Honda Civic Change Vehicle

“Sun deteriated rubber gaskets around glass and moldings”

“The car is extremely low, so you hit the bumper and scratch or pull off the bumper when parking. Car needs to be a little higher to make it easier for parking”

“Actuall the problem was with the rear bumper which your available choices did not cover. The bumper clips into an adjoining panel and the bumper came loose from that panel”

“Rubber on doors wore out had to replace and fuel gage sticks, took to dealer their reply after putting a meter on it that it was functioning properly, still doing the same thing”

“bottom exterior outside window molding are cracking on all 4 doors. Window outside pillar molding fading...peeling. Interior sun visor split/broke. Steering wheel vinyl worn through where left thumb sits. Poor quality interior and exterior trim items!!!!”

“Not sure what these are called, but the rubber water barrier on windows and doors is breaking and coming off. Also the cover between windshield and frame of windshield fell off. Also some little rubber tubes between windows and body came off and flew away”

“Rubber gasket at roof line tearing loose. Windshield Wiper arm cover came off/lost”

“broken faulty sun visor vinyl "leather" tim ripping, bubbling”

“Driver side door pillar molding torquing and mis-aligned”

“Plactic covers on pillar between front drivers door and windshield are always loose. Cover on inside of car between front and rear doors (drivers side) that covers driver seatbelt never fit correctly”

“Trim around steering column falling off. Had to glue it back on”

“paint fading in the trunk and top area”

“Had some spots on the roof where the clear coat finish was peeling off leaving faded spots. Received Recall letter from Honda and was able to get repainted at Honda dealership at no charge”

“peeling”

“paint too thin, easily chipped by stones, debris”

“Top and Trunk had to be repained due to fading”

“The black plastic trim peeled and discolored. After many phone calls they gave me $500. towards getting it fixed. The other Honda Fit, which is 2 years older and parked in the same drive had no peeling trim”

“Repainted by dealer”

“Paint peeling on the roof”

“paint on roof is faded and blotchy”

“Paint chipping/peeling off exterior mirrors and front bumper -- no objects have struck these areas”

“Paint has peeled from two wheels resulting in constant air loss from the tires”

“As on 2 other Hondas I have had, my Civic also had paint oxidizing within 3 yrs. For once, Honda offered to repaint it under warranty. They repainted most of the car, except the doors. Now the paint on the doors is turning white and falling off”

“paint started getting white fading on hood and roof”

“Honda tried to blame the paint issue on consumers for years before finally extending the warranty and accepting blame. Still refuse to pain entire car - I have had different areas painted on 4 different times at a cost of over $10k”

“The car is dark blue. We thought it was simply the Arizona sun that caused the fading and chalking. But then I read in Consumer Reports last fall about the "Secret Warranty", and Honda covered the cost of repainting the car. Evidently many 2009 Ci”

“Paint cracking on hood, doors and roof”

“Paint fading on roof and hood”

“Paint showed signs of fading and cracking. Repaired under recall by dealer at no cost”

“The paint finish around the doors flaked off”

“Paint is fading in spots. Certain areas were repainted by Honda. Others were not covered and look horrible. Now have a car with old and new paint”

“Fading and chalking that occurred on parts of the car and was recalled and repaired by Honda”

“The roof paint was fading and turning white in blotches”

“Paint fading from roof & trunk area”

“the areas around the door windows has all cracked and peeled looking unsightly”

“Honda recalled vehicle for defective paint and paid for new paint on roof, trunk and fenders”

“Paint on all metal (not plastic) starting chalking/flaking off in early 2014. Took to dealer in early 2015, and they repainted all metal (not plastic) at no charge to us (undocumented extended warranty). Auto body repair place said Honda had problems”

“chalking paint repaired by Honda under extended warranty”

“Honda had to repaint the car because of clearcoat failure”

“cracking of paint within 2 years”

“Paint chipping on hood”

“peeling, cracking, flaking”

