Honda Civic Complaints (2008)

981 consumer complaints on file.

#10892930August 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) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED TWO DEALERS WHO WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892593August 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HONDA WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHEN I TRIED TO START IT THE KEY WOULD NO LONGER GO INTO THE IGNITION. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. HAD IT REPLACED AND NOW THE REMOTE KEY WON'T WORK ON THE DOORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892226August 1, 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 NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DMV PROHIBITED THE RENEWAL OF THE DRIVER'S LICENSE DUE TO THE TAKATA RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891555July 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10889255July 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA INFLATORS: THE FOLLOWING IS CONCERNING MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC AND HONDA'S FAILURE IN THEIR RECALL CAMPAIGN: 23 MAY 2016: HONDA ISSUES RECALL CONCERNING VEHICLES IN MY MODEL YEAR AND SUGGEST I CHECK MY VIN AGAINST THEIR DATABASE OF RECALLED VEHICLES TO SEE IF MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS AFFECTED. 27 MAY 2016: I CONTACT HONDA WITH VIN TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED. I AM TOLD THAT IT IS NOT. 27 JULY 2016: RECEIVE LETTER IN MAIL SAYING A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON MY VEHICLE ON 23 MAY. 28 JULY 2016: I CONTACT HONDA AGAIN AND THEY CONFIRM THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEIR SYSTEM HAD NOT UPDATED THE NEW INFORMATION WHEN I CALLED 4 DAYS AFTER THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. IN THE DAYS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A RECALL ISSUE IS MOST LIKELY WHEN CONSUMERS ARE TO CHECK TO SEE IF THEIR PRODUCT IS AFFECTED. IF DATABASES ARE NOT UPDATED TO REFLECT CURRENT INFORMATION, MANY CONSUMERS, LIKE MYSELF, MAY HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS WITH DANGEROUS AIR BAGS EVEN THOUGH THEY DID THEIR DO DILIGENCE TO RESEARCH THEIR VEHICLES. HONDA'S SUGGESTION TO CHECK YOUR VIN AGAINST THEIR RECALL DATABASE WAS AN INSUFFICIENT SOLUTION TO THE AIRBAG ISSUE. HONDA'S FAILURE TO UPDATE RECALL DATABASES (UNTIL SOMETIME AFTER 27 MAY 2016) FOLLOWING THE ISSUE OF THEIR RECALL ON 23 MAY 2016 WAS DANGEROUSLY NEGLIGENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10889092July 27, 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 PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888743July 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE TO WAIT ON PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE. IN THE MEANTIME I MUST DRIVE MY CAR AND I AM TAKING A CHANCE OF HAVING METAL PIECES FLY IN MY FACE EVEN AS THE DRIVER. WE DROVE CARS WITHOUT AIRBAGS LONG AGO-I SHOULD HAVE THE CHOICE AT LEAST OF DISMANTLING THE AIRBAGS UNTIL THEY CAN BE FIXED. THIS IS CRAP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888806July 26, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX IN 2009. A FEW YEARS AFTER PURCHASE THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AT THE SEAMS. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SEVERAL YEARS AGO THE SAME VISOR BROKE IN THE SAME SPOT. THE DEALER SOLD/INSTALLED A NEW ONE BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT AS HONDA WOULD ONLY COVER IT ONCE. TODAY THE VISOR IS BREAKING AGAIN IN THE SAME SPOT AND IN A NEW AREA. I FEEL PRETTY SURE IF I TAKE IT IN I WILL BE TOLD IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE OWNED 4 CIVIC EX'S AND NONE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM JUST THE 08' A GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS THEY HAVE HAD DEFECTS WITH THIS SUN VISOR AND SETTLE AND OUT OF COURT SETTLEMENT TO REPLACE BUT NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WITHOUT A SUN VISOR VISION IS OBSTRUCTED FOR THE DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888861July 26, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE VISOR FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888451July 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NHTSA RECALL 16V-346 ON SATURDAY 7-23-2016, PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG, METAL FRAGMENT COULD PASS AIRBAG CUSHION. TODAY 7/25/2016 THE HONDA DEALER AND HONDA AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE DOES NOT AND WILL NOT OFFER A RENTAL CAR FOR THIS RECALL, THEY STATE NO ONE SHOULD SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED IT WILL LATE SUMMER EARLY FALL BEFORE THE PARTS WILL BE IN. IF AN ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR AND THE BAG DEPLOYED THE DRIVER (ME) WOULD NOT BE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. HONDA DOES NOT SEEMED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS SAFETY OR CONVENIENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888075July 25, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
SHEET METAL BENEATH THE REAR WINDOW SPLIT OPEN THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE GLASS RESULTING IN WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888126July 25, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THERE WAS A CLASS-ACTION SUIT REGARDING THE HONDA CIVIC 2008'S SUN VISORS. I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS SOME TIME AGO. AS I HAD BEEN PARKING IN A GARAGE FOR MOST OF THE TIME, MY VISORS WERE FINE. SINCE I SWITCHED JOBS, AND NOW PARK OUTDOORS DURING THE DAYS, MY RIGHT, PASSENGER SIDE VISOR HAS BROKEN AS THE SUIT DESCRIBED. THIS HAPPENED, HOWEVER, AFTER THE DEADLINE FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THE SUIT. I AM NOW MISSING MY PASSENGER SIDE VISOR AND I EXPECT THE DRIVER SIDE TO FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. IT CAN FALL WHILE I'M DRIVING, WHICH IS DISCONCERTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887760July 22, 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 NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/22/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887749July 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. 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
#10887871July 22, 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 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
#10887609July 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - HEARD THE AIRBAG MIGHT BE ON RECALL ABOUT A MONTH AGO. DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR TO COLLEGE. LOOKED UP CIVIC ONLINE AND IT MET THE RECALL FOR TAKATA AIRBAG. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO PART FOR REPLACEMENT UNTIL FALL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. OUR 4 SEAT CAR IS NOW A 'LIMO' AS NO ONE CAN SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. ALSO MY DAUGHTER MUST RETURN TO COLLEGE WITHOUT THE REPAIR COMPLETED AS THE PARTS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL AFTER SHE MUST RETURN. HER COLLEGE IS OVER 6 HOURS AWAY. THIS IS BEYOND INCONVENIENT. AND VERY UNSAFE. YOU NEED TO SUPPLY THE REPAIR MUCH SOONER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885863July 19, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN-VISOR SPLIT AT THE REAR EDGE WHILE DRIVING. THIS LIMITED THE MOTION OF THE VISOR CAUSING IT TO BE FLIPPED DOWN WHILE DRIVING OBSCURING THE VIEW OF THE ROAD FOR THE DRIVER. THIS CAUSED DRIVER DISTRACTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885695July 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - MY CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED AND I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY HONDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885108July 15, 2016
ENGINE
THE ENGINE MOUNTS THAT PREVENT MAJOR MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE WERE CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN HEAVY IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES, BUT BECAME MORE COMMON PLACE IN LESS EXTREME BUT STILL COOLER TEMPERATURES. THE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I SUSPECT AT LEAST ONE MAY STILL BE CRACKED OR BAD. A SEPARATE MECHANIC FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ENGINE LITERALLY COULD BE MOVED BY PUSHING ON IT BEFORE THE BUSHING/MOUNTS WERE FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885097July 15, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - I SEARCHED MY VIN NUMBER TO DETERMINE ANY POTENTIAL RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE TO FIND THAT MINE IS INCLUDED ON THE AIRBAG RECALL. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PART AND IT WOULD TAKE ROUGHLY A WEEK TO SHIP IN; IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO FIX ONCE THE PART WAS IN. I WAS UTTERLY SHOCKED THAT SHE WASN'T SURPRISED OR EVEN WANTING TO VERIFY ANY INFORMATION ON MY VEHICLE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE AS TO THE ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE, AND ONLY FOUND OUT FROM BEING PROACTIVE. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN OUT SINCE MAY OF 2016, AND ITS JULY AND I STILL HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION FROM HONDA? THIS SEEMS LIKE GROSS NEGLIGENCE SHOULD SOMETHING HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT; I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THAT MY PASSENGER AND POSSIBLY MYSELF COULD BE KILLED DUE TO METAL FRAGMENTS BEING RELEASED WHEN THE AIRBAG RUPTURES. IS IT NOT REQUIRED THAT THIS INFORMATION BE MADE AWARE TO THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES BY THE MANUFACTURERS? WHY DID I HAVE TO GO OUT OF MY WAY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT IS OF THEIR DOING? WHERE ARE THE REPERCUSSIONS AGAINST THE COMPANY FOR FAILING TO BE PROACTIVE? I HAVE OTHER ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE THAT I WILL FILE UNDER OTHER REPORTS. HONDA ISN'T GETTING OFF CLEAN ANYMORE, NOT WHEN THEY'RE QUALITY HAS DROPPED AND NEGATIVELY IMPACTED THE SAFETY OF OTHERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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