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2014 Honda Civic CNG

Safety ratings

2014 Honda Civic Cng 4 DR FWD

Not ratedOverall
Not ratedFrontal crash
Not ratedSide crash
Not ratedSide pole
Not ratedRollover
  • Lane departure warningNo
  • Forward collision warningNo
  • Electronic stability controlStandard

Crash test videos & photos

No public crash-test footage is available for this vehicle.

Recalls (2)

  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)Campaign 15V574000 · 15/09/2015

    Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Civic vehicles manufactured January 16, 2014, to November 6, 2014 and 2015 Fit vehicles manufactured March 12, 2014, to May 12, 2015. The software settings that control the transmission operation may result in damage to the transmission drive pulley shaft.

    Risk: If the transmission drive pulley shaft is damaged, it may break, and the vehicle may lose acceleration or the front wheels may lock up while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

    Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the transmission, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin October 30, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JU2 (Civic) and JU3(Fit).

  • TIRES:BEADCampaign 14V109000 · 10/03/2014

    American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Honda Civic LX vehicles manufactured November 26, 2013, through January 21, 2014. In the affected vehicles, during mounting of the tires, the tire bead may have gotten pinched between the assembly equipment and the steel wheel rims, resulting in damage to the tire.

    Risk: The tire damage could cause the tire to lose air, increasing the risk of a crash.

    Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace any damaged tire, free of charge. The recall began on April 15, 2014. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's number for this recall is JD8.

Owner complaints

277
Complaints
30
Crashes reported
4
Fires reported
29
Injuries
0
Deaths

Most-reported areas

  • POWER TRAIN94
  • AIR BAGS54
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM36
  • UNKNOWN OR OTHER32
  • WHEELS22
  • ENGINE20
  • TIRES18
  • SERVICE BRAKES16
Read individual complaints (50 most recent)

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

  • 12/31/2022· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES

    Emergency break (break) button is unstable and easily broken. Ebrake has been stuck were it was unable to perform it's function because of broken button. Part is in back order and my car may not be able to use ebreak sometimes. It can roll of not on stable ground or in gear when parked.

  • 12/29/2023· POWER TRAIN

    Transmission died at 128k miles on the highway. Steering wheel locked up. Meticulously maintained car with no prior issues. The problem has no been reproduced by a dealer as the car is undriveable but has been confirmed by a mechanic shop. There were no warning messages or symptoms of the problem prior to the transmission dying and no warning messages even after the transmission died to indicate that it was the problem.

  • 12/28/2018· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK, LOST POWER, AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAUSEWAY HONDA (457 NJ-72, MANAHAWKIN, NJ 08050, 609-597-0033) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEEN REPAIRED. FAILURE WAS LOSS OF POWER AND NOTICABLE INABILITY FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT.*JB

  • 12/23/2014· POWER TRAIN

    ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 AT APPROXIMATELY 2 P.M., MY HUSBAND AND I WERE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OUT ONTO A FOUR-LANE ROAD WHEN THE CAR STALLED. OUT. I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY HAIRCUT AND WAS HEADING BACK TO WORK. I PURCHASED THIS AS A NEW CAR FROM FRANK FLETCHER HONDA IN BENTONVILLE, AR. THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER. THE TECHNICIANS AND THE DEALERSHIP GENERAL MANAGER [XXX] HAVE STATED THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. DUE TO THIS, THE DEALERSHIP, [XXX] AND THE DEALERSHIP OWNER [XXX] ARE GIVING ME NO CHOICE OTHER THAN TO DRIVE A VEHICLE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE. HONDAAMERICA HAS NOW BECOME INVOLVED IN THE SITUATION BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION. I HAVE A CHILD WHO RIDES IN THIS CAR AND I FEAR FOR HER AND MY SAFETY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

  • 12/23/2014· POWER TRAIN

    ON DECEMBER 20 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 P.M., MY HUSBAND WAS RUNNING AN ERRAND TO THE STORE WHEN THE CAR STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO-LANE ROAD. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM FRANK FLETCHER HONDA IN BENTONVILLE, AR. THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2014. THIS IS MY SIXTH (6) COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. FRANK FLETCHER HONDA TECHNICIANS STATE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I HAVE EXPRESSED TO GENERAL MANAGER RYAN BLAKE THAT I DISAGREE WITH THE FINDINGS AS I DRIVE THE VECHILE EVERY DAY. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. WHILE SUMPATHETIC, MR. BLAKE STATED THERE WAS NOTHING HE OR THE DEALERSHIP COULD DO. AFTER EXPRESSING MY CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AS IT IS THE FAMILY'S ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. MR. BLAKE, MR. FLETCHER, AND THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS BASICALLY IGNORED MY CONCERNS UNTIL NHTSA WAS CONTACTED. HONDAAMERICA HAS ALSO BECOME INVOLVED BE THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION. I AM REACHING OUT AND ASKING THAT A RESOLUTION BE REACHED SO I NOT HAVE TO DRIVE WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I DON'T REALLY LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THIS BUT I HAVE AN INCURABLE LIVER DISEASE AND IT WOULD PUT MY MIND TO REST IF I KNEW I HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. *TR

  • 12/22/2014· POWER TRAIN

    THIS IS THE SIXTH COMPLAINT I'VE MADE TO NHTSA FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM FRANK FLETCHER HONDA AND IT'S BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVEN TIMES FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2014 WITH NO RESOLUTION. ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 21 THE CAR HAD TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHERE IT STALLED OUT. THE FIRST WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 8:45 A.M. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET TO PICK UP BREAKFAST ITEMS WHEN THE CAR STALLED OUT. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN ME AND MY 15-YEAR-OLD WERE DRIVING TO KOHL'S TO DO SOME CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 P.M. IT STALLED OUT AS I WAS TURNING OFF THE MAIN ROAD INTO THE PARKING LOT. THIS UPSET ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR. I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO HER DUE TO A FLAW IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NO CHOICE, HOWEVER, SINCE WE ONLY HAVE ONE VEHICLE. I NEED HELP REACHING A RESOLUTION WITH HONDA AMERICA AND FRANK FLETCHER HONDA. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

  • 12/22/2014· AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

    THE CAR JUST SPED OUT CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO EXPLODE. ...UPDATED 01/07/15 *BF

  • 12/18/2014· POWER TRAIN

    AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 A.M. DECEMBER 18, 2014, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON HIM IN TRAFFIC. AGAIN, IT WAS FORTUNATE NO ONE WAS HURT. THE 2014 HONDA CIVIC WHICH I PURCHASED FROM FRANK FLETCHER HONDA IN BENTONVILLE, AR, HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO STALLING ISSUES AND JERKING TYPE MOTIONS. THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS ALONG WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER [XXX] , STATED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE EACH TIME THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA AMERICA. APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS AFTER FILING THE COMPLAINT WITH HONDA AMERICA, [XXX], MY CASE MONITOR, ADVISED ME THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AS IT WAS DESIGNED. I DISAGREED WITH HER AS I HAVE WITH THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS AND GM [XXX] STATEMENTS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP I WAS GOING TO KEEP BRINGING IN THE CAR UNTIL THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO BRING IT IN BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I REMINDED THEM I HAVE DAILY ISSUES WITH THE CAR ACTING LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL AND IT HAS JERKING MOTIONS WHEN DRIVING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR BUT FRANK FLETCHER HONDA HAS GIVEN ME NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA OVER THE SAME ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

  • 12/18/2014· POWER TRAIN

    TELL US WHAT HAPPENED: AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 A.M. DECEMBER 18, 2014, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON HIM IN TRAFFIC. AGAIN, IT WAS FORTUNATE NO ONE WAS HURT. THE 2014 HONDA CIVIC WHICH I PURCHASED FROM FRANK FLETCHER HONDA IN BENTONVILLE, AR, HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO STALLING ISSUES AND JERKING TYPE MOTIONS. THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS ALONG WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER [XXX] , STATED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE EACH TIME THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA AMERICA. APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS AFTER FILING THE COMPLAINT WITH HONDA AMERICA, [XXX], MY CASE MONITOR, ADVISED ME THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AS IT WAS DESIGNED. I DISAGREED WITH HER AS I HAVE WITH THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS AND GM [XXX] STATEMENTS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP I WAS GOING TO KEEP BRINGING IN THE CAR UNTIL THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO BRING IT IN BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I REMINDED THEM I HAVE DAILY ISSUES WITH THE CAR ACTING LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL AND IT HAS JERKING MOTIONS WHEN DRIVING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR BUT FRANK FLETCHER HONDA HAS GIVEN ME NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA OVER THE SAME ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

