general problems of the 2017 Honda Civic - part 2

Vehicle is having electrics issues. It will start up and then when attempting to start it again, it will not start. This happens sporadically and the battery, starter and alternator have been tested in good condition and working as designed.

Key-less start system problem. . . . Car has 55000 miles and has been serviced at local Honda dealer on time every time. Car will start up in accessory mode after being turned off and goes into alarm. To turn off alarm I have to use door key. Keyless remote does not work during the alarm stage and will work after restarting car. I have to unhook battery to keep car from alarming. I have already had remote replaced and reprogrammed. I have to go through a new system reset every time I use the car. Honda could not find a code error. I am concerned this is a major and dangerous problem with the electrical system, possibly control module or push start button. I have read numerous complaints of this issue online from many different Honda models including mine.

A/c compressor failed. Mileage 51,000.

Happens with out the key near the car. 2017 Honda Civic, car will trigger itself to start to accessory mode, turning on headlights, wipers (if switch is on), and sometimes triggering the alarm system when locked and armed. Just the electronics turn on by itself. It occurs both when I am in the vehicle, and when no keys are in the vehicle sometimes every error message shows. Several times I will go to my car and the system will be on, or the car will be dead and have to be jumped from being on without me knowing. I'm currently disconnecting the battery. . Read more...

Air conditioning started to blow hot and the freon was low. Had to refill the freon which is using the new r-1234yf fluid which is hard to find at autozone and is very expensive for a 1 pound can at $50. Still cheaper than a mechanic or dealership price. Problem is that the car has 27000 miles and has only been driven sparingly and was never abused. A month later and it’s starting to blow warmer only on 100 degree weather. I currently cannot afford to have full repairs done to the ac. Never had hit anything with my car. Paint and interior is in near excellent condition. So it’s obviously not my fault. Honda should be ashamed.

Faulty body control module which controls many electronic systems in the car. Alarm started going off while car was parked in the garage. Went off twice within 12 hour period—once in the middle of the night. Car has to be accessed and turned on to stop alarm. Issues with vehicle recognizing key. Body control module was replaced at my expense.

Air conditioner fails to cool and instead blows hot air. Honda authorized service technician has confirmed that a defective air conditioner compressor has caused freeon leakage from the compressor's main shaft throughout the system.

My son and I purchased a certified pre-owned 2017 Honda Civic sedan on Dec 3rd from Honda of lisle IL. The car was purchased with 22,100 miles. My son was driving on Dec 10th and stopped for gas for the first time. He got back in the car and started it up. He noticed the engine light came on. He immediately cam home and called for an appointment for the next day to have it checked out at the dealer. As he was driving to the dealer he got about 1 mile down the road when all of a sudden black smoke started pouring out of the engine compartment and the car froze up and immediately burst into flames. Thankfully it happened on a side street as he was slowing down for a traffic light. I had it towed to the dealer. Even though there is a law that they need to take it back within 15 days or less than 500 miles, they essentially told me it wasn't their problem and I needed to get my insurance involved. A fire inspector hired by the insurance company looked at the totaled vehicle and suspected the fire started near the battery. My insurance company informed me that they would have to have a fire engineer inspect it at a cost of $5,000 therefore they will not pursue further. This should not have happened to a certified car with 22k miles. Full video https://youtu. Be/ttsvy7zgmw8.

We drive a 2017 Honda Civic hatch and we had to take vehicle to dealership. They diagnosed it with rodent issue chewing thru wire. We now have to fix it and replace wire and the dealership will put a take to deters rodents. We have to pay $500 dollars to replace. My husband was driving home from work and his power steering stopped working. I called Honda and they said we have to pay for damage but they did say many customers have called Honda to complain about issue. So it is a know issue and no recall has been done. Does someone have to die before Honda does something about it. Help.

Car was parked in my garage and the alarm set itself off multiple times, when I approached the car it was unresponsive to any key fob commands and the dashboard was completely lit with flashing safety feature warning lights, and airbags were also disabled. Had to open the car with the manual key, since the car would not respond to the key fob. Started the car to see what was going on, when I went to turn it off again, it refused and wouldn't turn off. I proceeded to call roadside assistance after multiple failed attempts to get the car to respond to the key fob and they turned the car off. Two days later I drove car to the dealership, the whole way there all the warning lights were on and all the safety features were disabled and not working. Dealership refused to cooperate or even acknowledge the issue at hand. Took it two times just to be turned away and told they would not help me out, as they claimed they did not find anything wrong with the car, even though when we went to pick it up the vehicle was still not working. The car was bought new, I'm the original owner, only has 14,600 miles. Dealership manager told us that corporate Honda commanded him not to touch the vehicle and to tell us to pick it up. Drove the car back still broken, with all safety features not working, warning lights on, and the alarm continues to set itself off. Had to disconnect battery and it has been sitting in my garage unusable for two weeks now, for it is not safe to drive. Attempted various times to contact corporate Honda for help with this issue, yet they refuse to acknowledge what is going on and will not respond. Please help, this car is unsafe and must be recalled. What would it take for Honda to own up? it seems safety is not a concern for them. It is a safety concern for the car is controlled by unresponsive electronics.

