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Modern cars are packed with electronic features designed to make life easier, like keyless entry, automatic locks, and sensors that detect your key fob and respond accordingly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But when those systems malfunction, they can produce some truly bizarre sounds, like what this Honda Civic is making. Luckily, TikTok car enthusiasts were able to diagnose the issue from a just 30-second video.<\/p>\n
In a video with more than 3,300 views, content creator Wendal (@lou841077) documented a perplexing issue with his 2016 Honda Civic Coupe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Do you know the problem?” he asks in the text overlay, turning to TikTok before taking it to the mechanic.<\/p>\n
“So let me know if any of you car guys can help me out with this problem. We have to take it to Honda to get it serviced for it,” Wendal explains.<\/p>\n
He opens and closes his car door, then walks away from the vehicle. The car’s proximity sensors detect that the key fob is moving away and attempt to auto-lock the doors. But when Wendal gets far enough away, and the car tries to lock itself, something goes wrong.<\/p>\n
Instead of the normal click or beep of a car locking, the Civic produces a rapid-fire mechanical noise that sounds disturbingly like a machine gun. It’s a rattling, chattering sound that clearly indicates something is trying to move repeatedly but can’t complete its cycle.<\/p>\n
“What the [expletive] is that? Does anybody know?” Wendal asks, clearly baffled by the bizarre noise coming from his car.<\/p>\n
Based on comments from viewers who immediately recognized the sound, the culprit is likely the fuel door actuator\u2014an issue other Honda<\/a> drivers have complained about.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fuel door actuator, unfortunately pretty common. I work for Honda,\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the machine gun they added for security lol,\u201d a second joked.<\/p>\n \u201cI knew the noise the car was gonna make the second the vid started,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n The door release actuator is a small motorized component integrated into the car’s central locking system. When you lock your vehicle, the system sends a signal to lock all entry points, including doors, trunk, and fuel door. If the door actuator is faulty or stuck, it will repeatedly attempt to complete its locking cycle but fail, producing that rapid sound as it tries again and again to engage.<\/p>\n According to discussions on a CivicX forum<\/a>, fuel door actuator failures are common enough that multiple owners report experiencing the same problem. One owner described their actuator making “a nasty grinding sound” before failing, while others reported loud buzzing noises when the locking mechanism engaged.<\/p>\n