2018 Honda Civic: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Apr 15, 2024 · Airbags · 156,000 miles · MI · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2018 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at 3 MPH, the front driver's side air bag unexpectedly deployed. There was no impact on the vehicle that could have caused the front driver's side air bag to deploy. The air bag warning light was illuminated after the front driver's side air bag was deployed. The contact stated that when the front driver's side air bag deployed, she leaned back and raised her left arm, resulting in a metal fragment from the air bag cutting her left thumb. There was also smoke coming from the air bag, which she inhaled; however, no medical attention was received. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and parked the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle for leaks but found none. The vehicle was restarted and driven to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.

Filed Sep 8, 2022 · Transmission · FL · fire

My 2018 Honda Civic had caught on fire two days ago coming onto Florida’s turnpike car was running just fine had no signs of anything going wrong with it come to come on to the turnpike and what sounded like the engine blowing up so I pulled over top the hood and the engine is on fire so I got a grab something and put it out there won’t go out so then the AC line gets hot and explodes luckily the road ranger was right behind us otherwise the whole car would’ve went up in flames I personally think with all of what I’ve read that Honda needs to recall the engine which is a 1.5 dual overhead cam turbo or fix it or the people that have had the same situation like me needs to have their money returned or car bought back something or they give you a new vehicle toes that’s ridiculous just random combustion I have also had them service engine light codes come on and then I will turn the car off turn it back on and it’s not on anymore and it does this on the random also had lack of power ever since I bought it

Filed Nov 13, 2019 · 5,000 miles · OH · fire

My 2018 honda civic is less than a year old and has around 5,000 miles. I drove 25 minutes to pick up my daughter. I parked on a city street. Immediately, as I shifted the car into park, people on the street started screaming at me to get out of the car because it was on fire. The underneath of the car was on fire. As I waited for the police and fire department, the fire spread to the entire front end of the car and engulfed it. The car was totaled. They told me that the fire was caused by something mechanical. There is a police report but I have not been able to obtain a copy yet. I didn't have any issues/problems with the car leading up to the fire.

Filed May 19, 2019 · Electrical · 13,500 miles · OH · fire

Electrical fire within the driver door. A fire started while vehicle was parked outside and off at mall in toledo, ohio. Weather had been rainy. Came out to vehicle and the inside was filled with smoke. After fire department and towing agency managed to get the passenger door open to get inside, it was revealed that the drive door had been on fire and melted. The fire had also destroyed the headliner, drive seat and left the smoke damaged interior covered in soot. There was also a hole in the driver floor, revealing possible frame damage. Honda says that they are investigating to see which component caused the fire. During a previous oil change in february, I had mentioned to the mechanics that the car had been beeping rapidly while it was off and the key fob was outside the vehicle. It is only supposed to do this if the vehicle is still running. I was told that this was normal when the weather was cold, but it also happened when it was warm outside, and becoming more frequently as time went on. This concern was brushed off by brown honda, who also refused to provide a loaner vehicle while honda was investigating the issue. Honda corporate said that the beeping should not be happening if the car is off. I am currently waiting on honda for additional information.

Filed Mar 20, 2019 · Body, Steering · 13,300 miles · NY

We purchased a 2018 honda civic sport hatchback in late spring of last year. While driving it in snowy conditions, it consistently collects snow and ice in the wheel wells to the point where it has actually causes damage to the inner wheel well and causes consistent rubbing and burning smells due to the ice rubbing against the tire. The response from the dealership (garber honda in rochester) and the auto manufacturer (american honda finance company) is that this is due to 'outside influences' and is therefore not covered by them. The issue in question is regarding the material design and the inability to actually drive this vehicle in inclement weather conditions in western new york. The inner wheel well is made of some textured, almost 'cloth like' material that allows for snow and ice to stick and build up very quickly. After driving just a few miles in snowy condition, we need to pull over to try and knock some of the snow off so that it doesn't rub against the tire. The collection of ice and now has actually ripped off the inner wheel well on one side and is starting to affect the other side. I feel that this could be a potential issue to anyone driving in snow. While driving under these condition, my concern is for the drivers of this vehicle and others on the road because of the negative way that it affects the handling of the vehicle. I have sought out advice from both the dealership and honda regarding adding different rims and tires, but they have come back and said that it would not affect it much and that it was an environment issue. The dealership mentioned that they have many people coming in with the same issue and charges them each and every time to have this resolved. I do have a small video that shows exactly what this is doing to the vehicle. Is there a location where I can upload this? I have uploaded a picture.