Engine block cracked at 95k miles. known problem. honda won't cover.
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.
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.
I was driving home and the car overheated. i took it in to the dealer and the honda dealer said that the engine block cracking was a known defect but since it was out of warranty, they couldn't fix it.
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
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
Engine has significant blocking issues due to manufactuer's error causing leaks and super heating the car. car is not driveable with only 82,000 miles approximately. we are the original owners of this car when we bought the car in 2006.
A known defect - the engine block on our 2006 honda civic cracked while my son was driving on a highway. we've owned the car for less than 2 years and were never advised that the civic engine block was prone to this - or we would have not purchased the car. even though honda "extended" the warranty for this known defect, we are out of the warranty coverage period - thus left to foot the expense of replacing the engine on our own. my son's safety was at risk when this happened. this should be a recall not a warranty extension. shame on honda.
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.
Engine block developed cracks resulting in coolant leak and overheating. 130000 original miles, i'm the original owner. this vehicle has always been well maintained. honda is aware of the design problem but is not willing to do a recall.
2006 honda civic with only 44,326 miles. litterally a 6,000 mile a year driver. driving down the street about 45 mph for about 5 minutes when i started smelling the sweet smell of coolant. pulled over and saw that coolant was spurting out of an area south of the spark plugs about 6 inches down on the engine block. filled it back up with coolant and made it home. no warning lights or temp increase until i made it home. if i were doing 70 on the highway, the heat and pressure would have blown it all out and my engine would have overheated. looks like a cracked engine block with only 44k. come to find out, that honda simply extended the warranty instead of doing a recall. too bad us second owners didn't get the info.
I noticed 2 weekends ago a puddle of coolant under my honda civic. i brought my car to the local honda dealer to have it fixed, only to find out the engine block cracked and that's were the leak is coming from. i was lucky to find out before my radiator dried out, otherwise my car could have overheated in the middle of nowhere and me and my whole family could have been stranded in an unsafe place. honda already recognized that there is a problem with the engine block of the 2006-2008 models, since they even extended the warranty from 8 to 10 years. my car is already 11 years, but only have 105,000 miles to it. i used to drive a company vehicle, and had only been using my civic for short trips. if my car would have been my primary vehicle. that engine block would have cracked before the 10 year warranty was up. searching the internet, i could see this is not an isolated incident. there are a lot of people affected by this. i was quoted $5800 to fix the engine block that honda knows is defective. that's the same as the value of my car. driving these cars present a safety risk to the public, both for the driver of the honda civic and the other drivers around him. honda should have a recall on all engine blocks affected by these manufacturing defect. nhtsa, please do something about this. thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. the contact stated that the thermostat gauge increased to a high level. the vehicle was inspected by two independent mechanics. one mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. the other independent mechanic was able to determine that there was a premature crack in the engine block. the vehicle was not inspected and diagnosed by a dealer. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and indicated that the vehicle was not included in a warranty extension for the engine block for a10-048, which superseded 10-048. the manufacturer refused to provide a solution. the approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Cracks in the engine motor behind the exhaust manifold and near the ignition which is causing a serious coolant leak. plus, the a/c in the car won't start, but heat works
I took my car in for service today, and my mechanic found it was leaking from the engine block. he was stunned because he knows i have taken good care of my car, and he said he has never seen that happen in a honda. he called two other mechanics over to look at it because he couldn't believe it. they told me i had done nothing wrong and this was obviously a flaw. one of the mechanics did a search and sure enough found out that this was a flaw that honda knew about. i bought this car new from a honda dealership in late 2015, and i had not heard about this issue. we discovered this morning that because of the flawed engine, honda had extended the warranty on my engine to 10 years. unfortunately, i have had the car for more than 11 years, so they said they will not help me. they actually told me that it was my responsibility to replace a part that they put in my car that they know is faulty just because i have owned the car for more than 10 years. the age of the car is irrelevant (although, for the record, it's in excellent condition) we called honda headquarters twice today, and they are refusing to do anything. the only recourse they suggested is contacting the bbb. when we told them we didn't even know there was an issue, the representative said that honda dealerships knew, but i haven't been to a honda dealership in years for service. so, he basically told me i must get my oil changed at honda dealerships in order to learn about secret problems with my car. i have taken excellent care of my car, and i have never had to have any work done on it besides routine maintenance. however, one of the reps i spoke with made my lovely car sound like a lost cause because it is nearly 12 years old with 128,000 miles on it. i repeatedly told him that we buy (or used to buy) hondas because they last for hundreds of thousands of miles. i am still in shock and extremely disappointed
Cracked engine block honda will not repair this know defect and did not alert me of the defect when i purchased the car from a honda dealership
After taking the car our 2006 honda civic model to honda dealer service for tsb 10-048 for (honda civic 2006-2009 year model) due to engine coolant leak which caused the engine to overheats while he was driving from his work, it was confirmed that it was a valid engine defect,by honda technician - a cracked on engine block was the caused of the problem. however, since we both the car originally from the same honda dealer place with the delivery date of october 2005. they consider the car as 11 years old and outside their 10 years warranty and the only warranty the american honda corp will be 50 percent of the parts and labor cost for removing and replacing an engine. my point is, its because my car model between was purchased oct 2005 and not 2006 they will not provide a full warranty coverage the manufacture defect from the company? our entire family and household owns 5 honda cars, 3 civics, 1 accord and 1 crv with the trust on the product they have in the past. how can't they maintain a good quality product on the line. this is the 2nd civic in our household with the same problem, our daughter's 2008 honda civic had the the same issue and they replaced the engine at no cost last summer 2016. why can't they fully cover this one, with the same engine defect just because it was purchased 3 months shy from the delivery date before 2006. honda would like us to pay $2000 for them to perform unschedule repair due to the defective engine they install on the civic's car between (2006-2009). how many consumers who purchased those civic's that are not aware of the technical service bulletin and unaware of the tsb but instead decided to shoulder the entire cost have an operational car in the household, because there is no recall considered to send to the american people? hope this issue gets resolve.
