2008 Honda Civic Complaint Log

TAKATA RECALL PRIOR TO RECALL, CAR WAS TOTALED DUE TO HEAD ON COLLISION ~ 02/16/2012 IN INTERSECTION WHERE LARGER APPROACHING VEHICLE TURNED LEFT AT UNKNOWN SPEED INTO MY CAR. AIRBAG 'DEPLOYED' SUCH THAT I SUSTAINED TWO BROKEN RIBS ( RT 7,8) AND EXTENSIVE BRUISING WITH PIECES OF PARTS DEBRIS STUCK IN MY CLOTHING. AS THE CAR WAS JUNKED I DIDN'T HAVE THE CORRECT VIN WHEN THE RECALL NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED; MY LOCAL DEALER RECENTLY PROVIDED IT.

MELTING SUN VISOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,200.

THE PAINT STARTED TO PEEL AND WHITE AREAS APPEARED ALL OVER THE BODY OF MY NEW GREY HONDA CIVIC. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE PAINT WAS DEFECTIVE. I GOT A SECOND OPINION WHO ALSO SAID THAT THE PAINT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THERE WAS AN THERMAL ISSUE DURING THE INITIAL APPLICATION PROCESS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPAINT ONLY CERTAIN AREAS AND SAID I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RENTAL CAR. I TOLD THEM I WASN'T COMFORTABLE WITH PARTIALLY PAINTING THE CAR, THAT THE OLDER PAINT WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND WOULD OBVIOUSLY FADE TOO. THEY SAID IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM AND THEY WOULDN'T DO IT. I WILL NEVER TRUST HONDA AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND TRAVELED OVER BLACK ICE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS THEN PARTIALLY DEPLOYED, WITHOUT THERE BEING ANY AIR IN THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS DESTROYED. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE ICE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TAKEN TO A PRIVATE TOW YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

PAINT JOB PEELING

THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR STUCK AND CRACK OPENED THE PLASTIC ASSEMBLY BY WHICH IT HOLDS ITSELF TO THE VISORS METAL ROD IN THE CEILING. AFTER REMOVAL THE THING THAT MAKES THE VISOR SWIVEL FRONT AND BACK IS IN FACT THE THING STUCK(METAL CLIP) AND SEEMS IT MAY NOT BE SECURED TO THE VISOR WHICH AT SOME POINT WILL BRAKE THE VISOR OPEN AS IT HAPPENED , THE PASSENGERS SIDE VISOR IS STARTING TO GET TIGHT. *TR

THE BLACK PAINT ON TOP OF THE ROOF OF MY CIVIC HAS A WHITE FADING HAZE. *TR

WATER PUMP PULLEY/TENSIONER QUIT AT 70 MPH. PUMP AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER, CAR QUIT AGAIN, SAME THING. ONLY THIS TIME THE BOLT THAT MOUNTS THE TENSIONER SHEARED OFF IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. HONDA HAS RECALLED THIS VEHICLE IN 2006 AND 2007 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. (SERVICE BULLETIN 248422 AND 248421) AND ACTION NUMBER NHTSA 10026791. NO RECALLS FOR 2008 YET. THEY HAVE REPLACED (UNDER SOME KIND OF WARRANTY) THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE WATER PUMP/PULLEY/TENSIONER CAUSED BY THE SECOND BREAK DOWN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR 2008, AS WELL. HONDA NEEDS TO PAY FOR MY FIRST REPAIR, AS WELL. *TR

THE PAINT IS CRACKING AND CHIPPING THE OIL BRACKET NUT IS LEAKING AND WEAK (CAN CAUSE FIRE TO BURN FASTER THAN NORMAL) THE AIR BAG ON LEFT IS DEFECTIVE

I HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX AT 34,658 MI. JULY 2010. WHEN I BROUGHT MY CIVIC IN FOR ITS ROUTINE CHECK UP, WHICH I DO WHENEVER I'M AT 15% OIL LIFE, I COMPLAINED OF A ROARING NOISE FROM MY TIRES. THE HONDA TECH GUY SAID MY TIRES WERE BADLY WORN AND SUGGESTED I BUY NEW TIRES IMMEDIATELY. KUHMO TIRES, THE BRAND I BOUGHT FROM HONDA, HAVE A 60000 MI. WARRANTY. THAT SAME ROARING NOISE IS BACK AND I WENT IN FOR MY ROUTINE CHECK UP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 61285 MI. DECEMBER 31, 2011. ONE TECH GUY HINTED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR-UPPER CONTROL ARM CAUSING POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH CERTAIN CIVICS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, I WANT IT CORRECTED, AND I WANT MY TIRES REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. HONDA TELLS ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND WILL ALLOW ME TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR NEW TIRES WHILE THEY TRY TO GET ME A 50% PRORATED REIMBURSEMENT FROM KUHMO. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS AT ALL. THIS IS A COSTLY SAFETY ISSUE. THERE HAS BEEN HEAVY RAINFALL IN MY AREA AND MY CAR HYDROPLANES. I TOLD THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THIS, AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF MY WORN TIRES. I GET MY TIRES ALIGNED AND ROTATED ON THEIR RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE. IF THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS CAUSING THE PREMATURE WEAR OF MY TIRES AND IS PUTTING MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD AT RISK, HONDA MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT. *TR

