One problem related to rear suspension shock absorber has 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.
Ever since I bought my 2008 Honda Civic sedan ex-l I have had a vibration, tire cupping and sever noise in the rear end suspension and wheels. Honda claims it is because of improper tire rotation intervals. Tire cupping is not due to improper tire rotation. It is due to lack of proper shock absorbing. I have had my Civic back for this problem every 10,000 miles with no solution from Honda. At 26000 miles I replaced the rear tires because they were badly cupped. Now my new tires are cupped as well. After repeated wheel balancing, alignments and many attempts to have Honda fix it I replaced the rear shocks with heavy duty shock to no avail. The last car I owned that showed signs of rear tire cupping was my 1970 fiat 850 racer. I replaced the rear production shocks with koni adjustable shocks and the cupping ceased. Again Honda refuses to acknowledge that there is a problem. There is definitely a problem and needs a remedy.