New owners of the car and were never informed of a recall. now the engine block is cracked as stated in the honda recall but only allows repairs on cars for up to 10 years old. our car has just reached 11 years old from sale 1 month ago!
Crack engine block as the other hondas from 2006 and 2009
Driving and car overheated and stopped. towed to honda dealership and found cracked engine block. only 50,000 miles on car, like new and well maintained. no recalls. when investigated on line found well documented defective design and materials on engine block. the honda customer service would not honor their secret warranty. there was no recalls on this well documented defective car. i guess you have to do your own homework, but in this case, they knew it was a defective material design just waiting to implode!!!!
My honda civic ex 2 door looses power then sputters in over driver
Engine overheated when driving causing danger to get to side of road, when checked coolant near empty. no leaking of coolant was noted. dealer tested engine and block cracked at 93k. dealer states this is a known defect by honda on this make and year but will not cover.
In 2013 i bought a honda civic 2006 from a hyundai dealership in long island. in 2017 my engine block cracked. we later came to find out that there was a manufacturer defect on the car. we never knew anything about a warranty or a recall although honda says it wasn't a recall it was an extended warranty we had no idea, we were never notified. we are 10 over the warranty period. we bought the car from a dealership that wasn't honda and basically now nobody wants to help us do anything. it will be at least $4,000 to fix this car which we do not have and we are beyond frustrated and upset. any kind of recourse you can give us would be extremely helpful thank you.
After diving my 2006 honda civic about 5 miles, i could smell it burning and seen smoke coming from under the hood. notice the temperature gauge was high and the car wouldn't start...had the car towed to honda where i was told the warrant had expired... i have a 2006 honda civic, it developed a cracked engine at 120k miles and coolant leaked. its a known issue with honda civic with a weak point in their new aluminum engine with a warranty issued number 10-048. initially the warranty was issued for 8 years and then increased to 10 years. how ever my honda is 11 years old and in spite of low mileage honda refuses to do anything. shame on honda for providing a defective product and not fixing it
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. while driving approximately 60 mph, the temperature gauge suddenly indicated that the engine was hot. upon inspection, it was discovered that the coolant reservoir was nearly empty. the vehicle was towed to the dealer (rusty wallace honda in knoxville, tennessee) where it was diagnosed that the engine short block cracked and the engine needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. the failure mileage was 167,000.
Driving and engine started overheating. was on the road when i had to pull over, added coolant and the next day took to the dealership to locate the problem. was told there is a crack in the engine block. they told me i had to replace the engine. upon further research i found this is a known problem with this year honda as there was an issue in the mold they used for casting. they did offer an additional 5 year warranty on this part but looking online these problems are appearing in 11 or 12 years. i bought this car from a judge who passed away and his service records were up to date and the car was in great condition. however n reviewing the honda web site this issue was never mentioned. i was fortunate not to be on a highway and the engine could have been blown up.
I took my well maintained honda civic into a local mechanic to repair my air conditioning and after spending $250 was informed it wasn't a problem with the ac, but that my engine block is actually cracked and is leaking coolant. my 2006 honda has 142,000 miles and has been running very well up to this point. apparently if my engine block would have cracked 10 months ago it would have been under warranty. but because it's a 2006 and the warranty only lasts for 10 years i am out of luck. my car that was worth $5000 to $6000 a week ago is now valued at $0. i feel like someone just stole my car or at least wrecked it. i have checked with my honda dealer and honda corp. neither are willing to help with a new engine repair, i realize that my car is 11 years old, but when i purchased this honda i figured it would go at least 250,000 miles. that is why i bought it. i hesitate repairing the car, which will run about $1800 because the new engine block could also crack! honda knows there is an engine block problem, but they are unwilling to resolve it.
