Honda Civic Electrical System Problems
- 705
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 31
- Years with records
- 1989–2020
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 705 stored complaint records:
- 28 indicate a crash
- 12 indicate injury
- 23 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- 12v/24v/48v Battery · 3 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 200 |
| 30–60k mi | 111 |
| 60–100k mi | 99 |
| 100–150k mi | 84 |
| 150–400k mi | 81 |
Complaint evidence
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Electrical System · Service Brakes
Driving along highway speed and the car brakes abruptly and the accelerator pedal was unresponsive. If this would have happened at rush hour, this would have caused a pile-up. If this would have happened in front of a semi, i might be dead. I moved across two lanes of traffic with no throttle control. The car regained throttle response after about 45 seconds.
ODI 11309064
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 honda civic. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shut off. The failure started when the alarm was activated and the key fob failed to unlock the door. The instrument panel indicated remote key system failure. The vehicle was later taken to (honda of mentor located at [redacted], mentor, oh 44060, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the computer system needed to be replaced.…
ODI 11306639
Air Bags · Electrical System
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2002 honda civic. The contact stated the vehicle serviced at local dealer autonation honda 104 located at 2999 w 104th ave, westminster, co 80234, [redacted] for unknown air bag recall and since then the air bags warning light was illuminated. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v501000 and 19v182000 (air bags) and was being service for repairs at…
ODI 11301353
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Over 12 different times in the past 6 months since i purchased the car it has had serious electrical issues ranging from locking itself with the keyless fob inside the vehicle during a snow storm, all windows including moon roof rolling completely down during a rainstorm when parked or in motion. When parked, the alarm blaring non stop for hours and the battery dying completely without warning or drainage on my part…
ODI 11301757
Electrical System
Loose ignition switch turns car off while driving
ODI 11301780
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
My car was broken into while parked in a public parking lot. The 2020 civic has a feature where all windows roll down if you put the key into the driver's door lock and turn it to the right. According to honda of oakland service center, someone used a screwdriver to activate this feature, which in turn rolled the windows down and they were able to access the trunk latch near the driver's seat and steal items from my…
ODI 11300526
Electrical System
System throws codes non stop recently electronic brake system light emission light saying trans and ecu aren't on same program. Every time i take to honda they wanna blame the owner. I go there with tons of documents about how others having same issues but they won't do anything about this, i'm told i have to pay in order for them to diagnose the issue and that's with an extended warranty bwt. They will come up with…
ODI 11306425
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 honda civic. While driving 60 mph, all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel as the vehicle simultaneously slowed down. The power steering also seized as the contact attempted to pull the vehicle off to the shoulder. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive home. The vehicle was towed to honda cars of boston (100 broadway, everett, ma 02149, [redacted])…
ODI 11288907