Honda Civic Complaints (2008)

981 consumer complaints on file.

#10914843October 8, 2016
SEATS
THE HEADRESTS ARE DESIGNED TOO FAR FORWARD, CAUSING NECK, BACK AND SHOULDER STRAIN TO ANYONE SITTING IN THE FRONT SEATS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914537October 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE CAR FOR SIX MONTHS AND NO ONE WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG. THIS HAS CAUSED A SEVERE FINANCIAL PROBLEM .
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914013October 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE...UPDATED 12/20/16 *BF UPDATED 12/21/16.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914017October 5, 2016
ENGINE
ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED; HONDA WON'T MAKE GOOD EVEN THOUGH THEY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 2018! NEVER NOTIFIED US; WE HAD TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET OVER $3100. SO FAR. WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE FREE IF WE TOWED TO HOND DEALER/SERVICE DEPT. WHO KNEW. OF COURSE WE WOULD HAVE HAD WE KNOWN. DO THEY THINK WE WANTED TO PAY$ 3100????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911154October 3, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE MOVED TO THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ADDED WATER TO THE RADIATOR, AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER RESERVOIR HAD TO BE FILLED WITH WATER EVERY DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,782. UPDATED 12/13/16*LJ UPDATED 12/28/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911359October 3, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910858September 30, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910569September 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910427September 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JULY. I CONTACTED HONDA TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED. IT IS NOW ALMOST OCTOBER AND I HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE TO DATE. THE RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT THE DEFECT SHOULD BE REMEDIED WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR A REPAIR APPOINTMENT. IT HAS BEEN WELL PAST 60 DAYS WITH NO RESPONSE. I CONTACTED THEM AGAIN AND LEFT A VOICEMAIL TODAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910075September 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AT CENTRAL AVENUE IN ALBANY NY THINKING THEY COULD ADDRESS THE DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRBAG KNOWING IN THE PAST THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS YET THEY REPORTED THEY CANT HELP ME OTHER THAN ME PURCHASING THE PART. THIS IS A GREAT DILEMMA FOR ME CONSIDERING I DONT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THIS AND MY CAR WONT PASS INSPECTION AS LONG AS THIS LIGHT IS ON; THE CURRENT STICKER EXPIRES IN THREE DAYS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909491September 24, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. HONDA RECALL # KA5. RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL JULY 2016. HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INDICATION THAT REMEDY FOR RECALL IS AVAILABLE. ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE SAFERCAR.GOV, THE RECALL WAS MADE KNOWN IN MAY 2016. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE TOO MUCH TIME TO WAIT TO HAVE SUCH A SERIOUS PROBLEM RESOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909318September 23, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. I CAME HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP TO FIND THAT MY CAR HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND THE FULL TANK THAT I HAD WHEN I LEFT FOR MY TRIP WAS NO LONGER FULL. I DROVE THE CAR TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP ' ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE GAS TANK HAD RUPTURED, AND THAT THE REPAIRS WERE VERY EXPENSIVE. DOING RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT HONDA HAD ISSUED AN 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' FOR HONDA CIVICS BETWEEN 2006 AND 2011 FOR GAS TANKS BECAUSE 'SMALL CRACKS MAY DEVELOP.' ACCORDING TO THE ONLINE SOURCE, HONDA DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THEY DID NOT CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. LEAKING GAS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? HOWEVER, I NEVER