What 454 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Honda Civic

I UNDERSTAND THAT MY CAR HAS AN AIRBAG RECALL, BUT NEVER EVEN WAS NOTIFIED BY ANYONE, AND JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE, NEED TO KNOW IF I WILL EVER GET NOTIFIED ABOUT IT AND WILL THEY BE FIXED ?

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WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY IN A RURAL AREA, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION SUSTAINING FRONT IMPACT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, WITH SUCH IMPACT TO THE FRONT END, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AS THEY SHOULD HAVE OR ARE INTENDED TO.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAUSEWAY HONDA (457 ROUTE 72, MANAHAWKIN, NJ 08050, (609) 597-0033) A FEW YEARS AGO FOR THE STEERING WHEEL FAILURE. THE DEALER PEFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE CODE AT THE STEERING SOFTWARE. THE DEALER UPDATED THE STEERING SOFTWARE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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MY AIRBAG LIGHTS LITERALLY GO ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING. I AM NOT SURE WHAT BRAND AIR BAGS ARE IN MY CAR, THEY COULD BE THE TAKATA RECALLED PART, BUT NOT SURE. WHENEVER I HAVE SOMETHING IN THE FRONT SEAT, OR A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT THE AIRBAG LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON. THEY WILL COME ON AND GO OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ON THE STREET, HIGHWAY, ANYTIME.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH SPORT HONDA (3110 AUTOMOBILE BLVD, SILVER SPRING, MD 20904, (301) 890-4700), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

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JUST AS MANY OTHER COMPLAINS, DAUGHTER GOT INTO CAR AFTER CLASSES AND COULDN'T STEER CAR IN PARKING LOT. NOTICED CHECK POWER STEERING LIGHT ON. DAD CAME TO TAKE HER HOME SINCE NOT DRIVABLE. RESEARCHED ISSUE AND NOTICED TROUBLES WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS. WENT BACK TO CAR NEXT AM PREPARED TO HAVE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND PROBLEM WAS GONE. DROVE CAR HOME SINCE DIDN'T WANT DAUGHTER TO DRIVE IT. TOOK TO LOCAL HI DA DEALER SERVICE AND SAID NO ISSUES WITH STEERING BUT NEEDED REPLACEMENT AIRBACN FOR $1200! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. WE ALSO HAVE A HONDA MINIVAN (SECOND ONE) THAT HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES RECENTLY.

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MY WIFE AND I HAVE A 2012 HONDA CIVIC WHICH SERIOUSLY IS A NIGHTMARE IN REPAIRS A LOT OF MAINTENANCE ISSUES INVOLVING ELECTRICAL AS WELL AS THE CAR LACKING POWER AND THE CAR NEEDING TO REPLACE ELECTRICAL HARNESS DUE TO THE WIRES BING WRAPPED IN SOME KIND OF SWEET TEXTURE THAT RODENTS SEEMED TO ENJOY TO MUCH. FURTHERMORE WITH THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WE HAD WITH HIS CAR AT 66100 MILES I WOULD MUCH RATHER GO BACK TO MY 95 HONDA CIVIC 92 HONDA CIVIC OR 93 HONDA CIVIC DEL SOL ANY OTHER DAY THAN THIS JUNG WHAT KIND OF CAR NEEDS AN UPDATE FOR ITS DIAGNOSTICS TO WORK SERIOUSLY. WHAT IS IT IRON MAN NEEDING A CHARGE THIS CAR IS JUNK THE BATTERY DON'T LAST THAT LONG AND FURTHERMORE WHEN THEY DECIDE TO RECALL THIS BATTERY WHAT IS VEHICLE YOU CAN GLADLY TAKE YOUR JALOPY BACK... DON'T BUY A HONDA UNLESS YOU WANT TO WISH TO BUY NEW LIKE WE DID AND THROW THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO YOUR VEHICLE TO HAVE IT RUN LIKE JUNK. TOYOTA CAMRY OR COROLLA HERE I COME... BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE RESALE VALUE SUCKS AND SO DOES EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE VEHICLE THE GAS MILEAGE IS NOT AT ALL WHAT YOU SHOULD CLAIM IT TO BE ESPECIALLY FOR ECOBOOST MOTOR SO YEAH SAD THING IS MY FAMILY HAS BOUGHT THREE HONDAS AND THIS IS THE LAST TIME THEY SEE ANY OF OUR RETIREMENT THIS CAR IS SERIOUSLY JUNK YOU CAN GLADLY TAKE MY BACK EVEN IF YOU DON'T RECALL IT ALL RIGHTS CAN SEND IT BACK TO YOU IN CONFETTI US ARMY RANGER....

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TAKATA RECALL LIGHT CAME ON AND BELLS WERE MAKING A NOISE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CIVIC. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE EPS INDICATOR ALERTED THE CONTACT TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING ABILITY WHEN MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CLINTON HONDA (1511 US-22, ANNANDALE, NJ 08801, 908-735-0800, (908) 238-3933) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO EPS RECALL TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EPS CONTROL UNIT AND UPDATED THE DTC 33-01FET (A SWITCH WITHIN THE STEERING RACK). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V548000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,859.

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ON JULY 7, 2019 I WENT OUT STARTED MY CAR AS I PROCEEDED TO TURN MY WHEEL TO GET OUT MY PARKING SPACE THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN IT WAS LOCKED THEN THE DASH DISPLAYED A MESSAGE SAYING CHECK POWER SYSTEM STEERING. THE NEXT DAY, WHICH WAS MONDAY I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP, THE TOW DRIVER HAD A VERY HARD TIME TRYING TO GET THE CAR OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE DUE TO THE WHEELS LOCKING UP, YET BY THE TIME MY CAR ARRIVED AT THE SHOP THE STEERING WAS BACK. I NOW HAVE A CAR I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE, CAN'T IMAGINE DRIVING AND LOSING THE POWER TO STEER.

