What 356 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Honda Civic Si

I brought my car to the dealership Honda North at 382 Newbury Street in Danvers MA on 6/5/25 to repair NHTSA Recall number 23V-858. The vehicle was returned to me on 6/7/25 at which time I was told the interior would have a strong fuel smell for 1-2 days, but that would disappear. After 4 days, the fuel smell worsened and the "Check Engine" light had come on. On 6/11/25 I returned the vehicle to Honda North. When I picked up the vehicle several days later, the fuel odor was minimal, and the check engine light was off. Today [XXX], the check engine light is back on. I plan to call Honda North to schedule what will be my 3rd visit to Honda North for this safety recall repair, which clearly is not being repaired properly, and putting me in further danger of crash or injury. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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While driving the dash showed a "12 volt battery charging system problem." Continued to drive to a safe location roughly a mile down the road and while enroute all the error lights illuminated and proceeded to state "Tire Pressure Monitor Problem" "Brake System Problem" "Brake Hold System Problem" "Power Steering Problem" and a couple others I don't recall. I lost my power steering while driving and my wipers proceeded to stop working, in a downpour. Contacted AAA who came and ran diagnostics which showed the alternator was dead. I then had to have my vehicle towed instead of driving it to work.

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The contact owns a 2019 Honda Civic SI. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start on the initial startup intermittently. The contact stated that the fuel pump made a grinding sound while locking the door. The check engine warning light was illuminated for a moment. The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

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Signs of head gasket failure at approximately 67,000 miles

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Car smells like rotten eggs and now wont start. Also, the brake light keeps flashing on the dash. It started flashing twice while driving and now it flashes when you try to start it.

NHTSA ODI 11616597

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle jerked. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle shuddered while coming to a complete stop. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the sparks plugs and two ignition coil packs were replaced; however, the vehicle was not operating as needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer and several unknown dealers were contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

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The contact owns a 2019 Honda Civic SI. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact's husband heard a loud screeching sound coming from the engine compartment. In addition, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle lost motive power. The contact's husband restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle was driven to the destination. The contact stated that the failure had occurred intermittently during the past six months. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 34,000.

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I received a notice from Honda dated "February 2024." The notice states that "the fuel pump module may have an improperly molded impeller. Over time the impeller can deform and cause the fuel pump to become inoperable . . . an inoperable fuel pump could prevent an engine from starting, cause a vehicle to lose drive power, or stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash or injury." Honda acknowledges the fact that there COULD be an issue with certain of their vehicles, but later states that "[t]he replacement parts needed to repair your vehicle are not currently available but are expected to become available in the fall of 2024." Knowing that Honda wants me to drive a possibly defective vehicle for at least 6 more months while KNOWINGLY allowing me to do so with the "increas[ed] . . . risk of a crash or injury," is extremely concerning. I contacted American Honda Motor Co., Inc. customer service and the representative informed me that she has "made a case" for me and that, "if anything happens, just bring it to a dealer." She could not provide me adequate answers to my follow-up questions. Specifically, I am concerned that, if it does happen, why bring it to a dealer? Honda has explicitly stated in their recall notice that the "parts needed to repair [my] vehicle are not currently available." Additionally, suppose, as Honda cautions, the "risk of a crash or injury" occurs and I do not have the opportunity to make it to a dealership? I, any passengers, or any other driver on the road, Honda operator or not, could become deceased as a result of an "inoperable fuel pump." I also drive a Kia Stinger and, as your agency might be aware, this issue was front and center with Kia a few months ago. Unfortunately, my Stinger fell victim and thankfully, I was in my driveway when it occurred. I am not comfortable driving this 2019 Honda Civic given this information and my past experience. This behavior and "notice" from Honda is evidence of their negligence.

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Gasoline mixes with the engine oil and causes the vehicle to stop / slow down to 8 mph while moving on highway. Oil smells like gasoline.

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Vehicle fails to start randomly in the morning Everything powers up and the screen lights up, but the car doesn't power up fully Maybe fuel pump issue

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All the car has problems all dash warning coming up from nowhere it’s no safety the other day I was driving 55 mph power steering lock brake failure very un safety and if you Google the problem I’m not the only customer with this issue it’s a loooot of people having this issues

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Many owners of the same car are experiencing water entering from the hood scoop and dripping onto the 4th cylinder causing the coils and spark plug to rust and will throw a check engine light. Honda knows about it and won’t fix it. Clearly there’s a default on how the car was design and Honda should have a fix to correct this issues.

NHTSA ODI 11482969

The starter was having trouble igniting the engine upon startup. The engine would crank but would not finish with starting up. I did this three or four times. Upon removing the key from the ignition and putting it back in the ignition and starting it up the car started up normally. The issue seems to be with either the ignition system or fuel system, which is available for inspection upon request. The car could suddenly stop without warning on the road and endanger the safety of myself or other drivers. The problem was previously acknowledged by NHTSA in two separate campaign numbers in May 2020 (20V314000) and March 2021 (21V215000) and this particular Civic was serviced in 2021in accordance with that recall and confirmed by the dealer. There were no warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure.

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I accelerated into a driveway of a convenience store and as I was halfway through the driveway my gas pedal became unresponsive and would not accelerate. Car started rolling back into traffic. 2 weeks later my pedal became unresponsive on the freeway. I exited and immediately called thd dealer because i had already taken it to get checked out after the first incident and they basically said nothing can be done but to trade it in since the mechanic had already said there was nothing wrong.

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THE ENGINE WIRE HARDNESS WAS BITTEN BY RATS TWICE IN TWO YEARS BECAUSE HONDA USES SOY BASED WIRES AND WE ARE NOT INFORMED.

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I WAS RECENTLY CHARGED FOR A REPAIR TO MY 2019 HONDA CIVIC TYPE R BY CHAPMAN HONDA OF TUCSON, ARIZONA.CHAPMAN HONDA INCORRECTLY BLAMES THE REPAIR ON WASHING THE CAR/ENGINE.SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH INTO THE ISSUE SHOWS THE ISSUE OF WATER PRESENT IN SPARK PLUG CYLINDERS OF THIS MODEL VEHICLE HAVE OCCURRED GLOBALLY, AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WASHING ANY PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE.

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I WAS SLIGHTLY BRAKING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS GOING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INSTEAD OF BRAKING IT STARTED SPEEDING MAKING A STRANGE NOISE I WAS ABLE TO SLIGHTLY RELEASE THE BRAKE AND BRAKE AGAIN SO IT WOULDN'T HIT THE CAR IN THE FRONT.

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WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY CAR SUDDENLY SHOWED MULTIPLE ERRORS SUCH AS EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM, BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM, HILL START PROBLEM, POWER STEERING PROBLEM , EMS SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE CAR ONLY HAS 14,000 MILES AND IS A YEAR OLD. THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT OR STEER PROPERLY. PLEASE RECALL THIS CAR BECAUSE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTOFF WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LUTHER BROOKDALE HONDA DEALER LOCATED AT 6800 BROOKLYN BLVD, BROOKLYN CENTER, MN 55429, AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED, LOSS MOTIVE POWER, SWITCHED TO LIMP MODE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE WHILE IN LIMP MODE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT DISAPPEARED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER AUTONATION HONDA LOCATED AT 23551 MAGIC MOUNTAIN PKWY, VALENCIA, CA 91355, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CONTAMINATED FUEL. AFTER DRAINING THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V314000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) IN JULY 2020. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

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THIS CAR WAS JUST RELEASED FROM BEING 'FIXED,' AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE DAY AFTER THE CAR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS SINCE 5000 MILES AND IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN A NEW CAR. IT'S A LEMON. 1. ENGINE CYLINDERS FLOODED WITH COOLANT 2. ENGINE NOT WORKING 3. DASHBOARD COMPUTER FLASHING ALL SYSTEMS FAILURE (SINCE 30 DAYS AFTER CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 11/2019. NEVER RESOLVED). 4. HEATER NOT WORKING. ENTIRE AC SYSTEM REPLACED. THEY ALSO SAID SOME VALVE HAD GONE OUT AS WELL. THAT'S NEVER BEEN MADE CLEAR TO ME IN SPITE OF REPEATED INQUIRIES. 5. CAR OUT OF SERVICE SINCE FEB 23 TO DATE. HONDA CORPORATE HAS TOLD ME TO POUND SAND. TO GO MAKE A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT.

