10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
7 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
14 / 0
Average Mileage:
15,363 miles

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2018 Honda Civic seat belts / air bags problems

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2018 Honda Civic Owner Comments

problem #19

Jun 232024

Civic

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Passenger airbag deployed with no impact, crash, or anything forceful to have activated it. Passenger airbag cracked windshield glass and injured passenger. An airbag issue was not included in any recall notification from manufacturer in the past year(s). No warning lamps appeared before the incident, which put my safety and the passengers safety at risk. I reported this to my insurance and have opened a claim. Insurance has been in contact with dealer/manufacturer and is currently under investigation.

- Sunrise, FL, USA

problem #18

Apr 142024

Civic

  • 156,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at 3 MPH, the front driver's side air bag unexpectedly deployed. There was no impact on the vehicle that could have caused the front driver's side air bag to deploy. The air bag warning light was illuminated after the front driver's side air bag was deployed. The contact stated that when the front driver's side air bag deployed, she leaned back and raised her left arm, resulting in a metal fragment from the air bag cutting her left thumb. There was also smoke coming from the air bag, which she inhaled; however, no medical attention was received. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and parked the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle for leaks but found none. The vehicle was restarted and driven to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.

- Ann Arbor, MI, USA

problem #17

Mar 312024

Civic

  • miles
I was coming to a stop when ONLY the passenger airbag deployed breaking my windshield. I then called the police.

- Brunswick, OH, USA

problem #16

Dec 202023

Civic

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Contacted Honda Corporate multiple times including the dealer, no remedy to ensure the safety of my vehicle which is at risk of stalling during operation related to national recall of fuel pump indicating the vehicle is unsafe to operate. Case manager from Honda Corporate uninformed, disengaged and rude. No transportation accommodations, no call or follow ups. Dealer not available to provide inspection or repairs. Vehicle is unsafe to operate leaving my family abandoned with no options in a vehicle I am making payments on.

- Torrance, CA, USA

problem #15

Jan 012024

Civic

  • 0 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while her husband was driving 40 MPH, the driver's side air bag deployed without warning or impact. The contact sustained injuries to his lip, but medical attention was not provided. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case and referred the contact to the local dealer. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Fontana, CA, USA

problem #14

Sep 082023

Civic

  • miles
Was in a car accident [XXX] and air never deployed instead a warning starting flashing saying something was wrong with my air. I was in 3 car pile up and terrain truck went under my car and slung it around cause me to hit the bridge and it bent there entire metal frame when u looked under it the doors where not even ànd hatch back was jammed with huge gap between it and the car it cause the front windshield to become detached from the glue holding it in place u could see little shavings of Glass all the way around and if u pushed it would move the back of the car was higher than the front due to impact and being bent the entire car u could tell was bent from half way to back. The air bag should have deployed I was hit 2x and the 3rd hit was me coming from the air and slamming back down all 3 hits where very hard. The light continued to come on and off staying issue with air bags afterwards but came on for the first time during the wreck stating it is why it did not deploy because there was a critical malfunction and caused it to not deploy on either sides i was told to report this to Honda but do not know how I have tried since the wreck can you plz Check these car. My phone # is [XXX] plz feel free to call any time my name is [XXX]. Thanks INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- New Hope, AL, USA

problem #13

Nov 142021

Civic

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I was making a turn not even 2 miles and the airbag just came out when I just got the car for 2 weeks, carfax said no accident, took the car back to dealer, they said I hit the car when is not a scratch, they don-??t want to fix it or be responsible, I took the car with other mechanic and he find out that car has been in an accident and the dealer is lying, after I saw the pict online the car it-??s the same ven number but rims and other stuff don-??t match

- Clinton, MD, USA

problem #12

Jul 182022

Civic

  • miles
I was driving when all of a sudden as I was turning left into a parking area my driver side airbag self deployed, Causing me to lose some control of the stirring wheel. No crash minor injuries to left hand, arm, and stomach.

- El Paso, TX, USA

problem #11

Aug 132021

Civic

  • miles
Passenger front air bag not working. The air bag warning light has been coming on and off, over the last year.

