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pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
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Average Mileage:
17,413 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
engine problem
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Honda dealer.
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2008Dec 29
Civic LX 1.8L
- Manual transmission
- 5,000 miles
My '08 Civic less than 6 months old is leaking oil. I'm not sure if it's engine or transmission oil. It has a manual tranny. The engine oil still checks full on the dipstick. I've scheduled an appointment to get this repaired. It just bugs me that i've got oil spots on my driveway and garage from a new car. I immediately blamed this on my 5 year old Sierra pickup, but further investigation revealed it was the Honda! I've owned a lot of new cars over the years, but never had anything this new drop oil on my floor and/or driveway. I bought Honda this time specifically because I thought they were better quality especially in the small car line. I hope this isn't an indication of what's to come.
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2009Sep 07
Civic LX 1.8L
It started during a routine oil change at the dealer. The mechanic informed me, "you have an engine leak". We will schedule you in for a repair. Next week I pick the car up, drive it home and park it in my garage. A huge oil patch appeared under the car, at least 2 litres under the car. I filled up the oil crankcase and limped the car into the dealership. Fix #2 picked the car up again, left in the garage drove it for a few days. The same issue, an even bigger oil patch under the car. 2 to 3 litres of oil on my garage floor. Brought it back to the dealer again, and was informed 3 weeks later, "we can't fix the leak, Honda engineering has been informed" so we replaced the entire engine -short block. I finally picked up the car last week, apparently the oil leak was fixed to their satisfaction.
On the way home from the dealership, the manual transmission froze up. NO gears accept 3 and 4th, then rolled to the side of the road - I called the Honda Roadside assistance who towed it to the nearest dealer. Here is a brief list of other problems:
-paint peeling off of plastic, including bumpers and mirrors.
-hand brake digs into the side of my leg and is painful on long trips.
-severe oil leak, repaired 3 times.
-catastrophic transmission failure.
On a positive note the dealer have been excellent throughout this whole awful experience. They have provided a courtesy car free and have promised to replace the 2008 Civic with a 2010 Civic at NO extra charge. I will confirm this as soon as I have the deal completed.
moosepie
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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