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It's true. We even get complaints about Honda, which some would call the world's most perfect moderately-priced car. Something Honda should be concerned about is that loyal, repeat customers are beginning to grouse that they will defect to Toyota because of reliability and warranty problems in the latest crop of Hondas.

Here a few of the more recent complaints:

Tom of Humble, TX May 27, 2009

I leased a 2008 Honda Civic. My daughter has experienced significant tire damage and suspension problems and vibration. Per many reports the dealers all over the country are trying to pass this off as a rocker arm problem or the failure of the owner to rotate tires. That is crimnal neglect.

It may be a specific factory problem or a design problem I don't know yet. I do know this is a serious problem Honda won't acknowledge. They are instead haraassing and demeaning owners to try and get them to believe they are abusing the cars and even pay for repairs done inside the warranty brackets. Its crazy and people are going to die if not already.

William of Bloomngton, MN May 23, 2009

Honda refused to provide me with a factory operators manual for the Navigation Unit they installed. The one that came with my new car in 2007 broke down and at 15,000 miles they replaced it with a new unit that has different operation features than my old one.

Deepak of woodstock, GA May 23, 2009

I have bought a new Honda Accord 2008 model and it has done only 19000 miles and has rare breaks problem, to my surprise normally the front brakes wear faster then the rare brakes and the front brake pads are intact as new and the rare have worn out completely and the pads are unevenly worn out, The dealer has not been able to give me any justification and blamed the driving habit,This is my fifth new car and I have never had brakes problem like this ever.

It seams Honda has changed design in 2008 models and this is certainly a design or material problem as the dealer mentioned they have seen this pattern on new cars,but are trained to make the consumer responsible for everything and make them look like stupid.This certainly need attention and I have the worn brake pads with uneven wear in my possession if need be.I have also filed my complaint with Honda motor but with no results. If I have to change my brakes every 19000 miles it is a 200 cost each time as well wastage of time .

Ian of Jacksonville, FL May 21, 2009

I have an 01 Honda Civic. The transmission has gone out. All repair estimates exceede the Blue Book value of the car. I have found 1000s of the same problem reported in varous forums. Is there anything that one more complant will acheive? If so, I would be glad to add mine.

SScott of Sugarland, TX May 20, 2009

I have less than 10,000 miles on my new 2008 Honda Accord, which it less than a year old. I took the car in to the dealership for its 2nd oil change and was told I need new breaks. Then I was told it is something that occurs with 2008 hondas. Who in their right mind would buy a car that they will need to spend 232 on breaks every other oil change. No one would purchase the car.

I feel I have been cheat and mislead. There is an obvious defect. I think I am going to call the local television stations to see if this problem can be resolved without me having to pay for breaks about every other oil change. Reasonable repair is fine, but having to pay for breaks before the car is a year is unacceptable.

Peter of Atlanta, GA May 20, 2009

Purchased a new lawn mower 5/7/09 that has a "quadra cut blade" and rear bag. Mower fails to cut on a first pass basis and bag collects clips between the rear opening and the bag failing to actually collect 20% the grass clippings. The Honda lawner mower model HRR216K3VXA cost over 500; the quality is much less than can otherwise be bought for 100 in any other brand.

Deana of Warwick, NY May 20, 2009

My husband and I purchased a brand new 2007 Honda Fit in the August of 06. My husband was driving home on the night of May 7th when he started to smell something strange. After pulling over and checking under the hood and around the car he could not figure out what was causing the smell. He continued to drive assuming that the smell may not have come from our car. He began to smell the same scent again and pulled over once more, at this point he noticed that the power window console on the driver's side has melted, the buttons had melted into the arm rest and the side of the armrest was melted/concave as well..our window was stuck halfway down and around the armrest was a dark burn mark.

After checking our honda account to see if there were any recalls regarding this problem ( there was not one), we immediately called honda costumer service. We spoke to one of the representatives their and explained the whole story, she seemed unconcerned and referred us to our local Honda dealer and gave us a listing of all the locations close to us. We brought our car to Middletown Honda on Friday, May 8th and we were told by the dealer that they only had one electrician and that we would have to stop by first thing Monday morning to get our car looked at by the right person, and were told no appointment was needed.

When we got to the dealership Monday morning when it opened there were already several other people waiting for the same electrician and when we sat to wait we were asked for our appointment information. Upset by this we explained what we had been told on Friday but the receptionist for service told us that we couldn't be seen without an appointment. We made one for the next time available which was on Friday, May 15th.

Well, we never made it to that appointment. While my husband was at work the night of May 14th our car caught fire while in a packed parking lot. Both the fire department and police had to come, the driver's side door completely burned melted, as well as most of the seat, visor, etc.

Our insurance has deemed that the fire was cause by electrical failure and they are totalling the car and will be paying Honda. This leaves us high and dry. When we contacted the complaint department at Honda we were told they would open a case of their own to investigate. That was on Monday, May 18th. We got a call back from Honda on May 19th who advised us that becuase there is no known defect with the wiring they would not replace our car. We feel that no one is protecting our best interests and we will definitely never buy a honda again.

Welton of Malden, MA May 18, 2009

Called to ask about excessive charge for tiny electronic part in seatbelt sensor, which causes the airbag indicator light to go on, which will prevent the car from passing inspection. Asked to speak to higher up, and received total refusal. Car has had previous history of parts going earlier than would be expected, most notably the transmission; for the latter, Honda implicitly accepted culpability by paying for the part, despite the vehicle's being out of warranty. I believe the sensor should not have gone bad yet, and furthermore that the charge is ridiculously excessive. I am being charge 189 for the part, with an additional 200 for labor.

puran of Jersey city, NJ May 17, 2009

Potential danger...I have a 2006 Honda Ridgeline and I experienced two problems that I think I should mention. (1) The remote key can seperate while vehicle is in motion regardless of speed and engine will die instantly.Can't remember but I think the steering will lock up too.Must have another key to move car.Engine won't start.The metal part is barely secured to the plastic,happened to me twice . while turning ended up on curb,luckily driving slow and no one was hurt.

(2) The aircondition wireharness connector connecting to the blower motor overheats and melted onto the blower motor (turns black) and would stop working ...couldn't figure out what was the burning smell.Honda replaced it.I think these items should be recalled and improved.

Brian of Scottsburg, IN May 15, 2009

My 2006 Honda CRV's owners manual states that the rear differential fluid should be replaced at 90000 miles. The vehicle only has 43000 on it now, but needs another fluid change due to noise coming from the rear differential. My local Honda dealer wants to charge me 149.95 to change the fluid. The fact it is going to cost me 149.95 every 20000 miles is unacceptable. The maintainance cost, is for all intents and purposes quadruple what it should be according to Honda's own literature. Let alone the fact that the differential will probably fail shortly after the warranty has expired.

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