2015 Honda Civic: check engine light

Filed Oct 17, 2024 · Brakes, Engine · 74,000 miles · PA

The contact owns a 2015 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal and brake pedal felt stiff and the vehicle had jolted while depressing the brake pedal before losing automotive power. The check engine, brake, transmission, and several other warning lights illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that after accelerating from a stop, the vehicle had jolted a day prior. The contact stated that an AAA service representative attempted to jump-start the vehicle however, the vehicle would lose automotive power once disconnected. The vehicle was towed to a local independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with codes: P1440 and P0AE1. The contact was advised by the independent mechanic that the failure was related to Service Bulletin: 20-030. The local dealer was contacted however advised that contact that the VIN was not included in the Service Bulletin. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

Filed Dec 31, 2022 · Transmission · NJ

The car was driving fine until I heard a grinding sound and pulled over to the side of the road. I turned the car off and on again, put it in drive, and pressed the gas pedal but instead of driving the car started to roll backwards down the hill I was stopped on. No check engine or other warning lights came on. I had the car towed to a mechanic who said the transmission was broken and needed to be replaced. The car is outside of the manufacturer's power train warranty but is only 7 years old with 95,000 miles. I was lucky to be driving on a residential road with no other cars around when the transmission failed instead of potentially driving on a busy highway. After having the car repaired I learned that this car once had a recall regarding broken drive pulley shafts. There are 0 open recalls tied to my VIN so I believe the software update recall was performed before I purchased the used car. I'm wondering if the software update was sufficient if the transmission still failed only a few years later.

Filed Dec 13, 2022 · Transmission · TX

There is no dipstick to check transmission fluid level. My car with no warning light or check engine light lost acceleration and had almost close to stop. Thank god I wan’t on highway. Upon taking i into mechanic they said a screw was loose and transmission fluid was leaking. It ha happened to me twice. The problem has not been confirmed by dealer. Transmission fluid can neither be measured nor condition of transmission fluid can be seen without dipstick. Very importantly there is no warning light for it.

Filed Dec 9, 2022 · Transmission · TX

No warning lights. No check engine lights. No dipstick to check transmission fluid. Changed the transmission fluid in 8/2021 around 90k miles and my transmission went out ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS GOING 70 MPH. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NOTHING. TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON AFTER MY CAR IS AT A STOP.

Filed Aug 10, 2022 · Transmission · MD

The transmission failed; however, no code or warning appeared to indicate there was a problem. The only indication that there was an issue, we’re problems with acceleration. This was meant to be our newer reliable family vehicle for which we drive our two year old son in. Had the car broken down the wrong place and wrong time it could put our son and others in danger. Some sort of code should have appeared to indicate there was an issue before the transmission failed prematurely. The car had just a little over 100,000 miles when the transmission failed. The car was evaluated at a Honda service shop in Annapolis MD (west street). They determine the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. I suspect that 2015 Honda civics have transmission problems and defects. Although our VIN number is not associated with the 2014-2015 Honda Civic recalls, those recalls were transmission related issues. I don’t know that it is a coincidence, I suspect this year, make and model produced defective transmissions. The most concerning part is that no code nor check engine light appeared to warn us of the transmission issue. The car is currently in an transmission auto shop (glen Burnie, MD) waiting for a used transmission to be installed. It may take two to three weeks for the repairs.

Filed Jul 1, 2022 · Transmission · TX

My transmission failed because the transmission fill plug came off at some point during my commute. I had no idea the cap had come off until my transmission stopped shifting properly which is very scary when you are on the highway and are trying to reach safe highway speeds. The next morning, I pulled out of my parking space and was able to pull through my apartment gates without any indications of issues shifting until I stopped at my stop sign. Upon acceleration, my car only had enough acceleration to put me right in the middle of the road. Thankfully it was an early Saturday morning or that would have been even more dangerous. I put it in on the S level to have more control of my low gear and I was barely able to get back to my apartment and could not go more than 5 mph. This was very scary because I knew nobody around that could help me. Imagine if this was late at night or in a more dangerous part of town. No service engine light has ever came on. I get the proper and routine oil changes and also rotate my tires. I bought the car in 2018 as a certified preowned Honda with 33k miles and now it has 95k.The technician at HONDA informed me he has frequently seen this issue with CVT transmission from Honda as the fill plug likely comes off due to the internal forces from the transmission when driving. The technician also informed me that there was no way I could know that the fill plug came off until the complications I had started. A complaint about the $7000 dollar repair to Honda corporate has been filed (I have a warranty for powertrain, but was denied because the fill plug is conveniently not covered by the warranty.) Overall, I am scared that even when this is fixed, that it will happen again. This issue is already happening to others and it has the potential to cause injury. This issue has been inspected by Honda and my insurance. There is no damage that has been identified by either party to have caused this issue other than fill plug being dislodged.

