What 602 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Honda Civic Type R

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HOLLER HONDA LOCATED AT 2211 N SEMORAN BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32807, (877) 872-9906, WHERE THE SKID PLATE WAS ATTACHED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

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AIR BAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE COMES ON INDICATING AIRBAG IS OFF EVEN THOUGH PASSENGER IS IN SEAT. HAPPENS OFTEN.

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CHANGED THE OIL FOR THE SECOND TIME ~12,300 MILES ON MY 2018 HONDA CIVIC EX HATCHBACK WITH THE CVT AND DRAINED 5 QUARTS OF OIL/FUEL OUT OF THE ENGINE. (ONLY HOLDS ~3.7QTS. HAD A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL TO THE OIL. CONCERNED WITH DILUTED OIL NOT LUBRICATING EFFECTIVELY AS WELL AS EXCESS OIL/FUEL IN THE ENGINE CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING, FROTHING ALONG WITH OTHER CONCERNS. THIS OIL WAS DRIVING ALL HIGHWAY MILES AND DURING THE SUMMER.

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WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY FOR A FEW DAYS, THE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED OUT OF NOWHERE. THE FUEL SYSTEM HAS BEEN GETTING ERROR CODES. AIR CONDITIONING ALSO RUNS HOT INSTEAD OF COLD SOMETIMES. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON A LOT.

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I WAS IN THE FREEWAY WHEN SOMETHING SOUNDED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF MY CAR LIKE THREE TIMES, I WONDERED WHAT IT WAS AND AFTER I PARKED THE CAR I SAW MY SUNROOF BROKEN.

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CAR IS BABIED. A/C DIED COMPLETELY AT 21K MILES AND 14 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. MANY OTHER CIVIC OWNERS ARE REPORTING SAME ISSUE. TSB EXISTS BUT RECALL IS NOT YET CREATED. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND WARRANTY FOR THE SPECIFIC SYSTEM EXTENDED.

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I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY AC HAD STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR, RENDERING IT USELESS TO ME BECAUSE TEMPS GO UP TO 90 AND ABOVE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A FAULTY PART BUT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (3YR/36000) AS I WAS APPROXIMATELY 10000 MILES OVER, EVEN THOUGH I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAD ONLY HAD IT A YEAR AND A HALF. I COME TO FIND OUT THAT HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE CONDENSER WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS FOR 2016-2018 CIVICS, JUST NOT MINE FOR SOME REASON. EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE FAULTY PART, AND THE SAME CAR OF THE SAME YEAR, AND THEIR WARRANTY DOCUMENTATION SIGNIFIED ME AS BEING SUBJECT TO THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY, (BULLETIN TSB 19-091) MY VIN WAS NOT ALLOWED SOMEHOW. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF COVID, MY ELDERLY FAMILY RELIES ON ME FOR TRANSPORTATION, MY CAR IS OVER 100 DEGREES AND THEY WANT 1000 DOLLARS I CANT COME UP WITH. AIR CONDITIONER SIMPLY DOESN'T BLOW COLD AIR. PLEASE HELP.

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AIR CONDITIONER HAS STOPPED WORKING. BLOWING OUT MUGGY OR HOT AIR INSTEAD OF COLD AIR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN BEING STATIONARY AND DRIVING ON ROADWAYS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. IT WAS ALSO KNOW PROBLEM TO HONDA AND THEY DID NOTHING TO TELL POTENTIAL BUYERS ABOUT THE KNOWN ISSUE. THERE IS ALSO A CLASS ACTION SUIT. ACCORDING TO THE CLASS ACTION IT INVOLVES 2016-2018 HONDA CIVICS. THE ONLY ACTION HONDA TOOK WAS EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS AND UNLIMITED MILEAGE. THEY NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF THIS WARRANTY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY NEED TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BEFORE EVEN LOOKING AT THE AIR CONDITIONER. FIRST WHY SHOULD THERE BE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE. NOTHING IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) 19-091 CONCERNING A/C CONDENSERS THAT CAME FROM THE FACTORY DEFECTIVE IN 2016-2018 HONDA CIVICS NEVER MENTIONS A DIAGNOSTIC BE COMPLETED FIRST. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING SINCE HONDA KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, AND REPAIR ISSUED TO DEALERS AT NO EXTRA COST TO THE CUSTOMER.. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS.

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THE AIR CONDENSER IS LEAKING. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON 2016-2018 HONDA CIVICS, MY CAR FOR THE SAME FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED. I WAS CHARGED $ 500 FOR FREON REFILL BUT STILL, THERE IS A LEAK AND WOULD COST ME MORE THAN $1000 TO REPAIR.

