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Originally Posted by Humano
Could you please give more information about that faults and construction mschiefs? Which is that suspension problem?
Do you think that handbrake problem will be fixed in 2008 versions?
Thanks for the information.
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There were several issues with early models, leading to a recall regarding the rear shock absorbers (described in detail elsewhere on Civinfo), and a bit later another issue (mailny with Diesel) was with the front bump stops coming loose repeatedly. I am no engineer but to my reckoning the front suspension has probably been designed for the (lighter) petrol engines and the diesels got the same construction later, not taking into account the added weight of the diesel engine (by the way, the suspension is from Sachs not from Honda). What seems to confirm this is that the diesel tends to nose-dive to the ground on bad roads (mine does so at 10-15km/h which is definitely not normal). Honda is now replacing the front suspension with a firmer one for customers who complain about this. Probably, the cost of replacing the suspension in all Diesels would be very high and as customers in Western Europe have predominantly good roads they will not notice anything's wrong, hence no official recall. You can tell which suspension you have by looking at the rubber parts (visible from the side at the top of the struts) - yellow = old version, white = new version. Dealer says new iCTDI and type-R come with the new ones factory fitted already.
Hope it's helpful
