2008 Honda Civic

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2015· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS ON THIS RECALL AFTER NOTIFYING RUSTY WALLACE HONDA IN THE DALLAS AREA AND HAVE HAD NO FURTHER CONTACT.

• 12/29/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I DO NOT OFTEN DRIVE A NIGHT BUT IN RECENT MONTHS, WHEN I DID DRIVE AT NIGHT, I HAD SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY SEEING THE HIGHWAY. I THOUGHT "WELL, IT MUST BE MY AGE" SO I DECIDED TO BUY GE NIGHTHAWK BULBS TO REPLACE THE OEM (SYLVANIA DOT G0708 USA)BULBS. I BOUGHT THE NIGHTHAWK BULBS BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE 30% GREATER LIGHT. TODAY (12/29/2010) I DECIDED TO REMOVE THE OEM BULBS AND INSTALL THE GE NIGHTHAWK BULBS. WHEN I REMOVED THE OEM LOW BEAM BULBS I NOTICED THERE WAS A TAN COATING INSIDE THE BULB THAT EXTENDED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE BULB TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE TIP OF THE BULB BEYOND MIDWAY AS THEY BULB IS INSTALLED. THERE WAS ALSO SOME OF THE TAN SUBSTANCE AT THE BASE OF THE BULB. FROM THE AMOUNT OF COATING INSIDE THE BULB I AM GUESSING LIGHT VOLUME WOULD HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY 40% OR MORE. WHEN I REMOVED THE HIGH BEAM BULBS THEY WERE PERFECTLY CLEAR; AS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THERE IS NO WAY THE LOW BEAM BULBS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THAT CLOUDED GIVEN THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR AND THE LITTLE DRIVING I DO AT NIGHT. I HAVE SAVED THE BULBS AND I WILL SEND THEM TO YOU SHOULD YOU WANT TO TEST THEIR LIGHT OUTPUT. I CAN ALSO SEND A SCANNED IMAGE IF A BULB WHICH APPROXIMATES THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN HONDA CIVIC CARS, AT RISK, BECAUSE OF POOR LIGHT OUTPUT FROM THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS? IF IT WERE ONLY ONE IT IS ONE TOO MANY.

• 12/29/2010· VISIBILITY

  OVER TIME, THE PLASTIC PORTION OF MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR ROTTED AND BROKE SO THAT THE VISOR IS CONSTANTLY DOWN. BECAUSE OF THIS, MY FIELD OF VISION IS ALWAYS RESTRICTED. IF I TAPE THE VISOR UP, FREQUENTLY I'M BLINDED BY THE SUN OR OTHER BRIGHT LIGHTS. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA REGARDING THIS DEFECT, BUT AS YET, THEY WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/29/2008· STEERING

  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

• 12/28/2010· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY EVERY 20,000 MILES. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING OVER WET OR INCLEMENT ROAD SURFACES, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND SPIN ABNORMALLY. THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE REPLACED IN DECEMBER 2008 AND THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE REPLACED IN JULY 2009. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,800 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 06/30/11

• 12/28/2009· WHEELS

  WHEEL RIM ON CAR IS NOT COMPLETELY ROUND DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND NOT TO DAMAGE. EXTRA CARE REQUIRED TO BALANCE WHEEL WITH TIRE. SHOP REPORTED THAT OUT OF ROUND WHEEL RIM CAN RESULT IN PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. MILEAGE AT 14,816. *TR

• 12/24/2014· STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES

  HONDA: WHEN MAKE TIGHT TURN, LEFT OR RIGHT WOULD HEAR OR FEEL A POPPING OR CLUNKING NOISE, AFTER DRIVING OVER BUMPS, COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *PE *TR

• 12/24/2014· AIR BAGS

  THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE CAR'S DASH PANEL CAME "ON" WITHOUT ANY EVENT TRIGGERING IT. MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, PLAYA WEST AUTOMOTIVE (310-822-9115) INVESTIGATED & RECEIVED A "32-10" OPEN CIRCUIT INDICATION FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, SHOWING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM WAS DE-ACTIVATED. THIS EXPLAINS THE LIGHT COMING "ON". THEIR INVESTIGATION FOUND A FRAYED WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SHOP CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER & WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A REPAIR ADVISORY ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT THE HONDA DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANY REPAIR TO FIX IT B/C THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $700 FOR PARTS & LABOR B/C THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS TO BE REMOVED TO ACCESS THE WIRING. CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHETHER OR NOT A SAFETY RECALL IS WARRANTED FOR THIS HAZARD. THE ONLY THING THAT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT ABOUT MY CAR IS THAT I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. OTHERWISE, IT IS IN GOOD CONDITION, WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. I RARELY CARRY A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. THANK YOU & HAPPY HOLIDAYS. *TR

