2008 Honda Civic complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS CAREFULLY DRIVEN HOME WHERE IT WAS PARKED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC AND THE DRIVER'S VISOR JUST DECIDED TO COME APART. IT IS STILL ATTACHED, BUT IT WILL NOT STAY UP IN IT'S PROPER POSITION, INSTEAD, IT FALLS IN FRONT OF MY FACE CAUSING ME TO BE DISTRACTED. I AM PAYING FOR SCHOOL OUT OF MY POCKET AND CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT JUST YET. I HAVE TO LEAVE IT DOWN AT ALL TIMES, AND IT CANNOT BE PUSHED BACK, I HAVE TO LEAVE IT STRAIGHT DOWN IN MY FACE AND BEND DOWN TO SEE STREET LIGHTS AND OTHER THINGS. IT JUST DID THIS ONE DAY, AND I NEVER EVEN USE MY VISOR. I ALSO ONLY HAVE ABOUT 40K MILES ON MY CAR. *TR

CABIN BLOWER MOTOR FAN MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISE, SOUNDS LIKE BEARINGS DEFECTIVE ALL SPEED SETTINGS. *TR

DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY THE SAY THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABUSED THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT COVER THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINS REGARDING THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND THE FAILURES THAT THEY'VE HAD. *TR

BOTH VISORS FAILED COMPLETELY WITHIN 24 HOURS OF EACH OTHER. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FELL WITHOUT MY TOUCHING IT AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO STAY UP. IT BLOCKED MY VISIBILITY SO I HAD TO HOLD IT UP SO I COULD SEE CLEARLY TO DRIVE. UPON INSPECTION I SAW THAT THE VISOR HAD SPLIT AT THE HINGE, BASICALLY LOOKS AS IF IT HAD EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE. WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR THIS MORNING, THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS IN THE SAME CONDITION. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, IF YOU ARE DRIVING THE VISORS OBSTRUCT VISIBILITY. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE WITH TWO VISORS BLOCKING MY VISION? I CAN'T GET THEM TO STAY UP. THERE IS NO OPTION FOR VISOR UNDER FAILED COMPONENT 1 AND 2 BELOW SO I SELECTED VISIBILITY/WIPER.

2008 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN 65000 MILES. DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR IMPLODED. WILL NOT STAY UP AGAINST THE ROOF ANYMORE. THE SUNVISOR IS VISIBLY SPLIT NEAR THE MOUNT TO THE ROOF. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME AND WILL REQUIRE A NEW SUNVISOR. *TR

WENT INTO CHURCH ONE MORNING AND WHEN WE GOT BACK INTO THE CAR, THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WAS BROKEN AND IS HANGING DOWN. THIS IS A CONCERN AS THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR SUDDENLY BREAKING WHICH COULD POSE A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED. I AM UPSET THAT I WILL BE CHARGED FOR SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PROBLEM WITH THE SUN VISOR AND COULD POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR DRIVERS. *TR

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

MY FRONT BRAKE PADS AND SHOES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 20,000 MILES. THE BRAKES DO NOT GIVE THE EXPECTED HIGH PITCHED "SQUEALING" NOISE; AND PER MY DEALER, IT LED TO BRAKE OVER HEATING AND "IMMINENT FAILURE!" THE DEALER STATES THAT THE CIVICS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE REPEATEDLY. *TR

THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON MY CAR WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY LUBRICATED FROM THE FACTORY, LEADING TO "POPPING" AND "CLICKING" (BOTH VERY LOUD AND NOTICEABLE) WHEN TURNING. THE DEALER SAYS THE CIVICS WERE NOT GIVEN SUFFICIENT LUBRICATION AND THE SUSPENSION IS NOT BUILT CORRECTLY. *TR

THE SUSPENSION OF THE CARS IS NOT CALIBRATED CORRECTLY PER MY DEALER. THIS LEADS TO PREMATURE TIRE WEAR WHICH COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE TIRES. *TR

DRIVER SIDE VISOR HINGE BROKE AND VISOR SWUNG DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. I DIDN'T EVEN PULL IT DOWN. IT FELL WHEN I WAS GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT A LOW SPEED! THE VISOR NOW BLOCKS MY VIEW WHEN DRIVING. *TR

