2008 Honda Civic

AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE SUN VISOR MELTING, I GOT BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER VISOR REPLACED LAST YEAR. ITS BEEN ONE YEAR AND THEY MELTED AGAIN. HONDA REPAIRED THEM BUT I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO GO IN EVERY YEAR FOR A REPLACEMENT. THEY NEED TO FIX THE UNDERLYING ISSUE. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED BUT ONLY FOR 100,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS. IF THEY CONTINUE TO USE THE SAME VISOR, THEN AFTER 7 YEARS OR 100K MILES, IT WILL STILL BE A HAZARD. MY FRIEND IN ARLINGTON ALSO HAS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND SHE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE ALREADY RECALLED AND REPLACED VISORS. *TR

TL* HE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 15-20 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, BREAST BONE, NECK AND BACK. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000. UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL VALVE. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE FUEL VALVE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SMELL. LATER, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,323.

I HAD BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN MARCH 2008. IT IS 4+ YEARS SINCE AND DUE TO WORK COMMUTE I HAVE ACCRUED MORE THAN 132K MILES ON IT. THIS SUMMER, ABOUT LAST WEEK, SUDDENLY BOTH THE SUN VISORS GOT CRACKED ABOUT 2 DAYS APART. I WAS HEADING OUT FOR LUNCH, AND I FLIPPED UP THE SUN VISORS TO REMOVE THE SUN REFLECTING SHEET FROM THE WINDSCREEN. AND THE SUN VISORS SIMPLY CRACKED. NOW THE SUN VISORS ARE NOT STAYING UP AND IT PARTIALLY BLOCKS MY VIEW ALL THE TIME. KEEPING THE SUN VISORS TURNED TO THE SIDE ALSO IS NOT VERY PRACTICAL. I LOOKED UP ONLINE TO LEARN THAT THE SUN VISORS IN 2008 CIVICS HAVE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CAUSES THEM TO CRACK ( HTTP://VISORSETTLEMENT.COM/ ). WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER TO FIX IT, UNFORTUNATELY THEY CAN'T BE FIXED FOR FREE BECAUSE THE VISOR WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED ONLY TILL 100K MILES AND I AM ALREADY AT 132K+ MILES. HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE VISORS REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND NOT THE USER'S FAULT. DOES THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF JUST 100K MILES MEAN THAT HONDA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS OWN FAULT AFTER THAT LIMIT? I WOULD APPEAL HONDA TO FIX THE SUN VISORS FOR ME FOR FREE. JUST BECAUSE I HAVE TO COMMUTE MORE FOR WORK EVERYDAY DOES NOT MEAN THAT THIS CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT RIGHT BE TAKEN AWAY FROM ME. *TR

OWNED THIS 2008 HONDA CIVIC SI (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) FOR ONE WEEK BEFORE THE CLUTCH QUIT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND TOTALLY UNEXPECTED FOR A CAR THAT WAS JUST INSPECTED BY A HONDA DEALER (WHO HAD LISTED ANOTHER CAR DEALER AS THE PREVIOUS OWNER ON THE NYS RETAIL CERTIFICATE OF SALE). THIS HONDA DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THIS CAR AS THEY WERE FLAT-BEDDING IT TO AN AUCTION HOUSE THAT WAS ACTUALLY THE LAST OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE FOR THEM TO REPAIR IT. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA BECAUSE THE AUCTION HOUSE REPAIRS ARE LIKELY TO VOID THE REMAINDER OF THE HONDA WARRANTY BUT THEIR REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT AMERICAN HONDA DOES NOT GET INVOLVED WITH LOCAL HONDA DEALER ISSUES. AMERICAN HONDA ASSIGNED CASE # [XXX] AND ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED THAT A SAFETY REPORT WOULD BE FILED WITH THE NHTSA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

THIS SUMMER, FROM THE MONTH OF MAY ONWARDS, I FELT DIFFICULT IN BREATHING, BLURRED VISION AND SOMETIMES A SUDDEN CHEST PAIN WHILE DRIVING MY CIVIC WITH AC RUNNING, IT BLEW COOL BUT NOT COLD AIR, AND THERE WERE MANY INSTANCES THAT I ALMOST FELL OFF AND MY BODY BECAME OFF BALANCE WHILE WALKING AROUND AFTER DRIVING THE CIVIC. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE I AM GETTING OLD, 46YRS. BUT. LATER , I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A FREON LEAK WITHIN THE CAR WHEN AC IS ENGAGED . A TIF 5000 DETECTOR WAS USED TO CHECK AND CONFIRM THE PRESENT OF R134A IN THE COOL AIR INSIDE THE CIVIC. THE CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT UNDER CONDITION THAT AC SYSTEM IS BLOWING CLOSED CIRCULATIUON AIR WITHIN THE CAR. I FELT THAT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT MIGHT POST A GREATER RISK OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS FOR ELDERLY DRIVERS AS THE R134A, FREON, IS POISONOUS AND ONCE THE DRIVERS UNAWARE OF ITS PRESENT AND INHALE IT AND PHYSICALLY LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLES. ESPECIALLY ELDERLY ONES ARE MORE VULNERABLE AND ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. THERE ARE MANY ACCIDENTS MIGHT BE DUE TO THIS TYPE OF AC DEFECT. THE PUBLIC OR THE INVESTIGATORS MAY HAVE NOT REALIZED THIS IS ONE OF THE POSSIBLE CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS, AS THE CRASHES MAY HAVE PHYSICALLY DESTROY ALL THE EVIDENCES OF DEFECTIVE AC SYSTEM. I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. NOT ONLY HONDA AUTOMOBILES BUT ALL CARS IN THE USA. *TR

WATER PUMP PULLEY/TENSIONER QUIT AT 70 MPH. PUMP AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER, CAR QUIT AGAIN, SAME THING. ONLY THIS TIME THE BOLT THAT MOUNTS THE TENSIONER SHEARED OFF IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. HONDA HAS RECALLED THIS VEHICLE IN 2006 AND 2007 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. (SERVICE BULLETIN 248422 AND 248421) AND ACTION NUMBER NHTSA 10026791. NO RECALLS FOR 2008 YET. THEY HAVE REPLACED (UNDER SOME KIND OF WARRANTY) THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE WATER PUMP/PULLEY/TENSIONER CAUSED BY THE SECOND BREAK DOWN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR 2008, AS WELL. HONDA NEEDS TO PAY FOR MY FIRST REPAIR, AS WELL. *TR