Hello, I owned a 2022 Honda Civic for just over a month now and had just noticed this, whenever I put my gear into drive, I can easily (accidentally) put my gear into neutral without pressing the button on the back of the gear shifter to switch gears, is this normal and I just haven't done it before until the other day? Let me know if this is how the car was made to be or if I may need to get it fixed.
Gear Shifter issue?
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Hello, I owned a 2022 Honda Civic for just over a month now and had just noticed this, whenever I put my gear into drive, I can easily (accidentally) put my gear into neutral without pressing the button on the back of the gear shifter to switch gears, is this normal and I just haven't done it before until the other day? Let me know if this is how the car was made to be or if I may need to get it fixed.
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Sounds normal to me. Only gears that should have a lock out feature would be park and reverse I would guess.
it just feels odd because I accidentally shifted gears to neutral by accident when trying to open the center console trying to grab my wallet, maybe it is meant to be like that but it felt a bit unusual for sure
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Call your local dealer and speak to a service advisor just to make sure and just be more aware of your surroundings next time you take your attention away from the wheel.
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yes it is normal I have used that feature a few times over the years to save me on icy sections of road. If I hit a big patch of ice or a big snow drift I would slap it into neutral quickly and it keeps the vehicle from veering out of lane, then when I am safely through it or slowed down I would just slap it back into gear.
I also use it when I brake really hard and coming to a stop at a light, I will slap it into neutral and let off the brake pedal to reduce potential warping of the rotors, then just slap it back as the light changes. No need to put foot on brake or push in the shifter button.
I also use it when I brake really hard and coming to a stop at a light, I will slap it into neutral and let off the brake pedal to reduce potential warping of the rotors, then just slap it back as the light changes. No need to put foot on brake or push in the shifter button.
To be fair i was just sitting in a parking lot for a few minutes checking navigation then went to make sure i had my stuff before leaving from school and when i was ready to pull out the lot it was in neutral, but I will make sure to stay extra cautious
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It sounds fairly normal, as I’ve done the same in my automatic 2000 Civic many times. Hitting the gas when the light turns green only to go nowhere, because I somehow bumped the shifter into neutral. With that said, if it feels off, bring it to the dealer. Maybe they’d let you feel a different individual car’s shifter?
Maybe, I tried it in our 2019 CR-V and it also has the same loose shifter, however, my shifter feels a bit looser in comparison, it may just be a production flaw since most of the newer honda cars are being produced with some flaws here and there (panel gaps, shaky interior parts, etc), maybe I'm thinking too deep about it, I may ask the dealership when I go get my oil change in a couple of months, thank you for your input!
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That sounds like a plan my friend. I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Everything I’ve read online says it’s by design to have the shifter freely move into neutral with little to no resistance. It only blocks out reverse, with the use of the button. Hope the car is treating you well otherwise!
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I just did the same thing on my Subaru WRX today, it is easy to take it out of gear and back into gear, the lockout button is only needed to get into and out of some positions, not neutral. Many cars are designed like this.
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