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I STARTED THE VEHICLE. MONITOR SCREEN WAS ALL BLACK (RADIO/ AC CONTROL PANEL). TURNED CAR OFF TO SEE IF SCREEN WOULD RESET. I TRIED BUTTON TO SEE IF SIDE TURN CAMERA WOULD TURN ON OR RESET ISSUE. IT DID NOT. DROVE 26 MILES SCREEN ALL BLACK. NO SIDE TURN BLINKER. NO RADIO. PARKED RESTARTED CAR 4 MORE TIMES. SCREEN STILL ALL BLACK. ERROR CODE APPEARED STATING 'DALAUNCHER ISN'T RESPONDING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE IT'

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AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. IT IS A VERY HIGHLY REPORTED ISSUE WITH 2016-2018 HONDA CIVICS AND THE CONDENSER DEFECT.

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TURNED CAR ON WHILE PARKED, AND STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. SAW THESE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON: TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR PROB, BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM, BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM PROBLEM, POWER STEERING PROBLEM, VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST PROBLEM, AND HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM.

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MY CAR STUTTERS WHEN I TURN ON COLD START AND WHEN I ACCELERATE ON ANY GEAR IT STUTTERS LIKE THE FUEL IS CUTTING OFF. AND FOR MY TRANSMISSION IT'S HARD TO CHANGE GEARS THEN IT'S NORMAL THEN IT'S HARD RANDOMLY

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THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DOES NOT WORKIN MY 2018 HONDA CIVIC HAS A LEAKY CONDENSER. HONDA SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR 2018 HONDA CIVICS AND A 10 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS OFFERED (TSB 19-091); HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT COVER THE VIN SERIES OF MY 2018 HONDA CIVIC. I WANTED TO LOG THIS ISSUE FOR OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS IT MAKES THE CAR PRETTY MUCH INOPERABLE ON HOT DAYS AND HONDA'S RESPONSE IS NONSENSICAL GIVEN THAT OTHER 2018 HONDA CIVICS ARE COVERED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT IF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IS ISSUED AFTER I PAY FOR THE REPAIR THAT I WILL BE REIMBURSED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL RESUMED BACK NORMAL OPERATION AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO APPLE TREE HONDA (242 UNDERWOOD RD, FLETCHER, NC 28732) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V663000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. *DT*JB

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ALL OF A SUDDEN A/C STOPPED PUSHING COLD AIR, AND IT IS SUMMER 92 DEGREES TODAY. I HAVE AN AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION IN WHICH EXPOSURE TO HEAT DRASTICALLY LOWERS MY BLOOD PRESSURE TO A DANGEROUS LEVEL. I'VE HEARD FROM LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT MY CONDENSER IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH COILS AND CLUTCH. HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING TO A CAR WITH LESS THAN 9,000 MILES? THESE PARTS ARE IN CRITICAL SHORTAGE AS THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING IN MANY HONDA CIVICS.

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AC WAS WORKING NORMAL WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN DRIVER SIDE STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR AND PASSENGER SIDE SOME WHAT COLD.DRIVING ON SURFACE STREET.

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MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 68,000 MILES, AND NO SIGNS OF ANY LEAK OR DEFECTS BEFORE DRIVING HOME , 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WAS ABRUPTLY SHOW SOME WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH SO PULLED OVER ALL HAPPENED IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER THE SIDE , THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, I MAINTAIN ALL SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE AT DEALER AND WAS UP TO DATE ON SERVICES , I BELIEVE THIS WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE AND NOT NEGLIGENCE ON MY PART, MY EXTEND COVERAGE WON'T ACCEPT MY CLAIM FOR REPAIRS ,CURRENTLY WITH OUT CAR AND STILL PAYING LOAN AND FACING A $9500.00 REPAIR COST WHICH I BELIEVE THE EXTENDED COVERAGE OR HONDA DEALER INSPECT THE ENGINE FOR ENGINEERING DEFECT IN DESIGN OF COOLING OF MOTOR ,CAR WAS NEVER ABUSED OR DRIVING NEGLIGENCE AND I BELIEVE SHOULD BE REPAIR AT NO COST TO ME, PORTFOLIO ELITE PROTECTION PLAN IS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH IS 5YEAR/100,000 MILE'S COVERAGE, DEALER REPAIR CENTER IS ROBERTSON PALMDALE HONDA . ALL HELP WELL BE WELCOME THANK YOU

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I RECENTLY BOUGHT MY CIVIC 2018 LAST YR AND THE AC WAS FINE UNTIL NOW THAT IT STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE STILL BLOWS COOL AIR. BUT THE DRIVER SIDE IS SUPER HOT! IT NOT WORKING PROPERLY WITH THIS WEATHER OF 100 DEGREES AND MORE! *TR

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I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 16 2020. A TRAILER HIT MY CAR IN THE BACK AND PULL ME OUT OF THE ROAD. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, WHEN WARM AIR WAS ENTERING THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER HONDA OF VALLEY STREAM SERVICE LOCATED AT 396 W MERRICK RD, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580, (516) 285-6655, AND WAS INFORMED WITH NEEDING AC COMPRESSOR TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,948.