PREMATURE TIRE WEAROUT - EXTREME SHAKE, ESPECIALLY AY HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG THEY WERE ACTUALLY WORN AT 20K CAR HANDLES HORRIBLE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS, I EXPECT THIS TO BE AN ISSUE EVERY 20K UNTIL HONDA STEPS UP AND ADMITS THEY HAVE A REAR SUSPENSION ISSUE WITH THE '08S. EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATIONS/UNEVEN AND RAPID TIRE WEAR, FLAT SPOTS AND CUPPING ON REAR TIRES WITHIN FIRST 20K. REPLACED WITH FOUR NEW TIRES, THEN EXPERIENCED THE SAME SEVERE VIBRATIONS AND SYMPTOMS AT AROUND 33K. TSB FOR '06-'07 DESCRIBES SAME SYMPTOMS AND NEW CONTROL ARM TO RESOLVE ISSUE. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO HONDA DEALER WITH THIS ISSUE AND THEY STATE THAT MY '08 VEHICLE HAS THE UPDATED CONTROL ARM AND THAT CAR IS "FINE". OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM FOR THE '08 AS WELL AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT "FINE". THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE LISTED ON VARIOUS INTERNET AUTO PROBLEM SITES THAT HAVE ENCOUNTERED EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE BUYING THIS CAR NEW THE DRIVER-SIDE VISOR HAS SPLIT IN HALF. THE SEPARATION OCCURRED AT THE SEAM WHERE TWO PLASTIC PARTS ARE JOINED. THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER SNAP INTO ITS PROPER POSITION AND HANGS DOWN, OBSTRUCTING VISIBILITY AND CREATING A DRIVING HAZARD. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. IT HAS BROKEN AGAIN AT 50,000 MILES. THIS APPARENTLY IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH REAR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT HAVE AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO BEND INWARD ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

1) HOT DAYS 2) SUN VISORS FALL DOWN AND BLOCK VISION OF ROAD. 3) DRIVER'S SIDE WAS REPLACED BY DEALER OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS CHARGED $30+ FOR THE PART BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. PASSENGER SIDE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *TR

THE VISOR ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC WILL NOT STAY UP. IT LOOKS LIKE A DEFECT ON THE LEFT-HAND HINGE. THE HINGE IS SPLIT OPEN AND MAKES THE SUN VISOR DROP. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT SINCE A LOT OF OTHER HONDA OWNERS SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SINCE THE VISOR CONTINUALLY FALLING BLOCKS MY VISION THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. IF I SWING IT TO THE LEFT, IT BLOCKS THE VIEW FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE WINDOW. *TR

BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE VISORS SPLIT OPEN ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY. TODAY (6/5/2011) WAS FAIRLY HOT (IN SAN ANTONIO TX), WHILE DRIVING, I PULLED THE VISOR DOWN DUE TO THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE SUN AND THE BRIGHT REFLECTION OF THE SUN FROM ANOTHER CAR'S WINDOWS. MY DAUGHTER DID THE SAME THING ALSO. ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN ADJUSTING THE VISORS BACK UP, THERE WAS THE SOUND OF A "POP" AND THE VISORS WOULD NOT STAY UP. THIS BECAME A SAFETY PROBLEM AS IT WOULD DANGLE IN THE FIELD OF VISION ALL THE TIME. THE PLASTIC APPEARS TO HAVE SPLIT DOWN THE CENTER JOINT ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE VISOR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR IS DEFECTIVE AND ONE DAY JUST SWUNG DOWN, PARTIALLY BLOCKING MY VISION. THE PLASTIC PARTS SPLIT OPEN AND THE ROD IS PARTIALLY EXPOSED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE IT WILL NOT STAY UP IN ITS CLOSED POSITION -- UNTIL I GET IT FIXED, THE VISOR IS EITHER DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE, OR IF I SWING IT OUT OF THE WAY, DOWN, BLOCKING MY LEFT VISION. THERE IS BASICALLY A SUN VISOR IN MY FACE ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING, EVEN IF IT IS NIGHT - THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY SWING IT OUT OF MY FACE, OR OUT OF THE WAY - EVEN JUST TO GET IN OR OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

I WAS DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING ON S. WASHINGTON BLVD, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA IN EXITING ONTO S. QUINN STREET/COLUMBIA PIKE EXIT AT HIGH SPEED. I SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND DROVE ONTO AN ISLAND NEAR THE INTERSECTION, DRIVING OVER A STREET SIGN AND HITTING A METAL POLE HOLDING THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS. EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF VEHICLE, YET AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS ONLY VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT AND HAD NO PASSENGERS. I RECEIVED HOSPITAL CARE THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR WHIPLASH AND MUSCLE PAIN IN MY NECK AND SHOULDER. THE POLICE OFFICE NOTED THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY GIVEN THE HIGH SPEED AND NATURE OF THE COLLISION. *TR

