In the US, Honda has announced a recall for around 350,000 10th-gen Civics over an issue with the vehicles electronic parking brake. The recall involves 2016 model year Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe models.
The automaker said that the software for the Vehicle Stability Assist ((VSA) electronic control unit in the affected vehicles may prevent application of the electronic parking brake from being applied immediately after turning the vehicle ignition off.
It added that the vehicle could roll away if the parking brake was not properly engaged and the vehicle was not in its parking gear. Honda said that the issue was discovered following warranty claims related to the illumination of the brake warning light.
Honda said that no accidents or injuries have been reported as a result of the issue. It said that a software update for for the electronic control unit will be carried out as a fix for the problem, and will begin notifying owners of affected cars in November.
A check with Honda Malaysia earlier reveals that the local version of the 2016 Civic sedan is not affected by the electronic parking brake issue.
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Surprise surprise, of course it doesn’t effect any units in Malaysia. HM has better engineering, parts suppliers and mfg QC so no effected units…. until an Oh Sh$t moment happens when someone actually dies.
Must let go before warranty ends
R&D failure still pretend no body business, mr.mai mr.trade setup end consumer with no protection rules & regulation, msian life is cheap…
THis news will not impact good sales of Honda
Honda is DRB aka crony GLC. You trust the Government after 1MDB scandal? Even Audit House also can lie about 1MDB accounting and give audit approval. Even AG also can lie.
What is stopping Honda and DRB fro lying also
Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd is not control by DRB bro. Honda Motor Co Ltd (51%) is the one controlling Honda Malaysia. Last time i said that DRB control plant site is incorrect. The plant is control by Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd. They are not like UMW-Toyota.
Good move to rectify the issue
Burn them recall, and explode again.
If you actually understood the “problem” you would not make such a statement. When brake hold is activated and park lever is on Neutral (as in the described case) the EPB will automatically engage. Only when brake hold is not activated in Neutral gear mode, it will not activate, driver still has to manually engage the parking brake, which you would do under normal circumstance if you have mechanical hand brake. Its an electronic setting issue, not a safety issue. Don’t expect the car to do everything for you. You are still the driver, use you common sense. The EPB is fully functioning, its about auto-engaging where the issue is, not if the EPB is working or not. Logic thinking please before commenting id you have not understood the issue at hand.
P1 power windows OK jer.
Yaloh. tak macam toyota power window boleh terbakar kereta hangus
P1 power window now life time warranty lor…
Speak too soon brother
Can honda malaysia explain why malaysia civic is not affected?
Inb4 Altis safer & reliable…Sell off your Civic before the car & RV roll down the hill. #nasihat
You make my day bro! Hahaha!
Inb4 Takata airbag recall. Honda Malaysia also claimed their CKDs are not affected in the first place. But see la now. Takata recalls is everywhere, with deaths already amounting more than a dozen worldwide. Was a Honda fan here. Once bitten, twice shy. Will never trust Honda again.
Had some issue with Honda City before …steering has some resistance mid corner . Honda dismissed that . Then front windscreen for both Honda City and Accord smearing with watermarks during rain – dangerous driving during rainy nights . Glad I disposed off both . Good riddance . Will never buy Honda again .
Their talibaruters says jangan persoal tuan jepunis overlords. They will come for ur kepla
Always bear in mind that first batch launched frequently effected.That’s another good reason for Malaysia being that last batch to launched the latest model.Same goes to Note 7 issue.Nobody in Malaysia be effected coz been recalled before landing our shore.But wow Civic 350,000 sold just around 10 month of this year alone? Good reception but hopefully Honda find solution to fix it right.Yesterday Prius recalled,today Civic.Let’s predict what model tmro? Paultan gonna give prize who’s guessing correctly? Hahaha
Don’t be worry dude…be very worried.
Worry is the honda malaysia senyap senyap correct it during the first or second service to keep the reputation.
Can Nkh explain are you current civic driver? Since you so concern?
Easy question bro, same part with different supplier.
Ever heard or localization? Mybe msia spec using local part supplier and not involve in this recall. Just mybe…
Wow……of course they said not affected here.hard to believe…is same design btw….
Altis much safer.
But altis look so outdated,typically small and still ah beng look alike for that price.
LKE, I don’t mind being an Ah Beng when I can afford to drive an Altis. Am sure many will want to be Ah Beng when he can afford to drive a more than 100k car which not many can.
FYI, a person who drive an Altis is a mature, conservative(don’t show-off) man who have a family, who want a save & Reliable car that can last at least 10 years without having to sit in a workshop due to spare parts or mechanical break down.
Better be safe than sorry with family along. #CivicTakdeParkingBrake
Altis might not have the latest tech, but at least it doesnt have so many recall and issue.
Altis no issue coz inside empty specs.And reality is altis no issue coz nobody buy,very little unit sold..sold to old uncle or ah beng.Whole the time just park outside house.Sure no issue.Overall Civic sales still not effected in Malaysia.Parts and vendor mostly from Thai/Asean.I’ll trade my old car for civic turbo soon.Wonder got blue colour as in pic here?
Some said that Vios and Altis did not any issue because there is no any new tech inside..hahaha.. Don’t know it is good or not.
