2008 Honda Civic Engine Problems

Your engine block has developed a crack, which is causing coolant to leak out. This leak renders your vehicle unable to operate. The engine block will need to be replaced or professionally repaired to restore your car to working condition.

Your engine block developed a crack and overheated while you were driving. This is a serious issue that requires immediate attention to prevent further damage to your engine.

While driving home, you noticed your temperature gauge showing the engine was overheating, which had never happened before. You couldn't pull over immediately due to traffic, and the car eventually stopped moving, though no warning lights appeared on the dashboard. A mechanic diagnosed a cracked engine block, which caused your oil and coolant to mix together. Fixing this will likely require engine block repair or replacement, which is a major engine repair.

Your car overheated while driving at 45 MPH without any warning light appearing. When you pulled over, you noticed coolant leaking underneath the vehicle. A mechanic diagnosed a crack in the engine block that requires a complete engine replacement. This is a major repair that would involve removing and replacing the entire engine.

Your engine's temperature gauge rose extremely quickly, and when you pulled over, you found no coolant in the reservoir with no visible leaks. The shop diagnosed a cracked engine block, which the owner notes is a factory defect affecting multiple 2008 Honda Civics. Your car showed signs later than others, causing you to miss the extended warranty coverage at 130,000 miles.

You discovered coolant leaking underneath your vehicle. A dealer diagnosed a crack in the engine block, which requires a full engine replacement. The manufacturer was notified but did not provide any assistance with the repair. Fixing this will require replacing the entire engine.

Your car overheated while driving at 30 mph with smoke coming from under the hood, but no warning light appeared. You noticed coolant leaking from underneath and found the reservoir empty. Two independent mechanics diagnosed a cracked engine block leaking coolant and determined the entire engine needs to be replaced. Honda informed you this couldn't be covered under their recall program because it had expired.

Your engine temperature suddenly spiked and you noticed coolant leaking from the front of the engine block. A mechanic diagnosed a cracked engine block. Honda declined to cover the repair under warranty, citing that it's only a known issue bulletin rather than a full recall, leaving you responsible for the expensive repair.

Your engine block has developed a crack on the front, which Honda has acknowledged as a known issue. Unfortunately, this problem occurred after your warranty expired, leaving you responsible for repair costs. Fixing this will likely require engine block replacement or professional welding repair.

Your car is leaking both oil and coolant. These leaks suggest your engine seals or gaskets may be worn or damaged, which is not uncommon in a used vehicle. Left unaddressed, these leaks can lead to engine damage or overheating. A mechanic will need to inspect the engine to identify the leak sources and replace the affected seals or gaskets.

Your car is leaking coolant at a steady rate due to a cracked engine block. Honda has acknowledged this issue with a service bulletin for 2006-2009 Civics, but since your vehicle is out of warranty, you'll need to pay for a full engine replacement yourself. This requires removing and replacing the entire engine.

All of a sudden, with out warning, something was leaking from the car. Took it to a shop, and was surprised that they told me that it was leaking engine coolant and that the block was cracked and that the engine needed to be fixed replaced. No warning lights or anything, other than noticing that it was leaking something.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, he noticed a strong coolant odor and that the temperature gauge was showing that the engine was overheating. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road. Upon inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that coolant was leaking into the engine compartment. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the engine block was fractured, and that the engine needed to be replaced. The dealer sent a diagnostic report to the manufacturer; however, the manufacturer declined to cover the repair and informed the dealer that an extended warranty coverage notice for the engine, was previously sent to the contact. The contact stated that he had not received the notice. The contact followed up with the manufacturer, but no assistance was provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 272,906.

Coolant leaking from cylinder block. i was driving with my family in the car and the vehicle begin overheating from loosing all my coolant. There were no warnings before it happened

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated that coolant was leaking underneath the vehicle. The contact examined the vehicle and noticed that the engine block was fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 114,000.

My daughter was driving Honda 2008 4DR Civic and it stopped acceleration on highway. Fumes were coming out of the car. Got it towed to Auto Centers. Their diagnostic stated that due to over heating of engine, one of the cylinder was not generating compression. The car is regularly serviced at Honda Civic dealer.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle started to overheat. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled into the gas station and allowed the vehicle to cool down. The contact then refilled coolant in the vehicle. The contact was able to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the part of the engine block located between with the alternator and the exhaust had fractured. The contact then contacted the dealer who informed him that the engine needed to be replaced per the instructions on Honda Technical Service Bulletin Number: 10-048. However, the dealer advised the contact that the 10 year extended warranty had expired and he had to pay out-of-pocket for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

cae is well maintained but recall expired last 2018 but the problem which is a cracked engine happened just recently and honda USA and dealer will not honor the warranty already i really feel that honda has the responsibility but it just happened only after the warranty expired it is a cracked engine hope you can help me and others who have the same problem

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle however, after driving ½ mile, the vehicle stalled again. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the head gasket was blown and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure, but the contact was informed that there were no recalls associated with the VIN. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated that she had noticed fluid leaking from her engine after her daughter parked the vehicle. Upon inspection, the contact discovered a crack on the engine block. The manufacturer was initially notified about the failure and referred the contact to the dealer. The dealer then gave the contact an estimate for a diagnostic to repair the vehicle. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, he saw steam exiting the hood and the temperature gauge started rising. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park at a nearby parking lot. The contact opened the hood and noticed steam coming from the front engine block. The contact also saw coolant leaking from the vehicle. The contact allowed the engine cool down before driving to his residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 114,044.

My car overheated last week and now has a cracked engine. Yes, my car is available for inspection but my car will be repaired in a couple days. My safety was put at risk since my car gave me no warning signs of overheating. I had absolutely no problems with this car beforehand and out of nowhere my engine cracked and my car overheated. I was lucky that my car didn't start steaming and breaking down. The problem has not been confirmed by a dealer, I am trying to work that out with them since this years model has a recall for overheating. It has been, however, confirmed by my mechanic that my mileage is extremely low for this to happen and to call Honda for reimbursement. The vehicle has been inspected by my local mechanic. There were absolutely no warning signs of my car overheating other than my air conditioning malfunctioning, that was the only sign of overheating that I had other than it showing on the temperature bar on the left side of my cars dashboard that the temperature was too high. My car overheated on Thursday (7/14) and the first sign that something was wrong was when my AC malfunctioned on Tuesday (7/12). I took my car straight to a mechanic on Thursday when I saw my car overheating.

My temperature gauge for the coolant went to the highest mark and then my car overheated. At the time, I was driving really early in the morning and in a secluded area where it would be difficult to obtain help. Eventually I pulled over and noticed there was a coolant leak. My coolant was near empty. I took my car to a mechanic and found out that the engine block was cracked. I have had the car for approximately 3 months. My mechanic told me that this is a common occurrence with this model. I had no idea. The vehicle is available for request upon inspection.

While driving to work, the owner noticed a smoke coming out of the hood. The owner also noticed that engine temperature shot all the way up indicating that the engine might be overheating. Upon taking to a nearest auto shop, the owner was told that the engine block has a crack which is causing leak. Honda is aware of this issue and has provided extended warranty for 10 more years from the date of purchase. Unfortunately, the owner experienced cracked engine block issue 14 years after the date of purchase - 4 years after the extended warranty had expired. Upon calling the dealership, the owner was informed to file a claim with North America Honda. If Honda was aware of cracked engine block, why did it not replace engines in all affected models and trim levels?

Inspected Honda civic was gonna do a water pump replacement, but water pump was not the issue. Issue is a cracked engine block that leaks coolant form the defective casting , read thatbits a common issue with 2006-2008 Hondas , car can travel with out overheating.

The vehicle has the well known cracked block issue and is leaking coolant

Engine block is leaking coolant. This has been verified at Highlands Ranch Imports. (303)771-9600. The car cannot be driven without causing the engine to overheat. I have been told that there is a potential recall.

My engine block is cracked and it is leaking antifreeze

The engine block was designed or manufactured in a way where certain 06-08 honda civics would crack. Many people experience this problem and it is extremely dangerous for honda to be allowed to manufacture an engine block that cracks.

My 2008 Honda Civic engine block cracked on 09-08-2021. Honda had a class action settlement for this issue and extended the warranty 10 years from first purchased date a couple years ago. Well mine finally cracked and its been 13years from the first purchased date. So the repairs are not covered under the extended warranty. I feel Honda should still fix this issue regardless if the extended 10 year warranty is expired.

Having a lot of problems, coolant leaking, when in park. Power steering, engine idles when in park and at a stop light.When passing on the brake the car idles so have to push really hard on brake. Passenger air bag light never turns on. Ac blows hot air then cold then hot again. The car makes a really loud noise from the engine and wants to go even in neutral or if my foot is on the brake. Windshield leaks when it rains, roof trip flaps all over the place. Passenger door locks will not unlock except if you manually push it. Head lights flicker and the growling noise from the hood is really scary

THE BLOCK CRACKED CAUSING A ANTIFREEZE LEAK. HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON 08 CIVICS AN EXTRA 10 YEARS FROM ORIGINAL WARRANTY WHICH WOULD ALLOW MY CIVIC TO STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY ONLY PERTAINED TO FIRST OWNERS. I SUSPECT MY PROBLEM OCCURRED ON WEDNESDAY 4/21/2021 AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. IT HAS NEVER OVERHEATED SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT.

ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED WHILE I STARTED DRIVING IT TODAY AND CAR OVERHEATED, TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS 2YEARS OUT OF WARRANTY, I HAD ASKED BEFORE IF IT WAS IN THE RECALL AND THEY SAID IF IT WASNT CRACKED IT WOULDNT BE UNDER WARRANTY

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR 7 MONTH AGO AND REPLACED BRAKES, ROTORS, A TIRE, REPAIRED A BROKEN LUGNUT, AND NOW THE ENGINE HAS OVERHEATED AND BLOWN AND IS EVIDENTLY NOT COVERED UNDER THE PREVIOUS WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS PAST EXPIRATION (YEAR AND MILEAGE). PUTTING A USED ENGINE INTO THE VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND MY DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO PUT A NEW ONE IN. WHEN IT BEGAN OVERHEATING, I HAD JUST PULLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY (AVERAGE SPEED OF ABOUT 50) AND NOTICED THAT MY HEAT WASN'T WORKING (WHICH WAS WEIRD SINCE I HAD REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT ALREADY A FEW WEEKS PRIOR) AND THEN THE CAR READ AS HOT AS POSSIBLE. WHEN I SAFELY PULLED OVER, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND IT WAS TOWED TO A RELIABLE MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS THE COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK, BUT WAS NOT PART OF THE WARRANTY ANYMORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR SERVICE ON THE WATER PUMP AND THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MY 2008 CIVIC (137,500 MILES) OVERHEATED WHILE ON HIGHWAY & AFTER PULLING OVER & CHECKING COOLANT SPILL TANK SAW IT WAS EMPTY. NEXT DAY REFILLED RADIATOR WITH COOLANT & AFTER STARTING CAR NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING ON GROUND AT FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE. I COULD NOT LOCATE LEAK. DROVE TO NEAREST HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT & AT SERVICE (VIA PRESSURE TEST OF ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM) A CRACK IN ENGINE BLOCK BETWEEN CYL. 1 & 2 WAS LOCATED. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE TECH THAT HONDA IS AWARE OF ENGINE BLOCK CRACK/ DEFECT & INSTEAD OF ISSUING A SERVICE RECALL WHAT THEY DID WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION OF 10 YEARS. HOWEVER, THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED 2 YEARS AGO. SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AMERICAN HONDA CORP. FOR GOODWILL ASSISTANCE TO TRY & HELP WITH REPAIRS BUT AMERICAN HONDA REJECTED/ DECLINED THE REQUEST & HAS LEFT ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I AM NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE NO CAR FOR WORK, FOR MY MOM/ DAD DOCTOR VISITS/ FOR SUPERMARKET/ FOR LIFE. COSTS OF REPAIR ARE ARE ABOVE $5,000. I WAS THE 2ND OWNER OF MY 2008 CIVIC & WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY HONDA OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION OR OF A POSSIBLE RECALL NOTIFICATION OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I RECEIVED RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG (TEKATA), BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING FOR A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. WHY IS THAT? HOW IS AMERICAN HONDA CORP. ALLOWED TO DO A "WARRANTY EXTENSION" TO RESOLVE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE CRACKS & ONLY WHEN YOU NOTICE YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, THESE VEHICLES CAN HAVE AN ENGINE FAILURE/ STALL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH. AS A LIFELONG HONDA OWNER (20 YEARS '97 ACCORD AND '08 CIVIC) I AM BEYOND DISAPPOINTED. DISAPPOINTED NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT HONDA LEGAL DEPARTMENT DID VIA "LEGAL LOOP HOLES," NO. I'M DISAPPOINTED I WILL NEVER OWN OR DRIVE A HONDA AGAIN. GOOD DAY.

VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT WITH A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. DEALERSHIP REFERRED ME TO HONDA CORPORATION REGARDING WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON ENGINE BLOCK. HONDA CORP DENIED ME ASSISTANCE BECAUSE VEHICLE AGE IS PAST THEIR 10 YEAR EXTENSION PERIOD. I'M SECOND OWNER ON THIS VEHICLE AND DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS A POTENTIAL ENGINE MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR (FIRST OWNER DID NOT DISCLOSE THIS). ESTIMATED KBB VALUE WAS $4500-5000 WHICH NOW IS A NEAR TOTAL LOSS AND SALVAGE VALUE. COST FOR REPAIR IS EQUAL OR HIGHER THAN RETAIL VALUE. VEHICLE HAS WELL DOCUMENTED SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE RECORD. SEEMS UNFAIR FOR THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT TO PLACE ALL THE COST ON THE OWNER WHEN THERE IS NO OWNER CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM.

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK DEFECT OCCURRED ONE YEAR OUT OF 10 YEAR WARRANTY, WELL MAINTAINED CAR ONLY OWNED FOR 1 YEAR, OVERHEATS VERY FAST DOES NOT HOLD COOLANT, WAS DRIVING WHEN THE TEMP GAUGE WENT UP I COULD SMELL COOLANT AND SEE LIGHT SMOKE.

WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR 2008 CIVIC. TOOK IT TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD IT HAD A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF THE 10 YEAR WARRANTY. I'VE NEVER HAD ANYONE TELL ME THIS WAS A PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN SAID I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT TO THE DEALER. NO ALERTS NO WARNING. WHY WAS THIS NOT RECALLED? *TR

PER HONDA TSB 10-048 ENGINE BLOCK LEAKING COOLANT, PAST 10 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

ON MARCH 5TH 2020 WHILE DRIVING MY ENGINE ON MY 2008 CIVIC JUST DIED ON ME, UPON DOING RESEARCH I SAW THAT HONDA HAD A EXTENDED WARRANTY I CALLED ON MARCH 9TH 2020 TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD THAT I WAS 2 YEARS LATE & IT WAS ONLY SENT TO THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE CAR WHICH MADE NO SENSE...THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE & I AM OUT OF MONEY BECAUSE HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO ADDRESS ISSUES CORRECTLY...

CAR TEMPERATURE STARTED TO INCREASED RAPIDLY, SMOKE FROM ENGINE, REVVING BUT NOT ACCELERATING MUCH AND FINALLY IT OVERHEATED AND DIED. CAN TO FIND OUT THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED FROM RADIATOR LEAK THAT HONDA KNEW ABOUT AND DID NOT INFORM ME OF. MAINTENANCE DONE AT DEALERSHIP REGULARLY AND WAS THE ONLY OWNER OF CAR. BECAUSE I DRIVE SO LITTLE MILES PER YEAR, PROBLEM HAPPENED JUST AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY HAD TO 'RESOLVE' THIS PROBLEM FOR OWNERS. WHY WOULDN'T THEY TELL ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT. HAD TO MAKE TOO MANY PHONE CALLS TO FINALLY HAVE THEM REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR $3500. IT'S UNSCRUPULOUS FOR A CORPORATION TO KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM BUT JUST EXTEND THE WARRANTY AND NOT RECALL IT AND THEN NOT HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS JUST OUTSIDE THE TIME WINDOW. VERY DISPLEASED WITH HONDA.

2008 HONDA CIVIC GOT A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING. FOUND OUT THIS WAS A DEFECT THAT AFFECTED 2006-2009 HONDA CIVICS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS AND NOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. BEING THAT A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE POURING OUT I COULD NOT SEE IN FRONT OF ME THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION ON THESE ENGINES. I WAS ON A CITY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND IT IS HAPPENING OVER 100000 MILES TO MOST PEOPLE. BEING THAT MOST PEOPLE DRIVE 8000-10000 MILES A YEAR IT IS HAPPENING RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDS FOR MOST. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO THE SAFETY OF US ALL. PLEASE RECALL !!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING WAS ABNORMALLY HIGH WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MANUFACTURER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE APPEARED AND COOLANT LEAKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ENGINE BLOCK FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FOR THE WARRANTED REPAIR, WHICH WAS FOR TWO YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 10080302. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PARAGON HONDA (5702 NORTHERN BOULEVARD, WOODSIDE, NY 11377, (877) 343-9132) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,230.

WELL HONDA HAD A ENGINE BLOCK RECALL THAT I WASENT AWARE 10-048 OF AND NOW MY ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT COOLANT LEAKED ALL OVER THE PLACE AND NOW HONDA SAYS THEY WONT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS OVER THE WARRANTY THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR .

AFTER 120,000 MILES I BEGAN TO SMELL ANTIFREEZE. I TOOK IT IN TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAIN AND SHOULD HAVE LAST LONGER. I SEARCH THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT TIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HONDA CIVIC FROM 2006 AND 2009 AND THERE WAS A TSB 10-048 FROM HONDA. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SECOND-HAND I DID NOT RECEIVE THE INFORMATION FROM HONDA ABOUT THE ENGINE DEFECT. THEY OFFERED A 10-YEAR WARRENTY BUT I HAVE EXCEED THIS BY 15 MONTHS.

KNOWN CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK ISSUE BY AUTO MAKER ON SOME 2006-2009 MODELS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF COOLANT UNDER THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LUNDGREN HONDA (163 WASHINGTON ST, AUBURN, MA 01501) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS FRACTURED, LEAKING COOLANT, AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,039. *PM*JB

AT 85,000 MILES, MY ENGINE BLOCKED CRACKED IN ONE OF THE 4 SPOTS IDENTIFIED BY HONDA ENGINEERS IN THEIR OWN SERVICE BULLETIN (10-048). MY CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE-KEPT AND RELIGIOUSLY MAINTAINED IN TERMS OF SERVICE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. MY PRIMARY ISSUE (AS THE ORIGINAL OWNER) IS THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM.

I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC CURRENTLY WITH 65,000 MILES. ONE DAY DRIVING OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR BEGINS TO HEAT WITH NO WARNING NO LIGHTS NOTHING. I HAD PULLED OVER AND TURNS OUT MY ENGINE BLOCK HAS CRACKED. I REACHED OUT TO AMERICAN HONDA , THIS IS A DEFECT IN ALL OF THERE HONDA CIVICS FROM 2006-2009. THEY DID HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 10 YEARS. BEING THE SECOND OWNER I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED, I WAS ONLY NOTIFIED OF A AIR BAG RECALL WHICH WAS FIXED. I AM ONLY ONE YEAR OVER THE WARRANTY WITH ONLY 65,000 MILES IN WHICH HONDA REFUSES TO REPLACE.THIS IS A DEFECT ON HONDA'S PART WHICH SHOULD BE CORRECTED.

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK DURING NORMAL DRIVING. LEAKING COOLANT. KNOWN MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT BUT OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD.

TAKATA RECALL I CAME HOME FROM A 200 MILE TRIP & NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING FROM ENGINE WHEN I GOT OFF MY CAR AT MY HOUSE. THE ENGINE DID NOT GET HOT OR DID THE TEMPERATURE GAGE MOVE TO INDICATE ENGINE WAS HOT. I HAVE OWNED MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC SINCE 09/05/2009 & NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES. I REMEMBERED I HAD A LETTER FROM HONDA MAILED TO ME ABOUT 10 YR EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE OF MY CIVIC . I DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE UP UNTIL JULY 2018. I WAS IN DISBELIEF THAT THE WARRANTY HAD ALREADY BEEN EXPIRED. I WAS SO UPSET THAT I ALWAYS TOOK GOOD CARE OF MY CAR. I CHANGED OIL WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO FLUIDS WERE NEVER LOW. I NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES UNTIL AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. IT WAS NOT MY FAULT AND THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THE ENGINE BLOCK FROM CRACKING SINCE IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP 50 MILES AWAY ON A FLAT BED TRAILER TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID WARRANTY EXPIRED GAVE ME A BILL STATING ,SHORT ENGINE BLOCK ,RADIATOR ASSY, THERMOSTAT, RADIATIOR HOSES, BYPASS HOSES, TOTAL COST $7504.99 PARTS & LABOR HONDA WOULD COVER PORTION OF THE BILL. THEY DIDNT STATE WHAT PORTION OF THE BILL OR HOW MUCH OF THE BILL THEY WOULD COVER. I AM OUTRAGED THAT I PAID $16,450.00 FOR A HONDA CIVIC WITH A DEFECTIVE ENGINE. HONDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE DEFECT IT HAS ON ITS ENGINES AND SOLD ME A HARD WORKING AMERICAN CONSUMER A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. HONDA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIER LEAKING COOLANT ENGINE PRODUCT. INSTEAD OF OFFERING TO PAY A PORTION OF THE BILL SINCE IT WAS NOT MY FAULT . I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITHOUT A VEHICLE SINCE JULY 2018 I WILL NEVER BUY A HONDA AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL LEAKED INTO THE COOLANT AND THE ENGINE LEAKED OIL. THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THEN LEAKED COOLANT FROM THE VENTS. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED DUE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER OVERHEATING. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW WATER PUMP, ONE OIL RING, AND A PLASTIC HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED LAST YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN, HE DETECTED AN ODOR OF BURNING ANTIFREEZE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TEAM ROSSI HONDA (1517 S DELSEA DR, VINELAND, NJ 08360, (856) 692-1700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK FRACTURED BEHIND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AT 107,000 MILES. ENGINE DRAINED OF COOLANT, AND THEN OVERHEATED ON THE HIGHWAY.

FOUND OUT TODAY THAT I HAVE A BLOCKED CRACK IN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START LOST COOLANT

CAR HAS 100,000 MILES AND IS LEAKING COOLANT. FOUND OUT THAT HONDA HAS A RECALL ON THIS, BUT THE RECALL EXPIRED FEBRUARY OF 2018.

ENGINE BLOCK HONDA CIVIC 2008 147000 MILES BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT AFTER DRIVING ON CITY STREET

2008 HONDA CIVIC EX STARTING LEAKING ANTIFREEZE FROM ENGINE BLOCK.SON WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AND CALL.TOLD HIM TO PULL OVER .WENT AND GOT HIM AND CAR.GOT CAR HOME AND SEEN ANTIFREEZE COMING FROM BLOCK.FOUND OUT BAD BLOCK FOR THAT YEAR.WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE BLOCK .

ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWN HONDA (7671 US. 19 NORTH, PINELLAS PARK, FA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON COOLANT. COOLANT WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS DISCOLORED DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS FAULTY AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN JULY 2018. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE CAR RAN HOT. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD A CRACK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I REPLACED THE MOTOR CAUSING ME $4257 DOLLARS. THE OWNER OF BOB MORTON GARAGE TOLD THAT SHE HAD BEEN TOLD BY THE HONDA'S REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINES ON THE HONDA CIVIC CARS AND FOR ME TO CHECK IT OUT. I WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SPURTING FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING, SO THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH I DID. IT WAS THE IDLER CAUSING PROBLEMS. I ASKED ONE OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDLING MY CAR THAT MORNING IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY RECALLS OR PROBLEMS WITH THE HONDA CIVIC CARS AND I WAS TOLD NO. THEN I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKING AND HAVING TO BE REPLACED. SINCE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW IN TERMS OF REIMBURSEMENT.

THE CAR IS NOT SHIFTING GOOD IS HICKING UP TODAY MY TRANSMISSION CRASHED SO I NEED MY CAR TO BE FIXED IS NOT DRIVERBOLE

HONDA NEEDS TO BE VERY CONSIDERATE AND MAKE SOME TYPE OF EXCEPTION TOWARDS WHAT PEOPE GO THROUGH WHEN THEY SELL CAR THAT HAVE A PROBLEM. I BOUGHT MY CAR BACK IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR AND I HAVE HAD SOME ISSUE EVERY SINCE. BACK IN FEBURWRY OF THIS I NOTICED THAT I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STARTED SMOKING I LET IT COOL DOWN AND MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP WHO INITIALLY DIAGONOSED IT AS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET THEY TOLD ME IT WOUL BE $1500 TO FIX. I TOOK IT A HONDA REPIAR SHOP WHO DID SEVERAL TEST AND CAME TO THE FINAL CONCLUSION THAT BLOCK IS LEAKING. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT HONDA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE MOST RELAIBLE CAR. PLEASE TRY TO MAKE SOME TYPE OF EXCEPTION THIS IS RIDICULIOUS.

MY USED 2008 HONDA CIVIC WAS OVERHEATING AND I DROPPED IT OFF AT MY GARAGE FOR EVALUATION. ON 2/14/2019, MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT MY ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTACTED NORTH AMERICAN HONDA, INC. AND REQUESTED THEY REPLACE THE ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY REFUSED AS THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND SALVAGED. I HAD NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH 2006-2009 CIVIC ENGINES AND THE WARRANTY. HAD I BEEN NOTIFIED BY HONDA, WHEN MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN 2014 BECAUSE OF A SEVERE HAIL STORM, I WOULD HAVE ACCEPTED THE $10,000 FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT CAR. SINCE MY CAR IN 2014 WAS SIX YEARS OLD, I THOUGHT THAT ALL WARRANTIES HAD EXPIRED LONG AGO AND SALVAGING THE CAR APPEARED TO BE A GOOD DEAL. I GOT $10K AND HAD A MECHANICALLY AND OPERATIONALLY SOUND VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE. RESEARCH HAS SINCE SHOWN THAT HUNDREDS OF CIVIC OWNERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED AND HONDA ROUTINELY STRICTLY ENFORCES THE WARRANTY. FOR FOUR YEARS HONDA WAS SELLING A DEFECTIVE CAR AND DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO HIDE FROM THE PUBLIC. MANY OWNERS RECOUNTED THE CAR JUST SHUTTING DOWN ON THEM. I OFTEN DROVE IN 70MPH SPEED LIMIT ZONES ON THE PA TURNPIKE IN HEAVY COMMUTER TRAFFIC. HAD MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT POSSIBILITY THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY NHTSA DID NOT FORCE HONDA TO ISSUE A PROVISIONAL RECALL. ALSO, HONDA SHOULD HAVE ISSUED AN UNLIMITED WARRANTY INSTEAD OF RESTRICTING THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. IT APPEARS TO BE A CASE OF UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICE AT BEST AND OUTRIGHT FRAUD AT THE WORST.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND I NOTICED THE CAR WAS STARTING TO OVERHEAT. I PULLED OVER INTO A LOCAL BANK PARKING LOT AND OPENED THE HOOD TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK THAT THE COOLANT WAS SEEPING OUT OF. TSB 10-048

WAS THE PROUD OWNER OF A HONDA CIVIC(2008) UNTIL RECENTLY. IN JANUARY 2019, MY HONDA UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED OVERHEATING WHEN I WAS WAITING IN LINE IN MCDONALDS. THE OVERHEATING OCCURED VERY FAST AND I I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO NEAREST HONDA DEALER (HONDA OF NANUET). I LEARNED THE NEXT DAY THAT THE CAR HAD SUFFERED A ENGINE COOLANT LEAK WHICH HAD THE MADE THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE ENGINE BLOCK (HTTPS://HONDA.OEMDTC.COM/340/WARRANTY-EXTENSION-ENGINE-BLOCK-2006-2009-HONDA-CIVIC) WHICH IS A KNOWN DEFECT ON 2006-2009 HONDA CIVICS. MY CARS SITUATION IS SAD BECAUSE IT IS OVER THE 10 YEAR WARRANTY BUT HAS VERY LOW MILES ON IT FOR A CAR OF ITS AGE. YOU CAN SEE MANY ENGINE BLOCK FAILURES LIKE THIS FOR 2006-2009 HONDA CARS AT HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/CIVIC/2006/ENGINE/CRACKED_ENGINE_BLOCK.SHTML CURRENTLY ANYBODY HAVING THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE THEIR ENGINE OVERHEAT, STALL VERY QUICKLY AND HONDA IS NOT REFUNDING OR ACKNOWLEDGING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND REFUNDING OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THE CAR. I ASK THAT HONDA ISSUE A RECALL INSTEAD OF A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS SERIOUS ISSUE CONSIDERING THAT THIS WOULD MAKE THE ENGINE INOPERABLE AND OVERHEAT VERY QUICKLY WITH THIS ISSUE.

ENGINE BLOCK CRACK AT 107,980 MILE. 3 MONTHS OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRENTY. HONDA TOOK 3 WEEKS TO GET BACK WITH US. THE GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ARGREED TO PAY 50% OF THE BLOCK REPAIR. COST FOR THE BLOCK ONLY WAS $2,200 WITHE THE DISCOUNT. THE REPAIR WOULD HAVE COST CLOSE TO $6000 FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX. JUST WANTED TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT. WASN'T SURE WERE TO DO THIS.

DRIVING THE CAR ON THE ROAD IT OVERHEATED AND TURNED OFF, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALERSHIP TECH, TO FIND OUT THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LEAK THE COOLANT AND OVERHEATING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE PROBLEM DOES NOT GIVE ANY WARNING SIGNS! ALSO, IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM...

MY ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, CAUSING BILLOWS OF STEAM TO ERUPT FROM UNDER MY HOOD, PARTIALLY BLOCKING MY VISION WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE NOW LEAKS COOLANT AND NEEDS TO BE CONSTANTLY REFILLED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE OPERABLE. ENGINE BLOCKS DON'T JUST CRACK. HONDA KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES, BUT THEY WANT ME TO PAY MORE THAN $7000 TO REPAIR THE ENGINE! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK DOES NOT FALL UNDER REGULAR MAINTENANCE OR WEAR AND TEAR, NOT AT ANY MILEAGE, AND ESPECIALLY NOT AT 130,000. I WANT TO REITERATE THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS THE INITIAL POINT OF FAILURE, AS CONFIRMED BY BOTH HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO (HENDRICK HONDA, CHARLESTON SC) AND THAT THE ENGINE GOT SO HOT THAT IT BURNED AND MELTED THE DIPSTICK/TOP OF THE ENGINE

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC WITH 50500 MILES. I BOUGHT USED A YEAR AND TWO MINS AGO. I BOUGHT IT OFF SOMEONE I KNEW THAT HAD FULL MAINTENCE RECORDS. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I STARTED HAVING TEMPERATURE ISSUES WITH IT SLOWLY LEAKING COOLOANT. I TOOK IT TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC AND HE SAID I HAD CRACK IN MY ENGINE BLOCK. I CALLED HONDA AND THAT I WAS OUTSIDE OF THE TEN YEAR WARRANTY EXTENSION. THEY HAVE A KNOWN DEFECTIVE ISSUE WITH THERE ENGINE BLOCK AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 4000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I FOUND THIS RIDICULOUS THAT A CAR WITH 50000 HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE. NEVER AGAIN

CATASTROPHIC MANUFACTURING ENGINE BLOCK FAILURE, AS SET FORTH IN HONDA TSB 10-048 & 08-044, WHICH RESULTED IN THE SUDDEN AND IMMEDIATE EXPULSION OF ALL COOLANT FROM THE VEHICLE RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT IN ITS' TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS, HONDA DESCRIBES THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS "THE ENGINE (CYLINDER) BLOCK MAY LEAK COOLANT" . HOWEVER, IT IS NOT A SLOW LEAK, BECAUSE THE ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM IS UNDER PRESSURE, WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING, WHEN THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKS ALL THE COOLANT IS SUDDEN EXPELLED FROM THE SYSTEM FORCING A MOTORIST TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER. BECAUSE YOU CANNOT KEEP DRIVING WITH NO COOLANT IN THE VEHICLE, IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT FORCES A DRIVER TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO SAFELY STOP THE CAR. IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN IF A CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL ITS' OIL OR ITS' BRAKES BECAUSE ALL THESE EVENTS FORCE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY AND UNEXPECTEDLY STOP DRIVING, WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO YOU, YOUR PASSENGERS, AND TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.

I PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC IN MAY OF 2018. I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC TO MAKE SURE THE CAR WAS IN GOOD ENOUGH SHAPE TO GET ME FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO MONTANA AS I HAD JUST GRADUATED COLLEGE AND WAS MOVING FOR MY FIRST JOB. I WAS FOUR HOURS INTO MY TREK WHEN MY CAR BROKE DOWN LEAVING MY MOTHER AND I COMPLETELY STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN NEW YORK. WE HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED AND FOUND OUT 3 DAYS LATER IT WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK (A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE HONDA CIVICS). THE REASON THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED WAS BECAUSE HONDA USED A CHEAPER METAL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US IT WOULD COST AROUND $6,000 BECAUSE THE 10 YEAR WARRANTY ENDED. MY MOTHER AND I WERE STRANDED FOR 4 DAYS WHILE WE WAITED THIS OUT. I AM THANKFUL EVERYDAY THIS DIDN'T OCCUR IN THE MID-WEST OF THE COUNTRY WHERE THERE IS NO CELL SERVICE AS WE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED WITH NO FOOD OR WATER AND NO WAY TO CONTACT ANYONE. HONDA PUT ALL OF US HONDA CIVIC OWNERS IN DANGER AND THEY NEED TO FIX THERE MISTAKE. HONDA IS PUTTING ANYONE WHO BUYS AN OLDER CAR IN DANGER.

NOISE FROM ENGINE WHEN STATIONARY OR PARKED. IN 2010, SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER AND PIVOT BOLT REPLACED NOISE WENT AWAY BUT DEALER DID NOT KNOW HOW LONG WOULD LAST. NOW, SAME NOISE IS RETURNING WHICH CAN ONLY BE TENSIONER AND PIVOT BOLT AGAIN. VERY DISTINCT NOISE FOR THIS PROBLEM.

