I also have the LX. I picked it up in October. I have never heard any noise coming from my brake pedal or anywhere after hitting the brakes under any condition. I would insist they take a better look at it, this does not sound "normal" to me.

 

My 12 EX sedan does the same thing. Clunk is a good description. On my car it only does it when you apply the brake on the right edge of the pedal. If you place your foot in the middle of the pedal and depress the brake it doesn't display the clunk.

Very annoying.

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Mine is pretty consistent regardless of where you press the pedal. 3 other 2012s all did it to some extent. Guess its just the way these boosters are made. Don't really like it though. Annoying

 

We bought our car toward the end of October, I started noticing the noise that your describe in December. Took it to dealership to have them look at it in January. They said there was nothing wrong with it. The noise persisted after that. You are right, it is incredibly annoying! I am a teacher and with school finally being done for the year, I figured I'd have time to track this down. So I took the car to the dealership again. Took the technician for a ride in the car to make sure he understood about what I was talking. He said he thought that was "normal". I told him that I have had multiple new cars and never experienced this noise. I owned a Honda Accord with almost 300,000 miles on it and it never made this noise. I owned a Honda Fit with over 100,000 miles and it never made this noise. I told him "it's not normal". He pulled a brand new 2012 Honda Civic off the lot and showed me that the brand new car was producing the same "clunk". They did everything they could at the dealership. I love this car, but the noise from the brake pedal is too much. I'm going to write to Honda. If they can't fix it for our 2012 model (and they should!), maybe they can fix it for future models/owners. I have come to expect quality from Honda and they need to fix this!

 

Let me know what Honda says. Be interested to hear.

 

Count me in as another person experiencing this with my brake pedal. I bought an EX coupe 5-spd on 5/23 and noticed it only a couple days later. I figured something just needed to be greased somewhere. Glad I'm not the only one experiencing this, but then on the other hand, I don't feel glad....hmm

 

I bought the new 2012 Civic EX-L a month ago, and I noticed the noise one day after I drove the car. Extremely annoying and upsetting! Honda dealership has called the manufactures and attempted to fix the noise four times, but they said they still have no clear answers to why the car making such noise. In addition, when I drive on non-paved/rough roads, my car makes a rattling noise which I think is coming from the back seat.

 

Are you guys talking about the clunk when you let go of the pedal? Cuz I experienced it myself.... unless I'm missing something.


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No, it's when you first press down on the brake pedal. It sounds like a cheap clunk/metal vibration sort of sound. I managed to get mine to stop doing it, but it's probably more attributed to the way I press down on the brakes. If you do it more slowly and straight on rather than quickly and at an angle from the right, it never makes the sound. That's my experience, anyway.

 

Thats exactly it. Almost sounds like a hollow echo inside the booster. I've subconsciously made an effort to be smooth on the pedal so as not to get the clunk. I've felt some play in pedals before, but never had an audible noise or been able to feel it in the steering wheel. Normal or not, it is annoying.

 

I get this too on my si.

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I've heard this on my '12 Si once in a while, but didn't realize what was causing it. Now that you've mentioned this I'll have to see if I can duplicate it on demand.

 

Bought my EX on Saturday, started hearing and feeling this clunking on the brake yesterday (Monday). Very disappointing to say the least. Like another poster mentioned, it seems to do it more when you hit the brake on the right side. I purposely tried to hit it square on while driving this morning and it did not make the noise. Still, I shouldn't have to constantly be aware of how I'm hitting the brake in order to keep a brand new car from making a clunking sound. If anyone finds out any more info about the problem, please post an update!

 

Same problem here. Just got Civic 2012 LX Sedan. I have noticed that it happens when the car is still or slowly moving (traffic). Same thing, if you apply more pressure on the right side, which is all the time for me. It is easy to replicate if the pedal is fully depressed and then you tap on it on the right side. It feels like it rubs against something. It is really irritating, especially when I am driving in the traffic. Not only it makes the sound but you can feel the vibration in the leg. It is clearly a design or manufacturing flaw. Can't believe they have missed it. It actually ruins the whole experience of driving for me.

