Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Honda Civic submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
While driving on the freeway the sun visor, from Ezzy (top selling sun visor replacement brand on Amazon) fell out of its holder onto my hands on the steering wheel and then onto my lap which caused me to swerve slightly. Another incident involving the passenger side sun visor happened when my passenger flipped down the visor and the plastic exploded everywhere and the visor split in two.
DRIVER SEAT: BROKEN WELDS ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT FRONT OF THE SEAT DUE TO USE OF POOR MATERIAL (VERY THIN METAL TUBES BROKE). THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT LIFT SYSTEM IS ATTACHED TO THIS TUBE AND THE SEAT PULLED TO THE LEFT ABRUPTLY AND STARTLES YOU. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THAT IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT. THEN AFTER THIS OCCURS THE SEAT IS NO LONGER FULLY FUNCTIONAL. YOU HAVE TO DRIVE WITH IT ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT THE SEAT STILL MOVES DUE TO THE BROKEN TUBE. HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THIS OR SUPPLY A KIT TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE.
THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS WIRING HARNESS THAT CONTROLS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND DRIVER AND PASSENGER SAFETY. THIS CAUSES THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON AND PREVENTS PROPER DEPLOYMENT. THE PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY COMMON IN HONDAS, SPECIFICALLY 8TH GENERATION CARS. THE CAUSE IS A POORLY MADE WIRE THAT GETS CAUGHT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TRACK, CAUSING A SHORT IN THE WIRE. IT CAN ONLY BE REPAIRED PROPERLY AND SAFELY BY REMOVING THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS AND REPLACING IT. THIS REQUIRES THAT THE CARPETING AND THE DASHBOARD BE REMOVED AND TAKES 6-8 HOURS WORTH OF WORK, AND IS REPLACED WITH A $200-400 PART DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU TAKE IT. IT CANNOT BE FIXED EASILY OR AFFORDABLY BY THE CONSUMER, AND PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING SAFE TO DRIVE OR PASSING INSPECTIONS IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE OCCURRED SOONER, AS THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY PURCHASED USED A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT HAPPENS IN MOST HONDAS AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S 150,000 MILE WARRANTY ON OTHER PARTS DESPITE HAVING RELEASED A TSB TO ALL DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON. IT PRESENTS A DANGER TO DRIVERS AND DESERVES TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED.
THE HEADRESTS ARE DESIGNED TOO FAR FORWARD, CAUSING NECK, BACK AND SHOULDER STRAIN TO ANYONE SITTING IN THE FRONT SEATS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS.
LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, IT WAS NECESSARY ZIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE KEY AND START THE CAR. ON JULY 4, 2010 THE IGNITION TOTALLY SEIZED - STRANDING THE DRIVER. IT WAS NECESSARY TO TOW THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP. HONDA ADVISED THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FOLLOWING PARTS WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1026.00: IGNITION SWITCH, DUMMY SIDEWINDER AND THE LOCK ASSEMBLY / STEERING. IN A LETTER TO HONDA WE STATED THAT THE PART HADN'T BEEN REASONABLY DURABLE AND THAT THE WARRANTY DIDN'T APPLY. THE CAR IGNITION FAILED LONG BEFORE IT SHOULD HAVE. HONDA AGREED TO PAY $653.00 TOWARDS REPAIRS IN RESPONSE TO OUR LETTER. *TR
