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What 360 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Honda Civic Cng

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (360)Crash / fire / injury (38)Transmission & drivetrain (168)Airbags (54)Engine (30)Electrical system (23)Speed control (20)Steering (19)Body & structure (16)Brakes (12)Wheels (12)Fuel system (11)

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Nov 15, 2019Transmission & drivetrainWheelsBrakesCrash2 injuries

IT WAS RAINING, I WENT TO SLOW DOWN AND IT WAS AS IF THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, TCS BLINKING ON AND OFF, AND THE TIRES REMAINED PULLING AS IF POWER WAS STILL BEING SENT TO THE FRONT TWO, LOCKED UP, TIRES AND I HAD NO CONTROL AS THE CAR PULLED ME STRAIGHT FORWARD INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE RESULTING IN A COLLISION THAT HAD ME HIT A STOPPED CAR SO HARD IT SPUN THE OTHER CAR AROUND AND TOTALED MY CAR. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 500 FEET OF WHERE I INITIALLY PULLED OUT ONTO THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING ON WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO MALFUNCTION TO THE ROAD WHERE I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO TO AVOID THE CRASH AND COULD NOT MANEUVER THE VEHICLE AT ALL.

NHTSA ODI 11280248

Nov 8, 2019Speed controlEngineCrash

MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT AFTER BEING STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I NOTICED MY CAR DRIVING STRANGE( SOUNDING AND FEELING LIKE IT WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR) MOMENTS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND 2 WARNINGS IN THE DASHBOARD ABOUT MY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS. MY CAR BEGIN TO DECELERATE, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AND BEING HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER DRIVER. I FOUND THIS VERY STRANGE AND DANGEROUS DUE TO MY CAR BEING A 2015 AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

NHTSA ODI 11278901

Nov 4, 2019Transmission & drivetrainSpeed control

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON I-80 AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. RPMS WOULD GO TO 4000. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW. I COULD HAVE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BUT PULLED OFF ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO TOW THE VEHICLE. THE AUTO SHOP WHO ASSESSED THE CAR SAID THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THERE IS ONLY 158,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD JUST STOP WORKING. THE SHOP SAID IT WOULD BE $5100 TO REPLACE.

NHTSA ODI 11278148

Oct 30, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 35 MPH ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STOPPED MOVING. I HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I TRIED TO PUT THE CAT IN DRIVE AND REVERSE STILL NOTHING. I'M SO GLAD I WASN'T GOING FASTER THAN 35MPH CUZ THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SCARY IF IT DID THAT WHILE I WAS DOING 65 OR 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I PUT IT MY VIN BUT IT SAYS NO RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. I FOUND A RECALL THAT STATES 2015 TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED. SO WHY ISN'T MY VEHICLE BEING FLAGGED FOR THIS

NHTSA ODI 11277224

Oct 28, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

THE INTERNAL SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2015 HONDA CIVIC WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE AT 61K MILES ON A ROAD TRIP, THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN WE LEFT FOR A ROAD TRIP, ON OUR WAY BACK HOME THIS HAPPENED. HONDA HAS BEEN OF NO HELP TO ME IN THIS SITUATION WITH A CASE MANAGER TELLING ME "THATS NOT MY PROBLEM". I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO EITHER BUY THE CAR BACK AT FAIR MARKET VALUE OR REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AS I AM ON FEAR OF MY SAFETY.

NHTSA ODI 11271587

Oct 13, 2019Lights

2015 HONDA CIVIC; 50,000 MILES. AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS AND MANUAL HEADLIGHTS EMIT A SOUND FROM THE ENGINE, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. IN ESSINCE, WHEN THE HEADLITES ARE ON, THE SOUND IS ON 100%. SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS SHARED SAME ISSUE ON THE HONDA FORUM AND SHARED SEVERAL POSSIBLE CAUSES. ONE OF WHICH WAS SMALL CRACKS IN THE SODER WITHIN THE MODULE. MY CONCERN IS WHEN THE CRACKS SEPARATE, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING.

NHTSA ODI 11268200

Sep 19, 2019AirbagsCrash1 injury

TANAKA RECALL, I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM HONDA ABOUT THE AIRBAGS! A RECENT ACCIDENT DEPLOYED THE AIRBAGS AND THE CAR IS A LOSS OF TOTAL! DO I GET ANY RESTITUTION BEFORE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED? THE CAR MADE A LEFT TURN WHEN THE OTHER MOTORIST HIT THE SIDE OF THE FRONT BUMPER AS MY CAR WAS GOING INTO MOTION ON A MAIN STREET

NHTSA ODI 11256561

Sep 13, 2019Airbags

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA ODI 11255272

Sep 5, 2019Electrical system

I SWITCHED MY BATERY TO A NEW ONE BUT IM STILL GETTING THE SIGN TO CHECK BATERY SYSTEM RECHARGE

NHTSA ODI 11253517

Aug 13, 2019

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN HEARD A LOUD BOOM SOUND. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE ANYWHERE AROUND ME. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. I HAVE CLEANED UP GLASS. NOW I'M GONNA HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. NOT SURE WHY IT EXPLODED, BUT I AM VULNERABLE TO CAR THEFT NOW. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I DON'T FEEL MY CAR IS SECURE WITHOUT THE GLASS ON MY ROOF. SHOULD BE A WAY TO GET MANUFACTURERS TO HELP. ALSO, I AM LUCKY TO HAVE HAD THE WINDOW FULLY OPEN.

