general problems of the 2012 Honda Civic - part 1

I purchased a vehicle from a private seller on offer up. The seller stated the vehicle was clean title, he also stated the vehicle was low mileage with 112,000. When I got the vehicle the tire sensor was showing on the dash and the air bag sensor. After purchasing the vehicle I later found out the vehicle was salvage, and the mileage is also roughly 180,000 miles or more.

Unknown after inspecting my car and passing, I was still notified about recall information.

If we don't drive my car for a couple of days, we have to keep charging the battery. We keep buying batteries. For instance, the last battery was bought in 10/2022 and we're in 6/2023 and it's doing it again. This time we know it's not the battery. And before we were told it was the battery.

Https://electricvehicleforums. Com/forums/Honda-civic-hybrid-12/civic-hybrid-ima-failure-bad-power-inverter-32102/index6. Html on this link, there is a form of several other individuals experiencing the same issue that I experienced with this vehicle. Randomly, while driving, on the highway, all the engine dashboard lights came on at once. The car stopped working. It shut down in the most dangerous environment and it’s a miracle that we didn’t get into a car crash. Taking the car to hybrid auto repair in order have the codes read, there was a readout of p1440, b2993, and b2992. Doing research, I found the link which I included; it appears there is a consistent igbt malfunction in the motor power inverter which is believed to happen after 100k miles but from different testimonials, can actually happen at any mileage. This electrical issue has been closely related to the air conditioner (which our car had issues with when purchased) with the summer months upon us, I can only imagine how many more of these hybrid vehicles will spontaneously lose power in the middle of traffic.

Emissions systems.

The hood does not open. The latch has failed with only 80,000 miles and the official position of american Honda is go screw yourself the car is a 2012 and has a salvaged title but it never had a salvaged title and they lie and never provided us any warranty services ever. We have owned over 10 Hondas and they are unloyal.

Honda wont fix hood latch that fails to open and now has asked for a copy of my normal state title so that they can have the state make it a salvaged titled in error. They are dirty. They have never honor any warranty on the car and have said it is a salvage title when I bought it not as such a vehicle the local Honda dealerships have ripped us off. . . Please refer to consumer protection bureau too.

There is a latency delay between my phone and bluetooth of about 4 seconds and has been that way since I purchased the vehicle.

Applied water from a garden hose to the roof of my car in an effort to remove leaves and other vegetative debris that was stuck to the body of the vehicle. When I applied water at regular pressure to the roof, large sections of paint came off of the roof. I have filed a case with american Honda but they are arguing this particular paint color does not fall under the current class action lawsuit. However, it is very obvious the paint that was applied to the roof of my car failed due to a defect.

My wife and I have a 2012 Honda Civic which seriously is a nightmare in repairs a lot of maintenance issues involving electrical as well as the car lacking power and the car needing to replace electrical harness due to the wires bing wrapped in some kind of sweet texture that rodents seemed to enjoy to much. Furthermore with the amount of problems we had with his car at 66100 miles I would much rather go back to my 95 Honda Civic 92 Honda Civic or 93 Honda Civic del sol any other day than this jung what kind of car needs an update for its diagnostics to work seriously. What is it iron man needing a charge this car is junk the battery don't last that long and furthermore when they decide to recall this battery what is vehicle you can gladly take your jalopy back. . . Don't buy a Honda unless you want to wish to buy new like we did and throw thousands and thousands of dollars into your vehicle to have it run like junk. Toyota camry or corolla here I come. . . Because this vehicle resale value sucks and so does everything else about the vehicle the gas mileage is not at all what you should claim it to be especially for ecoboost motor so yeah sad thing is my family has bought three Hondas and this is the last time they see any of our retirement this car is seriously junk you can gladly take my back even if you don't recall it all rights can send it back to you in confetti us army ranger. . . .

When I stop at a stop sign or red light and I take off there is a grinding noise coming from vehicle. Car only has 30,700 miles.

I believe it is the motor mount causing the vibrations when I start the car and back up. The vibrations stop when the car is put in drive. No more vibrations until next day and problem resumes. Car only has 28808 miles.

The film on the back window apparently has come loose. I can no longer see out the back window. Which appears to be a safety hazzard to me. This is when I am driving the vehicle on any street or highway.

When the passenger side door arm rest is leaned on, the dashboard simulates "door open" and the interior light comes on. This happens when sitting still or moving.

My car literally stop working out if nonwhere while it was in motion driving through an avenue. I thought it was the battery, tried to charged it and I did not work. Towed it to the mechanic, they changed the battery and the alternator, spent about 600 and still did not work. I ended up towing my car home from the mechanic place. I waited about a week, turned my car on, and it started working perfect. I took it to Honda shop, the run some test and they said it does not have anything. A week ago it died again, tried to turned my car on again, and it work. I do not trust my car for driving anymore. I am afraid it will stop working out of non where. I.

The check tpms system warning light come on and off irregularly. Sometimes for a few days then off for a day, then on again. Tires and pressures are fine. No leaks.

2012 Honda Civic ex. Seal coat failure, mostly on roof with some paint peelage on door handle and spoiler also. This started 2 1/2 years ago and is getting progressivley worse. Honda will not rectify the issue although they are aware of paint defects and have covered a few models but not all models affected.