“Chalking paint. Honda extended warranty for seven years. Dealer repaired free of charge”

“Paint on top, hood, trunk was chalking. Honda repainted same”

“cracking, trim falling off. rubber sealant ripping off”

“Roof paint faded, chalking”

“chalking on the roof”

“Paint was faulty. Honda had the body repainted at no cost to us”

“Paint color was considered defective and required repainting on front quarter pannels, hood and roof. Less than a year later it has to be taken back to have doors and trunk repainted. The dealer had been difficult to work with during this second r”

“My clear coat failed on my roof and my hood's paint actually started to peel and crack. It was fully covered under warranty. They said its common to my year civic, "new blend" for the 09 apparently”

“Paint showed signs of major wear on roof, trunk lid. Very faded, cracking”

“Clearcoat failing on areas with most sun exposure. Received recall notice stating that repairs would be covered to some extent, I forget whether full coverage or not”

“Recently all over the car, the paint has faded or chalked, and is very spotted finish. It doesn't seem to be caused by anything we did to the car and we consider it a paint defect. It continues to get worse and can't be cleaned up. We are considering having to paint it as it has become an eyesore. None of our other cars ever had this problem before, even older ones”

“Clear coat coming off”

“Peeling paint”

“Honda would only repaint part of the car (not the entire body) when the initial notice went out about the defective paint and extension of warranty. When additional spots appeared on the car the dealership gave me the run around and refused to repaint the rest of the car”

“Paint turned white and chalky. Seals around the windows cracked and flacked”

“Paint started to fade on roof just in front of windshield and back window. Two spots each. They gradually started to peel and now is a large line on both ends of my roof going across”

“Paint on hood and front sides developing small white chips everywhere. Paint on roof was redone under Honda extended warranty. problem l on hood occurred 6 months after extended warranty expired. Honda would not fix it”

“Black trim pieces on doors faded as though clear coat has disintegrated”

“Paint fading on horizontal surfaces - roof mainly”

“Paint is bubbling due to rust formation from stone chips”

“honda issued a recall on roof chalking”

“Paint faded/peeled on roof, hood/trunk area in 2015. Fixed under warranty/recall”

“Patches of fading paint on roof, trunk”

“first notice of crazing of paint and there was a recall on the paint. paint on trunk, top of the car was replaced. Honda dealer had the car for four weeks, paid for rental car for one week. bad experience. two years later, doors and hood needed the same and recall was still in effect”

“Fading of paint trim on doors”

“Clear coat coming of car on trunk lid and roof”

“The paint peeled on the entire car”

“Honda recalled and repainted everything but doors”

“Paint chipping off hood”

“White chalky areas on hood, rear area of roof and trunk area. These areas were painted as part of an extended warranty service provided by Honda free of charge. Back of trunk has cracked, rusted area that was not covered by warranty. Rear bumper area (which was recently painted as part of warranty service) has bubbling of paint”

“There is a known problem with certain colors of paint on Honda cars in which they peal and fade. It looked like the paint was rubbed off with steel wool. Through my local dealer they repainted most of the car at no charge to me”

“Car suffered from common problem on black civics of the clear coat delaminating. Honda extended warranty but even though I contacted and case file opened prior to expiry date and being told that there was no expiry now that claim was filed they failed to pay half of cost because I brought it in after original expiry date. Dealer stepped up and covered”

“Peeling paint was part of a recall warranty issue, but because I did not report the issue until a month after the warranty, they refused to repair under warranty”

“Paint recalled. Honda would only cover the cost of repainting the roof and not the entire car. The cracking and peeling covers the entire car”

“covered under warranty”

“Clear coat is failing on hood, roof and tops of fenders. This is a known issue but Honda has no formal campaign to correct”

“Clear coat is peeling off. When I called the dealer they said I was at fault...too many washes. When I called again a year later, they said that there was in fact a Honda problem, but that I had just missed the warranty extension. (No notification) I appealed to Honda America and they refused to make an exception to the warranty extension dates, saying it was due to high mileage. Terrible service”

