2010 Honda Civic

I HAVE A 2010 HONDA CIVIC THAT I PURCHASE IN OCT OF 2009 THAT IS GOING THROUGH BRAKES PREMATURELY. THERE MUST BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT WITH THE CIVIC'S BRAKING SYSTEM. ON NOVEMBER 30TH ON 2010, I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO SCOTT ROBINSON HONDA IN TORRANCE, CA BECAUSE MY BREAKS WERE SQUEAKING. I WAS CERTAIN THAT AFTER ONLY 13 MONTHS AND 12,457 MILES THERE MUST BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT AND THAT MY WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE COST OF ANY REPAIRS. WRONG. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REP THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS AND THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST BECAUSE THE PADS WERE WORN EVENLY AND IT APPEARED TO BE "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR. I TOLD HIM THAT I HAVE HAD HONDA'S FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BREAK PADS BEFORE 25,000-30,000 MILES. HE SIMPLY SHOOK HIS HEAD AND GENTLY INSINUATED THAT IT MAY BE DUE TO MY DRIVING HABITS OR THE FACT THAT I LIVE ON A HILL. I PAID THEM $196.59 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS. ON OCTOBER 31ST 2011, I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO SCOTT ROBINSON HONDA AGAIN FOR A PROBLEM I HAD BEEN HAVING WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCKS (LUCKILY, THIS PROBLEM WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). WHEN THE REP CAME OUT TO UPDATE ME ON THE STATUS, HE INFORMED ME THAT I HAD VERY LITTLE LEFT TO MY BRAKE PADS. I WAS SHOCKED AND OF COURSE LOOKED AT THE MAN LIKE HE HAD FOUR HEADS. I TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS ONLY A YEAR AND LESS THAN 11,000 MILES (10,993 MILES TO BE EXACT) SINCE I LAST HAD THE PADS REPLACED. ONCE AGAIN, I WAS MET WITH THE SYMPATHY OF A REP SHAKING HIS HEAD AND A "SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS" COMMENT. I HAVE ALWAYS SWORN BY HONDA VEHICLES, BUT IF I HAVE TO LAY OUT 200 BUCKS FOR NEW BRAKE PADS EVERY 11,000 MILES, I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE IN THE FUTURE. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM REALLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER AND THAT HONDA SHOULD RECALL AND MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *TR

BOUGHT 2010 HONDA CIVC IN THE EARLY PART OF 2010. AT THE END OF THE 2010I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKES (OVER $ 200.00). IT IS NOW THE END OF 2011 AND I AM BEING TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AGAIN. MY CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 35000 MILES ON IT AND IS BARELY 2 YEARS OLD. I CALLED HONDA TO SEE IF THE BRAKES I BOUGHT IN 2010 WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE NOT AND I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW BRAKES. *TR

THE BRAKES PULL AND MAKE TREMENDOUS NOISE WHEN STOPPING SHORT AND THEY PULL AND MAKE NOISE WHEN TURNING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. THEY RUMBLE, SCREECH, AND SKID. IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS STICKING. THE CAR IS GETTING 17 TO 20 MILES TO THE GALLON ON SURFACE STREETS AND FREEWAYS WITHOUT THE AIR-CONDITIONING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND HONDA SAYS ALL THE CARS DO IT, SO IT ISN'T A LEMON. THE HONDA CIVIC I TEST DROVE DID NOT DO IT. ALSO, THERE WAS SOME BENT METAL UNDERNEATH THE CAR TOWARD THE CENTER. THE CAR HAD 11 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN DROPPED WHEN UNLOADING IT FROM THE TRAILER. THE SALESMAN WORKED HARD TO SELL ME THIS PARTICULAR CAR. IT FRIGHTENS ME AND IT FRIGHTENS MY PARENTS WHEN WE DRIVE IN IT. I DO NOT THINK IT IS SAFE AND I FEEL THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN WHEN THE BRAKES GO OUT. *TR

