What 1,061 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Honda Civic Type R

AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC. WHEEL TAKES FORCE TO TURN INITIALLY, CAUSING OVER-CORRECTION WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENTLY REPRODUCIBLE. CAR IS WITH DEALER NOW TO FIX.

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WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TODAY AROUND 60 MPH IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING WAS STICKING ON ME. WHEN I WOULD TRY TO CORRECT MY STEERING LEFT OR RIGHT IT WOULD FEEL STUCK FOR A SECOND THEN IT WOULD GO. SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS.

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WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY LAST NIGHT AFTER WORK, MY CAR DASH LIT UP WITH ALERTS, ONE AFTER ANOTHER. I TRIED TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON, AND THE LIGHTS DID NOT GO AWAY. THEY ARE STILL ON TODAY. THEY WERE EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM, BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM, BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM PROBLEM, POWER STEERING SYSTEM (EPS) PROBLEM, VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) PROBLEM, AND HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM. I TOOK A VIDEO OF THE ALERTS. I WILL TRY TO UPLOAD A PICTURE.

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THE REAR BRAKES ARE SHOWING GROOVED ROTORS. ALSO THE BACK BRAKES ARE WEARING QUICKER THAT THE FRONTS . 7MMF . 5MMR. THE MILEAGE IS 32000. I HAVE A SECOND CAR EXACTLY THE SAME EXCEPT COLOR. IT HAS 16000 MILES AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS STARTING ON IT ALSO. I BELIEVE HONDA IS COVERING THIS UP. THEY WOULDN'T INVESTIGATE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE AN RO NUMBER. I BROUGHT IT BACK IN TO BE CHECKED AND THEY WOULDN'T PUT "CHECK REAR BRAKES" ON THE RO. THEY SAID THEY ALWAYS CHECK THE REAR BRAKES AND IF THERE IS NO NOISE THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I WAS A LICENSED INSPECTOR YEARS AGO. I WOULD NEVER HAVE PASSED A CAR WITH THESE ROTORS. SEE PICS. PERHAPS IT IS FROM THE PARKING BRAKE RECALL? THE ROTORS MUST HAVE LOST THEIR TEMPER FROM THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED BY THE PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM.

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AFTER DRIVING FOR 30+ MINUTES, I NOTICE MY STEERING WHEEL STICKING IN PLACE, WHEN I NEED TO SLIGHTLY MOVE OR TURN THE WHEEL I HAVE TO APPLY FORCE AND IT ALMOST CAUSES ME TO OVER CORRECT AND VEER INTO ANOTHER LANE. IF GETS WORSE TO LONGER I DRIVE AND WITH THE WEIGHT OF PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ THE SAME ISSUE FROM OTHERS AND THEY HAVE SAID THIS IS POSSIBLY A POWER STEERING ISSUE.

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STEERING IS STICKY AND HARD TO MAINTAIN LANE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS

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MOTOR OIL IN THE ENGINE IS BEING DILUTED BY GASOLINE. A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IS PRESENT WHEN EXAMINING THE DIP STICK.

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I'M GLAD I FOUND THIS THREAD I HAVE A 2016 HONDA CIVIC EX-T. AFTER I'VE BEEN DRIVING 10 OR 15 MINUTES, MOSTLY ON A HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGINS TO VEER SLIGHTLY ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. WHEN I GO TO CORRECT, THE STEERING WHEEL RESISTS. IT "STICKS" UNTIL I APPLY A BIT MORE PRESSURE, AFTER WHICH IT SUDDENLY RELEASES, CORRECTS, AND ACTS NORMAL. MOMENTS LATER HOWEVER, IT VEERS THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND I AM FORCED TO REPEAT THE SAME PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN. END RESULT IS I BEGIN DRIFTING SLIGHTLY BACK AND FORTH DOWN THE HIGHWAY REPEATEDLY, WHILE FIGHTING WITH A STEERING WHEEL. I FEEL IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE GOING DOWN A 3-LANE INTERSTATE, AND I'M IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH 2 SEMI TRUCKS ON EITHER SIDE OF ME, THE CAR STARTS VEERING, I GO TO CORRECT AND THE STEERING "STICKS", CAUSING ME TO OVER CORRECT, THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE AN ACCIDENT. I'VE BEEN READING A HONDA CIVIC FORUM, THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACE THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY (PART NUMBER: 53650-TBC-A21 OR 53650-TBA-A22).

