1. I was driving a 5 speed 1998 Civic for 20 years before I bought my 2018 Civic. And the new Civic's 6 speed is definitely much stiffer, the older 5 speed is much smoother (fortunately I kept the '98 so I can drive it whenever I start to miss it.) Some of that is the age of the transmission, some of it is design. It took a little while to get used to it, but I'm okay with it now. A month or two probably just hasn't been enough time for you to get used to your new 6 speed. Give it a few more months. You'll be fine.1. I have issues with the shifter not going into gears. At times have to shift to other gears to get it in.
2. Right rear door makes the noise that some reported and I am certain is the weather stripping since the body gaps are not consistent and weather strip is too thin to seal
3. Around 4k my car just died, like power loss and the whole dash went haywire but came back as I continued driving. It happened while in ACC and going from 5th to 6th by pressing the clutch.
4. Steering input is not precises as in turning left is quicker then going right, also my center is off even after a good will alignment and specs seem ok! Might be an issue with the electric power steering
5. I feel the lane keep assist is never off since it feels like it tries to engage but realizes it should be off
6. Car feels like 1 year old and less solid after just 6650 miles
7. No one can't tell me the oil change interval and points me to the dash gauge ever after I told them I reset it to default after the car died. Even Honda NA HQ is just as idiotic.
8. Why the AC has to be on all the time even if not needed be? You have to turn it off! No wonder they fail so fast!
9. Hill assist and brake hold fight each other, Parking brake used to disengage automatically when going forward, now only from reversing!
10. MPG is good at 33-34 avg for me but the ECO is useless and the dash MPG is a joke!
11. sorting of mp3s based on time/date created on the usb? What?
I wanted to like this car but between the issue I have, arrogance and idiocy from dealer I am not going to dive again into Honda family. I usually pay no mind to the kinds of Consumer Reports or Scotty Kilmer but they seem to be right, Honda is going downhill, and is sad since my moto was just amazing!
Obviously a car dying at 4k isn't normal... Why aren't you talking to your dealer about this. If these problems you're listing were usual problems I don't think many of us would be owning them.
I do around 15 miles of moderate to heavy traffic at times and the rest 35 miles on freeway at 60+. I will do the 7.5K and try not to default the setting of the dash! Thanks for noticing my main frustration is about!Most people seem to be missing the point of one of the main questions the OP had. If the maintenance minder has been reset by accident, or because the system glitched or battery died or whatever, how do you know when to do an oil change. Some people will do it every 3k or 5k or whatever and not follow the MM. Every 7.5k that the schedule you posted would be fine as it will most likely be less than what MM would have told you if it hadn't reset. Based on the miles you drive it would be 8.5k or more miles before the MM went off. If something changes and you just do a lot of short trips than you should change it more often.
Seems like OP just got frustrated and threw a tantrum.. Seeing that he was perfectly happy with the car a month ago and he's not responding anymore....