2008 Honda Civic complaints

REAR END ALIGNMENT PROBLEM WITH HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY, CUPPING ETC. *TR

TIRE FAILURE ON A 2008 HONDA CIVIC - BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400 H BL 205/55R16 THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THE TIRE SUFFERED A MASSIVE BLOWOUT. THE SERVICE CENTER STATED THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS IN THE TIRE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE BLOWOUT. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT A SMALL PIECE OF GLASS WOULD CAUSE THAT KIND OF A BLOWOUT. *JB

AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR LESS THAN 1 YEAR THE AC STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT A PEBBLE MUST HAVE HIT THE AC CONDENSER AND WOULD COST $650 TO FIX. I LOOKED AT OUR OTHER CAR AND IT HAS THE SAME DINGS THAT THEY ARE CLAIMING CAUSED THE AC TO STOP WORKING BUT MY OTHER CAR'S AC WORKS PERFECTLY AND THAT CAR IS 7 YEARS OLDER. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM HONDA AND THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I AM JUST WONDERING HOW MANY MORE TIMES THIS IS GOING TO OCCUR WHILE I OWN THIS CAR. *TR

REAR TIRES CUPPED (SCALLOPED) IN 14,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC 4 DOOR. HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS THE 2006 AND 2008 CIVICS. LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON TIRES AND CAR. REAR TIRES ARE DEMOLISHED! TIRES HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND ROAD NOISE. DEALER SAYS THAT I SHOULD ROTATE THE TIRES MORE OFTEN. THIS IS NOT WEAR FROM FAILURE TO ROTATE THIS IS DUE TO THE SUSPENSION. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE THAT THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT HAPPENED OVER A YEAR AGO AND THE HAVE FAILED TO FIX THEM. *TR

REAR TIRES ON NEW HONDA CIVIC LX 2008 BEGAN THUMPING AND SHAKING AT 12000 MILES AND KEPT GETTING WORSE UNTIL 15K, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. HONDA DEALER SAID THE "C" ARMS THAT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH 2007 CIVICS WERE INSTALLED IN MY CAR, AND THE PROBLEM MAY BE BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE TIRES ROTATED. (?) THEY WANTED $381 FOR TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WITH ONLY 9 MONTHS AND 15K MILES OF NEW CAR USE. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN NO WRECK OR FIRE---THIS IS A COMPLAINT FOR YOUR TSB COMPILATIONS....WE HAVE AN 08 CIVIC LX: THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY, AND WITH DELAYS. SLOWING DOWN AND THEN RE ACCELERATING LIGHTLY CAUSES A DELAY----AS IF THE TRANSMISSION/CONTROL MODULE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHICH GEAR TO GET INTO--- AND THEN A ROUGH ENGAGEMENT. FROM D TO REVERSE, THERE IS A HARDER ENGAGEMENT THAN SHOULD BE. IT'S AS IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONTROL MODULE OR THE TORQUE CONVERTER. MY DEALER SAYS ALL THESE THINGS ARE NORMAL IN A CIVIC AUTO TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE AN 07 ACCORD EXL AND IT HAS NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS, NOR DID ANY OTHER VEHICLES I'VE HAD IN THE PAST WITH A.T. IT SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE SOME CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMING OR SOFTWARE PATCH FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. ALSO, AS A SAFETY PROBLEM, IT IS HARDER TO SEE OUT OF THIS WINDSHIELD DURING RAIN, ESP. AT NIGHT, THAN ANY CAR I'VE DRIVEN. POSSIBLY THE EXTREME SLANT OF THE GLASS? AS A SAFETY PROBLEM, AS WELL, THE BRAKES HAVE A SOFT PEDAL, AS WELL, AND REQUIRE MORE FORCE THAN OUR ACCORD(MUCH MUCH MORE)OR THAN ANY CAR I AM USED TO, EXCEPT ONE WITH AIR IN THE LINES....DEALER SAYS THIS SOFT PEDAL IS NORMAL, AS WELL. *TR

