T3KNiQe

Negative, that's an EZ fix though. K20/r18?

K5^

LOL.


Pblock's got a K.

T3KNiQe

Hey hey easy with the lol's

timbo-slice

08 civic LX w/ about 40K and only had to fix the AC cause it leaked. other than that its good.

Boosted Escort

only 2673 miles on my Toyota prius before the accelerator pedal got stuck. No problems with the honda yet.

Ben850

story on this? where were you and how fast were you going? did you panic or were you able to take immediate/effective action?

vladd

i think you're the only one . i'm at 42k now, other than the awesome squealing at 6k+ rpm, car's a-ok. too lazy to order a new pulley haha.

Ben850

mine also squeals but im waiting for vladd to change his first

vladd

did you change it out yet? i just ordered the pulley through the local dealer, i'm going to change it tomorrow.

kartman5

08 civic SI sedan - mutliple interior squeaks & rattles - Had to replace valve cover gasket due to a leak (spray) on the back of the head.

jaepalm

interior squeaks? oh noooooez...better than any SERIOUS issues @ 300k. Welcome to Honda.

Ben850

nope i haven't haha

vladd

i just got done replacing mine, it was pretty straightforward. car sounds much better at high rpm

Ben850

YAY can you post the part numbers? were they the ones i pointed out?

vladd

i replaced the pulley, but i didn't see any reason to replace the washer that goes on it. the part # is 31190-RRA-A00.

Caveman74

Had Rear Wheel Bearing replaced under the recall. That's the only problem I have had

builthatch

first new '07 si sedan was taken to the dealership 10 different times within first two months of ownership for various issues, including paint bubbling, broken door detent, window seal being consumed by window, failing rear damper, 3rd gear grind, etc.

car was taken back and exchanged for another new '07 si.

that car has had a laundry list of things wrong with it, including a broken windshield wiper motor, trash in the paint, 3 split/broken hinge sun visors, transmission 3rd gear set/synchro replacement, ticking windows when positioned partially down, poor fit and finish in the interior, noisy clutch master cylinder (no known solution) and some other things i can't recall. now the paint is failing on the roof; the car has 62k, mostly highway, and is cared for better than 95% of the cars on the road.

the paint was the last straw.

Ben850

^ so what did you do with the 2nd car?

builthatch

last straw meant this is definitely my last new honda.

i still have it because she wants to continue to pay it down - we owe next to nothing on it and so much of the payment is going to principle at this point. but i'm ready as soon as she is to drive it off of a cliff, or trade it in for something better.

luckily, hondas still carry a premium. they are resting on their past laurels and the general public still believes they are of superior quality, so there is at least that going for us.

jaepalm

I'm sorry about all that crap man. Sounds like you bought your cars from a very special place.

The paint kills me too, but thats it.

T3KNiQe

I have yet to have a single problem that anyone here has mentioned. Though the paint may take time to develop into a problem. I don't understand how you can have so many issues with two new civics. Maybe your expextaions are to high. Window noise when cracked, seriously? Remember what 90-93 integra window motors, yes the motor, sounded like? From day one to twenty years later people still think those motors are broken or something.

Having to replace the vanity mirror 3 times? I never use the vanity mirror, so I guess that's why mine isn't broken. I just use the big mirror on the windshield .

Interior fit and finish issues? Hey atleast the exterior panels all line up compared to hondas of the 80's and 90's. **** talk about fit and finish issues.

Squeaks and rattles LOL. Go spend 3x the money on a luxury car and you'll still have squeaks and rattles, and probably a helluva lot more dude.

The whole 2nd/3rd gear issues? Since day one these transmissions have been on the market this problem has existed. So why are you all surprised and pissed off about it?! This problem is 9 years old.

Maybe your just somewhat of an abusive driver or your wife is, idk.

What ever the cheapest 8th civic that Honda sells, the coupe dx with no ac? It's around 14-16 grand?? That's the same exact materials used on your precious si. Just because you paid more for a sporty civic, doesn't mean anything. In the end you may have paid 24 grand, it's still a 15 grand car.

builthatch

precious si? it's a ****in' joke, this car. i've never even thought of it as precious, let alone uttered that in public.

i don't see how you've defended anything with those statements, other than i should basically now expect hondas to be piles of ****, which...i do at this stage.

