Honda Civic Complaints (2008)

981 consumer complaints on file.

#10314196February 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC COUPE. WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE SURGED AND CRASHED IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT HER FEET WERE ON THE BRAKES AND SHE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,356.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313963February 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION GEARS WILL GRIND WHEN SHIFTED INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313988February 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN CAR IS DOWN SHIFTING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. EARLY IN THE MORNING, WHEN STOPPING AT OUR STOP SIGN THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO DOWN SHIFT THEN THE MOTOR BEGINS TO REV UP TO 4000 RPMS WITH NOTHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY 4 TIMES IN THE 2 YRS WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR AND I WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE TROUBLE TO THE HONDA REPAIR MAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313571February 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, PARKING BRAKE, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I OWN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC (PURCHASED NEW) WITH UNDER 25, 000 MILES. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO HAVE TO ROTORS RESURFACED WHEN I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE...AS I WAS DRIVING HOME, I COULD FEEL THE BRAKES PULSATING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS THEN. AFTER THAT, THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS WITH THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS AND THE LEFT REAR BRAKES (PADS, CALIPER, ROTOR). AT APPROXIMATELY 18K BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE LEFT REAR CALIPER WAS FROZEN, THE PADS WERE WORN DUE TO THAT AND THE ROTOR NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NO EXPLANATION COULD BE GIVEN AS TO A REASON FOR THE PREMATURE WEAR. AT APPROXIMATELY 20K, I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED (BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT) DUE TO PREMATURE/UNEVEN WEAR). UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS DONE BY MY OWN MECHANIC DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND IS NOT DOCUMENTED BY HONDA (I SPOKE TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO "DRIVER/ROAD CONDITIONS AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO TELL SINCE IT WAS NOT REPAIRED BY A DEALER). RECENTLY, I NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE STICKING/FREEZING AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THE BRAKE PADS ON THE RIGHT REAR, WERE UNEVENLY/PREMATURELY WORN AND THE CALIPER WAS FROZEN. BOTH REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED AGAIN! THESE REPAIRS WERE ALSO COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT AGAIN, NO EXPLANATION COULD BE GIVEN AS TO WHAT KEEPS CAUSING THIS PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKES. ALSO, THIS MORNING, THE "SIDE AIR BAG OFF" INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW NEEDS TO GO BACK FOR SERVICE AGAIN (2ND TIME IN A WEEK). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312456February 21, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
2008 CIVIC EX COUPE. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR TIRES AT AROUND 20,000 MILES DUE TO A SLIGHTLY VISIBLE FLAT SPOT ON THE TIRES THAT WAS CAUSING A PROGRESSIVELY LOUD ROAR. ON INITIAL INSPECTION, THE TIRE DEALER ADVISED ME THE TIRES LOOKED FINE AS THEY STILL HAD PLENTY OF TREAD AND APPEARED TO BE EVEN WEAR. HOWEVER, ON CLOSER EXAMINATION I WAS ABLE TO POINT OUT THE FLAT SPOTS VISIBLE ON THE CENTER OF THE TIRE. TIRE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN CAUSE. WHEN I HAD REPLACED THE SECOND REAR TIRE, THE TIRE DEALER THOUGHT THAT THE BELTING HAD SLIPPED. I JUST ASSUMED I HAD A BAD SET OF TIRES. THE WEAR DID NOT LOOK LIKE TYPICAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY MISALIGNMENT. THE SAME PROBLEMS HAS AGAIN APPEARED WITH ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON THE NEW REAR TIRES. I NOW HAVE DISCOVERED THAT HONDA HAS SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 WHICH DESCRIBES MY EXACT SYMPTOM AND REQUIRES THE UPPER CONTROL ARM TO BE REPLACED.. HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS. HONDA SHOULD NOTIFY OWNERS AND TIRE DEALERS OF THIS POSSIBLE FAILURE SO CONSUMERS ARE AWARE ON HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BESIDES, THE EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE THAT EVENTUALLY APPEARS, THE VIBRATION WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310605February 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY AND DOES NOT STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES MOSTLY LOWER SPEEDS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN/LIGHT AND ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE REAR END COLLISIONS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308295February 10, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
MY HUSBAND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE HE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY HUSBAND SUFFERED NUMEROUS INTERNAL BRUISING , A FRACTURE IN HIS BACK AND A DICS THAT BULGES IN HIS BACK, HE WAS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND ALL THESE INJURIES ARE MAINLY ON HIS LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY WHERE THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HE WAS TOLD FROM DOCTORS THAT HE IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE, BUT HIS INJURIES COULD TAKE IN EXCESS OF A YEAR TO HEAL. HE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED DUE TO THE DAMAGE. HE SAID THAT WHEN THEY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IT TOOK AWAY HIS BREATH BECAUSE THE FORCE THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WAS EXTREME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10308475February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 HONDA CIVIC, PURCHASED NEW. PREMATURE FRONT BRAKE WEAR INCLUDING ROTORS AND PAD AT 23,975 MILES. CAR PULLED TO RIGHT AND PULSATING PEDAL. WHEN APPLY BRAKES. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT COMPENSATE OWNER FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305854February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
08 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID - WHEN THE BATTERIES ARE FULLY CHARGED, THE GENERATOR IS NOT USED FOR BRAKING. WHEN THE BATTERIES ARE NOT CHARGED, THE GENERATOR IS USED FOR BRAKING. DURING THE TRANSITION, I HAVE BEEN SURPRISED MANY TIMES BY THE LACK OF BRAKES. WHEN THE BATTERIES ARE NOT CHARGING YOU HAVE TO REALLY PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES TO EVEN SLOW DOWN. THEN, IF YOU ARE EXPECTING TO PRESS HARD AND THE GENERATOR HAS KICKED BACK IN, YOU ARE THROWN FORWARD AS THE BRAKES WORK FINE. I THOUGHT THIS AND THE OCCASIONAL HERKY-JERKINESS THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT IS NORMAL. BUT, AFTER READING ABOUT THE TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE ISSUE, THE HONDA IS JUST AS BAD, IF NOT WORSE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304533February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SPEED CONTROL ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE GOING UP HILL THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SAID THE VEHICLE DID STOP, BUT WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SPEED OFF FROM THE LIGHT EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER LIGHTLY PRESSED ON THE GAS . THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THAT THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6008.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304016February 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT LEAK - I HAVE ABOUT 32,000 MILES ON THE CAR - STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I NOTICED COOLANT LEAK FROM ENGINE BLOCK . TOOK CAR TO HONDA DEALER - THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE GOING TO CORRECT IT. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303210January 29, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
FAULTY REAR UPPER ARMS IN THE 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID CAUSING REAR TIRES TO BECOME SEVERELY CUPPED. I SPOKE TO HONDA CORPORATE MANAGER WHO SAID THAT THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300447January 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
SUBJECT:REGENERATIVE BRAKING POSSIBLE PROBLEM COMMENTS: I AM A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID OWNER THAT IS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS STATED IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE. PROBLEM WITH SURGING OF THE CAR WHILE BRAKING OR A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN STOPPING POWER. HTTP://WWW.LEFTLANENEWS.COM/NHTSA-REVIEWING-THIRD-GENERATION-TOYOTA-PRIUS-BRAKING.HTML WHAT IS DIFFERENT IS THAT IT IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST FEW MINUTES WHEN DRIVING, AFTER SUCH TIME IT DISAPPEARS. ALSO, IT DOES NOT ONLY HAPPEN AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD, IT IS ON A SMOOTH ROAD. THIS IS NOT AN ACCELERATION ISSUE, AS THE TACH DOES NOT SURGE OR THE CAR DOES NOT JUMP FORWARD, JUST THE LOSS OF STOPPING POWER. THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT ACTIVATE AS I DON'T HEAR THE NOISE COMMON TO WHEN ACTIVATION OF THE ABS OCCURS. AND IT WILL HAPPEN REGARDS OF HOW HARD THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM DOES GO AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND A FEW STOP SIGNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298617January 7, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES
PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC FROM LOCAL DEALER NEW. THIS VEHICLE HAD ALOT OF ROAD NOISE FOR THE GET GO..BUT SAW ONLINE THAT ROAD NOISE WAS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH HONDA'S. HAD MY CAR REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP OVER THE LAST YEAR. LAST MONTH DEC 2009 ROAD NOISE BECAME EXCESSIVE AND TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP. THEY LOOKED THE CAR OVER AND SAID TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR BECAUSE I HAD NOT ROTATED THEM EVERY 5000 MILES. CAR IS A YEAR OLD HAS 20000 MILES AND HAS HAD ROAD NOISE ALL ALONG. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRES AND DENIED PROBLEM. CAR NOW HAS NEARLY 30,000 MILES AND IS UNDRIVABLE AT THIS POINT. HAVEN'T REPLACED TIRES AS IT IS NOT AFFORDABLE. BUT CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER SAID SUSPENSION PROBLEMS NOTED IN 2006-07 MODELS HAS BEEN FIXED, BUT PROBLEM SEEMS RAMPANT IN THE 2008 IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET AS WELL AS SAFETY REPORTS YET NOTHING HAS BEEN RECALLED, AND HONDA IS NOT STANDING BY THEIR PRODUCT. NOW I AM STILL PAYING FOR A CAR THAT SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE...CANT SELL AN UNSAFE VEHICLE..PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297800January 2, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY DAUGHTER WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC 4DSD. WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, THEY WERE CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND STRUCK SUCH VEHICLE BROAD SIDE. THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED, AT WHICH TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY PARTS OF THE DASH BOARD. WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IT BROKE THE DASH IN SUCH A WAY THAT SHE WAS STABBED IN THE FOREHEAD BY THE DASH BOARD PIECES. I DO KNOW AIR BAGS ARE A GOOD SAFETY DEVICE.THE WAY THE DASH BOARD SECURING THIS SYSTEM, BROKE, IS NOT SAFE,AND NEEDS TO MAINTAIN ITS BASE TO WORK PROPERLY. IN THIS CASE, THE DASH BREAKAGE, TAKES AWAY THE BENEFIT EXPECTED FROM THIS AIRBAG SYSTEM. SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED, AND NEEDED 23 STITCHES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF IT HIT HER IN THE EYE, AND IS AN UN ACCEPTABLE CONSEQUENCE TO A LOW SPEED CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10297116December 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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296888December 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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296674December 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296733December 22, 2009
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295610December 14, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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