What 523 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Honda Civic Type R

PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY BY DESIGN WHEN SOMEONE WHO DOES MEET WEIGHT CRITERIA IS SEATED. THIS IS A 2017 HONDA CIVIC 5-DOOR PURCHASED NEW IN DEC. 2016 & HAS HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE PURCHASE. PER HONDA & HONDA SERVICING DEALERS THE SENSOR IS DESIGNED TO DEACTIVATE PASSENGER AIR BAG IF WEIGHT THRESHOLD NOT MET. MY WIFE IS 5 FT. 5 IN. & APPROX. 125 POUNDS, & WHENEVER SHE IS SEATED THE AIR BAG INDICATOR IS OFF. PER HONDA & HONDA SERVICING DEALER THE 4 WAYS TO DEAL WITH THIS ARE : 1. MOVE FRONT SEAT ALL THE WAY BACK ( NO AIR BAG FUNCTION ). 2. HAVE HER SIT IN BACK SEAT. 3. NOT HAVE HER IN CAR AT ALL. 4. GET ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAS FUNCTIONING PASSENGER AIR BAG. THESE ARE OFFICIAL REPAIR SOLUTIONS PER HONDA TECH SUPPORT & HONDA SERVICING DEALER.

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I BOUGHT MY 2017 CIVIC BRAND NEW IN MAY 2017. EVER SINCE I HAD THIS CAR THE ELECTRONICS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. VOLUME DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK ON THE STEERING WHEEL OR ON THE DIGITAL RADIO. I'LL HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO BE ABLE TO USE THE VOLUME. TWO DIFFERENT TIMES MY CAR WOULDN'T TURN OFF WHILE IN PARK. I HAD TO SIT OVER 5 MINUTES IN PARK BEFORE IT WOULD TURN OFF WITH PUSHING THE START BUTTON OVER AND OVER. THE RADIO GOES STATICKY EVERY TIME I USE THE DEFROST BUTTON. FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS MY CAR NOW MAKES A BEEPING NOISE HERE AND THERE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM THE DASH/RADIO. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR PARK. EVERY TIME I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO HONDA THEY COULDN'T FIX ANYTHING SINCE THE CODES DIDN'T PULL UP WHEN THEY PLUGGED THEIR COMPUTER INTO MY CAR. I DO HAVE A VIDEO OF THE NOISES THAT MY CAR WAS MAKING (BEEPING). SO YES I STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH MY CAR AND IN 2 MONTHS I WILL HAVE OWNED MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS.

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ENGINE OIL DILUTION. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE L15 ENGINES AND GAS FLOWING DOWN PAST THE PISTONS INTO THE CRANKCASE. THESE ENGINES HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN CHINA AND ONLY "AFFECTED" STATES IN THE US AND CANADA. I DO NOT LIVE IN ONE OF THESE "AFFECTED" STATES BUT MY ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS ABOVE THE MAXIMUM LEVEL AND SMELLS HEAVILY OF GAS.

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I HAD THE WIPERS ON AND IT WAS RAINING. THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING BEFORE THEY REACHED THE DOWN POSITION ON THE WINDSHIELD. THEY WOULD NOT WORK AFTER THAT. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET GOING FORWARD.

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VIBRATION IN ENGINE

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CAR TURNED OFF DOESN'T CRACK UP AND SAYS THERE'S A LOT OF PROBLEMS INCLUDING BREAK SYSTEM.

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WHEN I STARTED DRIVING IT STARTED TO HESITATE AND THEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND THEN WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR I TURNED THEM ON THEY WENT UP AND NEVER WENT DOWN. NOW THEY DON'T EVEN WORK AT ALL THEY'RE STUCK IN THE POSITION THAT I SHOWED YOU THE PHOTO I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 8K MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THEY STOPPED WORKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING I HAVE 0 VISIBILITY ITS SNOWING HERE IN OREGON

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-30 MERGING ON THE HIGHWAY. I PUT IT IN SPORT MODE AND TRY TO GET UP TO SPEED BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR GOES TO LIMP MODE. THEN WOULD NOT GO OVER 40MPH. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF FROM THE ROAD TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. CLEARED ALL ISSUES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER NEXT DAY AND NO CEL WAS STORED.

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FUEL (GASOLINE) IS SEEPING INTO THE MOTOR OIL CAUSING A OVERFILL MARK ON OIL DIPSTICK AND STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN CAR IS STARTED. OIL VISCOSITY SEEMS TO BE "THINNER" AFTER 2000 + MILES OF DRIVING.

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UPON DOING RESEARCH ON THE TECH THAT WENT INTO THE MOTOR OF THE 2017 SI. I FOUND THAT THE SAME MOTOR WAS IN THE 2017 CRV AND THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON IT FOR A FULE PROBLEM. I DID NOT FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE HOWEVER I DID NOTICE THAT WHEN CHANGEING OIL THERE IS A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. I'M AFRAID OF THERE BEING DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR DUE TO LOSS OF LUBRICATION. (THE DATE I'LL PUT FOR WHEN IT HAPPENED WILL BE THE LAST DATE OF AN OIL CHANGE.)

