2008 Honda Civic

TOOK CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE 4/30/2011 AT HONDA DEALER. SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERFORMED REFLASH CAMPAIGN 10-034 WITHOUT ASKING. PREVIOUSLY HAD DECLINED THIS SERVICE AND IS NOTED IN SERVICE RECORDS NOT TO PERFORM THIS SERVICE EVER. CAR PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED SINCE THIS SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED. CAR WILL NOT RELIABLY ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY FROM STANDSTILL (RED LIGHT) OR WHEN MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT 40-50 MPH. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT MOVE AT ACCEPTABLE SPEED CAUSING THE POTENTIAL TO ENTER TRAFFIC WITH INADEQUATE POWER TO GET UP TO SPEED OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PERFORMANCE IS NOW INCONSISTENT AND YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT MAY NOT ACCELERATE AS NEEDED. THE ENGINE WILL REV VERY HIGH BUT THE CAR WILL ONLY GO 5-10 MPH WITH PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HONDA DEALER HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE. I AM LIMITING DRIVING THIS CAR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AS THIS CAR IS UNSAFE IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. ALSO, THE AUTO-STOP FEATURE DOES NOT WORK AS PRIOR TO THE REFLASH, ENGINE IDLES MUCH HIGHER AT STOPS AND DOES NOT CUT OFF. THIS HAS DECREASED GAS MILEAGE SIGNIFICANTLY.

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

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?

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX. AROUND 70,000 MILES MY ENGINE OVERHEATED ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THERE WAS RADIATOR COOLANT LEAK FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR. THE HONDA DEALERS STATED THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. I INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER ON THE INTERNET AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF CRACKED ENGINE BLOCKS ON THE 2008 HONDA CIVIC. DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HONDA EXTENDED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY TO 8 YRS FOR UNLIMITED MILES. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL BUT THERE SHOULD BE IN MY OPINION. ALSO I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC TWICE IN ABOUT 70,000 MILES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR (INNER FLAT AREAS ON THE TIRES) EVEN WITH TIRE ROTATIONS AND ALIGNMENTS. THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT EXTREME UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE INTERNET. *TR

HONDA GAVE US A WARNING THAT OUR CIVIC COULD LOSE IT'S COOLANT AND BREAK DOWN. THEY REFUSE TO DO A RECALL. WE COMPLAINED TO THE STATE OF OREGON AND THEY AGREED WITH US BUT COULD NOT GET HONDA TO RECALL OUR CAR JUST EXTEND THE WARRANTY. WE ARE RETIRED AND PURCHASED THE CAR TO DRIVE TO LA TO VISIT OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND ARE NOW AFRAID TO DO SO AS WE CAN'T LOOK FORWARD TO A BREAKDOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. IT ALSO CREATES A DIMINISHED VALUE FOR RESALE FOR WHICH THE STATE CONSUMER COMPLAINT BUREAU AGREED BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET AN AGREEMENT FROM HONDA ON. I HAVE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS FROM HONDA AND THE STATE OF OREGON AND COULD FORWARD TO YOU IF YOU HAVE THE SAME VIEWS THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE ONLY 4500 MILES ON OUR CIVIC AND HAVE ASKED THEM FOR AN ABILITY TO TRADE IT IN ON ANOTHER CAR FOR NEAR WHAT WE PAID FOR IT FOR PEACE OF MIND IN OUR TRAVELS OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID THAT IF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET OCCURRED THEY WON'T ADDRESS IT YET THEY KNOW THAT IT MAY OCCUR. AT OUR AGE AND HOPING TO KEEP THE CAR FOR A LONG TIME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T WORK FOR US AND IT IS JUST A WAY FOR HONDA TO AVOID A RECALL AND KEEP THEIR PROBLEM OUT OF THE MEDIAL WHILE PUSHING THE OUTCOME ON US WITH NO RECOURSE EXCEPT TO WAIT FOR THE PROBLEM TO MANIFEST ITSELF AT OUR INCONVENIENCE. THEY SAY THAT THE ENGINE WOULD STALL SO THAT WOULD LOSE OUR POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WHICH SCARES US ON TOP OF THE INCONVENIENCE OF AN INTERSTATE BREAKDOWN WHILE BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES THAT CAUSE US CONCERNS IN THAT POTENTIAL. I CAN EMAIL YOU THE LETTER OF POTENTIAL ENGINE BREAKDOWN POTENTIAL AND THE LETTER FROM THE STATE OF OREGON IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE THERE WAS COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO LEAKS. THE LEAK CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

2008 HONDA CIVIC. S10 DIRECT REPLY- LETTER TO THE ADMINISTRATOR SEEKING AN INVESTIGATION INTO 2006-2008 AND EARLY 2009 HONDA CIVIC ENGINE BLOCKS PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA TITLED WARRANTY EXTENSION WHICH STATED THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN YEAR CIVIC ENGINE BLOCKS. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER, THE ENGINE CYLINDER BLOCK MAY EXPERIENCE COOLANT SEEPAGE THAT CAN RESULT IN THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE LETTER STATED HONDA WAS COMMITTING TO EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FOR 8 YEARS WITH NO MILEAGE LIMITS. THE LETTER FURTHER STATED TO CONTACT HONDA IF THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK, OR IF THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RESOLUTION OFFERED BY HONDA WAS IRRESPONSIBLE AND SIMPLY DID NOT GO FAR ENOUGH. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER DRIVES THE VEHICLE AND GOES TO SCHOOL 5 HOURS AWAY AND SHE WOULD HAVE NO IDEA IF THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BEFORE IT FAILS. *JB UPDATED 02/02/11. *JB

2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WAS MODIFIED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S VOLUNTARY RECALL NOTICE 10-034. THIS MODIFICATION INVOLVED CHANGES TO THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER'S SOFTWARE "FLASH" MEMORY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE DEMONSTRATES INSUFFICIENT POWER TO ACCELERATE SAFELY INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS DIFFICULTY INITIATING FORWARD MOTION AND MAY ROLL BACKWARDS UP TO THREE FEET BEFORE ESTABLISHING FORWARD PROGRESS. THIS BEHAVIOR WAS NOT OBSERVED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE MODIFICATION. *TR

2008 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY FOR 20 -30 MINUTES AT A TIME WHILE DRIVING. THE AC KNOB WAS TURNED ON, BUT THE BLOWER WAS NOT WORKING. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED DYE HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE AC SYSTEM AND TO RETURN IN 3 WEEKS TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY LEAKS. THE CONSUMER RETURNED 3 WEEKS LATER AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS AC/HEATER BLOWER WAS NOT WORKING AT THE TIME. IN DECEMBER 2009, WHILE IT WAS RAINING, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGED, BECAUSE THE BLOWER WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALER IN TIME FOR THEM TO WITNESS, THAT THE AC/ HEATER BLOWER WAS NOT WORKING, BUT AS THE TECHNICIAN WENT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE BAY, IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, THE BLOWER WAS NOT WORKING, BUT WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE IS A WIRING PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *JB