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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CIVIC EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK KINERGY (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 215/55R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT PROVIDED.

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UNBELIEVABLE WEAKEN WINDSHIELD!!!

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THE COVER ON THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AT THE TOP CENTER OF THE REAR WINDOW ON THE COUPE VERSION OF THIS CAR DOES NOT STAY ADHERED TO THE WINDOW. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE IN VISIBILITY IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. BESIDES REDUCING VISUAL SIGHT AREA, AT NIGHT THE RED LIGHT UPON BRAKE APPLICATION IS BOTH DISTRACTING AND OBLITERATES ANY OTHER VIEWING OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW. DEALER ATTEMPT TO FIX WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PART NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED FOR A BETTER INSTALLATION METHOD THAN DOUBLE SIDED TAPE ON THE EDGE OF THE PART. MANY OTHER COUPE OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE.

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THE COVER FOR THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON THE REAR WINDOW DOES NOT STAY ATTACHED TO MY 2016 CIVIC COUPE. I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT LIMITS MY VISIBILITY IN REAR VIEW MIRROR. I BRING MY NEW CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOUR TIME SO FAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND STILL NOT FIX. THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACE THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT COVER BUT THE NEW PART DOES NOT STAY ATTACHED EITHER. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS PART NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED FOR A BETTER ATTACHMENT TO THE REAR WINDOW . I DO HOPE AT THIS POINT THAT HONDA WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM SOON

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THIRD BRAKE LIGHT CAME CAME LOOSE SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR OFF THE DEALER LOT AND PERSISTED AFTER ATTEMPTING A FIX. DEALER REPLACED THE ADHESIVE AND IT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THIRD BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING LOOSE SEVERELY AFFECTS VISIBILITY THROUGH REAR WINDSHIELD. BRAKING AT NIGHT ILLUMINATES THE ENTIRE REAR WINDSHIELD AND SEVERELY OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE THAT REQUIRES A RECALL.

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ELECTRONIC BRAKE FAILURE - TURNED VEHICLE ON IN DRIVEWAY, BRAKES LOCKED. CAR TOWED. HONDA HAS A WORK AROUND PROCESS TO AVOID THIS. I READ POSTS THAT THIS OCCURRED TO PEOPLE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM.

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THIRD BRAKE LIGHT COVER WILL NOT STAY AFFIXED TO WINDOW CAUSING LIGHT TO FLOOD THE BACK GLASS WHEN BRAKING.

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3RD LIGHT BRAKE COVER ON COUPE FALLS OFF. FELL OFF WITH 17 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NUMEROUS REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAVE FAILED. RESULT REAR WINDOW FLOODS WITH RED LIGHT AT NIGHT CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE *BLINDING*. NO KNOWN RECALLS OR FIX ATTEMPTS BY HONDA HAVE REPAIRED ISSUE. UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT!!! SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND DESIGN FLAW

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WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING MY CAR IN JULY THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT COVER HAS FALLEN DOWN. WHEN IT IS DARK THE RED LIGHT FROM THE BRAKE LIGHT REFLECTS ON THE REAR WINDOW MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE FAULT WAS INITIALLY NOTICED. HONDA HAS NOT COME UP WITH ANY FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. THE ADHESIVE USED FOR THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT COVER IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITH STAND THE HEAT ABSORBED BY THE BACK WINDSHIELD.

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THIRD BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING CAME UNDONE. I'VE RESEARCHED SEVERAL HONDA CIVIC FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. ONE COMPLAINT EVEN READ THAT WHEN THEY CONTACTED THEIR DEALER THEY SAID THAT EVERY SINGLE 2016 CIVIC COUPE THEY HAD IN THE LOT IS HAVING THIS ISSUE. MIND YOU THOSE VEHICLES HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN DRIVEN YET. WHILE FOR ME THIS IS MILDLY ANNOYING I CAN SEE HOW THIS CAN CAUSE REAL VISIBILITY ISSUES. SO FAR THERE ARE NO PERMANENT FIXES BY HONDA FOR THIS. I FULLY EXPECT A RECALL ONCE A PERMANENT FIX IS MADE BY HONDA AND THERE SHOULD BE ONE. NOT ONLY IS THIS ANNOYING BUT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL.

