My abs, vsa and power steering lights all came on at the same time. honda dealer told me it costs $1,600 to 'replace' abs control module which is obscene as this is clearly a safety issue, and he didn't even mention a fix for vsa or power steering. i tested a hard brake and abs failed. what if my power steering fails during a turn and i hit someone? honda service tech said scans could not indicate a fix. google / you tube search shows this is a chronic problem with honda civic and acords. a simple fuse may need to be replaced. i believe honda needs to recall this defective fuse and replace them for vehicle owners free of charge before someone has an accident.
I purchased a used 2013 civic sedan from a private seller on march 23rd 2018. the day i bought it, as i was pulling out of the parking lot of the credit union where i met the seller the power steering failed. a yellow warning light that looks like a steering wheel with an exclamation point came on on the dash, and it was very difficult to steer the vehicle. i put it in park, hit the hazards and turned the vehicle off for fear of hitting someone. i contacted the sellers and they came back. we discussed having it towed to the shop, and the previous owner got in it, to re-park it somewhere more out of the way while we waited for aaa. at this time, the car started up fine, no warning light was present and he was able to safely drive it into a parking spot. he suggested that he just drive it to the shop, and i ride over there with his wife. so we did, and they hooked it up to the computer at the shop, and informed me that it didn't throw any codes, and that "the computer doesn't lie" they told me that since it drove over there fine, to just take it home, and don't worry about it. so i did, and i drove it around for a couple weeks until on the 5th of april, again pulling out of a parking space it happened again, yellow steering wheel light and all. except this time the brakes failed too. not only could i not steer, i could not stop. i ended up dragging the front end over a flowerbed with a curb, and ripping off the bumper. the car was under warranty and is now at a honda dealership awaiting repairs pending processing of warranty paperwork. thankfully nobody was hurt in either of these incidents, but it could've easily been different. these power steering failures are know to, and were investigated by the nhtsa in 2013. no recall was issued. i know that this has happened to other people. i believe that this is a serious safety issue and a recall should be reconsidered.
I was making a left hand u-turn in the city on main street when in the middle of my turn my dash lights turned off my brakes wouldn't work and i lost power steering and acceleration. it felt like the car turned off. lucky there was nobody coming the other way because i was stopped in the middle of the road and could not accelerate. once i was at a complete stop in the middle of oncoming traffic the dash lights turned back on and i was able to accelerate. however when i was trying to park to check the car, any slight movement of the steering wheel would make my headlights almost turn off because it was like it was drawing a lot of extra power for some reason to turn the steering wheel. i then parked for about 20 minutes and turned the car back on with no problem. i went to a parking lot to see if i could re-create what happened but i could not. i went home and read a bunch of complaints with this same problem with nobody having a solution. so i have not taken my car to the dealership because i feel like i will get the same answer. which is we don't see anything wrong and we cannot re-create the situation.
My entire dashboard lit up, i️ can't drive the car, because the emergency brake is locked a feel a small tug on the car.
For the second time in as many months, i have been driving my car when suddenly the vsa warming light has come on, followed by the transmission fluid warning light. the first time this occurred, i pulled into the parking lot of my apartment complex and checked the owners manual for my civic for any information. it suggested that i wait several minutes and the restart the car. i waited for 10 minutes and restarted my car. both lights had gone out and i was able to get to the local carmax dealer, where i'd purchased this car. the service center could not look at my car then, but the technician set an appointment for me for the next monday and reassured me that i would "probably" be fine until then. when that day came i was told that the car would need to be looked at by an authorized honda dealer, autonation honda, but that carmax would cover the cost because the car was still under their limited warranty. days later, i took the car to autonation and they updated the vehicle's software for the vsa. today, october 22, 2017, i was driving to visit family when the vsa light came on again, immediately followed by the transmission fluid warning light. once again, i pulled over as soon as possible and turned off the car for 10 minutes. during that time i called and left messages for both my carmax and autonation contacts and told them what had happened. when i started the car again, both lights were off. i have been looking to see if there have been others having the same problem and have found many people who share the same problem. honda appears to have ignored this issue in later model cars and i feel this is severely dangerous!
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda civic. the contact stated that a warning indicator randomly kept flashing to check the air bag system. the vehicle was taken to the dealer at least three times, but they were unable to provide a solution. the contact felt as if they misdiagnosed providing a solution and required that brake repairs be completed before servicing the air bag system. the first repair from the dealer indicated that the abs indicator was illuminated, but the contact stated that it was the air bag warning indicator. the dealer cleaned the rear brakes and adjusted the rear brakes during the first repair. during the second repair, the dealer replaced and resurfaced the front brake pads. the brake fluid exchange was serviced as well. two days after the repairs, the service air bags indicator illuminated again. the dealer was notified of the failure a third time and indicated that they would follow up, but the contact received no response. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was not available.