INCREASING ROAD NOISE AND VIBRATION AS TIRES WERE WORN IRREGULARLY OVER THE FIRST 14 MONTHS OF OPERATION. VEHICLE BECAME INCREASING UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY IN WET OR SNOWY ROAD CONDITIONS OR WHEN WINDY. VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS DARTING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, REQUIRING CONTINUOUS MINOR STEERING CORRECTIONS, AND UNTIL ULTIMATELY A REDUCTION IN SPEED IS REQUIRED TO REGAIN STABLE CONTROL OF THE CAR. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES REAR SUSPENSION IS THE CAUSE, BUT DOES NOT NOTIFY OWNERS. *TR

ON VERY COLD MORNINGS, WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR IT DOES NOT START. I WILL HAVE TO TURN THE SWITCH A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT WILL START. THERE IS NO CLICKING SOUND OR ANY SOUND AS TO INDICATE THE ENGINE IS TRYING TO START. AFTER A FEW TIMES OF TURNING THE SWITCH THE CAR STARTS. THIS HAS HAPPEN APPROX. 4 TIMES OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW CAR HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2008 AND AT 6000 MILES HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED DUE TO CUPPING. HONDA REALIGNED ALL FOUR AND PAID FOR TIRES. AFTER ANOTHER 6000 MILES, I HAD ALL FOUR TIRES WORN DOWN AGAIN. THIS TIME I DID NOT HEAR FROM HONDA AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT. I TOOK TO ANOTHER HONDA REPAIR SHOP & THEY SUGGESTED REBALANCE & ROTATE. *TR

MY 2008 HONDA CIVICS LX, HAD MY FIRST TIRE ROTATION COMPLETED BY MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE CUPPED. I HAVE NOT OWNED THE CAR A YEAR. I PURCHASED THIS CAR 05-31-08. I HAVE LESS THAN 11,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. THE CAR NOW VIBRATES AND ROARS WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. THE 2006-7 CIVICS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION WHICH CAUSED THE CUPPING DAMAGE TO THE TIRES. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF ROTATION. THEY HAVE SERVICED THE CAR SINCE OWNED AND NEVER SAID THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. TWO WEEKS AFTER MY LAST SERVICE ALL TIRES ARE DAMAGED AND THE CAR SHAKES WHEN DRIVING. IT IS VERY LOUD AND FEELS UNSTABLE ON THE GROUND. THE DEALER HAS YET TO TAKE ACTION TO RESOLVE THIS CASE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES OUTSIDE, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATES CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY ROTATED THE TIRES AND CHECKED THE PRESSURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE COULD HAVE THE TIRES CHANGED FROM AIR TO NITROGEN TO SEE IF IT WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 03/27/09 *BF UPDATED 03/31/09.*JB

MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX COUPE HAS UNDER 8000 MILES AND IS EXPERIENCING A NOTICEABLE DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS CORRECTED. THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT HAS NOW SURFACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL MUST BE HELD TO THE LEFT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR EVENT THAT WOULD HAVE DAMAGED ANY COMPONENTS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID AND A 2003 HONDA PILOT. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE HAD INNER REAR PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. NOW BOTH VEHICLES RUN ROUGH AND DRIVE LIKE 10 YEAR OLD VEHICLES. I SEE OTHER REPORTS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. MORE PEOPLE SHOULD LOG THEIR ISSUES HERE. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IN AUGUST 2008. IN JAN-FEB 2009, MY A/C STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER THAT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS/ ROCK. I DO NOT RECALL RUNNING INTO ANY ROAD DEBRIS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IT WOULD BE AROUND $900 TO FIX. MY A/C HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET SINCE I'M WANTING TO SEE IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

