2006 Honda Civic

I STARTED MY VEHICLE DURING THE NIGHT AND COLD WEATHER DROVE MY CAR LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES WHEN THE INSIDE STARTED SMELLING LIKE ANTI COOLANT. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK FLUID AND NOTICED THE BLOCK HAD A CRACK IN IT I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL OF CAR BUT IT'S FOR TEN YEARS OF PURCHASE AND I NEVER GOT A LETTER STATING I COULD GET THIS CHECK EARLIER I NEED HELP

CAR OVERHEATED VERY QUICKLY WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN THE FAST LANE RESULTING IN A PLUME OF BLINDING WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY AND LIFE THREATENING EXPERIENCE AS I BARELY GOT THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER WITH OTHER CARS WIZING PAST ME AT SPEED. HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC FRIEND WHO TRACED THE LEAK TO A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. HE SAID THIS WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE BLOCK. THE CRACK IS LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE, BEHIND THE EXHAUST HEADER PIPE AND DIFFICULT TO SEE. IT IS HOWEVER IN THE SAME AREA AS ALL OF THE OTHER REPORTED COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CIVIC OWNERS ON THE WEB. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON AND WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE 2006-2009 CIVICS. I CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. FUNNY HOW I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES WHATSOEVER AND DID NOT HAVE THE SLIGHTEST CLUE THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM ONE YEAR PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HONDA WILL COVER NOTHING AT ALL. CAR HAS 63,000 MILES AND IS OTHERWISE IN MINT CONDITION. ASKED HONDA TO PROVE THAT THEY SENT OUT THE NOTICE TO ME AND THEY HAVE YET TO RESPOND. HAD I RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF THIS ISSUE I WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY TRADED THE CAR. NOW I AM STUCK WITH AN INOPERABLE CAR AND AN $8,900.00 REPAIR (QUOTED BY HONDA DEALERSHIP). TOTALLY LEFT IN THE DARK, BUT HAPPY TO BE ALIVE. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET JUST GOOGLE HONDA CIVIC CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AND HUNDREDS MAYBE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WILL POP UP. HOW THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE IS NOT A RECALL IS BEYOND ME. I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE IT IS. SAD. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS HAS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE WHERE THE LOWER ENGINE BLOCK CORRODES, LEAKS COOLANT, AND THEN AS A RESULT OVERHEATS. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO BY HONDA AND THEY HAVE ISSUED TSB 08-044. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND AS A RESULT I WAS STRANDED WITHOUT A WORKING VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CONTACTED HONDA REGARDING THIS AND WAS TOLD MY CAR IS 2.5 MONTHS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. I WAS OFFERED AN INSIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, BUT I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MISTAKES, WHICH THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO.

AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES ON MY 2006 CIVIC, THE ENGINE BLOCK DEVELOPED A CRACK. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT FAILED TO CONTACT US (MY WIFE IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER). WE ARE NOW JUST OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE COST TO REPAIR WAS QUOTED AS ABOUT $5,000. HONDA SHOULD COVER THIS COST DUE TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF A FAULTY PRODUCT BUT IT APPEARS WE ARE IN THE HOOK FOR THE COST (LIKELY WILL RESULT IN OUR NEED TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSED IT TO SHUT DOWN. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT FOUND A TSB AND MADE THE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A WARRANTY EXTENSION THAT WAS NOTED ON THE TSB. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 210,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

WHILE DOING GENERAL MAINTENANCE ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC (STATIONARY) I NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT. AFTER WORKING ON THE CAR TO FIND THE LEAK AND DOING RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURE DEFECT FOR 2006-2009 HONDA CIVICS THAT CAUSES A FAILURE AND CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THERE IS A 10 YEAR WARRANTY EXTENSION, WHICH I AM BEYOND BY 5 MONTHS SO HONDA HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. AS AN OWNER OF TWO HONDA VEHICLES I AM SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED, ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS BY MAIL OR OTHERWISE BY HONDA. I HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THEM REGARDING OTHER ISSUES ON MY 2011 ACCORD, BUT NEVER ABOUT THE 2006 CIVIC. IF I HAD I MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THIS PROBLEM WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD AS A SMALL LEAK BEFORE IT BEGAN DUMPING/POURING COOLANT. LUCKILY, THIS NEVER LED TO SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS RISK OF ACCIDENT AND INJURY. IN ADDITION, HONDA WAS EXCEPTIONALLY RUDE AND UNHELPFUL ON THE PHONE. AFTER DAYS OF GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM THEY FINALLY GAVE ME A CLAIM NUMBER FOR THE ISSUE. ONCE DENYING IT THEY TOLD ME THAT I COULD CALL THEIR CLAIMS DEPARTMENT, WHICH I ALREADY BELIEVED I WAS SPEAKING TO. TO MY SURPRISE THE NUMBER THEY GAME ME WAS FOR THE COURT SYSTEM THAT HAD RULED ON THIS CASE FOR HONDA. SO, AFTER WASTING MY TIME WITH THEM THEY FELT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO PLAY WHAT AMOUNTED TO A PRACTICAL JOKE ON ME. THE WORST JOKE OF ALL IS THAT THEY HAVE FAILED ME AS A CUSTOMER IN ALL POSSIBLE WAYS. I FULLY BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE MADE A COMPLETE RECALL, AS IT IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND NO FAULT OF ANY CUSTOMER WHO OWNS ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65MPH, MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED OVERHEATING INCIDENT. WHILE SURROUNDED BY HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I JUST BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY SAFELY. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER FLAW THAT RESULTS IN CRACKED ENGINE BLOCKS AND CONSEQUENT LOSS OF COOLANT. SINCE THE CRACK WAS ON THE INSIDE, I HAD NO WAY TO TELL THAT I WAS DRIVING WITH SUCH RISK. THERE WERE NO LIQUID DRIPS UNDER MY VEHICLE. HONDA WILL YEARS OWNERSHIP. MY VEHICLE WAS 10 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS. THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY THEY OFFERED WAS FOR 10 YEARS, UNRESTRICTED MILEAGE. MY VEHICLE IS A LOWER THEN AVERAGE MILEAGE VEHICLE SO MY 10 YEARS WAS SLIGHTLY EXCEEDED. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND A FORMAL RECALL SHOULD BE OFFERED OR TIME AND/OR MILEAGE BE GRANTED TO ENSURE THAT OWNERS CAN HAVE THEIR VEHICLES INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. HAD I NOT BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC, I COULD HAVE CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT THAT COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF MY LIFE OR OTHER VEHICLE OPERATORS WHO WERE TRYING TO AVOID ME. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. *TR

BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA CIVIC WITH 54,000 MILES IN AUGUST OF 2016. ON A 6 HR TRIP TO OMAHA NEBRASKA THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT WAS NEARLY EMPTY. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING COOLANT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY HONDA BUT THE EXTENDED 10 YEAR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED BY 7 MONTHS. CURRENTLY ON THE HOOK FOR $5200 BECAUSE OF HONDA'S KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART