Two problems related to brake sensor have been reported for the 2012 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2012 Civic.
On Saturday January 10 2015 I was driving I was coming to a intersection when the stop light change I press on my brakes and my car did not stop even after I was pumping it it did nothing my steering became locked the only recourse I had was to pull the emergency brakes to prevent my car from hitting anyone. I ending up in the middle of the intersection. Even after I was able to stop and move my car away the brakes and steering did not work. This is now preventing me from driving since I don't know if and when it might happen again. Also I have notice any one that is sitting in the passenger seat and is seat belted the sensor is not able to recognized that it giving alert that the person need to put on the seat belt this is a safety concern that Honda refuse to acknowledge.
We had the Honda Civic almost 6 months,all the driving like 99% has been fwy driving-anyway,happened to be in la for an appt and had a good 40 ft between me and the car infront of me. . Car infront applied brake so did I , I just kept going- brake went to floor. . I was totally stunned. - happened so fast, I had no other option but to hit car infront. . It kind of felt like sliding- it was a sunny day, dry outside, nothing to slide on but that is the only way to describe nothing to stop me but the other car. . If I went left to avoid car, I would ve been hit by oncoming traffic so stunned the brakes were not there. . So I rear ended the car that stopped us. . She had a laredo cherokee- after the impact we wondered why the air bags didn't come out, it was pretty direct. . I can only guess that her car was higher so the sensors didn't go off?? car is at body shop for last two weeks. . I told our insurance, I told the body shop, I told the hubby and everyone else that asked that I pushed the brake in and not a damn thing happened. . I talked to the service guys at the Honda that it has seen for regular maintenance going by computer menu thingy. . I ve been early or on time getting it serviced. . They said "the brakes are suppose to work that way" really? I'd be devastated if there was an animal, a person, infront of me I would have hit them and gone over them. . I ve never ever had a car respond that way. . After the hit, I moved to the side. . Automatically used e brake. I then drove it a mile further at a crawl to a parking garage to make calls. . I drove at a snails pace. . You could've walked next to us. . 2 hrs later, I drove it two more miles at the same speed to body shop. . I have asked them to look at it. . They haven't yet. . The car is in pieces as they fix but they promised too. The guy was surprised we weren't injured. . I don't want to drive it again. .