  • 12/18/2014· POWER TRAIN

    MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 2014 HONDA CIVIC ON DECEMBER 17, 2014 WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 P.M. THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON HIM IN TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM FRANK FLETCHER HONDA IN BENTONVILLE, AR. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SIX TIMES FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER COMPLAINING OF STALLING, JERKING ISSUES. I LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA AMERICA. THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS STATED THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH FRANK FLETCHER HONDA, HONDA AMERICA STATED THEY WERE CLOSING OUT THE CASE SINCE THE ISSUE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT ON MY HUSBAND. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLIANT FILED WITH NHTSA. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT THE DEALERSHIP MANAGED BY [XXX] IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE ISSUE CANNOT BE REPLICATED. I HAVE A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND IT SCARES ME WHEN SHE IS RIDING IN THE CAR. THE SEMI-STALLING, JERKING ISSUE OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

  • 12/18/2014· POWER TRAIN

    AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 A.M. DECEMBER 18, 2014, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON HIM IN TRAFFIC. AGAIN, IT WAS FORTUNATE NO ONE WAS HURT. THE 2014 HONDA CIVIC WHICH I PURCHASED FROM FRANK FLETCHER HONDA IN BENTONVILLE, AR, HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO STALLING ISSUES AND JERKING TYPE MOTIONS. THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS ALONG WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER [XXX] , STATED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE EACH TIME THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA AMERICA. APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS AFTER FILING THE COMPLAINT WITH HONDA AMERICA, [XXX], MY CASE MONITOR, ADVISED ME THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AS IT WAS DESIGNED. I DISAGREED WITH HER AS I HAVE WITH THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS AND GM [XXX] STATEMENTS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP I WAS GOING TO KEEP BRINGING IN THE CAR UNTIL THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO BRING IT IN BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I REMINDED THEM I HAVE DAILY ISSUES WITH THE CAR ACTING LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL AND IT HAS JERKING MOTIONS WHEN DRIVING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR BUT FRANK FLETCHER HONDA HAS GIVEN ME NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA OVER THE SAME ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

  • 12/17/2014· POWER TRAIN

    ON DECEMBER 6, 2014, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO PICK UP MY GRANDDAUGHTER. AT APPROXIMATELY 9:05 P.M., THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, I HAD TAKEN THE CAR INTO FRANK FLETCHER HONDA IN BENTONVILLE, AR, SIX TIMES FOR STALLING ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP TECHS STATED THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA AMERICA AND WAS ASSIGNED CASE MONITOR [XXX] 800-999-1009, EXT. [XXX] (CASE NO[XXX]). APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS AFTER I LODGED THE COMPLAINT, HONDA AMERICA ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED AS IT SHOULD BE AND SAW NO REASON TO ASSIST WITH MY CONCERN. I CONTINUE TO HAVE THE ISSUE AND SINCE MY HUSBAND'S EXPERIENCE WITH THE VEHICLE DYING, I HAVE BEEN NERVOUS DRIVING IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

  • 12/16/2015· WHEELS

    ROTATED MY FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING S4 TIRES AT 11,500 MILES AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THEY WERE VERY NOISY AND AN EVER SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WENT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT ONE OF THE BELTS HAD BROKEN ON ONE OF THE TIRES AND WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME TILL IT BLEW OUT. I AM NOW FIGHTING WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AFTER READING THE OTHER CLAIMS LISTED HERE. SHAME ON AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. FOR PUTTING SUCH JUNK TIRES ON A VEHICLE.

  • 12/16/2015· POWER TRAIN

    2014 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION RECALL NOTICE 15V-574. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER DID A SOFTWARE CHANGE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED THE SOFTWARE CHANGED ONLY REDUCED THE STRESS ON WEAK PULLEY SHAFTS AND THEREFORE, THE FIX WAS ONLY TEMPORARY, BECAUSE THE PULLEYS WERE STILL WEAK. *JB

  • 12/15/2024· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

    November 1,2024, as I was about to pull into traffic at an intersection my car would not let me accelerate. The engine was still on but I could not use the gas. I could steer. Luckily I was on an incline where I could coast down the hill and turn into a Lowe's parking lot to wait for a tow truck. It turns out my axle broke. They said there was no damage other than a rubber gasket rotted. There was no warning whatsoever. No unusual sounds or anything else. The car was running perfect for about about a half an hour hour that morning before this happened. My car has just over 50,000 miles on it. There was no other damage to the axle – I had not ran over anything or damaged it in any other way. It was just the rubber gasket according to the Honda dealer. I paid almost $800 for the repair – with a coupon!

