What 315 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Honda Civic Type R

THIS LETTER IS TO INFORM YOU ABOUT A SEVERE MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAUMATIZED BY A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH MY 2013 HONDA CIVIC. LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT IN THIS EVENT, BUT I?M HOPING THAT THIS FACT WILL NOT REDUCE THE ATTENTION FROM THIS SEVERE MALFUNCTION. FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE EVENT THAT HAPPENED ON MAY 10, 2014 AT 6:30PM: I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY, UNDER 5 MILES PER HOUR, APPROACHING A PARKING NEAR THE SIDEWAYS. THERE WAS ONE CAR ALREADY PARKED, AND I WAS GOING TO PARK BEHIND IT. I WAS ABOUT TO COMPLETE MY PARKING, AND MY LEG WAS GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES (I WAS ALMOST AT A COMPLETE HALT). SUDDENLY, THE CAR MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE AS IF SOMEONE PRESSED ON THE GAS ALL THE WAY (IT WAS AN AWFUL NOISE), AND THEN IT SHOT ITSELF FORWARD AT A CRAZY SPEED. AS THE CAR DROVE ITSELF INTO THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT, I PULLED THE HANDBRAKE AND PRESSED HARDER ON THE BREAKS IN THE SPLIT SECOND THAT I HAD TO REALIZE SOMETHING IS WRONG. SINCE I WAS AT A VERY LOW SPEED, THE IMPACT DIDN'T DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED THE CAR FROM GOING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. AT THIS POINT THE CARS ENGINE DECREASED THE RPM BACK TO NORMAL, AND THE CAR STOPPED PUSHING ITSELF FORWARD, THOUGH AT THAT POINT I ALREADY DEPLOYED THE HAND BRAKE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND A SLIGHT VIBRATION OCCURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONLY WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125. UPDATED 7/9/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP A LOUD SLOSHING , BUMPING SOUND COULD BE HEARD EMITTING FROM THE GAS TANK. THIS OCCURRED GOING FORWARD AND IN REVERSE, AND OCCURS WHEN THE TANK IS HALF FULL TO FULL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SOUND IS NORMAL. UPDATED 07/14/2014 *JS

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ON APRIL 23, 2014 AT ABOUT 4:40 P. M. MY SON WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHICH IS 5 MILES UNDER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT FOR THAT AREA WHERE HE LIVES. THE ROAD LEADING TO THE BACK ENTRANCE OF HIS HOUSING COMPLEX IS A SINGLE ONE-WAY LANE WITH A WIDE BICYCLE LANE. THIS ROADWAY CURVES SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT LEADING INTO THE ENTRANCE OF HIS HOUSING COMPLEX. ON APPROACHING THE END OF THE ROAD MY SON TOOK HIS FOOT OF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE, TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT (AS THE ROAD CURVES NATURALLY TO THE LEFT) THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STEERED TO THE RIGHT. MY SON TRIED VERY HARD TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO CORRECT THE STEERING BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE STEERED UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE RIGHT, JUMPING THE CONCRETE CURB AND STUCK A CONCRETE STREET LIGHT POLE, FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED A FEW FEET AWAY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WITH FIVE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. (ONE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND FOUR OVER THE DOORS). HE WAS EXAMINED BY PARAMEDIC'S ON THE SCENE AND LATER OBSERVED SEVERE BRUISING ON HIS ABDOMEN AND NECK WHICH REQUIRED FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND DECLARED A TOTAL LOST BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

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WINDSHIELD FOGS UP RAPIDLY IN WINTER WITHIN FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. FASTER THAN AIR CONDITIONING CAN DRY CAR INTERIOR. AS A RESULT, VISIBILITY IS REDUCED TO ZERO AND I ALWAYS HAVE TO PULL OVER TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO DRY. THIS HAPPENS ON COLD DAYS BELOW 30 F, BUT IT HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ME IN ANY OTHER CAR I DRIVE OR HAVE DRIVEN. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED IN EXTREMELY HOT OR FRIGID WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY TO PERFORM A REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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ON 22ND MARCH 2014, I WAS DRIVING MY ONE YEAR OLD CIVIC ON INTERSTATE 55 FROM JACKSON TOWARDS BATON ROUGE. AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MILES WITH AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 65 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR, I SUDDENLY FACED PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION. THE ACCELERATION WENT CRAZY SPIKING THE TACHOMETER BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 RPM AND THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN THOUGH I GAVE THE ACCELERATION. WHEN I GAVE THE ACCELERATION, IT WAS MAKING ROARING SOUND AND RPM ON TACHOMETER IS SPIKING BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 RPM. CAR WAS COMING TO STALL SLOWLY FROM 65 MPH, BEFORE IT COULD COME DOWN TO STANDSTILL I TURNED ON EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND PULLED THE VEHICLE ON TO THE SHOULDER. FORTUNATELY TWO VEHICLES BEHIND ME PAST MY CAR MERGING TO LEFT LANE SEEING MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON. AFTER PULLING THE CAR ON TO THE SHOULDER, I HAVE PUT THE CAR ON TO PARKING GEAR FOR FEW MINUTES AND THEN AGAIN SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE. FROM THEREON I DID NOT FACE ANY ACCELERATION PROBLEM AGAIN FOR THE REST OF MY 2.5 HOURS JOURNEY. FOR SAFETY, I JUST STAYED ON RIGHT LANE AND DROVE WITH CONSTANT SPEED OF ABOUT 65 MPH THROUGH OUT MY JOURNEY. IT WAS REALLY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATOR NOT WORKING AND GOING BERSERK AND CAR SLOWING DOWN ON INTERSTATE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND IF THERE ARE ANY SOLUTIONS FOR THIS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW, I AM REALLY WORRIED NOW TO DRIVE MY CAR ON HIGHWAYS AND TO GO ON LONG DRIVES. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CIVIC EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE 205/55 R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND SHREDDED INTO PIECES. TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES AND DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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THIS IS MY SECOND 2013 CIVIC WITHIN A YEAR. MY FIRST ONE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE IMID SCREEN AND RADIO. BASICALLY, THIS BECOMES AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT AFFECTS THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THE HARD RESET THAT WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE COULD'VE DID MORE HARM THAN GOOD. THE IMID WOULD FREEZE, LAG, BLACKOUT, THE BACKUP CAMERA WOULD STOP WORKING OCCASIONALLY, MY PHONE WOULDN'T PAIR OCCASIONALLY, I COULDN'T USE ANY OF THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS OR THE BUTTONS ON THE RADIO SOMETIMES EITHER. EVENTUALLY, MY ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY DOOR LOCKS WOULD EITHER LOCK REALLY HARD, NOT LOCK AS PROGRAMMED BY THE IMID, OR LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. I THOUGHT THE DEALER WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE SITUATION AND THEY TREATED THE CAR AS A TRADE AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES FOR TESTS, THE HARD RESET, AND THREE FIXES THE CORPORATION AND DEALER COMPLETELY AVOIDED ME TOWARDS THE END. I WENT AHEAD AND GOT ANOTHER 2013 CIVIC AND 2 DAYS LATER, I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR-WINDOW DEFROSTER. AFTER I HAD THE CAR ABOUT A MONTH, I WAS USING THE HANDSFREE LINK, WHEN I NOTICED MY CALL INFO WAS NOT AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN WHEN YOU HAVE THE GAS MILEAGE AND RANGE ON THE SCREEN. THE FOLLOWING MONTH, I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE BLOWER IN THE CAR FADING IN AND OUT AS I WAS PARKING. THEN ANOTHER 2 MONTHS GO BY, THE ISSUES WITH THE RADIO BACKLIGHTING FLICKERING AND THE IMID START TO OCCUR AGAIN WITH THIS CAR. SO FAR, I'VE HAD TO WAIT FOR MY CAR TO START BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START RIGHT AWAY. OCCASIONALLY, I HAVE TO START IT TWICE, SOMETIMES I CAN USE THE RADIO OR THE HANDSFREE LINK JUST LIKE WITH THE LAST VEHICLE. I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE TRUNK, DOOR LOCKS, AND THE SECURITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SYSTEM IN THIS CAR AS WELL. I HAVE A WEIRD NOISE WHILE DRIVING COMING FROM THE FRONT AND MY DOORS AREN'T LINED UP ON THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

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NO POWER. NO ACCELERATION. I AM FORTUNATE THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS CAUTIOUS ENOUGH TO SLOW DOWN. I HAD NO POWER, NO GET-UP, NO NOTHING AND I WAS FLOORING IT TO GET OUT OF A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS MADE ODD NOISES SINCE THE BEGINNING. BRAKES MAKE AN ODD NOISE. THERE IS A CRACKLING, TINKLING, VERY ODD NOISE THAT COMES FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR SINCE THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP AND I GUESS THAT'S HOW THE CAR IS MADE (?). I DO NOT KNOW IF A CAR IS SUPPOSED TO ACT LIKE THIS, DUE TO HAVE OWNING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS THE MAJORITY OF MY DRIVING CAREER. NO UMPH ON THIS BRAND-NEW CAR HAS LED ME TO SEND IN THIS COMPLAINT IN CASE OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILARITIES. ODD NOISE WITH BRAKES, ODD, VERY ODD NOISE THAT TINKERS UNDER THE CAR AND NO ACCELERATION. I USE THE GASOLINE OUTLINED/ PREFERRED BY THE HONDA CIVIC OWNER'S MANUAL. *TR

