Took my 2017 Honda Civic (11,794 miles) in for service when the check engine light was on. The Honda Service department found a hole in the fuel line and fuel pipe caused by rodent damage. They recommended replacing the fuel lines/pipe set, which ended up costing over $2000 parts and labor. I paid out-of-pocket since the repair is not covered by my car insurance. This is a major expense for me because I'm on a fixed income.

I was told that a rodent had chewed a hole allowing air to enter the fuel line, which set off a Check Engine light. This was an unusual problem.

They had to order the parts, which took 6 months to get.

There is no guarantee that the rodent damage won't happen again in the wiring somewhere else in the engine compartment. I have heard that rodents are attracted to the wiring because of the material the wiring is made of. If this is true, then I consider this a quality problem that Honda should fix.

I had left my car sitting for a week in a wooded area. When I got in and started it, the engine light came on and the screen in the car stated something along the lines of fuel gauge system error. Along with this, my fuel gauge did not show a level at all. I started driving the car and when I got to the end of my driveway, the car just shut off. It would not restart and acted like it did not have fuel.

The car was towed to my nearest dealer where I was told that a rodent had chewed threw the wiring harness right at the top for the fuel pump. The dealer told it would be around $1,400. $400 for the wiring and $1,000 for 10 hours of labor since they would basically have to replace the whole wiring harness. I figured that was not the case, but it was already at the dealer and I could not afford to tow it somewhere else. It was also going to be an insurance job since it was so expensive. They had told me that was the only way and that they COULD NOT splice in wires because "voltages would be off" which I pretty much knew was a lie.

After 3 days they call me back with my final estimate and tell me it would be about $600, $400 for a full wiring harness and $200 for 2 hours labor (to solder 3 wires together). This was exactly what they had told me they could not do. So, I canceled my insurance claim and payed for it out of pocket. It was a rip off, but it was what it was. I just hope to not have problems out of the wires in the future.

My 2017 I had purchased in October of 2017, it was still under warranty and however on September the 4th my car wouldn't start, I had it towed to Carmack Car Capital in Danville Illinois and they had called and said that the fuel wiring had been ate completely out due to rodent damage. I then find out that they are using soy based wiring which attracts the rodents. I feel that I shouldn't have been responsible for the cost to get it fixed due to it still being under warranty and had I known this issue I would have never bought a Honda.