My 2017 Honda Civic ex-t coupe shuts down my digital screen and audio system with the message "amp is in protection mode" this then makes any hands free devices turn completely off from the car. This is a safety issue because in my state, cell phones and any other form of electronics are not permitted. So when being on the phone or using gps it shuts everything down and thats a major safety concern. I recently went to many Honda dealers and they have contacted Honda north America but they told me Honda does not know what the problem could be and that they recalled the 2016 Honda Civics for a similar issue, but since they didn't recall the 2017 Honda Civics then there is nothing they can do. This problem is stressing me out because I can't follow the directions on my gps or answer important calls if needed. Also I went to audio techs who told me this is the most bizarre situation they've ever experienced. I do not think it is fair for me to pay all of this money on my new car (only owned for 3 months). I am also a first time buyer and this makes me regret ever buying a car! the vehicle is on for a few minutes and then the message occurs and then shuts off everything. I even got my whole audio system and amp taken out for further tests and no-one seems to know. If you guys can help in anyway to recall the 2017 Civics with this issue that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

During driving of the vehicle and at various speeds all electrical systems will fail and all warning lights come on. This includes abs, traction control, power steering, brake assist and more. When this occurs the vehicle becomes almost impossible to steer and has nearly resulted in an accident before. While the previous occurrence happened at approximately 35mph if this occurred on the interstate it would almost certainly result in a major crash and injury.

Air conditioning system goes from cold to hot while the vehicle is in operation. During very hot days cabin becomes extremely hot even with fan turned to high and a/c turned to the on position. Have heard this problem has happened with other Honda Civic owners as well. Becomes very uncomfortable trying to drive while cabin is hot. Happens whether the vehicle is in motion or at idle.

The head unit/display stopped working about a week ago. At first, nothing would come on. I thought it may have been a fuse, or it needed rebooted. I disconnected the battery and it still continued to act up. The back-up and passenger side cameras won't work properly, the climate controls won't work as I can't change the air flow or temperature, the bluetooth won't work or connect, and the audio controls won't work or are severely delayed. This creates multiple safety issues while driving: 1. The audio will randomly turn on, and at high volumes due to the fact that I cannot control the volume or turn it on or off. 2. The back-up and/or side cameras will get stuck on the screen, which creates a distraction while driving. 3. The bluetooth won't work, which is a huge safety concern due to �hands-free� laws in most states. 4. The climate controls won't work correctly and, therefore, I cannot use the front defrost. When taken to the Honda dealership, they claim that it will cost $4,000 to replace. $4,000 on a 3-year old vehicle, with no other major issues.

Sometimes the car will start by itself and then the alarm goes off . Ann this happens when the car is sitting in the driveway.

A/c faulty - condenser leak - driver side air not working stationary and in motion, consistently dysfunctional.

On June 13th, less then a month after it was inspected/serviced from the Honda dealership on may 21st, my 3 year old car busts up in flames. As we were driving down a rural road on a clear day going about 65, a spark flew from the engine. The oil pressure light comes on followed by loss of power to the car. Luckily we pulled over just in time to watch the car go up in flames and explode. I have contacted 3 dealerships, including their service team, Honda financial, Honda general, and the Honda plant in indiana. Every one of them has shown no compassion or interest in finding out why this happened. Does it take someone to die to take this serious? and my insurance is taking their time since it is a total loss.

Car would either start engine on its own or turn on standby/accessory mode on its own. This would happen immediately after the car was shut off. Disconnecting the battery was the only way to stop it, this after it ruined the previous battery by constantly drawing power by the car starting itself. Dealer diagnosed it as a faulty body control module.

Turned car on to head to work, and all error codes appeared on dash one by one as well as engine light. All yellow lights. The car was still able to drive with no problems but it displayed on dash with every problem. Had no issue turning on, staying in motion, sitting idle for 2 hours, or braking, yet every issue was still on display after multiple startups. Called dealership and they said it was safe to drive, but I'm still bringing it in 2/19/2020 to get it looked at.

Driving along highway speed and the car brakes abruptly and the accelerator pedal was unresponsive. If this would have happened at rush hour, this would have caused a pile-up. If this would have happened in front of a semi, I might be dead. I moved across two lanes of traffic with no throttle control. The car regained throttle response after about 45 seconds.

Tl- the contact owns a 2017 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shut off, the failure started when the alarm went off and the key fab failed to open the door. The instrument panel indecated remote key system problem. The vehicle was later taken to Honda of mentor dealer, located at 8555 market st, mentor, OH 44060, (440) 290-6017) where it was diagnosed that the computer system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 44,000. Aw.

While driving my car will put the brakes on if another care passes me on drivers side. This did it for a few weeks, then the collision mitigation system light came on and will not clear. Cruise will not work. This has happened before, but never with light staying on.

