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The car drip weather trim are coming out, needs replacement which cost significantly high, I have observed this in many cars of eight generation Honda Civic, including my car. It needs investigation and decide, because of losing this trim., car inside is leaking in rain, the seal is not proper. This will be safety concern overtime.
I just bought a Honda Civic si mugen fiji blue the clear coat start flaking coming out paint starts fading its 2008 car its not a 1990 I see cars older than mine with better paint job its a cheap paint job Honda used in the first place thats not fair now its gonna cost me 4 to 5 K at least
My car went from normal temp to extremely overheating in about three minutes of idling. I have had this problem off and on over the last three years, including while driving, and have had to add coolant about five times in the last for years. The mechanic could never find the problem until today. I have to replace the radiator. The engine block recall should be extended, and she definitely included the radiator since father's cherry where the problem starts.
- New Orleans, LA, USA
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My car will not open which causes a huge concern because if I go out, then I have to leave a door unlocked because it's not guaranteed that I can get into my car again and people could potientially think that I am trying to break into my own car. When I drive, the locks unlock and lock again while driving. This started getting worse after I got an oil change and as I was in the parking lot pulling out, my car completely died. I could not move it or anything. I drove around the parking lot with it dying and then restarting it. It finally worked and I haven't had a problem with it dying completely but now my locks won't unlock unless it's early in the morning.
Once paint was recalled but not for the body of car that is doing the same. Paint is peeling on top of car and on both doors. Also sun visors were recal yet they are broke again. Also car has 11633 miles and I have replaced brakes 3 times.
Water leaking at side panel at air bag on passenger side. According to Honda no recall. However while researching it appears a ton of complaints. The dripping of water was noticed during heavy rainfall.
Horn randomly going off, while stationary and while driving. Its a steady beep as if someone is laying on the horn. This past Saturday the horn was going off for hours until I returned home. I had to get in the car and tap the steering well and it stopped. It went off again this morning. A mechanic said that its the airbag pushing pressure on the horn. This has been going on a month or so.
The horn beeps (like that of an alarm) as soon as I start the car until I turn it off. The Honda dealership needs more than $135 just to open the hood. Nobody else will touch it. I had the horn disconnected and now have nothing!
Air conditioning compressor went at 82,000 miles. The internet says this is a common problem that Honda should make good on. It was a $491.31 repair bill for me.
Passenger side sun visor where attached to clamp on to hinge mechanism has come apart. The little teeth that are inside are thin plastic and have broken off. Visor can only stay in the straight up and down position, and cannot be used on the side window because it bounces and is unstable. This was not the result of any accident. For some reason it won't let me add the pictures, but I can email them to you if tell me where to send them.
I bought a set of four(4) dextero dtr1 205/55/R16 tires in February 2017. Within a year 3 of the 4 tires had rot on the inside wall, which was not visible, and the tire blew up while driving it. While researching this problem I learned that other dextero dtr1 model tires have been found to have the exact same defect my tires had, but because my tire is a different size tire it is not part of the recall. Since my tires have the same defects that the other tires did, and because it has been determined that this defect can kill people, I believe that this recall should cover these same tires and the manufacturer should in good faith replace these tires with some that won't put my life at risk.
I have had to have the sun visor/airbags on my 2008 Honda Civic replaced 3 times because something keeps popping in them. Honda replaced the first 3 times under warranty. The fourth time it popped, Honda said that they were out of warranty and they would not replace them for free. I feel Honda should still be responsible for the replacements, as they keep replacing the sun visors with the same old crappy ones that break within 2 years. Hopefully, we can get Honda to take the responsibility for knowingly replacing the parts, with parts they know are defective.
Incident occurred 11-Dec 2017 commuting into work at around 6:45 am on the highway going about 60 mph. Clear skies, 42, no trucks nearby, moderate car traffic. Sunroof shattered. The sunroof was closed, the sunroof cover was open. There is no evidence of being hit with an object. The cracks are not radiating from a single point, but are random. Glass is bowing outwards, although not yet completely breached as of 8 am. Structural integrity is completely compromised though, only a matter of time before the sunroof completely collapses on itself.
2 things: 1) the passenger side visor broke for no reason. It now hangs in the way of my vision. It doesn't stay up. It is a hazard. I can't have a passenger sit there because it completely obstructs their view. 2) the paint is damaged. Server all spots are "worn out".
Defective engine mount causing loud vibration when starting car in cold temperatures. 57K miles, no abnormal use. In searching the internet, this seems to be a common problem for Honda Civics in the mid-late 2000S, likely manufacturing/design problem.
The paint on the back of my roof and the top of my trunk has been slowly peeling off over the last few years. I have seen the same peeling paint pattern on several other Honda Civics in the 2007-2010 range. This is clearly a defect.
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- Sunbury, OH, USA