Tsb 10-048. lower engine block cracked and coolant leaked causing engine to overheat and fail. this is a manufacturing defect described in service bulletin 10-048 as a result of how the block was cast. the service bulletin extends warranty of the engine block to 10 years from the purchase date but my 2006 civic falls outside of the warranty range right now and american honda refused to cover the replacement cost. the engine replacement cost is now worth more than the value of the car. the issue happened just getting off the highway. the heat gauge shot all the way up and the engine seized with white smoke coming out. there were no indicators on the dash prior to this so it was not possible for me to notice coolant leaking.
I had just bought this car 1 week prior and when driving down the street it started smoking profusely then the engine shuddered. being scared, i pulled over right away and had it towed. i found out the block cracked and this is happening on most civics of this year due to faulty parts. i called honda, they said they wouldn't help and its my fault for buying an eleven year old car! this is a fault of honda and they refuse to address it
The bolt in my motor keeps breaking off causing my engine to shut off while driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. while the contact's husband was driving approximately 25 mph or less, the vehicle emitted a strange odor in the vehicle. the driver was able to see liquid coming from the vehicle while driving. the contact pulled the vehicle over and it was towed to the certified mechanic who diagnosed that the vehicle was leaking anti-freeze from a fractured engine block. the certified mechanic stated that the engine block or engine needed to be replaced. the certified mechanic referred the contact to the dealer due to the relation to manufacturer communication number: 10056874 (engine and engine cooling). the bailey honda dealer confirmed the diagnosis and its relation to the manufacturer communication number: 10056874 (engine and engine cooling). the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: 06115822. the approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
My car suddenly leaked a lot of antifreeze. had to have it towed to the mechanic who told me the engine block was cracked. a known problem with my make/model of vehicle. well this was a surprise to me. this happened suddenly. fortunately i was in my neighborhood and not the highway. honda says have know the original engine was faulty, but that i am out of luck repair wise. they have known about this for years and never notified me. (they claim since it was not a recall they did not have to) i believe this is a huge safety issue and do not understand why it has yet to be recalled! https://www.carcomplaints.com/honda/civic/2006/engine/cracked_engine_block.shtml
Honda has a known problem with the 2006 to 2009 honda 1.8 liter engines installed in the civics, the engine block cracks and will not take care of the replacement. the honda rep admitted that the block castings were flawed for those three years. the local dealership even was surprised that honda did not take care of the issue.
I bought this vehicle a couple months back on a loan and eventually found out there was a recall for manufacturers defect for the engine block and held a ten year period of getting a new one and i would like to get a one because i have issues pertaining to it by everyplace i go to even honda says i my car wasn't on the list of recalls even when i showed them proof and now i'm passed the deadline and still have no solutions. soon i'll be stuck payong a car loan for a car i can't use because i couldn't get to help i needed when it was covered under warranty has 156000 miles now
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. while the contact's wife was driving 65 mph, the temperature gauge displayed a high reading and the engine stalled. the vehicle was towed to the contact's house and then to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine block had cracked and the engine overheated. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they could not assist. the approximate failure mileage was 135,000.
The civic has a cracked engine block. without any warning it suddenly ran hot last week (of course late at night on a highway). we have learned that this is a known defect with this model and that honda had extended the warranty to 10 years, but we are now 1 year out of that warranty. dealership said to contact honda of america. hoa said to contact dealership. so we are getting the runaround. two small repair shops aren't even able to do the repair. honda needs to help us get this repaired at no cost or a very low cost.
While driving on a state highway engine overheated with coolant leaking from a crack in the engine block.
Cracked engine block. this is a known issue to honda, and the offer a 10 year warranty on it, but after 10 years they basically tell you sorry you're out of luck. how can they do this when the engines they made were faulty?
I own a 2006 honda civic with 99,000 miles. i was driving to school when i noticed smoke coming out of my engine. i immediately pulled over and shut the car off. the inside of the car had a strong disgusting smell. i got the car checked out and was told that there was a crack on the engine block. i did research on the issue and found that it is a known defect. honda took notice of the defect and extended the warranty on the car. the downfall, honda extended the warranty only up to 8 years after the purchase date. i am a second owner and had no idea that this was an issue; had i known i would not have purchased the vehicle. the engine cracked after the extended warranty ended and now honda is saying that i must bare all costs even though i am a second owner. this is not right because it is not my fault the engine block cracked. honda should still cover this problem since it is a defect on their part.
While driving down the highway, vehicle ran hot. i pulled off the road, left the car until it cooled, added water, and brought it home. the repair shop said i had a crack in the engine block. a used engine would cost $2100. i don't know what a new one would cost. i was told i could go through the same problem with the used engine that i did have installed. i also was told about the technical service bulletin which was issued for this particular model. i talked with someone at honda corporation and was told 2 times that they would do nothing because my 10 year extended warranty expired in august 2016. this incident happened on april 22, 2017 with 98500 miles on the car.if honda knew there was a problem with workmanship or material, this should be covered no matter how long you have owned the car. i have sung honda's praises for 20 years with 2 cars. my relationship with honda has ended.
I have a 2006 honda civic, it developed a cracked engine at 110k miles and coolant leaked. its a known issue with honda civic with a weak point in their new aluminium engine with a warranty issued number 10-048. initially the warranty was issued for 8 years and then increased to 10 years. how ever my honda is 11 years old and inspite of low mileage honda refuses to do anything. shame on honda for providing a defective product and not fixing it.
My civic has a cracked engine block due to a known manufacture defect. honda extended warranty out ten yrs from original date of purchase but did not notify owners of potential problems. this is clearly a safety issue as the car can overheat and/or engine fails without warning and steering locks up. this is very dangerous especially when driving on highway. honda should be held liable as their actions have not only been irresponsible but fraudulent. there should be no time limit on a manufacture defect particularly when owners did not receive notification.
I would like the recalls to be done om my car due to saftey issues becaus3 i don't believe it was even done at least i know with me it hasn't and i wasn't informed and feel very unsafe in my vehicle because of what should of been fixed and hasnt
Noticed a engine block coolant leak in the front. there is a tsb 10-048 but only for 10yrs from 2006. clearly this is known problem. what can i do to get the engine replace from honda
Car overheated. left my daughter stranded, alone, late at night on a rural highway. later identified a cracked engine block. problem is known to honda. not revealed to used car buyers. honda will not help with repair because the car is beyond 10 year warranty. would not have bought car if she had known. preys on people who buy 10 year old hondas, people who cannot afford this big of hit. now she has to pay for a car she can't drive and find another way to work.
My 2006 civic slowed to a crawl and started smoking from under the hood on thursday while driving down the highway. there were no warnings or precursors to this event. luckily i was able to find a safe place on the side of the highway without being struck by another vehicle or precipitating an accident. aaa towed to our mechanic who ran a coolant pressure test which revealed a cracked engine block. i am the 2nd owner. the vehicle was bought in 2007 as certified from local dealer. i was given no notice of warranty extension or tsb 10-048. had i known, i would have sold the vehicle before incurring these unexpected costs for an obvious manufacturing defect.
My vehicle started leaking coolant due to a crack in the engine block. honda has an extended warranty for this exact issue, and the letter acknowledges the existence of a defect in the vehicle's engine causing this issue. the warranty for this issue was extended to ten years, but my vehicle is currently a little over eleven years since purchase, and honda declined any assistance. there are numerous other accounts of the engine cracking in this manner right after the extended warranty expired. further, despite being applicable to all 2006-2008 models and certain 2009 models, the engine replacement is only offered after the crack/overheating event occurs, and owners have no ability to replace the defective engine under this warranty without experiencing a prior failure. this defect should be addressed for owners in what appears to be a common situation beyond the ten-year warranty extension.
Car overheated while on highway. quick check found coolant had dropped. added coolant, leak unknown. took to honda, they said leak from engine block had a letter from honda with this issue for 06-09 engines it could happen. instead of recall, they extended warranty to 10 years. mine expired last 07-2016. found others who had issue around 90k miles. mine is at 89,500 miles. many other may face same issue, left facing an expensive repair instead of recall. honda will not budge any replacement due to known issue or aid in a reduced cost.
Was driving my 2006 honda civic home from school and suddenly noticed coolant leak/smoke. took to honda dealer who told me there was recall for cracked engine block but has since expired and now want $4500 to repair - more than the value of the car! i can't believe there's ever an expiration on a recall. honda really wants unsuspecting people out driving with a known problem? there was no way for me to have known this potential problem since when i checked my vin #, no open recalls showed up (i guess since it was already expired when i purchased it - july 2016 from used car lot). pretty disappointing that a dealership could sell me a car with a known recall. please help me. i'm just 17 year old student/athlete, hard- working and bought the car with my own $ and now feel ripped off and helpless. i've taken excellent care and pride in my car so this issue is devastating to me.