  • 12/15/2017· AIR BAGS

    TAKATA RECALL

  • 12/14/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

    WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH ON SOUTH LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, WENT TO ACCELERATE AROUND A CAR AND PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR TO KICK IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE PEDAL WOULDN'T COME OFF THE FLOOR EVEN WHEN I TRIED TO PRY IT OFF WITH MY FOOT.. THE CAR CONTINUED TO REV UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AS I TRAVELED DOWN THE ROAD. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. THERE, AT A STOP, I STARTED THE CAR, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO SEE IF IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN AND THE CAR REVVED UP. I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO REV UP WITH THE PEDAL NOT RETURNING BACK TOWARDS ME-STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD AGAIN. I HAD TO SHUT IT OFF AGAIN TO RELEASE THE PEDAL AND STOP THE REVVING. *TR

  • 12/13/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

    TAKATA RECALL _ MY SON HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THIS 2014 HONDA CIVIC AND THE AIRBAG DIDI NOT DEPLOY. THE WRECK WAS FRONT END "CRASH" DOING $8,000+ WORTH OF DAMAGE. AS THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND DID NOT, MY SON RECEIVED A NASTY GASH TO HIS STOMACH.

  • 12/13/2017· AIR BAGS

    THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED (EXPLODED) ON MY FACE WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MILES/HR IN THE BACK ROAD. NOTHING WAS HIT.. IT JUST DEPLOYED. THIS HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 2016. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE AND WAS FIXED.

  • 12/12/2017· AIR BAGS

    RECALL NOTICE SENT BY MAIL

  • 12/12/2014· WHEELS

    MY DAUGHTER DRIVING FROM HER PLACE GOING TO SCHOOL, APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES BACK AND FORTH EVERY REGULAR SCHOOL DAYS. ALL A SUDDEN, BLOW-UP THE FRONT RIGHT TIRES. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD. ITS GOOD THING IT NOT HAPPEN IN THE FREEWAYS. DEALER FROM MERCED, CA AND FRESNO, CA INDICATED THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT PART OF WARRANTY AND RECALLS. MY CONCERN ARE: HOW WE KNOW AS CONSUMERS, THE TIRES IS PART OF RECALLS? WHY THE DEALERS OR MANUFACTURES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OF THE REIMBURSEMENT NOR THE SAFETY OF THEY ARE SELLING? HOW WE PREVENT THIS TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE? WE TRIED TO REPLACE THE TIRE THAT GOT BLOWN OUT, BUT WENT TO 4 PLACES INCLUDING DEALER, COSTCO, WALMART AND FIRESTONE STORE, UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE OUT OF STOCKS. WE END UP REPLACING ALL TIRES. *TR

  • 12/10/2015· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 750. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ

  • 12/09/2019· AIR BAGS

    THE DISPLAY ON MY '14 CIVIC SHOWED "CHECK AIR BAG SYSTEM". I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY CLEARED THE CODE TO SEE IF IT CAME BACK. IT DID ABOUT 8-DAYS LATER. I TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY REPLACED THE CABLE REEL IN THE STEERING COLUMN. PROBLEM SOLVED, WARNING MESSAGE WENT AWAY. 3 MONTHS LATER, "CHECK AIR BAG SYSTEM" LIGHT COMES BACK ON. CARRYING IT TO THE DEALER TODAY(12/09/19) FOR INSPECTION.

  • 12/09/2017· POWER TRAIN

    I WAS DRIVING,MY SON HAS BIPOLAR DISORDER AND HE WAS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT;HE GOT UPSET AND SHIFTED GEAR FROM DRIVING TO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HR. ISN'T SUPPOSE TO LOCK GEAT WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING?