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TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED AT ABOUT 750 MILES WHILE TRAVELLING ON INTERSTATE... CAR BRAND NEW... CHECKED ALL PRESSURES AT 65F COLD AND ALL AT PRESSURES SPECIFIED ON DOOR JAMB... DID NOT FIND ANY PUNCTURES OR OBJECTS IN TIRE... HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO DEALER BUT I MANUALLY RESET SYSTEM BY "CALIBRATING..." LIGHT IS NOW BACK AT ABOUT 825 MILES...

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.

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REAR BRAKE LIGHT HANGS DOWN REAR WINDOW, COVERING ALMOST 50% VISIBILITY. WORSENED VISIBILITY AT NIGHT DUE TO THE WHOLE REAR WINDOW BEING LIT UP RED WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER, THEY CLAIM THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE, REFUSE TO OFFER ANY TYPE OF REMEDY FOR THE ISSUE.

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HIGH BRAKELIGHT COVER WILL NOT REMAIN ATTACHED TO REAR WINDOW AND HANGS DOWN. THE VELCRO ATTACHING STRIPS PULL AWAY FROM THE GLASS IN HOT WEATHER. THE RESULT IS THAT REARWARD VISION IS REDUCED, AND AT NIGHT, APPLYING THE BRAKES WILL LIGHT UP THE ENTIRE REAR GLASS OBSTRUCTING OUTWARD VISION WHETHER VEHICLE IS MOVING OR NOT. PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT WILL HAVE THE PLASTIC COVER HIT THEIR HEADS.

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WE BOUGHT THIS CARE BRAND NEW FOR MY DAUGHTER FROM A HONDA DEALER. TWO WEEKS LATER WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM SCHOOL AT AN INTERSECTION IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD , ENGINE WENT FROM 15MPH TO 6MPH TO ZERO. ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. LATER I FOUND OUT THAT THIS MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR A PROBLEM WITH A PISTON RING . HONDA SERVICE IS TELLING US THE A NEW ENGINE WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE CAR, DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO , NONE OF US IN OUR FAMILY FEELS SAFE ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR , BECAUSE IF SHE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55MPH AND THIS HAPPENED, IT WOULD BE A DISASTROUS SITUATION AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. HONDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANT CAME AN TOWED THE CAR TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT . THIS CAR HAS 320 MILES ON IT.

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THE REAR THIRD BRAKE LIGHT HAS COME UNDONE, IT BOUNCES AROUND AND OBSTRUCTS THE REAR VIEW. IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN HOW SUCH A SMALL PART COULD BLOCK THE VIEW UNLESS YOU ENCOUNTER THIS FOR YOURSELF. THIS IS ESPECIALLY BAD ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SLIGHT DOWN GRADE WHERE IT CAN OBSTRUCT THE ENTIRE HIGHWAY BEHIND YOU. ONCE AGAIN, HARD TO EXPLAIN UNLESS YOU LIVE IN A HILLY AREA AND EXPERIENCE THIS. DURING THE NIGHT THE REAR WINDOW IS FLOODED WITH RED LIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE IS AN ENTIRE WEBSITE RELATED TO JUST THIS ISSUE. 7/26/2016 - JUST GOT BACK FROM THE DEALER WHERE THEY "FIXED IT WITH ANOTHER PART" - THIS DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF THE DEALER BEFORE IT WAS BOUNCING AROUND AGAIN - AMERICAN HONDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS CORRECTLY WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED PART.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CIVIC EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES ST140 (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 215/50/R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR STRUCK A TREE AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,343.

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DAILY MAYBE A FEW TIMES A DAY WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE CAR HESITATES FOR 1-3 SECONDS BEFORE THE THROTTLE RESPONDS. THIS IS POSSIBLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF PULLING AWAY WHEN THERE IS A LIMITED OPENING TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION IT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I'M WONDERING IF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION AS MY 2015 HONDA CIVIC WITH CVT ALSO HAD THIS ISSUE FROM TIME TO TIME. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS DAILY AND USUALLY IN THE MORNING ON A LEFT TURN ABOUT 3/4 MILE FROM MY HOME. USUALLY AT THE SAME CORNER DAILY IN THE MORNING BUT IT DOES HAPPEN AT OTHER TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND I THINK IT MAY BE MORE COMMON NOT LONG AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE AFTER HAVING BEEN SITTING FOR A BIT. I LOVE HONDA'S AND HAVE HAD MANY OF THEM BUT THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND RESOLVED!

