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#31 of 232 Lweeks by sandman46 Jun 09, 2008 (1:39 pm)
Please use lower case when typing...you're screaming and it's also hard to read what you are saying.   The Sandman
#32 of 232 Initial Quality of '08 Civic EX Auto (Delivery 05/29) by hickoryc Jun 11, 2008 (8:42 am)
We have not discovered any initial quality issues with our new Civic. I have purchased a lot of new vehicles, starting with 1965 Mustang Ragtop, which was flawless. '69 Volvo had the most. '71 Country Squire was fine. '79 Gran LeMans Safari had several. Moving forward, '04 Malibu Maxx had quite a few. I'd rather not get on first name basis with new car service manager and hope I don't get to know the Honda one. However, I would appreciate hearing from anyone knowing of common initial quality issues to look for. As I read, it appears that rear tires have been a 13,000 mile uneven wear issue. Replies to this message: targettuning (Jun 12, 2008 4:41 am)
#33 of 232 Rear Tire Wear by sandman46 Jun 11, 2008 (12:33 pm)
If this problem does crop up, show the damaged tires to the dealer before you swap them out...much more likely to change out the bad parts that way. I was stupid in that i didn't follow my own advice. Will be more vigilant with these new sneakers.   The Sandman Replies to this message: thegraduate (Jun 20, 2008 2:50 pm)
#34 of 232 Re: Initial Quality of '08 Civic EX Auto (Delivery 05/29) [hickoryc] by targettuning Jun 12, 2008 (4:41 am)
Replying to: hickoryc (Jun 11, 2008 8:42 am) While I can't speak for the 2008 Civic initial quality ( maybe Honda has improved) I can for the 2006 Civic I bought new an EX sedan automatic. There were numerous small but troubling issues with this car starting with both rear shocks needing to be replaced in the first 4,000 miles due to leak out. Then there were the numerous TSB's (technical service bulletins) that were issued by Honda to correct various noises and other issues (one of which, even though I know its number and can match it up to my cars symptoms I cannot get corrected because the service advisor "cannot hear the noise"). Finally our front driver seat cushion fabric wore out in less than 9,000 miles and the seat needed re-covered. I am now following the tire wear issue to see if our car qualifies for the TSB repairing the root cause for that. It gets great fuel economy though!!
#35 of 232 Hello by ivtec1 Jun 14, 2008 (12:29 pm)
all, do u guys feel hesitation when u floor the car? sometimes when i push down the accelerator to floor it,there is like a 1-2 sec delay and then the car engine booms and takes off like a jet. I feel a response delay between the accelerator and the engine during quick acceleration.what could be the problem? could it be the drive-by- wire? otherwise, the car runs,handles beautifully with good gas mileage (27 city) Replies to this message: hpoohh (Jun 14, 2008 4:50 pm)
#36 of 232 Re: Hello [ivtec1] by hpoohh Jun 14, 2008 (4:50 pm)
Replying to: ivtec1 (Jun 14, 2008 12:29 pm) i think i got the same issue, if i go easy, it's ok, but when i push more, it feels like fuel cut and back, not 1~2sec, more like 0.5sec or so. I am driving a stick shift so it's even more noticible as i usually already engaged the clutch at that moment.
#37 of 232 d'oh by ivtec1 Jun 14, 2008 (5:11 pm)
oh ya sorry its not 1-2 sec. It is more like 1/2 a sec but anyways just wanna point out that YES there is a slight delay . I strongly think it is that stupid drive by wire thing. Pissing me off seriously. I noticed this when i wanted to floor it to clear intersection on yellow.
#38 of 232 Drive By Wire by sandman46 Jun 14, 2008 (6:01 pm)
Have the same situation with my '06 LX and also think the 1.8 engine is part of the problem. Our '05 Mazda 3sdoesn't suffer from this at all, but it has the 2.3 engine which overcomes this particular malady. Funny, as the wife just asked me about an hour ago to finally drive my Civic to see if she could live with the weaker engine in her next car. Have been telling her for months that it'll be a problem for her to do this, as she's used to that seemless burst of power when needed and she won't be happy with the smaller less torquey engine. But I've felt that slight hesitation in the Civic since day one, but have learned to live with it. thus the only drawback of the car for me...so I'm still really happy with this choice.   The Sandman
#39 of 232 2008 Honda Civic Problems and Repairs by xxy Jun 14, 2008 (7:30 pm)
My 2008 will run the strip at 120mph also it gets 40 mpg, Replies to this message: backy (Jun 14, 2008 7:54 pm)
#40 of 232 Re: 2008 Honda Civic Problems and Repairs [xxy] by backy Jun 14, 2008 (7:54 pm)
Replying to: xxy (Jun 14, 2008 7:30 pm) At the same time?

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