# 2012 Honda Civic....auto

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-civic-auto/78903>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** civic, honda\
**Created:** [April 24, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-civic-auto/78903 "2013-04-24T16:31:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Steady\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Steady\_Ed](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Steady_Ed)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-civic-auto/78903/1 "2013-04-24T16:31:06Z")

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I am quite satisfied with this Civic that CR didn’t recommend. However, my concern is with a sound I hear everytime I back out of my driveway. While backing, I turn the wheel to the left or right and I hear a one second “moan.” The noise appears to be coming from the right side of the car. The car is still under warranty…less than a year old with 8500 miles…but I’d like to see if anyone else is experiencing this before I go to the dealer. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-civic-auto/78903/2 "2013-04-24T21:17:19Z")

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For what it’s worth…I went to a Honda owner’s board and looked up your problem. The general consensus is that the transmission reverse gear is cut different than the forward gears. Sounds plausible to me but I think I would still get it checked out. It could also be your power steering making the noise. Your 2012 is the first year for Motion Adaptive Electric Power Steering (EPS). I would have them look at this “new” technology power steering as well.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-honda-civic-auto/78903/3 "2013-04-25T05:45:22Z")

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I have a similar noise. I back 50’ out of my driveway, then start moving forward. The Noise happens at about 10 to 15 MPH while moving forward. I started looking on line and found that many Toyotas have this undocumented feature. It is an ABS self-check. But I have a 2005 Honda Accord EX V6. Still, I decided that it is the same ABS self-check. This might be your solution, too. Maybe it is time-related, and we both are at different stages of our morning start when the timer starts the check. You certainly should ask the dealer about it. I did and discovered that the service writers had no idea what I was talking about. Ask the real mechanics here about service writers. Make sure your seat belt is buckled first.