THE VISOR BROKE OFF WITH NORMAL USE. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 30K MILES THE HYBRID BATTERY CHARGING CAPACITY STARTED TO DECREASE. THE BATTERY WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE AS LONG. HONDA SENT LETTERS OUT TO HAVE A SOFTWARE PATCH PUT IN TO PROLONG THE LIFE OF THE BATTERY. THEREFORE THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. THE SOFTWARE MADE THINGS EVEN WORSE BY DEGRADING MPG AND POWER ON ACCELERATION. THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR TORQUE IS NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE A DIFF WITH THE UNDERPOWERED 1.3 ENGINE THIS CAR HAS. TOO MANY TIMES WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP THE CAR HAS NO POWER AND THERE IS A ACTUAL DELAY AND VERY SLOW ACCELERATION. RUNNING THE CAR WITH THE AIR ON IS EVEN WORSE. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND HONDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS . ITS PUSHED FROM DEALER TO HONDA CORP BACK AND FORTH. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

2008 HONDA CIVIC SI, 16,000 MILES HAD CLUTCH FAIL AND MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO COVER THIS ITEM. *TR

TOOK CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE 4/30/2011 AT HONDA DEALER. SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERFORMED REFLASH CAMPAIGN 10-034 WITHOUT ASKING. PREVIOUSLY HAD DECLINED THIS SERVICE AND IS NOTED IN SERVICE RECORDS NOT TO PERFORM THIS SERVICE EVER. CAR PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED SINCE THIS SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED. CAR WILL NOT RELIABLY ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY FROM STANDSTILL (RED LIGHT) OR WHEN MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT 40-50 MPH. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT MOVE AT ACCEPTABLE SPEED CAUSING THE POTENTIAL TO ENTER TRAFFIC WITH INADEQUATE POWER TO GET UP TO SPEED OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PERFORMANCE IS NOW INCONSISTENT AND YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT MAY NOT ACCELERATE AS NEEDED. THE ENGINE WILL REV VERY HIGH BUT THE CAR WILL ONLY GO 5-10 MPH WITH PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HONDA DEALER HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE. I AM LIMITING DRIVING THIS CAR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AS THIS CAR IS UNSAFE IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. ALSO, THE AUTO-STOP FEATURE DOES NOT WORK AS PRIOR TO THE REFLASH, ENGINE IDLES MUCH HIGHER AT STOPS AND DOES NOT CUT OFF. THIS HAS DECREASED GAS MILEAGE SIGNIFICANTLY.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET MY BUMPER JUST POPPED OFF AND STARTED TO FALL OFF NOTHING WAS HIT I NEED TO KNOW IF THE REST OF THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL OFF IS IT A SAFETY CONCERN AS BUS DRIVER I AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER IF I'M GOING TO DIE AS THE CAR FALLS APART I NEED TO KNOW.... *TR

PREMATURE TIRE WEAROUT - EXTREME SHAKE, ESPECIALLY AY HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG, EVEN THOUGH THEY ASKED ME IF IT WAS SHAKING/VIBRATING. TIRES WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION & NEED TO BE REPLACED. (THEY WERE ACTUALLY WORN AT 20K) CAR HANDLES HORRIBLE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS, I EXPECT THIS TO BE AN ISSUE EVERY 20K UNTIL HONDA STEPS UP AND ADMITS THEY HAVE A REAR SUSPENSION ISSUE WITH THE '08S. *TR

EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATIONS/UNEVEN AND RAPID TIRE WEAR, FLAT SPOTS AND CUPPING ON REAR TIRES WITHIN FIRST 20K. REPLACED WITH TWO NEW TIRES, THEN EXPERIENCED THE SAME SEVERE VIBRATIONS AND SYMPTOMS AT AROUND 45K. TSB FOR '06-'07 DESCRIBES SAME SYMPTOMS AND NEW CONTROL ARM TO RESOLVE ISSUE. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO SEVERAL HONDA DEALERS WITH THIS ISSUE AND ALL STATE THAT MY '08 VEHICLE HAS THE UPDATED CONTROL ARM AND THAT CAR IS "FINE". OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM FOR THE '08 AS WELL AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT "FINE". *TR