2008 HONDA CIVIC, REAR END MAKING HORRIBLE SOUND. REALIZE AFTER LOOKING ONLINE THAT HONDA HAS ISSUES WITH REAR ARM CONTROLS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY STATED THAT MY CAR HAS THE "C" STAMP UPDATED REAR ARM CONTROLS. REAR TIRES SEVERELY CUPPED. THEY RECOMMEND 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND PURCHASE OF TWO NEW TIRES. EVEN THOUGH THIS APPEARS TO BE SAME PROBLEM THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THEY WILL NOT REPLACE ARM CONTROLS AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR REPLACEMENT. *TR

NEW 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX. 5,700 MILES POWER STEERING WHINING AND INTERMITTENT LOSS. PUMP REPLACED BY DEALER ON WARRANTY. 7,600 MILES WHINING NOISE RESUMED. BACK TO DEALER. P/S FLUID FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM SEALS/BOOTS ON P/S RACK. P/S RACK REPLACED ON WARRANTY. LOANER VEHICLE PROVIDED. GOOD RESPONSE BY DEALER (MAJESTIC, WARWICK, R.I.). *TR

AT UNDER 18,000 MY VEHICLE IS VIBRATING AND I HEAR LOUD TIRE NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAVE EXCESSIVE INNER TIRE WEAR (CUPPING). *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES ON THE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400. TIRES. I NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE GETTING VERY LOUD AND THEN HAD THEM ROTATED TO THE FRONT, WHICH MADE THE FRONT OF THE CAR VIBRATE FROM THE THUMPING SO MUCH THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I TOOK THE CAR INTO D'ELLA HONDA OF QUEENSBURY, NY AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WERE CUPPED AND THAT THIS WAS MY FAULT. DID NOT WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE ABOUT IT AND D'ELLA WILL NOT RESPOND TO ME. I ALSO ADVISED THAT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HITTING WET PAVEMENT THE CAR WOULD SLIP ON THE PAVEMENT. REALLY JUST A UNSAFE TIRE. HAVING TO REPLACE TIRES FROM A NEW CAR AT 18000 MILES IS TOTAL BULL. EITHER THE TIRES OR THE HONDA CIVIC STILL HAVE A PROBLEM IN 2008. NO HELP FROM HONDA, D'ELLA HONDA OR BRIDGESTONE. WILL STAY AWAY FROM ALL THREE IN THE FUTURE. $600.00 FOR NEW TIRES SO FAR. *TR

I OWN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC, SIX MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SYSTEM. IN THE MORNING, WHEN I TRY TO START, NO CONNECTION OR SOMETIMES, JUST A LITTLE CRANK. I HAVE TO TRY A FEW TIMES TO GET IT TO WORK. I TOOK TO HONDA OF CONYERS IN GEORGIA. THEY HAVE IT THERE OVERNIGHT AND THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING. IT FIRST STARTED IN DECEMBER 2008. *TR

NOISE IN THE REAR END OF MY CAR AND A VIBRATION IN THE REAR END, THE TIRE WEAR CUPPED BY A BAD CAMBER THAT HAS NO ADJUSTMENT MADE THIS WAY BY HONDA. THEY SAY THEY SET THE CAMBER NOW AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE ALIGNMENT AND TIRES. HONDA KNOWS THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I CALLED THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO HELP THE PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT THEIR CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS WERE EXPOSED FROM THE OUTER LINER. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE EXPELLING FROM THE HEAD LINER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,256.

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM LOCAL ROAD TO HIGHWAY USE, ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE MODERATELY CAUSE CAR TO JERK FORWARD AND BACKWARD, AND CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. ENGINE SEEMS FINE AND SEEMS AS IF POWER IS TRANSMITTED INTERMITTENTLY TO WHEELS. OCCURS EVERY NOW AND THEN, APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES OVER 10 MONTH PERIOD (FIRST OCCURRENCE LISTED BELOW). TAKING FOOT OFF GAS, AND THEN RE-ACCELERATING USUALLY RESTORES NORMAL OPERATION. THE MODEL IS THE HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, SO BELIEVE IT IS SLIPPAGE IN THE CVT (CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION). *TR