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NO INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED, YET. THIS IS A WARNING TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. HONDA HAS MOVED THE POSITION OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SIDE-VIEW MIRROR FROM WHAT IT WAS ON MY PREVIOUS 2000 YEAR MODEL. THE CURRENT POSITION MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE TRAFFIC APPROACHING THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR, EVEN WHEN THE MIRROR IS ADJUSTED AS FAR TO THE SIDE AS POSSIBLE. I THINK IT IS BECAUSE THE MIRROR HAS MOVED TOO CLOSE TO THE DRIVER, RATHER THAN CLOSER TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I'M GUESSING THEY DID THIS SINCE THEY MADE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW TWO PIECES INSTEAD OF ONE (THEY ADDED A SMALL TRIANGLE SHAPED WINDOW AT THE FRONT OF THE WINDOW). THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

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DEALER SERVICE CENTER IDENTIFIED AN OIL LEAK COMING FROM THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER COVER. DEALER INDICATED, "NOT ENOUGH HONDABOND REMOVED TIMING TENSIONER COVER PLATE, CLEANED AREA, RESEALED COVER WITH HONDABOND, AND REINSTALLED. RECHECKED AFTER OIL CHANGE AND FOUND NO LEAKS AT THIS TIME". *TR

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 72 MILES AN HOUR MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER. THE DASH WENT COMPLETELY BLACK AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. MY STEERING WAS EXTREMELY STIFF WITH LIMITED RANGE OF MOVEMENT, I FEEL THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT INTO THE OPEN LANE NEXT TO ME AND BRAKE TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART MY CAR AND IT STARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION WITH NO FURTHER TROUBLE. I TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP A FEW HOURS LATER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY REASON FOR THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THEY CHECKED THE CARS COMPUTER AND FOUND NO CODES STORED. THEY TEST DROVE WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM I HAD. THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY AND BATTERY CABLES HE NOTED THEY CHECKED "OK". THE TECH NOTED HE PLACED THE "BOARD ON SNAPSHOT TO STALL". NOTING IN CASE THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN THEY WILL HAVE DATA TO AID IN DIAGNOSIS. THEY PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE HOPING IT HELPS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IM NOT VERY COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY CAR NOW! VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE!! I WOULD HOPE HONDA CAN FIND A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE'S LOVED ONE IS INJURED OR INJURES ANOTHER IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DANGER OF THE SITUATION! *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT LEASES A 2013 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINT WOULD MAKE DRIVING UNCOMFORTABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER CANNOT CHANGE THE STYLE OF THE HEAD RESTRAINT AND STATED THAT THE COMPONENT WAS COMPLIANT WITH VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/27/14*CN UPDATED 3/7/2014 *JS

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I HAD TRIED PARALLEL PARKING, BUT COULDN'T FIT IN SPOT. I PULLED OUT OF THE SPOT AND WAS STOPPED PARALLEL TO SIDEWALK ON THE ROAD WITH THE BRAKE ON. SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED MOVING BACKWARD. I HAD NOT PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND I HAD NOT PUT THE GAS ON. I WAS GOING TO START GOING FORWARD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT IT WOULDN'T DEPRESS AND STOP THE CAR. I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO. I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, BUT I WAS PANICKING BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHY THE CAR WAS BACKING UP WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING AND WHY THE BRAKE WASN'T WORKING. THEN IT STOPPED MOVING. I HAD NO PROBLEMS AFTER THAT. EARLIER IN THE WEEK, HOWEVER, WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT, I TRIED TO TURN ON THE RADIO AND THE BUTTON FOR TURNING IT ON DIDN'T WORK FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. THEN IT SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I WILL CALL DEALER ON MONDAY. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CLUTCH FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REARVIEW WINDOW WAS PLACED TOO HIGH AND CAUSED AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WHEN REVERSING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY BLINDING GLARE FROM THE BACK-UP CAMERA SCREEN. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THE CAMERA WHEN IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