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE FORCE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH PENSACOLA HONDA (6675 PENSACOLA BLVD, PENSACOLA, FL 32505). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,510.

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LUG NUTS ARE SELF LOOSENING. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT LUG NUTS SHOULD BE CHECKED PERIODICALLY. HOWEVER, WITH 12,000 MILES I HAVE HAD TWO TIGHTEN NUTS ON THREE OCCASIONS. IN PARTICULAR THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. I FIRST NOTICED A CLICKING SOUND WHEN MAKING A TURN, THAT CLICKING WOULD GO AWAY AFTER A MILE OR SO THEN AFTER A WEEK OR TWO TURNED INTO BRAKE GRINDING. WENT TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND DISCOVERED THE TIRE WAS LOOSE AND IT WAS THE WHEEL ROCKING BACK AND FORTH MAKING THE CLICKING SOUND. THE CALIPER NOT BEING ALIGNED WITH THE ROTOR WOULD GRIND UNTIL THE CAR WAS DRIVEN A FEW BLOCKS AND THE GRINDING WOULD CEASE. I NOW RECOGNIZE THE SYMPTOMS AND CORRECT IT IMMEDIATELY. I SUSPECT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AND A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD.

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WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 65MPH, THE STEERING GETS "STICKY" THE DRIVER HAS TO APPLY EXTRA FORCE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DIVING STRAIGHT. THE MINOR STEERING CORRECTIONS THAT WE USE TO KEEP A CAR CENTERED IN A LANE NOW BECOME SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES TWO HANDS BECAUSE ONCE YOU "BREAK" THE STEERING WHEEL FREE, THE CAR OVER-CORRECTS AND YOU NEED BOTH HANDS TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE YOU ARE DRIVING IN. THE FORCE REQUIRED ISN'T A LOT, BUT ENOUGH TO MAKE A LONG ROAD TRIP UNDOABLE.

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CAR WILL NOT START. ALL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS FLASH: EECTRIC PARKING BRAKE PARKING, VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST PROBLEM, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM, BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM, POWER STEERING. WILL START WITH A JUMP START. THIS IS NOT A EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. TOOK IT INTO HONDA, THEY SAID IT WAS THE BATTER. HERE WE ARE 2 DAYS LATER AND THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING. WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED NUMEROUS TIME AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER A YEAR.

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WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 1/26/2019 AT ABOUT 11:30 AM WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD POP. I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD BLOWN A TIRE AND TURNED DOWN MY MUSIC. I HEARD A LOT OF WIND AND AFTER VERIFYING THAT ALL OF MY WINDOWS WERE UP I OPENED THE VISOR TO MY SUNROOF TO DISCOVER THAT MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES SURROUNDING ME AND I WAS NOT DRIVING UNDER AN OVER PASS, THEREFORE I WAS NOT HIT BY ANY FLYING DEBRIS. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER IT APPEARED THAT MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED IN AN OUTWARD FASHION. AS IF SOMEONE HAD BUSTED IT OUT FROM THE INSIDE. THERE WAS ALSO NO GLASS THAT SHATTERED DOWN INTO MY SUNROOF VISOR WHICH FURTHER LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT I WAS NOT HIT BY DEBRIS. AFTER DOING SOME SEARCHING, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE AND THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF INSTANCES OF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODING SUNROOFS IN CARS MANUFACTURED IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. UNFORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED ON A WEEKEND SO I WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY TO SEE IF HONDA WILL REPAIR THE ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE (AS THEY SHOULD).