FRONT DRIVER WINDOW CAME OUT OF PLASTIC WINDOW CHANNEL (SEAL) DURING CLOSING AND WOULD NOT SEAL PROPERLY. TEMPORARY FIX: COULD MANUALLY PUSH/PULL WINDOW INTO CHANNEL DURING CLOSING, BUT WATCH YOUR FINGERS! OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 6000KM. I BELIEVE ROOT CAUSE WAS FAULTY SWITCH WHICH DIDN'T PROVIDE SIGNAL TO WINDOW MOTOR TO STOP IF WINDOW CLOSED. AFTER WINDOW CLOSED, IF BUTTON ACTIVATED, COULD HEAR MOTOR STILL PUSHING WINDOW GLASS UP. EVENTUALLY, THIS WOULD CAUSE WINDOW GLASS TO DAMAGE CHANNEL (SEAL) DEALER REPLACED WINDOW REGULATOR,SEAL AND GLASS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I AM THE PERSON WHO FILED CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10252727. I WENT TO THE APPOINTMENT AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO SEE THE CAR JERKING. AS I STATED, IT HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS, SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. ALSO FOR EVERYONE'S KNOWLEDGE. MY "HYBRID" IS CURRENTLY GETTING AN AVERAGE OF 27.2 MPG. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS DOES NOT WANT TO CLOSE PROPERLY. INFORMED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAYING COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. ALREADY REPORTED 3 TIMES. ONE TIME WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER BUT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WANTED THE DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACED BUT THE DEALER DID NOTHING. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED FULLY A 2008 HONDA CIVIC FROM HONDA OF BOWIE IN BOWIE MARYLAND ON AUG 22, 2008. I WENT TO CHARLOTTE, NC FOR THE HOLIDAYS. AFTER PARKING THE CAR I HAD TO MOVE IT 5 FEET. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS THEREAFTER. I PROCEEDED TO START THE CAR ON THE 3RD DAY AND IT WOULD NOT START. I LET THE CAR SIT AND THEN TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. THE LIGHTS STARTED TO DIM AND IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED BOWIE AND TALKED TO BILL. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO CALLED HONDA IN CHARLOTTE AND HAVE IT TOWED AND HONDA WOULD "EAT THE COST". I DID AS INSTRUCTED. I TOWED IT AND THE SERVICE REP TRIED TO START IT AND SAID THIS MAY BE SERIOUS. THE MECHANIC PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, A CLOUD OF BLACK FOUL-SMELLING ODOR CAME OUT AND THE CAR STARTED UP. I CALLED BOWIE ON JANUARY 2, 2009, NO ONE WAS AVAILABLE, THEY SAY, TO SPEAK WITH ME, AND MR. WILLIAMSON WOULD NOT CALL ME BACK. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS WAS PURCHASED AS A BRAND NEW CAR. I DO NOT FILL SAFE IN THIS CAR!!! I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO OBTAIN MY MONEY BACK FROM THIS DEALER. I AM A YOUNG WOMAN THAT TRAVELS ALOT AND BECAUSE I, AS A YOUNG WOMAN ON THE ROAD, WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSIS MY CAR WITH DIMMING LIGHTS AND NOT STARTING UP, I HAD TO PAY THE TOWING WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO BE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION TO SEE WHETHER ANY OTHER "08 CIVIC FROM HONDA OF BOWIE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. IF NOT, I AM REPORTING THE FIRST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE OWNED A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND HAD CONSTANT ISSUES WITH THE RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE PART OF THE STEERING SYSTEM CONTAINING THE RACK AND PINION. A MONTH AND A HALF LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND SHE DECIDED TO TRADE THE 2006 IN FOR A 2008, IN HOPES THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE RESOLVED. TWO MONTHS LATER, AT 3,500 MILES, THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING JUST LIKE THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED ON THE 2008. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A THREE WEEK BACK ORDER FOR THIS PARTICULAR PART THAT KEEPS FAILING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500. UPDATED 01/29/09.*LJ UPDATED 01/30/09. *JB