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THIS IS A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA CIVIC 2013 I PURCHASED ON 12/27/2013. THERE IS NO ACCIDENT OCCURS BUT IF THIS ISSUE OCCUR ON THE ROAD, IT WILL LEAD/CAUSE A BIG ACCIDENT TO ME AND TO ANY OTHER NEARBY VEHICLE. TODAY (01/07/2013) AND WITH THE COLD WEATHER I PRACTICED TWO SAFETY ISSUES. 1-CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND IT IS OK. HOWEVER, THE FLAG AND THE ISSUES IS CONTINUED 2-AFTER I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 7MINUTES AND I STOPPED IN THE ISLAMIC CENTER TO PRAY FOR ALMOST 10MINUTES. I TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING WAS FROZEN. IT IS VERY STIFF AND I CANNOT TURN THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE KEPT ON ROLLING/MOVING FORWARD. I CANNOT CONTROL ON IT. I HAVE TO USE THE BRAKE. WHEN THE BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION I HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENT OR HITTING ANY OTHER VEHICLE. I AM REQUESTING THE FOLLOWING 1- CHECKING THE HONDA CIVIC PRODUCT ALL ACROSS FOR SIMILAR ISSUE 2- ENSURE HONDA REVIEW THE PRODUCT MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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ON 01/07/2013, SINCE THE VEHICLE STARTED , IT REPORT TIRE PRESSURE. IT ASKS TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE.? THE TIRE PRESSURE IN THE VEHICLE WAS OK. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE AND DURING MY DRIVING CYCLE REPORTS THIS ?ISSUE ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO THE HONDA DEALER. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE UNLESS EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS USED. THE DOOR WOULD ALSO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE UPON CLOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR HINGE WOULD HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD EXHIBIT A GRINDING SOUND WHENEVER BEING CLOSED. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND THE DOOR BECAME DIFFICULT TO CLOSE UNLESS EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE DOOR HINGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPRINGS IN THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS WERE PROTRUDING OUT FROM THE CUSHION OF THE SEATS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEATS WERE FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

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MY 2013 HONDA CIVIC EXL THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION .THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY DECELERATED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER . THE CAR WAS CHECKED OUT THEY COULDN T FIND THE FAULT. THE FAILURE STARTED @ 300 MILES. AND BEEN DOING THIS 12 TIMES THE MILEAGE IS NOW 7,500 MILES, I WANTED THE DEALER AND HONDA KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM . THE LAST TIME I WAS TURNING LEFT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ALMOST WAS HIT. *TR

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I SET THE SPEED, USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, AT 65 MPH OR 70 MPH. UPON ENCOUNTERING A HILL THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN TO AS MUCH AS 60 OR 65. EVENTUALLY THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL KICK IN AND THE AUTO-THROTTLE WILL ACCELERATE THE CAR QUICKLY TO 5 MPH BEYOND THE SET SPEED. IF IT WERE SET AT 65, THE CAR MIGHT ACCELERATE TO 70; SET AT 70 IT MIGHT GO TO 75. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT MAY TAKE A COUPLE OF SECONDS FOR THE THROTTLE TO DISENGAGE. SEVERAL TIMES CARS HAVE PASSED ME WHEN THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SLOWED GOING UP A HILL. AFTER PASSING ME, OTHER VEHICLES THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO PULL BACK INTO MY LANE, IN FRONT OF ME. IF THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKED IN AT SOME POINT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY PASSED, AND MY CAR STARTED RACING FORWARD, PUTTING LITTLE OR NO DISTANCE BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE CAR THAT JUST PASSED ME, THEN I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR THAT JUST PASSED BECAUSE MY CAR WAS LUNGING FORWARD. UNKNOWN TO THE CAR THAT PASSED, IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE FOR THEM TO PULL BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE (TWO LANES GOING SAME DIRECTION). UPON COMPLAINING TO TWO DEALERSHIPS, THEY STATED THAT WHAT I WAS SAYING JUST WASN'T TRUE, BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO TAKE A TEST DRIVE WITH ME TO CONFIRM MY EXPERIENCE. THEY NOTED THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, BUT STATED THAT THE GAIN AND LOSS VARIANCE IN SPEED WAS NO MORE THAN 2 OR 3 MILES PER HOUR DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. I BELIEVE HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS FEATURE, AND THAT THEY ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THEY CAN FIX IT, OR TAKE THE CAR BACK. AT THIS POINT, I REALLY DON'T CARE. I DO NOT LIKE HAVING A CAR WITH A FEATURE I CAN NOT USE BECAUSE USING THE FEATURE CREATES TOO MUCH OF A ROAD HAZARD. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SUN WOULD SHINE ON THE DASHBOARD, IT CAUSED AN ABNORMAL GLARE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3000.

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THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ON THE 2013 HONDA CIVIC EX ARE ANGLED SO SHARPLY THAT THEY CAUSE NECK PAIN AND ARE A SEVERE DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. THE IMMEDIATE SOLUTION IS TO TURN THEM AROUND, WHICH RENDER THEM MUCH LESS EFFECTIVE, THUS CREATING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE (BUT THAT'S WHAT JUST ABOUT EVERYONE I TALKED TO SUGGESTED AND/OR HAS ALREADY DONE.) THE OTHER SOLUTION IS TO HAVE THEM MODIFIED, WHICH IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. MY CALCULATION IS THAT THEY NEED TO BE TILTED BACK AT LEAST 15 DEGREES, BUT MOST LIKELY 20. *TR

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