THE FRONT OF HOOD AND FENDER AREA . PAINT IS CHIPPING AWAY. IT IS CALLED CROW'S FEET. LINES AND CHIPS ALONG WITH CRACKS ARE VERY VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. HONDA HAS A TSB ABOUT IT, SINCE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE BUT THEY ONLY CLAIM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE THAT HAVE PROTECTION PLAN. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THEY NEVER OFFERED ME, NOR SPEAK OF PROTECTION PLAN. SO WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR LEAKED FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE WIELD ON TIRE RIM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR CUTS AND TWO OTHER PASSENGERS SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES. NONE OF THE PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO FILE A COMPLAINT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DECISION ON WHETHER THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SQUIRREL CHEWED A HOLE THROUGH THE FUEL LINES. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUMES AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE FUEL LINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT OPEN AND NOW DROOPS INTO DRIVERS VISION. *TR

THE CLEAR COAT IS FLAKING OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN ICY ROAD CONDITIONS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE OFF THE ROAD AND CRASH INTO A TREE. THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER HAD MULTIPLE INJURIES INCLUDING HEAD INJURIES, BROKEN BONES, AND DAMAGED NERVES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING. I TURNED INTO THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT AND HAD MY FOOT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FOR SOME PEOPLE. I WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PARK. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD RAPIDLY WHILE I WAS BRAKING. I PRESSED THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING RAPIDLY. I GRABBED THE PARKING BRAKE WITH MY RIGHT HAND AND STEERED THE WHEEL WITH MY LEFT HAND. I KEPT MY FOOT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AND HIT METAL RAILING. THE CAR SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE FIRST CONCRETE STEP. THE CAR STOPPED AND I WAS SEVERELY SHAKEN. I TRIED TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, BUT IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. A MAN, WOMAN, AND STORE MANAGER KEPT ASKING ME IF I WAS ALRIGHT. SEVERAL POLICE CARS CAME. ONE POLICEMAN INSPECTED THE FLOOR MAT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. HE TRIED TO WIGGLE IT. IT ONLY WIGGLED A LITTLE BIT TO THE LEFT AND REMAINED FAR AWAY FROM THE GAS PEDAL, NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. HE WIGGLED THE KEY WITH SOME MOTION AND PULLED IT OUT. THE DERRY TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPT. WROTE UP A CRASH INFORMATION REPORT - INCIDENT NUMBER DTR111023005. I AM STILL UPSET AND SHAKEN FROM THIS ACCIDENT. THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS SO FRIGHTENING AND SO DANGEROUS THAT I NO LONGER TRUSTED THIS CAR. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE TEMPERATURE WAS SO HOT THAT IT WAS IN THE RED AREA. I HAD THIS CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, CIOCCA HONDA IN HARRISBURG. I TRADED THIS 2008 HONDA CIVIC FOR A 2012 HONDA CIVIC. IN JUNE 2011, MY 2008 HONDA HAD A COMPLETE INSPECTION AT GOOD'S AUTOMOBILE SERVICE IN HERSHEY, PA. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL EPISODES WHERE I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. CIOCCA CHECKED MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND SAID IT WAS FINE. THE 7/14/2010 SERVICE FORM RECORDED "CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN OFF GAS."

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER IN 2011. WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS I EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AND A GRINDING SOUND WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I SENT A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO THE HONDA CEO AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. BRAKES SLIP WHEN RIDING ON ROUGH SURFACES OR MAKING A SHARP TURN ON A STEEP INCLINE. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED; HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PROBLEM PERSISTS. ONCE I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED; I ALSO FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND ROLLED INTO THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE ON THE ROAD. IF THE BRAKES ARE HIT TWICE (LIKE DOUBLE CLUTCHING) THEY DO ENGAGE. THE COMPLAINT TO HONDA FAILED TO PRODUCE A POSITIVE RESULT. THE PROBLEM INITIALLY BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2011 AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY.

