general problems of the 2012 Honda Civic - part 2

While I was driving my car 40mph something happened and suddenly power steering went off along with a message. It is so difficult to steer. And the dealer stated that there is nothing wrong. It's still at the dealer. However problem keeps going on. I think it has to be recalled, too.

During rain storms especially, the power steering warning comes on and I lose all power to steer. I can still steer but its extremely hard. Has happened 3-4 times now. Has been to the dealer but he doesn't know why get. Had to get a rental until its fixed. In my opinion, electronic power steering is much less reliable than the old type.

I have a 2012 Honda Civic and I take very good care of it. I just noticed that my steering wheel has a crack in the middle of it where the airbag comes out of. My vehicle has never been in an accident so for this to start cracking out of no where is very unsafe. I've gone to Honda to get it fixed and they don't want to help me because it's "not a big deal". My safety and my passengers safety is a big deal to me so I need help getting this issue fixed by Honda.

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.

A few hours ago (2012 Civic si) the check power steering system indicator came on as I was leaving the parking lot. It was heck trying to steer back into parking. Called the dealer; but since it was closing time, he advised me to call back in the a. M. The engine seems to be revving itself when I'm in neutral. It's been doing this for several months. This was the first time that the power steering stopped.

The power steering is off when making turns. The engine has to be restarted to recover the power steering.

First time driving this car in light snow. At the top of a hill, I turned left to traverse the hill to take a side street, following my CO-workers. The Civic slipped - just a bit- and the vsa light lit. I immediately lost all throttle control, brakes were wildly activating (seemingly 1 at a time), and the steering wheel was jerking. I was going very slow when the Civic took all control away from me. I could not apply any throttle to pull out of a very minor slip and my car accelerated sideways down the slope into a curb which destroyed the right front wheel and suspension. I have spent $1125 so far to repair the damage and have not replaced the tire & wheel yet (another approx. $600). I told the 2 Ford dealers who performed the repairs about this incident and neither gave it any thought. I requested they turn off the vsa system, both refused. I can not think of any reason, in the real world, any car should take complete control away from the driver like this, especially for such a minor occurrence as a slipping wheel. If a semi was behind me, there would have been no way for me to get out of it's way. It was just dumb luck I hit the curb where I did vs. Tobogganing into opposing traffic or picking up even more speed by continuing further down that hill before the car crashed. I have this incident on dash cam. It is at night, and not great, but it does plainly show what happened. Out of all the cars that drove that route, mine was the only one to crash and it was absolutely due to the vsa taking control away from me and not allowing me to drive my car.

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.

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, there was a loss of power steering with the warning indicator illumination. The failure occurred sporadically. Vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. There was a slight rain the night prior to the failure and the sun roof was open. The technician stated that there was damage to the power steering electric system due to rain. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 17,300. The VIN was unavailable.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated as the vehicle entered into the driveway which was on an incline the vehicle started to reverse. The gear was in drive and not in reverse. This action occurs at least three times. There was a clunking noise when the gears was changing automatically. Whenever a turn was being made the steering does not return back straight. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer later on. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 994. Mw.

My 2012 Honda Civic lx coupe has extremely vague steering feel, causing excessive and repeated correction to maintain proper course. The car also veers to the right on a regular basis causing me to direct the steering wheel towards the left to continue driving straight. I have had a Honda dealer address this problem, and while it seems slightly better the underlying problems, including its veering rightward remain annoyingly persistent.

I got into a accident last Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, like around 8 or 9 in the morning. I was making a right turn when my car went out of control even though I was already stepping on the brakes and I was trying to turn the steering wheel to the left but the car just kept going to the right until I hit the pole sign that says "no parking at all times" (something like that). The metal pole that I hit broke and almost 1/4 of that metal pole that was stuck to the ground scraped the bottom of part of my car and the bottom covering fell off and it cost $4,000. 00 to repair and now I have to pay $500. 00 for my deductible which is not even my fault why my car did that. It wasn't the first time my car did that. It did something weird twice last year before I got into this accident last week. First was last year, a month or two after I got my car when I was driving on the freeway when I tried stepping on the breaks and instead of my car slowing down, it suddenly accelerated. Thank goodness there's no car in front of me. Then the second time was I think around November or December of last year when my friend was test driving the car to see if she wants to buy the same thing. We were together in the car and she was driving when she stopped stepping on the gas and brakes and the car just accelerated by itself. She was surprised that it that but we both figured that any car is just like that and since we both don't know anything about cars we thought it was normal for my car to accelerate on its own until I got into this accident, the police told me that it is not normal for my car to do that specially when I'm already stepping on the brakes. :(.

My 2012 Honda Civic lx coupe has extremely vague steering feel at speeds greater than 55 mph, causing excessive and repeated correction to maintain proper course. The car also veers to the right on a regular basis causing me to direct the steering wheel towards the left to continue driving straight. The dealer has performed a 4 wheel alignment twice without resolution. They have also inspected the steering and suspension components, as well as done a road test. No problems are reported, thus no repairs could be done. Previous Hondas do not evidence this problem. The issue remains and is persistent.

The contact owns 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that there was a fuel leak and the vehicle pulled toward the right while driving. The dealer attempted on two occasions to repair the alignment failure, but was unsuccessful. The manufacturer informed the contact that there was a recall, but she would have to pay to have the vehicle repaired. The NHTSA campaign id number was 11v288000 (fuel system, other: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings). The contact planned on taking the vehicle in to an authorized dealer and the manufacturer would be notified. The failure mileage was 6,000.