I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW HONDA CIVIC IN 3/2010 (IT ONLY HAD 11 MILES). ABOUT 7-8 MONTHS LATER, I NOTICED THE CIVIC WAS MAKING WIERD BRAKING NOISES. IT WOULD COME AND GO. BUT IN 2/2011 (LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER MY PURCHASE) I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT BRAKING. I ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A HONDA DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT MY BRAKES AS IT WAS GETTING WORSE AND I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT BRAKE PADS AND MY LEFT ROTOR. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 9000 MILES ON IT!!! I PAID $400 BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE BRAKES!! I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF MY DRIVING. 7 MONTHS LATER (9/2011) THE BRAKE IS AT IT AGAIN. THIS TIME, THERE WAS NO SQEAKING SOUNDS TO WARN ME, THE CAR SUDDENLY SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS METAL RUBBING ON METAL AND MY CAR WOULDN'T BRAKE. AGAIN, I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS NOT RIGHT! I'VE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES PRIOR AND NEVER HAD ANY BREAK ISSUES. NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. HOW AM I GOING TO GET TO WORK? I'M SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. PLUS, THEY'RE GOING TO TELL ME THE SAME THING AND CHARGE ME ANOTHER $400 WHEN IT'S CLEARLY NOT MY DOING BUT A DEFECTIVE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. *TT

PREMATURE WEAROUT OF FRONT BRAKING PADS AND DISCS ON 2010 HONDA CIVIC WITH 22,000 MILES. THE CAR WAS PRIMARILY DRIVEN HIGHWAY MILES AND IS ONLY 12 MONTHS OLD JUST COMING OUT OF IT'S FIRST WINTER. THE RIGHT FRONT HAD A FULLY WORN OUT PAD AND A HALF WORN OUT PAD ALONG WITH HEAT DISTRESS ON THE RF ROTOR INDICATING CALIPER STICKING AND PAD NOT RETRACTING FROM ROTOR. LEFT FRONT PADS HAD SIGNIFICANTLY UNEVEN WEAR ON THE SAME PAD FROM FRONT TO BACK AGAIN INDICATING SOMETHING IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS STICKING. TOOK THE CAR TO A HONDA DEALER WHERE THEY COULD ONLY REPEAT THE WORD "BRAKE PADS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY". I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT BRAKE PADS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY IF THEY ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND WEAR OUT. IF THEY DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND STICK, OVER HEAT AND DO NOT RETRACT IN THE FIRST YEAR, SOMETHING IS SIGNIFICANTLY WRONG IN THE DESIGN. GM AND FORD HAVE BEEN DESIGNING VERY GOOD BRAKE SYSTEMS THAT LAST 40K 50K OR MORE MILES. WITH THE 2010 HONDA CIVIC, BECAUSE OF SIGNIFICANT UNEVEN PAD WEAR, A "BRAKE JOB" HAS TO BE PERFORMED AT EVERY THIRD OLD CHANGE. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT INVOLVES SAFETY AND THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND GIVEN A FIX. *TR

ON JANUARY 17, I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND VEHICLE INSPECTION DONE. MY BRAKES WERE AT 6MM. ON APPROXIMATELY FEBRUARY 15, I NOTICED A "METAL ON METAL" SOUND COMING FROM MY CAR. ON FEBRUARY 22 I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD MY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT'S A 2010 HONDA CIVIC WITH 21,000 MILES. I'VE OWNED IT FOR 1 YEAR AND 2 MONTHS- SO THE BRAKES WERE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. SEEMS AS THOUGH HONDA CORP NEEDS TO START LOOKING INTO THIS AS THIS SEEMS LIKE ITS BECOMING QUITE A COMMON OCCURANCE AND IT'S EXCESSIVE AND HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA- WHICH IS SAD BECAUSE HONDA IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE CAR TO BUY IF YOU WANT TO AVOID REPAIRS AND BREAKDOWNS!!!!! (THAT'S WHY I BOUGHT THE HONDA- ITS HISTORY OF RELIABILITY AND STAMINA. WELL- THAT IS QUICKLY GOING OUT THE WINDOW UNLESS HONDA CORP DOES SOMETHING!) *TR