THE VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND FLANGE BOLTS WHICH CAUSE THE TIRES TO WEAR FAST AND DANGEROUSLY, AS WELL AT CAUSE THE CAR TO SHAKE IN THE BACK WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR AND HONDA WILL PAY FOR IT BUT ONLY IF THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. BY THE TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! IT IS A DEFECT! THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT! *TR

AFTER A HOT DAY DRIVING THE CAR VISOR WENT DOWN WHILE ABOUT TO MAKE A RT HAND TURN I ALMOST PULLED OUT VISOR FELL INTO MY VISION. LUCK I STOPPED THERE WAS A CAR COMING. IT HAD SPLIT IN HALF DUE TO THE HEAT. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS CRACKED AND NOW CONTINUES TO FALL DOWN INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS AS I CONTINUALLY HAVE TO PUSH IT UP. *TR

I HAD PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY EXIT AND PROCEEDED TO FOLLOW THE CARS AHEAD OF ME AS THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT HAD TURNED GREEN AND DID NOT NECESSITATE ME STOPPING, ONLY SLOWING DOWN TO CONTINUE MY LEFT HAND TURN ONTO THE SURFACE STREET. SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE SUN VISOR FLIPPED DOWN WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED AND HIT ME IN THE FOREHEAD. THE HARD PLASTIC EDGE HIT ME RELATIVELY QUICKLY AND KNOCKED MY PRESCRIPTION GLASSES OFF. THERE WAS A MOMENT WHEN I HAD MY VISION OBSCURED AND DID NOT SEE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME COME TO A RATHER SUDDEN STOP. I NARROWLY ESCAPED HITTING THE BACK BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. FORTUNATELY I WAS TRAVELING AT A RELATIVELY LOW RATE OF SPEED, MAYBE 20 MPH WHICH PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE, IF ANY. HOWEVER, PEOPLE CAN BE INJURED BY WHIPLASH EVEN IN LOW SPEED REAR-END COLLISIONS. I HAVE SECURED THE VISOR WITH A BUNGEE CORD FOR THE MOMENT BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART PLUS LABOR AND IT IS NOT CHEAP. I AM AFRAID THAT THE BUNGEE CORD MIGHT SNAP AND CAUSE A DIFFERENT SORT OF INJURY; HOWEVER, THERE REALLY IS NO WAY IT WILL STAY UP AGAINST THE INTERIOR CABIN ROOF WITHOUT IT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I RECALL MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WHICH OCCURRED ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AT DIFFERENT TIMES. ALSO, AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY THE SUN IS SO BLINDING IN CALIFORNIA WHERE I LIVE THAT IT IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AND HIGHWAY SIGNS AND LIGHTS WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF A VISOR TO BLOCK THE GLARING, BRIGHT LIGHT OF THE SUN. IN MY ESTIMATION IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT CAUSES A MAJOR FATALITY ACCIDENT. *TR

WE'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. IT WAS PURCHASED FOR OUR TEEN DAUGHTER BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WAS A SAFE CAR. TODAY, SHE REPORTED THAT ON HER WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL, THE VISOR SPLIT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ADJUST WHILE DRIVING. TWO HANDS ARE NEEDED TO ADJUST AND THE SUN WAS BLINDING. THANKFULLY, SHE DIDN'T GET IN AN ACCIDENT. WE FEAR FOR OUR DAUGHTERS SAFETY, AND THAT OF OTHERS, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING THE OTHER 76 VERY SIMILAR VISOR COMPLAINTS. WE HAD HEARD ABOUT SUCH COMPLAINTS BEFORE (NOT REALIZING IT WAS CIVICS) AND THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY SILLY, HOWEVER, NOW THAT IT'S HAPPENED TO US, IT'S NOT SO SILLY. IT'S SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. *KB

BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SUN VISORS CRACKED AND FAIL TO WORK IN THE AREA WHERE VISOR ROTATES. VISORS NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE CAR IS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC SI SEDAN. *KB

