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#68 of 77 Re: driver window goes off track [yankee28] by windgrace

Jul 19, 2011 (11:30 am)

Replying to: yankee28 (Dec 05, 2009 10:08 am)
My sister has an 06 Civic EX Coupe. We bought the car in 08 with 77k on the odometer (all highway miles, the car was meticulously maintained with consistent oil changes logged in the owners manual and everything). The day we bought the car one of the windows needed a replacement for the motor. 2 years later, both windows are slow to roll down (about 2 minutes to completely roll down the windows) and we take it into the dealership and they kept popping off the tracks! Had to get new regulators and whatnot. Frustrating!
 
I have a question of my own. My sister has been out of the country this summer so I've been driving and maintaining the car. Over the past few years of ownership we have done the aforementioned window repair, I've bought new tires, new spark plugs (currently at about 109k now) etc. I've gotten several alignments done at the dealership, but the car seems to pull to the right. Any thoughts?
 
Also, we recently replaced the front brakes/rotors because the cars steering wheel would shake horribly when braking from highway speeds. They also had to replace the brake fluids. This resolved the steering wheel shake, but now I feel like I have to use A LOT of force to pull the emergency/parking brake up. What could that be?

#69 of 77 Re: 2009 Civic LX-S [satxmarine] by mshaikh81

Jul 26, 2011 (2:51 pm)

Replying to: satxmarine (Jun 27, 2009 10:45 pm)
I'm having the same exact problem with my 09 Civic now... I just moved back to Houston, TX, drove the car here from Michigan, and I've never experienced this problem till now (they had hot & humid summers in Michigan too, comparable to Houston). The dealer tried to tell me that this was normal with the Civic, but it sure as hell doesn't feel normal to me. I've had it for 2 1/2 years, and with a 2 year old who's always with me, it's just plain miserable b/c the car never has a chance to cool up in high traffic areas.
Did you take your to the dealer? If so, did they find a resolution?

#70 of 77 Re: 09 Civic EX Slow acceleration [bori04] by diamondsnrust

Jul 27, 2011 (12:44 pm)

Replying to: bori04 (Jun 19, 2011 10:11 pm)
I have a similar issue to yours--my Civic is sluggish in general when the A/C is on. You're right, accelerating is a huge pain when the A/C is running (even when it is on the lowest setting!) as the car doesn't seem to want to move at all.
 
My car has 19,500 miles on it and I bought in July of 09.

#71 of 77 Re: 2009 Honda Civic—Won't Turn Over? [montiep] by blkciv09

Nov 04, 2011 (3:51 pm)

Replying to: montiep (Aug 27, 2009 6:44 am)
I bought a brand new 2009 Honda Civic Coupe LX and actually brought it back to HONDA 2-3 times when I first bought the car because of that issue. It doesn't want to turn over and the car doesn't want to start. It still does it intermittently and of course HONDA never finds anything wrong. The outside temperature doesn't matter..I bought the car end of August, so it happened when it was warm/hot out and cold out.

#72 of 77 Broken Right Engine Mount by blkciv09

Nov 04, 2011 (3:58 pm)

I noticed that my 2009 Honda Civic Coupe LX started idling really rough when I would be stopped. Everything in my car would be shaking. I brought the car back to Honda to since I was still within my 3 year, 36,000 warranty.
Also, there was something wrong with my hand brake. I had my brakes recently replaced and a week after, I tried to pull up on my hand brake while parked on a slanted driveway and I could not pull it up..AT ALL. It was totally stuck. Turns out when they did my brakes, they adjusted them too tight..easy fix.
 
My complaint: Called ahead to the Honda service department to ask for a loaner while the car was in the shop. The girl said no, because it will not take them more than 5 hours to fix the car.
Car was at Honda: 8:45 AM
Called Honda at 1:45PM - still don't know what is wrong
Get a call from Honda at 3:00PM - diagnosed broken right engine mount and brakes adjusted too tight.
5:30PM - Car is done
 
That is way more than 5 hours. I asked how the engine mount could break. Service guy says I don't know, it just happened.
 
I am seriously thinking about looking into a Hyundai Veloster. I've had my car in Honda at least 5-6 times since I bought it brand new in August of 2009.

#73 of 77 Re: Broken Right Engine Mount [blkciv09] by diamondsnrust

Nov 04, 2011 (4:09 pm)

Replying to: blkciv09 (Nov 04, 2011 3:58 pm)
That's funny. I had a broken engine mount the first year I bought my car. Car was starting super rough- and they found the engine mount to be the issue They replaced it no problem, but it's strange how that's such a common issue with these cars- and them being brand new!
 
In cold weather, my 09 Civic still starts roughly. When I say cold, I don't even mean THAT cold. It's been sitting all night in 50 degree weather and in the morning it turns over super rough. What gives?

#74 of 77 Re: 08 civic lx-starting problems [karenkdwl] by b2123

Nov 26, 2011 (12:18 pm)

Replying to: karenkdwl (Mar 16, 2011 8:21 am)
I have had problems with my 2009 Honda Civic. The no start problem that you describe is exactly what I am experiencing now. They can find nothing wrong with the car. My heater core was leaking and went out. Now I have no heat. I am so frustrated. I owe about 11,000 on the car as well. I am trying to contact Honda corporation and get them to do something about this. I feel so cheated. I have had other cars with a worse reputation and I have NEVER had problems with them!!! I am so disappointed in this company. I will never buy another Honda not even a motorcycle.

#75 of 77 Honda Civic Si engine problem by udub68

Dec 28, 2011 (6:55 am)

Recently my 2009 Honda Civic Si has been diagnosed with a warped cylinder head. It was in an accident in 2010 and underwent extensive front end repairs at a body shop. On the drive home the engine overheated, a result of a coolent hose not being conneced correctly to the engine. At that time the body shop took the vehicle to the dealer where the hose was reconneced and returned to service without any problem. The manufacturer is declining to accept responsibility for the engine because it overheated about 20,000 miles ago. Does anyone have any experience with this engine that may be of some use determining the cause of this failure? Is 20,000 miles too long a latent period to connect these two events? And finally, what else can cause a cylinder head to warp? I'm just trying to educate myself.

#76 of 77 Re: Honda Civic Si engine problem [udub68] by accordhunter

Jan 21, 2012 (1:05 pm)

Replying to: udub68 (Dec 28, 2011 6:55 am)
I think you already answered your question for the engine cylinder head warp issue- overheat after accident; did you notice any damage for your oil stick? if it had, then that's an obvious sign for the overheated engine. If you dealer didn't want to repair it (or the body shop who did your damaged car work- obviously they didn't do a thoroughly checking job), try your chance for another dealer.

#77 of 77 Re: 2009 Honda Civic transmission clunks from a Stop [youngman0] by hc09tranclunk

May 07, 2012 (10:16 am)

Replying to: youngman0 (Jun 26, 2011 11:49 am)
I was wondering what your situation was with your 09 civic, did the problem ever get resolved or did you get any explinations for why this loud clunking noise is occuring. My 09 civic does the same thing it does not sound good at all. This is when accelerating at about 5mph. Honda claims it is a normal sound and they all make it. It is obvious honda is ignoring this problem to avoid a recall. I have never had a trained honda technician hear what sounds like the trany has a heart beat of a sledge hammer and say this is normal. My friends 09 civic does it to. Any ideas??
 
Thanks

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