2008 Honda Civic Hybrid problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Fuel/Propulsion System (14) · Air Bags (10) · Vehicle Speed Control (6)
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48 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (4)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2019-06-27 · campaign 19V502000 · 9,555 vehicles
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 recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to p
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: 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.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2019-05-16 · campaign 19V378000 · 19,138 vehicles
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.
Risk: 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.
Fix: 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 numbers for this recall are M4O, P4R, T4Q, and W4P.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2017-01-10 · campaign 17V030000 · 977,708 vehicles
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, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Sa
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: 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 service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KE1 and KE2.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2016-05-24 · campaign 16V346000 · 2,719,386 vehicles
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, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana I
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: 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.
Service bulletins (21)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Electrical System 2023-06-13 · A21120B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service news - the navigation clock and date are incorrect. this is due to a limited gps receiver capacity resulting in a rollover of the internal chip memory; the rollover occurred on january 1, 2022, at 12:00am local time.
Equipment:electrical:navigational System(Global Positioning System) 2022-01-29 · A21120B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
servicenews article - the clock shows the incorrect time. this issue is due to a limited gps receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on january 1, 2022 at 12:00am local time. as a result, the navigation date and time will be incorrect.
Air Bags 2020-03-10 · A20-016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - this bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. american honda is offering a customer support program (warranty extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only.
Air Bags 2019-05-10 · A18-115 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - american honda is conducting an inspection of certain vehicles that have previously had the passenger's airbag inflator replaced as part of the takata passsenger's airbag inflator recall. if you completed the repair described by this service bulletin on or before may 10, 2019, mak
Air Bags 2018-10-13 · A18100B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - american honda is conducting an inspection of certain vehicles that have previously had the passenger's airbag inflator replaced as part of the takata passsenger's airbag inflator recall.
Equipment:electrical:navigational System(Global Positioning System) 2016-11-22 · A05-032 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - navigation system information.
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What owners report
2022-11-10 · Equipment:electrical:navigational System(Global Positioning System) · 70,000 mi“the contact owns a 2008 honda civic hybrid. the contact stated that the navigation system time display became inoperable. there were no warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer where the contact was informed that parts were on back order. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the approximate …”
2019-07-02 · Engine · 128,000 mi“i have a 2008 honda civic hybrid. the ima battery was replaced at curry honda in chicopee, ma in 2014. as consumer reports reported in 2014 the ima batteries are very unreliable. my ima battery recently went bad again and now honda is saying it's out of warranty. full disclosure the car has a salvage title. this did not matter in 2014 when it …”
2019-06-13 · Steering“'takata recall' the electric power steering locks up at random time when the car is already in motion; it is very random. i could not get it fixed because if the car is not acting up when getting a diagnostic test, the dealership could not tell me the problem. it first start happening in june 2018. it stopped for months and now is messing again out…”
2019-01-23 · Air Bags · 139,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic hybrid. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag indicator illuminated although the passenger seat was not occupied. the vehicle was taken to vacaville honda (751 orange dr, vacaville, ca 95687) on three different occasions. the dealer stated that they repaired the warning indicator; however, it was…”
2018-05-22 · Visibility/Wiper · 105,902 mi“wipers on 08 honda civic hybrid go on every time the car ignition is started. after 7-8 swishes, wipers stop in the middle of the windshield. honda service bulletin 07-071 reported this issue on 9/24/10 and recommends replacing windshield wiper motor cover plate. other internet searches recommend replacing the entire motor assembly 76505-sna-a02. …”
2018-05-09 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 120,000 mi“..i was noticing gas fumes in my garage for about a week...early on called dealership and said i had recently gassed up...i was advised to see if maybe odor would abate on its own perhaps due to spilling upon filling...it did not...there was a crack found where the gas tank connects to the engine and small amount of gas was leaking requiring a repl…”
2018-04-11 · Fuel/Propulsion System“i own a 2008 honda civic hybrid. that started smelling like gas and now it is leaking really bad to the point tha i am afraid it will catch fire .…”
2017-10-07 · Wheels · 117,000 mi“2008 honda civic has excessive, dangerous rear tire wear. no heavy towing or anything crazy, and the inner edge of the tires (about 3" inward) wears completely off by 15,000-20,000 miles, well short of the front tires, our rear outer edge of the tire. very dangerous, expensive, makes noise and affects braking. honda has a tsb, but won't acknowle…”
2017-09-21 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 125,000 mi“following refueling, strong odor of gasoline vapors present. overnight, fuel seeped out from where fuel filler meets the tank, saturating the underside of the tank and dripping to form a pool of gasoline on the floor. vehicle owner is very concerned for health and safety, especially risk of fire or explosion when vehicle is parked in an enclosed …”
2017-09-14 · Fuel/Propulsion System“tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic hybrid. the contact stated that there was a fuel tank leak. an independent mechanic stated that the manufacturer had an extended warranty campaign. the vehicle was taken to the dealer (honda world westminster, 13600 beach blvd, westminster, ca 92683, (714) 890-8900) and they stated the vehicle was excluded fr…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.