I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE DESIGN OF HONDA CIVIC SEATS WHICH CAUSE ME SEVERE NECK PAIN AND HEADACHES. I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON HEALTH PROBLEM AMONG MANY HONDA OWNERS. APPARENTLY HONDA IS AWARE OF THE NECK AND BACK PAIN THEY HAVE CAUSED, BUT I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY SOLUTIONS, OTHER THAN TO SELL THE CAR AND TAKE A $2000 TO $4000 LOSS. HONDA NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND STEP UP AND FIX THEIR PROBLEM, AS TOYOTA WAS MADE TO DO AND AS ANY OTHER FIRST CLASS COMPANY WOULD DO!! THESE SEATS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS BACK AND NECK TRAUMA. UNBELIEVABLY SHAMEFUL FOR A COMPANY SUCH AS HONDA. *TR
I OWN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. JULY OF 2009 I EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER DOOR. THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. WHEN I TRIED CLOSING THE DOOR I NOTICED IT WAS NOT ALIGNED. I WAS AT WORK, SO I WENT INSIDE FOR ASSISTANCE. MY CO-WORKER COULD NOT CLOSE MY DOOR AS WELL. WE WENT BACK INSIDE TO GET MORE ASSISTANCE AND WHEN WE CAME BACK OUTSIDE, A CAR PARKED NEXT TO ME, DECIDED TO LEAVE AND BENT MY CAR DOOR TOWARD THE ENGINE. I HAVE HAD IT FIXED IN THE MEAN TIME THROUGH MY INSURANCE. LAST WEEK WE WERE OUT AND ALL THE DOORS JAMMED. SO NOW WE HAVE TO PRESS THE UNLOCK KEY FOB AT THE SAME TIME WE OPEN THE DOOR. WHEN WE PUT THE KEY INSIDE THE KEY HOLE IT DOES NOT UNLOCK THE CAR. *TR
FRONT DRIVER WINDOW CAME OUT OF PLASTIC WINDOW CHANNEL (SEAL) DURING CLOSING AND WOULD NOT SEAL PROPERLY. TEMPORARY FIX: COULD MANUALLY PUSH/PULL WINDOW INTO CHANNEL DURING CLOSING, BUT WATCH YOUR FINGERS! OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 6000KM. I BELIEVE ROOT CAUSE WAS FAULTY SWITCH WHICH DIDN'T PROVIDE SIGNAL TO WINDOW MOTOR TO STOP IF WINDOW CLOSED. AFTER WINDOW CLOSED, IF BUTTON ACTIVATED, COULD HEAR MOTOR STILL PUSHING WINDOW GLASS UP. EVENTUALLY, THIS WOULD CAUSE WINDOW GLASS TO DAMAGE CHANNEL (SEAL) DEALER REPLACED WINDOW REGULATOR,SEAL AND GLASS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS DOES NOT WANT TO CLOSE PROPERLY. INFORMED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAYING COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. ALREADY REPORTED 3 TIMES. ONE TIME WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER BUT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WANTED THE DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACED BUT THE DEALER DID NOTHING. *TR
I HAVE OWNED A BRAND-NEW '08 HONDA CIVIC LX FOUR-DOOR SEDAN, MT FOR APPROXIMATELY 4-5 WEEKS. I DRIVE MY CAR 5 DAYS A WEEK, ROUNDTRIP EACH DAY 140 MILES. ABOUT 3 WEEKS IN, I SUFFERED EXCRUCIATING NECK/SHOULDERS/BACK PAIN. I ADJUSTED THE SEAT ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT WAYS AND MOVED THE HEADREST UP AND DOWN, TO NO AVAIL. FINALLY, I RIPPED THE HEADREST COMPLETELY OUT AND THEN I DROVE PAIN FREE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. NOW, THE PAIN IS BACK, EVEN THOUGH THE HEADREST IS STILL FACING BACKWARD. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP BUT HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET ABOUT A SOLUTION. I'M STILL IN SEVERE NECK PAIN, AND I CURRENTLY HAVE NO WHIPLASH PROTECTION, SHOULD I CRASH, BECAUSE THE HEAD REST IS TILTED TOO FAR BACK. THE FORWARD-JUTTING HEADRESTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A WHIPLASH SAFETY FEATURE, BUT WHAT GOOD IS IT IF I REMOVE IT BECAUSE I CAN'T TOLERATE THE PAIN I'M IN EVERY DAY? THERE IS A TON OF INTERNET CHATTER OUT THERE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR
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