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

THERE IS SOMETHING THAT MAKES THE TIRES WEAR OUT FAST AND MAKES A NOISE

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I HAVE HAD MY 2018 HONDA CIVIC FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND MY PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF ON MY HOOD AND DOORS FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

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WITHOUT WARNING OR WHEN I COME OUT TO MY CALL, ALL THE WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN, AND THE SUNROOF IS OPEN. I HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS AN OPERATOR ERROR AND THAT THE FUNCTION ON MY KEY FOB MUST HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTLY PRESSED. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE KEY FOB IS NOWHERE NEAR THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES AT HOME WHERE I KEEP THE KEY FOB AT LEAST 30 YARDS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED TWICE AT WORK WHERE THE VEHICLE IS OVER 50 YARDS AWAY AND MUST PASS THROUGH 1.5 FEET OF CONCRETE TO SEND A SIGNAL TO THE CAR. IN ADDITION, THE NUMEROUS TIMES (I HAVE LOST COUNT) THE TRUNK WILL OPEN WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE KEY FOB OF DEPRESSING THE KNOB IN THE CAR. AGAIN, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERS THAT IT IS OPERATOR ERROR. HOWEVER, EACH TIME THIS OCCURS, THE KEY FOB IS IN MY HAND ON THE WAY TO THE CAR OR IN THE CONSOLE AREA WHERE IT IS NOT BEING TOUCHED BY ME OR BY ANYTHING ELSE. IT HAS OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ONCE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION'CAUSING ME TO QUICKLY PULL OVER SO THE CONTENTS OF THE TRUNK DO NOT FLY OUT AND HIT SOMEONE. BESIDES THE OBVIOUS SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUE, THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED A GREAT DEAL OF WATER DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND MAY HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM VIA THE HANDS-FREE SYSTEM IN THE CONSOLE AND THE USB PORT IN THE CENTER COMPARTMENT'BOTH OF WHICH WERE COVERED IN WATER DURING THIS PAST INCIDENT WHEN IT WAS HEAVILY RAINING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THESE ARE FLUKES, AND HONDA HAS NOT AND WILL NOT MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO DISABLE THIS FEATURE. THE 200+ COMPLAINTS/REPORTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE INDICATES TO ME THAT IT IS NOT A FLUKE. AS THE OWNER, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE DISABLE THIS FEATURE SO FURTHER DAMAGES, SAFETY, AND SECURITY ARE NOT AN ISSUE. THE HONDA CIVIC IN QUESTION IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD.

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MAKING A LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH WHEN OTHER CAR TRYING BEAT THE LIGHT DOING ABOUT 50 MPH RESULTING ME HITTING HIM BROADSIDE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PROPERLY BUT THE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE SEAT BELT RIPPED OUT OF FLOOR OF THE CAR INCLUDING THE BOLT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. AS ARESULR I WAS INJURED WITH A FRACTURED STERNUM AND RIB.

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FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 4965MI. INDICATES ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE OIL DIPSTICK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

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UPON STOPPING AND REMOVING THE DRIVER SEAT BELT, THE ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PROHIBIT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING WHEN STOPPED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NOT, REPEAT, HAS NOT ENGAGED MULTIPLE TIMES UPON PARKING MY VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE HAS ROLLED FORWARD OR BACKWARD, DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION.

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THE OIL DIPSTICK SMELLS OF GASOLINE. THE TURBO CHARGER TECHNOLOGY IS ALLOWING GAS TO PUSH PAST THE OIL AND INTO THE ENGINE. OIL AND GAS SHOULDN'T BE MIXING.

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THIS PAST SUMMER (SUMMER OF 2019) MY WIFE'S 2018 HONDA CIVIC'S AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BEGAN TO LOSE ITS ABILITY TO COOL AIR GRADUALLY, UNTIL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOTTEST MONTH OF THE YEAR, IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. BECAUSE IT IS A LEASE, I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR HOME HONDA SERVICE CENTER .THEY REFUSED TO COVER COSTS ALLEGEDLY BECAUSE THE MALFUNCTION HAD BEEN CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS ON THE CONDENSER. FAST FORWARD TO NOVEMBER, I RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 2018 CIVIC CONDENSERS. IT WAS CLEAR TO ME THEN, THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND NOT DUE TO MY WIFE GOING OFF-ROADING (WHICH SHE DOESN'T DO LOL). I BECAME HOPEFUL THAT HONDA WOULD REIMBURSE ME (OVER $800). AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH FOR TWO MONTHS, I JUST RECEIVED A CALL IN WHICH THEY ADVISED ME THAT DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE MALFUNCTION (HAVING BEEN CAUSED BY "ROAD DEBRIS" SUPPOSEDLY), HONDA WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME. I HAVE CLEARLY BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.