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THIRD BRAKE COVER OFF, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NOW CAN NOT BE PERMANENTLY REPAIRED, WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE ENTIRE GLASS IS RED . WIPERS CAN NOT CLEAN THE WINDSCREEN .

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE REAR INTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT COVER DETACHED AND OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VIEW. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COVER NEEDED TO BE RE-ATTACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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CERTAIN HONDA CIVIC'S HAVE APPLE'S CARPLAY INSTALLED, THROUGH THE IOS IPHONE MOBILE PHONE PLATFORM. WHEN ENABLED, OR PLUGGED INTO THE CAR, NAVIGATION SUPPORT PROVIDED BY APPLE'S MAPS APPLICATION GOES INTO 'DAY MODE' WHILE AT NIGHT. THIS CREATES A HUGE AMOUNT OF BRIGHTNESS IN THE CAR AND BLINDS THE DRIVER WITH BRIGHTNESS. THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND I CAN EASILY SEE HOW ACCIDENTS CAN BE TRIGGERED DUE TO BLINDING INTERIOR LIGHT DUE TO THE APPLE MAPS (THROUGH CARPLAY) NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ERROR, OR POOR DESIGN BY APPLE/HONDA. I BELIEVE THAT CARPLAY'S NAVIGATION FUNCTION IS A DANGER TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC BECAUSE HAVING HUGE AMOUNTS OF SUDDEN BRIGHTNESS CAUSES DISTRACTION AND MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH VISION.

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NEW HONDA CIVIC WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY CRACKED AND CONTINUES SPREADING. NO REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE IN AMERICA.

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I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2016 CIVIC 1.5T EX-L WITH 1,000 MILES AND A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. WE NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL ALL OVER OUR GARAGE. IT'S BEEN LEAKING FOR A WHILE, PROBABLY SINCE WE GOT IT, BUT WE DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL TODAY THAT THE OIL WAS COMING FROM OUR BRAND NEW CAR. AFTER OUR OWN INVESTIGATION, WE RULED OUT ALL OF OUR OTHER CARS AND TOOK IT INTO DEALERSHIP TODAY.

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MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN A SMALL PEBBLE HIT THE BOTTOM DRIVERS PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD, THUS PUTTING A SMALL DING IN THE GLASS, HOWEVER WITHIN 4 HOURS I HAD A CRACK 28 INCHES LONG, I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES IN MY LIFE N HAVE HAD THINGS HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND IT NEVER CAUSED A CRACK. AFTER REVIEWING THE CONSUMERS AFFAIR WEB SITE I NOTICED THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE LIKE ME, AND EASILY CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON THERE 2016 CIVIC BEFORE THEY HAVE EVEN MADE THERE FIRST CAR PAYMENT, AND THE FACT THAT THERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER SO WHETHER IT OBSTRUCTS YOUR VIEW OR NOT YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A REPLACEMENT YET, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE CUT CORNERS IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THERE GLASS OR NOT BUT I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN MORE THEN A LITTLE PEBBLE BEFORE THEY CRACK LIKE THIS, AND I HOPE YOU GUYS INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS INJURED BECAUSE THE CRACK CAUSES A TYPE OF MAGNIFYING EFFECT WHEN U TRY TO SEE THRU IT WHILE DRIVING N IT DEFINITELY OBSTRUCTS YOUR VIEW

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I BOUGHT A 2016 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN THE SEATS DO NOT HOLD MY BODY IN PLACE WHILE DRIVING LEFT KNEE HITS DRIVER DOOR WHEN TURNING RIGHT RIGHT KNEE HITS CONSOLE WHEN TURNING LEFT SHORT BOTTOM SEAT, THIGHS ARE UNSUPPORTED BACK OF SEAT HARD/PAINFUL ARMS AND LEGS GO NUMB WITHIN FIRST 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING

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