2014 Honda Civic Other / unspecified Problems

ON AL SR149 "GREEN SPRINGS HIGHWAY," SOUTHBOUND, LESS THAN 500 FEET FROM THE OXMOOR RD INTERSECTION, IN THE RIGHT LANE, I HIT A POTHOLE WITH MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. I DID NOT NOTICE THE POTHOLE WHILE DRIVING, BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP IT FROM KNOCKING THE WHEEL OUT OF ALLIGNMENT AND BURSTING THE TIRE. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY TOOLS TO CHANGE THE TIRE ON THE SIDE OF I-65 AFTER MY TPMS SENSOR WENT OFF. IF I HAD NOT DECIDED TO BUY A SPARE TIRE MONTHS AGO, I WOULD BE SET BACK AT LEAST $150 DOLLARS. PLEASE BE MORE VIGILANT IN ENSURING SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE FUTURE.

NHTSA ID

11360130

Incident

Sep 20, 2020

Mileage

83,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND SUDDENLY HEAR A WHIRRING NOISE. I'M SURE I DIDN'T HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT THE TIME. THE WHIRRING KEPT GOING AS I WAS TRYING TO GET CLOSER TO MY HOME, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED WOBBLING FROM BACK AND FORTH. I TRIED TO MAKE IT AS CLOSE TO HOME AS I COULD, BUT WHEN I FINALLY PULLED OVER, I SAW THE TIRE COMPLETELY EXPLODED AND WAS TORN OFF THE CAR, SO I WAS BASICALLY RIDING ON THE RIM. THE TIRE TIRE OFF MY FENDER LINER AS WELL.

NHTSA ID

11312095

Incident

Jan 23, 2020

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE FIRST TIME IT EXPLODED ON MY WIFE IN THE FREEWAY. THE SECOND TIME IT KEEPS GOING FLAT AND WE KEEP ON PUTTING AIR. THE TIRES ARE NEW AND WE ROTATE IT WHEN DUE. THE INTERESTING PART IS THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS ON THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE AND WHEN WE ROTATE IT, THE PROBLEM IS STILL ON THE SAME SPOT. THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM AND WE GOT THIS CAR NEW. HONDA STATES AI MEED AND ALIGNMENT WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT IT THERE FOR OIL CHANGE. CAR HAS 5000 MILES AND MY WIFE DRIVES IT.

NHTSA ID

11104303

Incident

Jun 2, 2017

Mileage

12,000 mi

HE CAME UP BEHIND US HE TAILGATED US FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN WE GO TO PULL OVER OR MOVE OUT OF HIS WAY AND HE JUMPS IN FRONT OF US STOMPS ON HIS BRAKES BRAKE CHECKED US PULLS OUT AGAIN AFTER DRIVING FORWARD AND THEN DRIVES TO THE SIDE AND STARTED GOING OFF ON US SAY HE DOESN'T DO NOTHING HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS TO IT DOESN'T MATTER AND JARED AND DANGERING A BABY AND A PREGNANT WOMAN. I WAS REQUIRED TO SLAM ON THE BREAKS TO AVOID COLLISION WHICH ALSO CAUSED CAR BEHIND TO DO THE SAME. CALL VEHICLES IN MOTION. 104TH AND COLORADO.

NHTSA ID

11100713

Incident

Jun 9, 2018

Mileage

122,125 mi

TPMS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON REPEATEDLY AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS BY AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER TO FIX. HONDA DEALER REPROGRAMMED TPMS SOFTWARE AND THE PROBLEM RECURS AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED MILES OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE HAS BEEN VERIFIED TO BE NORMAL.

