43 problems related to body have been reported for the 2008 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2008 Civic.
My 2008 Honda Civic has a notorious problem: defective sun visors that drop down, covering more than half the vertical space of the windshield in front of the driver. The problem, which involves a metal bar that expands in hot weather and forces apart the two sides of the plastic visor, is prone to happen in hot weather. This is the fourth time it has happened to me. A California superior court ruling requires Honda to replace these as needed up to 100,000 miles. However, the safety issue remains unaddressed. The replacement is the same as the failed visor, and it too will fail in about 10,000 miles (or less, in severe climates). Two screws hold the visor to the roof of the car. Can't Honda be require to design a new visor without this defect (requires only making the channel for the metal bar wider) and replace the visors with an improved version on all affected Honda Civics (2006-2009)? it is not fun viewing the road ahead by peeking around and under the dropped visor. Honda Civics have a severely slanted windshield, and the vertical viewing space is limited without a failed visor.
The drivers side visor stuck and crack opened the plastic assembly by which it holds itself to the visors metal rod in the ceiling. After removal the thing that makes the visor swivel front and back is in fact the thing stuck(metal clip) and seems it may not be secured to the visor which at some point will brake the visor open as it happened , the passengers side visor is starting to get tight.
The clear coat is flaking off.
The paint on the roof of my Honda Civic started to fade in two spots and then the spot grew larger and is now down to the metal. I visited the dealership and the service manager took pictures and was going to send them to the area representative and get back to me. After I did not hear from him, I called and found out that he was no longer with the dealership so I asked for the new service manager. I left several messages and made a personal visit and the new service manager was busy when I was there and he never bothered to return my calls. After checking this on the internet, I see that this is ongoing problem that Honda has had and cannot find out what, if anything Honda has or is doing about it.
As I was driving down the street my bumper just poped off and started to fall off nothing was hit I need to know if the rest of the car is going to fall off is it a safety concern as as bus driver I am a very safe driver if I'am going to die as the car falls apart I need to know. . . .
The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the plastic cover, located in the center of the steering wheel where the air bag was located, was cracked. The crack extended approximately seven inches. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who indicated that the failure was caused by excessive exposure to sun light. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 30,000.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) purchased 2008 Honda Civic sedan VIN [xxx] , paid cash, under warranty in 2008. Front bumper cover falls off. Defective design, latent defect. Road hazard if it falls off in traffic. Honda of hollywood has refused to repair under warranty.
Bad paint cracking clear coat.