2006 Honda Civic

LAST YEAR I HAD TO HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE AND AT THAT TIME I INFORMED THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN HAT THE RPM'S ON THE CAR WERE STAYING HIGH EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLE. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW HERE WE ARE 16000 MILES LATER AND I HAVE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHILE IN GEAR NO OTHER SYMPTOMS AT THIS POINT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT ARE ONLY WILLING TO HELP ME WITH 25% OF THE BILL BECAUSE I PERFORMED MY OWN TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE AND THE WARRANTY IS UP. THIS IS THE THIRD PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THE CAR IN THE THREE YEARS I HAVE HAD IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. IM NOT SURE QUITE WHEN, AS I DIDN'T USE MY A/C ALL WINTER. AT SOME POINT ON A HOT DAY IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR I WENT TO TURN IT ON AND IT SIMPLY DID NOT WORK. I TOOK IT TO SOUTH BAY HONDA (WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR) AND WAS TOLD THAT A PEBBLE HIT THE CONDENSER, RENDERING MY A/C USELESS. (WOW. MUST HAVE BEEN SOME PEBBLE)... I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. ESTIMATED COST: $1214.00 I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF CASES OF HONDA VEHICLES WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT THE A/C. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE DESIGN FLAW!! THE FRAGILE CONDENSER IS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED AGAINST DEBRIS LIKE IT SHOULD BE. DID HONDA, A SUPPOSEDLY "TRUSTWORTHY" AND "REPUTABLE" COMPANY, OVERLOOK THE FACT THAT ROAD DEBRIS IS UNAVOIDABLE? SEEMS THAT A SIMPLE PROTECTIVE SCREEN WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNLESS HONDA HAS A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM... OR AT THE VERY LEAST REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON CARS THAT ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. EVEN IF I WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, IF LEFT UNPROTECTED, THE UNIT WOULD BE VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE AS SOON AS I DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP! THAT IS RIDICULOUS! IF A MERE PEBBLE CAN RUIN THE CONDENSER, IT SHOULD [XXX] WELL BE PROTECTED! I WANT MY A/C REPAIRED - AT NO COST. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (IN FACT I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY). I WOULD LIKE THEM TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CONDENSER UNIT AS WELL AS INSTALL A PROTECTIVE DEVICE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE VEHICLE DESIGN IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE TEMPERATURE IS RISING WHERE I LIVE, BEING IN THE 90'S THIS PAST WEEK. IT CAN BE TORTURE TO DRIVE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS! PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS!!!! *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED. THERE IS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. A DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR ORDER IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,253.

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AFTER ONLY 84,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON THE CAR. THE ONLY INDICATION I HAD OF A PROBLEM WAS WHEN MY CAR OVERHEATED SUDDENLY. WHEN I CHECKED THE COOLANT LEVEL, THERE WAS NOTHING THERE--DESPITE THE FACT THAT I'D HAD AN OIL CHANGE WITHIN THE PAST 4 WEEKS AND ALL FLUIDS HAD BEEN TOPPED OFF THEN. MY MECHANIC THEN DISCOVERED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM COMES ON WITH VIRTUALLY NO WARNING, AND I WAS LUCKY THAT THE CAR DID NOT BREAK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT THINK OF ANY REASON FOR THIS HAPPENING OTHER THAN A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY HONDA AND APPLYING FOR AFTER-WARRANTY ASSISTANCE. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS OTHER 2006 HONDA OWNERS. I ALSO FOUND THAT HONDA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (08-044) FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. IF THIS IS ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM THAT THE COMPANY HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN TO ITS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, WHY HASN'T A RECALL OR EVEN AN OWNER NOTIFICATION BEEN ISSUED? *TR

