After putting 19,111 highway mileage on my 2009 Honda Civic dx, I was told by my Honda dealer that I needed new front brakes. I did as I was told, and purchased my brakes for $226.39. This repair was done in August of 2010. 8 months later at 34,189 miles, I was told that I needed new front brakes again. I was furious and upset, because I recently got my brakes replaced. I made a complain to the store manager, and he was not helpful at all. I ended up paying another $229 to replace the front brakes. I was also told that my front rotors were worn out as a result of my bad brake pads. I did some research to see if other people had problems with their front Honda Civic brakes, and it seems like this has been a recurring problem with 2009 - 2011 Honda Civics. I am afraid of the safety of this vehicles, and something needs to be done before someone gets hurt because of this issue, that Honda is not willing to rectify.

- South River, NJ, USA

Hello, I have a 2009 Honda Civic. Evry time I drive it for more then an hour or so, the gear shift base where the N, rf etc is written, gets hot. Also, the instrument panel where the cd player is gets really hot. The dealer tells me it is ok, there is no problem. I find it hard to believe as I don't want to be on the hwy with my family and the car catches on fir or something. How could this be normal. Please help.

- Piscataway, NJ, USA