2008 Honda Civic Hybrid fuel system problems

Filed May 9, 2018 · Fuel system · 120,000 miles · CA

..I was noticing gas fumes in my garage for about a week...early on called dealership and said I had recently gassed up...I was advised to see if maybe odor would abate on its own perhaps due to spilling upon filling...it did not...there was a crack found where the gas tank connects to the engine and small amount of gas was leaking requiring a replacement of gas tank and repair would be about 1350....I looked on line to find info re recall notice for some 80000 vehicles for same problem....however although my car was in the said group....my VIN was not...also I purchased my car dec 07 leaving five months out of extended warranty if applied.....I had the vehicle repaired the dealership gave me a discount as I have purchased two vehicles from this dealership since 1992 and all have been dealer maintained.......I appreciate this acknowledgment in form of discount.......although technically it appears I fall out of the range of warranty in the spirit of the issue...I wanted this safety flaw to be made aware. I believe I was put in harms way to a degree...if gas had trickled on a manifold or in the garage...the pilot light of my water heater may ignite and an explosion may occur.......so I feel compelled to share experience. Additionally I feel a 'fix it' light should have been triggered to appear on my dashboard

Filed Apr 11, 2018 · Fuel system · CA

I own a 2008 honda civic hybrid. That started smelling like gas and now it is leaking really bad to the point tha I am afraid it will catch fire .

Filed Sep 21, 2017 · Fuel system · 125,000 miles · CA

Following refueling, strong odor of gasoline vapors present. Overnight, fuel seeped out from where fuel filler meets the tank, saturating the underside of the tank and dripping to form a pool of gasoline on the floor. Vehicle owner is very concerned for health and safety, especially risk of fire or explosion when vehicle is parked in an enclosed space such as a home garage. Vehicle is just over 125,000 miles. Honda dealership refused to inquire on behalf of vehicle owner whether honda corporate will cover repairs as part of any warranty or recall, unless vehicle owner first pays for a diagnostic. Honda dealership could not give even a rough estimate of repairs based on vehicle owner's description of the problem. Honda dealership did not provide any alternate means for customer to contact honda corporate with this problem without first paying honda dealership for a diagnostic. Previous news articles report honda's knowledge and issuance of an extended warranty for this problem going back to 2011, but the warranty was reportedly limited to 10 years and 120,000 miles. Vehicle owner was never notified of this via mail or during any service visits to various honda dealerships. It should have been a recall and owners should have been notified.

Filed Sep 14, 2017 · Fuel system · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic hybrid. The contact stated that there was a fuel tank leak. An independent mechanic stated that the manufacturer had an extended warranty campaign. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (honda world westminster, 13600 beach blvd, westminster, ca 92683, (714) 890-8900) and they stated the vehicle was excluded from the campaign. The manufacturer also indicated that the vehicle was excluded from the extended warranty campaign and there was no recall.the contact was referred to the dealer to have the vehicle diagnosed and repaired. The VIN and failure mileage were not available. The consumer stated on 9/6/17, a local independent mechanic advised that there was an extended warranty 2006-2011 vehicles. This vehicle's VIN was not included in the recall.

Filed Dec 15, 2016 · Fuel system · 148,657 miles · CA

Fuel tank is leaking. Took into local honda dealer and they said the fuel tank had a crack at the seam where the inlet tube attaches to the tank. They want $951 to replace tank, I said no because I didn't have the money. When I got home I check the internet & found out honda had a issue with this and they had issued an extended warranty for 10 years or 120,000 miles. The problem is they didn't notify us of this problem. Now we have the problem but our car has 148,700 miles. They will not fix the problem at no charge. I don't know how long the problem had been going on because we parked the car outside. When the recent rains arrived we started parking our car in the garage & that's when we smelled a strong odor of fuel in the garage. This occurred during the first 2 weeks of december 2016. The dealer informed us that we shouldn't drive the car & we should not fill the gas tank over 50% full that way we shouldn't lose any gas. Notice the problem when the car was stationary and in an enclosed garage.

Filed Sep 23, 2016 · Fuel system · 122,000 miles · VA

I have a 2008 honda civic hybrid. I came home from a short trip to find that my car had a strong smell of gas and the full tank that I had when I left for my trip was no longer full. I drove the car to my local repair shop ' only to be told that the gas tank had ruptured, and that the repairs were very expensive. Doing research I discovered that honda had issued an 'extended warranty' for honda civics between 2006 and 2011 for gas tanks because 'small cracks may develop.' according to the online source, honda did not issue a recall because they did not consider it a safety issue. Leaking gas is not a safety issue? However, I never got notice of the warranty issue, my dealership ' who conducted all maintenance on my car for many years never notified me of any issues, and while my car falls within the ten year limit of the warranty I am, according to honda, outside the parameters of the warranty because the mileage limits are 120,000 miles and I have 122,000 miles on my car. 2,000 miles means I get to pay over $1,000 to replace a faulty part on a car that honda knew was an issue, and could, if not repaired result in harm to me or anyone riding in or driving my vehicle.

Filed Mar 11, 2016 · Fuel system · 78,896 miles · CA

On feb 3 I moved car into garage for first time. That evening I smelled an odor of fumes when I returned to the garage. The next day I called my mechanic and took the car in. His invoice afterwards read "check and found fuel tank leaking, drain fuel tank, remove and replace fuel tank, invoice available upon request.

Filed Aug 17, 2015 · Fuel system · 82,355 miles · CA

Several hours after filling up our 2008 honda civic hybrid on a very hot day (104-106) we noticed a strong gas smell coming from the garage where it was parked. Upon investigation we found several small puddles of gas underneath the gas tank, which was wet with gas and dripping on the garage floor.

Filed May 20, 2015 · Fuel system · 28,000 miles · CA

I'm the second owner of this vehicle, having bought it less than three years from its original purchase date. Every time I fill up the gas tank (I don't top-off), and for up to a day later, my garage will wreak of gasoline when the car is parked in the garage. I've parked other cars in garages following fill-ups and this has never occurred. The garage is adequately ventilated.

Filed Jan 20, 2015 · Fuel system · 60,000 miles · TN

There is a strong fuel smell coming from my car. I took it to a mechanic in august who said they found cracks in the gas tank which was a known issue, and that I should have it repaired at the dealer, as it would be covered under warranty. When I went to the dealer, I was told that my VIN wasn't included, and the repairs would cost $1000. Seeing as how this is a known issue for civic hybrids from 2006-2011 (my car is a 2008) and my description and the diagnosis exactly matches the known, I feel that my car should be included in the extended warranty. I feel unsafe driving my car knowing there are cracks in the tank. Thank you for your time.