What 166 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Honda Civic Cng

TAKATA RECALL: I AM TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER I NEED TO TAKE MY 2011 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN IN TO CHECK THE AIR BAGS AND POSSIBLY REPLACE THEM. I THOUGHT THE MOST RECENT RECALL NOTICES CITED THE HONDA CIVIC 2011 PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OR MALFUNCTIONS SO FAR, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED.

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TPMS SENSOR LIGHT. 3RD TIME TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. REPLACED 3 OF THE 4 SENSORS IN THE 1ST 27,000 MILES ON THE CAR.

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"TAKATA RECALL" I'VE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES OFTEN ON THIS CAR. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR LONG DISTANCES, BUT THE BRAKES WEAR OUT SO EASILY. I'VE HAD IT FOR 4 YEARS AND HAVE MILEAGE OF 30,000. I'M ALREADY TAKING IT TO MECHANIC TO CHANGE THE BRAKES AGAIN! IT'S NOT NORMAL! I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT BUT HAVE OFFERED NO SOLUTION! THEY JUST TELL ME TO KEEP PURCHASING NEW BRAKES.

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PAINT RECALL, BLACK PAINT IS FADING ON ROOF AND BUMPER

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HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS EVERY 6 MONTHS DINCE WE PURCHASED IN JULY 2012. THE CAR HAD VERY LIW MILES WHEN PURCHASED AND NOW HAS 90,000.MILES.THE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS NOT NORMAL TO NEED REPLACEMENT SO OFTEN. BRAKES BUCKLE WHEN COMING TO A SUDDEN STOP.

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I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION. A GMC SUV WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN, AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, ACROSS FROM ME, T-BONED A SUBARU THAT HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND THEN THE GMC CRASHED INTO MY FRONT END. THE ACCIDENT DESTROYED MY FRONT END AND MOVED MY CAR INTO AN ANGLE. NEITHER MY DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ACCIDENT MISSED AN AIRBAG SENSOR, BUT I WOULD BE AMAZED.

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MY VEHICLE HAVE TROUBLE WITH ALIGNMENT EVERY TIME I WAS DRIVING MY CAR NOT STAYING IN THE LANE ALWAY TURN TO LEFT OR RIGHT EVEN MY HANDS WAS HOLDING ON THE WHEEL ALSO THE WHEEL VERY LIGHT, I WAS LIGHT TURNING TO THE LIFT OR RIGHT MY VEHICLE ALMOST GET OF FROM THE ROAD. AND ALSO THE WHEELS THRU TO THE ASPHALTS THE WHEELS WAS VERY NOISE IT LOOK LIKE THE WHEELS GONNA RUN OUT,

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SUN VISOR ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT STAY UP . THIS IS SAFETY HAZARD AS IT BLOCKS THE VIEW OF PASSENGER WHO IS ALSO WATCHING THE ROAD WHEN ON HIGHWAY DRIVING. REQUESTING HONDA TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR FIXING THIS SAFETY HAZARD.

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PAINT CAULKING OR PEELING OFF , CRACKING , CLOUDY APPEARANCE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR(THE BLACK PAINT)AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR.

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STRUTS WORN OUT BEFORE THE END OF POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRES( 5YEARS OR 60000 MILES. THE HONDA DEALER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM OF WORN OUT STRUTS

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WHEEL BEARING OR ITS COMPONENTS WORN OUT BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF POWER TRAIN WARRANTY 5 YEARS OR 60000 MILES. THIS IS POSING HAZARD RISK. NEED COVERAGE TO REPAIR AT THE DEALER.

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THE HEAD REST IS TOO FAR FORWARD, AND VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. IT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTABLE, NOT IN A FIXED POSITION.

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2011 CIVIC COUPE MOTOR MOUNT/BUMP STOP DEFECTIVE AT 38684 MILES. CAUSES VEHICLE TO RATTLE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY AT START, REVERSING, AND W/ AIR CONDITIONER ON. WHILE DRIVING ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD EXACERBATES THE CONDITION. HONDA SERVICE KNEW THE ISSUE OVER THE PHONE, MULTIPLE THREADS TO THE SAME OVER ENTIRE 8TH GEN CIVIC ARE FOUND WITH A BASIC GOOGLE SEARCH. RIGHT HONDA REFUSED TO COVER AND STATED $513.00 FOR A REPAIR HONDA SHOULD BE COVERING.

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DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE VISORS ARE MECHANICALLY DEFECTIVE. FLIPPING THEM FROM UP TO DOWN USES AN INTERNAL COMPONENT WHICH SNAPS, KEEPING THE VISOR IN PLACE TO STAY OUT UP OUT OF VISIBILITY OR DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN. AFTER 15K MILES OR SO, SNAP COMPONENT PUSHES OUT THROUGH THE VISOR ASSEMBLY, PREVENTING ABILITY TO USE DURING DRIVING -- AND ULTIMATELY OFF THE BRACKET HOLDING THE VISOR TO THE CEILING. CAR HAS 46K MILES ON IT -- BOTH VISORS HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ

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DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT HORIZONTALLY, MAKING IT UNABLE TO STAY IN UP POSITION. IT WILL FALL DOWN ON ITS OWN-PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTING VIEW.

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I CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING IS NOT COVERED ANY LONGER UNDER THE WARRANTY. WHEN I TURNED LEFT, A CLUNKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD, AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A DRIVE AXLE. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER, CHARGED ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT IS NOT AN AXLE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS A BUMP STOP PROBLEM, I HAVE TWO OLDER HONDA VEHICLES AND I DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HONDA STRUTS ARE MEDIOCRE AND LOW IN QUALITY. THE SECOND PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS EVAP MIL (P2422). AS PER TSB, THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS WELL ON THIS SAME CAR.

