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The passenger-side motor mount has collapsed prematurely, causing the engine vibration to be transferred to the frame of the car. This is a fairly common problem with Honda Civic owners.
On August 31, 2017 while I was driving on the highway, the car stopped running and smoke came out of the hood suddenly. Fortunately I managed to pull over the car to a safe place immediately beside the highway otherwise I would have been in a fatal situation. I had the car towed to the dean Honda at pittsburgh where they performed the diagnosis to find the root cause of the problem. They identified that there was crack in the engine block which has caused the coolant to leak from the engine and hence overheating of the engine has happened. They told me that the engine has to be replaced and few other parts as well (like spark plug etc.) to make the car running again which would cost me around $4000. I did some research over the internet regarding this issue and found that most of the 2006 to 2009 Civics had the engine crack issue and tsb 10-048 was issued and the warranty of such engines were extended to 10 years and that would cover the replacement of the engine if such issues are found. I checked with my service consultant at dean Honda if this would be covered under the extended warranty. He did a VIN inquiry and said the warrant has expired 10 days ago and this won't be covered. (the original purchase date of the car was 22-Aug-2007 and this incident happened to me on 31-Aug-2017). This is a big blow to me. This is my first car in the us. I bought this car as the second owner in July 2015 with only 36000 miles on it and I have hardly driven 15000 miles over the past two years without any issues. The previous owner also never had any issues with it and that's why I purchased it with confidence. Considering customer's safety, these engines needs to be recalled by Honda and replaced with new ones or at least the warranty of these engines needs to be extended further (for at least for 5 more years). I was lucky enough to survive a fatal accident.
The engine block cracked and began leaking coolant. I was driving and smelled something burning, and my car was smoking from underneath the hood. It is 6 months passed the 10 warranty. I am not alone in this issue, as numerous people have recommended me to this site. It is very upsetting to me.
The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. American Honda of san diego, California was made aware of the failure and stated that the contact would have to pay half of the repair cost because the vehicle was out of warranty. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
- San Diego, CA, USA
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The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehicle overheated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for inspection and diagnostic testing. An independent mechanic inspected and diagnosed the vehicle. The manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was excluded from an unknown recall campaign and provided no solution. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000. **updated 08/31/17
2007 Civic ex, 124,000 miles, while driving on major interstate engine leaked coolant & overheated. Pulled off interstate & towed home. Problem diagnosis: Cracked engine block. Honda acknowledged this is an engine design defect and issued technical service bulletin 10-048 extending engine warranty to 10 yrs (120 mos), unlimited mileage, free engine replacement. My engine cracked at 10 yrs, 3 mos. Called Honda customer service (ca) 800-999-1009. Honda agent said car was out of warranty, Honda can't help me. Spoke to Honda agent's regional manager; same story, unwilling to help. If engine cracked 3 mos earlier, free replacement. I offered to share repair cost, Honda customer service manager said no, and she would not let me speak to her superior. She told me to take legal action if I felt Honda owed me something. New engine is a $4000-$5000 fix, more than value of car. I'm stuck with worthless Civic with cracked engine and only 124K miles. Will never buy Honda again after this experience. Buyer beware of used 2006-2009 Honda Civics.
My car always stayed at the appropriate temperature. Never any problems. Had my oil changed faithfully and fluid checked. At about 84,000 miles, my antifreeze leaked quite extensively, my engine was overheating. Took to the dealership, and my engine block was cracked. No ryme or reason for it. I heard that Honda gave Civic owners a 10-year warranty from date of purchase because of this problem. This problem occurred 10-years and 3 months after the date of purchase (May 2007). When this occurred, I was doing city streets and noticed it when it was stationery.
After driving my car 3 miles, I noticed steam coming from the engine. I parked the car and it had a smell of radiator fluid. After letting it cool, I looked inside the radiator and noticed there was no fluid left. We filled it up and brought it to the local repair shop. They said the engine block had cracked. Honda had issued an extended warranty for 10 years for the original sell date for cars with this particular problem. Unfortunately, my car is out of the 10 year warranty by 6 months. Honda will not help out in any way since I am out of the warranty period even though it's a known fault.
The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving at 7 mph, the engine stalled and the temperature gauge went to high. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not involved in a crash due to the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of failure. The failure mileage was 168,000.
