58 problems related to equipment 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.
When they did the paint recall Honda in hilo did not do the whole car just the roof now my car is chipping clear coat all over and it is a black car looking horribly wrong and no matter how much I complained for them to fix it they did not and avoided me now there another recall I want them as a Honda dealer to fixed all of it like they promised. I do not required for them to fix the whole car but they need to fix when it all is it might need a while paint job but that your problem not mine. And then they tried to charge me 4500. 00 to paint the whole car. . . . Please help 8084303541, I purchase the car in July and it did notices it yet. Until the car was shipped from sick hanna Honda in vancouver wa to hilo hi.
Whenever performing a turn there is a clicking sound made from the rear of the vehicle. Dealer unable to find anything through diagnostics. It sounds like there is a piece of metal broken somewhere that when going over a speed bump or turning it bumps or grinds against something.
This is a common issue. The sun visor is broken. The hinges melted.
Driver side visor will not stay up and impairs my vision while driving.
Tranmission went completely out while driving my car. Only has 50,000 miles on it.
I bought a used 2008 Honda Civic coupe from a dealership a year ago. It was a one owner car. I noticed the top had some paint / clear coat wear so I had it painted. Now there is a lot of paint / clear coat wear on the sides, trunk and doors. It looks like an old vehicle. Honda should use more care with their paint and clear coat products. I own two other cars, toyotas, with no paint problems whatsoever. I feel that Honda should take an initiative to have their vehicles re-painted. It looks tacky. There should be a warranty on the clear coat and paint. I have noticed many Hondas like this around 2008 and 2009 models - dark colored paints. I will not buy another Honda if they cannot increase the quality of their products.
Paint is peeling - started on hood looks awful - checked with dealer - dealer stated there is nothing they can do - they did concede that this should not be happening.
In July 2012, I started noticing a clicking noise when I would turn left or right. A friend of mine whose husband owns a garage told me they had received a service bulletin about this same thing. It was dated July 16, 2009, serv. Bull. # 262286. (steering gearbox mounting bolts not torqued correctly). I called Honda's cust. Ser. #. She informed me I could take it to my Honda dealership and they would inspect it for me for 75. 00 I asked her since there was a service bulletin they had sent out to garages, why I had to pay a fee? she said that was protocol. I asked that if it was the same problem as on the service bulletin if I would be reimbursed. She would not say yes, only saying, "possibly. " I decided not to go that route. My friend's husband told me to bring my car in and they would look at the mounting bolts to see if they were torqued correctly (for free). This was the service bulletin issue, and sounded like the problem I was having. He inspected it and said they were torqued correctly, but it is still making the noise a year later. It is usually when I turn sharply left or right. My concern I expressed to my friend's husband who looked at my car was that I didn't want the problem to be tearing something else up, and I didn't want something to fall out as I was going down the road, or for my steering mechanism to fail as I was driving. He assured me all of this was ok, but I still wonder?? shouldn't Honda repair issues free of charge, that they put on service bulletins? this is a defect in Honda's manufacturing, not through anything I have done. I feel that Honda should inspect my vehicle free of charge and if this service bulletin issue is the problem, then they should repair it free of charge as well. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me on this matter.
The first time this problem occurred was in June of 2012 when shifting into 3rd gear there was grinding sounds. The vehicle would also pop out of 3rd gear while driving. I took it into a Honda dealer to see what was wrong they diagnosed it as internal m/t malfunction saying that my shift fork and 3rd gear s set needed replacing. Since I purchase this car used at a dealership that I worked at the time they fixed it as a courtesy to me. I had to fight with them to finally agree to fix it from the beginning. Once again now in September of 2014 the same thing has happen again to my Civic which the estimated repair cost is around $3,000. 00. Being a trained mechanic I know there are several silent recalls and TSB recalls on this vehicle for this problem. I do not feel that I should have to pay out of the pocket to fix a reoccurring problem.
About a year ago I started noticing large white patches on the roof of my Honda ( black). I thought perhaps something had scratched it. Now, a year later, it has worsened. The car looks about 10 years old, the paint is faded throughout, the roof is covered in white patches.
The vehicle has defective upper control arms and flange bolts which cause the tires to wear fast and dangerously, as well at cause the car to shake in the back while driving. This is a defect in the car and Honda will pay for it but only if the vehicle is still under factory warranty. By the time I bought the car and noticed the problem it was out of warranty. This is unacceptable! it is a defect! they should have to pay for it!.
I own a 2008 Honda Civic with 42k miles and live in las vegas, nv. Recently, my passenger side sun visor split at the seam . This effectively makes the visor always stuck in the down position. I would consider this a safety hazard, as it blocks my view at night since I am unable to keep it in the upward position.
The sun visor on the driver's side of my 2008 Honda Civic ex-l broke while under warranty and the dealer replaced it. Now, out of warranty, the visor on the passenger side has broken. I have not pursued any action from Honda, yet. I have been reading on-linethat this is a frequent complaint and I wanted file my own complaint to add to the others.
Driver side visor failed while commuting to work on 2008 Honda Civic coupe ex, thereby obstructing my view of the road until I was able to get to a Honda dealership. The driver side visor failed due to the visor coming apart at the hing point. Three months later, the passenger side visor failed in the same way as the driver side visor, thus obstructing my view while driving until I made it to a Honda dealership.
Both visors in my 2008 Honda Civic ex model melted or broke and now cannot close away posing as visual impediment. I called a Honda dealership to see if they'd fix it because I learned from family members and friends with the same problem with their 2008 Honda Civics that dealerships in their town fixed it for free. My dealership said they hadn't heard of the problem and refused to repair.
Cabin blower motor fan makes excessive noise, sounds like bearings defective all speed settings.
Sun visor splits apart and doesn't lock into proper position. Several times while driving the visor would come down abruptly almost causing a accident.
The rear tire wore out fast, they were cupping and vibrating and noisy/thumping starting around 25,000 miles. At 30,000 miles I could not wait anymore. I bought 2 new tires for the back, the front tires were still ok. Then I took it to round rock Honda for alignment. Everything was good then, I had the new tires at the front. After another 20k miles, I replaced the 2 old tires with new ones. I kept balancing and rotating the tires. But at around 70k miles the rear tires started to wear out again. I rotate and balanced the tires. Now at 88k miles, the car starts to vibrate and noisy again at 65mph. The tires were supposed to be good for 60-70k, but the uneven wear showing up around 30k . I checked w/ discount tire, they claim Civic has problems w/ tire wear. So I checked on internet, found the issue about Honda Civic premature tire wear. I went to round rock Honda, but they won't replace new control rear arms and do alignment for free. I have to pay around $450. 00. I filed this complain first. I'm planning to replace the old two tires again for now. The look for Honda to replace new control rear arms and do alignment for free. I called another Honda dealer to verify, they are claiming there is no issue w/ 2008 Civic lx sedan, which is not listed in the TSB 08-001 (2006 and 2007 only). So I guess there is not enough complains about this tire wearing fast issue yet. If Honda keeps playing dumb, my last resort would probably be selling this Civic and consider buying a Toyota instead of a Honda.
2008 sun visor on driver side failed summer 2009. I have been driving with this issue since then although it is very hard to drive into the sun due to glare and I have desperatly needed it. Today, 06-29-2011 the passenger sun visor has now failed. So I went online to see if there is a recall and there is none. This is very common with the Honda Civic apparently and this needs to be corrected as the sun is awful down here along with any road glare due to precipitation. Even the warranty replacements are breaking after they heat up.
I bought my '08 Civic ex sedan (galaxy grey) , brand new, while battling hodgkins lymphoma. I have been in remission since February 2009, however my paint job/clear coat has progressively gotten worse. It looks like reverse rally stripes on the hood, roof and trunk. Not to mention the doors and fenders. Please help!!!.
Sun visors driver side visor detachment at 4 months of new ownership. Replaced by Honda dealer under warranty.
Apparently a rock hit my a/c condenser after owning my 2008 Honda Civic hybrid for less than two months. It created a hole in the condenser and now the a/c doesn't work. Honda wants ~$600 to fix and they refuse to cover this under warranty. This is despite the extremely new nature of the car and how incredibly easy it was to locate many Honda owners with the exact same problem.
My 2007 Honda Civic hybrid has a damaged a/c condenser. According to the dealership a pebble punctured the condenser while driving, so all the freon leaked out and my ac doesn't work. The cost to repair it is $582. I went online and "goggled" this problem and found it has happened to many Honda cars and has to do with the placement of the condenser and the fact that Honda does nothing to protect or shield it from damage. I want my $582 back!.