  • 12/08/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TIRESFire

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE DASHBOARD AND UPON EXITING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ARM AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ *TR

  • 12/07/2016· POWER TRAIN

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V574000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUGGESTED REMEDY WAS NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

  • 12/06/2018· POWER TRAIN

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TOWED TO ALBANY HONDA (903 E OGLETHORPE BLVD, ALBANY, GA 31705, (229) 432-9700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

  • 12/06/2016· WHEELS

    BEGINNING THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES A MONTH. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICE EACH TIME TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE, WHICH HAS 98% OF THE TIME BEEN FINE. THEY HAVE DONE 2 COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADES, THE FIRST OF WHICH SEEMED TO HELP FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT THEN IT CAME BACK ON; THE 2ND TIME IT WAS UPGRADED, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. I RECENTLY LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALER FOR 8 HOURS AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT SAID IT WAS A SMALL DISCREPANCY IN THE TREAD OF THE TIRES - ONE TIRE HAD 4/32 OF A TREAD AND THE OTHERS HAD 5/32. HOWEVER, SINCE THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE TIRES WERE THEN NEW, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE PROBLEM. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY HAVE NO EXPLANATION AND NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM.

  • 12/04/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS

    THE BATTERY IS DISCHARGED WITHOUT REASON AND THE TIRES SENSOR SHOW LOW PRESSURE.

  • 12/02/2015· POWER TRAIN

    RECEIVED RECALL NHTSA RECALL 15V-574. UNDER HIGH STRESS DRIVE PULLEY SHAFTS WITH LOW HARDNESS CAN BREAK! REMEDY IS TO REPROGRAM CVT TO REDUCE STRESS. VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NO GUARANTEE IT WILL PREVENT BREAKAGE. NEED SHAFT REPLACED!!

  • 12/01/2019· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

    THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND IT TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE I HAVE TO PUT THE GAS PUDDLE TO THE FLOOR AND VIBRATION ON THE SEAT IT'S A CVTS TRANSMISSION IT WAS THE PULLY THAT WAS FIXED ON THE LAST RECALL I'M DRIVING A LOANER CAR IS THERE ANY RECALL ON THE SLIPPING OR CVTS IN GENERAL THANKS

  • 11/29/2021· POWER TRAIN

    Transmission filler cap (wine cork style) popped off as in other complaints causing a loss of fluid and the transmission failing. Car seems to be stuck in 2nd or 3rd gear and is no longer drivable. This poor design that has been complained about is causing an unnecessary financial hardship replacing the transmissions.

  • 11/23/2021· AIR BAGS

    The contact owns a 2014 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact learned that the vehicle was equipped with Takata air bags. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed that the driver's side air bag inflator was faulty. The driver's side air bag inflator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 128,716.

  • 11/22/2021· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

    I had rear brake driver side light change on Tuesday November 16, 2021 at the Hondas dealer Downtown Los Angeles. On Wednesday November 17, 2021 the 3rd rear brake light started a fire in my truck. The light bult overheated melted the cover, burned the fuse and my dress and suit in the trunk started to burn. It smelled horrible. I immediately called the dealer and Honda. The dealer made a diagnosis that the fuse burned but they cannot explain why or if it will happen again if it gets replaced. I am paying $496.62 to the dealer for repair but they cannot determine what cause it? I am very upset because my son is 2 years old and he seats in the rear. I am a single mother and I was dropping him to school when this happened. I don't imagine being exposes to fire or any safety hazard. The driver rear breake light was previously replaced on February of 2021. I found it strange and asked the dealer why is it being replaced too many time and just one side but they cannot explain why. I want an investigation or some kind of explanation why my vehicle catch fire. I dont know if Honda is manufacturing vehicles with faulty electric wire in the trunk causing fires and damages. I want to prevent future deaths. It was a very scary, stressful situation, traumatic experience. My dress has a hole and my suit inside the truck were damage expenses adding to $1,512.00.Please help me investigate this matter. Thank you.

  • 11/21/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

    THE VECHILE WILL RANDOMLY NOT START EVERYTHING WOULD HAVE POWER AND THE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON BUT THE CAR WILL START THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL FLICKER AND MAKE WEIRD NOISES. ALSO WOULD GET ABS VSA TPMS AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNING WHILE TRYING TO START AND THEN WHEN YOU JUMP START IT, IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. DEALER CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID EVERYTHING IS FINE BATTERY CHECKS GOOD AND ALTERNATOR AS WELL BUT THE CAR KEEPS DOING IT AND HAS LEFT ME DOWN ON THE ROAD 4 TIMES IN I LAST 3 MONTHS I NEED HONDA TO FIX THIS !!!!!!!!!