SEEPING COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE ,SMALL CRACK ON MOTOR BEHIND ALTERNATOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED RADIATOR FLUID UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (THE HONDA STORE, 448 BOARDMAN-CANFIELD RD, YOUNGSTOWN, OH 44512, 800-211-9345) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL HIM BACK IN ONE TO THREE DAYS. NO ONE CALLED THE CONTACT BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,375. *TT UPDATED 12/03/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (NORTH CITY HONDA, 6600 N WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60645, (773) 274-7777) WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE ONLY 20 MORE DAYS TO HAVE THE ENGINE BLOCK COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. THE DEALER LATER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS REMOVED FROM THE WARRANTY LIST AND THE REPAIRS WERE NO LONGER COVERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OPENED A CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

DESPITE METICULOUS MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED 13 MONTHS OUT OF HONDA'S TWICE-EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ISSUE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND COOLANT WAS SEEPING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION FROM HONDA IN REGARDS TO THE ISSUE AS THEY CLAIM I WOULD HAVE IN THEIR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10-048. HONDA WILL NOT OFFER ANY KIND OF DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIR OF THE BLOCK EITHER.

MY ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE HONDAS, IT IS WHAT I HEARD. ANYWAY, THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT SINCE I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH, AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. HONDA DOES NOT WANT TO HONOR THIS REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. BUT A CRACK IN THE ENGINE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD NOT WORRY AS A WEAR OF THE VEHICLE, THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND CAR SHUT OFF, HAD THE CAR TOWED TO FIRESTONE AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR OVERHEATED AND CRACKED THE BLOCK. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A "SERVICE BULLETIN EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS. HONDA SAYS IT IS RELATED TO A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE BUT WILL ONLY COVER 25% OF THE COST CAUSE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY GO BY THE DELIVERY DATE, NOT THE PURCHASE DATE WHICH THE SERVICE BULLETIN STATES. HONDA DOES NOT NOTIFY CUSTOMERS WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT BUYING THESE CARS ARE AWARE THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUES.

ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED, NEEDS SHORT BLOCK

ENGINE BLOCK COOLANT LEAK I BOUGHT THIS 2008 HONDA CIVIC IN WINCHESTER VA ON 1/13/2018 FRO S&W AUTO1908 VALLEY AVE WINCHESTER VA ON VALLEY AVE. THEY STATED IT HAD A NEW ENGINE THAT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED BY HONDA DUE TO BLOCK BEING REPLACED IN 2006 TO 2008 BECAUSE THE DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK. ON 1/16/2018 AFTER BUYING IT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND GAUAGE FOR HOT/COLD WENT TO HOT. TOOK IT BACK TO S&W AFTER CALLING AS THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO. THEY STATED WAS A LOOSE WIRE AND THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT AND NOT TO WORRY IF THAT HOT/COLD THING SHOULD HOT AGAIN. HOWEVER IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON JULY 8 2018 AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. TOOK IT TO GARAGE AND FOUND OUT HAD LEAK AND NEEDED WATER PUMP REPLACED. HOWEVER MECHANIC CALLED AND THAT WAS FIXED BUT COME TO FIND OUT ENGINE BLOCK HAD A LEAK/CRACKED AND YOU CAN SEE FROM TOP WATER POOLING. TOOK BACK TO S&W AUTO AND THEY SAID YES IT IS CRACKED AND I WOULD NEED TO TAKE TO MILLER HONDA 3985 VALLEY PIKE WINCHESTER VA MILLER HONDA WINCHESTER VA. I DID THIS AM 7/20/2018 AT 7:00 AM AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $110 TO LOOK AT IT. I WORK TWO JOBS AND DON'T HAVE THIS KIND OR MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT WAS TO BE FIXED AND WAS TOLD WAS A NEW ENGINE THAT HONDA REPLACED. MILLER HONDA JEFF CALLED AT 9:02 AM 7/20/2018 AND WAS VERY RUDE. I WANT THIS ISSUE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY AND IT SHOULD NOT COST ME TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT ONCE AGAIN.

EXTREME COOLANT LEAK RESULTING IN ENGINE OVERHEATING. DUE TO KNOWN COMMON DEFECT OF CRACK IN ENGINE BLOCK. THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER 100,000 MILES. 8 MONTHS OVER WARRANTY EXTENSION AND HONDA WILL NOT REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK WHICH WAS PART OF A VERY QUITE RECALL NOT ADVERTISED. NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFOMATION ON THE RECALL. LUCKILY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT (IN MOTION) WHEN THE CAR JUST DIED.

ENGINE BLOCK CRACK, MANUFACTURE DEFECT, DONT WANT TO REPAIR IT CAUSE OUT OF WARRANTY, COOLANT LEAK AND OVER HEATING...

TSB#10-048 HONDA CIVIC (2006-2009) ENGINE CYLINDER BLOCK CRACK. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT THIS TSB. ON MAY 23, 2018, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 78 MILES FROM HOME, MY A/C STOPPED WORKING AND THE TEMP. GAUGE WAS UP TO H. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE HEAT ON TO COOL THE ENGINE. THEN I STOPPED FOR A HALF HOUR TO LET IT COOL. AFTER ARRIVING HOME AND UPON INSPECTION WE NOTICED THAT ALL THE COOLANT WAS GONE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THINKING WE HAD A BAD WATER PUMP, WE FOUND A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT TALKED ABOUT THE HONDA 10 YR EXTENDED ENGINE WARRANTY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY NEAREST HONDA DEALER ON 5/26 WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE CRACKED BLOCK. ACCORDING TO A PARTS PERSON AT HONDA THIS CRACK DOESN'T HAVE ANY PHYSICAL WARNING SIGNS UNTIL IT OVERHEATS. . I BOUGHT MY CAR MAY 5, 2008, SO I AM 21 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE BEST THE DEALERSHIP WILL DO IS COVER 75%. SO I WONDER HOW LONG BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS OUT WAS IT LEAKING? THIS IS A VERY KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS HAD 3 UPDATES TO THE LENGTH OF WARRANTY SINCE 2009. IF I HAD BEEN SENT A MAILING AS THEY SAY THEY DID, I WOULD HAVE HAD IT TAKEN CARE OF. BUT SINCE IT'S NOT CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL I HAD NO WARNING. ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR I CHECK MY VIN # FOR RECALLS. EVEN TODAY IT LISTS 0.

MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC JUST STARTED LEAKING COOLANT RECENTLY. IT ONLY HAD 70000 MILES ON IT.. I WAS AT A DEALER 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO CHANGE BRAKES AND I EVEN HAD THEM DO AN INSPECTION BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS!! WEIRD!! BECAUSE LATER THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING, MY CAR STARTED OVERHEATING, REALLY BAD. TURNS OUT I WAS ALL OUT OFF ANTIFREEZE AND COOLANT. THE CAR STARTED OVERHEATING.I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER ON NORTHERN BLVD, NY AND THEY SAID THE BLOCK ENGINE IS CRACKED AND I ASKED ABOUT THE 10 YEARS EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE NASTY SALES GUY I WAS TALKING TO WAS VERY AGGRESSIVE AND ASKED TO CHANGE DIFFERENT AGENT..AND I WAITED 15 MINUTES AND ANOTHER GUY CAME AND EXPLAINED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR EXPIRED 4 WEEKS AGO AND I'M ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE AN ENGINE REPLACED BUT I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR 13 HOURS LABOR..AT TOTAL PRICE OF 1800$ ... SINCE AND, HONESTLY, IF I HAD BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE I WOULD HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER VEHICLES...I'M SURE THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKING IN HONDA CIVIC 2008..THIS IS CRAZY ....I THOUGHT HONDA WERE SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE!

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, MY HEATER HAD GONE COLD AND MY TEMPRATURE GAUGE SHOT INTO THE RED AND STEAM BEGAN TO COME UP FROM UNDER MY HOOD, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO LIFT MY HOOD AND STEAM COMES ROLLING OUT. I HAD THOUGHT FOR WEEKS IT WAS A WATER PUMP OR LINE ISSUE AND TRIED FIXING IT BUT NOTHING HELPED, A MECHANIC SHOP FINALLY TOLD ME IT WAS A CRACK IN MY BLOCK. I DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT ITS BEEN A HUGE ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR. THE ISSUE OF LOSING COOLANT AND PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING BEGAN IN JANUARY OF 2018.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY, THE ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT, AND ANTIFREEZE AND OIL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROUTE 22 HONDA (1480 N. BROAD ST., HILLSIDE, NJ) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET VALVE COVER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,000.

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10-048, I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CAR, FAILED MY MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION DUE TO GASKET ISSUES. I FOUND OUT THE SAME DAY THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2008 HONDA CIVIC ENGINES AFTER GETTING MY AIRBAGS FIXED (DUE TO A RECALL @HONDA). I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO HONDA TODAY TO FIND OUT IF MY CAR QUALIFIES FOR THE ENGINE BLOCK RECALL, EVEN IF I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR. I AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE ABOUT THIS MATTER, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

MY CAR IS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX MODEL. ON MARCH, 15 2018 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE HOOD SUDDENLY. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD TILL THE LAST MOMENT. FORTUNATELY I MANAGED TO PULL OVER THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY BESIDE THE HIGHWAY OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A FATAL SITUATION. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHERE THEY PERFORMED THE DIAGNOSIS TO FIND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WAS CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK WHICH HAS CAUSED THE COOLANT TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE AND HENCE OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE HAS HAPPENED AND MADE IT TO MALFUNCTION. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WHOLE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED (USED ONE) AND FEW OTHER PARTS AS WELL (LIKE SPARK PLUG ETC.) TO MAKE THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN WHICH WOULD COST ME AROUND $2500. IT WAS DEVASTATING TO HEAR THIS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MOST OF THE 2006 TO 2009 CIVICS HAD THIS ENGINE CRACK ISSUE AND HONDA IS ALSO AWARE OF THIS. DESPITE THIS HONDA HAS NOT CALLED FOR THE RECALL OF SUCH THOSE ENGINES AND JUST DID A WARRANTY EXTENSION. TSB 10-048 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS. BUT STILL A LOT OF 2006-2009 HONDA CIVICS ARE FACING THIS ISSUE EVEN AT VERY LOW MILES LIKE MINE. MINE HAS 166,000 MILES. I CHECKED WITH THE SERVICE CONSULTANT IF THIS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. SHE DID A VIN INQUIRY AND SAID THAT MAY CAR IS STILL IN WARRANTY (THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE OF THE CAR WAS 20-APRIL- 2008 AND THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TO ME ON -15 MARCH-2018). THIS IS A BIG BLOW TO ME. I RAISED THIS CONCERN WITH HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY FILED A CASE.WITH NUMBER 07506763 WITH COUPLE OF DAYS LATER (ON 09/07/2017) THE CASE MANAGER PROBABLY WILL CALL ME ON MONDAY MARCH 18, 2018.

VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK DUE TO A POROSITY ISSUE AS A RESULT OF POOR MANUFACTURING AND QA PRACTICES.

ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED AND LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. JUST PAST WARRANTY BY 3 WEEKS. KNOWN DEFAULT BUT HONDA WON'T COVER IT.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED SIX DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND A FREE STARTED LEAKING OUT TOOK IT TO HONDA AND I FIND THAT IT IS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK WHICH THEY HAVE EXTENDED AN EIGHT YEAR WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS UNFORTUNATELY I BOUGHT THIS IN NOVEMBER AND THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE WAS OCTOBER SO IT'S ONE MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY AND I'M OUT $3500. HONDA SAYS EVEN IF IT WAS ONE DAY OUT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT OF CHEAP METAL AND THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM

ENGINE DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE SIDE AND A COOLANT LEAK. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND HONDA HAS A WARRANTY CAMPAIGN BUT WON'T REPLACE MY ENGINE DUE TO A SALVAGE TITLE BECAUSE OF A THEFT RECOVERY, NOT AN ENGINE REBUILD OR ENGINE DAMAGE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 42000 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN QUOTED AT ABOUT $4400. THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IS 10-048 AND I THINK HONDA IS JUST AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE DUE TO THE SALVAGE TITLE TECHNICALITY. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA AND I OWN THREE NOW. I WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT THE RISKS OF POOR QUALITY ENGINEERING AND UNACCEPTABLE CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT HONDA HAS DISPLAYED IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

THIS IS THE LAST AMOUNT DUE THIS MONTH FOR MY VEHICLE AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE ENGINE CRACKED AND LEAKING FLUIDS. I WAS TOLD ALL HONDA MODELS DURING THE YEARS OF 2005-09 ARE EFFECTED BY ENGINE CRACKED. SO I HAVE A PAID OFF CAR WHICH I AM UNABLE TO UTILIZE AND ALL ENGINES ARE EFFECTED BY IT, IF I DO GET ANOTHER ENGINE NEW OR USED.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD TURNED ON. CALLED 911 FOR ASSISTANCE SINCE COULDN'T EXIT THE VEHICLE. CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP NEAR WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. SHOP DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO ENGINE OVERHEATING. AFTER I FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND SEIZED I TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA FOR DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE SOMETIME AFTER I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, I WAS NOTIFIED BY HONDA THAT THE ENGINE MAY EXPERIENCE COOLANT SEEPAGE THAT CAN RESULT IN ENGINE OVERHEATING, THUS AMERICAN HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY OF THE ENGINE TO 10 YEARS FROM ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE WITH NO MILEAGE LIMIT. MY CAR WAS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 64,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. HONDA SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO COOLANT SEEPAGE BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY REFUSED TO HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY OFFERED ORIGINALLY. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA FOR NOT RECALLING THESE ENGINES FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, INSTEAD OF PUTTING THEIR CUSTOMERS IN DANGER OF VERY SERIOUS SITUATIONS SUCH AS THE ONE I DESCRIBED.

ENGINE SEEMS TO BE LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK DUE TO POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP / MATERIALS. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERN THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO HAVE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE UNDER POWER. HONDA CURRENTLY HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS 10-048. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT COVER ALL VEHICLES. IN MY CASE, I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS SALVAGED TITLE DUE TO DAMAGE IN REAR RIGHT QUARTER PANEL. NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ENGINE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE CHECKED, THE HONDA DEALER DID STATE THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM AS 10-048, BUT WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY DUE TO IT'S SALVAGE TITLE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM DUE TO THE HIGH RISK POTENTIAL OF A DEADLY ACCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY NHTSA AND ESCALATED AS A RECALL ITEM.

MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC CURRENTLY HAS 107,460 +/- MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE BLOCK HAS CRACKED. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED BY MY MECHANIC. I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. NHTSA REF# 10030876, TSB REF#SB-08-044 AND SERVICE BULLETIN 10-048. HONDA PUT A 10 YR EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ENGINES FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE. MY CAR WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED ON 09/27/2007. MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON 10/02/2017, 5 DAYS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE MY ENGINE BLOCK, GIVING NO GRACE PERIOD ON THIS WARRANTY. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND MY CAR ONLY HAS 107,XXX MILES WHICH IS NOT A LOT BY TODAY'S STANDARDS.I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AND FURTHERMORE HONDA SHOULD HAVE PUT A MILEAGE AMOUNT ON THE WARRANTY AS WELL.

MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE. CAUSING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND AFFECTING HANDLING OF VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (A PLUS AUTOS 5002 WEST OKMULGEE STREET, MUSKOGEE, OK 74401 PHONE: 918-687-9693) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT WITH NORMAL USE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE ISSUE, A REPUTABLE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPLACED PARTS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, NOT FULLY DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE THATS FOUND WITHIN BULLETIN 10-048. THE SHOP CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE, HOWEVER WERE NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH GENUINE HONDA PARTS. I WENT THROUGH THE RECALL REFUND PROCESS FOR 8 FULL MONTHS AFTER SUPPLYING ALL OF THE RELEVANT INVOICES, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE HISTORY, ETC. AND WAS DENIED ON THE BASIS THAT THE INVOICES HAD THE PREVIOUS DIAGNOSIS LISTED THAT WAS INCORRECT, BELOW THE CORRECT DIAGNOSIS OF A CRACKED ENGINE. HONDA IS NOT HONORING THEIR RECALL REFUND IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. HONDA THEN ATTEMPTED TO OFFER ME A COUPON FOR FUTURE SERVICE REPAIRS, CLEARLY SHOWING THAT THEY RECOGNIZE I HAD A CASE, HOWEVER SIMPLY DID NOT WANT TO PAY OUT THE PRICE OF THE REPLACED ENGINE. NOTE THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE DATE MY CLAIM WAS FINALLY REJECTED. AFTER WAITING 8 MONTHS.

REPLACED ENGINE (CRACKED BLOCK)

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.

ENGINE FAILURE KNOCKING A LOT OF OIL COMSUMPTION.

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.

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 119,000 MILES ON IT FROM A DEALERSHIP. IT WAS OK FOR THE FIRST FIVE DAYS UNTIL I NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. ON MY WAY BACK HOME, I NOTICED THE READING ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISING. IT KEPT RISING ALMOST TO THE RED MARKER. I WAS VERY STRESSED. I FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT MY COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. MY TEMPORARY SOLUTION WAS TO ADD SOME COOLANT TO THE RADIATOR AND TO THE RESERVOIR. SO FAR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS REMAINED AT A GOOD AND STEADY TEMPERATURE. THERE IS A COOLANT LEAK IN MY CAR BUT I CAN'T FIND IT. HOPEFULLY, HONDA WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

THE ENGINE SUDDENLY OVERHEATED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. (COMMUNITY HONDA OF ORLAND PARK). THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS OVERHEATING ENGINE PROBLEM BUT HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP SAY IT'S NOT THE OVERHEATING RECALL PROBLEM. THE REPAIRS ARE IN EXCESS OF $2,500.

ENGINE BLOCK IS LEAKING - COOLANT LEAK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRACKED OPEN DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE BLOCK WHERE THE HEADS WERE CONNECTED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LEAK ANTIFREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED CAUSING ANTIFREEZE COOLANT TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOCK HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I WAS REAR ENDED AT LOW SPEED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. THE BUMPER WAS REPLACED AND WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK, I STARTED NOTICING CHANGES IN VISION, HEADACHES, AND HEARING LOSS. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN I STARTED FEELING FAINT. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THOUGHT I WAS WELL ENOUGH TO DRIVE. I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED TO FEEL WORSE. MY VISION DIMMED, MY LEFT HAND STARTED CRAMPING, I STARTED SWEATING AND SHAKING, AND A VERY NEARLY FAINTED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CALL 911 AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DOCTORS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH ME. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, I HAD ISSUES WITH FORGETFULNESS, DISORIENTATION, AND IMPAIRED VISION AND HEARING. MY ROOMMATE, WHO DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM WHERE I LEFT IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, ALSO FELT STRANGE AFTER SHE DROVE IT. I'VE SINCE BEEN TO A NEUROLOGIST AND A CARDIOLOGIST AND NEITHER CAN FIND AN ISSUE WITH ME AND AGREE IT MUST BE SOMETHING RELATED TO THE CAR. THE LONGER I'VE BEEN AWAY FROM THE CAR, THE BETTER I'VE FELT. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND A DEALERSHIP AND NEITHER CAN FIND THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE. IT'S NOT CARBON MONOXIDE (I HAVE A SENSITIVE DETECTOR IN MY CAR), BUT IT HAS TO BE SOME SUBSTANCE. THE INDEPENDENT SHOP FOUND A HOLE IN THE SEALING AROUND THE REAR QUARTER PANEL, WHICH WAS RESEALED, BUT I DROVE IT THIS WEEKEND AND STARTED HAVING ISSUES AGAIN. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN SOMETHING CAME OUT OF THE AIR VENTS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER BREATHING IT, I FELT STRANGE AGAIN AND MY VISION AND HEARING ARE AGAIN IMPAIRED. I AM ABOUT TO JUNK THE CAR AND SELL IT FOR SCRAPS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE BECOMING ILL FROM DRIVING IT. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS TO INDICATE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT CLEARLY THERE IS. I AM ABLE TO DRIVE OTHER CARS WITHOUT ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT DEVELOPED A CRACK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 55,000.

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN. SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW THE AIR CONDITIONER NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THE SYMPTOM THAT I NOTICED WAS A LACK OF WATER DRIPPING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR (FROM THE EVAPORATOR COIL). I ASKED HONDA ABOUT IT WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR A ROUTINE VISIT AND THEY SAID IT WAS FINE AND THE AIR TEMPERATURE FROM THE VENT WAS IN SPEC. THE CAR WAS COOLING SO I NEVER WORRIED ABOUT IT MUCH. AT 75K MILES THE A/C COMPRESSOR JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE A/C SYSTEM HAD A FULL CHARGE BUT THE COMPRESSOR WOULDN'T COMPRESS THE GAS TO ALLOW THE REFRIGERANT TO FLASH COOL. I HAD A TAKE IT TO LOCAL CAR REPAIR PLACE TO HAVE THE A/C COMPRESSOR, EXPANSION VALVE, AND DRIER REPLACED. NOW AFTER SPENDING $$$$, THE A/C WORKS GREAT AND WATER DRIPS FROM CAR WHEN THE A/C IS ON. THE A/C SYSTEM FROM THE FACTORY SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE AND NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. THERE SHOULD BE SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

HOUSTON, TX. 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. AT RED LIGHT, NOTICED ENGINE SMOKE COMING UP FROM UNDER HOOD. ENGINE TEMP INDICATOR WAS MAXED. DROVE SLOWLY TO SERVICE STATION 1 MILE AWAY COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. ADDED COOLANT, AND DROVE TO MECHANIC. REPLACED WATER PUMP AND T-STAT AND FLUSHED AND FILLED COOLANT THEN DIAGNOSED CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK (TOTAL OF $690 FOR SERVICE). DROVE TO DEALER WHO REPLACED ENGINE BLOCK ON EXTENDED WARRANTY. ENGINE HEAD WAS NOT WARPED AND WAS NOT REPLACED. CAR IS DRIVING VERY WELL SINCE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *TR

UPON LEAVING MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, I HAD DRIVEN APPROX 1 MILE TO A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND NOTICED A SLIGHT VAPOR PLUME AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR. NOTED A SLIGHTLY ELEVATED COOLANT TEMP (3 LEDS ABOVE NORMAL) AND PULLED OVER. OPENING THE HOOD REVEALED A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK ON THE EXHAUST SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK BEHIND AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE EXHAUST COLLECTOR. NO KIND OF ABUSE OR OVERHEATING HAS EVER OCCURRED WITH THIS ENGINE SINCE PURCHASED NEW. NO INDICATION OF A COOLANT LEAK WAS APPARENT UPON PARKING AT WORK BEFORE THIS DISCOVERY (NO ODOR, OR VAPOR PRESENT). A HIGH MILEAGE ENGINE YES. EXPECTED ISSUES WOULD BE WORN BELTS, PISTON RINGS, SEALS ETC...A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE AND COOLANT SEEPAGE. HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER AND ON RUNNING A DIAGNOSIS SHOWED THERE WAS A CRACK THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WAS CHOKED DUE TO OVERHEATING. *TR

