I purchased the car in August '99. I only notice the peeling paint under the rear window in 2005. My guess is it started before then but because of the location if was hard to detect and by the time I saw it, it was really coming off. It was also peeling on the upper spoiler but I thought it was because it was scratched and it was natural for it to peel like that.

Honda Canada, as a goodwill gesture, paid for over half of that. Now, in September 2006, I was spraywashing it and the paint came away on the hatch. Honda Canada will do nothing for me. I had it painted and the body shop won't warranty it because I'm told the factory paint and primer are defective. Honda says too bad for me, it's not under warranty.

My car has 93,000 on it. I have it maintained regularly and look after it. I was hoping to have it another 7 years. It'll cost me at least $3,000 to have it redone. I don't know that I'll buy a Honda again.

Has anyone had this happen to their car?

 

More often than not you will find the factory paint job is the thinest, cheapest paint job around. There are 06 civics that have paint peeling, Honda messed up with the prep work...nothing you can do except create a custom paint job you want, sand the car down and practice painting...trial and error, plus it's a good trade to have.

 

I have to admit that as big of a Honda fan as I am, and I always will be, the chances of me buying a new Honda at some point in the future have taken a hit in the past 5 years or so.:sad: Performance, styling, reliability are all good IMO, it's all quality related. Minor things wearing out too quickly being one of the main examples.
Personally, I'd rather see all innovations and advancements in the drivetrains, etc.(as important as that is to me) come to a dead halt for a generation if it just meant maintaining the same level of quality that used to be associated with the brand.