10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
8 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
10,709 miles

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problem #8

Jan 012020

Civic 4-cyl

  • 13,000 miles
Everytime I start the car I get a low tire pressure warning, I have checked all four tire pressures and the spare repeatedly, and regardless of whether I fill them with the correct pressure or not the TPMS does not stop signaling low tire pressure. Warning has not gone away since it came up despite correcting pressure bi-weekly. Currently has been 6 months. Also occasionally the car will brake by itself both on the highway and around neighborhoods (low speeds and high) and without anyone in front.

- Glenmont, NY, USA

problem #7

Feb 102020

Civic 4-cyl

  • 8,540 miles
I own a 6 speed manual sport coupe purchased on 5/30/19. On 2/10/20 I was stopped at a light on a slight downhill 15- 20' behind car in front. Shift was in neutral with my foot on brake pedal. After a while, my car started moving forward. I pushed harder on the brake pedeal but no response and coasted into rear of car. One person in each car and nobody injured. Fearful that brake failure would occur again, had car towed to local Honda dealer where purchased. Receipt to me indicted they did diagnostic testing, inspected brake system and test drove car. "advised customer no problems at the moment". as noted before testing, since no manufacturer defects found was charged $139.95. On 2/11, received call from mgr. Of Honda svc. Dept. Due to my negative survey responses. Told him I was not satisfied with answer by employee to my question of why forward collision mitigation/FCM did not brake when getting close to car. Mgr. Stated that FCM is designed not to work when car in neutral or reverse. I consider lack of FCM in neutral to be a serious safety design flaw. Mgr. Then recommended that I open case with Honda customer relations which done on 2/14. Rep. Took down my info. And asked what I wanted from Honda. I said they need to determine why the brake failure happened and what can be done so I have confidence that it will never occur again. She then gave me a case # and stated that it would need to be referred to the "level 1" dept. Handling accidents/injuries/fatalities. Received a call from "level 1" on 2/17 but was told there was nothing they could do/was a local dealer issue and he was to contact the mgr. Of the local Honda svc. Dept. I sent voice/E-mails to mgr. Of local Honda svc. Dept. On 2/21 noting my experience with cust. Relations/"level 1", and asking what are the next steps -- awaiting response. I am currently driving the car in fear/on edge.

- Silver Spring, MD, USA

problem #6

Nov 192019

Civic

  • 1,600 miles
Driving behind I was driving behind traffic was pulling up to a red light at the intersection put my foot on the brake and got nothing at all the brake was hard as a rock I wound hitting two cars and plowing into a tree I even tried hitting the emergency rake button nothing no skid marks no nothing the car just kept on rolling

- Jackson Township, NJ, USA

problem #5

Sep 272019

Civic

  • 3,850 miles
I own the 6 speed manual trans hatchback sport. Purchased Aug 12, 2019. Last night I exited the vehicle, wanting to keep it running and use he headlights to see- put the car in neutral and applied parking brake. Brake failed and car rolled across the parking lot. I religiously apply this brake. I have come to the car before in supermarket lot and such to find the brake off, but chalked it up to having already disabled it myself. This was not the case last night. Huge safety hazard. Needs addressing.

- Newburgh, NY, USA

problem #4

Jun 162019

Civic

  • 4,000 miles
On two occasions, my car's automatic braking system has engaged when nothing was in front of me. The first time, I was on the highway, and merging from an on ramp. The car suddenly dead stopped, brakes fully engaged. There was a car next to me, but nothing in front of me to cause the braking system. Luckily, no one was behind me. The second occurrence I was traveling about 30 mph on a local road. There was nothing anywhere around me. I approached a green light, and as I was going through the intersection, the cars braking system fully engaged. It screeched the car to a halt. I was at a dead stop, in the middle of the intersection.

- Round Lake Beach, IL, USA

problem #3

May 192019

Civic

  • 6,627 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the emergency brake button failed to operate. When the button was pressed, the brakes did not hold. On one occasion, the contact pressed the emergency brake button and the vehicle rolled backwards. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,627.

- Ossining, NY, USA

problem #2

Jun 102019

Civic

  • 5,199 miles
Monday 6.10.19 my daughter made a left hand turn from ward road to 44th ave. An F150 came to a stop and she applied brakes accordingly. She got errors collision mitigation and she lost the ability to brake. She read ended the F150. In her words it was like sliding on ice. Crash was under 20 mph and her phone picked up software errors. Car is with usaa as of 6/13/19 wheat ridge pd was on scene but no tickets issues due to car failure.

- Arvada, CO, USA

problem #1

Jan 092019

Civic 4-cyl

  • miles
On December 20, I bought the car, Honda Civic type R 2019 red. Approximately the day I bought it, I noticed that when I put the second change to a strange noise, I told the seller [xxx] and he told me that maybe it is me who is throwing the wrong changes. Time passes and I keep going more often I call America Honda the following month, which was in January about 3 weeks after buying the vehicle and I tell them that I am having problems with the transmission that every time I put the second change it makes me an strange noise, all the information is pointed out, the case number they give me is # [xxx] and in that case number is all the information previously mentioned. When I make the first change of oil and filter of the auto I communicate what of said failure and they tell me the car is well maybe they are theirs. On March 24 I noticed that when I put the car in second place the change after several days took the car to the dealer yesterday March 25, 2019 and today March 26 the manager calls me if he authorized it to lower the transmission since the codes that the car gave him did not say anything accurate and the technician tells him that there may have been a bad handling or a bad change and there is the communication to the service manager [xxx] the car is new and since he bought it had a failure of transmission so mismanagement can not be and he tells me that the technician confirm that there was a mishandling or Honda guarantee or the extended that I put additional to the car would cover the damage and at that time I communicate from the beginning communicate problems of transmission. My name is [xxx] and phone num is [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Bayamon, PR, USA