THE AIR CONDITIONER IS NO LONGER BLOWING ANY COLD AIR. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE COILS, AND A/C CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT FOR THE AIR COMPRESSOR. VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND THERE IS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE AIR COMPRESSOR. DISCUSSED WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS IN MY AREA AND HAVE SEEN FORUM DISCUSSIONS POSTED THAT HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES AND HAVE LISTED IT AS A "KNOWN ISSUE" BUT HONDA HAS NOT FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGED. PREVIOUSLY I HAVE OWNED A 1997 HONDA CIVIC WITH ALL ORIGINAL PARTS AND IT DID NOT HAVE SUCH AN ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO SUBMITTED A DIRECT COMPLAINT TO HONDA REGARDING MY DEFECTIVE AIR COMPRESSOR. *TR

AT LESS THAN 55,000 MILES, I NOTICED MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC COUPE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY WHILE IN REVERSE, ESPECIALLY DURING START UP. CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WENT TO A MECHANIC TO TAKE A LOOK, AND THEY FOUND 3 MOTOR MOUNTS CRACKED. AFTER REPLACING THE MOUNTS (NOT CHEAP), MY CIVIC NO LONGER VIBRATES ON REVERSE. IT WAS DEFINITELY CRACKED MOUNTS THAT CAUSED THIS ISSUE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2008 AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, AND ALWAYS TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY CAR AND MAKE SURE ALL SERVICE IS DONE ON TIME. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THE MOUNTS WERE MADE SO CHEAP FOR SUCH A 'RELIABLE' COMPANY... NOW THE BURDEN IS ON THE CONSUMER TO SPEND HUNDREDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

CAR HAS BEEN LOSING COOLANT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS INTERMITTENTLY. RECENTLY IT WAS RUN DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING BEFORE I DISCOVERED IT FROM A CRACK THAT CANNOT BE FOUND AS OF YET IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AREA. CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT. TOOK TO HONDA DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE LEAK, THOUGH THERE IS A VOLUNTARILY RECALL / TSB ON THE R18 ENGINE CRACKING AND LEAVING MOTORISTS STRANDED ON THE FREEWAY. WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR CAR ENGINE TO COMPLETELY FAIL BEFORE ANY REAL RESULTS FROM DEALER/ HONDA. *TR

THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. LATER FOUND THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS VERY LOW DUE TO ENGINE BLOCK CRACKING ISSUE. REFERENCE HONDA SB-08-044 AND NHTSA # 10030876. *TR

NOTICED CAR WAS RUNNING LOUD WHEN STARTED AND LOUDER WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR 55,000 MILE SERVICE AND ALSO ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS, SINCE I HAD CHECK ON GOOGLE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY ISSUES WITH 2008 CIVICS. YES CRACKED MOTOR MOUNTS IS AN ISSUE WITH 2007 AND 2008 CIVICS. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACKED MOTOR MOUNT IN THE BACK OF THE ENGINE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR AND ALSO BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE ON TIME. VERY UPSET THAT THIS CAR ONLY HAS 54,702 MILES AND IT HAS A CRACKED MOTOR MOUNT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN A GARAGE FROM DAY ONE AND I ONLY DRIVE IT TO AND FROM WORK SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AND SHOULD BE LOOKED AT FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. THIS CAR IS HOUSED IN FLORIDA AND DOES NOT HAVE THE WINTER ELEMENTS OF THE NORTH. SINCE THE CAR HAS A TOTAL OF FOUR MOTOR MOUNTS WONDERING IF THEY WILL ALL START TO FAIL. SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME IT WOULD COST OVER $500 + DOLLARS TO REPAIR ONE. SO IF THE OTHER THREE FAIL WE ARE TALKING OVER $2,000 + IN REPAIR COSTS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR SUCH A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER 51,000+ MILES, THE RIGHT ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC 2-DOOR COUPE FAILED. THE ENGINE VIBRATED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD OR WHEN I FIRST STARTED IT IN THE MORNING. THERE WERE MINIMAL PROBLEMS AFTER THE ENGINE WARMED UP. TWO REPAIR SHOPS SAID THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE MOUNT WITH A NEW ONE FROM THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA. HE SAID THE DEALERSHIP HAD SOME IN STOCK, WHICH HE SAID WAS HIGHLY UNUSUAL BECAUSE THESE MOUNTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. THE PARTS PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT EVEN HAVE TO LOOK UP THE PART NUMBER, HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS NEEDED. BOTH OF THESE SUGGEST THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM, AND THE HONDA REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A MOTOR MOUNT ON ANY OF THE CARS I HAVE OWNED IN THE LAST 45+ YEARS. ALL OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION I HAVE PROVIDED INDICATES TO ME THAT THE MOUNT IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY HONDA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE MOUNT HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE UPON STARTING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

CIVIC COUPE W 75K , NO PRIOR ENGINE/POWER TRAIN PROBLEMS OVERHEATED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. WE TURNED UP THE HEATER AND FAN AND MADE IT HOME. CHECKED THE NEXT MORNING AND THERE WAS A GREAT LOSS OF COOLANT. TOOK IT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS 'POROUS ENGINE BLOCK'. HONDA WILL REPLACE THE BLOCK AT NO CHARGE. *TR

ENGINE TEMP GAUGE PEGGED TO HOT, WENT TO GARAGE - ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED IN FRONT - 2ND SUCH INCIDENT THIS GARAGE HAS SEEN IN TWO MONTHS ON THIS MODEL CAR; ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED TO DATE @ REQUIRED INTERVALS; NO KNOWN SOURCE OF DAMAGE OTHER THAN DEFECT. *TR

IN NOVEMBER 2013 MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC EXPERIENCED A MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, DRIVEN EASY AND ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE, OTHER THAN CHARGING THEIR CUSTOMERS A HEFTY FEE FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS HAS BECOME A WELL DOCUMENTED MANUFACTURING/DESIGN DEFECT FOR THIS GENERATION OF CIVICS. THE FACT HONDA REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND PLACES THE REPAIR BURDEN ON THEIR CUSTOMERS IS VERY TROUBLING. I WOULD HOPE EITHER THE GOVERNMENT STEPS IN OR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS FILED TO MAKE HONDA?S CUSTOMERS WHOLE. *TR

MY CAR WAS STOLEN OUTSIDE OF A SALVATION ARMY IN BUENA PARK AT APPROX 2 PM. THE CAR HAS SINCE BEEN SPOTTED IN LOMITA BEING DRIVEN BY A TALL WHITE MAN WITH TATTOOS AND A SHAVED HEAD. THE CAR IS A 2008 BLACK HONDA CIVIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE INCREASED AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. SHE INDICATED THAT SHE PRESSED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR JUST SLOWED DOWN. SHE LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED BY THEIR TECHNICIANS THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AND NO INDICATION ON THE GAUGE PANEL THAT THERE WERE ANY ISSUES OR THAT THE CAR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OVERHEATING. *TR

DRIVING DOWN 270 IN COLUMBUS OHIO DOING 67MPH WHEN I NOTICED WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS TO PASS INTO THE NEXT LANE, NOTHING HAPPENED. I DOWN SHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR AND TRIED AGAIN, NOTHING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CROSS OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND COAST DOWN THE OFF RAMP ON WESTBROAD. I CALLED AAA AND HAD THEM TOW IT TO MY STEP FATHERS SHOP WERE HIM AND HIS FRIEND BUILD HOT RODS IN THEIR SPARE TIME. AFTER TAKING A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND RUNNING A COUPLE OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTS THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND THE CAR OVER HEATED. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON! *TR

THE CAR WAS AT A STOP SIGN. IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 2000 RPM FROM THE IDLE SPEED OF 850 RPM. IT THIS JUMPED UP TO 5500 TO 6000 RPM AND CONTINUED LIKE THAT UNTIL I STOPPED THE ENGINE. FORTUNATELY, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHICH RESTRAINED IT SUFFICIENT UNTIL I WAS ABLE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATED AT THE SAME SPEED. I STOPPED IT. AFTER THE THIRD TRY IT STARTED NORMALLY. IT HAD PREVIOUSLY JUMPED TO 850 TO 2000 RPM SEVERAL TIMES, BE IT NEVER WENT TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL BEFORE. *TR

THIS SUMMER, FROM THE MONTH OF MAY ONWARDS, I FELT DIFFICULT IN BREATHING, BLURRED VISION AND SOMETIMES A SUDDEN CHEST PAIN WHILE DRIVING MY CIVIC WITH AC RUNNING, IT BLEW COOL BUT NOT COLD AIR, AND THERE WERE MANY INSTANCES THAT I ALMOST FELL OFF AND MY BODY BECAME OFF BALANCE WHILE WALKING AROUND AFTER DRIVING THE CIVIC. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE I AM GETTING OLD, 46YRS. BUT. LATER , I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A FREON LEAK WITHIN THE CAR WHEN AC IS ENGAGED . A TIF 5000 DETECTOR WAS USED TO CHECK AND CONFIRM THE PRESENT OF R134A IN THE COOL AIR INSIDE THE CIVIC. THE CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT UNDER CONDITION THAT AC SYSTEM IS BLOWING CLOSED CIRCULATIUON AIR WITHIN THE CAR. I FELT THAT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT MIGHT POST A GREATER RISK OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS FOR ELDERLY DRIVERS AS THE R134A, FREON, IS POISONOUS AND ONCE THE DRIVERS UNAWARE OF ITS PRESENT AND INHALE IT AND PHYSICALLY LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLES. ESPECIALLY ELDERLY ONES ARE MORE VULNERABLE AND ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. THERE ARE MANY ACCIDENTS MIGHT BE DUE TO THIS TYPE OF AC DEFECT. THE PUBLIC OR THE INVESTIGATORS MAY HAVE NOT REALIZED THIS IS ONE OF THE POSSIBLE CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS, AS THE CRASHES MAY HAVE PHYSICALLY DESTROY ALL THE EVIDENCES OF DEFECTIVE AC SYSTEM. I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. NOT ONLY HONDA AUTOMOBILES BUT ALL CARS IN THE USA. *TR

WATER PUMP PULLEY/TENSIONER QUIT AT 70 MPH. PUMP AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER, CAR QUIT AGAIN, SAME THING. ONLY THIS TIME THE BOLT THAT MOUNTS THE TENSIONER SHEARED OFF IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. HONDA HAS RECALLED THIS VEHICLE IN 2006 AND 2007 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. (SERVICE BULLETIN 248422 AND 248421) AND ACTION NUMBER NHTSA 10026791. NO RECALLS FOR 2008 YET. THEY HAVE REPLACED (UNDER SOME KIND OF WARRANTY) THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE WATER PUMP/PULLEY/TENSIONER CAUSED BY THE SECOND BREAK DOWN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR 2008, AS WELL. HONDA NEEDS TO PAY FOR MY FIRST REPAIR, AS WELL. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING/HEATER,DEFROSTER FAN STOPS WORKING. IT SOUNDS AS IF THE FAN MOTOR IS STRUGGLING AND THEN IT TURNS OFF AND WON?T TURN BACK ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE OIL DIPSTICK BUT FOUND THAT THE DIPSTICK HAD MELTED DUE TO THE HEAT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS OF THE ENGINE. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE FAILED TWICE MORE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO ENSURE THE MATTER WAS HANDLED APPROPRIATELY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC, THE A/C WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES IT COOLS SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. I HAVE IT CHECKED BY A DEALERSHIP AND A FIRESTONE SHOP, THEY SAID THE 'FREON' LEVEL AND PRESSURE IS OK AND BOTH RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR, ETC. IF THE COMPRESSOR IS BROKEN THEN WHY DOES IT STILL WORK (ON AND OFF)? I'VE READ IN SOME OF THE FORUMS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF HONDA CIVIC 2008 OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL OR CLASS-ACTION COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS? IS THERE A FIX WHERE YOU DON'T NEED TO SPEND TONS OF MONEY ON IT? *TR

