Bought civic 1.5 tcp last november. Was totally surprised with the poor quality of modern honda car.

1) peeling clearcoat @ roof panel - fixed by SC with some questionable repaint quality (overspray & dripping)

2) uneven door paint rear RHS - fixed by SC. Acceptable quality

3) vsa clicking noise - not yet fixed

4) windshield rubber frame crack & torn causing wind crackling sound & possibly water leakage - this one really takes the cake. 4 months car, 7000km, 90% covered car park suffer from this issue. SC told rubber degraded. Warranty claim is quite hassle with long waiting period for replacement.

5) misaligned door - SC tried to fix by adjusting the rubber seal. But does not solve the problem at all. Still misaligned as if the car had an accident & had a bad repair job.

6) various rattle, creaks & odd noise in the car - can somehow live with it but.. Come on..

7) lots of dust trapped in the meter cluster - same above

8) twisted & inconsistent rubber seals around doors & trunk space - same above

disappointed & regret with the purchase. Never had this much problem on a brand new car before, not even a proton or perodua. Wondering if im expecting too much for a 130k car..

Hi all!

Long time lurker...

How and where did you guys buy your numbers?

Anyone here have a good runner for number plates?

Thanks and this thread is a good read

Hmmm I wanted to buy worrrrr haha

I have problem no. 8 and 6. And some blardy stray cats scratched my rubber seal on both sides of windows. Clearcoat missing on some spots at rear rhs of car sill.

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lucky nvr go to them even I stay OKR

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Sorry to hear about your problems bro. Can't do anything but go to the SC while under warranty. Dust trapped under meter cluster never heard yet, but VSA clickling noise they already accepted the complaint yet?

since going jpj.. why not just buy from there...
online check the running number free..

Regarding issue no.3, vsa clicking noise, what is it about?

I have this clicking sound always after start the car, but only like 3 to 4 click sounds, then no more liao. Is this an issue?

Clicking sound from the engine while driving is normal for direct injection vehicles. But rattling noise from VSA is totally different - normally when you drive on uneven roads - or driving fast on small yellow painted speed bumps on the road. It's a loud fast clicking noise - originating from below the steering wheel. Don't have the video but a few people posted on this thread. Try to search in previous posts / thread.

I consider myself unlucky & landed on a lemon car. no complaint with overall performance.

About the rubber seals, they are supposed to be long-lasting and able to withstand reasonable pressure. If a cat can damage it.. well, the quality is really questionable right? My previous honda cars, kept more than 10 years without any issue of peeling/cracking rubber seals.

yes.. problem is, the queue is too long and most of the time SC simply give 'standard answer' or simply drag the matter. Yeah VSA clickling some people fix and accepted without any question asked.

Its the intermittent click you hear at the driver area. In my case, its clicking on unenven surface, potholes and sudden braking.

SA didn't get to check for you during first inspection ?

Sometimes the desired alphabet has not reached. U can wait for it to reach in the comfort of your home and be the first to buy when it opens for buying.

during first inspection, i only notice paintwork inconsistencies & door misalignment. For paintwork I was told & I thought the blotchy brighter/darker areas could be caused by dirt & should go off with proper detailing. For door I went to fix few days after delivery - but until now they only adjust the rubber seals. Next visit im gonna insist they adjust the hinge/whatever mechanism that cause it to be misaligned - problem is, need to set another appointment with body centre.. lots of time wasted.

For other creaks, rattles, weird sounds & noises appear only after few weeks..

I suggest you straight away apply borang permohonan khas something.. to see JPJ officer straight in his/her office and buy your desired number. cheaper and does not involve 3rd party. prepare your list of desired numbers. usually availble XXYY, XYXY, XYYX, XYX

The sound its not from engine. Its from somewhere around the push start stop button. So the VSA is not supposed to have clicking sound at all? Omg! I always thought its VSA in action so it will click. Hmmm

Ya, I got it too. Sometimes when going through uneven road I can hear a few clicks. So its not normal?

1st of all, your expectation is right on $130K car. The problem is with CKD car. Lack/bad QC by local management.
I got 4 defects and one of them is (2) on the driver door. My is white pearl and therefore can easily see the black color paint (the 1st layer paint) on 1 area on the door.

Other defects are
9) Broken rubber on the front bonet
10) driver seat power adjuster pop out
11) Wires under the driver seat drop out

Like you, disappointed with this Honda Civic. Will consider Honda car in the future... UNLIKELY!

I did a car wash over the weekend and noticed that there was moisture trapped in my rear lights. Took some pictures as attached.
The moisture evaporated on its own after a while, but I'm not happy that it's so easy for moisture to get into the lights.

Will show this to the SC when I go for my 1K service. Anyone have any idea what they will do about this?



This post has been edited by cryptchid: Mar 20 2017, 11:32 AM

I got this problem too in the first few days after getting my car. But the problem is gone now somehow.

No more moisture in the headlamps. Maybe u can try to observe first.