2012 Honda Civic Fuel System Problems

You noticed a strong fuel smell while driving and discovered fuel leaking onto the ground after pulling over. A mechanic determined your fuel line needed to be replaced. This type of leak is a safety concern and requires prompt repair to prevent fuel spills and potential fire risk.

When you run the air conditioning and accelerate, your engine hesitates or skips, making the car jerk. This problem has been happening repeatedly for several years and past repair attempts haven't permanently fixed it, forcing you to avoid using the AC in hot weather. The issue likely involves the fuel system or engine control responding poorly when the AC compressor engages during acceleration, and a proper diagnosis would be needed to identify whether it's a fuel delivery, sensor, or ignition issue.

I did not receive a recall for fuel system. My car was manufactured on May 2011 and I have been having problems with gas cap light on.

We have had the high pressure fuel line replaced twice which is very expensive (labor). I can google and see recalls on this model, however, when I search it says no recalls.

THERE IS A LEAK FROM MY GAS TANK. CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION. TOOK TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC RAN AND THERE IS NO RAMAGE, RUST, RODANT CHEWING, OR PUNCTURE. IT IS LEAK FROM THE TANK/ WHERE THE CONNECTOR VALVE IS. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY FROM THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL 3 PM ON FRIDAY IN MY PARKING SPOT BEHIND THE HOUSE. GOING OUT OT MY CAR I TURNED IT ON, FINISHED PUTTING MY THINGS IN THE TRUNK. PRECEDED TO GET INTO THE CAR AND I SMELLED GAS EVEN STRONGER. I ALMOST DROVE OFF BUT THE SMELL WAS OVERPOWERING I WAS AFRAID. I DECIDED TO TURN CAR OFF AND STEP AWAY 4 FEET WHERE I STILL COULD SMELL GAS. I SAW IT LEAKING. IT WAS TAKEN AWAY BY A TOW TRUCK.

FUEL LINE FAILURE ABOVE THE GAS TANK. THE FUEL LINE HAS A CUT WHICH ALLOWED GAS TO POUR OUT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR PROBLEM INCLUDING FATALITIES.

GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND IT SAYS SOMETHING TO DO WITH FLUKE TANK.

ON APPROXIMATELY 10 OCCASIONS, AFTER REFUELING THE HONDA CIVIC GX (NATURAL GAS) VEHICLE, THE CAR WOULD START UP AND TRAVEL NO MORE THAN 100 YARDS FROM THE FILLING STATION. THE GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH THE TANK IS FULL. THERE ARE PRESSURE REGULATORS AND SAFETY VALVES THAT OPEN UP WITH A THUNK SOUND WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AFTER FILLING. IN EACH CASE WHEN THE CAR HAS STALLED, THE VALVES/REGULATORS DO NOT OPEN UP WITH THE THUNK SOUND. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 1.5 YEARS WITH THE 2012 CIVIC GX. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO WHEN THIS OCCURS OR DOESN'T, BUT, IT USUALLY HAPPENS IN A CLUSTER OF TIMES AND THEN GOES AWAY FOR 5-6 MONTHS. READING ONLINE FORUMS, THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO VEHICLES THAT ARE MUCH OLDER AND HONDA'S ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE VALVES AND REGULATORS. AS MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO DO ANYTHING. FROM CORPORATE HONDA, THEY ARE BLAMING THE DRIVERS FOR LEAVING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IN THE ACC POSITION. I KNOW THAT FOR 9 OUT OF THE 10 INCIDENTS, THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE STALLING OF THE CAR HAS POSED A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR STALL DUE TO LACK OF GAS IN THE FUEL LINE (SAFETY VALVE IS LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE) AS IT SUCKS WHAT IT CAN FROM THE FUEL LINE TO THE VALVES. IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 40-45 MINUTES FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET AND ALLOW THE CAR TO RUN. IT WILL RUN FINE UNTIL SOME FUTURE REFUELING. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE EASILY REPEATABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIGHTEN FULL CAP AND THE CHECK EMISSION SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE AND EACH TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK COVER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. ..UPDATED 05/07/15 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL PRESENT AND THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED SOME TYPE OF ANIMAL HAD CHEWED A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROX 3 MILES THEN WAS PARKED FOR APPROX. 10 MINUTES. WHEN RETURNING TO THE CAR FIRE TRUCKS WERE AT THE CAR PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAR WAS DESTROYED. KEARNY, NJ POLICE REPORT #[XXX] STATED THAT THEY (TOW TRUCK OPERATOR AND THE POLICE OFFICER) OBSERVED A BROKEN FUEL LINE. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL FOR FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AFTER THE FIRE. MY FRIEND AND I WENT TO THE DEALER, GARDEN STATE HONDA ON RIVER ROAD IN PASSAIC AND SAW THE MANAGER. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT TALK TO US IF EITHER ONE OF US WAS AN ATTORNEY. WE GAVE HIM A BINDER WITH A SERIES OF 8.5 X 11 PHOTOS OF THE CAR AND COPIES OF THE RECALL FOUND ON THE INTERNET. A REP CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THE MATTER WAS BETWEEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY (ALLSTATE) AND HONDA USA. MY FRIEND CALLED THE MANAGER WHO WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE SITUATION GOT ANGRY AND REFUSED TO TALK ANYMORE ABOUT IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE FUEL AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE FUELS LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO SECURE THE FUEL LEAK AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT A RODENT HAD CHEWED THROUGH THE FUEL LINE AND CAUSED THE FUEL LEAK. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FUEL LINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