FIRST THING THIS MORNING I TRIED TO SET MY CRUISE CONTROL AT 65 MPH, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. THE SPEED OF THE CAR KEPT DECREASING, DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SET THE CRUISE. I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE AND TRIED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO DRIVE, AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. IN ADDITION, AS I TRIED TO INCREASE MY SPEED, THE CAR MADE A LOUD HUMMING SOUND AND THE RPMS ON THE DASH BEGAN TO INCREASE. THEN AN INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON; AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES, MORE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON, MY BRAKE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. MY GAS PEDAL ALSO STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. AT THIS POINT, AS I WAS GOING UPHILL I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP THE CAR. SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM THE HOOD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MIDAS IN SALT LAKE CITY AT 875 EAST 2100 SOUTH. THE SERVICE PEOPLE TOLD ME THE CARS ENGINE HAD HEATED SO THAT IT MELTED THE EQUIPMENT UNDER THE HOOD. LATER, AFTER A DISCUSSION WITH THE HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE, I FOUND OUT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED IN AUGUST 2010 FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE BLOCKS OF 2006, 2008, AND SOME 2009 CIVICS. THE HONDA REPRESENTATIVE SAID A LETTER HAD BEEN SENT TO CIVIC OWNERS. HOWEVER, MY EXPERIENCE TODAY SHOWED ME THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS PROBLEM. I COULD HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING ACCIDENT TODAY, AND WHEN THE ISSUE IS SO GRAVE HONDA SHOULD CALL CAR OWNERS TO ALERT THEM TO THE RECALL. A LETTER SENT OUT ONE TIME IS NOT ENOUGH. THE MIDAS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES TOLD ME THEY HAD ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RECALL IN THEIR DATABASE, WHICH PROVES HOW POORLY THIS ENTIRE MATTER HAS BEEN HANDLED. THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES OUT THERE DRIVING THESE CIVICS. GET YOUR CARS CHECKED OUT, AND LET HONDA KNOW THAT THEY MUST TAKE BETTER CARE AND FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS! *TR

SUN VISOR SPLIT OPEN AND DROPPED DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR CRACKED AND SPLIT AT THE TOP. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO RETURN IT TO THE UPWARD POSITION AND IT STAYS IN MY LINE OF SIGHT DURING DRIVING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE HONDA CIVIC. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE. *TR

I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT BROKEN SUN VISORS. WHEN GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK I GOT INTO MY 08 CIVIC AND HAD DISCOVERED IT HAD A CRACK IN THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR. THE VISOR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, WHICH I FOUND ODD SINCE I GET HOME AT 2AM AND I AM THE ONLY PERSON IN MY CAR. THE CRACK APPEARS TO BE AN INTERNAL PROBLEM. PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS ALWAYS VERY HARD TO SWING THE VISOR TO THE SIDE OR TO CLIP IT BACK IN. I FIND THIS BROKEN VISOR TO BE NOT ONLY AN OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW BUT ALSO A PETTY ISSUE THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL AND FIX. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A DEFECT IN THE VISORS AND HONDA NEEDS TO REPLACE THEM EVEN IF THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

THE CLEARCOAT PAINT IS PEELING ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK AND OTHER AREAS OF THE CAR ARE LOOKING DULL LIKE THEY WILL PEEL SOON TOO. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS HAPPENING, OTHER THAN DEFECTIVE PAINT. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT SAFETY RELATED, THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE VISOR'S PLASTIC RINGS THAT SECURE IT INSIDE ON THE PLASTIC POST THAT HANGS DOWN FROM THE CEILING BROKE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VISOR ITSELF OFF THE POST, AND HAVE DISASSEMBLED IT. IT IS APPARENT TO ME THAT THE GRADE OF PLASTIC USED TO SECURE THIS PART CANNOT WITHSTAND THE FLEXING REQUIRED WHEN FOLDING IT DOWN TO BLOCK OUT THE SUN WHILE DRIVING. NOT ONLY AM I NOW DRIVING WITH MY HEAD NEAR THE ROOF TO BLOCK OUT THE SUN IN THE MORNINGS AND EVENINGS, BUT ALSO MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG WHEN SHE PULLED THE VISOR DOWN. IT WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO THE UP POSITION WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. FROM READING REVIEWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONLINE, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH,TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS CONFUSED BY THE ACTIONS OF ANOTHER DRIVER WHO USED THE WRONG TURN SIGNAL CAUSING THE CONTACT TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE WAY AND CRASH. THE DURING THE CRASH THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. NONE OF THE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED WHICH WOULD AVOIDED HIM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 09/07/11*BF UPDATED 2/23/12 *CN

THE SUN VISORS IN MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HAVE BROKEN AND ARE UNABLE TO BE USED. IT CRACKED/SPLIT APART AT THE ARM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN THE CIVIC SINCE 2006. I PLAN TO VISIT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FIX BUT HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IF THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, IT WILL BE FIXED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. IF THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE 2006, SEEMS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

CANNOT CHANGE INTO 3RD AND 6TH GEARS PROPERLY. GRINDING AND EXCESSIVE FORCE TO GO INTO 3RD, MUST REPEAT ATTEMPTS TO GO INTO 6TH. *TR