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OIL DIP STICK SMELL LIKE GAS GOING INSIDE THE OIL CAR LACK POWER I NOTICED IT IN COLD WEATHER WE ARE HAVING IN CA STATE A LOUD WHIRLING ENGINE NOISE COMING FROM TOP OF ENGINE DIP STICK SHOW MORE THEN WHAT I FIRST STARTED WITH WHEN I CHANGE OIL 3K MILES B4 IT STALL OUT ON ME 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 3MONTH I LIVE IN AGUANGA CA TEMP FELL TO 29 DEGREES FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTH WINTER WEATHER WITH SNOW

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CRASH MITIGATION SYSTEM WOULD STATE MALFUNCTION OF SYSTEM GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND NOT WORK AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK WHEN I USED THE BRAKES.WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURN THE KEY OFF TO GET IT TO RESET. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. DEALER SAID THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. INTERMEDIATE SUPPORT BEARING FOR RIGHT HAND AXLE HAS FAILED TWICE WITH IN 15 K MILES

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AUTO BRAKING WHEN GOING ONTO OR OFF A HIGHWAY RAMP/EXIT. VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND I'M CONCERNED OF GETTING REAR ENDED. DOESN'T ALWAYS OCCUR. WHEN USING REMOTE START THE HEATED FRONT SEATS DO NOT COME ON I HAVE TO GET INTO THE CAR AND START IT.

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MANUAL TRANSMISSION: VERY NOTCHY: IS NOT SMOOTH, KNOCKS AND DOES NOT RETURN TO CENTER (NEUTRAL). VERY DIFFICULT GETTING INTO REVERSE. SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON SI FORUMS. THIS TRANSMISSION AND GEARBOX SHOULD BEEN FUN, SMOOTH, AND EASY TO DRIVE AND IT'S NOT. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. NOTICED THE ISSUE AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR.

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WHEN ADJUSTING THE DRIVERS SIDE HEIGHT TO LOWER POSITION THE LEVEL MAKES A GRINDING /STRIPPING NOISE AND SEEMS TO MISS GEARS (LEVELS) IN BETWEEN. VEHICLE IS ONLY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD

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SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE TOUCH SCREEN, WHEN COLD OUT THE SCREEN WILL NOT COME ON, ONLY DISPLAYS A BLANK WHITE SCREEN. THIS REQUIRES SEVERAL RESTARTS, SCREEN GOES BLANK (BLACK) LOSE ALL CONTROLS AND RADIO. EVEN AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT COME BACK ON FOR MILES AND THEN COMES IN AND OUT UNTIL IT FULLY REBOOTS. WILL MAKE A TONE AND SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE SCREEN DURING NAVIGATION AND AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, WILL SOMETIMES NOT RE-ENGAGE NAVIGATION AT ALL, UNTIL NEXT DAY.

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MY 2018 HONDA CIVIC IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND HAS AROUND 5,000 MILES. I DROVE 25 MINUTES TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER. I PARKED ON A CITY STREET. IMMEDIATELY, AS I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK, PEOPLE ON THE STREET STARTED SCREAMING AT ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS ON FIRE. THE UNDERNEATH OF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. AS I WAITED FOR THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR AND ENGULFED IT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY SOMETHING MECHANICAL. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN A COPY YET. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES/PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR LEADING UP TO THE FIRE.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN I45 AT ABOUT 70MPH WHEN I HEARD A REALLY LOUD POP. CONFUSED, I WAS LOOKING IN ALL MY MIRRORS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED, AS I KNEW I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING OR FEEL ANYTHING. I HEAR LOUD WIND NOISES, AND OPEN MY SUNROOF SHADE TO FIND 90 % OF MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED UP AND OUT ONTO THE FREEWAY. NOTHING HIT MY SUNROOF. I WASN'T DRIVING BEHIND ANYONE FOR AT LEAST A 1/4 MILE. I DIDN'T DRIVE UNDER AN OVERPASS. I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LATE, SO NOTHING CAME FROM THE OTHER SIDE. IT JUST EXPLODED. THE GLASS REMAINING WAS ANGLED OUTWARD, NOT INSIDE MY CAR. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE HONDA OF SPRING DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER MY WARRANTY. THIS IS A DEFECT/MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER EVEN TOLD ME THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME HE'S SEEN IT.... AND YOU DONT THINK ITS A PROBLEM?