  • 11/21/2015· WHEELS

    THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE HAS BEEN ON SINCE I BOUGHT IT LAST SAT. 11/15 BOUGHT IT FROM HERTZ AND DIDN'T COME ON UNTIL ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER THERE IS A RECALL JD8 FOR THIS BUT IT SAYS NO OPEN RECALL ON THIS CAR

  • 11/20/2019· POWER TRAIN

    I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS AND PARKED CAR IN A LOT. UPON RETURN TO THE CAR, IT STARTED UP BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE WHEN I PLACED GEAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE CAR REFUSED TO MOVE DESPITE TURNING OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTING IT BACK UP. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY. FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS CAR WHICH IF NOT CORRECTED CAN RESULT IN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE HAD NEVER GOTTEN NOTICE OF THIS RECALL. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND HAD NOT MOVED ADDRESSES. CAR HAD LESS THAN 58K MILES UNDER THE 60K MILES POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BUT WAS ONLY 4 MONTHS OVER THE 5 YRS PERIOD. AMERICAN HONDA WAS ONLY WILLING TO PAY 50/50 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS LUCKY THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT GO OUT WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT A HIGHER SPEED AS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED SOME MAJOR ACCIDENT LOSING POWER WITH NO ADVANCED NOTICE AND HAVING NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. WE FEEL IF THIS RECALL WAS SENT OUT AND IT WAS CORRECTED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT TO BEGIN WITH. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND SCARY TO KNOW THERE ARE OTHER CARS LIKE MINE OUT THERE WHICH AMERICAN HONDA IS NOT TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT AND PUTTING HARM IN THEIR CUSTOMER'S SAFETY.

  • 11/20/2015· WHEELS

    THE TIRES ARE CONSTANTLY LOSING AIR PRESSURE. THE TMPS SENSOR GOES OFF ABOUT ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH AND ONE OF THE TIRES WILL BE ABOUT 5+ PSI LOW AND ONE OR MORE OF THE OTHERS WILL BE 1-2 PSI LOW. IT IS NEVER THE SAME TIRE AND EVERY TIME IT GOES OFF I CHECK ALL OF THEM AND RE-INFLATE ALL TO THE CORRECT PSI. THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME 2014 HONDA CIVICS FOR THIS ISSUE (CAUSED BY AN ISSUE WITH THE TIRE ATTACHING TO THE WHEEL), BUT NOT ALL OF THEM. I THINK THAT ALL 2014 HONDA CIVICS NEED TO BE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE AND FIXED. AS MENTIONED IN THAT RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT, THE DECREASED TIRE PRESSURE CAN CAUSE INCREASED INCIDENTS OF ACCIDENTS AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

  • 11/19/2018· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

    HONDA CIVIC 2014 LX BRAKE AND STEERING PROBLEM I WAS PULLING OUT OUR HONDA CIVIC LX 2014 FROM THE PARKING LOT. AFTER REVERSING I CHANGED TO DRIVE GEAR AND WAS MOVING FORWARD AT 5 TO 8 MPH. THERE WAS A LEFT TURN AND WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE THE TURN, SUDDENLY THE STEERING AND BRAKE GOT STUCK AND THE CAR HIT A BUILDING, AIRBAGS GOT EXPLODED AND MY WIFE WHO WAS PREGNANT FOR 6 MONTHS WAS SEVERELY INJURED. THE CAR GOT TOTALED. REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION SO THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU

  • 11/19/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE RADIO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE BUT STILL FUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V574000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,300. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF *CN

