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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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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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honda just updated its T.S.B. to include the '08 civic with possible cracked engine block around the cooling chambers
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Had some autobody work completed on my car and the autobody shop failed to correctly attach the radiator hose to my engine causing my engine to overheat and fail. I now need a new engine. My current engine had 55,000 miles on it. The insurance company for the autobody shop wants to put in a used motor with 13,000 miles on it. I am currently requesting them to warranty the used engine for at least 1 year since my powertran engine is not up yet on my current engine and I have yet to hear back from the insurance company My new concern is TSB 08-044 on the cracked engine block. My concern is that with the used engine going into my car I may not be eligible for the "goodwill warranty" that honda may provide if I have a future problem with a cracked engine block. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions on this? I feel like I should be getting an entire new engine, but don't know if that is going to happen.
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| Man, that is bad, was the work done at a Honda Dealership or a 3rd party maintainer? If it were me I think I would have noticed the temp gauge overheating before it blew the engine. still this is no excuse to not connect the radiator hose after a repair.--Good Luck--My 2008 Civic is going in for service this weekend hopefully I will have better luck then you did. | |
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Replying to: mafanslau (Feb 26, 2009 5:58 pm) And you feel you should get a new engine? Heck, why not ask for a brand new car? IMO you are being totally unreasonable. |
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Replying to: sandman46 (May 14, 2008 10:08 am) |
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