NHTSA ID

11096859

Incident

Jan 3, 2018

Mileage

36,000 mi

TPMS DASHBOARD WARNING MESSAGE. AFTER EVERY SIX MILES THE SCREEN HAS A TPMS WARNING MESSAGE. TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT. ALIGNMENT IS CORRECT. AFTER RESETTING THE TPMS TO RECALIBRATE, THE MESSAGE TURNS ON AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

11092587

Incident

Feb 28, 2018

Mileage

65,000 mi

THE BATTERY IS DISCHARGED WITHOUT REASON AND THE TIRES SENSOR SHOW LOW PRESSURE.

NHTSA ID

11052135

Incident

Nov 2, 2017

TIRES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR JANUARY 2015 HAS LEAKY TIRES. HAS ALWAYS HAD TO ADD AIR

NHTSA ID

11014272

Incident

Jan 31, 2015

BEGINNING THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAS COME ON AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES A MONTH. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICE EACH TIME TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE, WHICH HAS 98% OF THE TIME BEEN FINE. THEY HAVE DONE 2 COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADES, THE FIRST OF WHICH SEEMED TO HELP FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT THEN IT CAME BACK ON; THE 2ND TIME IT WAS UPGRADED, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. I RECENTLY LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALER FOR 8 HOURS AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT SAID IT WAS A SMALL DISCREPANCY IN THE TREAD OF THE TIRES - ONE TIRE HAD 4/32 OF A TREAD AND THE OTHERS HAD 5/32. HOWEVER, SINCE THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE TIRES WERE THEN NEW, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE PROBLEM. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY HAVE NO EXPLANATION AND NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10930178

Incident

Apr 23, 2014

Mileage

15 mi

CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT/SYMBOL COMES ON EVERY FEW WEEKS

NHTSA ID

10870074

Incident

May 16, 2016

Mileage

16,000 mi

THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING COMES ON EVEN THROUGH THE TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT. WHEN ONE TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT, IT WAS TOTALLY SHREDDED, AND THE CAR WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 1 MILE TO A SAFE LOCATION, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING DID NOT COME ON. BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCES TO DATE, THE LIGHT SEEMS TO COME ON AFTER ABOUT 50-100 MILES OF HIGHWAY SPEED DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

10864869

Incident

Jan 20, 2016

Mileage

10,000 mi

ROTATED MY FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING S4 TIRES AT 11,500 MILES AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THEY WERE VERY NOISY AND AN EVER SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WENT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT ONE OF THE BELTS HAD BROKEN ON ONE OF THE TIRES AND WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME TILL IT BLEW OUT. I AM NOW FIGHTING WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AFTER READING THE OTHER CLAIMS LISTED HERE. SHAME ON AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. FOR PUTTING SUCH JUNK TIRES ON A VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10810810

Incident

Dec 16, 2015

Mileage

11,500 mi

THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE HAS BEEN ON SINCE I BOUGHT IT LAST SAT. 11/15 BOUGHT IT FROM HERTZ AND DIDN'T COME ON UNTIL ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER THERE IS A RECALL JD8 FOR THIS BUT IT SAYS NO OPEN RECALL ON THIS CAR

NHTSA ID

10795235

Incident

Nov 18, 2015

Mileage

47,000 mi

THE TIRES ARE CONSTANTLY LOSING AIR PRESSURE. THE TMPS SENSOR GOES OFF ABOUT ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH AND ONE OF THE TIRES WILL BE ABOUT 5+ PSI LOW AND ONE OR MORE OF THE OTHERS WILL BE 1-2 PSI LOW. IT IS NEVER THE SAME TIRE AND EVERY TIME IT GOES OFF I CHECK ALL OF THEM AND RE-INFLATE ALL TO THE CORRECT PSI. THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME 2014 HONDA CIVICS FOR THIS ISSUE (CAUSED BY AN ISSUE WITH THE TIRE ATTACHING TO THE WHEEL), BUT NOT ALL OF THEM. I THINK THAT ALL 2014 HONDA CIVICS NEED TO BE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE AND FIXED. AS MENTIONED IN THAT RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT, THE DECREASED TIRE PRESSURE CAN CAUSE INCREASED INCIDENTS OF ACCIDENTS AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10795015

Incident

Nov 1, 2015

Mileage

5,000 mi

TIRES KEEP LOSING AIR PRESSURE. PUT AIR IN THE TIRES AND LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN WITHIN A FEW DAYS. MILEAGE REGISTERS LOWER WHEN LIGHT IS ON AS WELL. MILEAGE WILL GO FROM 30 MPG TO 20 MPG. HAS BEEN A CHRONIC PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. CONSTANTLY LOSING AIR PRESSURE.

