10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
32 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
23 / 0
Average Mileage:
35,440 miles

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2012 Honda Civic seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2012 Honda Civic Owner Comments (Page 4 of 7)

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problem #72

Dec 132017

Civic

  • miles

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

Takata recall

- Charlottesville, VA, USA

problem #71

Dec 082017

Civic

  • miles
Takata recall

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #70

Feb 162012

Civic

  • 10 miles
Takata recall bought this car brand new Feb 16th 2012 from day bought up to March 23 2012 the passenger airbag light was on. On 3-23-2012 I had to slam on my brakes the light then went out. Reported to Honda they did nothing. My 31 yr old daughter is 5ft 2in in height & weights 105 all suitable requirements for being in front seat. Every time she is in my car the airbag light goes on & off while she is sitting still & in what is considered a safe position. Also reported it to Honda with no concern from them. From day one I felt the airbag had a problem. I have also had things in front seat that should have turned off airbag, but the airbag will turn on & off it should be off. I can be driving in the city or on the highway when the light goes on & off. I at this time haven't received a recall, but learned Honda is being suited for faulty airbags. Thank you [xxx]. I really love my Civic. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'

- Norwood, OH, USA

problem #69

Nov 162017

Civic

  • 62,000 miles

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

Upon occasion, this message appears on the alert panel passenger side side airbag failed (yes the word side appears twice) it does not stay on long - usually when I restart the car it goes away. I have not taken a picture of the alert. I have asked a service rep (non Honda) about it when I have taken it in for service. They could not find anything. The alert does stay on when the vehicle is put in motion. The date I entered below for when it last occurred is an estimate

- Fort Washington, MD, USA

problem #68

Mar 012017

Civic

  • 90,545 miles
Takata recall. I got into a minor accident where I hit someone from the back with no damage to my or their vehicle however my airbag came out.

- Pompano Beach, FL, USA

problem #67

Nov 242017

Civic

  • 0 miles
We bought the car, we been driving it normally and the airbag light comes on every time we start the car for the past week

- Hammonton, NJ, USA

problem #66

Nov 012017

Civic 4-cyl

  • miles

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

I received a notice that tk holdings Inc. Filed for chapter 11 but im not sure what I need to do to get new air bags placed into my vehicle. Since this notice of defective air bags I have not heard from Honda about replacing my airbags, I am not sure what to do next please help. Sincerely, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Fall River, MA, USA

problem #65

Nov 052017

Civic

  • miles
I was in an accident. Thy front of thy car was crushed. My car is deemed a loss and total. The airbags never went off.I was driving an struck a buck killing him instantly. I was wearing my seat belt and have suffered a concussion from the accident.

- Freehold, NJ, USA

problem #64

Sep 272017

Civic

  • 77,800 miles
Takata recall: Airbags deployed as car was parked in my drive way with a soft touch/contact to a trash bin. Car was not moving at a speed of no more than 3 miles per hour! at the same time the seat belt it locked in an extended position. There most definitely is a defect in this air bag at no explainable manner can this be justified at a reason to have an airbag deploy at less than 5 mile per hour!

- Old Bridge, NJ, USA

problem #63

Sep 072017

Civic

  • 95,000 miles
The vehicle display a message stating, "passenger side airbags off" both at rest and in motion. The message appears and remains on for a few seconds and then disappears. The Honda service team is unable to identify a failure as they feel it is working as designed. If a person moves while seated in the passenger seat, this message appears. Per a Honda representative, this is a user error as they expect a person will sit entirely still for the whole ride. Any movement can cause that message to appear.

- Coppell, TX, USA

problem #62

Jan 012017

Civic

  • miles

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

It was around 30000 miles when the "check airbag system" starts flashing every now and then. Sometimes it tells me the passenger airbag is off. I don't know why and my car never got into any kind of accident nor a crash. It just keeps on blinking fluke every 2 minutes and it's really annoying. This happens every time and it doesn't matter if im moving or not.

- Stratford, NJ, USA

problem #61

Jun 162017

Civic

  • 119,000 miles
Passenger side air bag turns off giving large trouble lights on dash happens weekly

- New Smyrna Beach, FL, USA

problem #60

May 132017

Civic

  • 20,000 miles
Driving on a rural highway and hit a deer. Impact bent the bracket that holds the airbag sensor completely backwards and into the sensor itself, which cracked. Airbag never deployed. Now, post repair, airbag warning and light are on constantly.

- Bushnell, IL, USA

problem #59

Apr 062017

Civic

  • 25,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact observed that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the computer module needed to be updated. The vehicle was repaired. The contact mentioned that the air bag warning indicator illuminated again after the repair. The vehicle was taken to the dealer again where it was diagnosed that the entire air bag system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they needed 24 hours to review and would contact the consumer back. The failure mileage was 25,000.

- Bedford, NJ, USA

problem #58

Sep 162016

Civic

  • 51,200 miles
I was on a residential street and had a very low front impact car accident. I was at a stop sign. I barely took my foot off of the brake and put my foot on the accelerator. A car came out of no where and I hit them. I was going 5-7mph, my front steering wheel and passenger airbags deployed. I don't think they should have at such a slow speed. The driver airbag broke my right lower arm. It broke both bones and tore a nerve which required surgery. I now have two plates and many screws in my arm with nerve damage. I have no feeling in parts of my thumb and first two fingers and half of my knuckle area is also numb. This accident happened on September 16, 2016. It is the middle of December and I am still too scared to drive. I still can't use my arm because it still hasn't healed. I have suffered physically and emotionally because of the air bag breaking my arm. If the air bag didn't deploy, I wouldn't have been hurt at all. Could there have been something wrong with my airbags" a recall?" I would hate for this to happen to someone else.

- Stockton, CA, USA

problem #57

Nov 012016

Civic

  • miles
I was in a stop and go traffic the van in front made a sudden stop I slammed on my brake but hit the van. Impact was big no major damage but seat belt was locked and I can smell near air bag I have check air bag system sign on but air bag did not deploy

- Dublin, CA, USA

problem #56

Jul 012016

Civic 4-cyl

  • miles
Received recall notice, and it says the manufacturer is not able to perform the fix in a timely manner, it says to avoid passengers in my vehicle. I am requesting information on what to do, because it is imperative for my job to have passengers in my car. No incident has taken place involving a malfunction, but I wish to resolve or know my options and limitations more thoroughly regarding this issue.

- El Paso, TX, USA

problem #55

Jul 022016

Civic

  • miles
"takata recall" I was driving Honda Civic 2012 on a frontage road with my wife sitting on the front passenger seat. Unfortunately, other car crashed in my Honda Civic 2012 and driver, passenger side air begs got deployed. Surprisingly, I got injury marks on my hand from the air bag. I suspect most likely there was some fault in my air bags which resulted in injury marks on my hand. I do see that 2012 Honda Civic cars are not part of takata recall but I suspect some of 2012 Honda Civic cars including mine could have faulty air bags installed from the manufacturer. Please take needful actions.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #54

May 052016

Civic

  • 52,000 miles
Takata recall: I brought my 2012 Honda Civic LX into today 6/9/2016 in regal Honda in lakeland, Florida to have the airbag passenger seat sensors replaced, the parts replaced were: Pad, R, F, 81127, opds unit 81334 and C-clip SE 90600. Plus a couple of weeks ago I had the diagnostic performed for $49.95. The symptom was the airbag sensor was being displayed.

- Zephyrhills, FL, USA

problem #53

May 212016

Civic

  • 57,000 miles
I don't know what a takata recall is, but per Honda's website I have no recalls. I was in an accident on 5/21 around 2pm. I was driving on a straight city road close to getting on the highway going about 25mph. The woman who was driving next to me "didn't see me" as she turned into my lane. She scraped the whole passenger side door then her car lodged into my car near where the door & front part of the car meet on the passenger side. The car hit right neat the side airbag, but none of the airbags went off. That is what I'm worried about. Why did none of the airbags go off?

- Allison Park, PA, USA

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