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PAINT IS PEELING WHERE THE REAR WINDOW MEETS THE ROOF. JUST NOTICED, NOT SURE HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING.

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THE PROBLEM IS ON TOP OF THE CAR AROUND REAR WINDSHIELD. THE PAIN IS GONE DURING A COUPLE MONTHS. IT IS WHITE RIGHT NOW.

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TAKATA RECALL MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON

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THE HONDA TECHNICIAN AT MANLY HONDA, SANTA ROSA, CA, SAID THAT THERE IS A FAULT IN THE ANTI-THEFT SECTION, CAUSING THE CHARGING SYSTEM TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, SUCH THAT THE CAR CANNOT START AFTER A FEW HOURS OF NOT DRIVING. HE SAID THEY WERE INCAPABLE OF FIXING IT. THIS ISSUE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD.

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SHUTTER WHEN GOING 25 TO 35

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EPS CONTROLLER UNIT NEED TO BE REPLACED. POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND STEERING IS HARD. IF TURN VEHICLE OFF THAN BACK ON AGAIN, LIGHT GOES AWAY AND STEERING IS BACK TO NORMAL

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AT 70,000 MILES MY "VSA ALERT" AND "CHECK STEERING ALERT" HAS BEEN FLASHING ON MY DASHBOARD. HONDA SERVICE "CLAIMS THEY NEVER SAW SUCH A COMPLAINT" BUT LAST WEEK HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE ON 130,000 HONDA VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE FIX COULD RUN OVER $2,000.00 . THIS ALERT FLASHES AND BEEPS, ANNOYINGLY, WHILE AUTO IS STATIONARY AND MOVING, IT FLASHES CONSTANTLY NOW FOR THE LAST 7,000.

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CHECK POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYS ON DASH, WOULD GO AWAY AND COME BACK, STEERING LOSS DURING DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED $130 TO DIAGNOSE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FAULTY SOFTWARE.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ALL CIVIC SHOULD RECEIVE THE SOFTWARE UPDATED AS A PART OF A RECALL AND NOT MAKE THE OWNER PAY TO FIX BUGGY SOFTWARE.

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THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF EXHAUST IF YOU STAND NEXT TO THE CAR WHILE IT'S IDLING & PARKED OR STATIONARY. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2014 OR 15 AND NOTICED IT SOON AFTER. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED FOR EXHAUST LEAKS A FEW TIMES, BUT NO ONE HAS FOUND ONE. IT SEEMS LIKE IT COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH EMISSIONS, AND LET FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IF A DOOR OR WINDOW WAS OPEN LONG ENOUGH.

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THERE IS A HOLE IN REAR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. BROUGHT THIS UP TO HONDA AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO THINK IT'S AN ISSUE I DON'T THINK I WANNA FIND OUT IF IT WILL BE AN ISSUE THIS HOLE WAS NOT THERE BEFORE AND IT JUST HAPPENED THRU NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. HONDA TELLING ME TO FIX IT ON MY OWN

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TAKATA RECALL. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, GOING STRAIGHT AND SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS IMPACTED ON THE FRONT, HITTING THE OTHER DRIVER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND I SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS TO MY WRISTS AND BICEPS.

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MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT 45 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE LOST STEERING CONTROL. SHE PULLED OVER TURNED OFF THE CAR AND SAT FOR 15 MINUTES. THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WORKED SHE DROVE THE CAR FOR ANOTHER 5 MINUTES AND IT DID THE SAME THING TO HER AGAIN. IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A CURVE WHEN THIS HAPPEN SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN STRONG ENOUGH TURN THE CAR AND AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURED

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ON APRIL 1, 2019 I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT AN INTERSECTION ON CITY STREETS AND THE AIRBAG IN STEERING WHEEL DID NOT DEPLOY HOWEVER THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DID DEPLOY. THE IMPACT WAS FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND I AM HA ING A LOT OF PAIN IN STERNUM AND RIBS. SHOULDN'T THE DRIVER AIRBAG HAVE DEPLOYED? THE CAR IS PROBABLY TOTALED. I AM WAITING FOR INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO INSPECT IT.

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THERE IS A LEAK FROM MY GAS TANK. CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION. TOOK TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC RAN AND THERE IS NO RAMAGE, RUST, RODANT CHEWING, OR PUNCTURE. IT IS LEAK FROM THE TANK/ WHERE THE CONNECTOR VALVE IS. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY FROM THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL 3 PM ON FRIDAY IN MY PARKING SPOT BEHIND THE HOUSE. GOING OUT OT MY CAR I TURNED IT ON, FINISHED PUTTING MY THINGS IN THE TRUNK. PRECEDED TO GET INTO THE CAR AND I SMELLED GAS EVEN STRONGER. I ALMOST DROVE OFF BUT THE SMELL WAS OVERPOWERING I WAS AFRAID. I DECIDED TO TURN CAR OFF AND STEP AWAY 4 FEET WHERE I STILL COULD SMELL GAS. I SAW IT LEAKING. IT WAS TAKEN AWAY BY A TOW TRUCK.

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VEHICLE CHECK AIR BAG SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND I AM AFRAID IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

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