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WHEN DRIVING MY CAR AT 60 OR 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE STEERING WHEEL STAYS STUCK AND MAKES DRIVING DIFFICULT CAUSING STRONG PULLS TO THE SIDES AND CAUSES INSECURITY AND DIFFICULTY WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN JUNE OF 2018 EXPLAINING THE SITUATION AND A HONDA TECHNICIAN MADE THE TEST WITH ME NEXT AND IT HAPPENED THE SAME. HE REPORTED IT AND THEY ONLY MADE ONE BATTERY CHANGE. TODAY JANUARY 13 OF 2019 THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND IS GETTING WORSE. THE CAR HAS 26,114 MILES TODAY.

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IT HAS A BREAK RECALL I DIDN'T RECEIVE A NOTICE OR ANY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS

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I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP VANCOUVER, WA IN 2016. RECENTLY, THE CAR ALARM WOULD GO OFF RANDOMLY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE BATTERY WAS CHECKED AND REPLACED. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. I WENT IN AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND FOUND SECURITY CODES RELATING TO HOOD SWITCH IN THE SECURITY HISTORY. THEY SUGGESTED TO REPLACE THE HOOD LATCH/SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND RECHECK. ANOTHER PERSON I SPOKE WITH, THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE, CLAIMED THAT REPLACING THE HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. I ASKED ABOUT MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY SINCE THIS ITEM ISN'T COVERED BY DEALERSHIP WARRANTY OF 3 YRS/36K MILES. THE DEFECT IS FROM A PART THAT IS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND FALLS UNDER MANUFACTURING ERROR AND NOT A WEARABLE PART THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH WARRANTY OR SOMETHING THAT FATIGUES OVER TIME. I WROTE HONDA REGARDING THIS. IN THE MEANTIME, I CANNOT USE MY SECURITY SYSTEM, THAT I PAID FOR ON THE VEHICLE, DUE TO IT POSSIBLY DRAINING MY NEW BATTERY. HONDA (REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER) STATED, OVER THE PHONE, THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT AND THAT IT FALLS UNDER THEIR WARRANTY OF PARTS. THIS ISSUE IS HAZARDOUS BECAUSE THE SENSOR FOR THE CAR ALARM TRIPS ITSELF ELECTRONICALLY WHEN THE HOOD IS SHUT. THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE AND/OR GREATER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OR OTHERS. ADDITIONALLY, I DRIVE FOR RIDESHARE AND THIS PUTS RISK TO MY CLIENTS AS WELL. THE ALARM SOUNDS ONLY WHEN THE CAR IS LOCKED AND ALARM SET WHILE PARKED. IT OCCURS EVERY FEW HOURS AFTER ALARM IS SET. AFTER INSPECTING THE HOOD MYSELF, I COULD SEE NO DAMAGE TO THE HOOD LATCH AND WOULD NOT NEED A REPLACEMENT HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY. THIS ISSUE IS ONE OF ELECTRONIC NATURE, INVOLVING THE CAR ALARM SENSOR ON HOOD LATCH, SECURITY SYSTEM, AND THE ELECTRONIC CAR MAINTENANCE MONITORING SYSTEM.

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NOT SURE IF IT'S THE BATTERY OR THE BATTERY SENSOR BUT MY CAR WHEN I WANT TO TURN IT ON IT'LL NOT TURN ON AND IT WOULD JUST FLASH ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE BOARD AND WON'T FULLY TURN ON.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER (HOLLER HONDA, 2211 N SEMORAN BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32807, (877) 872-9906) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

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BACKUP CAMERA WILL RANDOMLY GO BLACK DURING OPERATION IF SHIFTED INTO REVERSE DURING HEADUNIT BOOT (IMMEDIATELY AFTER VEHICLE COLD START) AND HEADUNIT RESUMES BOOT SHOWING HONDA LOGO AND DRIVER WARNING SCREEN INSTEAD OF BACKUP CAMERA. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. HONDA DEALER WAS INITIALLY NOTIFIED ON 4/27/2018 BUT NO RESOLUTION HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF 11/30/2018. IMAGES UPLOADED DOCUMENT FIVE (5) OCCURRENCES BETWEEN 8/29/2018 AND 10/10/2018, BUT HAS HAPPENED PRIOR TO AND SINCE. NOTE IN IMAGES THAT SHIFT LEVER IS IN REVERSE BUT NO BACKUP CAMERA VIEW IS SHOWN ON THE DISPLAY.