I purchased this vehicle this spring in May 2016. It has only 46,000 miles on it as of today 1/9/17. I had noticed this fall when it was getting cooler outside a vibration in the front end. It vibrates when in park, neutral and when backing up. I asked the dealership to take a look at it and I was told it was a collapsed motor mount. I really feel this is a manufacturer defect. The car is barely broken in. Is there any type of recall on this?
As im driving down the eastern coast on the highway when I noticed my car started to over heat and was severly leaking engine coolant. An attempt to refill only resulted in the coolant pouring out from under the engine. This left me stranded in the middle of nowhere with no car and very little money. My car has still been unfixed by Honda.
The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the engine cylinder block cracked and started overheating. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine block needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 139,900.
There was a crack in the engine block of my vehicle causing it to leak coolant, which led to the vehicle overheating. Because of this I have multiple issues with my car and now need a new engine. I have done some research and it came to my attention that there was an extension warranty for crack blockage in the engine of Honda's between 2006-early 2009. For that I took my car in but the Honda dealership is only offering to pay for the cracked block and not the damage done do to this issue. No light came on to warn that the car was overheating, therefore I never knew there was an issue until I could smell it.
On July 4, 2016 my vehicle started to overheat I pulled over just in time to add coolant and water. 6 weeks later same thing. I pulled in parking spot and filled it up again. Vehicle was fine. On August 28th I was driving up mt. Soledad going 25 mph with ac on lowest notch rpms below 3. then as I stopped to turn left my engine stopped (seized ) I pulled my E-brake and safely had my bf with by stander push my vehicle while in neutral. Then I tried to start vehicle nothing. Aaa came out said maybe its fuel pump, fuses, spark plugs. The next day after my car had been sitting. I spent all afternoon trouble shooting for alternator, fuse, fuel pump ussues. Next day my mechanic friend came over troubleshooting the spark plugs, fuel pump and did engine compression test none. My heart sank. Then he said this car has a manufacturer defect I asked him how much a repair would be or new engine he said about 1800. I went online and founds 100S maybe 1000S of reports on this secret extended warranty on cracked engine block on models 2006 to 2009 Honda Civic. Most reports were that Honda couldn't do anything if your vehicle was deemed salvage. I believe this should have been a recall. The previous owner my mother or, myself could've been in bad accident on the highway. This car has been in zero accidents that would impact the engine aside from tiny fender benders in the shopping market. I believe all Honda owners should complain about the safety issues with bad engine block. This should have been a recall. A lawsuit would have folowed if I ended up in hospital due to their poor quality dangerous defect with engine block. This isn't over. Something must be done.
Started leaking coolante and I notice that leak come from the midle of the motor and the car started heating up (this happend on the street and I notice it because start smelling coolante)
The air conditioning stopped working while driving on the highway, temperature gague shot up. My local mechanic diagnosed a cracked engine block on my Honda Civic LX. I have performed all recommended services and upkeep to date. Car was purchased new. Read online about an extended warranty on the engine block and was told to have the car towed in to my local Honda dealer. Waiting to hear back from them as to the location of the crack to know if the repair is going to be warranted.
Cracked engine caused my car coolant leaking. I took it to the 2 repair center. They are agreeing it is manufacturer defect. Honda dealer is repairing those cars with free but won't do mine because mine is salvage titled. I have been driving this car without any problems since I bought it 3 years ago. I don't think it is fair. The problem is originated from the factory. They are avoiding responsibility because simply it is salvage titled. Honda company doesn't care if my life is in danger because it is just salvage titled?. I don't think that is right humanity. When I drive the car, temperature gauge was going up to hot red zone and I didn't want to drive any more so I took it to the shop.
My name [xxx] I own Honda Civic 2007 LX VIN [xxx] I made appointment with Honda dealership mel rapton in sacramento ca for check engine leaking antifreeze from block. I read online there was recall for crack in the block engine on Honda Civic from 2006 -2008 same crack on same spot as mine when I came they said they won't do recall for my car because my car is salvage title. But there was no damage in my engine I bought this car where was only 27000 miles always served car in shop and now 115000 miles on vehicle and suddenly became crack on block it's not even a big mileage on this engine. And engine good working and I'm student can you help me to solve this problem which belong to Honda factory please. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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- Dallas, TX, USA