Filed Jun 4, 2022 · Transmission · PA

The problem first started when I would put the car in reverse, the car would abruptly stall. I would take the car to many shops and they would change the battery, clean the throttle body and nothing fixed it. Then it would do it when I would put the car in drive. Same thing nobody knew what was going on with the car. There would be no check engine lights. Then one day it started to do it when the car would be at a slow speed. I would be slowing down towards a red light or a stop sign and then out of nowhere the car would come to a complete stop. When that happened I took it to the Honda dealership and they had it for a month. They didn’t know what was wrong with the car. They had their techline and a field tech come out to see what was wrong with the car still no answers. Then they told me it was a faulty transmission. The transmission didn’t know what gear to put the car in so it would just put the car in 5th gear. Luckily this didn’t cause an accident because the car would come to abrupt complete stop. Someone could of ram into the car and their would have been nothing I could do. And with Honda not knowing that they have transmission doing this with no warning is extremely dangerous.

Filed Oct 29, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · CA

Re. 2015 honda civic-ex (VIN #: [xxx]) dear sir, our referenced car has had numerous defects and deficiencies and is currently inoperable. While we've had to repair the car on numerous occasions within the past couple of years, what has occurred within the past 6 months has been nothing short of a nightmare experience; starting in february and continuing to the present day. There is something structurally wrong with the honda civic as there appears to be oem systems and components related defects and malfunctions that are unusual, anomalous and totally abnormal. In one instance, the car became very erratic and was shaking and aerodynamically unstable and it almost lost control, as the steering column became very rigid/stiff and was not able to initially rotate/torque the steering wheel to negotiate certain corner turns. Numerous dashboard lights flashed simultaneously including, but not limited to, check engine sign, vsa, TPMS, hsas, power steering malfunction, exclamation sign, etc. We've replaced the alternator ii) replaced the battery five times; and iii) conducted the requisite alignment adjustments and tire pressure and rotation applications and other related repairs, etc. None of the above repairs fixed the root causes of the problem. We're not able to open the car doors at the present time as the vehicle is not in an operational mode. This car is potentially a "lemon" and frankly whatever turns-out to be the root cause of the problem(s), this model vehicle should be a candidate for a recall. Please do the right thing and take the necessary corrective actions to have honda satisfactorily resolve this matter asap and we request the federal safety agency to report this incident so that it doesn't happen to another driver as this is a safety issue. Thank you for your prompt and professional cooperation. Sincerely, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Oct 5, 2020 · Transmission · 76,500 miles · VA

While driving on the highway at 70mph, the engine RPM rapidly increased with no acceleration. The driver was able to cross 4 lanes and get to the shoulder safely. Multiple warning lights came on to include: check engine, check transmission, power steering, hill start, and TPMS. The car would not shift gears other than park or neutral. The engine would respond normally when the pedal was pressed but was not engaged by the drive train. The car was towed to a honda dealer that found the transmission drive pulley had broken requiring a totally new transmission. The federal safety agency recall number 15v574000 was referenced but honda would not accept it for coverage or as a causal issue. Service department members at the dealer admitted that that recalled issue was at fault for what happened to the vehicle. Honda recall still refused that the car was not affected by the issue listed in 15v574000 as it was not tied to the VIN in the honda database. Car indications and maintenance reports list the same indications and problems listed in the recall.

Filed Mar 2, 2020 · Transmission · 10,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerate while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The check engine and ABS lights warning lights illuminated. The failure was also present while accelerating from a stop and at vehicle startup. The vehicle was taken to rick case honda (15700 rick case honda way, western davie, fl) who diagnosed that the nox sensor was defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency recall campaign number: 15v574000 (power train). The contact indicated that the vehicle experienced the failure listed in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000.

Filed Nov 8, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 90,000 miles · TX · crash

My car was involved in an accident last night after being stopped on the freeway. While driving on the freeway I noticed my car driving strange( sounding and feeling like it was in the wrong gear) moments later the check engine light came on and 2 warnings in the dashboard about my engine and transmission systems. My car begin to decelerate, coming to a complete stop in the middle of the freeway and being hit in the rear by another driver. I found this very strange and dangerous due to my car being a 2015 and properly maintained. I would like to know what happened.

Filed Aug 10, 2019 · Transmission · 52,000 miles · FL

My civic has 52000 miles on it & has always ran perfectly fine & has been maintainanced properly since I got it. I pulled out of my driveway & it started to bog down like it wouldn't accelerate then the check transmission sensor came only dash screen & engine light came on. I then pulled over & put the car in park & the drive "d" was blinking & check emission system also popped up on dash screen. I then put it back into drive in hopes to turn it around & get it back to house it accelerated but still bogged with parking"p" lit up. I got it home turned it off & called transmission repair shops. I drove it with no problems other then check transmission & emission sensor on dash screen to shop when I got there it was rough to put in park & could hear it switch between gears when moving stick to put in park which could never hear before. After diagnosis they're saying it needs new transmission due to internal damage inside the transmission. After further research I found that this year, make & model has recalls for the exact issues going on with my car. As I should not have tramission failure at 50000 miles in a car that I maintainanced properly & drove pretty much only around my small town.