2014 Honda Civic Fuel System Problems

Your car is leaking fuel from the fuel pump area only when the engine is running. You've noticed that some 2014 Honda Civics have a recall for fuel pumps made between January and November 2014, and your car was made in February 2014, but no recall appears for your VIN. This fuel leak is a serious issue that needs immediate attention from a mechanic or dealer to prevent fuel from spraying onto hot engine components.

WHILE DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD, CAR ENGINE RPM INCREASED, BUT SLOWED TO A STOP. HAD TO TOW IT TO A DEALER.

I FILL MY TANK UP THE GAS METER READING READS FULL I DROVE ABOUT 285 MILES GAS METER STILL READS FULL I DROVE 100 MILES MORE AND RAN OUT OF GAS THE METER STILL READS FULL THE MILES ON MY VEHICLE IS 15785 MILES

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THIS IS AN UPDATE TO COMPLAINT NUMBER 11024938

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED .PDF FILE TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE. I JUST LEARNED THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO BEING EXPERIENCE BY AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC FRIEND WHO HAS A 2016 HONDA CIVIC.

WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING GAS IS POURING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE GAS TANK..THE GAS TANK IS NEXT TO THE EXHAUST PIPE.

PURCHASED NEW 09/2014 POHANKA HONDA OF FREDERICKSBURG, VA. WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A SLOW DOWN OR STOP, THIS CAR WILL OFTEN HESITATE, OR STALL, SOMETIMES WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL MOMENTARILY , WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL HARDER IT SURGES FORWARD SUDDENLY. ITHE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT I MUST GET ACCUSTOMED TO THIS NEW TYPE CRV TRANSMISSION. NEXT THEY TOLD ME TO CHANGE THE MANUFACTURER OF THE GASOLINE. THEN I WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NO FAULT WITH THIS CAR AND TO CONTINUE TO REPORT ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY CARS IN MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE PROBLEM AND NOT BE ABLE TO CORRECT IT. WHILE I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR, I AM VERY LEERY ABOUT ITS PERFORMANCE ESPECIALLY THE SURGING. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR THIRTEEN MONTHS AND MY WIFE HAS ONLY DRIVEN IT TWO TIMES. MY PASSENGERS HAVE ASKED ME MANY TIMES WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY AFRAID THIS CAR WILL GET OUT OF CONTROL AND HURT SOMEONE.

MY CAR IS 2014 HONDA CIVIC EX-L NAVI WITH PUSHBUTTON ENGINE START/STOP. I WAS APPROACHING AN INCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. I THOUGHT I SHOULD ACTIVATE THE 4-WAY FLASHERS AS A WARNING TO OTHER DRIVERS. WHEN I PUSHED THE BUTTON, I PUSHED THE START/STOP BUTTON BY MISTAKE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE START/STOP BUTTON IS JUST BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE FLASHER BUTTON IS ABOUT SIX INCHES TO THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE START/STOP BUTTON. OF COURSE WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE BOOST. IT WAS REALLY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AT THAT POINT. THANKFULLY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND I CONTINUED TO COAST SLIGHTLY LEFT. I ORDER TO RESTART THE ENGINE, I HAD TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND PUSH LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS IS A DIFFICULT SEQUENCE TO PERFORM WHEN ONE'S VEHICLE IS DEAD AND COASTING WITH MINIMAL CONTROL. BY THE TIME I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND REGAINED CONTROL I WAS APPROACHING THE JERSEY BARRIERS IN THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS BEING PASSED BY THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME. THE START/STOP BUTTON IS REAL EASY TO OPERATE. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE FULLY DEPRESSED, JUST A SLIGHT TOUCH WILL ACTIVATE IT. MORE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE FLASHER BUTTON THAN THE START/STOP BUTTON. PLUS, THE START/STOP BUTTON PROTRUDES FROM THE SURFACE OF THE DASH AND CAN BE EASILY PRESSED BY ACCIDENT. THE START/STOP SHOULD BE RECESSED INSIDE A SHROUD AND ACTIVATION SHOULD REQUIRE A FULL DEPRESSION AND BE HELD FOR AT LEAST TWO SECONDS. AND IDEALLY THE FLASHER BUTTON SHOULD BE RELOCATED TO THE TOP CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD. THE EVENT DATE AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE. *TR

HAD TO APPLY BRAKE WITH LEFT FOOT AND THEN APPLY GAS PEDDLE WITH RIGHT FOOT FOR IMMEDIATE ACCELERATION TO AVOID ACCIDENT. UPON APPLYING BRAKE AND THEN THE GAS CAR BOGGED AS IF TO STALL ALMOST CAUSING ANOTHER ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE INITIAL INCIDENT. I TOOK CAR TO FOX HONDA, MICHIGAN (DEALER WHERE CAR WAS LEASED FROM) AND THEY INDICATED THAT I SHOULDN'T BREAK WITH LEFT AND THEN GIVE IT GAS WITH RIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN ONE SCENARIO WHERE THIS WAS NEEDED TO BE DONE AND IN EACH CASE IT BOGGED TO POINT OF STALL BEFORE ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR