Honda Civic 8th Generation (Reborn) - Common problems

[adnanniazi_2000]

Well I am from Faisalabad and it is not such a remote area, was avoiding to go to mechanics before having some basic knowledge of the problem myself because of their usual intent to "rip everybody/everything apart". Was avoiding dealerships because of their usual intent to "replace instead of repair". This car is new for me and to be honest, I am in a search of a decent workman, because without having basic knowledge of the problem, they can very easily skyrocket the repair bills and sometimes I don't mind that either, but when the problem still persists, I really feel myself as the one I am ....... "bewaqoof". This problem of leakage has been checked so far by three mechanics and one of them was of Honda 2S, all have failed to properly rectify it. So, maybe I have to go to another one for proper diagnostics and repairs. Needless to mention, they have stripped some serious cash from me and said "masla solve ho gaya .... phir hua to dobara aana (dobara choona lagayein ge)".

[adnanniazi_2000]

Plus once Honda 3s wala said "Niazi Sb 100,000 rupay jaib vich paa k aao, gaddi har lehaz naal OK kar deyan ge" and I was like .... they were thinking of me as some sort of a "Big shot" which I really am not

[schakil]

There is oil around that area where vtec selenoid is mounted but a good mechanic can confirm that and after removing the selenoid, you can check the gasket yourself. If its hard/flattened, replace it. Won't cost much.

[schakil]

For ABS issue, visit a good electrician, not a mechanic.

[adnanniazi_2000]

Got the car scanned from computer and he did a reset of ECU, so far no ABS check light. Computer scan showed problems of ABS but he just did a reset.

[adnanniazi_2000]

Today wasted a complete day in the workshop, in the end they said sorry, we are unable to remove that solenoid .... hahaha .... and I have just reached back home now. Have to check with another workshop, but after delay of another complete week.

Life is not easy I guess, abhi bhi shuker hai k sb kuch khol k nahi kaha k mujhse nahi ho raha .... pehle hi maafi maang li, otherwise I would have been in a much worse condition

Are you talking about some gasket of solenoid or the main engine's gasket?

[schakil]

Resetting the ECU is not a solution. Keep fingers crossed till next car wash.

Its vtec selenoid gasket, not engine gasket. Though its difficult to reach, but any mechanic who knows about reborn engine can easily open the 3 bolts used to mount it to engine head by first removing the plastic trim under the wipers/below windscreen and then the metal sheet under this plastic trim. I got it replaced from my mechanic(he died young few months ago, May his soul rest in peace) here in Lahore few years ago so I know this is not a difficult job. Always go to 3s if you don't know any good mechanic. Never let any one experiment with your car, especially if its a Honda reborn.

[adnanniazi_2000]

I am feeling so ..... ashamed to let everybody know that the ABS light reappeared last night, so a complete day wasted and also the money of computer scan/reset. Plus have to deal with thus agony for at least one more week, if not more. Rest assured, I'm going to some reputed workshop next week instead to these low life mechanics.

[adnanniazi_2000]

Did you get the gasket replaced or the whole vtec solenoid? Do you remember the cost involved?

[schakil]

Only the gasket. Price was 650/- at that time. Paid around 300 to mechanic.

[ashbal]

When you gaced this issue,did the check light lit up?and the rpm got locked at 3.5k rpm?i am having this behaviour in my car and the error points to this sencor and its leaking aswell

[schakil]

No check light. Sensor was fine. Only oil leakage due to flattened/hardened gasket.

[pwuser151556960121]

Mr. Abidoon, I think I owe you an apology. Your posts are highly illuminating for existing and potential Reborn owners.

After a thorough research, I have found that Reborn is a much better car in terms of comfort and drive than similar priced cars.

A review by experts in the US available in Youtube of three similar year cars viz Mazda, Corolla and Civic had found civic to be the most exciting to drive and the Corolla the least exciting of the three.

At the current price rate, this is by far the best. In fact, most say Reborn is better than the preceding and future generations.

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[hash737]

Hello all. I about to buy a 2011 prestine condition vti oriel manual. The car had its 80k services done from delaership. The owner always took the car to dealership for regular maintenance. There is am engine mou t issue with the car which needs to be replaced. When you put car in reverse you get some serious vibrations.....could that be because of the engine mount. I have heard honda has been replacing engine mounts for free for this car...if not how much is the mount and its labour roughly.

Please do confirm if in reverse the judder and vibration is caused by engine mount?

Got car checked from denter painter today he said its 100% clean and the mechanic said apart from engine mount everything is in prestine condition.

[schakil]

A few month ago, it was around PKR 16000 (Engine oil mount).

[rajaahmed96]

Better to get a prosmatec civic unless you really like manual one. And reborn has this inherent issue of mounts. It will keep breaking them.

[pwuser151556960121]

I agree with the advice of Mr. Ahmed. An auto is preferable since there is not much difference in fuel mileage as compared to a manual car. But it's your choice, so choose wisely.

Secondly the car has mount and certain other issues such as starting motor, ac, tensioner belt that crop up after every 50000 to 100000 km. You should consider this aspect before buying the car. The judder is most certainly due to a faulty mount. However, I don't think Honda will replace mount of a car that is out of warranty.

I plan to buy the car inshallah myself in February 2019. After a thorough research, I found this to be the only car in the price range that offers safety (not a thief magnet like new and old corolla cars), comfort (much better than new Suzuki, Faw brand local cars in similar price range), long term peace of mind (due to easy parts availability as compared to similar priced range JDM imported cars), and beauty (the best looking car even compared to the latest Hondas and the Toyota Corolla cars).

Commenting about cost, if your daily drive is around 60 km, the total maintenance cost with conservative outlook that include repairs listed in this thread and regular oil change will be about Rs. 250,000 every 5 years (about Rs. 45k per year). In case of inner city ride less than 30 km per day, the average yearly cost will likely be even lower (about Rs. 30k per year).

Since I will be migrating from a Suzuki crappy engineering car, I believe the repairs will be not an issue for me as I am used to spending a lot of time with mechanics. However, if you are migrating from a Toyota, I think a Honda might not be suitable for you.

[hash737]

I adore manual. Nothings beats driving pleasure of a manual

[fajatash123]

AOA Abidoon Saab , wanted to know the person you got the EPS installed from as i want the same conversion for my civic as well , appreciate for sharing his number and details.