2008 Honda Civic

MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS HAD TWO BASIC PROBLEMS. ONE, IT SIMPLY DOESN'T DELIVER THE MILEAGE PROMISED ON THE CAR STICKER AND THAT MILEAGE KEEPS DROPPING. THE SECOND ITEM WHICH I HAD NOT THOUGHT WAS RELATED AND WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SEVERAL TIMES AFTER LONG TRIPS ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I APPROACHED A HILL OR WAS GOING UP ONE, THE CAR WOULD STALL OUT OR REFUSE TO MOVE, DESPITE PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR WHILE THE ENGINE WAS ON AND IN DRIVE GEAR. SEVERAL TIMES IT WOULD START ROLLING BACK DOWN THE HILL OR WOULD IMPEDE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. ONCE THE CAR SAT FOR A WHILE, IT WOULD RESUME WORKING PROPERLY, SO I NEVER REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AS I COULD NOT REPLICATE IT. IN THIS MORNING'S LA TIMES COVER STORY ABOUT HONDA BEING UNDER STATE SCRUTINY FOR THE GAS MILEAGE PROBLEM, SEVERAL PEOPLE INTERVIEWED RELATED A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO MINE. THAT'S WHEN THE "AHA" TOOK PLACE THAT MAYBE MY CAR'S PROBLEMS WERE RELATED. LUCKILY I DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES OR CRASHES DUE TO THIS ISSUE, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR GREAT DAMAGE IS THERE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO FORWARD THE INVESTIGATION. THANKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED ON JUN 5, 2009; HOWEVER, WITHIN A YEAR THE SUN VISOR WAS DAMAGED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 29000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED ON JULY 29, 2009 AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS REPLACED AGAIN ON OCTOBER 26,2010. UPDATED 11/08/10

THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ONE TIME SO FAR BUT I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX THAT I JUST BOUGHT USED WITH ABOUT 25,500 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SOUTH FLORIDA. IT IS A "HONDA CERTIFIED" VEHICLE. IT ALMOST STALLED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT DID THIS BUT IT WORRIES ME. I HAD TO RELEASE THE PEDAL AND RE-PRESS IS SLOWLY TO GET THE CAR TO GO AGAIN. WHAT IF I NEED TO GET OUT INTO TRAFFIC? *TR

THE VISORS ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX HAVE SPLIT ALONG THE TOP SEAM WHICH RESULTS IN BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER VISORS UNABLE TO BE PUT ALL THE WAY UP OR ALL THE WAY BACK. THEY JUST HANG STRAIGHT DOWN. THIS IS INCONVENIENT AND POSSIBLY HAZARDOUS SINCE THE ONLY WAY THE VISORS CAN BE PUT UP REQUIRES BOTH HANDS. A COWORKER WITH A 2006 CIVIC LX SAYS HER VISORS DO THE SAME THING. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC WITH A LITTLE OVER 20,000 MILES. INITIAL SYMPTOM WAS A/C FAN WOULD SHUT IT'S SELF OFF AND ON. DEALER REPLACED A PART IN THE FAN MOTOR. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER IT BEGAN AGAIN. THEN ON A SUNDAY THE A/C BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THAT I NOTICED WHEN AT HIGH SPEED A/C STOPS WORKING BUT WORKS AT LOW SPEED WHEN EXITING HIGHWAY. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN AND RAN A COUPLE OF SOFTWARE UPDATES AND SAID IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER SAME DAY. THIS TIME THE DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS A CRACKED BLOCK. THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND IF I HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR IT WOULD HAVE OVERHEATED AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY HELPFUL AND GAVE ME A CAR TO DRIVE WHILE MINE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THEY SAID THAT THE NEW BLOCK WILL CONTINUE TO BE COVERED UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND A KNOWN ISSUE, IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AND I WILL BE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD POSSIBLY WITHOUT WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TR

2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID,(PROBLEM), IMA BATTERY DISCHARGE, WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY WILL DISCHARGE TO 0 OR 1 BAR AND MOTOR ASSIST WILL NOT WORK UNTIL BATTERY CHARGES UP, WHICH CAN TAKE AWHILE, WITH NO ASSIST THE CAR IS SLOW AND DANGEROUS. ALSO WITH LOW OR NO BATTERY POWER THE GAS MILEAGE DROPS ABOUT 20%. THE REASON YOU BUY A HYBRID. AFTER RESEARCH ON THE WEB THIS SEEMS TO BE A LARGE PROBLEM MANY OTHER HAVE IT APPEARS THAT HONDA DOESN'T HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER WILL REPROGRAM YOUR IMA SYSTEM WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW FOR AS MUCH BATTERY BACKUP,WHICH ALSO DECREASES GAS MILEAGE. THIS GIVES THE MPG OF MANY OTHER CHEAPER NON HYBRID CARS. IF AFTER MANY BATTERY DISCHARGES AND IF THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER SHOWS THAT THE BATTERY IS BAD THEN A NEW BATTERY CAN BE INSTALLED, THE PROBLEM STILL IS THERE, THE REPROGRAMMED IMA SYSTEM STILL DOESN'T ALLOW FOR FULL BATTERY BACKUP AND THE MPG WILL NOT INCREASE TO NEW CARE STATUS. AGAIN, NOT WHAT YOU PAID FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE. I THINK HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. MANY HYBRID OWNERS SIMPLY WANT WHAT THEY BOUGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE. I THINK WITH YOUR HELP,MAYBE HONDA WILL STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND NOT TRY TO COVER UP OR PROLONG THE BATTERY WITH UPDATES TO THE IMA SYSTEM WHICH APPEARS NOT TO HELP, THIS SEEMS TO PROLONG BATTERY LIFE, BUT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR THE FULL BENEFIT OF THE HYBRID CONCEPT. *TR

MY HONDA CIVIC 2008 GETS STUCK ON GEAR. I STOP AND THEN IT WILL SWITCH GEARS BUT IT WILL NOT REV PAST 2RPM WHICH CAN MAKE ME CRASH. HONDA HAS NOT MADE A RECALL FOR THIS BUT THEY SHOULD AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ON 8THCIVIC FORUMS AND OTHER PLACES. SO BASICALLY THE CAR BUCKS FORWARD AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS HARD AND SO IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON OR OFF. IMAGINE IM ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT HAPPENS. *TR