NHTSA ID

10788127

Incident

Nov 3, 2015

THE "CHECK TIRE PRESSURE" LIGHT IS ON. I'VE GONE TO THE MECHANIC TWICE TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND IT IS STILL THERE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10702864

Incident

Mar 25, 2015

Mileage

5,000 mi

CONTINUOUSLY GETTING CHECK TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR ON. DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT ALTHOUGH THE TIRES ARE INFLATED PROPERLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10689866

Incident

Feb 9, 2015

AIR PRESSURE ON MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAS BEEN LOW SINCE A MONTH INTO THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. THE ALERT ONLY WENT OFF ONCE, BUT WHEN I GOT THE TIRES REFILLED, THE TIRE STILL SEEMED FLAT. I JUST LET IT BE BECAUSE NO FURTHER ALERTS CAME ON. BUT I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND SLIPPED ON SNOW THE OTHER DAY AND HIT A CURB, WHICH DEPLOYED MY AIRBAGS. I DO NOT THINK THAT IF THIS TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO THIS ACCIDENT. I WAS GOING AROUND 10MPH, AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10678195

Incident

Jan 21, 2015

Mileage

3,000 mi

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT COMES ON EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. CHECKED TIRES AND PRESSURE EVERYTHING IS OK HAVE TO RESET., THEN IS OK FOR AWHILE THIS IS VERY ANNOYING HAVE TO PULL OVER TO CHECK EVER TIME.THIS CAN BE UNSAFE AT TIMES. HONDA CALLS IT TPMS LIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10669867

Incident

Mar 31, 2014

Mileage

2,500 mi

MY DAUGHTER DRIVING FROM HER PLACE GOING TO SCHOOL, APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES BACK AND FORTH EVERY REGULAR SCHOOL DAYS. ALL A SUDDEN, BLOW-UP THE FRONT RIGHT TIRES. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD. ITS GOOD THING IT NOT HAPPEN IN THE FREEWAYS. DEALER FROM MERCED, CA AND FRESNO, CA INDICATED THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT PART OF WARRANTY AND RECALLS. MY CONCERN ARE: HOW WE KNOW AS CONSUMERS, THE TIRES IS PART OF RECALLS? WHY THE DEALERS OR MANUFACTURES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OF THE REIMBURSEMENT NOR THE SAFETY OF THEY ARE SELLING? HOW WE PREVENT THIS TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE? WE TRIED TO REPLACE THE TIRE THAT GOT BLOWN OUT, BUT WENT TO 4 PLACES INCLUDING DEALER, COSTCO, WALMART AND FIRESTONE STORE, UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE OUT OF STOCKS. WE END UP REPLACING ALL TIRES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10663832

Incident

Nov 21, 2014

Mileage

980 mi

THE TPMS UNDER INFLATION WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THERE NOT A TIRE INFLATION PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ONGOING SENSOR AND SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH CIVICS. THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME WITHOUT NOTIFYING ME OF THESE ONGOING PROBLEMS. THE J.L. FREED SERVICE MANAGER IS UNAWARE OF THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE NOW AVAILABLE, AND THE RECALL ON THE TIRES LEAKING FROM BAD BEADS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10649057