NHTSA ODI 11243726

Aug 10, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

MY CIVIC HAS 52000 MILES ON IT & HAS ALWAYS RAN PERFECTLY FINE & HAS BEEN MAINTAINANCED PROPERLY SINCE I GOT IT. I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY & IT STARTED TO BOG DOWN LIKE IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE THEN THE CHECK TRANSMISSION SENSOR CAME ONLY DASH SCREEN & ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN PULLED OVER & PUT THE CAR IN PARK & THE DRIVE "D" WAS BLINKING & CHECK EMISSION SYSTEM ALSO POPPED UP ON DASH SCREEN. I THEN PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE IN HOPES TO TURN IT AROUND & GET IT BACK TO HOUSE IT ACCELERATED BUT STILL BOGGED WITH PARKING"P" LIT UP. I GOT IT HOME TURNED IT OFF & CALLED TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS. I DROVE IT WITH NO PROBLEMS OTHER THEN CHECK TRANSMISSION & EMISSION SENSOR ON DASH SCREEN TO SHOP WHEN I GOT THERE IT WAS ROUGH TO PUT IN PARK & COULD HEAR IT SWITCH BETWEEN GEARS WHEN MOVING STICK TO PUT IN PARK WHICH COULD NEVER HEAR BEFORE. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY'RE SAYING IT NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION DUE TO INTERNAL DAMAGE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS YEAR, MAKE & MODEL HAS RECALLS FOR THE EXACT ISSUES GOING ON WITH MY CAR. AS I SHOULD NOT HAVE TRAMISSION FAILURE AT 50000 MILES IN A CAR THAT I MAINTAINANCED PROPERLY & DROVE PRETTY MUCH ONLY AROUND MY SMALL TOWN.

NHTSA ODI 11242942

Aug 7, 2019Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemWheels

I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW AND HAVE HAD IT ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS. MY ISSUES STARTED WITH MY BATTERY FAILING TWICE WITHIN A YEAR OF EACH OTHER. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES WITH NEW ONES ONLY A YEAR AFTER BUYING IT BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE SO WORN DOWN AS IF THEY WERE NOT NEW TO BEGIN WITH. THEN I HAD A SYSTEM FAILURE THAT REQUIRED MY CAR TO BE TAKEN IN TO SERVICE FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THEN MORE RECENTLY I HAD A TRANSMISSION PIECE FAILURE THAT EMPTIED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID TO THE POINT THAT I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND MY CAR SLOWLY STOPPED MOVING WHICH EVENTUALLY HAD ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A COUPLE HOURS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET TOWED. HONESTLY ONE OF THE WORST EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE. I WAS BY MYSELF ON THE SIDE OF A WOODED AREA WHILE IT WAS GETTING DARK. WHEN I HAD MY CAR NOT START IT WAS IN A STATIONARY POTION. WHEN MY CAR HAD A WEIRD SYSTEM MOLT DOWN I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP I WAS ALSO DRIVING. WHEN DRIVING I WAS ON A MAIN STREET AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

NHTSA ODI 11242365

Aug 4, 2019Fuel system

MY VEHICLE STALLS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION.

NHTSA ODI 11241637

Aug 2, 2019AirbagsSeat beltsSeatsCrash1 injury

MY CAR WAS STRUCK IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT, NOT A SINGLE ONE. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A CITY STREET WHEN ANOTHER CAR AT FULL SPEED STRUCK FROM BEHIND. FROM THE IMPACT THE SEAT WAS TWISTED AND ONCE AGAIN NO AIRBAGS CAME OUT. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT BELT GOT STUCK AND ONCE I UNBUCKLED MY SEAT BELT IT DID NOT RETURN TO ITS PLACE LIKE IT NORMALLY DOES. WITHIN THIS COMPLAINT, I WILL ATTACH PICTURES FROM THE CRASH AND IT SHOWS HOW THE AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT.

NHTSA ODI 11241336

Jul 26, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ARRIVED AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PRIORITY HONDA (3311 PETERS CREEK RD, ROANOKE, VA 24019, (540) 366-0888) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

NHTSA ODI 11235150

Jul 23, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

MY TRANSMISSION DRIVE PULLEY SHAFT FEELS DAMAGED, IT MAY BREAK, THE VEHICLE MAY LOOSES ACCELERATION AND IT KEEPS STICKING

NHTSA ODI 11234280

Jul 21, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

DRIVING AND IT JUST CUT OFF IN BUSY HIGHWAY.! GOT IT TO SIDE OF ROAD. IT WOULD START BUT WHEN YOU PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE ANYTHING..THE GEARS SEEMED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE.! I BOUGHT NEW. KEPT UP WITH ANYTHING THAT NEEDED DONE. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED MY SON!! NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. DIDNT OVERHEAT. JUST CUT OFF.

NHTSA ODI 11233695

Jun 19, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD. THE WAY IT FEELS WHEN THEY GRIND DOWN A ROAD FOR REPLACING. I TURNED MY RADIO OFF TO HEAR BETTER. IT SOUNDED ROUGH AND I HEARD A LOUD POP. MY ACCELERATOR THEN MADE MY ENGINE REV. MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. I PUT IN PARK AND COULD HEAR THAT MY ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE. I PUT INTO DRIVE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO BUT ONLY REV UP. MY CAR HAS 92,000 MILES AND IS MY DAILY COMMUTER. I HAVE SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE AND IT WAS DUE FOR THE THIRD OIL CHANGE SOON. I AM AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC AND PERFORM MY OWN SERVICES. THE OIL FOR TRANNY SERVICE WAS PURCHASED BOTH TIMES FROM YUBA CITY HONDA. I HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. HIGHWAY MILES ARE KNOWN TO BE EASIEST ON A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. I AM SHOCKED THAT THIS HAPPENED WITH NO FOREWARNING.

NHTSA ODI 11221228

Jun 14, 2019Airbags

TAKATA AIRBAG GOES OFF WHEN A PASSENGER SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE CAR

NHTSA ODI 11219982

May 30, 2019Transmission & drivetrainSpeed controlEngine

THE CAR SLOWED DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, AND THEN STOPPED COMPLETELY. ALSO WHEN I STOPPED OR WAS SLOWING DOWN, MADE A TURN OR BRAKING THE SAME THING OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON INDIVIDUAL DAYS. I PUT ON MY FLASHING HAZARD LIGHTS TO PREVENT BEING HIT FROM BEHIND ON BUSY STREETS. I HAVE READ ABOUT HIS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL OTHER DRIVERS WHEN I WAS RESEARCHING IT ONLINE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING HIS CAR, IT'S LIKE RUSSIAN ROULETTE. I AM HAVING IT CHECKED OUT TOMORROW AT A HONDA DEALER.IT MAY TAKE A WHILE FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE CAUSE. I WAS SURPRISED THAT THIS WAS NOT LISTED AS A RECALLED VEHICLE. SINCE HIS HAS HAPPENED ON DIFFERENT DATES I WILL JUST LIST THE LATEST DATE BELOW.

NHTSA ODI 11210823

May 30, 2019

TRANSMISSIONS LIGHT DID NOT GO ON TO ALERT NOW IS NOT MOVING

NHTSA ODI 11216984

May 21, 2019Speed control

SPEEDOMETER STICKING READING OVER 60 WHEN GOING LESS THAN 40. WHEN STOPPED IT READ AT 23 JUST DO NOT CALIBRATE CORRECTLY. SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD TO RE-WRITE THE THE TCM SOFTWARE.. NO ONE COULD EXPLAIN WHY THIS HAPPEN! IT IS STILL NOT ACCURATE & YES IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN

NHTSA ODI 11208899

May 1, 2019Transmission & drivetrain

I WAS REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT AND WHEN I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO DRIVE, I RECALL HEARING A SNAP AND THE CAR WENT ABOUT TWO FEET BEFORE I LOST ALL ACCELERATION.

NHTSA ODI 11205092

Apr 25, 2019Electrical system

NOTICED MY VIN NUMBER LOOKS DIFFERENT AND MY SETTINGS FOR RADIO, WALLPAPER, USB AND PHONE DASH BOARD HAS CHANGED AFTER MY EX-HUSBAND TOOK CAR SUPPOSELY TO GET OIL CHANGE

NHTSA ODI 11203783

Apr 16, 2019Airbags

TAKATA RECALL; AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE FOR NO REASON OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS FOR A FEW DAYS AT A TIME AND WILL GO OFF. HAS COME ON ONLY WHEN STATIONARY AND SHOWS UNTIL IT DECIDES TO GO OFF AFTER I'VE STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, AS IF IT NEVER WAS ON. TRANSMISSION ISSUE; TRANSMISSION PULLING/SLIPPING. WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE IT STALLS AND JERKS BACK. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE STALLS/JERKS. WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP VEHICLE JERKS CONSISTENTLY. LESS THAN 100,000 MILES.

NHTSA ODI 11196780

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