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BRAND NEW 2019 CIVIC WITH A LEAKING CONDENSER. CAR HAS 4862MILES, WITH ALL THE EXTENDED WARRANTIES. HONDA REFUSED COVERAGE EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE NOT DONE ALL THEY CAN TO PROTECT SUCH A FRAGILE COMPONENT. WAS TOLD A "SMALL PEBBLE" HIT THE CONDENSER CAUSING A LEAK. IN 2012 HONDA SETTLED A 40MILLION DOLLAR CLASS ACTION FOR THIS VERY SAME THING ON THE CRV AND OTHER MODELS. ON THIS CLASS ACTION THEY AGREED TO HAVE DEALERSHIPS PUT A METAL SCREEN TO PROTECT THE CONDENSER. WHY AREN'T THEY DOING THIS WITH ALL VEHICLES!?!?! HONDA IS STRAIGHT UP RUNNING A SCAM ON IT'S CUSTOMERS. AT $1,000.00 A POP PER REPAIR, MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ADMITTED TO SEEING AT LEAST 5 OF THIS TYPE OR REPAIR COMING THROUGH EVERY WEEK!! IMAGINE HOW MUCH REFRIGERANT IS LEAKING INTO THE ATMOSPHERE!? 5 A WEEK AT ONE DEALERSHIP....WOW.

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TERRIBLE SMELL INSIDE THE CAR AND OUTSIDE WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE AFTER SHORT DRIVE. OIL DILUTION . STRONG GASOLINE VAPORS . GASOLINE MIXING WITH OIL IN ENGINE

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ON DECEMBER 20, I BOUGHT THE CAR, HONDA CIVIC TYPE R 2019 RED. APPROXIMATELY THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I PUT THE SECOND CHANGE TO A STRANGE NOISE, I TOLD THE SELLER [XXX] AND HE TOLD ME THAT MAYBE IT IS ME WHO IS THROWING THE WRONG CHANGES. TIME PASSES AND I KEEP GOING MORE OFTEN I CALL AMERICA HONDA THE FOLLOWING MONTH, WHICH WAS IN JANUARY ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE AND I TELL THEM THAT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT EVERY TIME I PUT THE SECOND CHANGE IT MAKES ME AN STRANGE NOISE, ALL THE INFORMATION IS POINTED OUT, THE CASE NUMBER THEY GIVE ME IS # [XXX] AND IN THAT CASE NUMBER IS ALL THE INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. WHEN I MAKE THE FIRST CHANGE OF OIL AND FILTER OF THE AUTO I COMMUNICATE WHAT OF SAID FAILURE AND THEY TELL ME THE CAR IS WELL MAYBE THEY ARE THEIRS. ON MARCH 24 I NOTICED THAT WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN SECOND PLACE THE CHANGE AFTER SEVERAL DAYS TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY MARCH 25, 2019 AND TODAY MARCH 26 THE MANAGER CALLS ME IF HE AUTHORIZED IT TO LOWER THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE CODES THAT THE CAR GAVE HIM DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ACCURATE AND THE TECHNICIAN TELLS HIM THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A BAD HANDLING OR A BAD CHANGE AND THERE IS THE COMMUNICATION TO THE SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] THE CAR IS NEW AND SINCE HE BOUGHT IT HAD A FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION SO MISMANAGEMENT CAN NOT BE AND HE TELLS ME THAT THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS A MISHANDLING OR HONDA GUARANTEE OR THE EXTENDED THAT I PUT ADDITIONAL TO THE CAR WOULD COVER THE DAMAGE AND AT THAT TIME I COMMUNICATE FROM THE BEGINNING COMMUNICATE PROBLEMS OF TRANSMISSION. MY NAME IS [XXX] AND PHONE NUM IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THERE WAS AN EMISSION FAILURE. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE FOUR TO FIVE TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED JOHNSON HONDA OF STUART (LOCATED AT 4200 SE FEDERAL HWY, STUART, FL 34997, (772) 600-4342) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 450.

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