2008 Honda Civic

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY UNTIL ABRUPT PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE MORE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,500.

MY SUN VISOR CRACKED AT THE HINGE OVER A YEAR AGO AND SINCE THAT TIME IT WOULD REPEATEDLY FALL IN MY FACE BLOCKING MY LINE OF SIGHT. MANY TIMES IT EVEN HIT ME IN THE HEAD. HONDA WOULDN'T PAY TO REPLACE OR FIX IT. I FINALLY REMOVED IT SINCE IT OBSTRUCTED MY VIEW OF THE ROAD SO NOW I HAVE THE SUN IN MY EYES. I AM NOT APT TO BUY THE SAME PART AGAIN AS I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS ONLINE ABOUT HONDA CIVIC OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OF THIS VISOR AND HONDA NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE PARTS IN ALL CIVICS WITH FUNCTIONABLE PARTS. *TR

THE SUNVISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND WAS REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE REPLACEMENT RECENTLY BROKE AND NEEDS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE VISOR HANG DOWN IN THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VIEW AND IS IN THE POSITION THAT A PERSON OF AVERAGE OR ABOVE AVERAGE HEIGHT CAN STRIKE THEIR HEAD UPON IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR EVEN ENTERING AND EXITING THE AUTOMOBILE. *TR

I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT BROKEN SUN VISORS. MY 08 CIVIC HYBRID GOT A CRACK IN THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR. PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS ALWAYS VERY HARD TO SWING THE VISOR TO THE SIDE OR TO CLIP IT BACK IN. MAYBE SOMETHING WAS TOO TIGHT, AND THAT'S WHY IT EVENTUALLY CRACKED. MY DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, IF IT HAD HAPPENED A COUPLE MONTHS LATER THEY WOULDN'T HAVE. SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A DEFECT IN THE VISORS AND HONDA NEEDS TO REPLACE THEM EVEN IF THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER STOP WORKING AND THEN STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CYLINDER BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND AS A RESULT, THE COOLING WAS LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED TO PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,878. UPDATED 07/01/11

BOTH VISORS IN MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX MODEL MELTED OR BROKE AND NOW CANNOT CLOSE AWAY POSING AS VISUAL IMPEDIMENT. I CALLED A HONDA DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY'D FIX IT BECAUSE I LEARNED FROM FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2008 HONDA CIVICS THAT DEALERSHIPS IN THEIR TOWN FIXED IT FOR FREE. MY DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HADN'T HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO REPAIR. *TR

THE ENGINE ON MY HONDA OVERHEATED AND GOT SO HOT IT ACTUALLY MELTED SOME OF THE COMPONENTS. FACED WITH A $4000 REPAIR BILL, I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT HONDA HAD BEEN AWARE OF ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH 2006 THROUGH 2008 CIVICS. HONDA HAD ISSUED A BULLETIN TO LETTING MECHANICS KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH LEAKING COOLANT. MY HUSBAND WAS EXITING A FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN AND STARTED SMOKING. HAD IT HAPPENED SOONER, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I THINK HONDA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE CARS RATHER THAN WAIT UNTIL A BREAKDOWN HAPPENS AND THEN DO REPAIRS. EVEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AT HONDA TOLD US THEY HAD BEEN DOING OF LOT OF THESE REPAIRS LATELY. THE POTENTIAL FOR A BREAKDOWN IN AN UNSAFE AREA AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IS GREAT. OR AT LEAST MAKE SURE THEY GET THE INFORMATION TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. THEY KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME TO SEND MY MONTHLY BILL, WHY NOT THE WARRANTY?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT WHERE THE DEALER LOCATED A FAILURE WITHIN THE REAR PASSENGER CONTROL ARM. THE CONTROL ARM WAS NOT THE CORRECT SIZE AND WAS ENTIRELY TOO SHORT FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH AN AFTERMARKET CONTROL ARM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.