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THE VEHICLE, AFTER BEING DRIVEN THE DAY PRIOR WITHOUT ISSUES OR ANY ENGINE LIGHTS, WILL NOT START THE NEXT MORNING. THE ONLY ENGINE LIGHT THAT IS ON IS THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LIGHT. WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR, THE BATTERY DOESN'T EVEN CLICK. I EVEN JUMPED THE BATTERY TO REINFORCE THE IDEA THAT THIS IS LIKELY NOT RELATED TO THE BATTERY - STILL NO CLICKING. AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECENT RECALL ON 2017 HONDA CIVICS FOR THE SAME ISSUE - THE EPS SYSTEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC, AND WHEN I CALLED HONDA TO INQUIRE ABOUT MY VEHICLE, THEY TOLD ME THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE OTHER RECALLED HONDA CIVICS, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE MY SPECIFIC CIVIC WAS NOT BEING RECALLED FOR THIS MATTER. FOR A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD, WITH NO ACCIDENTS, SOMETHING AS SIGNIFICANT AS AN EPS FAILURE SHOULD BE HANDLED MORE SERIOUSLY. THIS KIND OF FAILURE, IF OCCURRING DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, COULD RESULT IN MAJOR AUTO ACCIDENTS.

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NEW CIVIC SEDAN JUST TURNED OVER 1 YEAR OLD AND IT HAS ALWAYS SHIFTED WEIRD AT TIMES, ALMOST CAUSING ME A FEW ACCIDENTS (MAINLY AT ACCELERATION). STOPPED BY DEALERSHIP (HONDA OF COVINGTON) SOMETIME IN THE FALL AND SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT LOTS OF CIVIC OWNERS STOP BY AND COMPLAIN ABOUT HOW THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, BUT THIS IS JUST "HOW THEY ARE" AND THEY WILL GET BETTER AS THEY BUILD MORE OF THEM. I DIDN'T BUY A CHRYSLER OR EDSEL AND EXPECTED MY OVER 20K SPENT ON THIS VEHICLE TO BE BETTER THAN THAT. SOMETIMES IT ENGAGES ROUGHLY WHEN WE SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND SOMETIMES IT LAGS A WHILE THEN JUMPS INTO GEAR. WE NOW HAVE AROUND 8K MILES ON THIS 4 DOOR SEDAN

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IJULY 2017 IS WHEN I FIRST NOTICED MY CAR AUTOMATICALLY RE-SETTING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT LEGAL SPEED OF 70 MILES AN HOUR! ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR'S DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED WITH EVERY COLORED WARNING LIGHT & A SPINNING-DOTED CIRCLE LIGHT AS IF CAR COMPUTER WAS SEARCHING FOR A SIGNAL OR BEING REMOTELY RESET! THE RADIO TURNED OFF, THE SCREEN WENT BLACK, THE COMPUTER DASHBOARD FLASHED UNTIL FINALLY THE 'H' HONDA LOGO APPEARED ON THE RADIO SCREEN RESETTING ITSELF. SCARING ME TO BELIEVE THE CAR WAS SHUTTING DOWN OR ABOUT TO MALFUNCTION WHILE I WAS DRIVING! THREE MONTHS LATER THE RADIO, SATELLITE, SIDE MIRROR CAMERA, REAR BACKUP CAMERA EVERY THING ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPUTER BRAIN OF THIS CAR COMPLETELY WENT OUT! NOTHING CAN BE RESET THROUGH THE RADIO AS IT'S JUST STUCK. HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS NO EXPLANATION OTHER REPLACEMENT FOR SAFETY! DEALERSHIP REACHED OUT TO HONDA FOR ASSISTANCE AS I'VE EXCEEDED 36,000 MILE COMPLEMENTARY WARRANTY. HONDA ACTUALLY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MALFUNCTION AT FIRST, STATING THEY WOULD PAY/COVER MAJORITY OF COST LEAVING BALACE OF $300. I FOUND THIS TO BE CRAZY, AS THIS ELECTICAL MALFUNCTION WAS NO FAULT OF MY OWN & SHOULD INITIATE RECALL! AS I NOW HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF ALL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ARE ERROR OR ACTUAL SAFETY WARNINGS! I HAVE NO REAR CAMERA OR SIDE MIRROR CAMERA DUE TO THIS RADIO/COMPUTER MALFUNCTION! THIS IS A DANGER DRIVING THIS CAR SO I CONTACTED HONDA AND EXPLAINED I WAS WILLING TO PAY THE $300 FOR REPLACEMENT. ONLY TO BE TOLD THEIR OFFER TO PAY/COVER MALFUNCTION ERRORS WAS NO LONGER ON THE TABLE, GIVING NO REASON WHY OFFER WAS REVOKED! THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER AND HER MANAGER THEN VERY RUDELY & DISRESPECTFULLY HUNG UP THE PHONE! I FEEL UNSAFE EVERYTIME BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS CAR! PLEASE AID IN ESTABLISHING A RECALL

