8th Gen Issues - Shame on you Honda

[chylld]

...I have already had 2 warranty repairs and haven't reached 10k yet (engine noise fixed and bubbled paintwork fixed)..

i see your 2 repairs and raise you 5...


(1 more at the end (to fix my cruise control) which hasn't been added to hondaone yet)

[Frost_FD]

Yes i must agree with you all take honda back to be built in japan!!

I had my car recalled because of some wiring in the back lights might have some dripping grease on it so they had to replace that... and they were like hey you missed out on your first recall i was like what!! first recall, yeah we forgot to put the boot lining in it...

As for the driver side window getting stuck... silicon spray solves that but still...... it shouldnt happen from the highest quality cars in japan....

[denot]

Yes i must agree with you all take honda back to be built in japan!!

frost, now i think they will have another "civic Euro" built in Jap now... and it will cost you $5k-10k more?

[chylld]

I had my car recalled because of some wiring in the back lights might have some dripping grease on it so they had to replace that...

if you had this service done at scotts honda artarmon (or any honda service centre for that matter) check that your cruise control still works. it was during the carrying out of this service that one of honda's brilliantly intelligent "technicians" broke something near the brake pedal that rendered my cruise control inoperable.

[disappointed]

Update. Firstly, I apologize for hijacking someone elses post. After a complete tear down and rebuild with new rings and a head job under warranty by a honda dealer, the car now uses between 700 ml and 800 ml of honda oil every 1000 km. I don't have anything good to say about the f#@^wit who did this work on our POS. The f#@^wit so called technician does not even know how to check the oil level. Always half a litre overful after a service. Car has undergone another oil consumption test at a different honda dealer, for the last 6000 km. This service manager is doing the right thing by us. It is again in the hands of honda warranty goons. So we will see what happens after Xmas. Thanx

[Joele]

i see your 2 repairs and raise you 5...


(1 more at the end (to fix my cruise control) which hasn't been added to hondaone yet)

But you only had one b4 the 10k service, I haven't even reached that, give me some time, I'm still in the race... LOL

Interesting that you point to that hondaone listing, I had a look and I have three there.. The two I mentioned and one showing up the day BEFORE I received my car.. What the hell? no way to get details from HondaOne of what that actually was?

I would also say the general fit in my car is poor compared to the cheaper cars I have owned in the past. Its not the materials or look, just the fit itself, lots of things don't line up or fit right and just look poor but not really bad enough to make a warranty claim out of... I would have paid a couple of grand more for a Japanese built car if it meant better build quality, though I am not too sure the savings they made from moving to Thailand really past on to us..

[chylld]

But you only had one b4 the 10k service, I haven't even reached that, give me some time, I'm still in the race... LOL

I think I will still beat you on total # of warranty issues... at 20 months old i'm up to #30. That's 1.5 defects per month

Interesting that you point to that hondaone listing, I had a look and I have three there.. The two I mentioned and one showing up the day BEFORE I received my car.. What the hell? no way to get details from HondaOne of what that actually was?

ROFL! hondaone is a pretty simple site in that they only display information they receive from honda dealers. however any honda dealer (especially the one from which you took delivery of the car) will be able to tell you what it was.

[disappointed]

I think I will still beat you on total # of warranty issues... at 20 months old i'm up to #30. That's 1.5 defects per month

Does'nt it make you want to buy another Honda chylld?

[chylld]

Does'nt it make you want to buy another Honda chylld?

about the only thing i will buy or recommend my friends/family to buy with a honda badge on it is a lemon or lemon plant.

actually a lemon plant is too risky, the lemons will be falling apart even before they appear... like Joele's civic

[xenfacta]

... a head job under warranty by a honda dealer, ..

was he a skilled honda technician?

with regards to cruise control i got my brake light sorted and my cruise still works fine

dont know about the rest of you but i love my civic.. no real issues

[denot]

dont know about the rest of you but i love my civic.. no real issues

I think its a matter of personal opinion... if you not too picky or never buy/drive a better car before - e.g. your previous car was a 1981 Honda Accord that already rusty and broke down every 1 hr driving (not me guys!! ) then this is a very good car...

For me, I like to driving it and get used to the "noises" inside the car. And I still treat it like a baby (baby girl since its too sensitive - a bit of dust on the window, need to be sprayed... a bit dust on the wiper, need to be cleaned...)

I only claim my insurance for the window problem and might need to double check is "she" is one of the car get recalled for cruise and brake light problem.

Overall... I can give 7/10... well thats my personal opinion

PS: has anyone giving this car as his wife/gf/daughter first car? did she ever complaints about it?

[Joele]

Does'nt it make you want to buy another Honda chylld?

At this rate, I won't..

Don't get me wrong in I love the car design in general, but their plant that actually did the build is poor IMO, and has erroded my confidence in Honda..