HondaCivic2008
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  3. 2008
  4. Seats

2008 Honda Civic Seats Problems

5
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 5 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi3
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 14, 2019 · 74,000 miles

    Seats

    Driver seat: broken welds on the bottom right front of the seat due to use of poor material (very thin metal tubes broke). This happened while driving the seat lift system is attached to this tube and the seat pulled to the left abruptly and startles you. This is a safety issue due to that it happens when you are driving it. Then after this occurs the seat is no longer fully functional. You have to drive with it all…

    ODI 11172692

  • April 11, 2018 · 100,000 miles

    Air Bags · Electrical System · Seats

    The car has a problem with the srs wiring harness that controls airbag deployment and driver and passenger safety. This causes the airbag light to come on and prevents proper deployment. The problem is extremely common in hondas, specifically 8th generation cars. The cause is a poorly made wire that gets caught in the passenger seat track, causing a short in the wire. It can only be repaired properly and safely by…

    ODI 11120689

  • October 5, 2016 · 70,000 miles

    Seats

    The headrests are designed too far forward, causing neck, back and shoulder strain to anyone sitting in the front seats for extended periods.

    ODI 10914843

  • April 30, 2010

    Seats

    I am complaining about the design of honda civic seats which cause me severe neck pain and headaches. I've researched online and seems this is a common health problem among many honda owners. Apparently honda is aware of the neck and back pain they have caused, but i've not been able to find any solutions, other than to sell the car and take a $2000 to $4000 loss. Honda needs to be held responsible and step up and…

    ODI 10328455

  • September 1, 2008 · 1,000 miles

    Seats

    I have owned a brand-new '08 honda civic lx four-door sedan, mt for approximately 4-5 weeks. I drive my car 5 days a week, roundtrip each day 140 miles. About 3 weeks in, i suffered excruciating neck/shoulders/back pain. I adjusted the seat all kinds of different ways and moved the headrest up and down, to no avail. Finally, i ripped the headrest completely out and then i drove pain free for about a week. Now, the…

    1 injury

    ODI 10240717