2008 Honda Civic

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

BRAKES WHEN CAR HITS A HARD BUMP WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR DOESN'T STOP AND KEEPS MOVING FORWARD AS IF THE BRAKES LIFT WITH A BIG VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. AT THE TIME IT HAPPENS, THE REMEDY IS TO LIFT THE BRAKE AND PUMP ONCE THEN REAPPLY BRAKE PRESSURE. TOOK IT TO A HONDA DEALER AND SAID IT DID NOT HAPPEN UNDER TEST DRIVE AND NOTING CAN BE FOUND WRONG. *TR

2008 HONDA CIVIC'S HAVE A BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. I HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKES ALL AROUND AT 12,935 MILES, THE FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 22,885, AND THEN ALL AROUND AGAIN AT 37,417. I PLACED A COMPLAINT WITH HONDA AMERICA, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT IS HOW I DRIVE THE CAR. THERE HASN'T BEEN A FAILURE YET, I AM TRYING TO AVOID A FAILURE AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CHECKED.

I BOUGHT MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX IN JUNE 2008. AT 15,000 MILES I HAD A BUNCH OF BRAKE PROBLEMS (LOUD NOISES, DIFFICULTY STOPPING). I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND WAS TOLD I HAD "CONTAMINATED" BRAKE PADS. THEY REPLACED THEM FOR FREE. SIX MONTHS LATER, I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. TOOK IT IN AGAIN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I HAVE CONTINUED TO FEEL UNEASY ABOUT MY BRAKES AS THEY DON'T STOP LIKE THE THREE OTHER CARS I HAVE HAD. NOW, AT 41K SCREECHING NOISES HAVE STARTED AGAIN. THEY STARTED ON A FRIDAY AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP MONDAY MORNING. THEY TOLD ME I HAVE BARELY ANY BRAKE PADS LEFT AND IT MUST BE DUE TO MY DRIVING. (INCORRECT AS I MAINLY DID HIGHWAY DRIVING AND NOW HAVE A 7 MINUTE COMMUTE TO WORK.) THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE, CLAIMING IT IS MY ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. *TR

2008 HONDA CIVIC VIN# [XXX] ON JUNE 5, 2009, I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC FROM WHITE PLAINS HONDA LOCATED IN WHITE PLAINS, NY FOR MY 21-YEAR OLD SON. THE PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER IS REGARDING THE ONGOING BRAKE PROBLEM HE IS EXPERIENCING. ON OCTOBER 1, 2009 (WITH ONLY 17,223 MILES ON THE CAR), MY SON'S CAR WAS SERVICED AT WHITE PLAINS HONDA BECAUSE OF A GRINDING NOISE HE WAS EXPERIENCING EVERY TIME HE WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKE. WHITE PLAINS HONDA ADVISED MY SON THAT HE NEEDED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT BRAKES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 30,000 MILES. ON THE SAME DAY, MY MECHANIC REPLACED 1 SET OF FRONT DISC BRAKES AND 2 BRAKE ROTORS. ON MARCH 26, 2010, MY SON'S CAR AGAIN NEEDED BRAKE REPAIR. AT THE TIME OF SERVICE, THERE WERE 31,425 MILES ON THE CAR WHICH MEANT HE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL 14,202 MILES ON THE CAR SINCE HIS LAST REPAIR. AGAIN, I HAVE CLARIFIED FROM A FEW MECHANICS THAT BRAKES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 30,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 4 HONDA CIVICS HE HAS SERVICED IN HIS SHOP WITH THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEMS. HE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THERE IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE WEARING OUT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I HAVE COPIES OF ALL THE REPAIR RECEIPTS. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS PURCHASING A REPUTABLE CAR FOR MY SON. IN THIS ECONOMY, WHO CAN AFFORD TO REPLACE BRAKES EVERY 14,000 MILES? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN UNUSUAL GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE CRYSTALLIZED. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE BRAKE PADS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT RECUR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TWO DAYS. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ON HER VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN TWO YEARS. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,258 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

CURRENTLY I HAVE 32,277 MILES AND DON'T DRIVE IT, IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I TAKE A BUS :) 1# TRANS LOCKED AT 60MPH ON HWY AND CAUSED ALMOST A FATAL CRASH! AT 23,000 MILES. CAR WAS ABLE TO DRIVE UP TO 15MPG HAVING APPX. 6000RPMS. CAR LEFT AT DEALERSHIP AND ONLY PCM SOFTWARE WAS UPD. NO LOCKUPS ARE OCCURRING, BUT TRANS IS WEAVING, HARSH START/STOP OFTEN!/UNEXPECTED SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN #08-014 (HARSH ENGAGEMENT), UPD. THE ON BOARD COMPUTER AND SYMPTOMS ARE MUCH WORSE THAN PREVIOUSLY. LOWER MPG ( 25-28 ), MUCH WORSE PERFORMANCE, UNEXPECTED BATTERY DISCHARGE, WEAVING, LOW ACCEL. DEALER DUPLICATED PROBLEMS, BUT SAID "IT'S OK" AND PROBLEMS IS UNTOUCHED. SINCE THEY UPDATED THE SYSTEM, THE HYBRID OPTION IS NOT KICKING IN AS BEFORE. PREV. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY ONLY ON HYBRID, NOW I CAN'T. NO ACTIONS ARE TAKEN TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. ONCE THEY CHANGED THE IMA BATT PACK, BUT THIS DID NOT HELP AND I SEE NOT A DIFFERENCE. COMPLAINED AGAIN, AND ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE. BRAKES ARE MALFUNCTIONING. BRAKE FLUID IS MISSING, DEALER SAID "[XXX], IT'S A MYSTERY". DEPENDING ON OUTSIDE TEMP, BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL AND CAR TEMP BREAKS WORK DIFF! OCCASIONALLY WHILE SLOWING DOWN, THE BATTERY LEVEL REACHES FULL AND YOU MUST PRESS THE PEDAL AS HARD AS YOU CAN TO STOP. THIS HAS CAUSED SMALL CRASHES AND ONCE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, OR I PRESSED TOO LIGHTLY ( COLD OUTSIDE WITH FULL BATTERY ) AND UNFORTUNATELY I COULDN'T STOP ON TIME AND RAN OVER A PEDESTRIAN. SHE IS BADLY INJURED AND SUING MY INSURANCE COMPANY! DEALER REC. TO "CHANGE CAR, BETTER TO BUY NOT A HONDA AND DON'T BOTHER THEM IF NOTHING IS BROKEN." POLICE REPORT READY TO PRESENT. THESE ARE ONLY THE MAJOR ISSUES I'M HAVING. I WOULD NEED MUCH MORE SPACE TO WRITE 20 PGS ESSAY. MINOR ISSUES: - SUPER FAST TIRE WEAR ( AFTER 20,000 ) AND NOW AGAIN AT 32,000 - NOT WORKING CLIMATE CTRL SYSTEM - CHECK ENGINE, IMA LIGHT, BRAKE SYSTEM AND AIRBAG LIGHTS ON. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR