Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||||
| SB-12-002 | 01/12/2012 | 10043248 | Honda: on some model vehicles, there is an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe | 03/06/2012 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| SB-11-051 | 09/09/2011 | 10041427 | Honda: steering wheel audio control software update. *pe | 10/03/2011 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||||
| SB-12-002 | 01/12/2012 | 10043248 | Honda: on some model vehicles, there is an alternator/starter tester (ast) module capable of testing alternators, installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe | 03/06/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 02/01/2013 | 13000 | 1 | |
| I was driving home from work and was making a turn from coming off a stop light and the cars in front of me were stopped to merge onto the highway, i went to press the brake and my foot went to the floor and the brakes never kicked in. i swerved to try and miss the suv in front of me but was not able to miss the suv and rear ended him. i got out of the car and did not notice any ice or any fluid on the road that would cause me to loose traction. i hit mostly on the passenger side which saved the air bags from going off, had i hit front on i am positive the air bags would have gone off as upon impact the screens on the inside of the car turned red and read check airbags and then my car shut off and hazard lights turned on. this accident happened 2/1 and am waiting to get an estimate from my insurance company as to the total damage amount if my car will be totaled out or not. *tr | |||
| 08/13/2012 | 8000 | 1 | |
| The best way to describe the car is it acts like it is possessed. for further explanation, the car (when parked) will all of a sudden have all instrument panel lights flash like crazy. this happens when turning on the ignition and then if you take the key out of the ignition it will continue and eventually stop. once it stops the battery is then dead. the car then needs to be jumped and will run fine for awhile until it happens again. car is driven daily and this has only happened 4 times. as such, the dealer has never been able to find out the issue since when we take it in the car is fine. this has us very concerned with kids and ourselves, as this could occur at anytime, anywhere. this is the 2 door coupe that they should start selling with a set of free jumper cables as an accessory. *tr | |||
| 08/13/2012 | 8000 | ||
| The best way to describe the car is it acts like it is possessed. for further explanation, the car (when parked) will all of a sudden have all instrument panel lights flash like crazy. this happens when turning on the ignition and then if you take the key out of the ignition it will continue and eventually stop. once it stops the battery is then dead. the car then needs to be jumped and will run fine for awhile until it happens again. car is driven daily and this has only happened 4 times. as such, the dealer has never been able to find out the issue since when we take it in the car is fine. this has us very concerned with kids and ourselves, as this could occur at anytime, anywhere. this is the 2 door coupe that they should start selling with a set of free jumper cables as an accessory. | |||
| 10/22/2011 | 4000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 honda civic. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the defroster and rear defogger were activated during inclement weather. the front and rear windshields were icy and would not completely clear until twenty minutes later. the heating element within the defroster and rear defogger would not operate properly unless activated for at least twenty minutes. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who advised that the vehicle operated according to manufacturer's specifications. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 4,000. kmj | |||
| 10/22/2011 | 4000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 honda civic. the contact stated while driving at various speeds, the defroster and rear defogger were activated during inclement weather conditions. the front and rear windshields were icy and would not completely clear off until after twenty minutes during the drive. the heating element within the defroster and rear defrogger would not operate properly unless activated for at least twenty minutes. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the vehicle operated according to the manufacturer's specifications. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 4,000. js | |||
| 10/03/2012 | 827 | 1 | |
| After filling up for gas, i turn my vehicle on and the instrument panel went crazy with warning lights and audio warnings. i shut the vehicle off, waited a few seconds, and then started the vehicle. this time the vsa and abs warning lights remained on, along with the lcd screen showing a system failure on these two systems. the vehicle was towed to the dealership where it was diagnosed that the vsa modulator module was completely fried. this is very disturbing to me, as the vehicle only had 827 miles on it when the problem occurred, and the module fried while sitting at a gas station (the car was not moving). the dealer is fixing my car under warranty, but the mere fact that this happen on a vehicle with such low mileage and not moving is a concern - not to mention the price of this module (~ $900.00). *tr | |||
| 10/03/2012 | 827 | ||
| After filling up for gas, i turn my vehicle on and the instrument panel went crazy with warning lights and audio warnings. i shut the vehicle off, waited a few seconds, and then started the vehicle. this time the vsa and abs warning lights remained on, along with the lcd screen showing a system failure on these two systems. the vehicle was towed to the dealership where it was diagnosed that the vsa modulator module was completely fried. this is very disturbing to me, as the vehicle only had 827 miles on it when the problem occured, and the module fried while sitting at a gas station (the car was not moving). the dealer is fixing my car under warranty, but the mere fact that this happen on a vehicle with such low mileage and not moving is a concern - not to mention the price of this module (~ $900.00). | |||
| 10/01/2011 | |||
| While i was diving on 1st october night, my dash light was suddenly turned off.in honda civic speedometer is digital, so it was turned off too.so i was driving without checking the speed. later i took my car to a nearest honda dealer to diagnose the problem but they refused to diagnose.i reported this problem, many times to honda customer service but they didn't take any action so that the dealer can diagnose or fix the problem. regarding this problem,i also wrote a mail to american honda's ceo but got no reply till now. as a result i am driving this car with this problem and my life is at risk. | |||