Engine And Engine Cooling Related Problems of the 2026 Honda Civic

Table 1 shows one common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 2026 Honda Civic.

Table 1. Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of Honda Civic

Problem Category Number of Problems
Engine And Engine Cooling problems
5

Engine And Engine Cooling problem #1

A stick that fell off of a truck pierced the grill then radiator and pcu radiator. Now both need to be replaced on a 2026 Honda Civic hybrid that was purchased in may. There was a service bulletin posted for them to be fixed and it isn’t one of the VIN numbers for it but it’s obviously unsafe and not protected enough. A stick should not go through a grill and pierce a radiator and cause $4,000 in damage. Honda has already admitted the problem and has not sufficiently fixed it. The cars are unsafe and clearly not made well. This is my third Honda and I have liked them all, until this, I am 49 years old and have never complained about a vehicle. But these are lemons and unsafe, grills should not be paper thin to the point a wooden stick can do this kind of damage.

Engine And Engine Cooling problem #2

The person driving this car was driving aggressively and was following me.

Engine And Engine Cooling problem #3

The air conditioning in the is not blowing enough air to cool the car down. It would take long to cooling.

Engine And Engine Cooling problem #4

I bought a 2026 Honda Civic. About two days after receiving the car while driving the car I felt a shaking while driving mostly around 30-40 mph. Also when I put my foot on the gas sometimes there is a hesitation before I start to move and when I do start moving it’s like getting launched on a rocket. Many times while driving I get a shutter, the whole car would lerch forward even while driving it felt like the car was lerching forward. I brought the car to the dealer and had them look at the car, I explained everything I was feeling. They had the car for hours and when I got the car back they said they had two different mechanics look at the car and they said they test drove it and couldn’t replicate the problem. But when I got in the car just after the test drove it, I absolutely still had the problem. I brought the car back to the dealer a couple of weeks later and talked to the assistant service manager and he said that could be that the transmission is learning how I drive. I feel Honda is covering up a problem with the cvt transmission. There is so much information online about problems with the cvt transmission and Honda just tells me it’s normal for the car to act that way. I do not feel safe driving this car. I was hoping that your department could please investigate this situation.

Engine And Engine Cooling problem #5

I bought my 2026 Honda Civic a month ago and hadn't driven it very far. At a stoplight, the car stalled and various warning lights came on--for the brake, the cpu, and then almost all the warning lights came on. I was stranded at a light and afraid for my life and the safety of th other motorists. After numerous attempts, I got the car started again, but it stalled twice again on the way to the dealership. The problem was inspected by the Honda dealership, who claim that the ordeal was because of a "puncture" in the radiator which was caused by a road event, and which somehow overwhelmed the cpu. I have tried to take this up with the dealer and Honda corporate, but see no other recourse for letting them know the danger I was put in. As for the "road event," neither myself or anyone else in the car remembers encountering or hearing or experiencing anything resembling an event that could have ruptured the radiator.


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