I had a total hub failure. luckily i was only going about 9mph in a parking lot making a slight turn when the failure occurred. i had to have the mechanic replace the knuckle, hub, bearing, caliper and bracket along with abs sensor. if i would've been on the freeway it would've been really bad. the car has 95k miles and maintenances regularly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda civic. the contact stated that while the key was in the on position, the vehicle failed to start. the vehicle was able to start after another attempt and the vehicle drove forward independently. in addition, the brakes failed to respond and the steering wheel locked warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle drove over the sidewalk and crashed into a building. a police report was not filed and there were no injuries. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 15,447.
Okay so i bought my 2013/civic with 4200 mil ....at 9000 miles i had to replace my pads and resurface the rotors...mechanic said it was due to my driving habits...now it happens again at 30k..this time had to buy new rotors and pads...mechanic said the same due to driving habits..but now that i see other stories i really have a hard time believing it was my driving that caused it...please look into this and the air bag situation... thanks *tr
Had to have rear brake rotors resurfaced because of a loud noise during brake application. dealer said rust on rotors caused by sitting 2 weeks in an airport long term parking lot. dealer performed the work at no charge.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda civic. while driving at 30 mph, the contact heard a noise from the passenger side of the vehicle when the brake pedal was depressed. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rotors and pads needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 18,000.
I've been driving for 35 year and have replaced brakes and rotors numerous times. i've never had to replace brake pads on a 18 month old car. without warning they wore prematurely down to the metal. after searching for similar complaints, i found a class action lawsuit from 2010 with the accord. honda lost but they haven't fixed the issue with the civic. there are countless complaints from other honda owners. the service department from two dealers refuse to admit to the problem and referred me to corporate. no more hondas for me. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda civic. while attempting to engage the brake pedal, an abnormal noise emitted from the rear of the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 3,800.
No power. no acceleration. i am fortunate the car behind me was cautious enough to slow down. i had no power, no get-up, no nothing and i was flooring it to get out of a potential accident. the vehicle has made odd noises since the beginning. brakes make an odd noise. there is a crackling, tinkling, very odd noise that comes from underneath the car since the beginning of ownership and i guess that's how the car is made (?). i do not know if a car is supposed to act like this, due to have owning manual transmissions the majority of my driving career. no umph on this brand-new car has led me to send in this complaint in case others are experiencing similarities. odd noise with brakes, odd, very odd noise that tinkers under the car and no acceleration. i use the gasoline outlined/ preferred by the honda civic owner's manual. *tr
Tl-the contact owns a 2013 honda civic. the contact stated that while reversingat approximately 5 mph, the brakes were applied and a loud abnormal noise was emitted from the vehicle. additionally, when turning the steering wheel there was an abnormal noise. the failure became progressively worse. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 1,000. djr ..updated 08-25-14*bf the consumer stated the nosier had become more disruptive. updated 09/2/2014 *js
I had tried parallel parking, but couldn't fit in spot. i pulled out of the spot and was stopped parallel to sidewalk on the road with the brake on. suddenly the car started moving backward. i had not put it into reverse and i had not put the gas on. i was going to start going forward when this happened. i had my foot on the brake but it wouldn't depress and stop the car. i wasn't sure what to do. i know i should have put the emergency brake on, but i was panicking because i didn't know why the car was backing up without me doing anything and why the brake wasn't working. then it stopped moving. i had no problems after that. earlier in the week, however, when i was driving it, i tried to turn on the radio and the button for turning it on didn't work for about 5 minutes. then it suddenly started working again. i will call dealer on monday. *tr
Purchased a 2013 honda civic on 08/31/13. on 09/02/13 car had to be towed back to culver city dealership. while pulling away from curb wheel felt heavy and the console lit up with red, organ and yellow lights, indicating that the power steering and breaks needed to be checked and low oil pressure. my son and i were going down hill and picking up speed with no power steering or breaks. he continued to pump the breaks but there was no response, he finally pulled the emergency break and turned the wheel extremely hard into the curb. came three feet from hitting a parked bmw.
A dog ran into the street and i had to brake hard quickly. the brakes made a grinding sound and were very unstable causing the car to skid and swerve. took the car in for 15k servicing and was told brakes were shot, got new pads and rotors resurfaced. this was too soon, the serviceman blamed my driving habits. took the car in for servicing near 25k miles and brakes again had to be replace and rotors turned. the service man again blamed my driving habits. i have been driving over 35 years, 6 different cars, the same route for 17 years and never had to get brakes replaced before 30k miles and certainly never had problems with the rotors so soon. *tr
I bought a new car an driving at 245 miles i felt rubbing feel with brakes took car back to honda service! honda road tested vehicle an confirmed there was a problem, removed pads cleaned an reinstalled. returned car same day, this was done at 376 miles. same issue on february 1,2013 2 weeks later took car in an now they say the calipers are sticking car has 600 miles they are keeping it for a week due to not having the parts. i don't feel safe, never took car on freeway due to this issue! what can i do? purchased on 12-19-2013. *tr