List your New civic problems here

[Riviera]

and everyone is seeming to have this window problem.... lol its like farkeen
wtf is up are the workers trying to send honda bust, maybe start researchin
foriegn forums for problems, see if teh NZ, US and UK are having problems
aswell...

[Mingy]

License Plate Lights stops working?? anyone?? would this be part of the warrenty?

[Sexythang]

yup, apart from the engine break down i also have the window problem. It lost its automatic wind up and down ability.

this being a honda it shouldnt happen. the accord euro from japan would have been a better choice.

[ahmondjai]

yup, apart from the engine break down i also have the window problem. It lost its automatic wind up and down ability.

this being a honda it shouldnt happen. the accord euro from japan would have been a better choice.

engine break down??!! WTF!! that's way too soon for a brand new car.

[ms700]

License Plate Lights stops working?? anyone?? would this be part of the warrenty?

Depends exactly why the license plate lights have stopped working.

Have you done anything to the boot area? As in mods? Or is there any reason whatsoever why the lights may have stopped working? If not, warranty all the way id say. Get your dealer to check it out, it could be just a blown fuse.

[Sexythang]

engine break down??!! WTF!! that's way too soon for a brand new car.

tell me about it. i cant beleive it myself. esp having a corolla that is problem free for 9 years. not even a hiccup. now having my honda engine rebuilt already and have a rough engine start and idle than before. told them that the rebuilt engine doesnt sound right. they said they will take a look on the next service.
they even told me that im looking too hard for imperfections. but im pretty sure it wasnt this rough and loud before the engine rebuild because i compared it to my corolla engine before and after the rebuild. whole car vibrates alot more as well. very unhappy

hope its better after the service.

[ahmondjai]

tell me about it. i cant beleive it myself. esp having a corolla that is problem free for 9 years. not even a hiccup. now having my honda engine rebuilt already and have a rough engine start and idle than before. told them that the rebuilt engine doesnt sound right. they said they will take a look on the next service.
they even told me that im looking too hard for imperfections. but im pretty sure it wasnt this rough and loud before the engine rebuild because i compared it to my corolla engine before and after the rebuild. whole car vibrates alot more as well. very unhappy

hope its better after the service.

Sexythang, if I were you, I'll bug them for as long as they make me happy. a rough engine is not a little imperfection, you've came across a engine rebuild already for a brand new car, I believe you don't want anymore engine problem in the future. I'll try not to leave it too late e.g. next service, go back to your dealer and reflect your disappointment to them. I've had a oil leak on the 1st day and after went back to them 3 times without success(if I remember right, the 1st 2 times they couldn't find out what the problem is, only the last time when I was with them looking, from genuine Honda tech who we rely on), I wrote a letter to the dealer principle and was prepared to address it to consumer affairs and to Honda headquarters, Australia and/or Japan. after the black and white had been sent in, their response improved significantly, and now every time I go in there, I can feel some respect, not just being push around. I recon if you are not happy, let them know and don't let yourselves suffer for something that is not your own fault.

P.S. am I being too extreme? let me know please~

[Sexythang]

Sexythang, if I were you, I'll bug them for as long as they make me happy. a rough engine is not a little imperfection, you've came across a engine rebuild already for a brand new car, I believe you don't want anymore engine problem in the future. I'll try not to leave it too late e.g. next service, go back to your dealer and reflect your disappointment to them. I've had a oil leak on the 1st day and after went back to them 3 times without success(if I remember right, the 1st 2 times they couldn't find out what the problem is, only the last time when I was with them looking, from genuine Honda tech who we rely on), I wrote a letter to the dealer principle and was prepared to address it to consumer affairs and to Honda headquarters, Australia and/or Japan. after the black and white had been sent in, their response improved significantly, and now every time I go in there, I can feel some respect, not just being push around. I recon if you are not happy, let them know and don't let yourselves suffer for something that is not your own fault.

P.S. am I being too extreme? let me know please~

ahmondjai.
nope. you're doing the correct thing. ive already done most of what you suggested. though its up to honda headquarters in melbourne only. the head mechanic has seen the car already though he doesnt beleive me when i sense there is a rough and vibrating problem. he and the general manager agreed to get it tested for idle noise and vibration when its due for the new engine checkup (1000km's....since i had an engine rebuild its the second time 1000km checkup). He will need to address it if not i would go to honda australia again and maybe japan.

extremely angry at the problems. at least an oil leak there is a sort concrete evidence. the noise and vibration is more a 'feel' thing which they will try and deny it as much as possible (as they already have as well as telling me that im affected by the engine rebuild too much and looking more hardly for problems. by the way its harder for me as i cant produce a new civic and show them the difference) but i am supremely confident its not in as new condition as it should be. its too rough for a honda and especially a BRAND NEW honda.

honda japan and honda australia need to watch out. better not let honda service/dealers turn into toyota dealers/service

[ahmondjai]

sexythang, has you test drive another Civic from the same dealership or another one, or maybe get someone else to test drive it also, see if the 3rd person's opinion? I've heard of a whole brand new engine swap from my salesman, he said that Indian guy keep bugging them until they can't take it anymore and swap that for him.

[Sexythang]

yes. I would love to bug em like hell like an indian asking for a discount on a discounted item. but im also in a service orientated industry so we will be professional about it. I will give them a chance to do all the tests and rectify the problem as they have promised unless they can show me there isnt a problem at all and this happens to all civics. if it isnt then i wouldnt waste time complaining that many times again and just go to top management and will expect good compensation in one form or the other. If not then i wouldnt buy another honda again and will go back to toyota/lexus.

[Riviera]

tell me about it. i cant beleive it myself. esp having a corolla that is problem free for 9 years. not even a hiccup. now having my honda engine rebuilt already and have a rough engine start and idle than before. told them that the rebuilt engine doesnt sound right. they said they will take a look on the next service.
they even told me that im looking too hard for imperfections. but im pretty sure it wasnt this rough and loud before the engine rebuild because i compared it to my corolla engine before and after the rebuild. whole car vibrates alot more as well. very unhappy

hope its better after the service.

hey are you paying for it or what???? is honda paying for it

you should ask for a K20A while theyre at it, just for your trouble.
its causing you hardship cause i cant get to work lol

[funkdr]

Hey guys opened my boot tonight and water was sitting in the drivers side boot hindge trim plastic ended up soakign the boot floor anyone had this will investigate more