i shouldn't be bitter than after i had one lemoned i had to take the next one back a few times before honda issued FINALLY issued a fix for the trans? your response follows no logic - i would have EVERY reason to be pissed about that, lol, especially when i could buy a 5spd civic from this and any other generation honda...or any other manual transmission economy car for that matter and have no issues whatsoever. UNACCEPTABLE

the windows tapping incessantly when they are halfway down is not something that is acceptable. that doesn't happen on chevy aveos, it doesn't happen on kia rios or hyundai accents, but it happens on a honda. UNACCEPTABLE

when she got the first car one of the dash vents would not even pop into the dash. it would sit there, about 3/4 of an inch above everything, and then eventually work itself out completely. then, the next one...the fabric along the a pillar is cut entirely too short to fit under the rubber door seal so it just hangs out, frayed. that, my friend, is UNACCEPTABLE

you have to understand this is all relative. i had a '90 si when i first started driving - i got it with like 150k and it was superb. then a '97 cx for 10 years, sold 12/07, and an '04 si for 3 years before she got her first '07. none of those cars had any issues remotely close to what these cars have had. in fact, my '97 in all those years had two things fail that were not my fault - the HVAC blower and a dash light. that's it. i even had the same brake shoes for 150k. that '04 si? not one warranty issue or complaint whatsoever. it was the last of a dying breed.

i also have a '08 mazdaspeed3 (a contemporary competitor to the si) that has been to the dealership once for something...threads popping out of the shift boot. the replaced it 2 years ago and that has been it. the car has been absolutely ideal and is f'n awesome. mazda had an issue with an engine mount in early production runs, and later had some issues with turbo sourcing, but that has been it, and like i've said i've seen none of them as my car is an '08.

something you don't understand is when i bought my '97, it was the lowest trim honda available. it was 9,990, and the options were a/c and rear speakers. the quality was typical honda, basically perfectly engineered basic transportation with ideal suppliers used for their components. even the engine bay sheet metal was amazing, as they stacked metal and rolled the edges. now, the f'n engine bay is like putting your hands in a box of razors as they have continued to cut corners as per the corporate bean counters. same with the paint. that car had absolutely no trash in the paint, no fisheyes, nothing. even the door jambs were done well. that car was put together with one thing in mind: quality.

if you talk to any honest long time honda technician or service writer, they will all say the same thing- the engines...the main part of the drivetrain, is where the quality and effort goes. the service intervals are long because of that, and the durability is pretty apparent in that department. but everything else around it, literally, EVERYTHING, has seen a dramatic drop in quality.

don't try to blame this on me...i have nothing to do with this other than the fact that i expected these cars to not give me problems considering the past vehicles i've had from them over the course of the last 13 years. shame on me for expecting a trouble-free product.

i've been involved with these cars too long to be fooled by your logic.

T3KNiQe

Well if the first 07 had so many obvious interior defects, why did you even buy it lol?

Not to long ago I was reading an article about a guy and his 92 gsr. He had said he went through three b17's while it was under warrenty. I just thought that was interesting, considering you can't even source a b17 anymore. Or really hard to. So everything wasn't as perfect as everyone says.

I'm sure everyone can agree on the shitty paint and clear coat. But you my friend are the only one in this forum with a written essay of problems.

One of my good friends has had a 06 civic ex since late 05. The car hasn't had any problems, just a few things Honda recalled in late 06. It's garages kept, and the paint is as good as day one so I don't understand that. For five years he has only one complaint, it's underpowered.

Look I'm sure everyone will agree the quality has slipped. You just are unlucky lol, seriously you have/had so many problems.

builthatch

regarding the first one, i figured the fact that from new the paint was bubbling off the car, the driver's side door would fly open, the window seal was getting eaten by the window and the 3rd gear would go in about 75% of the time indicated the thing was probably a turkey, but more importantly (and hopefully) an anomaly.

so she got another in exchange for that one. there would be no reason not to considering our history with hondas.

there are TSBs for every functional issue i've had, BTW, except the visor (for obvious reasons) and the clutch master cylinder. that includes the transmission, the wiper motor and the window eating the channel seal. however...when i brought the car in for the master cylinder, the technician brought me outside to his own si and showed me that his did it too, and he has been pulling his hair out trying to figure out how to stop it. he changed it under warranty and that did nothing except set a precedent that changing it does nothing.

a TSB means it has become a common enough issue where they felt it necessary to document the most expeditious manner in which to remedy the situation.

i'm not doubting that probably 90 something percent of hondas don't exhibit issues that embitter their owners, but what i am saying here is that it was no coincidence that i had two turkeys in a row.

and you mentioned that you use the rear view mirror, but failed to realize that i said visor, not mirror...because it can also be used to shield the sun...something that can't be done with the rear view mirror ; )

K5^

It's not just the issues of rattles and faulty paint but simple design errors. Ever notice that the driver's right hand air vent is at a bad location? If you drive with hands at 10 and 2, your hand (and steering wheel for the most part) blocks all airflow to your face. Also, when the driver's sun visor is down at any position that it provides some function, it blocks a 1/3 of the rear view mirror. Some of these issues I bring up are things that I believe Honda just did not think through. It seems like Honda have retained their renowned engineering in their motors as mentioned above, but their interiors have been thought up by a Honda's accounting department.

Don't get me wrong, I still love my car.