THERE IS A RECALL FOR BELT AUTO TENSIONER ON A 2006 HONDA CIVICS WHICH USUALLY LEADS TO POWER STEERING FAILURE. I OWN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC(WHICH IS THE SAME MODEL). AS CHECKED AN MY RECENT VISIT, I WAS NOTIFIED BY MY DEALER THAT I WILL BE LEADING TO THE SAME PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH A 2008 MODEL IS NOT COVERED, IT SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

DRIVING A 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER SUN VISOR SWINGS DOWN PARTIALLY BLOCKING MY VIEW AND SCARING ME INTO A SWERVE. THE SUNVISOR BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY AND WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. HONDA DEALER INDICATES THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR DRIVER SUN VISORS AT THIS TIME SO I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *KB

AS I WAS DRIVING WITH THE SUN VISOR DOWN, I DID NOT NEED THE USE OF THE VISOR. I TRIED TO PUSH THE VISOR UP LIKE MANY TIMES BEFORE. I HAD TO QUICKLY REALIZE THAT THE VISOR WAS BROKEN. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE ENDED UP WORSE IF I HAD NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ROAD AND INSTEAD TO PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED TO MY SUN VISOR. THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE EDGE THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE WINDSHIELD. TO PUT THE VISOR UP REQUIRES TWO HANDS, AND IS NOT POSSIBLE WHILE DRIVING.

DEFECECTIVE SUN VISOR OBSTRUCTING VISION. *TR

THE PAINT HAS OXIDIZED SEVERELY ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK THERE ARE LAYERS OF PAINT COMING OFF.

REAR SUSPENSION CAUSES TIRES TO PREMATURELY WEAR OUT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES, I HAVE TO REPLACE REAR TIRES BECAUSE OF FLAT SPOTS. THE SHOP WHERE I BUY MY TIRES WILL NOT EVEN ROTATE MY TIRES BECAUSE OF THE FLAT SPOTS. HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE NOISE RESULTING FROM THE FLAT SPOTS IS OBNOXIOUS AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

MY '08 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WEARS TIRES ABNORMALLY, LEADING TO UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ON WET OR FROSTY SURFACES. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA YEARLY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HAVING HAD TO REPLACE TIRES AT INTERVALS OF APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. AT THIS LOW MILEAGE, MY TIRES WERE BALD IN SPOTS. ALTHOUGH HONDA HAS SUBSIDIZED THE COST OF NEW TIRES, AT 50%, THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE DEFECT WHICH CONTINUES TO CAUSE THIS ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT OPEN AND WILL NOT GO UP MAKING IT HARD TO SEE STOP LIGHTS AND THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WILL BE AROUND $100 TO HAVE THIS FIXED EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE HONDAS. *TR

2008 HONDA CIVIC, DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SPLIT OPEN AND DROPS DOWN INTO MY FIELD OF VISION. VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN RETRACTED POSITION. I HAVE DONE SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND THIS IS A WIDELY RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MY CAR MODEL. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS CAREFULLY DRIVEN HOME WHERE IT WAS PARKED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

BOTH VISORS FAILED COMPLETELY WITHIN 24 HOURS OF EACH OTHER. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FELL WITHOUT MY TOUCHING IT AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO STAY UP. IT BLOCKED MY VISIBILITY SO I HAD TO HOLD IT UP SO I COULD SEE CLEARLY TO DRIVE. UPON INSPECTION I SAW THAT THE VISOR HAD SPLIT AT THE HINGE, BASICALLY LOOKS AS IF IT HAD EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE. WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR THIS MORNING, THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS IN THE SAME CONDITION. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, IF YOU ARE DRIVING THE VISORS OBSTRUCT VISIBILITY. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE WITH TWO VISORS BLOCKING MY VISION? I CAN'T GET THEM TO STAY UP. THERE IS NO OPTION FOR VISOR UNDER FAILED COMPONENT 1 AND 2 BELOW SO I SELECTED VISIBILITY/WIPER.

2008 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN 65000 MILES. DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR IMPLODED. WILL NOT STAY UP AGAINST THE ROOF ANYMORE. THE SUNVISOR IS VISIBLY SPLIT NEAR THE MOUNT TO THE ROOF. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME AND WILL REQUIRE A NEW SUNVISOR. *TR

2008 HONDA CIVIC COUPE SUN VISOR DRIVER SIDE JUST SPLIT AND DROPPED DOWN BLOCKING THE VIEW JUST LIKE THAT WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO USE THE HAND TO HOLD UP THE VISOR. *TR