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Chart based on 29 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2009 Honda Civic
Engine not specified
74000 mi
Both right and left Sun Visor split. Earlier workdone to replaace driver side visor done by dealer under special program from Honda but was told on this occasion Honda would not cover item. Faulty design. Paint and primer compatability issues. Dealer sent vehicle to paint shop for roof and deck lid. Dealer would not paint hood.
Paint on the top was pealing. I had it repainted. I also had the front door stoppers changed.
33500 mi
rattle in door - panel replaced
16100 mi
rattling seat belt
15000 mi
Front window rattle, Honda has TSB for it. Not a big deal, very minor.
3500 mi
Driver's B pillar trim would not stay in place. Dealer ordered replacement. The driver's side passenger door gasket (top) would not stay in place. The dealer crimped and reseated the gasket.
5000 mi
Dealer replaced driver's side b pillar trim. Installed it incorrectly.
9000 mi
The car had two paint problems. One with paint peeling from the rear bumper and a second with paint wearing through to bare metal on the trunk where the chrome trim above the license attaches. My Honda dealer repainted to correct the problem. Repaired pealing paint on the rear bumper. Repaired paint wear-through on the trunk where the chrome trim attaches.
12000 mi
The dealer repainted the rear bumper after the original warranty paint repair did not match the color of the car.
17000 mi
Reseated driver side B-pillar trim that was replaced during a previous repair. This is the third trip for the problem, but it appears to be right this time.
35200 mi
Replace defective sun visor. The driver's side sun visor was splitting along the top/bottom half of the visor. Honda indicated this is a known problem and replaced under factory warranty.
34720 mi
trunk had rust on it, dealer repaired and repainted as part of a Honda recall.
Rust around both rear wheel wells. The rust is in the lower part near the rear doors. Pieces had to be cut from the body panels and replaced with fresh metal.
500 mi
Rear door did not close tight. Had to be realigned.
13000 mi
Intermittent rattle, right dashboard area. Passenger airbag fasteners not torqued correctly during vehicle build. Dealer corrected N/C.
24000 mi
There was a loud rattle from the back dash or trunk.
56000 mi
The paint was starting to fail on the roof at to spot just above the rear window to the right and left of center. It looked to me like the car was going to develop the typical paint failure stripes down the roof.
1000 mi
Intermittent rattle, probably in the exhaust system, that the dealer cannot replicate.
50300 mi
Drivers side sun visor broke.
87000 mi
US $58
Sun visor replaced again.
Passager needs replaced now
87000 mi
US $250
Replaced both sun visors in the car The spring had broken and they would not stay up.
This is this the third time to replace the driver side visor.
First noticed rust on trunk two weeks out of warranty. Coverage denied. Over a year later received letter about warranty extension. Dealer fixed two large (2 sq in ea) spots below chrome strip, refused to fix two eraser-sized spots near spoiler.
31000 mi
Dash trim under speedo (upper tier) fit improperly, needed to be clipped back into place.
17380 mi
Rust on rear and trunk of vehicle. Dealership will fix rust. There is supposed to be a TSB from Honda regarding an incorrect bold causing rust. Warranty extended from 3yrs to 7yrs (surface rust).
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