Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Honda Civic

Honda Civic owners have reported 239 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (112 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (95 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Honda Civic


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Honda Civic

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

The auto safety braking system has braked for no reason twice now. Both going 70 mph and going under a bridge. The car senses a car in front and slams on its brakes but there is nothing in front of the car. And all sensors were clean and free of obstructions.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Issue happens whenever I use adaptive cruise control for any extended period of time. Typically occurs in less than an hour. The vehicle will be in active cruise mode and then the cruise control will suddenly shutoff and a few beeps are heard.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

“collision mitigation system problem see dealer” warning! once at unknown mileage around 6,000 and once at around 10,000 miles. Random vehicle braking around 6-8 times in 12,000 miles with no reason. Braking happens while in cruise control.   Read details...

The Forward Collision Avoidance problem

The contact owns a 2024 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the forward collision avoidance system became inoperable. The contact stated that whenever the vehicle was close to another vehicle, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated, with the forward collision avoidance alert   Read details...




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