2008 Honda Civic

ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED; HONDA WON'T MAKE GOOD EVEN THOUGH THEY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 2018! NEVER NOTIFIED US; WE HAD TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET OVER $3100. SO FAR. WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE FREE IF WE TOWED TO HOND DEALER/SERVICE DEPT. WHO KNEW. OF COURSE WE WOULD HAVE HAD WE KNOWN. DO THEY THINK WE WANTED TO PAY$ 3100????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE MOVED TO THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ADDED WATER TO THE RADIATOR, AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER RESERVOIR HAD TO BE FILLED WITH WATER EVERY DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,782. UPDATED 12/13/16*LJ UPDATED 12/28/16.*JB

THE ENGINE MOUNTS THAT PREVENT MAJOR MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE WERE CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN HEAVY IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES, BUT BECAME MORE COMMON PLACE IN LESS EXTREME BUT STILL COOLER TEMPERATURES. THE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I SUSPECT AT LEAST ONE MAY STILL BE CRACKED OR BAD. A SEPARATE MECHANIC FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ENGINE LITERALLY COULD BE MOVED BY PUSHING ON IT BEFORE THE BUSHING/MOUNTS WERE FIXED.

HONDA HAS ISSUES A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10-048 AND 08-044 THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK OVERHEATS AND CAUSING ENGINE TO CRACK. I AM 3RD OWNER OVER THE CAR AND BOUGHT THE CAR WITH A SALVAGED TITLE ( BECAUSE IT WAS STOLEN) WITH 48,000 MILE ON IT. I HAVE SINCE PUT 54,000 MILE ON IT SINCE I PURCHASED IT AND AM EXPERIENCING MISFIRE AND CRACKING OF ENGINE BLOCK. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY ARE DENYING MY CLAIM FOR THEM TO FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE MY CAR HAS SALVAGED TITLE EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS NEVER IN A ACCIDENT. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS RIGHT THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A PROBLEM AND ONLY OFFER WARRANTY EXTENSION TO ORIGINAL OWNER TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT EVERYONE ELSE WHO MAY HAVE SALVAGE TITLE FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER ARE NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH ITS HONDA'S FAULT FOR NOT USING GOOD CASTING FOR THE ENGINE BLOCK. I WOULD LIKE TO TRY AND GET HONDA TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL SO THAT EVERYONE WHO HAS SAME PROBLEM CAN GET THEIR CAR FIXED. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR SINCE I HAVE HAD IT WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE INTERVALS AND WOULD HATE TO LOSE MY TRUST IN HONDA MOTORS BECAUSE OF THIS. I JUST WANT HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND EXCHANGE MY FAULTY BLOCK, I WOULD EVEN BE HAPPY WITH PAYING 50% OF COSTS OR THEY PROVIDE PART AND I WILL PAY FOR LABOR.

HONDA HAS ISSUES A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10-048 AND 08-044 THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK OVERHEATS AND CAUSING ENGINE TO CRACK. I AM 3RD OWNER OVER THE CAR AND BOUGHT THE CAR WITH A SALVAGED TITLE ( BECAUSE IT WAS STOLEN) WITH 48,000 MILE ON IT. I HAVE SINCE PUT 54,000 MILE ON IT SINCE I PURCHASED IT AND AM EXPERIENCING MISFIRE AND CRACKING OF ENGINE BLOCK. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY ARE DENYING MY CLAIM FOR THEM TO FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE MY CAR HAS SALVAGED TITLE EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS NEVER IN A ACCIDENT. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS RIGHT THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A PROBLEM AND ONLY OFFER WARRANTY EXTENSION TO ORIGINAL OWNER TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT EVERYONE ELSE WHO MAY HAVE SALVAGE TITLE FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER ARE NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH ITS HONDA'S FAULT FOR NOT USING GOOD CASTING FOR THE ENGINE BLOCK. I WOULD LIKE TO TRY AND GET HONDA TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL SO THAT EVERYONE WHO HAS SAME PROBLEM CAN GET THEIR CAR FIXED. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR SINCE I HAVE HAD IT WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE INTERVALS AND WOULD HATE TO LOSE MY TRUST IN HONDA MOTORS BECAUSE OF THIS. I JUST WANT HONDA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND EXCHANGE MY FAULTY BLOCK, I WOULD EVEN BE HAPPY WITH PAYING 50% OF COSTS OR THEY PROVIDE PART AND I WILL PAY FOR LABOR.

"BURNING OIL" WE PURCHASED THE CAR AT THURSTON AUTO IN UKIAH CA. IT HAS BURNED EXCESSIVE OIL FROM DAY ONE. IT BURNS 1 QUART EVERY THOUSAND MILES. HONDA TOLD ME THAT IS COMMON FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINES. THURSTON CONDUCTED THEIR OWN TEST AND DID FIND THE ENGINE WAS BURNING 1 QUART EVERY THOUSAND MILES. THEY SAID THE WOULD PUT A NEW ENGINE IN BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY HALF. THIS WAS MY DAUGHTERS FIRST CAR PURCHASE AND FEELS SHE WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. SHE WENT ON HER OWN TO PURCHASE THE CAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. SHE HAS BEEN TRYING FOR YEARS TO SAVE THE MONEY FOR A NEW ENGINE.

HEAD OF THE TENSION BOLT FOR THE IDLER PULLEY BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE, AND THAT THEY COULD EITHER DRILL IT OUT, OR IT WAS STUCK AND A NEW ENGINE BLOCK WAS NEEDED. IN THIS CASE A NEW BLOCK WAS NEEDED. DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BOLT BREAKING ON THE 2006 CIVIC, WHICH IS OF THE SAME GENERATION AND HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS MY 2008 CIVIC. MY CAR ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000 MILES ON IT. HAD THE IDLER PULLEY COME OFF AFTER THE BOLD HEAD HAD BROKE, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE FACT THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECALLED IN A PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR, AND PERSISTS THROUGH A FUTURE MODEL YEAR MAKES ME WORRY ABOUT OTHERS. THE BOLT IS ALSO NOT SOMETHING THAT IS CALLED FOR TO BE REGULARLY REPLACED. CALLING HONDA YIELDED NO ASSISTANCE OR CONCERN IN THIS MATTER.

SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING A VOLUNTARY WARRANTY EXTENSION/ RECALL MY WIFE'S 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX 4 DR. EXPERIENCE AN ENGINE BLOCK CRACK AFTER DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER IN WAUKESHA, WI WHERE IS WAS CONFIRMED AS A CRACK. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUED WITH THE NEW BLOCK INCLUDING A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE AT LOW RPM'S I WAS ADVISED BY HONDA IN CA THAT THE BLOCK IS NEW HOWEVER THE OLDER INTERNAL ENGINE BLOCK PARTS WERE BEING REUSED TO INCLUDE THE CRANK, PISTONS, ETC. WHICH IS CAUSING THE NEW ENGINE TO FAIL ALSO.