2 SETS OF TIRES WEARING PREMATURELY CUPPING VEHICLE MAINTAINED PROPERLY HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE TIRES AND FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR TRIED TO BLAME THE TIRES TURNS OUT IT'S A SUSPENSION PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER CONTROL ARM AND IS ALSO DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON LINE THAT SOUND JUST LIKE THIS CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC WITH 42K MILES AND LIVE IN LAS VEGAS, NV. RECENTLY, MY PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT AT THE SEAM . THIS EFFECTIVELY MAKES THE VISOR ALWAYS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS IT BLOCKS MY VIEW AT NIGHT SINCE I AM UNABLE TO KEEP IT IN THE UPWARD POSITION. *TR

THE SUN VISOR IN MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HAS FALLEN APART. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF THE CAR AND UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR IT WOULD NOT STAY UP OUT OF MY WAY. AFTER A MONTH LIKE THAT IT JUST FELL OFF COMPLETELY. THIS OCCURRED AROUND 32,000 MILES. AFTER INVESTIGATING ONLINE IT SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WILL COST MORE THAN $100 TO FIX. I HAVE SEEING BECAUSE OF THE GLARE OF THE SUN. *TR

MY SUN VISOR CRACKED AT THE HINGE OVER A YEAR AGO AND SINCE THAT TIME IT WOULD REPEATEDLY FALL IN MY FACE BLOCKING MY LINE OF SIGHT. MANY TIMES IT EVEN HIT ME IN THE HEAD. HONDA WOULDN'T PAY TO REPLACE OR FIX IT. I FINALLY REMOVED IT SINCE IT OBSTRUCTED MY VIEW OF THE ROAD SO NOW I HAVE THE SUN IN MY EYES. I AM NOT APT TO BUY THE SAME PART AGAIN AS I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS ONLINE ABOUT HONDA CIVIC OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OF THIS VISOR AND HONDA NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE PARTS IN ALL CIVICS WITH FUNCTIONABLE PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY UNTIL ABRUPT PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE MORE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,500.

THE SUNVISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND WAS REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE REPLACEMENT RECENTLY BROKE AND NEEDS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE VISOR HANG DOWN IN THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VIEW AND IS IN THE POSITION THAT A PERSON OF AVERAGE OR ABOVE AVERAGE HEIGHT CAN STRIKE THEIR HEAD UPON IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR EVEN ENTERING AND EXITING THE AUTOMOBILE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER STOP WORKING AND THEN STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CYLINDER BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND AS A RESULT, THE COOLING WAS LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED TO PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,878. UPDATED 07/01/11

I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT BROKEN SUN VISORS. MY 08 CIVIC HYBRID GOT A CRACK IN THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR. PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS ALWAYS VERY HARD TO SWING THE VISOR TO THE SIDE OR TO CLIP IT BACK IN. MAYBE SOMETHING WAS TOO TIGHT, AND THAT'S WHY IT EVENTUALLY CRACKED. MY DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, IF IT HAD HAPPENED A COUPLE MONTHS LATER THEY WOULDN'T HAVE. SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A DEFECT IN THE VISORS AND HONDA NEEDS TO REPLACE THEM EVEN IF THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC, I HAVE TO CHANGE THE VISORS(BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE) FOR THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. I HAD TO CHANGE THE VISOR EVERY YEAR AND I HAD ENOUGH OF THIS NONE SENSE. I HAVE TO DRIVE 20 MILES TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I JUST DON'T LIKE IT. *TR

BOTH VISORS IN MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX MODEL MELTED OR BROKE AND NOW CANNOT CLOSE AWAY POSING AS VISUAL IMPEDIMENT. I CALLED A HONDA DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY'D FIX IT BECAUSE I LEARNED FROM FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2008 HONDA CIVICS THAT DEALERSHIPS IN THEIR TOWN FIXED IT FOR FREE. MY DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HADN'T HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO REPAIR. *TR

