2008 Honda Civic DX from North America - Comments

Outer CV joints gone at 91,000.

Transmission gone at 93,000.

I got a Civic because of the ratings - supposedly best in its class and such. I have to travel a lot, so fuel consumption is an issue for me.

I put 93 k on it in two years, I know, quite a bit. Serviced it at the dealership, never missed, paid for all those "Service B", change oil at 20%, everything by the book. Also, I drive like most of all other commuters, I do not race, squeal tires...

Big surprise - ratings can lie!!! The outer CV joints went bad at about 91,000 - the dealership changed them under warranty.

Two days ago I was heading home after doing my groceries, had my wife and my daughter in the car when poof - transmission went. The engine was running but the car was going nowhere. Grinding noise when in park, otherwise it was like in neutral...

There was no warning, nothing... Quit in the middle of the road. My wife does not want to step into a Honda and I do not condemn her.

Now the car is in the dealership and I am thinking about a buying a Ford Fusion.

100 k engineering?

I am going to swallow my pride, get rid of it ASAP and buy a Ford.

I don't mean to be rude, lemons exists everywhere.

I know few friends who own Civics, and I have one myself, 06 and up, never had an issue, and my buddy has his to 160 000km. If you buy the Ford Fusion, make sure you get an extended warranty, I heard few bad comments. Working with public makes you learn lots about lots. I don't know anyone close to me owns a Fusion though.

Please, don't ever say things like that to Honda fanatics, they'll never believe you, and they will say that you should try a Cobalt or a Focus and you'll cry to get back to Honda. With the die hard Mopar fans, they really,.. really think that they "possessed" the best cool cars in the world. And if you have problems with a Honda, it's definitely your fault.. I had 2 Hondas and I'm not crying anymore with my beautiful Buick. You probably know that more than 60% of Civics owners are women and most of them doesn't tow or drive as hard or as much like men, 'cause when they do, they drive SUVs or minivans.. Is it only for cargo space!?

I recently bought a 2003 Honda Civic EX for our son in high school. I do not particularly like it, especially the seats and ride. Even with the 15 inch wheels.

In all fairness, I have had many cars and this is his first. Insuring 2 teens cost 4800, more insurance, another factor rarely discussed on actual car costs annually. It's more of a young person's car, not a senior citizen's car

It is unfortunate that some scribes report mechanical failure with their HONDA vehicles. No manufacturer is immune to this - cars are put together by human beings - but I will say this: HONDA vehicles are built to standards and materials that you'd really only find in more expensive cars. That's the finding of an independent German mechanical/metallurgic engineer. Most of the time its because the owner has neglected to keep up with the manufacturer's recommended service guidelines OR the owner has had his/her vehicle taken care of by non-ASE technicians. That is a simple fact. I work for an auto dealer and time and again when neglected cars arrive on the service drive with a major issue, you can bet your last dollar that the vehicle had been "maintained" by some questionable party.

Good luck buying a Ford! The last Ford Taurus I owned (purchased new) had the transmission replaced twice before 80,000 miles. Never was quite right after that.

Have owned several Hondas since and an Acura TL with no problems. Our local Honda dealer warrants all new Honda cars for 100,000 miles as long as all maintenance is done at the dealer.

I am the original poster. Got the car fixed, they said it wasn't the transmission as I presumed, but a drive shaft sheared... They changed it under warranty, did not pay anything. Lucky me, I wasn't on hwy 401...