GOT NOTICE OF THE WARRANTY ISSUE, MY DEALERSHIP ' WHO CONDUCTED ALL MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR FOR MANY YEARS NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF ANY ISSUES, AND WHILE MY CAR FALLS WITHIN THE TEN YEAR LIMIT OF THE WARRANTY I AM, ACCORDING TO HONDA, OUTSIDE THE PARAMETERS OF THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE MILEAGE LIMITS ARE 120,000 MILES AND I HAVE 122,000 MILES ON MY CAR. 2,000 MILES MEANS I GET TO PAY OVER $1,000 TO REPLACE A FAULTY PART ON A CAR THAT HONDA KNEW WAS AN ISSUE, AND COULD, IF NOT REPAIRED RESULT IN HARM TO ME OR ANYONE RIDING IN OR DRIVING MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909349September 23, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908441September 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906917September 15, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,283.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906978September 15, 2016
SUSPENSION
BOUGHT THE CAR 2 DAYS AGO. DID TEST DRIVE IT WITH NO NOTABLE ISSUES. I DID NOT TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND THE SALESMAN INSISTED NOT TO GO ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO ROAD CONSTRUCTION OUTSIDE THE DEALERSHIP. SO ON THE WAY HOME I DID TAKE THE HIGHWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOLLOWING MY HUSBAND OUT OF THE AREA UNTIL I GOT TO FAMILIAR TERRITORY. THEN HE GOT BEHIND ME. WELL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I FELT THE CAR SWAYING SIDE TO SIDE HAVING TROUBLE STAYING BETWEEN THE LINES. DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT AND WHEN I WOULD HIT A BUMP THE BACK END OF THE CAR MOVED ALL OVER THE PLACE. WELL WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I GOT HOME I MENTIONED IT TO HIM AND HE SAID WHEN HE WAS BEHIND ME HE NOTICED THE RIGHT BACK OF THE CAR WAS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. WITH THAT SAID I HAVE A 16 MONTH OLD GRANDSON THAT I INTEND TO HAVE IN MY CAR ON OCCASION AND IT'S SCARY TO THINK THAT MY CAR MAY NOT BE SAFE FOR THE ROAD AND/OR PUT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE IN DANGER. THE SALESMAN SHOWED ME THE CARFAX REPORT AND SERVICES THAT WERE DONE ON THE CAR. BUT DID NOT DISCLOSED ANYTHING OF WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906765September 14, 2016
WHEELS
GANLEY SUBARU OF BEDFORD, OH (GANLEY BEDFORD IMPORTS, INC.) SOLD THIS PRE-OWNED 2008 HONDA CIVIC SI WITH NO TPMS SENSORS. THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT WAS ON, AND GANLEY SUBARU STATED THAT ONLY AN "UPDATE" (TO THE ECU) WAS NEEDED DUE TO A TIRE REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR TIRES, WHEN IN REALITY THEY ALLOWED A VEHICLE WITH NO TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSORS TO BE SOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906009September 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905767September 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905482September 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL IN JULY AND CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND HONDA, AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN IT WAS. ON 9/20, I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART IS AVAILABLE BUT THEY HAVE TO ORDER THE VIN-SPECIFIC PART, WHICH TAKES UP TO 4 WEEKS. I THEN CALLED HONDA TO SEE WHY I WASN'T NOTICED THAT THE PART WAS AVAILABLE, AND THE REP SAID HONDA CHANGED ITS MIND ABOUT SENDING THE PARTS AVAILABILITY NOTICE AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE "MISCOMMUNICATION." THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE ADVISES ME NOT TO HAVE A FRONT-SEAT PASSENGER, WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE. THE HONDA REP WAS VERY POLITE BUT FIRM, ESSENTIALLY TELLING ME TOO BAD; I JUST NEED TO WAIT AND TRY NOT TO USE THE PASSENGER SEAT IN THE MEANTIME. THE DEALER WAS ALSO CAVALIER ABOUT THE MATTER, SUGGESTING I CHECK BACK IN CASE THEY DON'T CONTACT ME. ASSUMING THE PART IS AVAILABLE IN 4 WEEKS AND THE DEALER FIXES IT QUICKLY, THAT WILL STILL BE 3 MONTHS OF DRIVING A CAR WITH A DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN LETHAL FOR PEOPLE (SHOULD SAY SINCE I KNEW I WAS DRIVING A CAR WITH A POTENTIALLY LETHAL DEFECT). DOESN'T HONDA HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY HERE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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