2008 Honda Civic Complaint Log

THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED OUTSIDE AND THE TEMPERATURE WILL RISE INSIDE THE CAR CAUSING THE SUN VISOR TO SPLIT APART. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP ANYMORE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE DISTRACTED WITH THE SUN VISOR MOVING AROUND. IT HAS HAPPENED TO MY DRIVER SIDE FIRST THEN 500 MILES LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE FROM THE SAME HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. LUCKILY MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WAS FIXED BUT OTHER CIVIC OWNERS NOT IN WARRANTY HAVE NOT BEEN SO LUCKY. *TR

BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE CRACKED AT HINGES. I HAVE TO HOLD VISOR IN PLACE TO SEE TRAFFIC LIGHT. SHOULD VISOR BE PLACED TO THE LEFT OF ME (DRIVER), IT HAS UPON RARE OCCASION SWUNG & HIT ME IN THE HEAD. THIS IS DANGEROUS & I HOPE HONDA DOESN'T CHARGE ME TO REPLACE THEM AS BY SEVERAL OTHER TESTIMONIES VIA THE INTERNET, OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THESE VISORS TO BE DEFECTIVE & MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING SAID VISORS & HONDA SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING & REPLACE MY VISORS FREE, AS I HAVE UNDER 10K MILES ON THE CAR & TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. ALSO, THE ENGINE BLOCK PROBLEM SHOULD BE MADE INTO A RECALL AS AGAIN, I'VE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THIS ISSUE. HONDA GAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH WILL LAST FOR 3 YRS AFTER MY CAR IS PAID OFF. WHILE THIS MAY SEEM TRIVIAL TO A HUGE CORPORATION, IT MEANS A LOT TO THOSE OF US ON A FIXED INCOME. I CANNOT GIVE YOU AN EXACT INCIDENT DATE BUT MY CAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YRS OLD WHEN THE VISORS CRACKED (ONLY A MONTH APART). I TRUSTED HONDA BUT APPARENTLY THEY DIDN'T WISH TO SHARE THE VISOR ISSUES WITH BUYERS TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX 4 DOOR AND MY REAR TIRES ARE CUPPING AND HAVE FLAT SPOTS. I DO NOT DRIVE HARD AND IT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM... THIS CAR IS BRAND NEW AND I AM CONCERNED. I KEEP MY TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED AND LOOK AT THEM OFTEN. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE A SUSPENSION ISSUE. I THINK A RECALL IS NEEDED SEEING THAT I HAVE OTHER FRIENDS WITH THIS ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHEN APPROACHING A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT SINCE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED A FAILURE COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6864.

FAULTY REAR UPPER ARMS IN THE 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID CAUSING REAR TIRES TO BECOME SEVERELY CUPPED. I SPOKE TO HONDA CORPORATE MANAGER WHO SAID THAT THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE TIRES. *TR

MY 2008 CIVIC EX-L AC CONDENSER WAS DAMAGED BY A ROAD DEBRIS\PEBBLE. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, COST $750.00. HONDA TELLS ME TO REPORT IT TO MY INSURANCE. WHY SHOULD I, AFTER DEDUCTIBLE, I'LL ONLY SAVE $250.00 WHICH I'LL LOSE WHEN MY PREMIUM GOES UP.THIS IS NOT RIGHT! HONDA\DEALER SHOULD INFORM THIS FLAW TO THE CUSTOMER AND PROVIDE SUGGESTION ON HOW TO HELP PREVENT THIS SUCH AS A DEFLECTOR. ONE LIKE A WINDSHIELD DEFLECTOR OR SOMETHING. IF THIS COMPONENT HAS TO BE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR BY DESIGN, WHY WOULDN'T THEY DESIGN IT TO BE MORE DURABLE? I'M SO UPSET AT HONDA. AFTER REPAIR I'LL BE DRIVING WHILE WORRYING ABOUT SMALL OBJECTS ON THE ROAD WHICH I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. AND THE SAD PART IS THAT ACCORDING TO WHAT I READ ON FORUMS, SO MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. *TR

2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID REAR TIRE WEAR, WITH 16,000 MILES ON THE CAR THE REAR THE REAR TIRE HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES , AND ARE BAD AGAIN. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR TO SAVE ON GAS AND LESS POLLUTION, BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP BUYING TIRES, WALSER HONDA IN BURNSVILLE MN WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR REPLACED 1 TIRE WHEN THE FIRST OF THIS PROBLEM SHOWED UP AT 4,000 MILES THEN WE WERE TOLD THAT TIRE WEAR WAS OUR PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK THIS IS RIGHT NOW I FIND THROUGH THE INTERNET THAT HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2006 AND WON'T LET THEIR CUSTOMERS KNOW OF THIS SERVICE BULLETIN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOPE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE PUBLIC BECOME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM & THE FIX. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A LOW SPEED STOP THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AT ABOUT 6 MPH AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM GOES MANUAL REDUCING BRAKING EFFECT BY OVER 60%. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BUMPER. *TR

MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF TRUCKS (BOTH LIGHT AND SEMI TRKS) NOT BEING ABLE TO HEAR MY HORN IN MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THESE VEHICLES HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PULL INTO MY LANE FORCING ME TO JAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ON APRIL 18TH 2009, THE SIDE AIRBAG (DRIVER'S SIDE) AND SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG (DRIVER'S SIDE) IN MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC, DEPLOYED WITH NO REASON WHILE I WAS STOPPED (NOT MOVING) AND WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAD RINGING IN MY EAR FOR MORE THAN 16 HOURS AND A BRUISED ARM FOR MORE THAN 8 DAYS. NO ONE FROM AMERICAN HONDA ASKED ME IF I WAS OK FOR THREE WEEKS. EVEN THOUGH I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY (20 MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED), MY CAR, THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM THE SAME DEALER 10 MONTHS AGO, HAS BEEN SITTING AT DEALER'S SERVICE TO BE FIXED. I HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR THE RENTAL CAR AND THE CAR PAYMENT. ON MAY 15TH 2009 (AFTER TWO INSPECTIONS THAT WERE PERFORMED OVER THREE WEEKS BY AMERICAN HONDA) THE DEALER GAVE A FORM TITLED 'RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS''. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IF I SIGNED THE PAPER THE CAR WOULD BE FIXED AND READY IN TWO DAYS. INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ANY DAMAGE TO THE CAR. BELOW ARE MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE ABOVE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY EXPERIENCE: 'WHY AM I SUPPOSED TO SIGN A PAPER TO GET MY CAR FIXED THAT SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN FIXED AND COVERED BY THE WARRANTY? 'WHAT KIND OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SATISFACTION IS THIS? 'DOES AMERICAN HONDA HAVE A RIGHT TO DO THIS TO ME? 'IF THEY ARE CAPABLE OF GIVING ME A NIGHTMARE LIKE THIS, WHAT KIND OF RIGHTS DO I HAVE AGAINST THEM? 'HOW CAN I DEFEND MYSELF AND START THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT A LAWYER WANTING TO TAKE THE CASE (SINCE IT IS NOT A BIG CASE IN THEIR WORDS)? *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) PURCHASED 2008 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN VIN [XXX] , PAID CASH, UNDER WARRANTY IN 2008. FRONT BUMPER COVER FALLS OFF. DEFECTIVE DESIGN, LATENT DEFECT. ROAD HAZARD IF IT FALLS OFF IN TRAFFIC. HONDA OF HOLLYWOOD HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *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

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC & WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR THE VISORS SPLIT & DO NOT STAY UP. THEY ARE IN THE WAY OF VISIBILITY. THEY ARE USELESS. CONTACTED HONDA WHO SAID THEY HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE AT THIS POINT. *TR

A/C BLOWER AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER FAILURE AT 8 MONTHS OF NEW OWNERSHIP. LOW TO VERY LITTLE AIR BLOWING AND WORKS HALF THE TIME. REPLACED BY HONDA DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL 2 REAR TIRES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR. WE REPLACED THE TIRES AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN AT 40,000. NOW, AT 60,000, THE REAR TIRES ARE UNEVENLY WEARING AGAIN SO MUCH SO THAT THE CAR IS NEARLY UNDRIVABLE ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE SHAKING. WE'VE HAD THE ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN OFF AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AT EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE.. WE'VE TRIED DIFFERENT BRANDS OF TIRES AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE HELPING THE PROBLEM. EVERY TIME WE'VE CONTACTED HONDA, THEY'VE INSISTED THE TIRES HAVEN'T BEEN BALANCED CORRECTLY (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DONE AT THEIR DEALER) OR THAT WE'VE GONE 500 MILES TOO FAR PAST GETTING THEM ROTATED AND THUS WON'T REPLACE THEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE'LL BE BUYING A TOYOTA OR FORD NEXT TIME. *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

I BOUGHT MY '08 CIVIC EX SEDAN (GALAXY GREY) , BRAND NEW, WHILE BATTLING HODGKINS LYMPHOMA. I HAVE BEEN IN REMISSION SINCE FEBRUARY 2009, HOWEVER MY PAINT JOB/CLEAR COAT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. IT LOOKS LIKE REVERSE RALLY STRIPES ON THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK. NOT TO MENTION THE DOORS AND FENDERS. PLEASE HELP!!! *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