When I am taking off in first gear the car makes a loud squeal or grinding noise coming from the engine, thus keeping me from being able to take off anywhere over 5 miles per hour making it unsafe when taking off from a complete stop if around other traffic. I've researched it and apparently this happens on nearly all 2012-2015 Honda Civic si modles due to the faulty clutch bearings sent from the factory. Here is a link showing the exact problem I am having (this is not my video! only a video I have found with the exact same problem). Https://youtu. Be/bn3ncrrze9o.

I was driving home from work on a highway (though slowly, as there was traffic), when I noticed smoke from under the hood on the driver's side. I pulled over, got out of the car, and went to open the hood to see what was going on. As I went to open it, I saw flames, so I left it down, grabbed some belongings, got far away, and called 911. Within seconds, the flames engulfed the entire front end of the car. My car was well-maintained with regular service. There were no lights on the dashboard indicating that anything was amiss. I did not hear any unusual sounds preceding the flames, and the car had been handling the same as it always did.

Whining noise in front left of motor when taking off in first gear. Read multiple complaints from other consumers having the same issues.

I had been driving on the street for about 5 minutes with my two kids. I had stepped on my brakes a few times and everything seem to work. Suddenly, I needed to slow down and pressed on my brake and the brake was hard where I couldn't step down on it. It seemed like it got stuck. I kept pressing on it and it did not work. I started zig zagging back and forth on the road trying to get the car to stop. I was trying my best to control the car so I wouldn't run into a house or another car. I shifted the car to park and the car did not stop. All this time I kept trying to step on the brake and nothing would happen. Finally, my last resort I pulled the hand brake and the car finally stopped. My car got very damaged.

Horn fails to work all the time. On the fourth trip to the dealer it was found to be related to position of steering wheel. The dealer replaced the ribbon cable associated with the horn (broken/ intermittent wiring). Now car out of warranty problem came back. Is this poor workmanship? bad design? lemon??? not a happy camper!.

The vehicle had a dragging noise coming from under the car and then a whole chunk of metal fell off from under the car.

A/c condenser damaged by a rock, according to Honda dealer, on my 2012 Civic. My a/c blows warm heat, and the summer has just started! I've only had the car about 7 months. (bout used at 30k miles). Not covered under extended warranty. Insurance charges deductible, so no luck going that route for me. Honda quoted me a repair at $630 + tax. Will find it cheaper and just deal with, while still complaining for reimbursement or acknowledgement from Honda that they got this wrong on several cars.

During a mild rain event today I drove my car for no more than 35 minutes at no more than 60 mph. When I arrived at my destination, I noticed a wet spot where the driver's side curtain airbag cover meets the interior roof cover along the a pillar. I suspect that water is leaking in near the junction of the windshield and roof rail seal as they appear to have deteriorated. I am concerned that this leak will cause a malfunction in my driver side curtain airbag, a major safety concern. . Read more...

The tpms alert is always on even though the tires are inflated at the appropriate psi. I have taken my car to Honda numerous times to get the tpms reset so that it would turn on only when necessary. Because the tpms alert is always on, I never know when the tire is low on air pressure. I took it to Honda multiple times to correct this issue, but I was told that this has been a known issue with Honda Civics and that to get it fixed, it would cost $200-300 with the possibility that the tpms can act up like this again. This is a big safety concern because I once drove for miles and miles without knowing that one of my tires was at 14 psi. I had no idea that my tires were so flat because as mentioned previously, the tpms alert is always on. Honda needs to issue a safety recall on this if this is a known issue amongst Honda Civics and get this issue fixed.

On several occasions upon turning the key to start the engine there is no ignition. I turn the key off and try it again and the second time the engine starts.

Upon impact the airbag deployed and I had 3 rib fractures and a fractured sternum. I am currently having bursar knee pain. I was taken by ambulance to an emergency room and was later sent to a trauma center er. I had one overnight hospitalization.

Buzz or static heard at other end during hfl call.

Floor mat broke loose with grommet coming out of floor mat. This caused entrapment of the gas pedal under the floor mat.

I recently had my Honda Civic detailed and the gentleman pointed out small lines in my paint that looked like pine needles or a bird had landed on the car while it was wet. This paint issue was not present when I purchased the car, but the issue is under the clear-coat so there was nothing the detailer could do. As previously pointed out by another complaint, these marks are growing larger and will hurt the future resell value of the car as well as possibly damage the hood if not fixed properly. This occurred through no fault of my own (driver). My vehicle is still under warranty, but am unsure what to do.

While driving down 101s at about 60mph on a clear evening I heard a loud pop noise - the next day I realized my sunroof glass 'exploded'. Fortunately when it happened the sunshade was pulled shut so no glass fell into my car. I don't know what caused the glass to break but I am positive it wasn't a flying object that hit it.

I was traveling on I-65 north at approx. 5:00 pm, there was no traffic around me at the time of the incident. Suddenly the driver-side glass exploded. To my knowledge nothing hit it, the glass just suddenly and literally exploded. Glass filled the car as well as hitting me. There are no other marks on the outside of the car that would explain something hitting the glass.

When turning the steering wheel right and left, there is a loud clanking noise. It happens 95% of the time. The dealer told me it was the power steering fluid (even though there is no power steering fluid as the 2012 model has an electronic system). The noise has continued and gets worse. They told me other models had a recall on the driveshaft which may be the issue but they cant do anything unless I pay out of pocket because my car was not under the recall.

My 2012 Honda Civic rolled back while on a steep incline and in drive. Instead of transmission staying engaged it allows the car to roll back as if it were in neutral.