Honda Civic Complaints (2008)

981 consumer complaints on file.

#10519794June 14, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE OR STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515228June 5, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SINCE THE HONDA IMA REPROGRAM MY BATTERY PACK NO LONGER HOLDS A CHARGE. IT IS DEAD EVERY MORNING. IT WILL BUILD A CHARGE THROUGH MY 35MI COMMUTE, BUT THE CHARGE HOLDS FOR ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME ONCE I EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND UTILIZE SURFACE STREETS REQUIRING STOP AND GO TRAVEL. AFTER SITTING A FEW HOURS, THE BATTERY PACK IS DEAD AGAIN. THE BATTERY PACK HAS DIED NUMEROUS TIMES UPON QUICK ACCELERATION SUCH AS ENTRY TO A HIGHWAY. THIS IS UNSAFE AS THE VEHICLE LOSES ITS CAPABILITY TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE IMA. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO KEPT THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS TO TEST IT. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE BATTERY PACK DOES NOT HOLD A CHARGE, RECHARGES SLOWLY AND DRAINS QUICKLY. HOWEVER THEY STATED THAT ALTHOUGH IT WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THEY WOULD NOT AND COULD NOT REPLACE THE BATTERY PACK DUE TO THE LACK OF A SYSTEM CODE OR DUMMY LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THIS LACK OF ACTION BY HONDA FOR THIS COMMON FAULT IN THEIR IMA SYSTEM IS UNACCEPTABLE. WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW AND THE IMA SYSTEM WORKED, I RECEIVED THE MPG AS PROMISED AND THEN SOME. SINCE THE UPDATE AND THE FAILURE OF THE BATTERY PACK, I NO LONGER RECEIVE THE EPA STATED MPG. I BASICALLY HAVE A NORMAL CIVIC WITH HYBRID BADGES. I HAVE BEEN A HONDA DEVOTED OWNER SINCE 1997. THIS WILL BE MY LAST HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513557May 25, 2013
AIR BAGS
AFTER DRIVING MY HONDA CIVIC HYBRID JUST OVER 5 YEARS AND WITH ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT, MY AIRBAG SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT SHOWED ERROR CODE 33-10 AND THAT THE LEFT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG FIRST INFLATOR HAD GONE BAD AND THAT BOTH IT AND THE LEFT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST WAS $1468. I CONSIDER SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS TO BE CRITICAL ITEMS IN MY CAR AND HAVE A "ZERO DEFECT" EXPECTATION FOR THEM. I HAD BOUGHT A HONDA FOR TWO REASONS: SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. FOR IT TO HAVE THIS KIND OF FAILURE WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE AND AGE CONCERNS ME GREATLY. IT ALSO CONCERNS ME THAT HONDA WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT ON A SAFETY ISSUE SUCH AS THIS. $1468 IS OUTRAGEOUS. IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST HONDA OWNER TO HAVE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. HOW MANY MORE WILL HONDA HAVE ON A SAFETY ITEM LIKE AN AIRBAG BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513286May 23, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
ABOUT A YEAR AGO I STARTED NOTICING LARGE WHITE PATCHES ON THE ROOF OF MY HONDA ( BLACK). I THOUGHT PERHAPS SOMETHING HAD SCRATCHED IT. NOW, A YEAR LATER, IT HAS WORSENED. THE CAR LOOKS ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD, THE PAINT IS FADED THROUGHOUT, THE ROOF IS COVERED IN WHITE PATCHES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511172May 8, 2013
ENGINE
DRIVING DOWN 270 IN COLUMBUS OHIO DOING 67MPH WHEN I NOTICED WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS TO PASS INTO THE NEXT LANE, NOTHING HAPPENED. I DOWN SHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR AND TRIED AGAIN, NOTHING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CROSS OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND COAST DOWN THE OFF RAMP ON WESTBROAD. I CALLED AAA AND HAD THEM TOW IT TO MY STEP FATHERS SHOP WERE HIM AND HIS FRIEND BUILD HOT RODS IN THEIR SPARE TIME. AFTER TAKING A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND RUNNING A COUPLE OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTS THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND THE CAR OVER HEATED. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510563May 3, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE'S CLEAR COAT PAINT IS CRACKING AND PEELING. THERE ARE CROWS FEET AND CRACKING ON THE REAR QUARTER PANELS, PANEL CONNECTING THE QUARTER PANELS TO THE ROOF, AND THE RIGHT REAR DOOR. HONDA ONLY OFFERED TO PAY 25% OF THE COST TO REPAIR WHEN IT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADMITTED THAT THE CLEAR COAT PAINT THEY USED IS DEFECTIVE. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503913March 21, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502291March 11, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOT CROSSED UP WHILE IN USE WHICH ENDED UP BREAKING ONE OF THE BLADES. I TURNED THE WIPERS OFF > UNCROSSED THE BLADES > TURNED THE WIPERS BACK ON > AND THE WIPERS WOULD ONLY CYCLE ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE WINDOW BEFORE RETURNING TO THE REST POSITION. A WEEK LATER I TURNED THE WIPERS ON TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER WILL NOT MOVE WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES. THE PASSENGER BLADE IS BELOW THE DRIVERS SIDE BLADE, SO THE PASSENGER BLADE HITS THE NON-MOVING DRIVERS SIDE BLADE WHICH ACTUALLY KNOCKED THE PASSENGER SIDE BLADE OFF THE ARM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502320March 11, 2013
SUSPENSION
EXCESSIVE REAR WHEEL WEAR(INSIDE ON BOTH TIRES) CAUSING PREMATURE REPLACEMENT AND POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502132March 8, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THERE WAS A BANGING NOISE HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501013March 2, 2013