“See previous comments. We have only one car, but I couldn't get your system to accept that”

“Paint was cracking and chalking on the hood and roof. This was a known problem to Honda and they extended the paint warranty for darker coloured cars (mine is black). Had the roof and hood repainted, under the extended warranty, by Honda Canada. Now the trunk lid is fading as well”

“Clear coat is fading on hood, front RIGHT fender, top and trunk”

“paint around doors is fading”

“Rust stain on trunk”

“Rust on both rear doors that Honda will not repair - they claim that they are stone chips, but the are in identical spots on both doors”

“Small areas show signs of rust spots, probably where paint was slightly chipped”

“Leading edge of hood”

“Rust on rear trunk area where paint has cracked and lifted off in one location”

“Rear caliper parking brake mechanism malfunctioned on both sides at two different times in the last year resulting in severe binding and pad wear. Replaced both rear calipers and solved problem. This is the second time this has happened in the life of the car. Takes about 50,000 miles for problem to surface”

“Had to replace front pads, rotors & calipers”

“Master cylinder would not hold pressure. Had to be replaced”

“replaced front and rear brake pads and rotors”

“Wear to inner pads was not detected by routine inspection by mechanics. Detected by driver when brakes started making grinding noise”

“Brake started making funky noises when used. Needed new pads. Occurred after 45,000 miles”

“worn rotors and brake pad”

“Experienced normal brake wear around 90,000 miles. Brakes were serviced”

“Rear brakes wore out before front brakes. Car has all wheel disk brakes”

“Had front brake pads replace by dealer around 40,000 miles”

“I think the wear on my brakes was well within the normal range for Seattle grid lock on our highway system”

“At 68000 miles the front brake pads had to be replaced”

“had to replace front brakes (pads and rotors) before 50,000 km”

“A routine check showed uneven brake wear, with no real explanation as to why”

“Both front and rear brakes had to be replaced - they were just replaced 2 years ago”

“Brake pads replaced around 80000 miles. seemed a little soon for a car!”

“This car sat unused for a couple of years. The rear brakes rusted out entirely due to lack of use. When I bought the car, $200 solved the problem”

“Breaks wearing down after 10000 miles three times. These were factory replaced each time. Class action !lawsuit pending”

“Not a heavy brake user. Brakes needed replacement at 15000 mi of use”

“Anticipate more than 50,000 miles on pads, had to replace twice including rotors prior to 100,000 miles”

“We have to replace the brakes about every 30K or so. Typically we get 45K+. Amounts are approximate. Seems to have improved over time, i.e. 35K+”

“needed brakes early; rapid deterioration over three months”

“had a metal to metal experience due to premature wear”

“The dealership where I had this repaired said the wear was not premature, but I disagree. I did have it repaired because it doesn't make sense to drive without reliable brakes”

“Front rotors had to be replaced for the second time”

“Serious break issues in year three of ownership... I replaced brakes, rotors and calipers... two calipers and 1 rotor had to be replaced again at the end of year 4”

“The front pads and rotors had to be replaced and the rear pad had to be replaced and the rotors turned under normal driving conditions in less than 8000 miles”

“Found brake pads were hanging and not fully retracting after braking application due to rough edges on the metal castings”

“Rotors have been replaced x 3 since I got car”

“Front Rotors prematurely warp. They have been replaced five times”

“Warped rotors at very low mileage”

“rotors warped causing premature brake wear”

“uneven wear”

“My brake pads had worn down, and my rotors were contacting metal causing a squealing sound”

“needs to be changed prematurely”

“Rear rotors were seized on the car when I needed a brake job. Took two hours to get them off which costs a lot of money before they even start putting the new brakes on!”