2006 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 78,000 MILES BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT. HAD VEHICLE LOOKED AT HONDA SERVICE DEPT AND INFORMED IT WAS DUE TO A CRACKED BLOCK AND WOULD REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH HONDA CIVICS 2006-2007 WITH MILEAGE FROM ANYWHERE BETWEEN 13,000-120,000. IT IS REPORTED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CASTING ON THIS MODEL. HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN (08-044) POSTED. NO ASSISTANCE OFFERED FROM HONDA FOR REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC IN 2008 WITH 61000 MILES ON IT. AT 81000 MILES THE ENGINE BLOCK HAS CRACKED. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND A SERVICE BULLETIN AT HONDA RECOGNIZING THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA AND AM NOW BEING TOLD IT IS MY PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT HELP TO REPAIR IT. THE COST IS OVER 4000.00. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC WHEN I REALIZE FROM STEAM ENGINE AND SAID THAT THE INDICATOR OF ENGINE TEMPERATURE ARE IN H (HOT). CALL FOR ROAD ASSISTANCE TO DRAG THE CAR TO HONDA DE SAN JUAN AND THEY(DEALERSHIP) TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE BROKE FAILURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND STILL IN THE HONDA DEALERSHIP CALLED HONDA DE SAN JUAN IN PUERTO RICO AND I SPEND 2 WEEKS AND THE CAR STILL IN THE SAME PLACE WAITING FOR A SHORT BLOCK. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AND AS SHE WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT SHE NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS PEGGED ON HOT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO OUR REPAIR FACILITY (SPECIALISTS IN HONDA/ACURA AUTOMOBILES). THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK WHICH WAS CORROBORATED BY THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE WE HAD THE CAR TOWED IN ORDER FOR HONDA TO ACCESS THE SITUATION. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR STATION THAT WE ORIGINALLY TOOK THE CAR HAD LOOKED UP BULLETINS AND FOUND HONDA TSB 08-044, THAT WAS ISSUED 7/25/08. WE TALKED TO HONDA AND THE REPAIR AMOUNTS TO $3,300. THEY HAVE OFFERED US TO PAY FOR THE PARTS ($2,000) AND US THE LABOR ($1300). I HAVE LOOKED UP THIS TSB ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE (THERE'S A POSTING OF AN '08 CIVIC THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN WITH 7,000 MILES ON IT) . THERE WERE OTHERS AT VARIOUS MILEAGES UNDER THE 60K, SEVERAL OVER AND ONE AT 96K WHERE THAT OWNER FELT HONDA SHOULD PAY FOR IT. THE OFFER HONDA MADE TO US IS UNACCEPTABLE TO BOTH MY WIFE AND I AND WE THINK YOUR ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY. AS FAR AS I CAN FIND ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE UNHAPPY WITH THE WAY HONDA HAS HANDLED THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL HONDA VEHICLES AND BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THEM UP UNTIL NOW. WE ARE AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE ESCALATION COMMITTEE BUT I HAVE MY DOUBTS AS TO WHAT THEIR RESPONSE IS GOING TO BE, SO I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU NOW. *TR

AFTER ABOUT 50,000 DRIVING MILES, BEGINNING IN AUGUST 2008, THE IMA (INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST) ELECTRIC ASSIST MOTOR IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS BEEN ACTING ERRATICALLY. SINCE THAT TIME, THE IMA BATTERY THAT POWERS THE ASSIST MOTOR HAS BEEN UNPREDICTABLE. IT SOMETIMES WOULD FULLY DISCHARGE, AND THE CAR WOULD RUN ONLY ON THE UNDERPOWERED 1.3 L GAS ENGINE. THE CAR IS VERY SLUGGISH, CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES WHEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED IN CITY OR INTERSTATE DRIVING. I HAVE SPOKEN TO BOTH DEALERSHIPS IN TOWN WHOM BOTH ?DUPLICATED? MY ISSUE BUT WERE UNAWARE OF HOW TO FIX IT. I HAVE STAYED IN CONTACT WITH AMERICAN HONDA DIRECTLY SINCE AUGUST AND TODAY WAS REINFORCED THE IDEA THAT MY CAR HAS ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER AND IS WORKING WITHIN NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND MY BATTERY TESTS FINE. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT A BATTERY CAN TEST SPORADICALLY BASED ON VARIOUS REASONS. HE REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANY OTHER EXPLANATION, CONTACT INFORMATION, SUPERVISOR INFORMATION, ETC. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED AND THE IMA WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE CAR WHEN UNASSISTED PROPERLY BY THE ELECTRIC POWER MOTOR ONLY PRODUCES SUB-100 HORSEPOWER AND DOES NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE WHEN NEEDED, ESPECIALLY IN SITUATIONS SUCH A MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY OR MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS. *TR