Five problems related to paint have been reported for the 2012 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2012 Civic.
The paint is peeling all over my car especially the roof and trunk.
Paint is peeling where the rear window meets the roof. Just noticed, not sure how long it has been happening.
Car clear coat is coming off on the trunk and roof in multiple locations. In areas where the clear coat is gone, the paint is now coming off. Vehicle is a 2012 Honda Civic purchased new in 2011. The problem first started in 2018 approximately 2 months after extended paint warranty expired. I contacted Honda customer service and they would not cover the repair costs and said there was no known paint defect for my vehicle year/model. The paint is degrading at an alarming rate. The problem started when the vehicle was 7 years old. The problem is not consistent with normal wear and tear. I have owned 2 other Honda's and never had a paint issue. The numerous websites and facebook groups dedicated to Honda paint problems suggests this is a known defect that Honda has chosen not to address. The car is currently registered in florida and was previously in illinois and maryland. The car was typically washed once a month at a car wash or by hand and waxed at least twice per year. Since the problem started, I no longer wash the exterior since that exacerbates the paint degradation.
I leased a Honda Civic 2012-2015 , in 2015 I bought the Civic that I had leased for 3 years. In 2018 I started to notice the paint was looking dull in certain spots and starting to show a white ring like I dumped salt for melting ice all over it. I took it to the dealer and was told I missed the extended warranty on getting my Civic painted and that I was notified by mail about the paint issue. I never received any notice from anyone regarding the paint coming off of my car. I asked the dealer and Honda several times now to tell me when and to what address the notice was sent and to email the supposed notice that was mailed. Nobody can answer me. Supposedly it's through a 3rd party which they couldn't tell me the name of. I just paid off my 30,000 $ car that now is worth marbles because it looks like garbage. I can't trade it in or sell it because it looks horrible and nobody wants a car that's missing paint everywhere. It's now 2020, I went online to investigate and turns out Honda has been selling this defective paint/clearcoat to people for decades, says they notified their customers, even though they did not, and tries to make a deal with you to pay more money to them on a car that they should have never sold you to begin with. My offer, from Honda, was to paint my car, minus the hood, for 600. 00$ they need it for 7-8 business days and I have to get and pay for my own rental. When they gave me this nonsense offer, they then told me I only have 30 days to schedule or their offer was off the table and I pay full price myself with no assistance from them. I want to know who , when and to what address this supposed notice about my car looking like junk in the future was sent. I want Honda to fix the issue in full because it's their fault. I also want to join a class action suit with others getting screwed by Honda.
Paint coming off of car. Was told I was notified by a letter in mail. Never was. Asked for when it was mailed, asked rip what address it was sent and also asked for a copy of this supposed notification to be emailed to me. Was told by multiple Honda people they don't have that information. . . . It's because they did not send it. I was never told that this would happen by anyone !.
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