- Zephyrhills, FL, USA

problem #10

Aug 272021

Civic

  • miles
I got the car with free accident carfax at Toyota in Waldorf Md. A Honda Civic 2018 with 39000. The radio wasn-??t working and one speaker was broke, they promise me that they were going to fix it, when I tried to find the antena I realize that the back window wasn-??t from the manufacture so I took the car to the dealer they sent me to Honda in Waldorf they didn-??t want to fix it cuz I bough the car at Toyota after I left I was making a turn I can said I was like 5 or leas miles an hour and the airbag deployed on me with no accidents ( when I had the car not even a month ) when I took the car to the dealer the manager told me that they were goi g to check the car, after 2 weeks I kept passing by the dealer and the car wasn-??t moving when I asked they said it was dangerous to drive but I have to move the car cuz the airbag was deployed cu of my fault I said why ? He didn-??t have an answer and since then they ignore me and they don-??t want to fix the car when they lie to me with a clean carfax and I found out too that the car has been in the coalition by Toyota. They said that I got the front of the car cuz the tag was bend but if u see the picture when I got the car it was already bent, the rims were different from the picts that they have for sale, paint don-??t match.

- Clinton, MD, USA

problem #9

Apr 112021

Civic

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

As Karen drove over a speed bump in a residential area, the airbag deployed, causing Karen serious injuries.

- Beverly Hills, CA, USA

problem #8

Sep 122020

Civic

  • 16,500 miles
Air bag light on passenger side comes on indicating airbag is off even though passenger is in seat. Happens often.

- Riverhead, NY, USA

problem #7

Jun 162020

Civic 4-cyl

  • 35,000 miles
I had an accident on June 16 2020. A trailer hit my car in the back and pull me out of the road. Airbags did not deploy.

- Beltsville, MD, USA

problem #6

Jan 282019

Civic

  • 3,000 miles
Airbag did not deploy

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #5

Apr 232019

Civic

  • 10,000 miles
The contact owned a 2018 Honda Civic. The contact stated while approaching a stopped vehicle at 5 mph, the vehicle behind was driving 45 mph and rear ended the contact's vehicle causing the contact to crash into the stopped vehicle in front. The contact stated the impact made her head hit the steering wheel causing her to fracture her nose. Medical attention was required. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to her husbands business. A police report was reported. The contact had not contacted the local dealer to notify failure. The vehicle had not been diagnosed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 10,000.

- Athens, AL, USA

problem #4

Apr 202019

Civic

  • 16,000 miles
On April 20, 2019 my Honda Civic hatchback was hit on the front driver side. Only the passager airbag deployed

- Lancaster, CA, USA

problem #3

Mar 122019

Civic

  • 31,600 miles
Had a bumper to bumper crash on freeway during rush hour traffic was stopping and going between 5 to 15 miles an hour I was hit from behind while my car was on neutral then I hit car in front of me my bumpers and grill plus safety bumper bar was bent into radiator, front vehicle had small dent plus bumper damage my front car was totaled. Bumpers are clip ons they can fall at any moment.

- Rialto, CA, USA

problem #2

Nov 282018

Civic

  • 10,000 miles
On 11/28/2018, I was driving on freeway and the air bag in my car deployed with no reason. I sent the car to the dealer for investigation. The dealer told me that the air bag is deployed because they found a dent on the rear control arm which I found hard to believe. When the air bag deployed, there was no collision, I was driving on freeway, so there is surely no bumps on the road. Even if they found a dent on the car, there is no proof that the dent is made on the same day that the air bag pops up. Hypothetically it can cause the air bag to deploy, it just means the car has design problems because scratching the bottom of the car can happen very often. It is terrifying to know that will trigger the air bag to explode. That is the reason I feel it is suspicious and it is necessary to file a complaint. I have requested the dealer to provide the investigation result report, but they have refused. They claim the report will only be provided to the insurance because my insurance had paid for the repair. I have confirmed with my insurance and they did not receive anything except the estimation, meaning the dealer is still holding the investigation result and did not share with anyone.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #1

May 052018

Civic

  • 13,798 miles
Had to have to many oil changes, almost one a month, not good on the milage then a Camry maybe would hold off that many changes.

- Norwalk, CA, USA

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