• 12/24/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2008 HONDA CIVIC. WILL NOT START WHEN TURNING OVER ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. WILL CRANK, BUT DOES NOT START UP. THEN WILL START ON SECOND ATTEMPT, BUT DOES NOT START CLEAN (PUTTERS). SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN IGNITION OR RELAY OF STARTING VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/24/2008· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/23/2020· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

  I WENT TO A MECHANIC TODAY, I HAVE 'PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT FLASHING' HE TOLD ME HONDAS HAVE RECALLED FOR AIRBAGS IN DEALERSHIPS SO I CHECKED MY VEHICLE REPORT IT SAYS THAT I HAD 2 RECALLS IN 2019 AND I DID THEM BUT I DIDN'T. 'RECALL SUBJECT: AIR BAGS: PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL REPORT RECEIPT DATE: 06/27/2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 19V502000' I BELIEVE I HAD THAT PROBLEM WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR, MY PASSENGER LIGHTS OFF BLINKING WHILE I'M DRIVING EVEN THO NO PASSENGERS THERE. SO I WAS TRYING TO CHECK MY RECALLS ON THE HONDA WEBSITE IT SHOWS THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY. ALSO, I HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN I DO REVERSE ENGINE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING P0812 CODE BUT NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT CODE

• 12/22/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID APPEARS TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH BATTERY SYSTEM; OVERHEATS AND LOOSES CHARGE. HONDA HAS ISSUED SOFTWARE UPDATE TO "REPAIR" THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THIS UPDATE ROBS THE CAR OF ACCELERATION POWER THUS MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO REACT TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

• 12/22/2009· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)Crash

  I HAD AN INCIDENT WITH MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC. I WAS PULLING INTO THE CHURCH PARKING LOT AND TURNED TO PARK IN THE GRASS NEXT TO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN I LOST THE STEERING AND THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE ABOUT 10 FT IN FRONT OF ME. I THOUGHT THE GAS PEDAL HAD STUCK BUT THE ADJUSTOR WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THIS WAS THE CASE. I NEVER PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL-I WAS BRAKING AND GOING LESS THAN 10 MI/HR AT THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE CAR TO LEAP FORWARD AND ACCELERATE. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE PUT AROUND 35,000 MILES ON THE CAR MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR

• 12/22/2009· POWER TRAINCrash

  PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT PLACE OF WORK. PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. DID NOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION AND CAR MOVED FORWARD HITTING A FENCE AND INTO A BUILDING (BRICK WALL) FINALLY STOPPING. VEHICLE IS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC 4-DOOR EX MODEL. UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/21/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  VISIBILITY WIPER. AS PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT, HTTP://SETTLEMENT-CLAIMS.COM/VISORSETTLEMENT/, BOTH VISORS WERE CHANGED AROUND 2011/2012. AS OF THIS SUMMER BOTH VISORS ARE EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM WHERE PLASTIC CRACKS, RETENTION CLIPS PROTRUDE, AND VISORS TO NOT HOLD DESIRED POSITION. THIS AFFECTS VISIBILITY OR ABILITY TO OBSTRUCT SUNLIGHT. HONDA NA HAS AGREED TO COVER A SECOND REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY. CASE NUMBER: 01679545.

• 12/21/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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.

• 12/21/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DEC 18, 2007 DRIVING 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX APPROX 73 MPH ON INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. PASSENGER UNBUCKLED SEAT BELT TO REACH FOR ITEM IN BACK SEAT. SEAT BELT DISCONNECT BEEP SOUND, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN ACCELERATING UNTIL CRUISE CONTROL MANUALLY CANCELED AS RESULT. AFTER PASSENGER REBUCKLED, WE ATTEMPTED TO REPLICATE FOLLOWING SAME STEPS--WITH SAME RESULTS. THEREAFTER, TRIED TO REPLICATE TWO OR THREE TIMES, BUT UNABLE TO REPLICATE--I.E., NO ACCELERATION. *TR

• 12/20/2016· STRUCTURE,ENGINE

  THE BRACKET THE HOLDS THE ALTERNATOR AND IS CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE BLOCK SNAPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE BELT CAME OFF. THE ALTERNATOR WAS JUST DANGLING. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW.