MY 2008 CIVIC HYBRID HAS A POWER TRAIN ISSUE. OFTEN, WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR JUMPS OR JERKS. IT IS ALMOST LIKE YOU ACCELERATE THEN BRAKE THEN ACCELERATE AND BRAKE OVER AND OVER WHILE YOUR FOOT IS ONLY ON THE GAS. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLE'S TEMPERATURE OR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. IT MAY HAPPEN ONCE A WEEK, ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS OR THREE TIMES A DAY. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEEMED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AND SAID THE PROBLEM IS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO MUMBLED SOMETHING ABOUT A RECALL. I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND THIS WEBSITE IS NOT SHOWING ONE EITHER. JUST A HEADS UP FOR OTHER HYBRID OWNERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN ICY CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSTANTLY SLIDE AS IF IT WERE DRIVING BACKWARDS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 12/30/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD FISH TAIL AT TIMES. UPDATED 12/30/08. *JB

2008 HONDA CIVIC HAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE AIR CONDENSER. *NJ THE CONSUMER HAD A PROTECTIVE MESH SCREEN INSTALLED BEHIND THE GRILLE TO KEEP THE CONDENSER FROM BEING DAMAGED BY ROAD DEBRIS. *JB

MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX DRIVERS WINDOW SHATTERED WITH NO PROVOCATION. I WAS DRIVING ON I40 AT 7:45 PM ON 11/17 AND I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. UPON HITTING IT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW IMPLODE. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLE AROUND, NOTHING HIT THE GLASS, JUST BLEW IN. I HAD A WITNESS TO THE EVEN IN MY CAR. *TR

DRIVERS SUN VISOR ON 2008 CIVIC EX COUPE SUDDENLY SWINGS DOWN CREATING HAZARD ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THIS VISOR IS USELESS AND REFUSE TO REMAIN UP. IT APPEARS SEVERAL PLASTIC PIECES INSIDE THE VISOR ARE POPPED OUT MAKING IMPOSSIBLE TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH 2008 CIVICS. AT MY SCHEDULED SERVICE I PLAN ON TALKING TO THE DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM AND CORRECTION. *TR

SUN VISORS ON 2008 HONDA CIVIC EXL MALFUNCTION. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR- THE SUN VISORS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. SEEMED TO BE CAUSED BY INTERIOR HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. THEY (BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT) FINALLY FAILED TO WHERE ONCE THEY WERE IN THE DOWN POSITION YOU COULD NOT PUTT THEM BACK IN THE STOW POSITION WITH OUT USING TWO HANDS - NEED NOT SAY MUCH ABOUT THE SAFETY HAZARD HERE AND WITH FOLLOWING. ALSO, FROM STOW POSITION THEY KEEP FALLING DOWN ON THEIR OWN ACCORD. CONTACTED THE DEALER - SINCE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY REPLACED THEM. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW PROBABLY CAUSED BY EXPANDING PLASTIC PARTS DUE TO HEAT. TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE NEW REPLACEMENT WOULD PROBABLY DO THE SAME THING WITH TIME AND HONDA CORP SHOULD BE NOTIFIED. NOT SURE THEY NOTIFIED HONDA OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM OR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I BOUGHT MY HONDA CIVIC EXL IN MARCH OF 2008. AFTER 9 MONTHS (APPROX 18 K MILES) OF USE I AM FINDING I HAVE TO REPLACE MY TIRES DUE TO UNUSUAL WEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TIRE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY EXCEPT DEFECTS FOR OEM TIRES ON THIS CAR AND DIRECTED ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I HAD THE TIRE PLACE ROTATE AND REBALANCE THE TIRES ' THE PROBLEM WORSENED TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE SEVERELY VIBRATED (LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS)AND MADE NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND WHO SAID THE TIRES IN QUESTION WERE WORN AND HAD FLAT PLACES PROBABLY DUE TO SKIDDING (THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN 'SKIDDED') AND THAT IF I HAD ISSUES WITH THE TIRES I SHOULD GO TO BRIDGESTONE (THE OEM FOR EL400). I WENT TO FIRESTONE (BRIDGESTONE DEALER) AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CAR CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION AND GETTING NOWHERE CONVINCED THEM TO CHECK ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION. THEY DID AND FOUND THE REAR TIRE ALIGNMENT OFF. THEY ALIGNED THE REAR TIRES (THE FRONT TIRE ALIGNMENT HAD NO ISSUES) AND SENT ME ON MY WAY WITH NO OBLIGATION TO REPLACE THE WORN/DEFECTIVE TIRES. I REPLACED THE TIRES AT MY OWN EXPENSE TO AVOID POTENTIAL HAZARD OF KEEPING THE CAR ON THE ROAD AND FEARFUL FOR SAFETY OF MYSELF, MY FAMILY, AND OTHERS. NEW CAR ' NEW TIRES IN 9 MONTHS ' THIS AIN'T RIGHT. I WAS SHOCKED AT THE FACT THAT THE OEM TIRES HAD NO MILEAGE WARRANTY AND WERE ONLY WARRANTED BY THE TIRE MANUFACTURER FOR DEFE

THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC GAVE OUT WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN RESULTING IN VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE TOTALING OF MY CAR. *TR

UNEVEN AND UNUSUAL TREAD WEAR ON THE INSIDE PART OF THE REAR TIRES. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HANDLE ERRATICALLY AT TIMES. THIS CONDITION APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THIS VEHICLE HAS RECEIVED REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERVICE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 DATED 02/08 ON 2006 CIVIC MODEL. HAS THIS MODEL CHANGED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS? THESE MODELS APPEAR PRETTY MUCH IDENTICAL. *TR

AT 13000 MILES MY REAR TIRES ON A 4 MONTH OLD CAR WERE SO WORN , (FLAT SPOTS) THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE I FEEL THEY WOULD BE A FUTURE ROAD HAZARD POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. IN MY LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH ON INTERNET THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM FOR YEARS. DEALER REPLACED MY BACK TIRES AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO DIFFERENT REPAIR,TIRE SHOPS. EVEN WHEN SOME SHOPS PUT IT IN WRITING THAT EXCESSIVE WEAR WAS DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE THEY STILL SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. I HAVE A FEELING I'LL BE BACK TO DEALER BEFORE 5000 MI MORE FOR SAME THING. THIS IS TRULY AND UNSAFE SITUATION FOR PEOPLE WHEN IF THEY LISTEN TO DEALER AND THEY TELL THEM NOTHINGS WRONG WHEN CLEARLY SOMETHING IS CAUSING THE UNEVEN WEAR. *TR

I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE. I LEFT THE DEALER AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD A VERY LOUD ROARING SOUND FROM MY TIRES. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE NOT WEARING EVENING. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 12,000 MILES. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT OTHER HONDA CIVICS HAD A CONTROL ARM PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SERVICE BULLETIN. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS DISPLAYING THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS. *TR

SMALL PEBBLE HIT CONDENSER ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC WHILE DRIVING UNBEKNOWNST TO ME. THE DEALER SAYS IT HAS CAUSED A SMALL HOLE IN CONDENSER AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. ON EXAMINATION DAMAGE IS NOT READILY NOTICEABLE. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 MOS. OLD. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND HAVE NOTED THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, SO IT QUITE COMMON. I THINK HONDA SHOULD ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT, AND HAVE IT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN SWING DOWN SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS ABRUPT MALFUNCTION BLOCKS VIEW OF BOTH THE ROAD AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, CREATING AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATION. WHEN THEY SWING DOWN, EFFORTS TO RETURN THEM TO THE ?UP? (NEVER HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED) POSITION ARE COMPLETELY USELESS. BOTH SWING DOWN AGAIN AND REFUSE TO REMAIN UP AND OUT OF THE WAY. THE VISORS ARE MADE UP OF SEVERAL PLASTIC PANELS. AT LEAST ONE OF THE PANELS IN EACH VISOR SEEMS TO HAVE WARPED DUE TO NORMAL SUMMER TEMPERATURES. IT APPEARS THAT DEFORMATION IS WHAT PREVENTS THE VISOR FROM WORKING NORMALLY. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CAUSES A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