CAR MADE AN INTERMITTENT HIGH-PITCHED WHINING NOISE. I NOTICED THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR WAS IN THE RED. THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNT ANTI-FREEZE. CHECKING THE RADIATOR AND RADIATOR RESERVOIR SHOWED THERE WAS NO COOLANT. HAD TO PUT WATER IN THE RADIATOR AND RESERVOIR TO DRIVE BACK HOME. MECHANIC AND DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED CAUSING ALL THE COOLANT TO LEAK OUT. THE ENGINE BLOCK HAS TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY I WAS MADE AWARE THAT HONDA WILL COVER THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND MY COST SHOULD BE ZERO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUCCESSFULLY MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR OVERHEATED AND SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN SHE REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 10/21/11

1. I HAD ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE, INCLUDING OIL CHANGES, PERFORMED ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW, WITH RECEIPTS TO PROVE THIS, AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. 2. THE ENGINE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY, WITH NO ALERT OR WARNING LIGHT, ON A HIGHWAY AT 55MPH DURING RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC. 3. THE FAILED ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A USED ENGINE, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE HONDA SERVICE LOCATION WHERE I HAD THE CAR TOWED. THE SERVICE MANAGER NEVER PROVIDED AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT DID OR MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED, AND HE REPORTED THAT EVERYTHING ABOUT THE ENGINE SEEMED APPROPRIATE EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT IT HAD "SEIZED". HONDA PROVIDED NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, OFFERED NO EXPLANATION OR UNDERSTANDING, SEVERAL TIMES SPOKE UNPROFESSIONAL AND, THEREFORE, LOST A CUSTOMER. *KB

TOOK CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE 4/30/2011 AT HONDA DEALER. SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERFORMED REFLASH CAMPAIGN 10-034 WITHOUT ASKING. PREVIOUSLY HAD DECLINED THIS SERVICE AND IS NOTED IN SERVICE RECORDS NOT TO PERFORM THIS SERVICE EVER. CAR PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED SINCE THIS SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED. CAR WILL NOT RELIABLY ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY FROM STANDSTILL (RED LIGHT) OR WHEN MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT 40-50 MPH. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT MOVE AT ACCEPTABLE SPEED CAUSING THE POTENTIAL TO ENTER TRAFFIC WITH INADEQUATE POWER TO GET UP TO SPEED OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PERFORMANCE IS NOW INCONSISTENT AND YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT MAY NOT ACCELERATE AS NEEDED. THE ENGINE WILL REV VERY HIGH BUT THE CAR WILL ONLY GO 5-10 MPH WITH PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HONDA DEALER HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE. I AM LIMITING DRIVING THIS CAR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AS THIS CAR IS UNSAFE IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. ALSO, THE AUTO-STOP FEATURE DOES NOT WORK AS PRIOR TO THE REFLASH, ENGINE IDLES MUCH HIGHER AT STOPS AND DOES NOT CUT OFF. THIS HAS DECREASED GAS MILEAGE SIGNIFICANTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER STOP WORKING AND THEN STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CYLINDER BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND AS A RESULT, THE COOLING WAS LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED TO PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,878. UPDATED 07/01/11

THE ENGINE ON MY HONDA OVERHEATED AND GOT SO HOT IT ACTUALLY MELTED SOME OF THE COMPONENTS. FACED WITH A $4000 REPAIR BILL, I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT HONDA HAD BEEN AWARE OF ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH 2006 THROUGH 2008 CIVICS. HONDA HAD ISSUED A BULLETIN TO LETTING MECHANICS KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH LEAKING COOLANT. MY HUSBAND WAS EXITING A FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN AND STARTED SMOKING. HAD IT HAPPENED SOONER, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I THINK HONDA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE CARS RATHER THAN WAIT UNTIL A BREAKDOWN HAPPENS AND THEN DO REPAIRS. EVEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AT HONDA TOLD US THEY HAD BEEN DOING OF LOT OF THESE REPAIRS LATELY. THE POTENTIAL FOR A BREAKDOWN IN AN UNSAFE AREA AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IS GREAT. OR AT LEAST MAKE SURE THEY GET THE INFORMATION TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. THEY KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME TO SEND MY MONTHLY BILL, WHY NOT THE WARRANTY?

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX. AROUND 70,000 MILES MY ENGINE OVERHEATED ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THERE WAS RADIATOR COOLANT LEAK FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR. THE HONDA DEALERS STATED THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. I INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER ON THE INTERNET AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF CRACKED ENGINE BLOCKS ON THE 2008 HONDA CIVIC. DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HONDA EXTENDED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY TO 8 YRS FOR UNLIMITED MILES. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL BUT THERE SHOULD BE IN MY OPINION. ALSO I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC TWICE IN ABOUT 70,000 MILES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR (INNER FLAT AREAS ON THE TIRES) EVEN WITH TIRE ROTATIONS AND ALIGNMENTS. THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT EXTREME UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE INTERNET. *TR

HONDA GAVE US A WARNING THAT OUR CIVIC COULD LOSE IT'S COOLANT AND BREAK DOWN. THEY REFUSE TO DO A RECALL. WE COMPLAINED TO THE STATE OF OREGON AND THEY AGREED WITH US BUT COULD NOT GET HONDA TO RECALL OUR CAR JUST EXTEND THE WARRANTY. WE ARE RETIRED AND PURCHASED THE CAR TO DRIVE TO LA TO VISIT OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND ARE NOW AFRAID TO DO SO AS WE CAN'T LOOK FORWARD TO A BREAKDOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. IT ALSO CREATES A DIMINISHED VALUE FOR RESALE FOR WHICH THE STATE CONSUMER COMPLAINT BUREAU AGREED BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET AN AGREEMENT FROM HONDA ON. I HAVE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS FROM HONDA AND THE STATE OF OREGON AND COULD FORWARD TO YOU IF YOU HAVE THE SAME VIEWS THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE ONLY 4500 MILES ON OUR CIVIC AND HAVE ASKED THEM FOR AN ABILITY TO TRADE IT IN ON ANOTHER CAR FOR NEAR WHAT WE PAID FOR IT FOR PEACE OF MIND IN OUR TRAVELS OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID THAT IF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET OCCURRED THEY WON'T ADDRESS IT YET THEY KNOW THAT IT MAY OCCUR. AT OUR AGE AND HOPING TO KEEP THE CAR FOR A LONG TIME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T WORK FOR US AND IT IS JUST A WAY FOR HONDA TO AVOID A RECALL AND KEEP THEIR PROBLEM OUT OF THE MEDIAL WHILE PUSHING THE OUTCOME ON US WITH NO RECOURSE EXCEPT TO WAIT FOR THE PROBLEM TO MANIFEST ITSELF AT OUR INCONVENIENCE. THEY SAY THAT THE ENGINE WOULD STALL SO THAT WOULD LOSE OUR POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WHICH SCARES US ON TOP OF THE INCONVENIENCE OF AN INTERSTATE BREAKDOWN WHILE BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES THAT CAUSE US CONCERNS IN THAT POTENTIAL. I CAN EMAIL YOU THE LETTER OF POTENTIAL ENGINE BREAKDOWN POTENTIAL AND THE LETTER FROM THE STATE OF OREGON IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE THERE WAS COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO LEAKS. THE LEAK CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

2008 HONDA CIVIC. S10 DIRECT REPLY- LETTER TO THE ADMINISTRATOR SEEKING AN INVESTIGATION INTO 2006-2008 AND EARLY 2009 HONDA CIVIC ENGINE BLOCKS PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA TITLED WARRANTY EXTENSION WHICH STATED THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN YEAR CIVIC ENGINE BLOCKS. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER, THE ENGINE CYLINDER BLOCK MAY EXPERIENCE COOLANT SEEPAGE THAT CAN RESULT IN THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE LETTER STATED HONDA WAS COMMITTING TO EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FOR 8 YEARS WITH NO MILEAGE LIMITS. THE LETTER FURTHER STATED TO CONTACT HONDA IF THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK, OR IF THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RESOLUTION OFFERED BY HONDA WAS IRRESPONSIBLE AND SIMPLY DID NOT GO FAR ENOUGH. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER DRIVES THE VEHICLE AND GOES TO SCHOOL 5 HOURS AWAY AND SHE WOULD HAVE NO IDEA IF THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BEFORE IT FAILS. *JB UPDATED 02/02/11. *JB

#2 SPARK PLUG BLOWN FROM CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING. *TR

2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WAS MODIFIED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S VOLUNTARY RECALL NOTICE 10-034. THIS MODIFICATION INVOLVED CHANGES TO THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER'S SOFTWARE "FLASH" MEMORY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE DEMONSTRATES INSUFFICIENT POWER TO ACCELERATE SAFELY INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS DIFFICULTY INITIATING FORWARD MOTION AND MAY ROLL BACKWARDS UP TO THREE FEET BEFORE ESTABLISHING FORWARD PROGRESS. THIS BEHAVIOR WAS NOT OBSERVED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE MODIFICATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50, 60, OR 73 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED IN THE FRONT AND REAR ENDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE; THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WASN'T CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT A PROPER ALIGNMENT SHOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE AND HAS DECLINED TO FURTHER ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COST. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED; THEREFORE HE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIR TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE UPPER RIGHT MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MOUNT COLLAPSED AND WAS SITTING ON THE FRAME CAUSING VIBRATION AND RESONANCE. UPDATED EVOQ 02/15/12 UPDATED 02/17/12 THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS NOTICED CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT VIBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE STEERING WAS FIRM. UPDATED 03/09/12

2008 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY FOR 20 -30 MINUTES AT A TIME WHILE DRIVING. THE AC KNOB WAS TURNED ON, BUT THE BLOWER WAS NOT WORKING. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED DYE HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE AC SYSTEM AND TO RETURN IN 3 WEEKS TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY LEAKS. THE CONSUMER RETURNED 3 WEEKS LATER AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS AC/HEATER BLOWER WAS NOT WORKING AT THE TIME. IN DECEMBER 2009, WHILE IT WAS RAINING, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGED, BECAUSE THE BLOWER WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALER IN TIME FOR THEM TO WITNESS, THAT THE AC/ HEATER BLOWER WAS NOT WORKING, BUT AS THE TECHNICIAN WENT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE BAY, IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, THE BLOWER WAS NOT WORKING, BUT WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE IS A WIRING PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *JB