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I PURCHASED A 2018 BRAND NEW CIVIC. ONLY HAD 15 MILES ON IT. I ONLY HAVE HAD IT NOW FOR FOUR MONTHS AND I CAN VERY CONFIDENTLY SAY THIS CAR IS A LEMON. THE MOON ROOF QUIT WORKING. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT TO AIKEN HONDA AND AFTER FOUR HOURS AND TWO MEN WORKING ON IT THEY TRIED TO SAY IT WAS A ROCK IN IT AND THEY PRODUCED ME A ROCK BIGGER THAN A FIFTY CENT PIECE. THERE'S NO WAY THAT GIANT ROCK WAS IN MY MOON ROOF. I WOULD OF SEEN IT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT MYSELF. I THINK THEY JUST PICKED UP ONE OF THE RIVER ROCKS THAT ARE IN THEIR PARKING LOT PLANTERS. (THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE, IRONIC HUH? NOT TO ME BECAUSE THIS HONDA IS THE ONE WHO SOLD ME THIS LEMON ALONG WITH SCAMMING ME OUT OF 30,000. DO NOT SHOP HERE) SO THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE MOON ROOF. EVEN THO THEY MADE ME WITHOUT MY CONCENT PURCHASE 3 WARRANTYS (HAD NO CLUE)) ALSO THE MECHANICAL SEAT HAS SOME SORT OF DEFECT THAT IS KIND OF SCARY. IF YOU GO ALL THE WAY BACK AND LEAN ALL THE WAY BACK (AS TO NOT HIT THE AIRBAG AND NOT LAY DOWN) IT MAKES AN AWFUL DING NOISE IN THE SEAT THAT CAN BE FELT AS IF A GIANT SPRING IS POPPING UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION AND YOU CAN LITERALLY FEEL IT HIT HARD. AS IF IT MIGHT POP THRU THE SEAT INTO YOUR BUTT CHEEK... SCARED ME

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EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM, CAR IS ACTING WEIRD AND GIVING A KICK BACK WHEN DRIVING

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THE FRONT WINDSHIELD EASILY GETS CHIPPED AND CRACKED FROM KICKED UP DEBRIS FROM OTHER VEHICLES. DRIVING, I HAVE RECEIVED 3 CRACKS IN MY WINDSHIELD THAT HAVE SPLINTERED BADLY. THESE INCIDENTS HAPPEN DURING DRIVING ON A PAVED ROAD THAT HAS 2 LANES GOING THE SAME DIRECTION. DEBRIS WAS KICKED UP FROM OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS IN THE PAST AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

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"I WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT, WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN! I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE MAX AND IT KEPT ON GOING, OVER CEMENT STOPPERS, GRASS, AND FINALLY A TREE STOP IT FROM CONTINUING! AND I AM NOT A ZENIOR CITIZEN YET!"

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2018 HONDA CIVIC HATCHBACK, GASOLINE SMELL IN CABIN OCCURRED ON 8/16/2019. 1.5L OIL DILUTION COULD BE CAUSE OF ISSUE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE'S STOP WARNING ALERT NOTIFIED THE DRIVER TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SCOTT ROBINSON HONDA (20340 HAWTHORNE BLVD, TORRANCE, CA 90503) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER TURNED OFF THE SYSTEM SENSOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DCH GARDENA HONDA (15541 S WESTERN AVE, GARDENA, CA 90249, 301-660-7286) WHERE THE FAILURE INITIALLY COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. DURING THE THIRD TEST, WITH THE CONTACT IN THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT SPECIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR HONDA'S CORPORATE OFFICE TO RESPOND. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09732156. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,200.

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FRONT WINDSHIELD GET CRACKS VERY EASY,AFTER GETTING A SMALL STONE CHIP

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WHILE WASHING MY 2 DAY OLD CAR A CHUNK OF PAINT BLOWS OFF THE LOWER KICK PANEL. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS MY FAULT AND THEY WEREN'T GOING TO PAY FOR IT. I TOLD THEM THEY COULD HAVE THE CAR BACK. SUDDENLY THEY WERE GOING TO REPAIR IT. THEY TOLD ME THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE PANEL. 2 DAYS AGO ALMOST EXACTLY 1 YEAR TO THE DAY,I WAS WASHING MY CAR AND IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE A CHUNK OF PAINT BLOWS OFF ( A BIT IRONIC). I WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER (CANT TRUST SUPERSTITION SPRINGS AFTER THEY LIED TO ME). I CALLED HONDA THEY SAID NO PROBLEM TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE DEALER I TOOK IT TO SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE HONDA SAID THEY HAD PAID FOR THE FIX ONCE. NO WAY THEY REPLACED THE PANEL BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF IT EVER BEING REPLACED AND THE PAPER WORK I HAVE DOES NOT STATE THE PANEL WAS REPLACED. THEY DIDNT CHANGE THE PANEL, THEY SLAPPED SOME TOUCH UP ON IT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY.

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AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY

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