THE ENGINE ON MY HONDA OVERHEATED AND GOT SO HOT IT ACTUALLY MELTED SOME OF THE COMPONENTS. FACED WITH A $4000 REPAIR BILL, I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT HONDA HAD BEEN AWARE OF ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH 2006 THROUGH 2008 CIVICS. HONDA HAD ISSUED A BULLETIN TO LETTING MECHANICS KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH LEAKING COOLANT. MY HUSBAND WAS EXITING A FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN AND STARTED SMOKING. HAD IT HAPPENED SOONER, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I THINK HONDA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE CARS RATHER THAN WAIT UNTIL A BREAKDOWN HAPPENS AND THEN DO REPAIRS. EVEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AT HONDA TOLD US THEY HAD BEEN DOING OF LOT OF THESE REPAIRS LATELY. THE POTENTIAL FOR A BREAKDOWN IN AN UNSAFE AREA AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IS GREAT. OR AT LEAST MAKE SURE THEY GET THE INFORMATION TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. THEY KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME TO SEND MY MONTHLY BILL, WHY NOT THE WARRANTY?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT WHERE THE DEALER LOCATED A FAILURE WITHIN THE REAR PASSENGER CONTROL ARM. THE CONTROL ARM WAS NOT THE CORRECT SIZE AND WAS ENTIRELY TOO SHORT FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH AN AFTERMARKET CONTROL ARM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC WHEN MY VISOR SWUNG DOWN AND PARTIALLY BLOCKED MY VISION. UPON LOOKING AT THE VISOR, I NOTICED THE BACK HAD CRACKED OPEN AND THE VISOR WOULD NO LONGER CLOSE. EVENTUALLY I JUST REMOVED THE VISOR SO I WOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT ANY LONGER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY YET THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING UP AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER A CERTAIN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM SOFTWARE WAS UPGRADED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE PROPERLY YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.

I GOT IN MY CAR AND PULLED DOWN THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND IT BROKE. I TRIED PUSHING IT BACK UP AGAINST THE TOP LINING, BUT IT KEPT FALLING DOWN. I HAD TO DRIVE 10 MILES TO GET HOME WITH MY VISION PARTIALLY BLOCKED BECAUSE THE VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY HONDA CIVICS. *TR

THE REAR TIRES HAVE WORN OUT AT 12000 AND AGAIN AT 23000 MILES. TWO DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS OF TIRES AND ALL ROTATIONS AND ALIGNMENTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED ON SCHEDULE. TIRE MANUFACTURERS WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND HONDA HAS STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TIRE FAILURES. THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE LISTED ON VARIOUS INTERNET AUTO PROBLEM SITES THAT HAVE ENCOUNTERED EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT SHOPS THAT I HAVE CONTACTED INSIST THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION OF THIS VEHICLE AND WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION (HEAVY IN FRONT, LIGHT IN REAR) COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM. *TR

THERE IS A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT IN THE HONDA CIVIC BETWEEN YEARS OF 2006-2009 FOR THE REAR UPPER ARM SUSPENSION. THERE STILL IS A DEFECT IN THE GEOMETRY BY .75 DEGREES AND IS THE REASON FOR EARLY TIRE WEARING. ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES STARTED TO WEAR EARLIER THAN USAGE PERFORMED ON TIRE. AROUND 20,000 MILES THERE WAS EARLY EXCESSIVE WEAR NOTED. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THERE WAS SO MUCH WEAR ON MY TIRES. I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT 30-34000 MILES AND BELIEVE IT IS DUE TO THE DEFECT IN THE REAR UPPER ARMS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS AND DEMAND HONDA TO MAKE A RECALL FOR THIS. MANY CONSUMERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED. DESPITE THE REPLACEMENT ARM, THERE STILL ARE DOCUMENTS THAT STATE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX. AROUND 70,000 MILES MY ENGINE OVERHEATED ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THERE WAS RADIATOR COOLANT LEAK FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR. THE HONDA DEALERS STATED THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. I INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER ON THE INTERNET AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF CRACKED ENGINE BLOCKS ON THE 2008 HONDA CIVIC. DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HONDA EXTENDED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY TO 8 YRS FOR UNLIMITED MILES. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL BUT THERE SHOULD BE IN MY OPINION. ALSO I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC TWICE IN ABOUT 70,000 MILES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR (INNER FLAT AREAS ON THE TIRES) EVEN WITH TIRE ROTATIONS AND ALIGNMENTS. THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT EXTREME UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE INTERNET. *TR

