Each time I applied brakes I would hear a scraping sound in sync with a point or span of tire rotation. Then as I was attempting to stop at a red light the brakes failed. The nearest place was OR automotive and they rebuilt rear braking system yet I could hear the same scraping sound. So I carried the car to Honda dealership. They adjusted brakes $237.00 and replaced $341.00 the two rear drums. The sound remains and is magnified. They are claiming it is because e brake cables stretch. Somehow the stretching can cause entire rear brake on that side to catastrophically fail.
2011 Honda Civic: brake failure
5 of the 169 complaints about the 2011 Honda Civic describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
The front brakes on my honda civic had to be replaced the first time at 17,000 miles. It had failed right at the end of the honda 1 year warranty (the first date is estimated but I can dig it out from the honda dealer if this becomes an issue) I have only the estimated first date. I thought this was a fluke and honda covered it under warranty so I didn't think much about it. However, my next set of brakes failed at 15,000 miles. The actual date was 7/8/2013 on this failure. Again they have warantied the brakes. I am on my 3rd set of brakes and the car has not even hit 40-50,000 miles. That is if my brakes were being ridden hard. At some point I am concerned that honda will not fix the problem that appears to be well known. They have a problem with their braking system on the honda civics. It appears they are not recalling this and are leaving people twisting in the wind. I don't know of a more critical component to a vehicles safety than the braking system. It can harm both driver, pedestrian or other motorists and cause a financial calamity to both driver and other parties. Please make honda figure out this problem and provide a solution so that we can drive a safe car. There is a lawsuit for this known problem with honda, I prefer not to get involved into this but rather have them fix this problem. Other than that it has been a good vehicle. I am not looking for a financial reward I just want my car fixed and properly engineered so that the brakes won't fail prematurely. It can be costly if I have to replace my brakes once a year.
On 03-16-2013 I was driving on I-5 freeway north through orange county ca. When I tried to slow down, my car`s brakes were not working at all. Brake pedal went all the way to the floor without any resistance and the car didn't slow down. I was able to stop the car by hitting the curb. There were no dashboard warning lights lit at any time indicating total brake failure. I had car towed to nearest honda dealership. They told me I must have driven over a piece of rubber debris. This piece of rubber damaged right wheel emergency brake cable, causing right rear wheel to drag and boil the brake fluid, thus causing total brake failure without any warning at all.I found out both rear brakes were damaged, even though only the right emergency brake cable was damaged. I had to pay$1300 for repairs even though the car was under full factory warranty. I contacted american honda motor co and asked for an explanation how is the brake system on 2011 honda civic designed if a total brake failure can be caused by a piece of rubber debris. I also wanted to know, how a total brake failure can happen without any warning. My other question was what america honda motor co. Will do to prevent this from happening again on mine and other 2011 civic models. Honda representative refused to answer any of my questions.she stated that since there was not any accident, everything is fine with them. This was an extremely dangerous situation that could have ended tragically and would appreciate you to investigate and follow up on it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving 61 MPH, the driver applied the brakes but the brakes failed to respond. As a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The contact's vehicle was destroyed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not inspected for the cause of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 13,968.
My daughter drove on freeway 60 and needed to change lane to freeway 57. While she changed lanes, she found the traffic on freeway 57 started to slow down. So, she started to brake, but for some odd reason the brake did not work properly. The car did not slow down well enough, so she started to brake harder, and suddenly she heard a very loud bumping noise. She thought some parts of car hit the ground. So she decided to pull the emergency brake, but by the time I pulled it up, she was not able to make a stop immediately and hit the car in front of her. Claim number: [xxx] my car is currently located at sk auto body in rowland heights. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2011 Honda Civic brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 2011 Honda Civic?
5 of 169 owner complaints about the 2011 Honda Civic (3%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2011 Honda Civic?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2011 Honda Civic
No deployment 9Grinding brakes 6Headlights 5Stalling 5Sudden acceleration 5
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