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AFTER ABOUT 10-20 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE CAR STARTS TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN GOING STRAIGHT ON THE ROADWAY. THE STEERING CHANGES FROM ALLOWING SMOOTH, SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS, TO BEING STICKY AND JERKY. THEN THE CAR OVERCORRECTS TO THE RIGHT, AND THE STICKY STEERING OVERCORRECTS TO THE LEFT. IT BECOMES A CONSTANT STRUGGLE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. ONCE THIS ISSUE STARTS, IT HAPPENS WHETHER TRAVELING AT LOW OR HIGHER SPEEDS, BUT IS MUCH MORE OBVIOUS AND DANGEROUS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR INTO HOLLER HONDA WINTER PARK FL, AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE IN MARCH 2020.THEY PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE THE ISSUE AND THE ISSUE BECAME WORSE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO HOLLER HONDA ON 6-12-20 AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I ASKED FOR A ROAD TEST. THEY TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THEY MADE A 'FEW ADJUSTMENTS." I TOLD THEM I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND THAT I KNOW THERE IS A SEVERE PROBLEM. THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER. I AM STARTING TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS BECAUSE MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS YEARS OF THE HONDA CIVICS ON THE INTERNET. A RARE FEW APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BY REPLACEMENT OF THE EPS RACK. I LEFT A MESSAGE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT MY DISSATISFACTION, AND HE HAS NOT RETURNED MY CALL. THE NATIONAL HONDA PHONE LINE HAS BEEN DOWN FOR TWO DAYS NOW. MY SON AND I ARE BOTH AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON MAIN ROADWAYS AND HIGHWAYS NOW. THE STEERING STICKS, REQUIRES AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO ADJUST, THEN 'JUMPS' TOO FAR, MAGNIFYING THE ADJUSTMENT AND MAKING AN OVERCORRECTION. THIS ISSUE CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE DRIVE WHILE HAVING TO ADJUST STEERING LEFT, THEN RIGHT, THEN LEFT CONSTANTLY. THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO STEER THE CAR INTO ANOTHER LANE OR OFF THE ROADWAY! *TR

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I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2018. NOW IT HAS 7,000 MILES. MY A/C UNIT DOESN'T WORK. BLOWS HOT AIR. AFTER LOOKING INTO THIS ONLINE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM INCLUDING MY SON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. AS MAKES CRACKLING NOISE AS I TURNED ON THE A/C. PLEASE HELP.

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AC STARTED MAKING NOISE ONE YEAR FROM PURCHASE. KEPT COMPLAINING TO DEALER ABOUT NOISE AND THEY WOULD TELL ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THEY FINALLY HEARD IT, FIXED THE NOISE (COMPRESSOR ISSUE), BUT NOW AC IS NOT COOLING. HAVE TAKEN IT TWICE TO DEALER AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED (THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS). I'M PAYING FOR A DEFECTIVE CAR THAT HONDA'S OWN DEALERS CANNOT FIX!

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ON MARCH 27, 2020, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN MY CAR'S ABS LIGHTS, BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS, STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS, AND ANOTHER LIGHT I DID NOT RECOGNIZE ALL LIT UP AT THE SAME TIME. MY CAR BEGAN TO SWERVE AND SUDDENLY MY CAR'S STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WASN'T ABLE TO CORRECT ANYTHING BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS WERE BOTH LOCKED. I HIT A FARM FENCE WITH THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR, AND SLID ACROSS THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE THE SUDDEN IMPACT TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE CAR WHEELS WERE SO LOCKED UP THAT THE TOW TRUCK DRIVERS HAD DIFFICULTY LOADING THE CAR ON/OFF THE TOW TRUCK. THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAYED ON, EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS, MY CAR TURNED ITSELF OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, BUT I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY TURNING THE IGNITION KEY OFF AND THEN BACK ON. I'VE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF MY DASHBOARD AFTER THE ACCIDENT TO SHOW WHAT EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE LIT UP. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING THIS CLAIM, BUT I WANTED TO REPORT THIS IN CASE THIS IS A RECALL THAT NEEDS TO BE SENT OUT.

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