Honda Civic was first launched in 1972 and quickly became one of the car lines that brought success to the Japanese automaker. As a key product in Honda’s automobile manufacturing field, the Civic model is constantly improved over time in terms of vehicle performance as well as other functions to increase user comfort. use.
Besides choosing to buy a new Honda Civic, many people choose to buy a used car to save money, have an abundant supply of cars, and have a variety of options. In fact, Honda Civic is highly appreciated for its powerful, fuel-efficient engine and good brand quality.
However, after many generations, Honda Civic will certainly still have certain errors. Accordingly, if you are planning to buy a used Honda Civic, users should pay attention to some errors of this model that have been announced as a recall summarized in the article.
1. Air blower error
The cause is believed to be due to the wrong type of inflator partition of the steering wheel airbag assembly. The standard partition has a height of 25.7 mm, but the recalled models were incorrectly installed with a partition with a height of 30.4 mm.
The above situation will lead to the airbag not functioning properly when a collision occurs. Specifically, a non-standard type of baffle will cause the air outlet during the air bag explosion process to become closed, thereby causing the pressure in the air inflator to increase abnormally. As a result, the air blower will be destroyed, small components in the car may come apart and there is a risk of injury to the driver.
However, to ensure safety, Honda has stopped shipping all car models from the same production batch as the models in the recall mentioned above. In addition, there will be free replacement and repair for all vehicles included in the recall.
2. Airbag error
In 2016, the Honda Civic model continued to be recalled because of faulty airbags. This recall is largely related to Honda Civics of the 1.8L 5MT FD1, 1.8L 5AT FDi and 2.0L 5AT FD2 versions produced in 2012.
The cause of the recall is that in some cases, at the time the airbag is activated in a collision, the inflator creates too much pressure, causing the inflator housing or small components to be damaged. The rupture causes injury to the driver and passengers and makes the airbag ineffective.
Previously, Honda also had to recall a series of Honda Civic cars produced from 2008 to 2010 to replace the airbag inflators in the front of the driver’s seat and passenger seat manufactured by Takata.
3. Fuel pump error
After the airbag error, Honda also recalled more than 27 thousand Honda City, Honda Jazz, Honda HR-V, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V, and Honda Accord cars in 2021 because of fuel pump error.
It is known that the fuel pumps installed in these vehicles may contain defective impellers, which over time can lead to the engine not starting or stalling. Although no cases of unsafety due to fuel pump errors have been recorded on the market, to ensure the safety and rights of users, the Japanese car company still conducts a recall and replacement.
In particular, the Honda Civic cars subject to recall include 643 Civic E versions produced on February 20, 2019, 1,841 Civic G versions produced on September 29, 2019 and 1,140 Civic RS cars produced on September 22. September 2 and 19, 2019.
4. Ruler error
In addition to the errors deployed in the recall, the Honda Civic also encountered errors reported by users. Specifically, in 2019, many users of 2017-2018 Honda Civic cars, mostly the 1.8E version, reported the phenomenon of the steering wheel turning all the way to the right or left, hearing a noise and the steering wheel vibrating.
At that time, there were a number of cases where Honda auto dealers warranted replacing the steering wheel assembly. However, there are also many cases that are not covered by the warranty, either because the dealership staff concluded that it was a normal phenomenon or because the car owners were easy-going, because this phenomenon only occurs when the steering wheel is turned off.
5. Error making strange noises
In addition to the above errors, there are quite a few people reporting the problem that the Honda Civic sometimes makes strange sounds from the underbody of the car, especially when climbing hills even though the gearbox and engine oil parts do not have any errors. What. This error was determined because the turbine died, causing the vehicle to lose throttle when going uphill. In addition to emitting strange sounds, this condition also causes the car to vibrate slightly.
In general, most car models will have certain advantages and disadvantages. Whether the error is major or minor, the manufacturer cannot avoid errors during the assembly process.
Most of the above errors have been recalled and fixed by Honda. However, it cannot be ruled out that there are still private imported car models that have not been completely resolved. However, these errors are not too dangerous, and the rate of vehicles encountering them is not too high.