NHTSA Complaint #10345308 — 2008 HONDA CIVIC

I BOUGHT MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX IN JUNE 2008. AT 15,000 MILES I HAD A BUNCH OF BRAKE PROBLEMS (LOUD NOISES, DIFFICULTY STOPPING). I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND WAS TOLD I HAD "CONTAMINATED" BRAKE PADS. THEY REPLACED THEM FOR FREE. SIX MONTHS LATER, I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. TOOK IT IN AGAIN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I HAVE CONTINUED TO FEEL UNEASY ABOUT MY BRAKES AS THEY DON'T STOP LIKE THE THREE OTHER CARS I HAVE HAD. NOW, AT 41K SCREECHING NOISES HAVE STARTED AGAIN. THEY STARTED ON A FRIDAY AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP MONDAY MORNING. THEY TOLD ME I HAVE BARELY ANY BRAKE PADS LEFT AND IT MUST BE DUE TO MY DRIVING. (INCORRECT AS I MAINLY DID HIGHWAY DRIVING AND NOW HAVE A 7 MINUTE COMMUTE TO WORK.) THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE, CLAIMING IT IS MY ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. *TR