PASSENGER AIRBAG WHILE DRIVING, HAD AN 11YR ABOUT 100LBS, IF KID SLIGHTLY MOVED I WOULD GET THE AIRBAG WARNING. BRAKES SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE TO COMPLETELY "FLOOR" THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR, EVEN THO SPEED ITS AT ABOUT 30MPH FUEL WHEN TANK IS ALMOST EMPTY, THE LIGHT, SCREEN AND 'DING' WOULD GO ON NON-STOP UNTIL REFUELED DISPLAY THE MILEAGE NUMBER WOULD START BLINKING RANDOMLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY, A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED THROUGH THE CABIN AND A HISSING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT SUFFERED CARBON MONOXIDE SYMPTOMS OF MEMORY LOSS FATIGUE AND RECURRING HEADACHES. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A VOLUNTARY MANUFACTURER'S RECALL PRODUCT UPDATE TO REPLACE THE FUEL RECEPTACLE AND FUEL PIPE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

THERE IS NO ACCIDENT, HERE IS PROBLEM: I HAVE 6840 MILES ON A 2012 HONDA CIVIC LX 4DR. WHEN FUEL TANK FILLED TO ALL THE WAY, THE FUEL WAS SLAPPING ABOUT FRONT TO BACK WHILE HIT BRAKE OR PARKING. IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND FUEL SLAM INTO THE WALL OF FUEL TANK. I WENT TO HONDA LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL, YOU ARE NOT FIRST ONE TO COMPLAINT, BUT THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN TO IT. THIS IS UNSAFE, 10 GAL GAS FLOW IN TANK WILL THROW OFF THE BALANCE WHILE YOU MAKE TURNS, OR CAUSE DAMAGE SENSORS IN THE TANK, OR CAUSE FUEL SYSTEM LEAK EVEN FIRE. *TR

YOU CAN HEAR THE FUEL MOVING AROUND THE GAS TANK AND BANGING AGAINST THE GAS TANK WALLS WHENEVER I STOP. IT IS MOST SEVERE WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. I COMPLAINED TO THE HONDA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ABOUT THE NOISE. THE DEALER LET ME KNOW THAT THE NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS THE FUEL MOVING AROUND IN THE FUEL TANK, DUE TO A DESIGN CHANGE IN THE 2012 MODEL WHICH REMOVED THE FUEL TANK BAFFLES. THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX THIS ISSUE ON MY CAR. I CALLED AND WROTE TO HONDA DIRECTLY COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND REQUESTING RESOLUTION AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. *TR

2012 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A NEWS ARTICLE REGARDING FUEL LINE LEAK DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING ERROR *TGW

WHEN MY 2012 CIVICS FUEL TANK IS FILLED ALL THE WAY, THE GAS SEEMS TO FLUSH BACK AND FORTH WHILE STOPPING OR PARKING ON HILLS. IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND THE GAS SLAMS INTO THE WALLS OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT THROWS OFF THE BALANCE OF THE CAR BY HAVING THE GAS FLOW IN SUCH AN ABRUPT MANNER. IN NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM SHOULD A 2012 CIVIC HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE LAST THING A NEW CAR OWNER WANTS IS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FUEL TANK EVERYTIME THEY BRAKE, STOP, OR PARK ON HILLS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT AND THAT ALL THE OTHER 2012 CIVICS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR