2008 Honda Civic Hybrid Visibility & Wipers Problems

WIPERS ON 08 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID GO ON EVERY TIME THE CAR IGNITION IS STARTED. AFTER 7-8 SWISHES, WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 07-071 REPORTED THIS ISSUE ON 9/24/10 AND RECOMMENDS REPLACING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COVER PLATE. OTHER INTERNET SEARCHES RECOMMEND REPLACING THE ENTIRE MOTOR ASSEMBLY 76505-SNA-A02. DEALER REPAIR QUOTE WAS OVER $500: $117 FOR THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY PLUS LABOR. ONLY 06-07 MODELS ARE COVERED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN 07-071, BUT THERE ARE 240 REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM AT HTTPS://REPAIRPAL.COM/WIPERS-WONT-PARK-DUE-TO-WINDSHIELD-WIPER-MOTOR-FAILURE-531?TRK_LOC=RR# . THE SAME PART WAS RECALLED IN 2003. HONDA CONSUMER AFFAIRS DECLINED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, WHICH INCIDENTALLY ONLY COVERS THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF THE CAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED. WHY HASN'T HONDA EXTENDED THE DATES IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN SINCE THE PROBLEMS HAVE CLEARLY PERSISTED WELL BEYOND 2007 MODELS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

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