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Sedans Honda Civic 2008 Honda Civic Problems and Repairs
232 messages, Last post on Oct 10, 2009 at 3:48 AM
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| twice now, when i go to start the car, all i get , when i turn the key, is a rapid clicking noise. I immediately try again , and it starts and runs just fine.Have not told dealer,they are selling too many Honda,s to care Lloyd | |
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I have a 2007 Civic with Nuvi. Yesterday evening as I was changing channels, the panel went blank, the controls on the panel were inoperative, However I am able to control volume and change channels using the steering wheel mounted controls. What seems to be going on and will the solution be $$$ |
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| All of a sudden when ever i hit roughly 90km\hr the car starts vibrating and shaking from what feels like the rear wheel or wheels. At 105 km\hr and up it gets really bad...feels like a wheel might drop off.Anywhere below 80km\hr (ie: city) i dont experience this. Steering column does not shake but whole chassis does front and rear. Does this sound like a wheel bearing issue or perhaps an alignment problem??? anyone experiencd this? Disapointing because i have only14,500 km on it (8 months old). | |
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Replying to: Brdman20 (Jan 09, 2009 8:47 pm) As far as the wipers go, that is normal. They all have that "click". Good luck! |
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Replying to: eharding (Jan 11, 2009 2:33 pm)
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Replying to: eharding (Jan 11, 2009 2:33 pm) Yes, same thing with mine. 2008 Civic. At about 15,000 km's, the right front wheel bearing came loose to the point where the brake backing plate was rubbing on the brake rotor and it made a screeching noise and vibrated. The dealer tech road tested it and said nothing wrong. I insisted they drive it again with me in the car and they heard what I was complaining about. They tightened it (probably should have replaced the bearing assembly) and then had the audacity to tell me me that I had a separated tire...that was not their problem. Nice try.....it wasn't a tire but seemed fine afterward. There were no notes for this specific complaint or a work order opened for some reason. And, most recently, (approx. 35000 Km's) when the car hit any type of ridge in the road, it took off in either direction....highway or city driving. It had been gradually getting worse and I suspected that the right rear bearing assembly or a suspension piece was loose. Again, it was tightened. Nothing was replaced (I checked) and there was nothing indicated about something being loose on the work order. As well, they deflated my tire pressure from 40 to 30 psi for some reason but anyway, it doesn't change lanes by itself any longer so we're all a little safer. My mileage has dropped significantly (expected when you drop what the tire manufacturer's recommended pressure by 10 psi), so I'll reinflate the tires in the next couple of days. The bottom line for you is that there is something loose. You should take to a dealer immediately to have inspected. Be sure they note the complaints regarding suspension noise and/or steering issues on your work order. Just my opinion but something tells me that Honda has a problem that could cost them a great deal of money if there are enough complaints or worse, injuries. It may sound dramatic but having a wheel assembly come loose on the highway would also be fairly dramatic. Incidentally, I have been a licensed mechanic for close to 30 years. Almost hate to say it to a fellow Civic owner but my 978 Honda Civic was a better car than my 2008. Hope this helps and good luck! |
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Replying to: eharding (Jan 12, 2009 8:40 am)
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Replying to: kmaker (Jan 12, 2009 3:18 pm) |
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Replying to: falax0123 (Jan 05, 2009 5:21 pm) I haven't been on in a while!! I hope the new battery fixes your problem. At least they tried something. This is the second time now.... I just took my car in ( and left it there overnight, but of course it started fine this morning and so they won't even look into what is wrong. I took it to a different dealership in hopes that they would actually do something. They say the radio works fine (in their garage... they should really take it for a drive) and they blame the bad gas milage on the "winter" blend gases that the gas companies are using. They make me feel like I'm crazy. I'm really not.... I've had two people witness the starting problem, lol!! I guess I'll wait a little longer till something major goes wrong. I just worry because lemon laws run out in one year and I worry that I have one. This isn't my first new car, but it's the first one I've ever had problems with. Thanks for the post! I'll have to see about how it reacts if I drive far the night before. I didn't notice a trend, but I do drive a lot too! I have 5000 miles and I've only had my car since October. Liz!!
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One of our cars has this same problem also...does it at home but not at the dealers service bay. Since they can't see the problem, they write down "no problem at this point" on the paperwork. Very frustrating but they can't fix what they can't see or hear. Stinks really. Eventually it'll happen there, we hope. The Sandman 
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