Honda Civic Complaints (2008)

981 consumer complaints on file.

#10785881October 25, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
BAD PAINT CRACKING CLEAR COAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785727October 23, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT IS DETERIORATING AND THE METAL WILL SOON BE EXPOSED TO RUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781103October 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING AND SWITCHED INTO 3RD GEAR; POPPED OUT. ALSO 3RD GEAR GETS STUCK AND CAN'T SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779510October 3, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
HIT A DEER GOING 70 MILES A HOUR STATE HIGHWAY SEAT BELT DID NOT DEPLOY I HAVE A SPINE INJURY ALSO PAINT IS FADING ON ROOF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10778969October 1, 2015
ENGINE
SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING A VOLUNTARY WARRANTY EXTENSION/ RECALL MY WIFE'S 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX 4 DR. EXPERIENCE AN ENGINE BLOCK CRACK AFTER DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER IN WAUKESHA, WI WHERE IS WAS CONFIRMED AS A CRACK. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUED WITH THE NEW BLOCK INCLUDING A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE AT LOW RPM'S I WAS ADVISED BY HONDA IN CA THAT THE BLOCK IS NEW HOWEVER THE OLDER INTERNAL ENGINE BLOCK PARTS WERE BEING REUSED TO INCLUDE THE CRANK, PISTONS, ETC. WHICH IS CAUSING THE NEW ENGINE TO FAIL ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777885September 26, 2015
ENGINE
I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 119,000 MILES ON IT FROM A DEALERSHIP. IT WAS OK FOR THE FIRST FIVE DAYS UNTIL I NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. ON MY WAY BACK HOME, I NOTICED THE READING ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISING. IT KEPT RISING ALMOST TO THE RED MARKER. I WAS VERY STRESSED. I FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT MY COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. MY TEMPORARY SOLUTION WAS TO ADD SOME COOLANT TO THE RADIATOR AND TO THE RESERVOIR. SO FAR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS REMAINED AT A GOOD AND STEADY TEMPERATURE. THERE IS A COOLANT LEAK IN MY CAR BUT I CAN'T FIND IT. HOPEFULLY, HONDA WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764002September 15, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I TURNED MY HEADLIGHTS ON, MY DASHLIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OFF, LEAVING ME WITH NO LIGHTS ON THE INTERIOR DASHBOARD; FUEL, SPEED, ETC., ALL LIGHTS GONE. WHEN I TURN MY HEADLIGHTS OFF, THE DASHLIGHTS COME BACK ON. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND THIS CAR IS WAY UNDER MILEAGE FOR ITS YEAR; I WORKED AT HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761073September 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A DEER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759308August 25, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE RED DASHBOARD "WARNING LIGHT" FOR MY AIRBAGS STAYS ON ALMOST ALL THE TIME. ONCE IN AWHILE IT GOES OFF, BUT THEN GOES ON AGAIN, FOR NO REASON I CAN SEE. MY MECHANIC HAS TRIED TO "RESET" IT AFTER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND CANNOT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A "CERTIFIED" USED HONDA VEHICLE. IT WAS THREE YEARS OLD AND HAD ABOUT 25,000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT INTO HONDA TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SOON AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A "DIAGNOSTIC" FIRST WHICH WOULD COST ME ABOUT $ 200. THAT WOULD ONLY TELL THEM WHAT WAS WRONG AND WOULD NOT NECESSARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE LIGHT SOMETIMES WENT OFF, I FIGURED IT WAS JUST A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT AND NOT WITH THE SYSTEM ITSELF AND JUST IGNORED IT. LAST WEEK I HEARD A NEWS STORY ON TELEVISION AND THEN SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE L.A. TIMES WHICH STATED THAT NHTSA IS NOW INVESTIGATING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN 2008 HONDA ACCORDS. NHTSA HAS RECEIVED 19 COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING A CONSUMER WHO WAS IN A 50 MPH ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ARTICLE STATES THAT THIS IS THOUGHT TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE "AIR BAG CONTROL COMPUTER MODEL". THE DEFECT CAUSES THE AIR BAG STATUS INDICATOR LAMP TO ILLUMINATE AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE THE ACCORD UNIT IT $ 455. I AM SURE MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I DID NOT KNOW UNTIL I READ THIS ARTICLE THAT MY AIR BAG IS NOT OPERABLE IF THE STATUS LIGHT IS ON. I REQUEST THAT 2008 HONDA CIVICS BE INVESTIGATED ALONG WITH 2008 HONDA ACCORDS FOR THIS PROBLEM, FOR POSSIBLE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749165August 17, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SEVERAL HOURS AFTER FILLING UP OUR 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID ON A VERY HOT DAY (104-106) WE NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE GARAGE WHERE IT WAS PARKED. UPON INVESTIGATION WE FOUND SEVERAL SMALL PUDDLES OF GAS UNDERNEATH THE GAS TANK, WHICH WAS WET WITH GAS AND DRIPPING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748966August 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC TO COLLEGE ON HIGHWAY 44 HEADING WEST AT APPROXIMATELY 2:10 PM TOWARD JOPLIN MO. WHILE DRIVING WEST ON 44, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. MY SON SAID HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND HIS HEAD WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE HEADREST. WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED HE IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND ENDED OFF THE ROAD ON THE LEFT SIDE IN THE MEDIAN. HE WAS SHOCKED AND OVER WHELMED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE HE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. A HELPFUL PERSON STOPPED AND HELPED REMOVE THE DEPLOYED AIRBAG. SOON AFTERWARD, STATE POLICE ARRIVED AFTER ANOTHER MOTORIST CALLED AND CONFIRMED NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE CAR TO WARRANT DEPLOYMENT OF AN AIRBAG. MY SON THEN CONTINUED ON TO JOPLIN. THE FOLLOWING DAY, MY SON TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN JOPLIN. AFTER INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT A SMALL HOLE IN THE FRONT FENDER CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY...THEY FOUND GRASS AND DEBRIS FROM THE HIGHWAY MEDIAN AROUND THE DAMAGED AREA. THEY WERE VERY UNCOOPERATIVE AND MORE WILLING TO BLAME THE CAUSE ON MY SON RATHER THAN A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT IS KNOWN TO BE A PROBLEM IN SEVERAL OTHER MODELS. INDEED, WHILE THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CAUSE AND LOOKING FOR OTHER REASONS. MEANWHILE, WE ARE MORE CONCERNED AND LUCKY THAT MY SON DID NOT GET KILLED IN THIS INCIDENT! WHAT ABOUT OTHER SONS, DAUGHTERS AND LOVED ONES DRIVING THESE TIME BOMBS...ARE THEY GOING TO BE THIS LUCKY? THE CAR SUFFERED NO COLLISION AND YET THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHICH IS THE FACT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IS IGNORING. I AM MORE INCLINED TO BELIEVE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE CONSIDERING THE HISTORY OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEMS. WHAT MORE WILL IT TAKE FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED, MORE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS AND MORE DEATHS? SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744256July 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO INITIATE THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BUT IT FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743279July 24, 2015
SUSPENSION
THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT HAS FAILED AND IS VIBRATING LOUDLY. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON HAS FAILED @ 50K ON 2 HONDA CIVIC GENERATION 8'S THAT I OWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735896July 22, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE
I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN LEAVING MY PLACE OF WORK. THE CAR MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED (POWER STEERING WENT) AND A/C STOPPED WORKING. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR AND THE NEXT DAY HAD IT TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION, THE WATER PUMP SEIZED UP. THE PULLEY AND LOCK BOLT HOLDING THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD PRACTICALLY FALLEN OFF. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN. THE CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE, I AM THE FIRST OWNER, AND THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP. I WILL ALSO REFERENCE A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED ON 2006 HONDA CIVICS. THERE IS NO RECALL ON 2008'S EVEN THOUGH IT CONTAINS THE SAME R18 ENGINE (ENGINE BLOCK CRACKING PROBLEMS) AS THE 2006 AND 2007. SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 08-038 NHTSA ID #: 10026085 BULLETIN DATE: FRI, 08/01/2008 FAILING COMPONENT(S): 062000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM SUMMARY: HONDA: PRODUCT UPDATE: WATER PUMP PULLEY FLANGE CRACKS. A CRACK PULLEY FLANGE MAY CREATE A PULLEY NOISE, CAUSE THE WATER PUMP TO FAIL, AND CAUSE THE DRIVE BELT TO BREAK. *PE UPDATED 12/19/08. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735646July 21, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VISOR SUDDENLY FELL IN MY POINT OF VIEW. THANKFULLY I WAS AT A GOOD CRUISING SPEED WITH NO ONE AROUND ME. I READ ABOUT THE THE CIVIL SUIT AND THE SUPPOSED 100K MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WHEN I TOOK INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THEY DENIED PAYING FOR MY VISOR SAYING THE VEHICLE WAS TO OLD. I ONLY HAVE 92K ON THE CAR AND I THINK THIS SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALLED SAFETY VIOLATION BECAUSE IF SOMEONE WOULD OF HAPPENED TO BE IN FRONT OF ME SLOWING DOWN I WOULD HAVE LOST MOST OF MY TIME TO BE ABLE TO BRAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733618July 13, 2015
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC COVER, LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED, WAS CRACKED. THE CRACK EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN INCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO SUN LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AN EXPENSIVE SUN SHIELD HAS BEEN ON THE WINDSHIELD, SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO SUN EXPOSURE. UPDATED 04/07/16. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733384July 11, 2015
ENGINE
THE ENGINE SUDDENLY OVERHEATED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. (COMMUNITY HONDA OF ORLAND PARK). THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS OVERHEATING ENGINE PROBLEM BUT HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP SAY IT'S NOT THE OVERHEATING RECALL PROBLEM. THE REPAIRS ARE IN EXCESS OF $2,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733083July 9, 2015
SUSPENSION
GEOMETRY PROBLEM ON SUSPENSION CAUSES EXCESSIVE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. THE DRIVER MAY BE UNAWARE OF THIS DAMAGE BECAUSE THE OUTSIDE OF ALL THE TIRES APPEAR FINE. IF NO CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE INSIDE TREAD OF THE TIRE IS DONE, DANGEROUS CONDITIONS CAN BE OVERLOOKED. THIS PUTS THE PASSENGERS OF THIS CAR AND ANYONE AROUND IT IN DANGER. HONDA SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732693July 8, 2015
WHEELS, SUSPENSION
REAR TIRES CUP AFTER ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES. CONSTANTLY REPLACING REAR TIRES. HONDA RECALLED THE '06 & '07 MODELS FOR THIS BUT CLAIMED THEY FIXED THE ISSUE IN '08. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE CASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731811July 2, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT IS PEELING ON ROOF. LAST WEEK AS I WAS LOADING A TODDLER INTO THE VEHICLE, HE MANAGED TO GRAB A PIECE OF CHIPPED PAINT AND PUT IT IN MOUTH. I DID SOME RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED THAT HONDA HAD ISSUES WITH THIS PARTICULAR PAINT. HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY SINCE I MISSED THEIR DEADLINE. I AM GRATEFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO INTERCEDE AND TAKE THE PIECE OF PAINT OUT OF MY NEPHEW'S MOUTH AND PREVENT HIM FROM GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BUT COULD YOU IMAGINE THE POTENTIAL RISKS OUT THERE. BASED ON MY RESEARCH IT IS COMMON FOR THIS PAINT TO CHIP ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK, AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HONDA IS SIMPLY LOOKING THE OTHER WAY. I GUESS WE ONLY HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE THE REPERCUSSIONS OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE AND HOPE THAT DRIVERS ARE VIGILANT WHEN LOADING/UNLOADING UNRULY TODDLERS FROM THESE QUESTIONABLE VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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