2010 Honda Civic Hybrid problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Electrical System (2) · Air Bags (2) · Wheels (1)
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Safety recalls (6)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2019-06-27 · campaign 19V502000 · 9,555 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2014 TSX Sport Wagon, 2010-2013 ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic and Civic Hybrid, 2008-2010 Civic GX NGV, 2012-2015 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2014 Fit EV, 2010-2014 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to p
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are F5F and Q5E.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2019-05-16 · campaign 19V378000 · 19,138 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2013 TSX Sport Wagon, and 2010-2012 ZDX and 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, 2012-2014 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2013 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The front passenger air bag inflator may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.
Risk: An incorrectly installed air bag inflator may not properly deploy the passenger frontal air bag in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the inflator installation and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 5, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are M4O, P4R, T4Q, and W4P.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2018-09-27 · campaign 18V661000 · 1,355,406 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014 Honda Insight and Acura TSX and TSX Wagon, 2014-2015 Honda Crosstour and Pilot vehicles nationwide, as well as certain 2014 Honda FCX Clarity and Fit EV vehicles in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, California, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Honda is also recalling certain 2011-2013 Acura TSX, TSX Wagon and ZDX, Honda
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are M2J and S2K.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2018-01-09 · campaign 18V042000 · 691,726 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Acura TSX, ZDX, Honda Accord Crosstour, Fit, Insight and Pilot vehicles, 2011-13 Acura TSX Sportswagon, 2010-2012 Honda Accord,, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V vehicles and 2013 Honda FCX Clarity and Fit EV vehicles ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Sai
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 16, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are B0K and L0J.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2017-01-10 · campaign 17V030000 · 977,708 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2012 Acura TSX, 2011-2012 Acura TSX Wagon, 2010-2012 Acura ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2012 Honda Accord Crosstour and Honda Insight, 2009-2012 Honda Fit, 2009-2012 Pilot, 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2012 Honda FCX Clarity and 2006-2011 Honda Civic, Civic Hybrid, Civic NGV vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Sa
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag inflator, free of charge. The manufacturer has mailed an interim notification, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KE1 and KE2.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2016-05-24 · campaign 16V346000 · 2,719,386 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Acura TSX, 2011 TSX Wagon, 2010-2011 Acura ZDX, 2008-2011 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid, and Civic GX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2010-2011 FCX Clarity and Insight, and 2009-2011 Fit, and Pilot vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana I
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall is KA4, KA5, KA6, and KA7.
Service bulletins (18)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Electrical System 2023-06-13 · A21120B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service news - the navigation clock and date are incorrect. this is due to a limited gps receiver capacity resulting in a rollover of the internal chip memory; the rollover occurred on january 1, 2022, at 12:00am local time.
Equipment:electrical:navigational System(Global Positioning System) 2022-01-29 · A21120B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
servicenews article - the clock shows the incorrect time. this issue is due to a limited gps receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on january 1, 2022 at 12:00am local time. as a result, the navigation date and time will be incorrect.
Air Bags 2020-03-10 · A20-016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - this bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. american honda is offering a customer support program (warranty extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2019-08-13 · 19-003-1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
warranty extension: customer support program for front passenger's airbag inflator for 2010-12 accord and other listed years and models (expires september 30, 2028)
Air Bags 2019-05-10 · A18-115 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - american honda is conducting an inspection of certain vehicles that have previously had the passenger's airbag inflator replaced as part of the takata passsenger's airbag inflator recall. if you completed the repair described by this service bulletin on or before may 10, 2019, mak
Air Bags 2019-01-18 · A19-002 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - this bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. american honda is offering a customer support program (warranty extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only.
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What owners report
2017-03-08 · Air Bags“2010 honda civic. consumer writes in regards to remedy not available to repair recall notice 16v-346. consumer seeks reimbursement for rental vehicle. *smd consumer sent additional correspondence. *smd …”
2016-11-14 · Visibility/Wiper · 40,000 mi“the instrumental panel indicator, the parking brake, the climate control system, and the audio system are malfunctioning. on a road trip in july, the air conditioner (ac) stopped blowing out cold air while we were driving on the highway. however, if we put it on auto or fan, we would get cold air as though the ac is working. a few weeks later, t…”
2016-08-10 · Vehicle Speed Control · 53,466 mi“on june 5th i was driving in motion on van ness ave in san francisco california and suddenly i was not able to accellerate to keep up with the speed of traffic and started slowing down unable to continue. traffic was stop-and go. people swerved around me causing issue. i managed to turn the car off and on again, and pulled over to the side. i resta…”
2016-04-22 · Air Bags · 2,000 mi · 💥 crash“takata recall - car was struck drivers side door, front end, right rear bumper, and right front ran over by trash truck rear axle and no air bags deployed in vehicle. this caused my wife to be injured with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. we were traveling on a four lane highway on the right lane. a 12 wheeled trash truck was in the left lane. we we…”
2015-01-14 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 112,000 mi“ever since new, the hybrid system is unreliable. if the hybrid battery charge is below 1/2, which is often, the battery assist does not come on when accelerating. there is heavy traffic where i live and i have to enter a divided roadway from a side road. i often find myself nearly hit by oncoming traffic when the hybrid system doesn't kick in. now …”
2015-01-05 · Electrical System“purchased vehicle in 2010. in 2011 ima/engine light came on. i am not sure of the mileage at that time. took to honda dealership and they checked and replaced hybrid battery. then the end of december 2014 the ima/engine light came on again. had codes run and did recommended steps and lights went off. a couple of days later the lights came back…”
2014-12-04 · Electrical System“liar liar. my mileage has never been close to what the sticker said, up to 40 in town and up to 50 on hi way. the most i ever got in town or ever on hi way is 36 to 38 mpg. i notice you tell more of the truth on stickers on the show room floor now. also had to have a battery replace in the first year. i was told that i have a 100,000 mile warranty…”
2014-08-20 · Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery“2010 honda civic. consumer writes in regards to ima power assist system failure. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle was showing only 75 % of the ima was being charged. in the first few minutes of operation, the ima functioned properly. however, after that amount of time with the a/c turned on the ima battery dropped fairly rapidly even if spee…”
2013-11-01 · Power Train · 952 mi“it appears that there may be a trend of premature ima battery failures for this vehicle and should be investigated. on our brand new 2010 honda civic hybrid with less than 952 miles and less than 4 months of use, the ima and check engine lights came on. ima battery - premature battery module deterioration (code p0a7f.) was determined to be the …”
2013-08-21 · Visibility · 35,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2010 honda civic hybrid. the contact stated that the driver's side sun visor fractured, causing it to drop and block the driver's visibility of the roadway. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician stated that the sun visor assembly needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the veh…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.