2018 Honda Civic Electrical System Problems
- 16
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 16 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 12 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Several issues with the touch screen, when cold out the screen will not come on, only displays a blank white screen. This requires several restarts, screen goes blank (black) lose all controls and radio. Even after pulling over and restarting the vehicle several times, sometimes it will not come back on for miles and then comes in and out until it fully reboots. Will make a tone and shut down the entire screen…
ODI 11281488
Electrical System
On the 1st of july 2019. After i start the car in the morning, then i put it into reverse gear to back up from the parking space. But the backup camera turns the purple screen.
ODI 11228617
Electrical System · Service Brakes
On june 21, 2019, owner of a 2018 honda civic 5 door hatchback grand touring was driving along a 4 lane divided highway in a 45 m.p.h. Zone. Speed was approximately 46 m.p.h. The collision mitigation braking system (cmbs) suddenly activated without there being a vehicle or person in front or to the immediate either side front of the car. The cmbs went directly into stage 3 activation out a possible 3 cmbs stages.…
ODI 11222823
Electrical System
Back up camera is fuzzy with very low resolution especially during the evening or lower daylight. This may cause serious injury since resolution is very poor. Camera lens is not dirty or scratched
ODI 11220533
Electrical System
Tire pressure monitoring system comes on. Tire pressure is exactly 34/35 psi as door panel advises. Reset the tpms system to fix the warning. Also, after driving 100 miles, the cruise control, lane keep, & collison mitigation system failed. Had to stop car, turn it off, and restart to get warnings to disappear.
ODI 11209370
Electrical System
Electrical fire within the driver door. A fire started while vehicle was parked outside and off at mall in toledo, ohio. Weather had been rainy. Came out to vehicle and the inside was filled with smoke. After fire department and towing agency managed to get the passenger door open to get inside, it was revealed that the drive door had been on fire and melted. The fire had also destroyed the headliner, drive seat and…
Fire reported
ODI 11208525
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 honda civic. While at a red light, the vehicle stalled. The gear had to quickly be shifted into park to restart the vehicle. In addition, the brake hold indicator flashed without the contact activating the feature. The button had to be manually pressed to prevent the warning indicator from flashing. The contact had to disengage the brake system to maneuver the brake pedal as a safety…
ODI 11196878
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Electric steering locked while making a left turn. As i was turning the wheel seemed to lock and then all of a sudden it went the opposite direction i was turning and i almost skidded off the road. Most of the time especially when i'm getting on the freeway, it feels like i have a little control over the steering and it feels loose. The steering also gives me problems when i pull into a parking space i can't…
ODI 11197088
Electrical System
Keyfob range reduced drastically used to be able to remote start my car from over 200ft. Now i can't even do it over 30ft. Even one of the sale men said it was a problem because he was able to start his own civic from over a 100ft. The service manage told me the last time i came in to check if there was any new (because they never call or returned my call) said that corporate honda didn't have a fix and that…
ODI 11209132
Air Bags · Electrical System
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11230917
Electrical System · Steering
Rodents ate through the electronic power steering wires. My son was driving the vehicle when power steering loss occurred. He could have been in an accident and or killed. American honda won't do anything about this and someone needs to address this safety issue. The vehicle was in motion when loss of power steering!!
ODI 11150991
Electrical System
The engine wiring harness cover composition is attractive to rodents. Squirrels chewed into the harness leading to loss of acceleration. The entire harness needs replacing due to the soy based wire coating. The failure was first noticed while at speed (approximately 35 mph in city traffic. Subsequent attempts at starting the vehicle resulted in rough idle and dangerous hesitation when merging. Local dealer advises…
ODI 11149961
Electrical System
Honda civic 2018 manual transmission. Bumping the keychain with my knee can rotate the key in the ignition turning off the car while driving. I have a standard size key ring with a couple car keys and work/home keys. They don't hang down very far but do so far enough to contact my knee when driving. When in motion, as i shift and take my foot off the gas my knee pushes on the keys. On three occasions, all on city…
ODI 11163068
Electrical System
2018 honda civic - ex-l infotainment screen (radio, heat, navigation system, a/c, etc controls touchscreen) will flash off and on while driving including during backup camera and navigation system use. Issue is intermittent and not predictable. Honda dealership has attempted two re-flashes of the software to correct the issue with no positive result. Honda representative states that the issue has no resolution and…
ODI 11169979
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
I purchased my car from waldorf honda on friday, february 23, 2018. Approximately 2 months after purchase, i began having trouble with the vehicle. On april 13, 2018, the red brake light began to flash as i was driving. In addition, the brake system (abs) yellow indicator illuminated.
ODI 11112528
Electrical System
(4 complaints, all possibly electrical) 1) key not detected in veh error, while driving vehicle, i have the key not connected to anything and no longer in a pouch, my car beeps and says "key not detected in the vehicle) this has happened while driving on the street and freeway. It is a random occurrence but happens on a daily basis. 2) bluetooth is not clear on the person speaking to me's side. Other person states…
ODI 11110782