2007 Honda Civic

EARLY 2014 WE APPROACHED HONDA OF COLUMBIA, THE PURCHASE POINT OF THIS CAR, ABOUT THE FACTORY PAINT FLAKING AND COMING OFF. HONDA SAYS WE HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR REPAINTED AND SHOW THEM THE RECEIPT BEFORE THEY WILL HELP OFFER FINANCIAL HELP. THAT COSTS US $4000+ OUT OF OUR POCKET AND THEN THEY MAY SUBSIDIZE THE COST. THIS CAR MISSES THE ORIGINAL RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE PAINTING BY A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HER CAR HAS BEEN WELL KEPT BUT NOT GARAGED. INDEPENDENT PAINT SHOPS CONFIRM THAT IT IS A FAULT W/ THE ORIGINAL PAINTING PROCESS. NEARLY THE WHOLE TOP/FLAT SURFACES OF THE CAR ARE IN QUESTION: SPOILER, ROOF, TRUNK, HOOD, FENDERS AND ALL OTHER HORIZONTAL SURFACES ARE AFFECTED. THE VERTICAL PORTIONS ARE IN ACCEPTABLE SHAPE. THE LOCAL DEALER HONDA OF COLUMBIA, S.C. SAYS THIS CAR DOESN'T FALL INTO THE FACTORY RECALL CRITERIA BECAUSE IT IS AN '07 AND THEY ONLY QUALIFIED UP TO '06. ONE OF THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPS ASSURED US THEY IT SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST AND THAT EVEN THE COLOR WAS ONE LISTED ALONG W/ THE OTHER CAR COLORS. NOT HONDA OF COLUMBIA DENIES THAT THE CAR HAS TO BE REPAINTED BEFORE THEY WILL HELP PAY, BUT NOW ONLY OFFER $1000 TO SUBSIDIZE THE COST AND STILL WONT TELL ME HOW TO MAKE A CLAIM. THEY SUGGESTED I CALL HONDA OF AMERICA SERVICE FOLKS AND TALK TO THEM THEY HAVE YET TO ANSWER A CALL. THERE IS NO ANSWER OF ANY KIND SO I AM UNABLE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE. WHAT SHOULD I DO... *TR

I WAS TOLD BY A FRIEND THAT SHE GOT HER CIVIC PAINTED BECAUSE OF A RECALL. I BOUGHT MY CAR AT THE HONDA DEALER IN KILLEEN TEXAS, BUT I CALLED MY LOCAL GREG MAY HONDA IN WACO TX SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I TOLD THEM I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE STATING THERE WAS A RECALL, AND SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME ABOUT IT. I WAS HAVING THE EXACT COLOR ISSUES WITH PEALING, CLOUDY COLOR ON MY ROOF, AND A FEW OTHER PANELS ON MY CAR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT ITS PAST DUE NOW, AND I BASICALLY WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS. I AM HAVING MY CAR ROOF PAINTED THIS WEEKEND, AND WILL HAVE TO DO THE REST AS I CAN AFFORD IT. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS, WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR A RECALL THAT HONDA SAID WAS HAPPENING IF YOU NEVER SENT A NOTIFICATION TO ME.??? I HAVEN'T BEEN ONLINE HERE SINCE I PAID MY CAR OFF, I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WOULD HAVE RECALLS ETC ON HERE. I WILL KEEP WATCH NOW THAT I KNOW. I LOVE MY HONDAS THIS IS MY SECOND CIVIC I ALSO HAD AN ACCORD. CAN YOU DO ANYTHING FOR ME? I HAVE PHOTO'S OF MY CAR WITH THE DAMAGE IF YOU NEED PROOF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION REGARDING THE ABOVE MATTER. *TR

