2008 Honda Civic

THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE'S CLEAR COAT PAINT IS CRACKING AND PEELING. THERE ARE CROWS FEET AND CRACKING ON THE REAR QUARTER PANELS, PANEL CONNECTING THE QUARTER PANELS TO THE ROOF, AND THE RIGHT REAR DOOR. HONDA ONLY OFFERED TO PAY 25% OF THE COST TO REPAIR WHEN IT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADMITTED THAT THE CLEAR COAT PAINT THEY USED IS DEFECTIVE. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THERE WAS A BANGING NOISE HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

REAR TIRES WEAR PREMATURELY AND IN A VERY ODD FASHION (UNEVEN, HI-LO BANDS ACROSS THE TREAD) CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT THUMPING SOUND AND VIBRATION. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THE REAR SHOCKS WERE THE CAUSE (@55-60K MILES). THE SHOCKS AND TIRES WERE REPLACE AND THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN! 90%+ OF MY DRIVING IS DONE ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOT POORLY MAINTAINED BACK ROADS. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION ON THESE VEHICLES THAT HONDA NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ADDRESS. *TR

THE REAR TIRE WORE OUT FAST, THEY WERE CUPPING AND VIBRATING AND NOISY/THUMPING STARTING AROUND 25,000 MILES. AT 30,000 MILES I COULD NOT WAIT ANYMORE. I BOUGHT 2 NEW TIRES FOR THE BACK, THE FRONT TIRES WERE STILL OK. THEN I TOOK IT TO ROUND ROCK HONDA FOR ALIGNMENT. EVERYTHING WAS GOOD THEN, I HAD THE NEW TIRES AT THE FRONT. AFTER ANOTHER 20K MILES, I REPLACED THE 2 OLD TIRES WITH NEW ONES. I KEPT BALANCING AND ROTATING THE TIRES. BUT AT AROUND 70K MILES THE REAR TIRES STARTED TO WEAR OUT AGAIN. I ROTATE AND BALANCED THE TIRES. NOW AT 88K MILES, THE CAR STARTS TO VIBRATE AND NOISY AGAIN AT 65MPH. THE TIRES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR 60-70K, BUT THE UNEVEN WEAR SHOWING UP AROUND 30K . I CHECKED W/ DISCOUNT TIRE, THEY CLAIM CIVIC HAS PROBLEMS W/ TIRE WEAR. SO I CHECKED ON INTERNET, FOUND THE ISSUE ABOUT HONDA CIVIC PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. I WENT TO ROUND ROCK HONDA, BUT THEY WON'T REPLACE NEW CONTROL REAR ARMS AND DO ALIGNMENT FOR FREE. I HAVE TO PAY AROUND $450.00. I FILED THIS COMPLAIN FIRST. I'M PLANNING TO REPLACE THE OLD TWO TIRES AGAIN FOR NOW. THE LOOK FOR HONDA TO REPLACE NEW CONTROL REAR ARMS AND DO ALIGNMENT FOR FREE. I CALLED ANOTHER HONDA DEALER TO VERIFY, THEY ARE CLAIMING THERE IS NO ISSUE W/ 2008 CIVIC LX SEDAN, WHICH IS NOT LISTED IN THE TSB 08-001 (2006 AND 2007 ONLY). SO I GUESS THERE IS NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS TIRE WEARING FAST ISSUE YET. IF HONDA KEEPS PLAYING DUMB, MY LAST RESORT WOULD PROBABLY BE SELLING THIS CIVIC AND CONSIDER BUYING A TOYOTA INSTEAD OF A HONDA. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND FLANGE BOLTS WHICH CAUSE THE TIRES TO WEAR FAST AND DANGEROUSLY, AS WELL AT CAUSE THE CAR TO SHAKE IN THE BACK WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR AND HONDA WILL PAY FOR IT BUT ONLY IF THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. BY THE TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! IT IS A DEFECT! THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH ON SNOWY AND SLUSHY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION AND SKIDDED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED ON WET ROADS. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TWO REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAD PREMATURELY WORN. THE REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS TURNING ON FROM A LEFT LANE INTO A LEFT LANE SEPARATED BY A CEMENT DIVIDER; THE CAR WENT OVER THE CEMENT DIVIDER AND ALMOST OVERTURNED. AT NIGHT WITH NORMAL LIGHTING AND NORMAL SPEED. I HAVE HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT 3 MONTHS PRIOR MAKING A RIGHT TURN. I NOTICED CAREFULLY BY COMPARISON OF THE EXACT POSITION OF SIMILAR MAKE SEDAN CARS; THIS CAR HAS THE MIRROR ATTACHED TO THE DOOR PANELS AND PRESENTS A HAZARD (HAS 2 BLIND SPOTS) MAKING IT ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT WITH LOW BEAM LIGHTS AND OLD PAINTED DIVIDER LINES. IT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ACTION AND RECALL SO THE DEALERS CAN REPOSITION THE MIRRORS. *TR