SIGNIFICANT DROP IN MILEAGE SINCE THE "SOFTWARE UPGRADE" ON MY 2008 CIVIC HYBRID. ELECTRIC MOTOR DOES NOT ALWAYS KICK IN WHEN EXTRA POWER IS NEEDED. I CALLED THE HONDA A LOCAL HONDA DEALER...THE SERVICE REP SAID HE WOULD NEED THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND NEEDED TO DRIVE IT 140 MILES TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I NEXT CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE TO COMPLAIN...THE REP I SPOKE WITH SAID I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER, BUT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM. HE SAID THERE WAS NO CURRENT FIX OF THE "UPGRADE" AND HE DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS BEING WORKED ON. I POINTED OUT TO HIM IF THEY ALREADY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM, GOING TO THE DEALER MAKES NO SENSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY AND THE REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS AWARE OF OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN PARTIALLY DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UNTIL HEAVY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ASSISTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REATTACHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

'08 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID EXPERIENCING A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN FUEL ECONOMY. IMA BATTERY SUSPECTED. DEALERSHIP UPGRADED SOFTWARE (AS PER HONDA RECALL) AND TOLD ME THAT TO GET BETTER MPG'S I SHOULD SHUT OFF MY HEATER (WE LIVE IN WISCONSIN!) AND RECOMMENDED AN AIR FILTER CHANGE. I STATED THAT AN AIR FILTER AND SHUTTING OFF THE HEAT WOULD NOT INCREASE MY MPG'S FROM 28-31 BACK UP TO IT'S PRIOR PERFORMANCE RANGE OF 40-50. VEHICLE IS STILL DRAMATICALLY UNDERPERFORMING. NOTE: SERVICE ADVISOR @ BERGSTROM HONDA ADMITTED THAT IN HIS 4 YEARS THERE THAT HE HAS SEEN MANY CIVIC HYBRIDS WITH SEVERE TIRE CUPPING (I PREVIOUSLY FILED COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ALSO, VEHICLE IS GOING ON IT'S 3RD SET OF TIRES WITHIN 57,927 MILES!) AND ALSO MENTIONED THE POOR PERFORMANCE AFTER THE HONDA SOFTWARE UPGRADES TO FIX THE IMA ISSUES. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THE IMA ISSUES AND IS TRYING TO HIDE THEM UNDER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE (TO SAVE REPLACING "X" NUMBER OF EXPENSIVE HYBRID BATTERYS). I BELIEVE THAT AS OWNERS WE HAVE LOST VALUABLE LIFESPAN ON THESE BATTERYS AND THAT WE HAVE LOST OUT ON A GOOD PORTION OF OUR HYBRID BATTERY WARRANTY COVERAGE DUE TO HONDA'S DESIGN. *TR

'08 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID EXPERIENCING A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN FUEL ECONOMY. IMA BATTERY SUSPECTED. DEALERSHIP UPGRADED SOFTWARE (AS PER HONDA RECALL) AND TOLD ME THAT TO GET BETTER MPG'S I SHOULD SHUT OFF MY HEATER (WE LIVE IN WISCONSIN!) AND RECOMMENDED AN AIR FILTER CHANGE. I STATED THAT AN AIR FILTER AND SHUTTING OFF THE HEAT WOULD NOT INCREASE MY MPG'S FROM 28-31 BACK UP TO IT'S PRIOR PERFORMANCE RANGE OF 40-50. VEHICLE IS STILL DRAMATICALLY UNDERPERFORMING. NOTE: SERVICE ADVISOR @ BERGSTROM HONDA ADMITTED THAT IN HIS 4 YEARS THERE THAT HE HAS SEEN MANY CIVIC HYBRIDS WITH SEVERE TIRE CUPPING (I PREVIOUSLY FILED COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ALSO, VEHICLE IS GOING ON IT'S 3RD SET OF TIRES WITHIN 57,927 MILES!) AND ALSO MENTIONED THE POOR PERFORMANCE AFTER THE HONDA SOFTWARE UPGRADES TO FIX THE IMA ISSUES. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THE IMA ISSUES AND IS TRYING TO HIDE THEM UNDER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE (TO SAVE REPLACING "X" NUMBER OF EXPENSIVE HYBRID BATTERY'S). I BELIEVE THAT AS OWNERS WE HAVE LOST VALUABLE LIFESPAN ON THESE BATTERY'S AND THAT WE HAVE LOST OUT ON A GOOD PORTION OF OUR HYBRID BATTERY WARRANTY COVERAGE DUE TO HONDA'S DESIGN. *TR