2009 Honda Civic Service Brakes, Air Problems

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.

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
1–30k mi	1

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

March 22, 2011 · 23,500 miles
Service Brakes, Air
I purchased a 2009 civic in august of 2009. My car is now in the shop with less than 24k miles on the car in need of new brake pads and rotors. After researching the issues it seems that many '08 and '09 honda owners, especially civic owners, are having the same issue. The repair is not covered under any warranty and is a huge safety concern as well as a disappointment in the quality of manufacturing. I was told…
ODI 10392651
July 21, 2010
Service Brakes, Air
While driving a 2009 hybrid honda civic in small town traffic, the car in front of me braked suddenly. When i depressed the brakes in the honda, i got no response. The brakes did not engage. Fortunately, i was driving at low speed (25-35 mph) and engaged the hand brake (emergencia), which stopped the car in time to prevent the accident. I tried to use the car as little as possible since and will take it in for…
ODI 10348384