  • 11/18/2015· SUSPENSION

    NOVEMBER 11,2015 THE DEALER PERFORMED A RECALL AND MULTIPOINT INSPECTION ON THE CAR WHEN I GOT HOME AND CHECKED THE TIRE THERE WAS A NAIL IN ONE OF THE TIRE HAD IT REMOVED AND THATS WHEN I SAW THE PROBLEM. ON NOVEMBER 12, 2015 THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE OF THE CONCERN, I TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR TO REMOVED THE TIRE TO SEE THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME CALLED ME BACK ABOUT 3 TO FOUR TIMES AND ASSURE ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE.3 DAYS LATER I CHECK IF IT WAS CORRECTED AND FOUND SAME PROBLEM AS I REPORTED. I TOOK TWO PICTURE AND SENT IT TO SERVICE MANAGER. THEY TOWED THE CAR ON NOVEMBER 17, 2015 AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAID WE HIT A CURB BUT WE DID NOT RECALL ANY INCIDENT THAT OCCUR. IT SEEMS LIKE WE BEEN DRIVING A CAR WITH A DEFECT FROM THE START.

  • 11/17/2024· POWER TRAIN

    The transmission does not shift good at city speeds. It is jerky/grabby and It is prematurely wearing fluid down (burnt with only 19k since last change) It is miserable to drive due to the constant grabbing and releasing when you coast then apply gas. I fear it will lock up or fail which could lead to an accident.

  • 11/16/2022· POWER TRAIN

    My 2014 Honda Civic currently has 130,000 miles and the transmission is broken. My mechanic said that this vehicle has a CVT transmission and that he has seen many cases of Honda Civics with low mileage with the same problem as mine. I have entered my VIN to search if my model and year were on the recall but it is not on this list. However, it seems like the transmission in my car was defective. I am the original owner and have serviced my car routinely over the past 8 years.

  • 11/15/2024· POWER TRAIN

    My 2014 Honda Civic LX was leaking fluid. Took it as soon as possible to a shop to get it inspected. On the drive there the car was revving but not accelerating, the shop told me transmission filler cap had popped off and was laying next to the hole and to take it to a transmission shop. Towed it to a transmission shop where they reproduced the accelerating issue and also found excessive metal in the transmission fluid to the point a magnet could stick on the aluminum transmission pan. They believe it was due to high pressure in the CVT that pushed the cap out and then caused the sensor to leak as well. They recommended to completely replace the whole transmission because of so much internal damage to the transmission and to not drive it. They said the rest of the car was in perfect condition, nothing wrong with the engine, oil, etc. only the transmission.

  • 11/12/2016· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

    VERMIN CHEWED UP MY ENGINE BAY WIRING HARNESS WIRES AND THE INITIAL POTENTIAL FIX WILL COST $360, IF THE DAMAGE IS WORSE IT WILL COST ANOTHER $1500 AT LEAST.

  • 11/12/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V574000 (POWER TRAIN) AND WAS WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO SUPPLY THE PART FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

  • 11/12/2015· POWER TRAIN

    I RECEIVED A RECALL STATING MY CAR HAD A FAULTY PART IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT COULD BREAK AND LOCK UP THE WHEELS. THERE FIX IS TO REPROGRAM THE ENGINE SO IT EXERTS LESS STRESS ON THE FAULTY PART. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART SHOULD BE REPLACED.

  • 11/11/2021· POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINECrash

    Started my car in neutral with the parking brake engaged. The car took off by itself up a curb over a hill and struck another vehicle. I managed to get back in the vehicle and applied the brakes but the brakes did not respond. And my car was serviced at Freeway Honda in Santa Ana three days prior to the accident. I reported the problem with the brakes, they did a brake service, but they did not properly diagnose the issue and fix it. They told me they couldn’t find any problems and release the car back to me. Three days later it was in an accident and the brakes failed. Now freeway Honda has stated that they finally diagnosed the issue with the brakes, but they are refusing to fix it free of charge even though they have been deemed liable for the accident. My rear shocks were also damaged due to the impact of going up the curb and State Farm is investigating that to see if they will be paying for the repair and replacement of the shocks.

  • 11/09/2015· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STARTED STALL AND LOSE STEERING ABILITY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

  • 11/08/2021· POWER TRAIN

    While driving especially accelerating from a stop front end of car started vibrating and jerking.Qualified mechanic inspected the drive train and concluded there was a damage to the pulley shaft that could not have been due to wear and Tear. Mechanic said issue was identical to Honda recall ju2 15v574000. I was advised to take vehicle to Honda. On the way to Honda the transmission gave out in the middle of an intersection. Good samaritans helped push vehicle to near by parking lot. Vehicle was towed to Honda of Dartmouth, Ma