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Driving to work on expressway when engine began bucking and losing power. Fortunately, I was able to safely get off road and get to a service center where they diagnosed a lateral crack in the block. The car has 84,100 miles on odometer and is in otherwise excellent condition. The replacement of the engine costs $7,600 and I have paid for it. Looking for guidance on some recovery from Honda. Thank you.
Faulty A/C compressor locks up the drive belt causing the crankshaft pulley to stop rotating which results in the engine and all accessories (power steering, power brakes, etc.) to turn off randomly in the middle of driving. This happens after the engine is turned-on and has occurred consistently when the vehicle is driven for a few minutes and when it is at idle for a few minutes. No warnings or engine fault codes found on ECU, this mechanical failure will cause vehicle to turn off in the middle of driving, the steering wheel to lock-up, the power brakes to no longer function correctly and puts the driver and everyone around at a serious risk of injury and death.
2007 Honda Civic coupe- cracked engine block I found out I had a leak so I had my car towed to the dealership to find out where the leak was coming from. Upon their findings, they told me it was my engine block. Which at that time they explained to me that there was a warranty for cracked engine blocks in which, Honda had extended it to 10 years. That would have been great had I been the original owner of the vehicle to have it replaced. Sadly I'm the second owner and was unaware of this issue with these vehicles, along with being out of warranty by 3 years. I just bought this vehicle from a dealer less than 6 months ago, for $6,000 which I also paid Honda $1416 to have the necessary updates done on it, because it only had 102,000 miles being a 2007. Which should say that I'm very responsible in taking care of needs. Well, its now at 104,000 miles and the engine block is cracked in which my vehicle has been at the dealership for going on now a week, waiting on someone to get back with me to tell me if they can help me with this problem that was clearly not my fault but, a manufactured fault. I've seen a lot of complaints on this issue and can only pray that I'm not just another complaint that gets looked over. I was quoted by the dealership the cost would be $4800 in which on a fixed income can not afford to pay that amount. As of this date my car is still at the Honda dealership as I am without even a loaner car until they work out the details of this. You'd think being one of the top car companies this would not be so daunting and drawn out. Why put a expiration on something that can cause an accident or yet someone's life and when it's brought to attention the customer is left with the worst case scenario? lord help us all, because there are so many of these I've saw out there and it don't seem as if anything is helping with complaint after complaint.
The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle overheated. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to crown Honda greensboro (3633 w wendover ave, greensboro, nc 27407, (336) 790-9855) where it was diagnosed that the motor block needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.
- Greensboro, NC, USA
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The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic. After the vehicle was driven and parked, the contact noticed a trail of liquid emerging from the engine compartment. After a few minutes, there was a puddle under the engine. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic who determined that the engine block was cracked and the engine needed replacement. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.
Engine block has developed a crack that is leaking radiator coolant and causing the engine to overheat. This could result in the engine being damaged and vehicle shutting down while driving.
My husband was driving home from work with the Honda Civic 07 when it started to overheat. Luckily he was close to the house and we immediately called over our own mechanic to inspect. He stated the engine block is cracked and its leaking. He advised us to go to dealership because there is something about a warranty extension for this. Next morning we brought it to dealership open road Honda Edison NJ and said they will do a diagnostic on it to determine if is a cracked engine block. And it was. Warranty extension 10-048 states Honda is only going to pay the repair if it is within 10 years form original purchase. We are out of warranty as it was originally purchased 4/2017. Almost 3 years out of warranty. I told them this car is serviced at Honda dealership and I did not receive any notification from Honda about this 10 year extension warranty. They wanted me to pay 5K for repair. This is a manufacture defect and no amount of maintenance is going to avoid this. I called american Honda and gave me a case #. initially they said 10% that went to 15% and finally 20% is the only percentage they are willing to pay for. It leaves me with $3900 to pay. This is unacceptable. Honda is protecting itself from paying when they should be at least extended the warranty with specifics for owners who are out of warranty and unfortunately their engine block broke. I
Honda Civic cracked engine block. Honda has been aware of this issue for many years. They have never issued a recall, only a service bulletin. Many Honda customers are experiencing their motors overheating due to a faulty engine and cracking occurring. The engine is defective. My 2007 Honda Civic started overheating in 2018. I took it to a repair shop and they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. I have to monitor the coolant level because it keeps decreasing and I have to add more coolant. I have come to close to the car overheating while driving it when I had to immediately pull off the road to add more fluid. It was diagnosed yesterday 1/25/19 by a Honda dealer with a cracked engine block. Honda corporate is not going to replace the engine because their extended warranty has expired. See Honda service bulletin 10-48. The warranty was only issued for those owners who experienced the problem within that 10 year period of time. There are many complaints about this issue and something needs to be done. Honda needs to be responsible for this defect that they have acknowledged but are only fixing it if it happens within a 10 year period regardless if the miles are low, as in my vehicle. This issue can result in a car fire from overheating, so it is a safety issue that Honda is ignoring by not declaring a recall. This is an engine defect that Honda has fully acknowledged. A recall must be declared so that owners of these vehicles are protected from a potential car fire from the engine overheating.
2007 Honda Civic crack in the engine less than 85,000 miles on it and tina in corporate wants to act like its no big deal to pay for a tow and pay for a diagnosis. By the way tina said she works in corporate and knows everything but could not tell me if Honda would help me out in this situation.
Cracked engine car has less than 85,000 miles on it. Honda is a joke they want me to pay for another tow and then pay for a certified Honda mechanic to look at it. They are well aware of this problem and could give two [xxx]! parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
At 110,000 miles, my car developed a cracked engine block. I was parked and noticed coolant leaking from my car. My car was towed by aaa to keyes Honda and diagnosed. It was found that Honda was aware of this major defect and did not inform consumers. Instead, they quietly extended the warranty by one year instead of issuing a recall. After much research, it was found that this is a known issue. The repair cost is $5-6000. American Honda will only pay a very small portion, leaving the bulk of the cost to the consumer.
The vehicle unpredictably leaked coolant and the engine block is now cracked. The car is useless. Had to tow it 100 miles only to be told by Honda that this is my problem. It is now out of the 10 year extended warranty even though it has less than 100,000 miles on the car. This is a know problem with this make and model which is why Honda extended the warranty. It should have been an outright recall - they will not do anything about it despite their faulty manufacturing.
Cracked and leaking engine block with only 72K miles on vehicle. We had the family in the vehicle when it started to smoking heavily, without warning, causing extreme visibility problems as well as a horrible smell. This also caused other vehicles around us to react. We were in heavy traffic at the time. Took it to our local dealership the very next morning, and by late afternoon, were told it has a cracked and leaking engine block. There has been a very clear and noted problem with this vehicle's engine block and, had this happened a few months ago, they would have replaced it at no charge to us as loyal customers. We are without a safe vehicle, while Honda has had many many complaints from owners of Civics from these years. Ours only has 72,000 miles, is maintained properly and always at a Honda dealership. It is a commuter only vehicle, for the most part. Please help us, as well as all these other owners I have researched, who are also suffering the consequences of Honda not doing the proper thing with their engine block issues! we all look to you for support and to make sure manufacturers are held to the standard in which you set for them. They want to charge us thousands of dollars to repair a vehicle that has a known problem documented. Nothing like having a veteran's car smoke out in traffic on actual veteran's day. Thank you so much for your time, energy and effort.
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- Saint Albans, NY, USA