2008 HONDA CIVIC — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
1,078
Owner Complaints
7
Recalls
10
Service Bulletins
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2008 HONDA CIVIC
The 2008 HONDA CIVIC has received a total of 1,078 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 7 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. 10 technical service bulletins have been issued by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) for this model year. The most commonly reported problems involve the Air Bags (165 complaints), Engine (155 complaints), and Visibility (109 complaints).
Recalls for the 2008 HONDA CIVIC
NHTSA has recorded 7 recalls for the 2008 HONDA CIVIC, potentially affecting up to 3,730,507 vehicles.
Recall 19V502000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 9,555 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2014 TSX Sport Wagon, 2010-2013 ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic and Civic Hybrid, 2008-2010 Civic GX NGV, 2012-2015 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2014 Fit EV, 2010-2014 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a...
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are F5F and Q5E.
View full details →Recall 19V378000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 19,138 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2013 TSX Sport Wagon, and 2010-2012 ZDX and 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, 2012-2014 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2013 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The front passenger air bag inflator may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.
Consequence: An incorrectly installed air bag inflator may not properly deploy the passenger frontal air bag in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the inflator installation and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 5, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's...
View full details →Recall 18V268000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 1,335 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2012 Honda Accord and Pilot, 2010 Accord Crosstour, 2001-2011 Civic, 2002-2011 CR-V, 2003-2004, 2006-2008 and 2011 Element, 2007 and 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2012 Insight, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2012 Ridgeline vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.
Consequence: An incorrectly installed air bag may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 22, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this...
View full details →Recall 17V545000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 3,257 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2008-2012 Accord, 2010-2012 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2012 Fit and Pilot, 2010-2012 Insight, and 2009-2012 Acura TSX vehicles that received replacement passenger frontal air bag inflators. One dealership may have incorrectly installed the replacement air bag inflators.
Consequence: In the event of a crash, an incorrectly installed passenger frontal air bag inflator may deploy the air bag improperly, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began October 30, 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are O07, Y0A,...
View full details →Recall 17V030000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 977,708 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2012 Acura TSX, 2011-2012 Acura TSX Wagon, 2010-2012 Acura ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2012 Honda Accord Crosstour and Honda Insight, 2009-2012 Honda Fit, 2009-2012 Pilot, 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2012 Honda FCX Clarity and 2006-2011 Honda Civic, Civic Hybrid, Civic NGV vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,...
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag inflator, free of charge. The manufacturer has mailed an interim notification, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Owners may contact Honda customer...
View full details →Recall 16V346000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 2,719,386 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Acura TSX, 2011 TSX Wagon, 2010-2011 Acura ZDX, 2008-2011 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid, and Civic GX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2010-2011 FCX Clarity and Insight, and 2009-2011 Fit, and Pilot vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina,...
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall is KA4, KA5, KA6, and KA7.
View full details →Recall 08V535000 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
| 128 vehicles affected
Defect: HONDA IS RECALLING 128 MY 2008-2009 CIVIC SEDANS. A BRACKET THAT COVERS THE FUEL HOSE CONNECTOR IS SECURED WITH A BOLT AND NUT, BUT DURING ASSEMBLY THE NUT WAS NOT INSTALLED.
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE BRACKET MAY BECOME LOOSE WHICH COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE FUEL HOSE CONNECTOR. A DAMAGED CONNECTOR COULD LEAD TO A FUEL LEAK AND INCREASES THE RISK OF A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NUT ON THE FUEL FEED HOSE BRACKET. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 13, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2008 HONDA CIVIC
1,078 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 HONDA CIVIC. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
Most Recent Complaints
Engine temperature suddenly rose high, pulled over. Discovered what appeared to be coolant on front of block. Had diagnosed and found to have a cracked block. Contacted Honda, the refused to do anything as it wasn’t a recall only a warranty bulletin. This needs to be recalled so people who are affected can get their cars fixed.
The contact owned a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and turned off the engine. After the vehicle was restarted, the air bag warning light was no longer illuminated. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 159,000.
Driver's side sun visor defective. Visor started splitting, leading to inoperative, and finally fell off. Replaced by manufacturer a number of years ago, but design flaw not addressed causing persistent issue recurrence. Multiple complaints have been filed related to this issue. Following are some of the complaint record numbers: 110884671041796510466838 110630431041670210466343 110395371041422810462119 109831981041221710461924 109710161041170010461699 109368151041080710457914 109285781041061610456750 108965601041024110456044 108888061040930510454884 108858631040937310448984 108632171040869610432332 108462841040941710432252 107168651040740610430111 106761951040741410430141 106386011040692010428110 105211741042513210427775 104781981041925910426693 104754451042547910426377
Electronic steering pulls hard to the left and is more difficult to turn right.
Engine block cracked. Leaking coolant and rendering vehicle useless.
Safety Rating for the 2008 HONDA CIVIC
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2008 HONDA CIVIC in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2008 HONDA CIVIC
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has issued 10 technical service bulletins (TSBs) for the 2008 HONDA CIVIC. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.
APaS09192017901 — ENGINE
Dealer message - Beginning September 26, 2017, the 2006-2011 Civic Engine Block (part number 10002-RNA-A50 and 10002- RNE-A01) warranty claim submission will enforce proper engine ordering through iN.
APaS06132017901 — EQUIPMENT
Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2008 Civic CNGs with a customer complaint of rough idle or Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) on with the misfire DTCs P0300 through P0304 stored. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the...
14-058 — STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
HONDA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. WARRANTY EXTENSION DUE TO ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WITH CODE DTC 32-09 OR 61-04. MODEL 2007-08 FIT. *LJ
SB-09-029 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HONDA: MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON WITH TROUBLE CODES STORED DUE TO A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. 2006-2008 CIVIC HYBRID. *RM
08-014 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
HARSH TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT AFTER AUTO IDLE STOP. (HYBRID ONLY) *NJ UPDATED 7/29/11. *PE
SB-09-009 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HONDA: EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IN THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. *RM
SB-08-057 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HONDA: THE ADVANCED HYDRAULIC BOOSTER (AHB)BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES A PRONOUNCED SHORT, BUZZY GRUNT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. *PE
SB-08-057 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
HONDA: THE ADVANCED HYDRAULIC BOOSTER (AHB)BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES A PRONOUNCED SHORT, BUZZY GRUNT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. *PE
08-020 — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
HONDA: TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR, POPS OUT OF 3RD GEAR, OR IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. *PE UPDATED 4/8/11. *PE
08-013 — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
MIL COMES ON WITH DTC P0456 (EVAP SYSTEM VERY SMALL LEAK DETECTED). *NJ
NHTSA Investigations for the 2008 HONDA CIVIC
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the HONDA CIVIC
- 2003 HONDA CIVIC — 619 complaints
- 2004 HONDA CIVIC — 424 complaints
- 2005 HONDA CIVIC — 396 complaints
- 2006 HONDA CIVIC — 1,709 complaints
- 2007 HONDA CIVIC — 1,465 complaints
- 2008 HONDA CIVIC (current)
- 2009 HONDA CIVIC — 497 complaints
- 2010 HONDA CIVIC — 486 complaints
- 2011 HONDA CIVIC — 220 complaints
- 2012 HONDA CIVIC — 612 complaints
- 2013 HONDA CIVIC — 429 complaints
Other HONDA Models
- HONDA ACCORD — 30,831 total complaints
- HONDA CR-V — 20,109 total complaints
- HONDA ODYSSEY — 15,588 total complaints
- HONDA PILOT — 12,071 total complaints
- HONDA FIT — 2,686 total complaints
- HONDA RIDGELINE — 2,527 total complaints
- HONDA HR-V — 2,201 total complaints
- HONDA PASSPORT — 2,079 total complaints