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SUNROOF EXPLODED. WE WERE DRIVING ALONG ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT IN LATE NOVEMBER AND HEARD A LOUD THUD ABOVE US. THE SUNROOF SHADE WAS CLOSED THANKFULLY BECAUSE WHEN I OPENED IT TO CHECK, WE REALIZED THAT THE GLASS HAD SHATTERED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED. OCCASIONALLY, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, MULTIPLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING FAILURES WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM, STEERING, AND STABILITY CONTROL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (APPLE HONDA 1, 801 WHITEFORD RD, YORK, PA) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

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STEERING WHEEL STICKS WHEN TRYING TO MAKE SMALL ADJUSTMENTS. MUST APPLY ADDED PRESSURE TO GET PAST THE STICK. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVEN FOR LONGER TIMES AND WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT. TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT TOLD THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.

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ISSUE WITH THE 1.5 TURBO CALLED OIL DILUTION. CHINA HAD A RECALL ON THE TURBO DUE TO THE FUEL DILUTION PROBLEM (FUEL GETTING INTO OIL). BACK IN SEPTEMBER ON THE WAY TO OHIO FROM INDIANA CIVIC BROKE DOWN AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 70, DURING A RAIN STORM. NOT A SAFE SITUATION AT ALL. CIVIC WAS TOWED TO A HONDA DEALER IN DAYTON. WAS TOLD OIL WAS OVERFULL AND THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO DRAIN AND FILL WITH PROPER AMOUNT. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THEY HAD SEEN THAT BEFORE. IT IS COMING TOGETHER FOR ME NOW WHEN I SAW A CONSUMER REPORT YOUTUBE DISCUSSING THIS ENGINE ISSUE AND THIS YOUTUBE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=J80BFJS-16U. 1.5 TURBO IS BUILDING UP FLUID IN THE CRANKCASE LIKE ON THE 1.5 TURBOS IN THE CIVIC. HAD THE OIL CHANGED AGAIN RIGHT AT TWO MONTHS LATER, HERE IN INDIANA, WITH LIKELY LESS THAN 2000 MORE MILES AND THERE IS AGAIN BUILDUP OF FLUID IN THE CRANKCASE. THE OIL WAS OVERFULL AS CONFIRMED BY THE TECHS AT THE LOCAL INDIANA HONDA DEALER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE .

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WITH ONLY 18,461 MILES ON MY TIRES, AND STILL 6/32 AS OF VERY RECENT HONDA SERVICE VISIT MY REAR DRIVERS TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 72MPH. I VERY LOUD POP, NO TIRE INDICATOR DISPLAYED AND THE TIRE HAD DISCENEGRATED. VERY SCARY! THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, EVEN ACCORDING TO MY LAST TIRE INSPECTION.

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THE VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL PICKS UP SPEED WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS A BASE MODEL AND DOES NOT HAVE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, THEREFORE, ACCORDING TO THEM, IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE "DESIGN" HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW AS THE DRIVER MUST CONSTANTLY BE AWARE OF THE TERRAIN AND SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WHICH SEEMS TO NEGATE THE USE OF A CRUISE CONTROL. I EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FRIGHTENING SITUATIONS WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP FROM YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK TO SEATTLE THIS SUMMER. THE CAR WAS GAINING AS MUCH AS 20-30 MPH ON STEEP, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SPEEDS. I DISCONTINUED USE THINKING THAT THIS "FEATURE" WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THE DEALER'S RESPONSE THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED IS IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY OR THE TRUTH. I WAS LEFT WITH NO OTHER RECOURSE BUT TO FILE THIS REPORT.

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