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SUN VISORS (WHEN STARTING FROM THE DOOR/WINDOW) SWING WHEN MAKING A TURN. THIS CAN STARTLE THE DRIVER IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MORE DETAILS: BOTH SUN VISORS DO NOT STAY FIXED WHEN TURNED TO BE NEXT TO THE DOOR WINDOW. EXAMPLE, WHEN THE DRIVER PUTS THE VISOR NEXT TO THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND MAKES A LEFT TURN THE VISOR HITS DRIVER IN THE HEAD. IT'S MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE VISOR IS EXTENDED. ONLINE FORUM WITH SIMILAR ISSUES: HTTPS://WWW.CIVICX.COM/THREADS/WEAK-SUN-VISORS.25794/

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TAKATA RECALL SAFETY COMPONENTS RELATED TO DRIVER SAFETY WHICH IN RELATION RELATES TO DRIVER ASSISTANCE. WHILE DRIVING CARS IN FRONT SENSORS DO NOT PICK UP AND DON'T AUTOMATICALLY BRAKE LANE SHIFTING DOES NOT WORK.

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THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL RANDOMLY AND TAKE UP TO A FEW HOURS TO RESTART. THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM IN THE CENTER STACK HAD TO BE FULLY REPLACED DUE TO BUTTONS BEING PUSHED BY THEMSELVES. LASTLY, EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE SIGN ON DASHBOARD BUT BRAKE WAS WORKING FINE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO REGISTER AN OCCUPANT SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. GUNN HONDA (14610 I-10, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78249) WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER, HOWEVER, DISCONNECTED THE SENSOR CABLE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND RECONNECTED IT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,500. *TT*JB

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MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUE WITH THE A/C FOR A COUPLE OF WEEK. TWO DAY AGO MY A/C STOP WORKING SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO MY CAR HAVING 41K MILES. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THE CAR IS ONLY A YEAR OLD. THEY (DEALERSHIP) DID NOT WANT TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILES. THE REPAIR COST WAS $1,500. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT SEVERAL BUYER HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER ALSO MENTION THAT THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A LOT OF CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. ALSO, I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THE A/C TRIGGERED SOMETHING IN MY VEHICLE THAT WOULD NOT LET IT START FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I BELIEVE A RECALL ON THE A/C IS ENTITLED.

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VEHICLE HESITATING, FAILING TO ACHIEVE MORE THAN 25 MPH. VEHICLE HAS LOST DRIVEN GEAR AT HIGH SPEED AND ABRUPTLY RETURNED. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, VEHICLE EXHIBITING SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. TRANSMISSION RELATED GRINDING NOISE ON WARM-START, ENGINE RATTLES ON COLD START. COLLISION MITIGATING BRAKING SYSTEM HAD A PROBLEM THAT WAS ADDRESSED BY THE DEALER. ENGINE CURRENTLY LEAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL FROM AROUND THE HEAD AND ONTO SURROUNDING WIRING HARNESSES, A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FIRE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AND NEVER WILL BE SAFE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BIG ISLAND HONDA HILO (75-5608 KUAKINI HWY, KAILUA-KONA, HI 96720, 1-(808) 961-5505) TO BE DIAGNOSED AND TEST DRIVEN, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. *BF *JB

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PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED WHEN MY WIFE OR I SIT IN THE SEAT. PER HONDA DEALER NEITHER ONE OF US MEET SENSOR CRITERIA TO ACTIVATE AIR BAG. AMERICAN HONDA WILL NOT ASSIST NOR RESPOND TO THIS ISSUE. THE SERVICING DEALER RECOMMENDS HAVING WIFE MOVE SEAT ALL THE WAY BACK OR SIT IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS ISSUE IS CONSIDERED NORMAL & WITHIN DESIGN CRITERIA. PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG WILL NEVER DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT WHENEVER SOMEONE SITS & WEIGHT DOES NOT ACTIVATE AIRBAG.

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VEHICULE STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH ALL WARNING LIGHTS POP UP, VEHICULE LOSS POWER UNTIL STALL. EVENT OCCURS 3 OCCATIONS IN LESS THAN 1 MONTH.

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SINCE WE GOT THE CAR, DECEMBER 2017, THE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, ABOUT 8 TIMES SINCE WE GOT IT AND TWICE IN OCTOBER, WHILE MY WIFE IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. TWO DEALERS SAY NOTHING IS WRONG AND HONDA SAYS IF THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THEY WON'T START REPLACING PARTS UNTIL THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. WHICH I FIND UNACCEPTABLE FOR SAFETY EQUIPMENT. I CAN NOT HAVE THE AIRBAG FAIL IF WE WERE TO GET IN A COLLISION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SUN ROOF OPENED AND ALL FOUR WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN SPONTANEOUSLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.

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OIL SMELLS OF GASOLINE

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