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HAPPENS FREQUENTLY THAT WHEN PARKING VEHICLE IN PERSONAL GARAGE, VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD AGGRESSIVELY ON ITS OWN WHILE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. HAVE TO LEAN HARD INTO BRAKES TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM HITTING ANYTHING IN GARAGE. A/C COMPRESSOR BEING ACTIVE OR INACTIVE DOES NOT IMPACT THIS BEHAVIOR, ENGINE TEMPERATURE DOES NOT SEEM TO PLAY A ROLE EITHER. THIS IS OUR FOURTH HONDA, NONE OF THE OTHER THREE HAVE HAD THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. *TR

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I PURCHASE ME THE CAR IN JANUARY 2014 AND REPLACED THE BRAKES IN SEPTEMBER 2014. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN BECAUSE THE PADS KEEP WEARING DOWN. MY ROTORS WERE ALSO AFFECTED. THERE IS A CONSTANT RUBBING SOUND WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING. *TR

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WE PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE AS A CERTIFIED CAR IN 2012. AFTER DRIVING FOR A WEEK OR SO I NOTICE THAT THE CAR VIBRATE OR SHAKES WHEN IT IS ON IDLE. IT IS EVEN WORSE WHEN AC IS ON. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT SOMETIME IT HAPPEN SOMETIME IT DOESN'T. I HAVE MADE A COMPLAINT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. I WAS EVEN ADVICE BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT TO USE PREMIUM GAS SPECIFICALLY " CHEVRON GAS STATION". BUT DIDN'T SOLVE ANYTHING. I COULDN'T REALLY PROVE IT IS SHAKING BECAUSE IT IS ON AND OFF. JUST STUMBLE IN TO THIS WEBSITE I WANT TO SHARE MY FRUSTRATION TOO. AT 43000 MILES IT IS THE SAME SHAKING VIBRATING THAT IS HAPPENING. I'VE REPLACED ALL TIRES AT 32000 BECAUSE IT WAS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE ON IT SINCE IT WAS BALD. REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES AT 40K SO I MIGHT BE HAVING SOME ISSUE WITH THAT TOO. I OWN A 2006 HONDA PILOT WITH 120K MILES ON IT AND THAT SUV DRIVES WAY SMOOTHER THAN MY CIVIC. FOR MY PILOT THE BRAKE LASTED FOR 70K MILES BEFORE REPLACING IT. *TR

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DRIVER'S SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT CORRECTLY WHEN I TAKE IT OFF. HANGS EXTREMELY LOOSE INTO DOOR WELL AND HAS TO BE SLOWLY AND MANUALLY RETRACTED INTO UPPER RETRACTION UNIT. I AM NOT VERY COMFORTABLE OR SURE IT IS OPERATING CORRECTLY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER (KUHN HONDA IN TAMPA, FL) SAYS THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. BUT IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, WHY DOES IT NOT RETRACT AND HANG SO LOOSELY IN THE DOORWAY? NO OTHER CAR I HAVE EVER DRIVEN, HAS HAD A SEATBELT SO VERY LOOSE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO AMERICAN HONDA, AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND TO MAKE THINGS WORSE, THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

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MY 2011 HONDA CIVIC HAS A BLOWN ENGINE AFTER HAVING THE CAR LESS THAN 4 YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY PAST 60,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE, MY CAR WITH 63,000 MILES HAS A COMPLETELY BLOWN ENGINE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THIS IS NO LONGER COVERED AND THERE IS NOTHING HONDA CAN DO ABOUT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS HONDA IS SUCH A LEMON AND HAVE NO FAITH IN BUYING A HONDA EVER AGAIN. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AND NOW I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FIND THE MONEY TO REPLACE AN ENGINE ON THIS CAR BECAUSE I STILL HAVE A FIVE YEAR LOAN TO PAY OFF ON IT. THE LAST HONDA I HAD WENT OVER 229,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO HONDA QUALITY? *JS

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I LOVE MY HONDA CIVIC AND THIS IS THE 2ND ONE I'VE HAD, HOWEVER I HAVE ONE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE 2011, VISIBILITY AND BLIND SPOTS WHILE DRIVING. SITTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, THE PART BETWEEN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I PULL UP TO STOP SIGN, AND ROAD LOOKS CLEAR, BUT WHEN I START TO PULL OUT, I JUST MISS A CAR OR TRUCK THAT WAS CAUGHT IN THAT ONE BLIND SPOT. HONDA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND FIX THE DESIGN OF THIS AREA. *TR

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HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ENCOUNTERS WHERE I ALMOST HAVE CAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE BRAKES WILL NOT GRAB. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I STOPPED GOING TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE BECAUSE EVERY TIME I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED OUT THEY SAID IT WAS FUNCTIONING IN PERFECT CONDITION. I HAVE CHANGED MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT TIMES EVEN AFTER I BOUGHT CERAMIC BRAKES AND HEAVY DUTY ROTORS, AND TIRES ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. UPON COMPLAINING TO HONDA'S CORPORATE OFFICE I WAS GIVEN A $200.00 GIFT CARD THAT PRETTY MUCH WENT RIGHT BACK FOR REPAIRS.JUST FROM 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP HAVE SPENT OVER $3,000.00 IN REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE FEES. THESE CARS MIGHT CONTAIN A FACTORY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE 22 YEARS EXPERIENCE OF DRIVING IN THE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AREA I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HAD MORE THAN ONE ACCIDENT ALREADY. *TR

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DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT STAY UP. NEED TO GET A REPLACEMENT BECAUSE HONDA REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

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