2008 Honda Civic Steering Problems

“There is a recall for belt auto tensioner on a 2006 Honda civics which usually leads to power steering failure. I own a 2008 Honda Civic(which is the same model). As checked an my recent visit, I was notified by my dealer that I will be leading to the same problem. Although a 2008 model is not covered, it should be covered because this is a safety issue.”

“On 3/6/19 I was driving home on I-95 north when, without warning, my Civic redlined and overheated. I had the car towed to rockingham Honda in rockingham, nh and the mechanic, dan, diagnosed my car with a cracked engine block. After some research it was discovered that '06-'09 hondas had faulty engines knowingly installed which resulted in Honda of america issuing a warranty extension for 10 years for this cracked engine block error. I purchased this vehicle on 8/14/15 completely unaware of the faulty engine, the extended warranty, or the cost it would be to me. …”

“The steering wheel began to pull my car to the left side. The steering wheel did not respond to the direction right and felt as if it had gone limp . The front of the car hit the left center median guardrail. I suffered herniated discs and lumbar back injury. The drivers airbag never deployed resulting in my head hitting the steering wheel. I suffered a concussion and cervical neck injury. There were no other cars involved and no weather conditions. Also I was going below the speed limit. …”

“I was turning on from a left lane into a left lane separated by a cement divider; the car went over the cement divider and almost overturned. At night with normal lighting and normal speed. I have had another incident 3 months prior making a right turn. I noticed carefully by comparison of the exact position of similar make sedan cars; this car has the mirror attached to the door panels and presents a hazard (has 2 blind spots) making it especially dangerous at night with low beam lights and old painted divider lines. …”

“In july 2012, I started noticing a clicking noise when I would turn left or right. A friend of mine whose husband owns a garage told me they had received a service bulletin about this same thing. It was dated july 16, 2009, serv. Bull. # 262286. (steering gearbox mounting bolts not torqued correctly). I called Honda's cust. Ser. #. She informed me I could take it to my Honda dealership and they would inspect it for me for 75.00 I asked her since there was a service bulletin they had sent out to garages, why I had to pay a fee? She said that was protocol. …”