This problem occurred one time so far but I have a 2008 honda civic lx that I just bought used with about 25,500 miles on it. I bought it from a honda dealership in south florida. It is a "honda certified" vehicle. It almost stalled at a stop sign when I pressed the gas pedal. I don't know why it did this but it worries me. I had to release the pedal and re-press is slowly to get the car to go again. What if I need to get out into traffic?
2008 Honda Civic engine complaints
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I have a 2008 honda civic with a little over 20,000 miles. Initial symptom was A/C fan would shut it's self off and on. Dealer replaced a part in the fan motor. Less than two weeks later it began again. Then on a sunday the A/C began to work intermittently. I took it to the dealer the next day and said that I noticed when at high speed A/C stops working but works at low speed when exiting highway. Dealer said there was a service bulletin and ran a couple of software updates and said it was working again. When I picked up the car the problem recurred and I returned it to the dealer same day. This time the dealer determined it was a cracked block. They said it was a known problem with the coolant system and if I had continued to drive the car it would have overheated and I would have been on the side of the road. The dealership was very helpful and gave me a car to drive while mine was being repaired. They said that the new block will continue to be covered under the drive train warranty. My concern is that if this is a design flaw and a known issue, it may happen again and I will be on the side of the road possibly without warranty coverage.
We only received one warning the engine overheated for no reason then we found out we had a defective engine from honda in a 2008 civic. The engine was replaced but they know they have a defective engine block in the honda civic 2008, 2007, and 2006 so how do we know if we did or did not receive another block with the same problem. This could overheat and cause a fire. We were not given a new warranty on the replaced engine. We were not reimbursed on expenses to rent a car, and fly back to pick up car and towing.
Cracked engine block in 2008 honda civic.
Cracked engine block on 2008 honda civic- most owners experience overheat + failure of engine. Honda tsb 08-044 clearly explains defect-likely to crack around coolant passages on 06,07,+08 civic most owners will be in a dangerous position - possible fire+.
The vehicle will sometimes not start when turning the key the first time. The vehicle makes a very weak attempt to start (20% of normal.). Then on the second attempt turning the key the vehicle will start. I have reported this to honda and they have no idea what to do.
On january 23, 2010, I was involved in a single automobile accident, on highway 111, in indian wells, ca. Roads were wet that day. I recall my vehicle hydro-planing and spinning out of control. That is the last I recall, as I believe I was knocked unconscious, I awoke minutes later to find myself still in the drivers seat, to find my back seat engulfed in flames. I managed to free myself from my seat belt and get out through the drivers side window. As managed to get on my feet I walked away from the vehicle just in time for it to explode.. O my next concern is as doing some research after the accident, I came across some interesting information regarding a recall on that type of vehicle. I purchased my vehicle in june 2008, and recall letters were sent out on october 2008. I never received such a letter. I am concerned to what caused my vehicle to catch fire and explode. I contacted a honda mtg. Company, and spoke to a case manager and opened a claim. On march 31, 2010, I received a phone call from him, and he said that there was no recall on such vehicle. My personal opinion, he came to that conclusion based on a list of VIN numbers., no investigation was done as far as checking the vehicle or taking the time to find out if my vehicle was just one that was bypassed and not put on the VIN list. I personally do not feel that they put much effort in finding out why my vehicle exploded. I am now stuck with a balance, medical bills, and no vehicle. Please help me in this matter, for I feel this matter was not taken seriously.
A/c failure in 2008 honda civic. Dealer claims rock hit A/C condenser and punctured so coolant ran out. No warranty service available. Suggested my insurance might cover. Searched online and found many others with same issue, exact same diagnosis. Seems to be design flaw where condenser exposed with no protective grill. Or condenser made of faulty material and somehow failing with no rock involved at all. Strange to see so many people with same diagnosis and honda doing nothing about it. At minimum, honda should recall to install protective shield for A/C condenser. Instead, they'd rather charge $600+ to keep repairing them. Instead of a recall / bad publicity / cost to honda, they'd rather keep riding this cash cow. What a win for honda!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic lx. While approaching a traffic light at speeds of 45 MPH on normal road conditions, a strong odor of coolant circulated inside of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The failure was contributed to a cracked engine block. There were no recalls on the vehicle pertaining to the failure. No repairs were made. The failure mileage was 106,000.
Coolant leak - I have about 32,000 miles on the car - still under warranty. I noticed coolant leak from engine block . Took car to honda dealer - they were aware of the problem and are going to correct it. There were no recalls for this failure.