• 12/19/2016· AIR BAGS

  IT SURE IF IT IS A TAKAYUKI INFLATORS RECALL - BUT THE NOTICE FROM HONDA INDICATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE AVAILABLE LATER SUMMER OR FALL. IT IS NOW LATE DECEMBER AND I HAVE LOST THE USE OF MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WITH NO UPDATE AS TO WHEN THIS WILL BE RECTIFIED. I HAVE OWNED 6 HONDAS AND THIS MAY BE THE LAST. IT IS PATHETIC THAT WE CANNOT EVEN GET AN UPDATE. I WANT A CAR WHERE ALL THE SEATS ARE USABLE!!!

• 12/17/2014· STRUCTURE

  CLEAR COAT BEGAN CRACKING, HAD IT REDONE BY THE DEALERSHIP. NOW THE PAINT ON THE HOOD IS CHIPPING ABNORMALLY FAST, AND THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER HAD TO BE REDONE (12/15/14) SINCE THE CLEAR COAT WAS FLAKING OFF. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY CAR, BUT FIND MYSELF HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TO CONTINUE DOING SO GIVEN THAT I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR AND I'M FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE WITH BOTH RUST AND CHIPS. I DON'T HAVE TIME TO TOUCH UP 10-15 SPOTS BI-WEEKLY, REGARDLESS OF SIZE. *TR

• 12/16/2020· ENGINE

  ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED WHILE I STARTED DRIVING IT TODAY AND CAR OVERHEATED, TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS 2YEARS OUT OF WARRANTY, I HAD ASKED BEFORE IF IT WAS IN THE RECALL AND THEY SAID IF IT WASNT CRACKED IT WOULDNT BE UNDER WARRANTY

• 12/16/2019· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE APPEARED AND COOLANT LEAKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ENGINE BLOCK FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FOR THE WARRANTED REPAIR, WHICH WAS FOR TWO YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 10080302. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PARAGON HONDA (5702 NORTHERN BOULEVARD, WOODSIDE, NY 11377, (877) 343-9132) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,230.

• 12/16/2018· ENGINE

  ENGINE BLOCK CRACK AT 107,980 MILE. 3 MONTHS OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRENTY. HONDA TOOK 3 WEEKS TO GET BACK WITH US. THE GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ARGREED TO PAY 50% OF THE BLOCK REPAIR. COST FOR THE BLOCK ONLY WAS $2,200 WITHE THE DISCOUNT. THE REPAIR WOULD HAVE COST CLOSE TO $6000 FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX. JUST WANTED TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT. WASN'T SURE WERE TO DO THIS.

• 12/16/2017· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,WHEELSCrash

  TAKATA RECALL- MY HONDA WAS TOTALED AND MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.

• 12/15/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WAS REAR ENDED AT LOW SPEED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. THE BUMPER WAS REPLACED AND WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK, I STARTED NOTICING CHANGES IN VISION, HEADACHES, AND HEARING LOSS. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN I STARTED FEELING FAINT. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THOUGHT I WAS WELL ENOUGH TO DRIVE. I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED TO FEEL WORSE. MY VISION DIMMED, MY LEFT HAND STARTED CRAMPING, I STARTED SWEATING AND SHAKING, AND A VERY NEARLY FAINTED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CALL 911 AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DOCTORS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH ME. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, I HAD ISSUES WITH FORGETFULNESS, DISORIENTATION, AND IMPAIRED VISION AND HEARING. MY ROOMMATE, WHO DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM WHERE I LEFT IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, ALSO FELT STRANGE AFTER SHE DROVE IT. I'VE SINCE BEEN TO A NEUROLOGIST AND A CARDIOLOGIST AND NEITHER CAN FIND AN ISSUE WITH ME AND AGREE IT MUST BE SOMETHING RELATED TO THE CAR. THE LONGER I'VE BEEN AWAY FROM THE CAR, THE BETTER I'VE FELT. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND A DEALERSHIP AND NEITHER CAN FIND THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE. IT'S NOT CARBON MONOXIDE (I HAVE A SENSITIVE DETECTOR IN MY CAR), BUT IT HAS TO BE SOME SUBSTANCE. THE INDEPENDENT SHOP FOUND A HOLE IN THE SEALING AROUND THE REAR QUARTER PANEL, WHICH WAS RESEALED, BUT I DROVE IT THIS WEEKEND AND STARTED HAVING ISSUES AGAIN. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN SOMETHING CAME OUT OF THE AIR VENTS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER BREATHING IT, I FELT STRANGE AGAIN AND MY VISION AND HEARING ARE AGAIN IMPAIRED. I AM ABOUT TO JUNK THE CAR AND SELL IT FOR SCRAPS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE BECOMING ILL FROM DRIVING IT. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS TO INDICATE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT CLEARLY THERE IS. I AM ABLE TO DRIVE OTHER CARS WITHOUT ISSUE. *TR

• 12/15/2012· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  I EXITED FREEWAY AND WAS WAITING AT A RED SIGNAL LIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE ON ITS OWN SPEEDED UP TO 3000+ RPM. IT HELD AT THIS ELEVATED RPM FOR ABOUT A MINUTE WHILE THE CAR REMAINED STOPPED (FOOT BRAKE WAS HOLDING). THE ENGINE DROPPED BACK DOWN TO IDLE ON ITS OWN. HEADLIGHTS AND OCCUPANT HEATER WAS ON WITH FAN AT LOWEST SETTING. RADIO WAS ON. FLOOR MAT WAS NOT OUT OF PLACE. MY FOOT POSITION REMAINED UNCHANGED EXCEPT FOR APPLYING EXTRA FORCE DURING THE ELEVATED RPM EVENT. *TR

• 12/14/2009· SUSPENSION

  ALTHOUGH HAVE HAD TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AT 10,000. AT 13,000 NOTICED TIRE NOISE AND DISCOVERED CUPPING AND UNEVEN WEAR ON REAR TIRES. HONDA DEALER IN LANCASTER, PA SAID COULD DO NOTHING, NOT EVEN CHECK ALIGNMENT UNLESS I PAID. I HAD ALIGNMENT CHECKED AT ANOTHER GARAGE. ALL IS WITHIN SPECS. HE SAID A LOT OF THE CIVICS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HE PUT THE BEST 2 TIRES ON FRONT. I INFLATE MY TIRES TO 36 LBS SO THAT TIRES RIDE ON CENTER AND MAKE LESS NOISE. PRESENT MILEAGE 18,000. *TR

• 12/13/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON HIS VEHICLE (RECALL INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE). THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER FOR THE RECALL AND AFTER THE COMPONENT WAS REPAIRED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN GETTING LESS MPG THAN WHAT IT WAS PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,200.

• 12/13/2010· VISIBILITY

  I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER ABOUT 30K MILES, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR IS DAMAGED. THE VISOR IS CRACKED AND THE METAL STICK IS EXPOSED. THE VISOR DOESN'T STAY UP AND HAS TO REMAIN DOWN OR ELSE IT WILL HIT MY HEAD WHEN I DRIVE. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND THE VISOR DOESN'T GET MAN HANDLED. I READ ON SEVERAL SITES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. HONDA WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND USUALLY VISORS DON'T GET DAMAGED THAT EASY. I AM HOPING THAT HONDA WILL FIX IT WITHOUT CHARGING $56 FOR THE PART AND $200 FOR THE LABOR. HELP. *TR

• 12/12/2013· STRUCTURE

  THE PAINT STARTED TO PEEL AND WHITE AREAS APPEARED ALL OVER THE BODY OF MY NEW GREY HONDA CIVIC. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE PAINT WAS DEFECTIVE. I GOT A SECOND OPINION WHO ALSO SAID THAT THE PAINT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THERE WAS AN THERMAL ISSUE DURING THE INITIAL APPLICATION PROCESS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPAINT ONLY CERTAIN AREAS AND SAID I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RENTAL CAR. I TOLD THEM I WASN'T COMFORTABLE WITH PARTIALLY PAINTING THE CAR, THAT THE OLDER PAINT WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND WOULD OBVIOUSLY FADE TOO. THEY SAID IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM AND THEY WOULDN'T DO IT. I WILL NEVER TRUST HONDA AGAIN. *TR