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC NEW FROM THE DEALER. AT THE PRESENT TIME I AM ON MY SECOND SET OF TIRES AND MY THIRD REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. I KEEP THESE TIRES INFLATED PROPERLY AND ROTATE THEM AT 5000 MILES. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BEGINS TO CUP AFTER A FEW THOUSAND MILES. I DRIVE IN A REASONABLE MANNER AND AM NOT ABUSIVE TO THE VEHICLE. ON REPLACING THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE MY AUTO REPAIR FACILITY SUGGESTED THAT THEY CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE ALIGNMENT NUMBERS ON THE REAR WERE WAY OUT OF SPECIFICATION AND MY MECHANIC SAID THE NEW TIRE WOULD NOT HAVE LASTED LONG .THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. THIS PREMATURE TIRE WEAR PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. MY REPAIR FACILITY ADVISED ME THERE IS A KIT REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T HONDA ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM? *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

MY WIFE PURCHASED HER HONDA CIVIC BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. APPROX. 50,000 WE STARTED TO NOTICE HUMMING AND VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END ALONG WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE TIRES. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL SETS OF TIRES. HAVE APPROX 75,000 ON THE CAR AND WERE HAVING FRONT END PROBLEMS THAT CANNOT SEEMED TO BE CORRECTED. AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WE GET A PULSATING OR VIBRATION OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE; AND WE'VE HAD TO HAVE SEVERAL BRAKE JOBS AS A RESULT INCLUDING REPLACING THE ROTOR, CALIPER, ETC. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE VIBRATION IS STILL PRESENT. IT APPEARS THAT NOW THE NEWER SET OF TIRES WE HAVE ARE NOW CUPPING. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS A TSB FROM HONDA ON THESE ISSUES IN PARTICULAR THE UPPER CAMBER WHICH CAUSES THE ONSET OF THE PROBLEMS I'M EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW WITH MY CAR. IT'S MY BELIEF THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR THIS REASON. I'M OUT ALOT OF MONEY AND I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FIXING THEIR DESIGN FLAW. HONDA TSB 08-001 MAZIE SLATER KATZ & FREEMAN, LLC ARE COLLECTING INFORMATION FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TO PROTECT CIVIC OWNERS. THE LAWSUIT ALLEGES THE OEM REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE TOO SHORT AND CAUSE TIRE MISALIGNMENT. IT ALSO ALLEGES THAT HONDA KNEW THIS WHEN IT PUBLISHED A TSB AND A REDESIGNED CONTROL ARM PART. *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

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

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

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

2008 HONDA CIVIC'S HAVE A BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. I HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKES ALL AROUND AT 12,935 MILES, THE FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 22,885, AND THEN ALL AROUND AGAIN AT 37,417. I PLACED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA AMERICA, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT IS HOW I DRIVE THE CAR. THERE HASN'T BEEN A FAILURE YET, I AM TRYING TO AVOID A FAILURE AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CHECKED.

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

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

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

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

SUN VISORS DRIVER SIDE VISOR DETACHMENT AT 4 MONTHS OF NEW OWNERSHIP. REPLACED BY HONDA DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *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

MY DAUGHTER WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC 4DSD. WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, THEY WERE CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND STRUCK SUCH VEHICLE BROAD SIDE. THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED, AT WHICH TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY PARTS OF THE DASH BOARD. WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IT BROKE THE DASH IN SUCH A WAY THAT SHE WAS STABBED IN THE FOREHEAD BY THE DASH BOARD PIECES. I DO KNOW AIR BAGS ARE A GOOD SAFETY DEVICE.THE WAY THE DASH BOARD SECURING THIS SYSTEM, BROKE, IS NOT SAFE,AND NEEDS TO MAINTAIN ITS BASE TO WORK PROPERLY. IN THIS CASE, THE DASH BREAKAGE, TAKES AWAY THE BENEFIT EXPECTED FROM THIS AIRBAG SYSTEM. SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED, AND NEEDED 23 STITCHES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF IT HIT HER IN THE EYE, AND IS AN UN ACCEPTABLE CONSEQUENCE TO A LOW SPEED CRASH. *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

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SPEED CONTROL ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE GOING UP HILL THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SAID THE VEHICLE DID STOP, BUT WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SPEED OFF FROM THE LIGHT EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER LIGHTLY PRESSED ON THE GAS . THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THAT THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6008.

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

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

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 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

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

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.

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