The back wiper remained in fast speed until shutting off vehicle. Twice. Second time length of approx 5 minutes. Then operated normally. 12/09/19 2nd. Radio has been changing stations on it's own. And the the phone has been asking me to set up with blue tooth when I am driving. I have shut off the radio and it seems to re-set itself. This has been going on for about month. 11/09/19.

I have had issues with my navigation system when I plug in my phone into the jack in the car. I have driven my vehicle to my Honda dealer and they witnessed my vehicle actually remove my phone and replace it with someone else's phone in my vehicle. My vehicle will not recognize the phone also even though I have my bluetooth on my I phone and it will not pair with my vehicle as well numerous times. The tech at Honda stated to me it is as if someone else is controlling the vehicle through your radio frequency. My car has been unlocked at times. Etc. I asked how this can occur and he stated if someone has your radio id or your key fob numbers. This is still occurring even though Honda re set the navigation system and settings to factory default. Now my trunk will not stay closed if something is in the trunk. Happens at all times in motion, staying still.

The car brake stop working when the warning sign came on. I was driving on the highway upon getting off the high on a ramp the brakes froze I wasnt able to apply brakes for about 40 seconds because it became stiff . That's when the warning sign came on . This wasnt my first report on this problem.

The car alarm blares randomly throughout the night and sometimes during the day and the car locks itself unable to use the key fob to turn off the alarm and unlock the door replaced the battery in the key fob seemed like a fix for a week now the instrument panel has �keyless start problem� and won't go away and the car just turns itself to �on� by itself and/or the alarm goes off also you have to put the actual key in the driver door to turn the alarm off and unlock the car this happens while the car is stationery after it's been driven and turned off for an hour or more.

There are times when the power window (front passenger side) and sunroof are open that they can not be closed. The fix is to stop the car, restart it and then raise the window with the switch on the passenger door. That seems to reset it. When I ask the dealer to repair it they are not aware of a problem or service bulletin and therefor do nothing. When you ask Honda customer service they say take it to the dealer. There are countless entries on various auto blogs that talk about this problem with Honda vehicles, and the solution I mentioned above seems to be a temporary fix. Honda does nothing to try to repair this. This has happened when the vehicle was stationary and in motion.

Woke up at 4:30 am on this day July 18,2019 saw that my car was on fire (it started under the hood). It was parked in the driveway.

I went to go start my vehicle after leaving work at 4 am, 5/9/2019. Upon trying to start my vehicle, the brake pedal was stiff. I could not start the vehicle. My car's lights started flashing, with a weird clicking noise being made. On the dashboard, the system started stating "electric parking brake problem". "manual brake problem", "stability problem", and a couple other errors. The vehicle was stationary, and upon doing research, this has been an issue with 2016-2018 Honda Civics. The emergency brake was not on, and I have never used that feature. At the time of this complaint, my vehicle is sitting in my work's full parking lot, and I am stranded.

Car turned off doesn't crack up and says there's a lot of problems including break system.

Tl- the contact owns a 2017 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled with no warning. The vehicle was able to be restarted however the failure was intermittent and the contact was uncertain as to when this may happen which could potentially result in a catastrophic crash if the failure kept happening with no warning. The vehicle was taken to big island Honda hilo, 75-5608 kuakini hwy kailua-kona, hi 96720, 1-(808) 961-5505 who was unable to replicate and diagnose the problem. A test drive was done but the result was no replication of the failure. The vehicle was to be taken back in Monday for further testing and diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired yet. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 4,000. Dyd.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Honda Civic. While driving 40 mph, the sun roof opened and all four windows in the vehicle rolled down spontaneously. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 4,500.

The a/c stopped working only one year after I purchased this car brand new. The car's a/c started blowing hot air from the vents even when the temperature control setting was set to lowest temp. This is a safety issue since often times I have to pull over and throw up from heat exhaustion while I'm driving during the summer months. There has been no reason for this to occur. However, I have reviewed many other owners of this same year, make and model with the exact same problem.

I was leaving a parking lot, approaching a gate with an inductive-loop traffic detector, which can detect vehicles passing or arriving at a certain point, once a vehicle is detected the gate would open. I was approaching, maybe 50 feet from the gate, at approximately 5 mph, when the engine of my 2017 Honda Civic revved up and accelerated forward towards the gate. My foot was not on the accelerator, as I was approaching the gate which was still closed. There was no debris on the floor board or anything obstructing the pedals that would have caused it to depress the accelerator. I had to abruptly depress the brake pedal to avoid striking the gate. My Honda is equipped with Honda sensing and I have no idea how this could have occurred, may be an electrical issue with the throttle sensor because the "brake" warning was on, it observed the gate.

I was driving in the highway on a pouring rain and suddenly my windshield wiper stopped. This almost cause me accident. Also, when I press my gas on a really fast highway, I tried to floor the gas but it wasn't accelerating, I had to switch gear for it to work.