2008 honda civic. Will not start when turning over on the first attempt. Will crank, but does not start up. Then will start on second attempt, but does not start clean (putters). Seems to be a defect in ignition or relay of starting vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns 2008 honda civic lx. While driving between 10-15 MPH the engine began to rev. Afterwards when attempting to decelerate he had to increase his stopping distances. The failures occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on three separate occasions for the identical failures. The technician was unable to duplicate the failures. No repairs were made. The failure mileage was 5,170. The current mileage was 5,515.
1. After normal 30k mileage service and tire rotation/balancing 5/23/2009, with highway handling car shook extremely and wobbled at speeds 60 and above, pulls to the right going downhill. 2. Problem remains with 2008 hybrid past 35k, reproducible at highway speeds (60mph-70 MPH, 2000 RPM to 2500 RPM) going on straight stretch and downhill. Front of car pulling sideways is reproducible in rain or when breaking going down low/medium grade hill. 8/18, the problem continues to occur, is a safety concern when on highway,especially going downhill or on straight stretch. 3. Reported to dealer, went in for check, dealer contacted warranty and replaced transmission fluid. Problem still occurs, dealer recommends change front tires now as tires rippled between may 23rd and june 3rd, 2009. Paid for 2 new tires to replace old per dealers recommendation friday 6/11. Dealer goes through extended warranty to replace transmission 6/11. The problem dissipated 30%,but shaking occurs. Return vehicle to dealer to verify if software updates were made 6/24 after transmission was replaced. Dealer made software update 7/6 received car back and problem showed up within a day. Reported issue. Dealer received honda recommendation to disconnect egr valve 7/31. Problem reduced by ~20% but still remains at 60mph etc. 8/8 follow-up with concern of driving in rain dealer recommends contacting honda corporate customer service. Dealer contacts factory rep, whose recommendation is there is nothing further that can be done. There was no inspection made for any joint/bolt/belt slippage etc. Honda customer service contacted dealer and factory representative and stated nothing else can be done 8/18 as f.rep has closed the case, cannot override f.rep, and does not have statistics to confirm either way whether the problem exists in other 2008 hybrids with similar mileage. Dealer is unaware of the root of shaking/steering problem (software/d/drivetrain/cooling/exhaust just a worn belt loose bolt etc.).
My 2008 civic ex-l AC condenser was damaged by a road debris\pebble. The dealer tells me that it's not covered under warranty, cost $750.00. Honda tells me to report it to my insurance. Why should I, after deductible, I'll only save $250.00 which I'll lose when my premium goes up.this is not right! Honda\dealer should inform this flaw to the customer and provide suggestion on how to help prevent this such as a deflector. One like a windshield deflector or something. If this component has to be in the front of the car by design, why wouldn't they design it to be more durable? I'm so upset at honda. After repair I'll be driving while worrying about small objects on the road which I shouldn't have to. And the sad part is that according to what I read on forums, so many other honda owners people have experienced this.
I just purchased fully a 2008 honda civic from honda of bowie in bowie maryland on aug 22, 2008. I went to charlotte, nc for the holidays. After parking the car I had to move it 5 feet. I did not drive the car for 3 days thereafter. I proceeded to start the car on the 3rd day and it would not start. I let the car sit and then tried to start it again. The lights started to dim and it would not start. I called bowie and talked to bill. He instructed me to called honda in charlotte and have it towed and honda would "eat the cost". I did as instructed. I towed it and the service rep tried to start it and said this may be serious. The mechanic put the pedal to the floor, a cloud of black foul-smelling odor came out and the car started up. I called bowie on january 2, 2009, no one was available, they say, to speak with me, and mr. Williamson would not call me back. I was told that this incident was not covered under the warranty. This was purchased as a brand new car. I do not fill safe in this car!!! I am in the process of trying to obtain my money back from this dealer. I am a young woman that travels alot and because I, as a young woman on the road, was not able to diagnosis my car with dimming lights and not starting up, I had to pay the towing which was suppose to be under the warranty. There needs to be an investigation to see whether any other "08 civic from honda of bowie has had this problem. If not, I am reporting the first.
Small pebble hit condenser on my 2008 honda civic while driving unbeknownst to me. The dealer says it has caused a small hole in condenser and has to be replaced. On examination damage is not readily noticeable. The car is only 3 mos. Old. I feel this is a design flaw, and have noted that many others have complained about the same problem, so it quite common. I think honda should address the problem and fix it, and have it covered by warranty.
I took my 2008 honda civic into the dealer because the air conditioning wasn't working. They said it wasn't working because there was a hole in the AC condenser and that this wasn't covered by warranty. They indicated that this was a problem with hondas but that this design defect wasn't covered by warranty. They could not guarantee that this would not happen again and again due to the defect but that it would not be covered under warranty. This would seem to me to be a good reason for a recall to fix the design problem if the AC unit is so vulnerable to puncture given its location and lack of protection from road debris.
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