2008 Honda Civic

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX IN 2009. A FEW YEARS AFTER PURCHASE THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AT THE SEAMS. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SEVERAL YEARS AGO THE SAME VISOR BROKE IN THE SAME SPOT. THE DEALER SOLD/INSTALLED A NEW ONE BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT AS HONDA WOULD ONLY COVER IT ONCE. TODAY THE VISOR IS BREAKING AGAIN IN THE SAME SPOT AND IN A NEW AREA. I FEEL PRETTY SURE IF I TAKE IT IN I WILL BE TOLD IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE OWNED 4 CIVIC EX'S AND NONE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM JUST THE 08' A GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS THEY HAVE HAD DEFECTS WITH THIS SUN VISOR AND SETTLE AND OUT OF COURT SETTLEMENT TO REPLACE BUT NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WITHOUT A SUN VISOR VISION IS OBSTRUCTED FOR THE DRIVER.

THE VISORS BROKE IN JULY 2015 AND CRACKED; THEY CANNOT BE USED. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION; HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER VISOR DOES NOT RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND OFTEN IS BOTHERSOME TO PASSENGERS. WHEN HONDA WAS CONTACTED IN OCTOBER 2015 I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2011. I DID NOT PURCHASE THE CAR UNTIL OCTOBER OF THAT YEAR. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE TIME PERIOD IN WHICH TO RESPOND TO THE RECALL FOR REPAIR HAD CONCLUDED AND THAT I COULD PAY TO HAVE THE VISORS REPAIRED. THEY COST OVER $50 EACH. THEREFORE, I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE VISORS. THE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATE. THE INITIAL INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT.

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN LEAVING MY PLACE OF WORK. THE CAR MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED (POWER STEERING WENT) AND A/C STOPPED WORKING. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR AND THE NEXT DAY HAD IT TOWED TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION, THE WATER PUMP SEIZED UP. THE PULLEY AND LOCK BOLT HOLDING THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD PRACTICALLY FALLEN OFF. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN. THE CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE, I AM THE FIRST OWNER, AND THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED AT A HONDA DEALERSHIP. I WILL ALSO REFERENCE A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED ON 2006 HONDA CIVICS. THERE IS NO RECALL ON 2008'S EVEN THOUGH IT CONTAINS THE SAME R18 ENGINE (ENGINE BLOCK CRACKING PROBLEMS) AS THE 2006 AND 2007. SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 08-038 NHTSA ID #: 10026085 BULLETIN DATE: FRI, 08/01/2008 FAILING COMPONENT(S): 062000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM SUMMARY: HONDA: PRODUCT UPDATE: WATER PUMP PULLEY FLANGE CRACKS. A CRACK PULLEY FLANGE MAY CREATE A PULLEY NOISE, CAUSE THE WATER PUMP TO FAIL, AND CAUSE THE DRIVE BELT TO BREAK. *PE UPDATED 12/19/08. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE

PAINT IS PEELING ON ROOF. LAST WEEK AS I WAS LOADING A TODDLER INTO THE VEHICLE, HE MANAGED TO GRAB A PIECE OF CHIPPED PAINT AND PUT IT IN MOUTH. I DID SOME RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED THAT HONDA HAD ISSUES WITH THIS PARTICULAR PAINT. HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY SINCE I MISSED THEIR DEADLINE. I AM GRATEFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO INTERCEDE AND TAKE THE PIECE OF PAINT OUT OF MY NEPHEW'S MOUTH AND PREVENT HIM FROM GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BUT COULD YOU IMAGINE THE POTENTIAL RISKS OUT THERE. BASED ON MY RESEARCH IT IS COMMON FOR THIS PAINT TO CHIP ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK, AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HONDA IS SIMPLY LOOKING THE OTHER WAY. I GUESS WE ONLY HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE THE REPERCUSSIONS OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE AND HOPE THAT DRIVERS ARE VIGILANT WHEN LOADING/UNLOADING UNRULY TODDLERS FROM THESE QUESTIONABLE VEHICLES.

THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A DEALER FOR SERVICE, THEY INDICATED THAT THE COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED, SENDING METAL FILINGS THROUGHOUT THE AC SYSTEM (A $3700 REPAIR). AFTER A LITTLE SEARCHING, IT IS CLEAR THAT MANY OWNERS OF HONDA CIVICS (MODEL YEARS 2006-12) HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AS HAVE DRIVERS OF OTHER HONDA MODELS. HONDA RECALLED THE AC SYSTEMS ON THE CR-VS FROM THIS PERIOD, BUT NOT FOR THE CIVIC. GIVEN THE APPARENT PREVALENCE OF THE PROBLEM IN THE CIVIC AC SYSTEMS, I BELIEVE A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL MAY BE IN ORDER.

THIS VEHICLE IS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN AND THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THESE REPAIRS WILL COST OVER $2,000. THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OR AIR CONDITIONING RELATED FAILURES. THE NEED FOR HONDA TO ADDRESS THIS WITH A RECALL EXISTS WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES. KEEP TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND NO CLEAR ANSWERS ARE GIVEN AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE TRUE IS THAT THE CAR HAS A BIG ISSUE WITH THE AIR CONTIDIONING AND HONDA SHOULD MAKE SURE IS TAKING CARE OF.

AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH I-95, I NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR ROOF LINING MOSTLY ON THE REAR AREA STARTED FLAPPING AND SAGGING. IT WAS BLOCKING MY REAR VIEW VISION, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I WAS FORCED TO SHOULDER AT I95 BECAUSE OF THIS AND CLOSED MY WINDOWS JUST TO AVOID THE DISTRACTION. IT WAS STILL SAGGING YET NO FLAPPING OCCURRED, I EXITED PREMATURELY AT I95 TO DRIVE TO THE SIDE STREETS TO BE SAFE. NOW THE REASON WHY IT WAS FLAPPING IN THE WIND IS BECAUSE I WAS FORCED TO OPEN MY WINDOWS BECAUSE OF ANOTHER HONDA CIVIC PROBLEM, AN A/C PROBLEM THAT WAS UNRESOLVED FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS. I KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH TO SERVICE CENTERS TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT NO LEAKAGE WAS FOUND. MY A/C WAS NOT WORKING AND WAS LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTIONED. IT WAS A SERIES OF UNPLEASANT EVENTS THEN THAT INVOLVED MY HONDA CIVIC ASIDE FROM THE TIRES THAT I NEED TO REPLACE 3 TIMES IN A SPAN OF THREE YEARS..