2008 Honda Civic Structure

THE PAINT ON THE ROOF OF MY HONDA CIVIC STARTED TO FADE IN TWO SPOTS AND THEN THE SPOT GREW LARGER AND IS NOW DOWN TO THE METAL. I VISITED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK PICTURES AND WAS GOING TO SEND THEM TO THE AREA REPRESENTATIVE AND GET BACK TO ME. AFTER I DID NOT HEAR FROM HIM, I CALLED AND FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS NO LONGER WITH THE DEALERSHIP SO I ASKED FOR THE NEW SERVICE MANAGER. I LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES AND MADE A PERSONAL VISIT AND THE NEW SERVICE MANAGER WAS BUSY WHEN I WAS THERE AND HE NEVER BOTHERED TO RETURN MY CALLS. AFTER CHECKING THIS ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT THIS IS ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HONDA HAS HAD AND CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT, IF ANYTHING HONDA HAS OR IS DOING ABOUT IT. *TR

I REPORTED TO HONDA OF AMERICA THAT THE CLEAR COAT PAINT ON MY VEHICLE HAD BEGUN SPLITTING THROUGHOUT THE HOOD AND FENDERS. HONDA OF AMERICA RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE IT IN TO BE EVALUATED BY THE SERVICE TEAM AND SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO EARNHARDT HONDA IN AVONDALE, ARIZONA, THE END OF DECEMBER 2011. I BELONG TO A HONDA CIVIC ENTHUSIAST FORUM CALLED 8THCIVIC.COM. HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS THERE WITH CIVICS IN THE COLOR OF NIGHTHAWK BLACK PEARL AND FIJI BLUE PEARL HAVE NOTICED THIS PHENOMENA AND HAVE POSTED PICTURES OF THERE VEHICLE. THIS HAS SPARKED SOME DEBATE OVER WHY HONDA HAS NOT ADMITTED TO AND TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR ISSUES REGARDING PAINT ON THE 06-11 MODELS. I'VE HEARD PAINT EXPERTS ON THE MESSAGE BOARD STATE THAT THE CLEAR COAT IS CRACKING, CALLED "CROWS FEET" DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CLEAR COAT THAT WAS APPLIED DURING MANUFACTURING. THIS MIXED WITH THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE BAY CAUSED THE CLEAR COAT TO SEPARATE AND CRACK. THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF THIS WILL BASICALLY BE THE PAINT BUBBLING AND WEARING AWAY. I'VE HARD MY CAR FOR ONLY 2 YEARS, AND IT HAD 38K MILES ON IT WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SINCE THAT TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN IGNORING MY CALLS AND HONDA OF AMERICA HAS BEEN RUNNING ME AROUND IN CIRCLES TO NO AVAIL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC WHEN MY VISOR SWUNG DOWN AND PARTIALLY BLOCKED MY VISION. UPON LOOKING AT THE VISOR, I NOTICED THE BACK HAD CRACKED OPEN AND THE VISOR WOULD NO LONGER CLOSE. EVENTUALLY I JUST REMOVED THE VISOR SO I WOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT ANY LONGER. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET MY BUMPER JUST POPPED OFF AND STARTED TO FALL OFF NOTHING WAS HIT I NEED TO KNOW IF THE REST OF THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL OFF IS IT A SAFETY CONCERN AS BUS DRIVER I AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER IF I'M GOING TO DIE AS THE CAR FALLS APART I NEED TO KNOW.... *TR

THE CLEARCOAT PAINT IS PEELING ON THE ROOF AND TRUNK AND OTHER AREAS OF THE CAR ARE LOOKING DULL LIKE THEY WILL PEEL SOON TOO. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS HAPPENING, OTHER THAN DEFECTIVE PAINT. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT SAFETY RELATED, THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

THE PAINT ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC SI A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS FROM ROCKS. THERE ARE PAINT CHIPS ON THE CAR WHERE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR A ROCK TO HIT IT. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT A REP WOULD CONTACT ME. I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PAINT FOR 2 YRS AND HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANY HONDA REP. I'VE PUT TOUCH-UP PAINT ON THE CAR TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM RUSTING BUT THE TOUCH-UP PAINT WON'T EVEN STAY ON. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR I HAD IT "SIMONIZED" IN THE HOPES THAT THE PAINT WOULD BE PROTECTED. GUESS I WAS WRONG AND NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. MY CAR IS RUSTING OUT AND IT'S ONLY 2 YRS OLD. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) PURCHASED 2008 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN VIN [XXX] , PAID CASH, UNDER WARRANTY IN 2008. FRONT BUMPER COVER FALLS OFF. DEFECTIVE DESIGN, LATENT DEFECT. ROAD HAZARD IF IT FALLS OFF IN TRAFFIC. HONDA OF HOLLYWOOD HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

RODENTS EAT WIRES, FUEL, BRAKE LINES. IT SEEMS THE CAR COMPANIES HAVE STARTED USING A NEWER MATERIAL TO REPLACE THE COMMON PLASTIC USED IN WIRE INSULATION AND TUBING WITH A SOY BASED PRODUCT. THIS NEWER PRODUCT HAS ATTRACTED SQUIRRELS AND OTHER RODENTS WHICH EAT THIS MATERIAL. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE IT'S ALSO A HAZARD AS THERE IS NO WAY TO PREVENT THIS. ANY NUMBER OF THINGS CAN HAPPEN TO CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS VERY BAD CHOICE OF MATERIAL USED. ONE ONLY HAS TO SEARCH GOOGLE TO SEE HOW WIDE SPREAD THIS PROBLEM IS. I TYPED IN "SQUIRREL ATE MY HONDA WIRES" AND CAME UP WITH PAGES AND PAGE OF COMPLAINTS. THE FIRST ONE IN THE RESULTS GIVEN IS A PERSON THAT HAD TWO NEW HONDA CARS AND BOTH WERE DISABLED DUE TO THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE BUMPER IS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR FROM THE HONDA DEALER STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS SCRAPED. HE BELIEVES THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME OFF OF THE DELIVERY TRUCK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEVER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THE BUMPER FAILURE WAS HER FAULT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137.

THE HUSH PANEL UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS STARTED TO DROOP, CAUSING IT TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF MY SHOE WHEN I MOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE HUSH PANEL WAS NOT DESIGNED WITH ENOUGH RETAINING CLIPS TO AVOID THIS INTERFERENCE. *TR