2014 Honda Civic Hybrid Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2014 Honda Civic Hybrid, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Airbags233.3%
- Body & structure116.7%
- Engine116.7%
- Powertrain (other)116.7%
- Steering116.7%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
TAKATA RECALL - AS A YOUNG DRIVER, I BEING FRIGHTENED OF DRIVING SEEING A YOUNG GIRL KILLED IN A HONDA. HONDA FINANCIAL WAS PAID OFF BY ME IN REGARDS TO MY LOAN, AND THEY HAVE NOT WANTED ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME TO HELP ME WITH THIS SITUATION. I HAVE ENTERED MY VIN NUMBER INTO THE TAKATA RECALL DATABASE, AND MY MOM HAS HELPED ME BY MAKING SEVERAL PHONE CALLS, AND TAKATA REPRESENTATIVES TOOK MY VIN NUMBER FROM MY MOM, AND NEVER BOTHERED TO SEND THE INFORMATION IN WHAT THEY DESCRIBED AS "LONG FORM" - SO UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY ANYONE AFTER THEY REPEATEDLY SENT ME THE TAKATA AIRBAG SETTLEMENT DATES, AND MY MOM AND MYSELF HAVE TRIED TIRELESSLY TO GIVE THEM MY INFORMATION, AND YET NO RESPONSE FROM ANYONE!! TAKATA AIRBASGS WERE THE ONES TO SEND ME THE CLASS ACTION SUIT INFORMATION TELLING ME THAT MY CAR IS DANGEROUS, AND THEY HAVE NEVER BOTHERED TO MAKE ANY CONTACT WITH ME AT ALL. THE FACT IS THAT I DID NOT HAVE AN ACTUAL INCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER I AM REACHING OUT TO NOTIFY SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP ME, AS TAKATA, AND HONDA HAVE NOT CONTACTED ME WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION I HAVE GIVEN THEM ON LINE. THIS, WHEN THEY INITIATED THE CLASS ACTION SUIT TO NOTIFY ME OF A SITUATION THAT COULD BE FATAL TO ME AS THE DRIVER OF MY VEHICLE, OR A PRECIOUS FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND SITTING IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT.
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CURVY STREET, IN LANE THAT GOES STRAIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MOVED ABRUPTLY FROM LEFT TURN LANE INTO MY LANE. WHEN I SAW THIS I KNEW I WOULD HIT IT AS THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT SPACE TO BRAKE BEFORE IMPACT.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CURVY STREET, IN LANE THAT GOES STRAIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MOVED ABRUPTLY FROM LEFT TURN LANE INTO MY LANE. WHEN I SAW THIS I KNEW I WOULD HIT IT AS THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT SPACE TO BRAKE BEFORE IMPACT.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR MY CAR DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STARTS LOSING POWER AND THE ENGINE START SHAKING AND I HAVE TO STOP TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I TURN OFF ENGINE AND T AND STARTED ENGINE AGAIN AND START THE CAR AGAIN AND GOES BACK TO NORMAL THAT'S MY PROBLEM THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL INTO PASSING GEAR THE CAR STAYS IN PASSING GEAR. TACHOMETER SHOWS 5000 RPM AS IF ENGINE IS IS SPEEDING UP BUT CAR SLOWS DOWN WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF GAS PEDDLE AND AND CAR SOUNDS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN LOWER.GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES. I PULL THE CAR OFF ONTO SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT CAR OFF AFTER APPROXIMATELY 19 MINUTES I RESTART CAR AND CAR GOES BACK TO NORMAL DRIVING. HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM SOUNDS LIKE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CURVY STREET, IN LANE THAT GOES STRAIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MOVED ABRUPTLY FROM LEFT TURN LANE INTO MY LANE. WHEN I SAW THIS I KNEW I WOULD HIT IT AS THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT SPACE TO BRAKE BEFORE IMPACT.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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