2008 Honda Civic electrical system problems

“This one happend to my 18yrs brother in law . He using my car to get to his school i dont know what happend he said brake didnt went through . No injury got a car crash thats all . But the sad thing is my insurance went up and the car history gonna be under my safety driver record . Dmv said im a good driver thats why they email me a safety driver number to renew my license no waiting in line . Maybe next renewal im not gonna get that treatment again”

“THIRD (HIGH) BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT FUNCTION UPON ANNUAL INSPECTION. APPEARS A SOLDERED CONNECTION WAS DEFECTIVE. ORDERED A REPLACEMENT 3RD BRAKE LIGHT AND IT TO, NEW OUT OF THE BOX, ALSO DID NOT WORK AND AGAIN HAD A FAULTY SOLDER JOINT AT CONNECTION TO LIGHT. SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.”

“THIS VEHICLE HAS A DEMOBILIZER UNIT THAT CONTROLS VEHICLE STARTING AND IS CONNECTED TO KEYS , WHEN UNIT GOES BAD THERE IS NO WAY TO START VEHICLE WITHOUT IT BEING REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED BY HONDA , THERE ARE UNFORTUNATELY NUMEROUS THINGS THAT CAUSE THIS PROBLEM INCLUDING JUMP STARTING IR EVEN DISCONNECTING BATTERY , WHEN THIS HAPPENS CAR IS IMMOBILIZED AND STRANDED WITH NO WAY TO FIX , WHEN BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE WE WERE TOLD PART WAS ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER , I BELIEVE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AND DO NOT TRY TO REMEDY OR HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE , CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AND IS NOW WAITING WHO KNOWS WHEN FOR PARTS NOT TO JE BACK ORDERED”

“AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS OFF THE WOULD NOT START THE NEXT MORNING SO I TOOK IT TO THE FOR THE SECOND TIME HE CHANGE THE BATTERY AND STARTER THE NEXT DAY THE STILL WOULD NOT START TOOK IT BACK TO HIM STIL COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS KILLING THE BATTERY FOR THE THIRD TIME, AFTER HAVING THE CAR ALL DAY AGIN IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT SHUTTING OFF. I SAY IT'S ELECTRICIAN PROBLEM”

“CHANGED THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS AT RECOMMENDED DEALER BY HONDA. THEY SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED IT AND SHOULD HAVE DONE THE PROPER CHECKS TO MAKE SURE ALL IS WELL BUT IT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT DONE AS THE CAR ENDED UP LOCKING UP SEATBELTS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER FROM A MINOR POTHOLE THAT THE CASE MANAGER IS CALLING A COLLISION. I COULDNT BELIEVE HE INSISTED THAT THIS (HITTING A POTHOLE AND AIRBAGS GOING OFF) HAD HAPPENED TO HIM ALREADY TRYING TO MAKE IT SEEM NORMAL. MORE IMPORTANTLY, FROM THE CODES THAT THE SHOP INFORMED ME OF, SEAT SENSOR ON PASSENGER SIDE WAS NO GOOD AND ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS SITTING ON IT IT LOCKED BELTS AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO INFLATE. THEY ARE WITH MY CAR 60 DAYS AND COUNTING.... NEVER HONDA AGAIN.”

“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.”