2006 Honda Civic

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.

VEHICLE IS LEAKING COOLANT. A RECALL AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS DONE BECAUSE HONDA KNEW OF AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKING. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2012, NO NOTICE WAS SENT TO ME ABOUT THE RECALL, HOWEVER, I AM A REGISTERED OWNER AS I RECEIVED THE RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD REPAIR MY VEHICLE AS I HAVE JUST BECOME AWARE OF THE RECALL AND THE CAR NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. I'VE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR OVERHEATED. THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR. PLEASE FORCE HONDA TO MAKE GOOD ON REPAIRING THEIR PRODUCT. RECALLS SHOULD NEVER EXPIRE PER YOUR SITE.

THE CAR WAS IN TRANSIT BETWEEN HOME AND LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER DURING XMAS WEEK OF 2017. AFTER 4MILES, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR WENT OFF THE CHARTS FOR THE FIRST TIME. CAR WAS STOPPED, ALLOWED TO COOL DOWN - AND NOTE OF STEAM FROM UNDER BONNET, AND TOWED BACK HOME. TOOK IT THE HONDA DEALER WITHOUT DRIVING FURTHER (3MILES TO CAR CENTER). IN THIS TIME, TEMPERATURE INCREASE TO 3/4 OF GAUGE, AND WHEN WE LEFT, THERE WAS CLEAR BURRING ODOR. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK NOTED - AND TOLD $4.6K TO FIX... AND THEN DETERMINED IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HONDA CIVIC.... BUT HONDA DID NOT DEAL WITH IT! ACCORDING TO HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2006/ 22% OF ALL FAILURES ARE ENGINE, AND 78% OF THE ENGINE ISSUES ARE CRACKING IN THE POWER BLOCK. IT IS THE SINGLE MOST COMPLAINT ISSUE WITH 178 NHTSA COMPLAINTS FILED ON THE HONDA CIVIC 2006. INTERESTING TO NOTE, IT WAS NOT A SAFETY CRITICAL ISSUE FOR RECALL BY HONDA (BUT ITI IS A SEVERITY RATING OF 10 - WITH MULTIPLE CAR FIRES AND AT LEAST ONE CRASH INCIDENT REPORTED TO NHTSA), BUT WHEN IN THE DEALERSHIP HANDS, IT IS COMPOUNDED FOR SAFETY REASONS! SPEAKING TO THE RECALL CENTER, THEY ARE IN POSITION TO DO ANYTHING. IF YOU WANT A FILE COMPLAINT - YOU NEED A CASE RECORD TO BE FILED. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY A JUDGE PANEL TO ASSESS WHETHER HONDA BELIEVES THE ISSUE IS LIFE OR DEATH, AND UNDER OBLIGATED TO REPLACE A KNOWN FAULTY DEVICE. HONDA IS REPUTED TO HAVE QUALITY OVER COST - BUT CLEARLY, COST OVER LIFE IS IGNORED. AS A MATTER OF RECORD, IN 2010, THE HONDA DEALERS WERE TOLD OF THE FAULTY PART, BUT DON'T DO A MANDATORY CHECK (APPARENTLY PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE IS NOT PART OF A SERVICE, NOR IS IT A REQUEST FOR SERVICE, AND THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION BY DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE OF ISSUE). ATTACHED IS MORE DETAIL FOR REVIEW. IN ESSENCE, HONDA REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS THEIR FAULT, AND TAKE NO BLAME.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. HAD THE ENGINE FAILED THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND OTHERS HAVE NOT BEEN AS LUCKY AS I HAVE. HONDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS MASSIVE PROBLEM AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE BLOCK TO 10 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. HONDA WILL NOT RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM IF YOUR VEHICLE IS OVER THE 10 YEAR TIME FRAME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL REGARDLESS OF AGE AND MILEAGE. IT'S SHOULD BE ABOUT SAFETY FIRST. CURRENTLY HONDA ONLY RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM AS A WARRANTY ISSUE NUMBER 10-048

LAST WEEK I WAS CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON MY HONDA CIVIC AND NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING AND TURNED OUT THAT MY ENGINE BLOCK IS CRACKED AND LEAKING COOLANT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND HONDA HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10-048. I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT THIS. I CALLED HONDA AND TURNS OUT I WAS TOO LATE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS SERVICE BULLETIN. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ERROR AND HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CORRECTED PART. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OUT OF MY POCKET AND EVEN IF I CAN I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE CHEAPEST ROUT AND BUY A SECOND HAND ENGINE AND I WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. IF CAN GET ANY HELP FORM YOU WITH THIS IT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS SITUATION. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL BECAUSE THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER AND I ALSO USE IT FOR THE THE RIDE SHARING PLATFORM UBER. THE ENGINE MAY BLOW UP WHILE I'M DRIVING SO THIS IS NOT SAFE AND HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENS. THANK YOU

ON 11/15/2017, I BOUGHT THE ABOVE VEHICLE FROM CONDEMI MOTOR COMPANY. I NOTICED COOLANT SMELL. I OPENED ENGINE COVER. FIRST THING I FOUND THE ANTI-FREEZE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. I COOL THE RADIATOR AND TOPPED THE COOLANT ALSO THE RESERVOIR. THE NEXT DAY, I DROVE THE CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD. I FOUND A COOLANT LEAKAGE, SHOW IN THE PICTURES. I COOL DOWN THE RADIATOR AND THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS CLEARLY REDUCED. AS WELL RESERVOIR TANK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, WHEN SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JERRY DAMSON HONDA LOCATED AT 2200 BOB WALLACE AVE SW, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805 WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE REPLACED UNDER THE TEN-YEAR WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT