What 377 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Honda Civic Type R

PURCHASED 2015 HONDA CIVIC (SPECIAL EDITION) IN NOV, 2015. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED (HIGHWAY OR STREETS), WHEN I TAKE OFF MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR "KICKS" A BIT, LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT DOES IT MORE OFTEN WHEN DRIVING THE STREETS. THEN WHEN ACCELERATING, IT DOES NOT FEEL THAT IT'S CHANGING GEARS PROPERLY. IT "KICKED" ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS PRETTY LOUD. I'M NOT A MECHANIC SO IT'S HARD FOR ME TO DESCRIBE WHAT IS HAPPENING. I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS JUST "BREAKING ITSELF IN" SO I WAS NOT CONCERNED. BUT MY BOYFRIEND SAYS IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING WITH THE POWER TRAIN/DRIVE SHAFT. I LOOKED UP ANY RECENT RECALLS ON 2015 CIVICS AND THERE IS ONE FOR THE POWER TRAIN. I CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT WAS ADVISED MY CAR IS NOT AFFECTED IN THE RECALL. MAYBE NOT, BUT IT'S DOING THE SAME THING AS WHAT THE RECALL DESCRIBES. I'LL BE TAKING IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT ON DEC 30TH, 2015.

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HEADREST AND CONCAVED SEATS ARE MAKING MY LIFE MISERABLE. I HAVE A LONG COMMUTE IN LA TRAFFIC TO/FROM WORK. I USUALLY USE THE TIME TO RELAX AND DECOMPRESS FROM A DAY OF TEACHER, INSTEAD THIS TIME HAS BECOME DREADFUL AND PAINFUL EXPERIENCE. I'VE HAVE BACK PROBLEMS AND NEXT PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND I'VE RECENTLY REALIZED ITS MY STUPID CAR! I JUST RETURNED FROM A 3 WEEK TRIP AND MY BACK PROBLEMS WERE NONEXISTENT DURING MY TRAVELS...FIRST DAY BACK HOME AND DRIVING AND MY BACK IS KILLING ME AGAIN! IN HINDSIGHT, THIS HAS BEEN THE SAME FOR PREVIOUS TRIPS. SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT AS I'VE BEEN A LOYAL HONDA DRIVER.

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TRYING TO STOP CAR BUT IT ACCELERATE AND WHEELS LOCK CAUSING AN ACCIDENT

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PURCHASED CAR WITH 136 MILES ON IT. NOTICED THE BRAKES MADE A POPPING SOUND WHEN PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, ALSO A NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT INTO DIFFERENT GEARS. TOOK IT IN SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. MAYBE YOU ARE PRESSING TO HARD ON THE BRAKES.THIRD MONTH IN I WENT BACK AGAIN FOR THE GEAR SHIFT NOISE AND WAS TOLD THATS JUST HOW THESE CIVICS SOUND.

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I HAVE A 2015 HONDA CIVIC WITH THE LX TRIM PACKAGE. THE SCREEN FOR THE BACKUP CAMERA IS SMALL AND BACK ABOUT 3 INCHES UNDER THE DASH OVERHANG. IN BRIGHT DAYLIGHT THIS SCREEN IS UNREADABLE DURING BACKUP DUE TO LIGHT WASHOUT AND GLARE. IT WORKS WELL AT NIGHT, BUT ALMOST NOT AT ALL IN SUNLIGHT. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH MOUNTED REAR WINDOW THERE IS NO VISIBILITY FOR SEVERAL FEET BEHIND THE CAR WHEN BACKING UP WITHOUT THE BACKUP CAMERA. I HAVE BACKED INTO SEVERAL THINGS THAT DID NOT STICK UP ABOVE THE TRUNK LINE THAT COULD HAVE JUST AS EASILY BEEN A SMALL CHILD. THIS CAR HAS THE WORST DAYLIGHT BACKUP VISIBILITY OF ANY CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. I BELIEVE IT IS UNSAFE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE SUN REFLECTED STRONGLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIRECTLY AT THE COMPUTER DIGITAL AREA, WHICH ABSTRACTED THE CONTACT'S VIEW. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES ON THE ROAD SHOULDER TO REGAIN SIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT HE MAY CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER; THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

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NOTICED A SHUDDER WITH VEHICLE DURING 1ST WEEK OF PURCHASE. THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE WEIRD SINCE BEING A NEW CAR. ASSUMED THAT IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH REGARDS TO BREAK IN OF VEHICLE. 2ND WEEK OF OWNERSHIP ON MY WAY TO WORK, NOTICED THE SHUDDER MULTIPLE TIMES DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THIS SHUDDER LATER TRANSITIONED INTO A KNOCK OR PINGING OF SOME SORT WHILE JERKING AND ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY DRIVER INPUT. VERY SCARY AT THIS POINT...GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND PARKED THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON START UP, VEHICLE STILL IDLING VIOLENTLY. HAD TO GET TO WORK SO JUST BRAKED MOST OF THE WAY AND DROVE WITH ADDED CAUTION. AFTER WORK, CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY ON MY WAY HOME WITH ECON AND AIR CON BOTH OFF. SHUDDER IS STILL PRESENT TO THIS DAY DURING LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION AT 30 - 40 MPH. I AM FEARFUL OF USING THE ECON AND AIR CON TOGETHER AS THIS WORSENS THE PROBLEM. HONDA AND THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.

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DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA A CAT CROSSED MY PATH. I SWIVERD TO THE RIGHT SCRAPPED A PARKED CAR AND HIT MY BREAKS HARD AND MY FRONT AXLE WENT OUT. THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE PRACTICALLY CAME OUT LEAVING THE CAR WRECKED

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VEHICLE VIBRATES WITH NOISE WHEN IN REVERSE MODE. DEALER AND HONDA CLAIM IT IS NORMAL. IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ALREADY WIDELY KNOWN TO MANY HONDA OWNERS. THE VIBRATION HAPPENS MORE WITH ECON MODE IS SWITCHED ON. THIS CREATES THE FEELING THAT THIS CAR ENGINE IS NOT MOUNTED WELL AND IT COULD LEAD TO MAJOR ACCIDENT DURING DRIVING. THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO ALREADY CHANGED THEIR ENGINE MOUNTS ONLY WHEN CAR HAS LOW MILEGE.

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9/22/2015 APPROXIMATELY AROUND 3:30PM I WENT TO START MY CAR TO LEAVE MY HOME TO DO AN ERRAND. I SMELL GASOLINE. I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING ABOUT THE SMELL. I PROCEED TO DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION. I WAS ABOUT MILE FROM MY HOME, ANOTHER CAR PULLED UP BESIDE ME AND HONKED HORN INFORMED ME THAT CAR WAS LEAKING GAS. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK AND SAW CAR WAS LEAKING CAR. I OPEN GAS DOOR TO SEE IF GAS CAP WAS OFF CHAMBERS. IT WAS NOT. I TURN CAR AROUND AND PROCEED BACK HOME. WHILE HEADING BACK HOME OTHER CARS HONKED AT ME AND INFORMED ME OF LEAKAGE. AFTER I GOT I HAD MY HUSBAND TO CHECK THE CAR. THE WHEN TURNED THE IGNITION OFF THE CAR STOP LEAKING FUEL. WHEN TURNED BACK ON IT START LEAKING AGAIN. HE SAW THE LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL LINE. I CALLED DEALERSHIP (CREST HONDA) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. I HAD MY CAR TOW TO DEALERSHIP. 9/23/15 RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATING THAT A RODENT HAD EATEN THROUGH MY FUEL LINE. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WITH FUEL SYSTEM BEFORE 9/22/15. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR DAILY. I HAD JUST DRIVEN THE CAR ON 9/21/15 DOING ERRANDS AND THERE WERE NOT ANY SIGNS OF SMELLING GAS OR FUEL LEAKAGE. I DO NOT BELIEVE A RODENT COULD HAVE EATEN THROUGH MY FUEL OVERNIGHT. THERE WERE 3 OTHER CARS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT. I HAVE BEEN AT MY RESIDENCE FOR 20 YEARS NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A CAR OF A RODENT EATING THROUGH A FUEL LINE OR ANY OTHER ITEMS ON THE OUTSIDE OF MY HOME. I PURCHASED CAR BRAND NEW 2/2015 ONLY OWNER.

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WHEN IT IS SUNNY OUTSIDE THE REAR VIEW CAMERA IMAGE IS SO DARK THAT THE CAMERA IS NOT A RELIABLE TOOL FOR USE BACKING THE CAR UP, THUS, IT IS NOT PERFORMING AS DESIGNED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2015 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE STRUCK A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CLIFF. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS REPAIRED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,500. UPDATED 10/26/15. *JB

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VEHICLE HEAD-REST FORCES THE HEAD INTO AN UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION CAUSING NECK PAIN.

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WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT OF THE MALL MY SUNROOF JUST POPPED. SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. NOTHING HIT MY ROOF JUST POPPED.

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WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS IN CITY DRIVING, THE CAR TENDS TO LURCH FORWARD. CONCERNED ABOUT TAKATA AIRBAG- BEFORE I BOUGHT VEHICLE ASKED IF ONE WAS INSTALLED AND/ OR AIRBAG MANUFACTURER. COULD NOT GET AN ANSWER AND WAS TOLD TO BUY A 2015 "JUST TO BE SAFE". IN LIGHT OF THE 2015 VW TAKATA AIRBAG THAT JUST RUPTURED I WOULD LIKE ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO AS I BOUGHT THE CAR . IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT TAKATA WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE PUTTING AIRBAGS IN WITHOUT KNOWING THE CAUSE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED UPON START UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT RODENTS CHEWED THROUGH THE WIRING HARNESS DUE TO THE MATERIAL BEING MADE OF SOY BASED MATERIAL THAT ATTRACTED RODENTS. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

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MY REAR VIEW CAMERAS IS EXTREMELY DARK AND DANGEROUS TO USE, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUN (I BELIEVE THEY ARE ALL THAT WAY) I WENT TO THE DEALER IN PORT CHARLOTTE FLORIDA WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR TWI TIMES AND AFTER 3 EMPLOYEES AGREED YOU CAN NOT SEE WELL ENOUGH OUT OF IT TO BE ABLE TO USE IT THEY HAD ME BRING IT BACK SO THEY CAN HAVE THEIR MASTER TECH CALL A COMPANY MASTER TECH TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM AND IT WOULD TAKE 3 TO 4 HOURS. THE RESULT THEY GAVE ME IN WRITING WAS "WORKING AS DESIGNED". THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DESIGN AS MY 2012 HONDA CRV WORKED GREAT AND THE 2013 HONDA CIVICS WORKED GREAT. THEY CHANGED THE CAMERA IN THE CIVIC IN 2014, I THINK THEY ARE ALL BAD TOO.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE LOWER MOTOR MOUNTS AND SIDE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPOSITIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 896.

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VIBRATION ON THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE (THE CONSOLE)WHEN IN IDLE WITH OR WITHOUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THERE IS VIBRATION. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE AND TURNING A CORNER UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ UPDATED 09/17/15*LJ UPDATED 11/15/2017*CN

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I LEASED A NEW 2015 HONDA CIVIC FROM OURISMAN HONDA IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND IN JUNE 2015. SHORTLY AFTER THIS PURCHASE, I STARTED TO SEE SMALL PALE SPIDERS IN THE CAR. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER SEEN A SPIDER IN ANY CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED. I SEE ABOUT 1 SPIDER A WEEK AND MOST RECENTLY, THIS MORNING JULY 11TH INVOLVING A SPIDER ABOUT 1/2 AN INCH IN DIAMETER AND AN OFF-WHITE/PALE COLOR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND MY COMPLAINT WAS GREETED WITH BOTH INCREDULITY AND MIRTH. ONE OF THE SERVICE PEOPLE SAID THAT SPIDERS ARE PART OF NATURE AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I AM FILING THIS REPORT WITH DOT AS WELL AS THE STATE OF MD AND OURISMAN IN HOPES THAT HONDA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE (INCLUDING MYSELF) GETS INTO A CAR ACCIDENT.

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I PURCHASED A 2015 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH A CVT. I CAN RELIABLY REPRODUCE A PROBLEM WITH THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) STUTTERS OR JERKS WHEN GRADUALLY ACCELERATING AT IN-TOWN SPEEDS (E.G., 10-40 MPH). IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN GOING FROM A SLOW SPEED (E.G., 10-20 MPH) AND GRADUALLY ACCELERATING. A REAR END COLLUSION COULD TAKE PLACE DUE TO THE HESITATION OF ACCELERATION. I TOOK IT TO THE DELLA HONDA DEALERSHIP IN NEW YORK STATE, BUT HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED ANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB); SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. IN OTHER WORDS, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE NECESSARY ACTION TO TROUBLESHOOT OR DIAGNOSIS THE TROUBLE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM HONDA. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT HOOKED UP MY CAR TO THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND NO SERVICE CODES OR OUT-OF-SPEC MESSAGES APPEARED, SO THEY SAID THIS IS NORMAL. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR TROUBLE WITH THE CVT, BUT HONDA IS RESISTING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TROUBLE. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH ONLY 4,864 MILES ON IT AND IT APPEARED TO RESOLVE THE TROUBLE.

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WE PURCHASED THIS CAR ON APRIL 11, 2015. DON'T DRIVE THE CAR EVERYDAY. HOWEVER, EVERY TIME I AM IN THE CAR, EVEN FOR SHORT DISTANCES, I GET REALLY SICK--HEADACHE, NAUSEA, TIGHTNESS IN THE HEAD, AND EXTREME TIREDNESS. I AM NOT PRONE TO CAR SICKNESS, AND HAVE DRIVEN A BRAND NEW HONDA ACCORD PREVIOUSLY, AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THESE SYMPTOMS BEFORE. A 2011 REPORT CITES HONDA CIVIC AS BEING THE 'HEALTHIEST' CAR TO DRIVE. HAS SOMETHING CHANGED IN THE MATERIALS THAT HONDA NOW USES? IS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS? WHAT CAN I DO NEXT? HOW LONG BEFORE VENTILATION DISSIPATES THESE ISSUES?

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I PURCHASED THIS CAR LAST MONTH AND IT HAS REMAINED IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE I'M TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I KNOW ABOUT THE AIR BAG ISSUE AND WANT TO KNOW WHEN THIS CAR WILL APPEAR ON THE RECALL LIST SO I CAN GET IT FIXED ASAP AND START DRIVING IT!

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UPON VIEWING AN ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF ME, I PARKED ON SIDE OF ROAD, APPLIED EMERGENCY FLASHERS, CALLED 911 (HAND HELD- NOT ATTACHED TO CAR) AND WAS REMOVING KEYS FROM IGNITION & TRYING TO OPEN DRIVER SIDE DOOR & EXIT CAR TO RENDER AID. CAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I UNLOCKED DOOR MANUALLY AT HANDLE. STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. I RE-INSERTED KEY, TURNED ENGINE ON, PUSHED DOOR OPEN BUTTON. DOOR NOT OPEN. (I WAS DIALING & TALKING WITH 911 OPERATOR DURING THIS TIME. I WAS GETTING EXCITED ABOUT NEED TO GET TO VICTIM(S) OF ACCIDENT, BUT COULDN'T GET OUT OF MY CAR. I EVENTUALLY CLIMBED OVER MIDDLE CONSOLE TO EXIT CAR FROM PASSENGER'S DOOR. NOW-- DRIVER'S DOOR STILL CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, BUT WORKS AS USUAL FROM THE OUTSIDE.. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SCARED ME OF THE IMPLICATIONS, AFTERWARDS. IF I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN EMERGENCY AND NEEDED TO EXIT CAR QUICKLY, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO SO. *TR

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