i am taking it in thursday to have the blower motor looked at and the seat
The blower motor is obnoxiously loud on the 2012 Civic, especially in cold weather. My dealership refuses to fix it because they say there's nothing 'technically' wrong with it. I have very sensitive hearing, and it is like a loud, whirring, electronic noise from the passenger's footwell, and it gets worse the colder it gets. I never had this issue in my 2006 Si, I had it lightly in my 2010 EX-L, and both 2012 Si's have been unbearable. It tells me they just used a crappy part or cost-cut the insulation that hid the noise. I'll be fighting on this one, because it really sounds awful.
Not that I have seen it, but I'm guessing that a few zip ty's holding it in place might be worth looking into.(ie; closing the distance between the front and back of the seat rest.).
I saw the seat taken out of the vehicle on my first 2012 Si before it was totaled. He opened the seat cover and was showing me. He said it had something to do with this plastic rectangular strip that sits where your lower back meets your butt (where that part of your body sits on the car). Says that it's there to regulate the support based on your weight, and when extra weight is pressed against it, it can 'pop'.
I wasn't convinced this was the solution, because my popping occurs in areas of the seat around the upper 3/4 of my back - not in the area the tech was replicating.
For those who can't imagine what this sounds like - remember those little rubber domes you used to turn inside out as a kid, set on a hard surface, and watch it "pop" high into the air. It sounds exactly like that.
i have no idea but mine is poping worse now
It'll get worse over time, I'm suspecting, as wear goes on. It's been my experience in my EXTENSIVE time spent with warranty work at Honda dealerships that owners notice things when they first start happening that area hard to replicate. As miles go on and the car gets "worn" more, they occur more easily, and the tech's can replicate it then. By now, you'd think they'd just listen to me and replace what I ask - I've been right every other time eventually!
I encourage anyone who has these issues to report back to us with the solution or what your dealership was doing, as I'm not above having my dealership call yours if the fix works 
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What would you say about EVOs and STIs that have horrible interiors and awful paint? Some of you are overreacting