So noone was able to find the fix for it? Any luck with dealers?

 

I have an LX Sedan and I have noticed this sound. You're right that it is annoying. Luckily I love music and usually have the tunes going loud enough to not hear it or hit the brake at the correct angle . The sound reminds me of a cheap sounding clunk noise my very first car used to make (1980 Pontiac Acadian), but that car was all round cheap and things such as this were to be expected. Honda needs to look into this.

 

I have that same problem on my 12 LX not all the time just usually when I start driving the car then eventually the noise goes away I have brought it back to Honda and they said its normal.

 

My EX-L sedan does the same thing, I went back to the dealer and had them look at it. while I was waiting I checked out a couple of new ones and they both did the same thing! I would say it is a design flaw, and I have decided to live with it. but if someone comes up with a fix I would sure like to know about it!

 

Has anyone at Honda explained what is causing this "normal" sound?

All cars have their foibles. I remember my '97 Prelude SH (new) made a buzzing sound in cooler weather, years and a TSB later turned out to be a heat shield resonating against the exhaust system. Never bothered to fix it even with TSB, car went 15 years just fine anyways, never any further issues. BUT: knowing what it was gave me peace of mind.

That's at least what Honda should do here.



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Agreed completely, but it looks like those who have tried bringing this to the dealer's attention have only experienced that the dealer tries to dodge the issue. I'm sure they figure if they can make the claim that it's normal, that they don't need to offer an explanation to customers who are complaining about it.

Honestly, I think what it would take to get anyone from Honda to look into the matter would be to have three or more 9th gen Civic owners simultaneously requesting, in person, that the dealer look into the cause of the noise.

 

I have an auto EX and have the exact same issue! Very annoying, but glad to know I am not crazy...

 

A solution?

I have the same problem with my brand new 2012 Civic LX. I had a 1994 Civic DX for 16 years and it never had this problem. Very irritating. Here is what I did and what all of you with the same problem should do. File a complaint with Honda. Call 1800-999-1009. The representative I spoke with after taking the car into the dealer three times said that the more people that officially complain the sooner the problem will be addressed. No promises, but it might make you feel a little better. It does seem weird that a newer generation of the same car would have a problem where the old generation did not, but then again the old one didn't even have ant-ilock brakes.

 

I dont experience this on any of our hondas we have 3 in our garage right now. Its just probably due to hard braking? I have seen some people on the dealership driving new cars like theyre mad. :O

 

A solution?

My brand new 2012 Civic LX has the same break scrape/clunk sound/feel in pedal as you all describe. I took it to the dealer, they thought it was the booster so they replaced the booster, and it did nothing. Now they say it is normal. I have contacted the Honda corporation 1-800-999-1009 and filed an official complaint about this "manufacturing defect." The person I spoke with said that the issue will be resolved most quickley if lots of people who have this problem with their car call in and complain "officially." It looks like enough of us have a car with this problem that it could be fixed if we all complain. Please call in and tell them your story. I just want to note that I had a 1994 Honda Civic for 16 years and it never had this problem.

 

Is the clunk occuring under hard and sudden braking?? My LX does it under those conditions :/

 

It doesn't have anything to do with how hard you break except that you don't hear/feel it as much if you are breaking quickly. It occurs as you first begin to push on the pedal. Soft, slow breakers will notice it more. It really just feels like the pedal is rubbing on something as you first push it down. You can hear a sound and feel the vibration/resistance through your foot.

 

Glad to know I'm not the only with brake problems. I've had my FG3 for almost 11 months now and this braking issue started about two weeks ago. Whenever I apply the brakes slowly I hear this grinding noise right behind the brake pedal and I can feel the vibration thru the pedal. Took it to the dealership to have it checked out and after checking the brake system and test driving it they said nothing was wrong.

 

My brake pedal has actually stopped making this noise. I have about 3400 miles on the car and I've had it since mid May 2012. Has anyone else got as many miles as me but still suffers from the noise?