2015 Honda Civic: sudden loss of power

Filed Feb 19, 2025 · Engine · KY

My husband and I purchased a 2015 Honda Civic 3 years ago. We have maintained proper maintenance and have the documentation on this. At 118,000 ish miles, my [XXX] son was merging onto the interstate at night just a day or so after a snowstorm. As he was merging the car unexpectedly began to lose power. He tried to compensate by pushing the gas harder but realized her needed to pull over. The merge lane had construction cones and there was a bank of snow on the shoulder prohibiting him from getting over safely. He contacted the police he came out and he contacted a tow truck. He had to sit at the end of a merge lane for 45 minutes before a police officer could get there. We are fortunate he was not plowed by a semi or other vehicle. The car was towed to Richmond Car & Truck Center. After inspection, it was determined a new motor was needed. We paid to have that replaced only to be told after that it was still not operable. The transmission was out. The likely-hood of a motor and transmission going out was practically unheard of. The mechanic was even at a loss. I researched and found my son's make/model did have a recall on the transmission although, his was not part of that. We are thankful he is safe but I have never heard of a Honda losing a transmission/engine at 118,000 miles. We believe this is a transmission flaw. No warning light was ever illuminated and no issues of a problem ever existed until this incident. We have documentation. This has been reported to Honda but I have not received a response. I fear this may happen to someone else. What options do we have? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Mar 1, 2024 · Transmission · MN

With only 96,597 miles on the CVT transmission it failed while I was driving on [XXX] In Michigan on [XXX] causing the vehicle to immediately lose power on the Interstate and I was barely able to get the car to the shoulder where the car stalled and couldn’t be restarted. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Oct 1, 2023 · Transmission · IN

After turning on to a 4 lane highway, my car lost power and would not run over 40 miles per hour. This put me into a very dangerous situation as you can imagine. I will be finding someone to look at it tomorrow, however, this exact issue is described in the recall CVT transmission recall but ironically, this car does not appear to be included in the recall. There were absolutely no warning lights when this happened.

Filed Jul 8, 2023 · Steering, Transmission · KS

I was on a trip in my 2015 honda civic and going down the highway and all of a sudden the RPM went way up and then the vehicle lost power completely. It left me stranded in the middle of nowhere. Turns out the CVT belt came apart causing metal fragments to gather on the speed sensor and make it malfunction. This is a common know issue and well documented on online forums. The cause of failure is excessively high hydraulic pressure within the transmission due to a computer programming error. A Honda recall updated the software. Some Civics have an internal component that was not hardened as much as it should have been. Honda believed they identified, by manufacture date, the Civics that did not receive that weak part and therefore left those Civics out of the recall. However, many, many other Civic owners including me have still experienced catastrophic failure of our transmissions. The software update that the Oct. 2015 recall provided took 20 minutes and cost Honda $33.33 in labor. Those of us with failed transmissions are having to pay $5000-$6000. The cars have to be towed to a dealer for diagnosis for even the possibility of having Honda cover the repair. Generally Honda refuses. This is an extreme safety concern if it fails while traveling in traffic and a nightmare to try to replace. Prior to the transmission failure, I had noticed that the fill plug on the transmission had popped off which was weird. I replaced it and it kept popping off. Turns out after looking online that countless other 2014-15 owners have also experienced this problem caused by pressure buildup within the transmission. I recommended that at minimum Honda be required to issue a software update for all 2014-15 Honda civics regardless of whether they have the internal hardened parts! Really hoping something can be done about this to protect future drivers and keep our roads safe. Thank you!!

Filed Apr 4, 2023 · Transmission · IL

Car when Accelerator. is depressed The transmission searches bogs Down Loss of power switches gears jerks around Which makes it extremely unsafe when trying to pull out into traffic. Had a mechanic look at it and you stated. This is extremely common with this year in type of Car. Honda put a unsafe transmission in them and should replace. Especially with only 50 Thousand miles on it

Filed Aug 14, 2022 · Transmission · PA

Software glitch fried the transmission on the spot. Without warning all warning lights came on (engine, brake, power steering, tpms, etc.) then the car immediately lost all power. It would start and run fine, but no power to the wheels and the warning lights all stayed on. This left me stranded on the highway for hours in the middle of the night. Towed to honda dealership who first misdiagnosed issue then concluded the transmission was shot. It is clear to me and others that had this same issue, that the software has a glitch that increases hydraulic fluid in the transmission case tenfold, leading to immediate failure. All maintenance had been meticulously maintained. Honda charged me 9000 dollars for a new transmission. How do you hold the customer responsible for a software issue? A class action suit is needed. I was the biggest honda fanboy out there...not anymore. It had 118000 miles at time of incident.

Filed Apr 11, 2021 · Transmission · 135,000 miles · AL

We were stopped at a traffic light waiting to turn left; once traffic cleared and I started driving, the car began to skip as though I were driving on a flat tire. We were able to clear the intersection and pull into a parking lot just a few yards away to check to see if we had a flat tire. The tires being fine, we proceeded to pull away but the car was still exhibiting the same symptoms. Before we could get pulled into a parking spot, I lost all power to the front wheels no matter what gear I put it in. There were no warning indicator lights on the dash and the vehicle had been running perfectly until I made that left turn. There was never a skip or jerk in the transmission or anything that would indicate a problem prior to this moment. I noticed there is a recall for the same exact thing happening but my VIN number is not one that is covered. Through my research I have discovered that there is a the federal safety agency campaign for this issue. Campaign number 15v574000 is there currently any help for this issue?

Filed Feb 25, 2020 · Transmission · 62,000 miles · FL

My daughter was driving back to university on I-10 when she lost power. The car will start but when put in gear will not move. Guess is the transmission. Will take have towed tomorrow to a mechanic. I note the transmission recall on this year honda civic but this VIN is not included. Appears honda is not including al impacted vehicles. Honda civic 2015.

Filed Sep 12, 2018 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda civic. While approaching an intersection, the contact attempted to accelerate and the vehicle lost power without warning. The contact had to push the vehicle off the road. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed. The vehicle was also towed to open road honda (50 us-1, edison, nj 08817, (732)-234-9716) where it was diagnosed that the failure was due to wear and tear. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there were no recalls associated with the VIN. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Nov 2, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 1,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 honda civic. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power while idling at a red light. The failure occurred approximately seven times. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 1,000.