APPARENTLY A ROCK HIT MY A/C CONDENSER AFTER OWNING MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID FOR LESS THAN TWO MONTHS. IT CREATED A HOLE IN THE CONDENSER AND NOW THE A/C DOESN'T WORK. HONDA WANTS ~$600 TO FIX AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS DESPITE THE EXTREMELY NEW NATURE OF THE CAR AND HOW INCREDIBLY EASY IT WAS TO LOCATE MANY HONDA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THERE IS CONSTANT TRANSMISSION NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS SIMILAR TO A LOUD SMACKING SOUND. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY WOULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2008, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, SHE WAS ABLE TO FASTEN THE SEAT BELT, BUT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT KEPT ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDED AND THEN STOPPED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. SHE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,250 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,198.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER SHE MADE A LEFT TURN. THE NOISE GREW LOUDER AND BEGAN TO AFFECT THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. THE NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT STRUTS AND UPON LEAVING THE DEALER, THE NOISE CONTINUED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY CALLED THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE SECOND DEALER STATED THAT THE CV SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,510.

I HAVE OWNED A BRAND-NEW '08 HONDA CIVIC LX FOUR-DOOR SEDAN, MT FOR APPROXIMATELY 4-5 WEEKS. I DRIVE MY CAR 5 DAYS A WEEK, ROUNDTRIP EACH DAY 140 MILES. ABOUT 3 WEEKS IN, I SUFFERED EXCRUCIATING NECK/SHOULDERS/BACK PAIN. I ADJUSTED THE SEAT ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT WAYS AND MOVED THE HEADREST UP AND DOWN, TO NO AVAIL. FINALLY, I RIPPED THE HEADREST COMPLETELY OUT AND THEN I DROVE PAIN FREE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. NOW, THE PAIN IS BACK, EVEN THOUGH THE HEADREST IS STILL FACING BACKWARD. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP BUT HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET ABOUT A SOLUTION. I'M STILL IN SEVERE NECK PAIN, AND I CURRENTLY HAVE NO WHIPLASH PROTECTION, SHOULD I CRASH, BECAUSE THE HEAD REST IS TILTED TOO FAR BACK. THE FORWARD-JUTTING HEADRESTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A WHIPLASH SAFETY FEATURE, BUT WHAT GOOD IS IT IF I REMOVE IT BECAUSE I CAN'T TOLERATE THE PAIN I'M IN EVERY DAY? THERE IS A TON OF INTERNET CHATTER OUT THERE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL. WITH CRUISE ON CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN AND SPEED UP AGAIN. DOES NOT MAINTAIN SET SPEED BUT WILL READ SET SPEED. IT HAS A HABIT OF SPEEDING UP ON TURNS AND STRAIGHT A WAYS. MUST USE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN RESET SPEED. *TR

THE HUSH PANEL UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS STARTED TO DROOP, CAUSING IT TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF MY SHOE WHEN I MOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE HUSH PANEL WAS NOT DESIGNED WITH ENOUGH RETAINING CLIPS TO AVOID THIS INTERFERENCE. *TR

PURCHASED 4TH HONDA CIVIC THIS YEAR. LOVE THEM! HOWEVER I ALSO (AFTER I GOT HOME WITH THE CAR) NOTICED HOW UNCOMFORTABLE THE HEAD REST WAS. I ALSO HAD SOME NECK STRAIN AFTER I GOT TO WORK BECAUSE OF THE POSITION IT PUT MY HEAD AND NECK IN. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR LONG DISTANCES SO MY HUSBAND MADE A MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO THE HEAD REST. NOW IT IS PERFECT. I HOPE THEY WILL CORRECT THIS IN FUTURE HONDAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HOWLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TIRE SHOP TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE AND FAILED. THE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ORDERED THE SECOND BEARING FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,700. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 07/29/08