same noise, this needs to be taken care of it can't be that it's a driver error since many other drivers of this type of vehicle are also complaining of hearing this issue, i would like an investigation started on this to see if the manual transmission that's being used is faulty. I would also like to have my car checked out free of charge to see what the issue is with the transmission.
- Anaheim, CA, USA
The transmission cap is a major flaw in this design (Honda Civic 2015). As you can tell by the pictures the vehicle is clearly losing transmission fluid and possibly leaving it open to exposure of debris. There is also no dipstick so you can't tell where the fluid level is. The vehicle also does not detect or notify the driver if the cap has come off. Honda needs to address this issue and until then, transmission services should be offered at no charge to the vehicle owner by Honda. Even if you put the cap back on it will come off because of pressure build up. If you find a way to keep the cap on you might cause pressure build up somewhere else. Honda has not offered a solution to this design flaw.
- Ontario, CA, USA
- Toccoa, GA, USA