Actually altis does have the latest tech included in it, just look at the hat hback version (Toyota Auris in UK and Japan spec). Delicous
truly amazing msian civic can escape the vsc software update
msia ada vsc ke?
pls confirm how come
Too much electronic use in automobile causes problems. For parking- the mechanical handbrake is the most reliable and simple. These Honda engineers are becoming electronic obsessed nowadays. Too much electronics causes problems. Now they have to spent money on 350,000 recalls for the electronic parking brake.
For B segment like City they omited the temperature gauge, replaced with 2 idiots light ( blue and red ). Save may be RM50 for the temperature gauge. They treated B segment purchasers like low cost but selling prices are not cheap.
Very annoying. They are in some kind of cartel, other brands from T and V company also the same. Cut cost for B segment.
For C segment onwards like Civic they have proper temperature gauge. May be these things are done by the same group of engineers. Airbags by vendors also not tested and counterchecked before installation.
as Warren Buffett puts it, the choice is yours…the new Saga has proper temperature gauge though.
That’s why mark I proton saga still running around strongly. Just isi minyak and jalan. No worry check engine light on, abs light on, this on, that on.
No need to worry anything about inb4.
Damn straight.
That Star Trek actor died due to Jeep’s fancy gear lever failed. Why the hell carmakers have to fix what isn’t broken? Was changing PRND so hard, as if it’s not simple enough compared to rowing manual gearbox?
Now electronic handbrake instead of good old mechanical ones. What was wrong? Just to save space? Because they got courage like Apple?
Too much innovation is not gud thing. Just ask Note 7. Oh wait, dont. It might explode…
Honda Malaysia not recalling unknown numbers of 2016 Civics over turbo system and air conditioning issue – US maybe not affected
It’s worrying when people say you’re not affected
Different supplier, different manufacturer probably.
Turbo issue.. not affected.
Gearbox issue.. not affected.
Airbag issue.. no problems.
confirm la different source.
Correct, US Civic obviously made in the US, while M’sia version are sources from Thailand, so problem not affected here.
Having said that, i’m stunned by the sales figure of 350,000 units. Even US market is enormous compared to Malaysia, still shows the Civic is huge success.
can paul tan members help to get detail explain from HM why not affected? consumer n potential consumer has right to know.
Not affected YET… wait for the letter to arrive when accidents occurred to some unfortunate Civic owners.
We are so good.
I’m not bothered of this news. I’d rather die in a Honda over any other cars… Can’t wait for the airbag to explode and now, being run over it.
Me too.
Sarcasm detected here.
mesia cars always not affected. we r always the very lucky bunch
When there’s a Takata air bag recall, my 8th generation accord was said not affected. All of a sudden 2 weeks ago there came a letter requesting me to get it replaced. So I’m sceptical now.
Ha ha ha ha, An article which claim Electronic Parking brake issue on the Honda Civic(in the US of A) can make sooo many people here jumping even though it’s already explain it does not affect HM cars.
Don’t worry HM, after all has been said & done including bashing, you will still end the year as the top non-national car manufacturer.
if you sort out by car recall worldwide news, you will be shocked to see almost all recall don’t affect vehicle sold in Malaysia.
Malas Boleh
Another recall for this model
See.. That is the problem of going electronic
Malaysia honda car not affect becoz Malaysian life not worth saving, or too stupid to sue the manufacturer……
Syukur we duduk Malaysia. Not affected.
honda malaysia is becoming the next VW.
some honda cars were made with passion and pride with intention to produce flawless car in the name of technology and future..i think you can guess which honda cars fall under this category. some honda cars were made to gain huge profit by exploiting popular culture. these cars usually updated to new models quite frequent in order to follow market sentiment. Just look at samsung note 7 example. So honda may also make mistake
The Malaysia’s Civic has the same issue only but just that the safety standard is not on par with US.
Talking about the parking brake won’t engage by itself after turning off the ignition. The Malaysia’s version of Civic has the same issue, I asked Honda salesperson he said they never said it is operated automatically after turning off the vehicle. Perhaps in US such matter will be taken seriously because of their written standard requirements but Malaysia isn’t, that’s why they say malaysia’s version is not affected. Go test drive a civic and you will notice you’ll need to engage the parking brake manually after turning off the vehicle as opposed to the continentals.
If you engage the brake hold and gear lever is in Neutral, the Electronic Parking Brake will automatically engage when you turn off the engine. Its a choice setting by the driver, not a software issue. Having said that, Maybe US drivers have different standard compared to other US made brands, which is why this issue has come to attention.
Yes we do .. In USA we sue almost anything! Quality control in here is amazing .. if there’s certain amount of people experiencing a problem they can file a complaint thru NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) they’ll investigate the case and if found they’ll have to fix the problem for free and in some case they’ll be a class action lawsuit for the victims and the lawyer will try getting millions of dollars out of the company! Accident..sue … slip n fall …sue… tak bisa berak…sue.. now you know why the standard are totally different!!
honda malaysia not affected coz they dun bother yet…sales still pick up
the 2016 civic has too many electronics gadgets/components…we will see more issues soon ^^
biasalah barang2 pasang dkt Malaysia/ import ke Malaysia plg berkualiti di dunia. memang tak terlibat recall