This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The engine block on my 2006 Honda Civic cracked, and the car broke down today. I was driving home with my daughter from running errands and it just died. I had to have it towed to a shop. Just got the call saying the block is cracked, that it means a new engine, that there was a 10 year warranty, but that I'm outside the warranty. Honda knows certain years of Civics have a manufacturing defect, but those of us whose Civics made it longer before the defect killed the engine now basically have scrap metal. This vehicle has been immaculately maintained and I have all the service records.
The engine block has a hairline crack and they wont cover it as it is over their "10 year mark " I am a second owner and I bought the car in perfect condition. Fast forward a few years later, and I do all of my maintenance, and I wake up and theres coolant all over my garage floor. And when I changed the oil it seemed slimey. I took it in to Honda to get it checked out and they saidsince I am out of the warranty period they are willing to cover 60% of the costs which I would have to pay out of pocket $3200 are you kidding me? for a defect that was there from the beginning. I could replace the whole engine myself for $1000. But its not my problem. Regardless of the miles (170K) ive had Ford and older Honda that reach well over 300K miles as long as you take care of them. This needs to be addressed immediately.
Began overheating. Had checked often & no problem found. Finally mechanic said small crack in block and engine needed to be replaced. Not repaired as of this complaint. I am original owner and have taken care of my vehicle well
My ' 06 Honda Civic has approximately 158,000 miles. It has received manufacturer specified maintenance. While I was driving in may '18, I noticed it was overheating. I immediately took the vehicle to my local maintenance garage. After inspecting the vehicle, they informed me the that overheating was due to a crack in the engine block. They informed me that this is a reoccurring issue with the year, make and model vehicle. They printed the manufactures process for identifying and cause and the process for replacing the engine. Subsequently, I informed the local Honda dealership of the issue, they said the my vehicle falls outside of the 10 year extended warranty the provides coverage/ engine replacement to remedy this issue. I have an appointment to have the dealership conduct the official inspection. The inspection cost is $75 alone and doesn't even guarantee that the Honda corporation will even look at the evidence. This issue is very frustrating to say the least.
Engine continues to overheat, smoking was coming out of the car. We added antifreeze however it kept overheating. We went to the mechanic and they said the pipes were shot, and that had to be changed as well. Radiator got locked
Cracks in the engine motor behind the exhaust manifold and near the ignition which is causing a serious coolant leak. Plus, the A/C in the car won't start, but heat works
Coolant is leaking from a crack in the engine block. Car is 161K miles and everything was fine. When on a trip for 3 months and came back to an empty radiator. After servicing the radiator started noticing the leakage.
My 2006 Civic slowed to a crawl and started smoking from under the hood on Thursday while driving down the highway. There were no warnings or precursors to this event. Luckily I was able to find a safe place on the side of the highway without being struck by another vehicle or precipitating an accident. Aaa towed to our mechanic who ran a coolant pressure test which revealed a cracked engine block. I am the 2nd owner. The vehicle was bought in 2007 as certified from local dealer. I was given no notice of warranty extension or tsb 10-048. Had I known, I would have sold the vehicle before incurring these unexpected costs for an obvious manufacturing defect.
I have a 2006 Honda Civic that has 55,000 on it and it developed the know issue of the crack in the engine and is now leaking antifreeze from the crack. Honda did a warranty campaign on this known problem but only for 10 years. I called Honda Corp and was basically told I was beyond the 10 year mark and on my own for the repair. I feel that if Honda knows this is a problem then they should cover the cost and make it a recall not an extended warranty campaign. This car is not driven al lot that why the miles are so low. This happened as my son was driving to school on a town road.
I was driving home and the car overheated. I took it in to the dealer and the Honda dealer said that the engine block cracking was a known defect but since it was out of warranty, they couldn't fix it.
On 3/3/18, at 92000 miles, the engine block cracked, causing coolant to leak. Apparently this is a known issue for many 2006 to 2009 Honda Civics, as Honda extended the warranty for this to 10 years (unlimited miles) from the original purchase date. Unfortunately, it seems that this issue typically doesn't occur until after 90,000+ miles, and I don't drive the car that many miles each year to reach the "danger zone" for this issue within the 10 year extended warranty period.
Honda Civic cracked engine we purchased the Honda Civic from the dealership and were never apprised of any warranty extension in 2010. If we had, we would not have purchased this vehicle. Honda notified us of two other recalls (airbag, visor) but never notified us of problems with the engine. The Honda has been seen at three different Honda dealerships and all repairs/maintenance done at them, but never did any of the three tell us about the engine. The dealership we purchased it from won't pay, even though they were aware that they were selling us a defective car. Since this is a manufactures defect, it should be repaired by the manufacture and not the owner. The warranty extension was for 10 years. This car has 141,000 miles of which we only put 37,000 on in the last 7 years that we owned it this car is still in great condition, but not worth more than $3,000 on kelly blue book the quote for a new engine was $5,766. This continues to be a major safety issue and Honda needs to be held responsible for faculty and unsafe vehicles. The engine cracked due to defective materials and not due to the owner.
Cracked engine block outside of 10 year recall becomes full responsibility of owner. If this is a known issue, it should be fully covered, regardless if the car is outside the 10 year period. Honda is using the coverage period as a copout, especially as I was not previously notified a recall.
My car hit 164,000 miles and I was on my way back home from work and took the streets instead of the highway when all of a sudden I see the temperature electronic gauge almost reach the max which has never happened since I've owned the car and it was maintained properly. I then pulled over the side and smelled anti freeze and thought imediately that it was my water pump since I thought that it couldn't be the motor since it was never abused or maintained incorrectly but then I popped the hood open and saw a hairline crack on the engine block and knew that I would have to at least stop a few times and wait for the engine to cool down and drive again to make it home and that my car would need a new engine block or new engine. I then researched online to see if this was a common problem or if it was just my car that had this problem and saw that it wasn't just my car with this problem on their Honda Civic and I'm out of luck since my car is an 06 and the 10 year warranty won't cover it anymore and now I will have to be paying this defective engine block repair out of my own pocket which won't be a cheap repair that Honda should have an unlimited timeframe for this repair since they know that it is a defective part. I got lucky I wasn't driving on the highway when driving otherwise it might of caused me to have an accident. This will be my last Honda I will be buying ever again due to this problem. Hopefully one day there will be a recall for this model as I'm sure within a few years other owners of this model will end up having the same problem in the future and this isn't a a few hundred dollar repair but a few thousand dollar repair. Please make this a recall so that Honda can fix this common problem on this model because this is a safety issue, I got lucky nothing happened to me but I'm not sure if others will have the same luck I had of not being in one.
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- Dover, NJ, USA