AFTER ABOUT A YEAR AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR, I NOTICED THE PAINT STARTED TO APPEAR RATHER DUSKY. A SHORT TIME LATER, MY PAINT STARTED TO PEEL! MY CAR WAS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AT TIME OF PURCHASE- SO PEELING PAINT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT OWNERS FAULT. NO SOONER DID MY ROOF BEGIN TO PEEL HEAVILY, THE HOOD AND SIDE PANELS AND NOW TRUNK ARE STARTING TO PEEL EXCESSIVELY. IT IS SO EMBARRASSING, AND SO GROSS. *TR

OPENED OUR TRUNK RECENTLY AND WATER POURED INTO THE TRUNK FROM THE TRUNK DOOR WHEN WE LIFTED IT. KEEPS HAPPENING EVERY TIME AFTER A RAINY DAY (WHICH IS ALOT IN FLORIDA). NOW OUR TRUNK IS SMELLY, MOLDY AND DAMP. WE CANNOT PUT OUR GROCERIES, PURSE, SUITCASES, ETC INTO THE TRUNK OR ELSE THEY WILL GET WET. IT SMELLS SO BAD IN THE CABIN AREA THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO BREATHE AND YOU HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN WHICH IS DIFFICULT WITH MY ALLERGIES. THE THINGS WE KEPT IN THE TRUNK LIKE THE JACK ARE NOW RUSTED AND THE BAG WHERE I KEPT MY JUMPER CABLES IS MOLDY. DIFFICULT TO USE THE CAR NOW SINCE WE CANNOT PUT ANYTHING INTO IT SAFELY AND CANNOT BREATHE IN THE CABIN AREA. *TR

THE PAINT STARTED PEELING ON THE ROOF OF MY CAR, THEN WENT ON TO START ON MY HOOD. IT HAS BEEN QUICKLY PEELING MORE AND MORE AND LOOKING WORSE AND WORSE. BEFORE I WENT TO SPEND $600+ ON A NEW PAINT JOB, I FOUND OUT ONLINE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENING TO THEIR HONDA CIVICS. IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE QUALITY OF HONDA'S PAINT, WHICH IS WHAT MOST SOURCES ARE SAYING, THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. IT'S A 2007, THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

SHORTLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY I BEGAN TO NOTICE ISSUES WITH THE PAINT JOB. THE PAINT BEGAN TO DEVELOP LARGE AREAS ON THE ROOF, HOOD, FENDERS, AND SEVERAL OTHER AREAS OF THE CAR THAT WERE EXTREMELY FADED WITH THE CLEAR COAT TOTALLY WEARING THROUGH. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEARLERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL BACK IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS WHEN A REGIONAL REP. WOULD BE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR HIM TO EXAMINE. I CALLED BACK AND WAS ASKED IF I COULD BRING THE CAR DOWN THAT DAY, LUCKILY I WORK ONLY A FEW MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR DOWN. WHEN I GOT THERE MY SERVICE ADVISOR TOOK THE CAR FOR THE "REGIONAL" GUY TO HAVE A LOOK. ABOUT 40 MINUTES LATER MY SERVICE ADVISOR CAME BACK TO THE SERVICE LOUNGE TO TELL ME THAT, ACCORDING TO THE "REGIONAL" GUY, WHO I NEVER MET, SAID THAT IT WAS QUOTE, "ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES" THAT CAUSED THE ISSUES WITH THE PAINT JOB AND SUGGESTED THAT KEEPING THE CAR OUT OF THE SUN ( IN FLORIDA !!!! ) WOULD HELP. IN AN EFFORT TO RETAIN ME AS A CUSTOMER, SINCE BOTH MYSELF AND MY WIFE HAVE BOUGHT HONDAS FROM THAT DEALERSHIP, THEY WOULD MAKE AN OFFER TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE PAINT JOB AND THAT THEY WOULD REPAINT AND MY HALF OF THE BILL WOULD ONLY BE $1200.00 !!!!! NEEDLESS TO SAY I TURNED THEIR OFFER DOWN AND WILL SIMPLY NEVER EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HONDA NOR WILL ANYONE ELSE IN MY FAMILY !!!!!! *TR