SUSPENSION
REAR TIRES WEAR PREMATURELY AND IN A VERY ODD FASHION (UNEVEN, HI-LO BANDS ACROSS THE TREAD) CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT THUMPING SOUND AND VIBRATION. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THE REAR SHOCKS WERE THE CAUSE (@55-60K MILES). THE SHOCKS AND TIRES WERE REPLACE AND THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN! 90%+ OF MY DRIVING IS DONE ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOT POORLY MAINTAINED BACK ROADS. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION ON THESE VEHICLES THAT HONDA NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ADDRESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498180February 14, 2013
SUSPENSION
THE REAR TIRE WORE OUT FAST, THEY WERE CUPPING AND VIBRATING AND NOISY/THUMPING STARTING AROUND 25,000 MILES. AT 30,000 MILES I COULD NOT WAIT ANYMORE. I BOUGHT 2 NEW TIRES FOR THE BACK, THE FRONT TIRES WERE STILL OK. THEN I TOOK IT TO ROUND ROCK HONDA FOR ALIGNMENT. EVERYTHING WAS GOOD THEN, I HAD THE NEW TIRES AT THE FRONT. AFTER ANOTHER 20K MILES, I REPLACED THE 2 OLD TIRES WITH NEW ONES. I KEPT BALANCING AND ROTATING THE TIRES. BUT AT AROUND 70K MILES THE REAR TIRES STARTED TO WEAR OUT AGAIN. I ROTATE AND BALANCED THE TIRES. NOW AT 88K MILES, THE CAR STARTS TO VIBRATE AND NOISY AGAIN AT 65MPH. THE TIRES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR 60-70K, BUT THE UNEVEN WEAR SHOWING UP AROUND 30K . I CHECKED W/ DISCOUNT TIRE, THEY CLAIM CIVIC HAS PROBLEMS W/ TIRE WEAR. SO I CHECKED ON INTERNET, FOUND THE ISSUE ABOUT HONDA CIVIC PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. I WENT TO ROUND ROCK HONDA, BUT THEY WON'T REPLACE NEW CONTROL REAR ARMS AND DO ALIGNMENT FOR FREE. I HAVE TO PAY AROUND $450.00. I FILED THIS COMPLAIN FIRST. I'M PLANNING TO REPLACE THE OLD TWO TIRES AGAIN FOR NOW. THE LOOK FOR HONDA TO REPLACE NEW CONTROL REAR ARMS AND DO ALIGNMENT FOR FREE. I CALLED ANOTHER HONDA DEALER TO VERIFY, THEY ARE CLAIMING THERE IS NO ISSUE W/ 2008 CIVIC LX SEDAN, WHICH IS NOT LISTED IN THE TSB 08-001 (2006 AND 2007 ONLY). SO I GUESS THERE IS NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS TIRE WEARING FAST ISSUE YET. IF HONDA KEEPS PLAYING DUMB, MY LAST RESORT WOULD PROBABLY BE SELLING THIS CIVIC AND CONSIDER BUYING A TOYOTA INSTEAD OF A HONDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497870February 12, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), WHEELS, SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND FLANGE BOLTS WHICH CAUSE THE TIRES TO WEAR FAST AND DANGEROUSLY, AS WELL AT CAUSE THE CAR TO SHAKE IN THE BACK WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR AND HONDA WILL PAY FOR IT BUT ONLY IF THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. BY THE TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! IT IS A DEFECT! THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495255January 30, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH ON SNOWY AND SLUSHY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION AND SKIDDED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED ON WET ROADS. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TWO REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAD PREMATURELY WORN. THE REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495030January 29, 2013
STRUCTURE
THE BLACK PAINT ON TOP OF THE ROOF OF MY CIVIC HAS A WHITE FADING HAZE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493179January 16, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON OR AROUND 11/20/2011, THE CONTROL PANEL ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON IH-10 W IN HOUSTON, TX. AS A RESULT, I HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT MY SPEED, FUEL LEVEL, RPM, ETC. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO MY HYBRID BATTERY AS IT HAD TO BE REPLACED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. CURRENTLY, I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE REPLACEMENT HYBRID BATTERY AND HONDA IS REFUSING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM UNDER THE WARRANTY. I AM WRITING TO THE NHTSA IMPLORE IT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT ISSUES WITH HONDA'S HYBRID BATTERIES. IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THESE BATTERIES ARE FAILING AT A HIGH RATE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS CONCERNING THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE BATTERIES. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN TO HONDA AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AS IT IS PUTTING PEOPLES' LIVES AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492218January 11, 2013
VISIBILITY, STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS TURNING ON FROM A LEFT LANE INTO A LEFT LANE SEPARATED BY A CEMENT DIVIDER; THE CAR WENT OVER THE CEMENT DIVIDER AND ALMOST OVERTURNED. AT NIGHT WITH NORMAL LIGHTING AND NORMAL SPEED. I HAVE HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT 3 MONTHS PRIOR MAKING A RIGHT TURN. I NOTICED CAREFULLY BY COMPARISON OF THE EXACT POSITION OF SIMILAR MAKE SEDAN CARS; THIS CAR HAS THE MIRROR ATTACHED TO THE DOOR PANELS AND PRESENTS A HAZARD (HAS 2 BLIND SPOTS) MAKING IT ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT WITH LOW BEAM LIGHTS AND OLD PAINTED DIVIDER LINES. IT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ACTION AND RECALL SO THE DEALERS CAN REPOSITION THE MIRRORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488869December 15, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487696December 7, 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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487430December 5, 2012
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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