“They required replacing due to excessive wear. Strictly a maintenance issue”

“MOSTLY CITY DRIVING - BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT”

“Brakes make a squeaking noise when you first run the car, after several applications of the brake, it usually subsides”

“Both brake lines for the parking brake had to be replaced”

“Failed”

“Over 3 years off and on air conditioning. Finally went completely out in May, 2015”

“The compressor failed”

“had to be fixed 3 times after an accident damaging the front right wheel”

“AC clutch stuck on relay...sub valve assembly”

“This vehicle has never cooled well since it was first bought new. Recently had system checked and recharged. Worked a little better for a few months, no back to business as usual”

“Air conditioning faild”

“Compresor clutch replacement”

“I'm told it is the air conditioner compressor clutch, whatever that is. A $750 job to have fixed. I think Honda should cover it but they won't. I haven't fixed it yet. Also, the speedometer stopped working., which cost me $350 to fix”

“ENGINE RUNNING NOISE”

“Stopped working had to be replaced”

“Heat and Air conditioning stopped worked. Had to replace the compressor”

“Now the compressor has been replaced and it runs all the time a new issue developed and although the fan runs the air sometimes does not blow like a door is not opening and closing properly”

“leak in system and unit has stopped cooling”

“A/C worked when I turned it on full blast, but stopped working when I put it on Bi-level normal A/C”

“Recently my A/C stopped working again. A repair shop said the coolant was low so some was added and initially the compressor still wouldn't engage. The repairman said he banged on the compressor which then started it but he said I'd likely need a new one soon which would cost about $800 installed. After one week it's still working, however”

“loss of a/c unit. had to be replaced”

“A/C does not come on. Changed freon but was no help. Further troubleshooting indicated need new compressor. Have not changed it”

“Aic conditioner blows warm air”

“AC failed. Fix cost $300”

“Car has had trouble with AC numerous times. Latest replaced compressor. We do live in an extremely hot part of the country”

“My lack of cool air when I turned on my AC was costly. I did enough research to learn that Honda re4fuses to stop installing a Japanese made fuse for the AC that has been considered faulty after 10,000 miles for years. The change of a fuse fixed the AC cooling issue after the grill, and other parts were replaced at a local garage. My local Honda Dealer wanted an astronomical amount of money before considering to change the fuse”

“Anytime the blower is on, there is a loud "chirping" noise. When the fan is turned off, the noise goes away, but when you put the blower on (for either heat or air) the chirping noise comes back”

“The fan motor stopped working soon after I had the alternator replace. Thinking it was related I took the car in and found no problems, the fan worked fine. I picked up the car after the service dept closed and the fan did not work. It was late fall so the defroster was close to being needed all the time. I took the car back the next day. They troubleshot again, with no fault found and handed it back. This time everything was fine. It worked for a day then the problem came back the next afternoo”

“Had to have it fixed twice in less than a year”

“Stopped blowing cold air. Took it to certified Honda mechanic shop, who quickly troubleshot and fixed the issue”

“needed a new condenser several hundred dollars”

“A/C relay needed replacing”

“Poorly engineered relay that failed in hot and humid conditions. Dealer wanted to replace compressor, but thanks to internet we found others who had the problem. Easily fixed with after market replacement relay”

“System stopped producing cold air. Evaporator and hose failure the result”

“Heat and Air conditioning stopped worked. Had to replace the compressor”

“Noticed increase in coolant temperature. Found coolant level low. Rate of loss was very slow and I topped the level up a couple of times before reporting the problem at its next service. Problem traced to a small leak in the radiator”

“The air conditioning was not working effectively and i had it checked by the dealer who found a leak. I also notice some fluid on the garage floor before I took the car in”

“Leaking o-ring and Schrader valve. This was the third time the air conditioning has required repairs since I bought the car in 2009”

“The A/C was not blowing cold, so we paid to have the refrigerant recharged”

“Several recharges by mechanics, recent one less than a month ago and now appears to have lost most of the refrigerant”

“Have to have it refilled every year”

“Had the AC system serviced once but it has stopped working again”

“Car had a leak. local independent shop fixed it”