• 12/12/2009· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  I OWN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. JULY OF 2009 I EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER DOOR. THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. WHEN I TRIED CLOSING THE DOOR I NOTICED IT WAS NOT ALIGNED. I WAS AT WORK, SO I WENT INSIDE FOR ASSISTANCE. MY CO-WORKER COULD NOT CLOSE MY DOOR AS WELL. WE WENT BACK INSIDE TO GET MORE ASSISTANCE AND WHEN WE CAME BACK OUTSIDE, A CAR PARKED NEXT TO ME, DECIDED TO LEAVE AND BENT MY CAR DOOR TOWARD THE ENGINE. I HAVE HAD IT FIXED IN THE MEAN TIME THROUGH MY INSURANCE. LAST WEEK WE WERE OUT AND ALL THE DOORS JAMMED. SO NOW WE HAVE TO PRESS THE UNLOCK KEY FOB AT THE SAME TIME WE OPEN THE DOOR. WHEN WE PUT THE KEY INSIDE THE KEY HOLE IT DOES NOT UNLOCK THE CAR. *TR

• 12/11/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  INCIDENT OCCURRED 11-DEC 2017 COMMUTING INTO WORK AT AROUND 6:45 AM ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. CLEAR SKIES, 42, NO TRUCKS NEARBY, MODERATE CAR TRAFFIC. SUNROOF SHATTERED. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED, THE SUNROOF COVER WAS OPEN. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF BEING HIT WITH AN OBJECT. THE CRACKS ARE NOT RADIATING FROM A SINGLE POINT, BUT ARE RANDOM. GLASS IS BOWING OUTWARDS, ALTHOUGH NOT YET COMPLETELY BREACHED AS OF 8 AM. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY IS COMPLETELY COMPROMISED THOUGH, ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE SUNROOF COMPLETELY COLLAPSES ON ITSELF.

• 12/11/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL AUGUST 2010 WHEN THEY SENT A LETTER TO HAVE A SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR THE IMA INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST BATTERY AFTER HAVING THE UPGRADE I HAD LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATION THE IMA SEEMS TOWORK 50-75 PERCENT LESS THEN WHAT IT USE TOO ALSO MY BATTERY INDICATOR HAD NEVER BEEN DOWN TO 4 BARS BEFORE THE UPGRADE BUT AFTER IT WAS DONE SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO STAY RIGHT AT 4 MOST OF THE TIME SO INTURN THE IMA DOESN'T USE THE BATTERY I HAVE LOSE 10+ MPG I USE TO GET 45-48 NOW I GET 32-35 SO NOW ITS LIKE DRIVING A UNDER POWERED CIVIC THE WORST IS WHEN YOU TRY TO TAKE OFF OR IF YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE ON THE FREEWAY YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME IMA OR NOT YOU JUST DON'T KNOW. *TR

• 12/09/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL: THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT CALLING ME TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND/OR PIECE THAT NEEDS REPLACING. THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE AND WE NEED THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL FROM TUCSON, AZ TO LODI, CA FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, 2016. IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REMEDIED BY FALL, 2016. I AM READY TO SUE HONDA!! I NEED AN IMMEDIATE FIX FOR THE VEHICLE OR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE TO USE UNTIL MY VEHICLE IS FIXED. HONDA IS NOT OFFERING TO GIVE ME A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE!!!! I CANNOT PUT A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF CAUSING THEIR DEATH IF THERE SHOULD BE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW? I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA, GONE REPEATEDLY TO SAFERCAR.GOV, AND I AM GETTING NO RESPONSE! HELP PLEASE!

• 12/09/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WAS MODIFIED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S VOLUNTARY RECALL NOTICE 10-034. THIS MODIFICATION INVOLVED CHANGES TO THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER'S SOFTWARE "FLASH" MEMORY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE DEMONSTRATES INSUFFICIENT POWER TO ACCELERATE SAFELY INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS DIFFICULTY INITIATING FORWARD MOTION AND MAY ROLL BACKWARDS UP TO THREE FEET BEFORE ESTABLISHING FORWARD PROGRESS. THIS BEHAVIOR WAS NOT OBSERVED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE MODIFICATION. *TR

• 12/09/2009· SUSPENSION

  PURCHASED 2008 CIVIC IN MAY 2008 AND HAVE HAD REGULAR SERVICE DONE AT DEALER. TIRES WORN UNEVENLY AND SOME CUPPING OF REAR TIRES OCCURRED. NOTICED AT LAST SERVICE APPOINTMENT. CAR HAD 29,700 MILES AT THAT TIME. SINCE TIRES WERE ROTATED AT THAT TIME I HAVE NOTICED AGGRAVATING ROAD NOISE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION. DEALER BALANCED TIRES WHICH SEEMED TO HELP FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/08/2019· ENGINE

  WELL HONDA HAD A ENGINE BLOCK RECALL THAT I WASENT AWARE 10-048 OF AND NOW MY ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT COOLANT LEAKED ALL OVER THE PLACE AND NOW HONDA SAYS THEY WONT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS OVER THE WARRANTY THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR .

• 12/08/2016· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WHETHER CAR IS STATIONARY OR MOVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS. *TR

• 12/08/2010· VISIBILITY

  I PURCHASED A NEW HONDA CIVIC SEDAN IN 2008. AT AROUND 40,000 MILES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR HAS SPLIT APART AND WILL NOT STAY UP. IT FLOPS DOWN MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SEE THE ROADS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VISOR TO GET REPAIRED, BUT MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/07/2012· ENGINE

  THE CAR WAS AT A STOP SIGN. IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 2000 RPM FROM THE IDLE SPEED OF 850 RPM. IT THIS JUMPED UP TO 5500 TO 6000 RPM AND CONTINUED LIKE THAT UNTIL I STOPPED THE ENGINE. FORTUNATELY, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHICH RESTRAINED IT SUFFICIENT UNTIL I WAS ABLE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATED AT THE SAME SPEED. I STOPPED IT. AFTER THE THIRD TRY IT STARTED NORMALLY. IT HAD PREVIOUSLY JUMPED TO 850 TO 2000 RPM SEVERAL TIMES, BE IT NEVER WENT TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL BEFORE. *TR

• 12/06/2023· ENGINE

  Engine block crack over heat during driving

• 12/06/2021· SEAT BELTS

  The driver side seatbelt is broken and loses. This will put people at risk because since the seatbelt was loses, people were not secure and cause injuries or death, especially the crashes happened. The problem been confirmed by dealer and independent service center, but failed to fix the problem. The vehicle has been inspected representative. The airbag warning lamps appeared when when he civic is engine on.

• 12/05/2012· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE ALL SEASON 89H TIRES, SIZE P205/55/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE BALD. HE WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR TIRES TO BALD AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR FOUR NEW TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/04/2019· ENGINE

  AFTER 120,000 MILES I BEGAN TO SMELL ANTIFREEZE. I TOOK IT IN TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAIN AND SHOULD HAVE LAST LONGER. I SEARCH THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT TIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA CIVIC FROM 2006 AND 2009 AND THERE WAS A TSB 10-048 FROM HONDA. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SECOND-HAND I DID NOT RECEIVE THE INFORMATION FROM HONDA ABOUT THE ENGINE DEFECT. THEY OFFERED A 10-YEAR WARRENTY BUT I HAVE EXCEED THIS BY 15 MONTHS.

• 12/04/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE CAR KEEP ON SHUTTING OFF. CHECKED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY ON MY DRIVEWAY. I FOUND OUT A BURNT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE FUEL PUMP. IT MELTED PART OF THE FUEL PUMP CONTAINER. IT'S GOOD THE TANK WAS NOT FULL. IT COULD HAVE BLOWN THE TANK AND THE CAR. MY MECHANIC WOULD ATTEST FOR THIS. I FORGOT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE BURNT PART OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. I STILL HAVE THE BURNT CONNECTOR THOUGH.

• 12/04/2015· STRUCTURE

  PAINT OXIDATION ON ROOF, HOOD AND TRUNK OF CAR.

• 12/04/2014· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CAR WAS VIBRATING SO HARD THAT IT FELT LIKE THE MOTOR WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. ACCORDING TO TWO MECHANICS THIS IS VERY EARLY FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IN A CAR WITH LESS THAN 50000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE THE LOWER REAR ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE FRONT RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT. *TR

• 12/04/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES MOSTLY AT LOWER SPEED. SO FAR I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCE IT ON INTERSTATE. *TR

• 12/03/2012· POWER TRAIN

  SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR GRINDS AND SOMETIMES 3RD GEAR POPS OUT WHEN SHIFTING AT FAST SPEEDS, OBVIOUSLY WHILE ROLLING. I WENT TO THE O'HARE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN DES PLAINES, IL WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR BRAND NEW WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO REPAIR IT. I ASKED, WHAT IF THE MATTER TURNS INTO A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT? THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

• 12/03/2008· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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