Incident

Oct 19, 2014

Mileage

1,125 mi

I HAD TURNED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER NEAR MY HOME AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT THE CURB. I WAS GOING ONLY ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH AS YOU CAN'T GO TOO FAST INTO A TURN WITH A MANUAL CAR WITHOUT STALLING. I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING AND CHECK THE AREA WHERE THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED AND THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD. THE TIRE BLOWOUT ALSO CAUSED OTHER DAMAGE TO MY CAR. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IS WAS A BRAND NEW CAR THAT I JUST PURCHASE APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO AND THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 3500 MILES. I EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND ASKED IF THEY COULD LOOK INTO THEIR BEING AN ISSUE WITH THE TIRE AND THEY REFUSED TO LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF A TIRE DEFECT. THEY TRIED TO BLAME ME FOR THE TIRE BLOW OUT CLAIMING THAT I HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE BLOWOUT. NOW, I AM FINDING OUT THAT OTHER CARS MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR WERE RECALLED DUE TO A FAULTY TIRE. I AM FRUSTRATED AND NOT SURE HOW TO GET SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THE TIRE ISSUE. I NOW HAVE AN UNEXPECTED EXPENSE FOR REPAIRS ON A NEW CAR. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE OF THE REPAIRS OR THE IMPACT TO MY INSURANCE BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IS BEING CONSIDERED AN "AT FAULT" ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630614

Incident

Aug 28, 2014

Mileage

3,441 mi

I LEASED A NEW HONDA CIVIC AND I CAN NOT DRIVE IT WITHOUT EXCRUCIATING PAIN IN MY NECK. THE HEADRESTS SHOVE MY HEAD FORWARD AND I CAN NOT FIND A COMFORTABLE POSITION. I AM HEARTBROKEN, ANGRY AND IN PAIN. AFTER MY FIRST 30 MINUTE DRIVE IN THIS CAR, I RESEARCHED ONLINE THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO THE NEW HEAD RESTRAINT REGULATIONS. I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE SIGNED A 3 YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT IF I HAD KNOWN THAT I WAS AGREEING TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THREE YEARS OF PAIN. I'VE TRIED ADJUSTING THE SEAT HEIGHT, ADJUSTING THE TILT OF THE SEAT AND THE HEADREST HEIGHT IN EVERY COMBINATION I CAN THINK OF AND ALL I CAN ACHIEVE IS A BARELY TOLERABLE DRIVING POSITION WHERE I CAN BARELY SEE OVER THE DASHBOARD AND THE HEADREST IS RAISED HIGH ENOUGH THAT IT DOESN'T TOUCH MY HEAD - NOR PROTECT IT AS DESIGNED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS MAINLY AN ISSUE WITH PASSIVE HEADRESTS AND THAT THE ACTIVE HEADRESTS ARE A BETTER DESIGN THAT STAY OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SPACE. MY ONLY OPTION WILL BE TO REVERSE THE HEADREST FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS AND HOPE MY CAR ISN'T REAR ENDED. ALTHOUGH HAVING MY NEW CAR TOTALED WOULD BE A BLESSING BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO FIND A VEHICLE TO DRIVE THAT DOESN'T HURT ME PHYSICALLY. I SEE THAT THESE FORWARD TILTING HEADREST COMPLAINTS ONLINE GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2008 WHEN THE NEW REGULATIONS CAME OUT THAT FORCED CAR MANUFACTURERS TO PRODUCE VEHICLES THAT TORTURE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF AMERICANS EVERY YEAR. I WOULD HAVE GLADLY PAID $200 OR $300 MORE FOR AN ACTIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM THAT STAYED OUT OF MY WAY. THE NHTSA SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR THEIR DISGUSTING CALLOUS DISREGARD FOR THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFER EVERY DAY DUE TO THESE GOVERNMENT-REQUIRED HEADRESTS FORCING THEIR NECKS AND SPINES INTO UNNATURAL AND PAINFUL POSITIONS. *JS

NHTSA ID

10579403

Incident

Apr 11, 2014

Mileage

12 mi