WE PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID NEW, AND WERE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE AND THE PICKUP WAS EXCELLENT. THE COMPANY PERFORMED A "MANDATORY" SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO IMPROVE BATTERY LIFE IN SEPTEMBER 2010. SINCE THAT UPDATE, THE CAR HAS DRASTICALLY DIMINISHED RESPONSE TIME TO ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING A SUDDEN BURST TO CHANGE LANES OR TURN THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. THE ENGINE ACTUALLY HAS ALMOST STALLED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START FROM A DEAD STOP. THIS RESPONSE TIME RESULTED IN A NEAR MISS WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY TRAFFIC DUE TO THE SLUGGISHNESS OF THE ENGINE WHEN REQUESTING ACCELERATION THAT, PRIOR TO THE SOFTWARE CHANGE, WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN A PROBLEM. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE THAT HONDA HAS FORCED UPON THE OWNERS OF THE HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IS A DETRIMENT TO SAFE DRIVING, AND SHOULD BE REVERSED AT THE SOONEST OPPORTUNITY BEFORE SOMEONE FORGETS AND IS ACTUALLY INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT THAT INVOLVES SERIOUS INJURY IF NOT DEATH. *TR

2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID IMA DASH LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AT APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST LIGHT ON THE DASH AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED AND READ THAT THIS INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSIST AND THAT PERFORMANCE WOULD BE AFFECTED WHICH IT WAS. ACCELERATION WAS SLUGGISH AND SLOW FROM A STAND STILL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND WAS ASKED IF I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE WHICH I SAID I HAD NOT. THEY SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT REQUIRED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. I LEFT THE CAR FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND WHEN I RETURNED THEY SAID THAT THEY FLASHED THE COMPUTER AND DID AN UPGRADE. AFTER THIS THERE WERE NO MORE PROBLEMS. I HAVE LOOKED AT NHTSA AND HONDA SITE AND THERE IS NO MENTION OF THIS PROBLEM OR A RECALL LISTED ON ANY SITE. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

HAVE A 08 CIVIC HYBRID WITH 89K MILES. GOT THE RECENT BATTERY SOFTWARE UPGRADE SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. HAVE HAD A SUDDEN DROP IN BATTERY CHARGE DOWN TO ONE OR TWO BARS, BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE UPGRADE. RECOVERY USUALLY FAIRLY QUICK, DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, 72 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN DASH WENT DARK AND ENGINE STOPPED. NO WARNINGS OR LIGHTS BEFOREHAND. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ABLE TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. HAPPENED TWICE MORE OVER THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. THESE TIMES PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED AS I COASTED. TANK ABOUT 1/3 FULL WITH SHELL GAS. FILLED THE TANK WITH OFF BRAND GAS AND DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY OK. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER. THEY CHECKED ENGINE (NO CODES) AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NOTHING FOUND. HAVE TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVERY WEEKEND FOR 400 MILE ROUND TRIP. CONCERNED ABOUT UPCOMING WEEKEND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX (N/A). THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN LOSING POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SO THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE HAD A CRACK. THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN CALLED BACK AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADERS AND THE RADIATOR WAS MELTED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

HONDA SOFTWARE UPDATE ON MY 2008 CIVIC HAS MADE MY CAR LETHARGIC TO DRIVE. IT IS NOW DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN NORMAL TRAFFIC. GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED FROM ~40MPG TO ~35 FORCING ME TO STOP MORE OFTEN TO FILL UP AND COSTING ME LOTS MORE MONEY TO DRIVE. *TR

BASIC COMPLAINT IS UNPREDICTABLE LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS SEEMS TO BE DUE TO THE IMA SYSTEM OPERATION. NOT BEING ABLE TO DEPEND ON CONSISTENT ACCELERATION HAS DRASTICALLY CHANGED THE WAY YOU HAVE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO PREVENT CRASH. IF YOU NEEDED THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY AND SAFELY, YOU CANNOT COUNT ON THIS VEHICLE TO PROVIDE IT. IT OCCURS ALMOST DAILY WHEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED MOST, TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC AND MERGING IN TRAFFIC/HIGHWAY ON-RAMPS. AT THE START OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE, NO PROBLEMS NOTED. CAR OPERATED GREAT! IN LAST 5-10K MILES CAR HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE. IT HAS HAD ALL SOFTWARE UPDATES. MPG WAS ALWAYS 42-45. NOW RUNS AROUND 35 MPG. *TR

IN AUGUST 2010 I TOOK MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A PURPORTED SOFTWARE UPDATE ON THE BATTERY SYSTEM WITHOUT NOTIFYING ME UNTIL AFTERWARDS. IMMEDIATELY UPON LEAVING THE DEALER, I NOTICED A PROFOUND REDUCTION IN POWER AND ACCELERATION. ON THE FREEWAY PORTION OF THE DRIVE HOME, I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED TWICE AS I DROVE IN THE SLOW LANE UP A MINOR GRADE WHERE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR (WITH THE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED IN THE PASSING GEAR)-- PRIOR TO THIS DATE I HAD DRIVEN MY VEHICLE FOR ITS PRIOR 20 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP UP THAT SAME GRADE AT 70MPH. ADDITIONALLY, PRIOR TO THIS DATE I HAD NEVER EVEN UTILIZED THE "S" GEAR ON MY TRANSMISSION. EVER SINCE HONDA'S SOFTWARE UPDATE MY CAR HAS BECOME A SEVERELY UNDERPOWERED ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I AM REDUCED TO DRIVING IN THE SLOW LANE ON THE FREEWAY WITH VEHICLES FLASHING ME AS THEY APPROACH A 40-45 MPH VEHICLE AT 60-70 MPH FROM BEHIND. I HAVE CALLED THE HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AT SEVERAL LOCAL DEALERS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, AND GET A UNIVERSAL RESPONSE- "WAIT FOR YOUR SYSTEM TO ADJUST TO THE SOFTWARE UPDATE" OR "YOU NEED TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING". WHAT THE HECK DOES THIS MEAN? I DROVE THE VEHICLE FINE FOR 20 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND NOW IT DRIVES LIKE A 20 YEAR OLD 4 CYLINDER ENGINE WITH 2 BAD PISTONS. THE DECREASED POWER AND ACCELERATION ARE A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT IN THE MAKING. I AM FEARFUL OF BEING REAR ENDED. THIS IS AN EVERY DAY PROBLEM THAT WAS CAUSED BY THIS "SOFTWARE UPDATE" AND I SUSPECT THAT IT IS HAPPENING TO EVERY 2006-2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID THAT GOES TO THE DEALER FOR THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE. AN ADDITIONAL CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ALLEGED "SOFTWARE UPDATE" IS A PROFOUND DROP IN GAS MILEAGE FROM APPROXIMATELY 37 COMBINED MPG PRIOR TO "UPDATE" TO 29-30 POST "UPDATE". I HAVE NEVER LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH ANY ORGANIZATION BEFORE, BUT LIKE I'VE PREVIOUSLY STATED, THIS "UPDATE" IS A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. *TR

THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ONE TIME SO FAR BUT I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX THAT I JUST BOUGHT USED WITH ABOUT 25,500 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN SOUTH FLORIDA. IT IS A "HONDA CERTIFIED" VEHICLE. IT ALMOST STALLED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT DID THIS BUT IT WORRIES ME. I HAD TO RELEASE THE PEDAL AND RE-PRESS IS SLOWLY TO GET THE CAR TO GO AGAIN. WHAT IF I NEED TO GET OUT INTO TRAFFIC? *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC WITH A LITTLE OVER 20,000 MILES. INITIAL SYMPTOM WAS A/C FAN WOULD SHUT IT'S SELF OFF AND ON. DEALER REPLACED A PART IN THE FAN MOTOR. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER IT BEGAN AGAIN. THEN ON A SUNDAY THE A/C BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THAT I NOTICED WHEN AT HIGH SPEED A/C STOPS WORKING BUT WORKS AT LOW SPEED WHEN EXITING HIGHWAY. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN AND RAN A COUPLE OF SOFTWARE UPDATES AND SAID IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER SAME DAY. THIS TIME THE DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS A CRACKED BLOCK. THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND IF I HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR IT WOULD HAVE OVERHEATED AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY HELPFUL AND GAVE ME A CAR TO DRIVE WHILE MINE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THEY SAID THAT THE NEW BLOCK WILL CONTINUE TO BE COVERED UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND A KNOWN ISSUE, IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AND I WILL BE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD POSSIBLY WITHOUT WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TR

WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE WARNING THE ENGINE OVERHEATED FOR NO REASON THEN WE FOUND OUT WE HAD A DEFECTIVE ENGINE FROM HONDA IN A 2008 CIVIC. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BUT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE ENGINE BLOCK IN THE HONDA CIVIC 2008, 2007, AND 2006 SO HOW DO WE KNOW IF WE DID OR DID NOT RECEIVE ANOTHER BLOCK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS COULD OVERHEAT AND CAUSE A FIRE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN A NEW WARRANTY ON THE REPLACED ENGINE. WE WERE NOT REIMBURSED ON EXPENSES TO RENT A CAR, AND FLY BACK TO PICK UP CAR AND TOWING. *TR

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK IN 2008 HONDA CIVIC. *TR

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK ON 2008 HONDA CIVIC- MOST OWNERS EXPERIENCE OVERHEAT + FAILURE OF ENGINE. HONDA TSB 08-044 CLEARLY EXPLAINS DEFECT-LIKELY TO CRACK AROUND COOLANT PASSAGES ON 06,07,+08 CIVIC MOST OWNERS WILL BE IN A DANGEROUS POSITION - POSSIBLE FIRE+. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES NOT START WHEN TURNING THE KEY THE FIRST TIME. THE VEHICLE MAKES A VERY WEAK ATTEMPT TO START (20% OF NORMAL.). THEN ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TURNING THE KEY THE VEHICLE WILL START. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO HONDA AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. *TR

ON JANUARY 23, 2010, I WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT, ON HIGHWAY 111, IN INDIAN WELLS, CA. ROADS WERE WET THAT DAY. I RECALL MY VEHICLE HYDRO-PLANING AND SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. THAT IS THE LAST I RECALL, AS I BELIEVE I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS, I AWOKE MINUTES LATER TO FIND MYSELF STILL IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, TO FIND MY BACK SEAT ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I MANAGED TO FREE MYSELF FROM MY SEAT BELT AND GET OUT THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. AS MANAGED TO GET ON MY FEET I WALKED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE JUST IN TIME FOR IT TO EXPLODE.. O MY NEXT CONCERN IS AS DOING SOME RESEARCH AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I CAME ACROSS SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION REGARDING A RECALL ON THAT TYPE OF VEHICLE. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN JUNE 2008, AND RECALL LETTERS WERE SENT OUT ON OCTOBER 2008. I NEVER RECEIVED SUCH A LETTER. I AM CONCERNED TO WHAT CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE AND EXPLODE. I CONTACTED A HONDA MTG. COMPANY, AND SPOKE TO A CASE MANAGER AND OPENED A CLAIM. ON MARCH 31, 2010, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM HIM, AND HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON SUCH VEHICLE. MY PERSONAL OPINION, HE CAME TO THAT CONCLUSION BASED ON A LIST OF VIN NUMBERS., NO INVESTIGATION WAS DONE AS FAR AS CHECKING THE VEHICLE OR TAKING THE TIME TO FIND OUT IF MY VEHICLE WAS JUST ONE THAT WAS BYPASSED AND NOT PUT ON THE VIN LIST. I PERSONALLY DO NOT FEEL THAT THEY PUT MUCH EFFORT IN FINDING OUT WHY MY VEHICLE EXPLODED. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A BALANCE, MEDICAL BILLS, AND NO VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP ME IN THIS MATTER, FOR I FEEL THIS MATTER WAS NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY. *TR

A/C FAILURE IN 2008 HONDA CIVIC. DEALER CLAIMS ROCK HIT A/C CONDENSER AND PUNCTURED SO COOLANT RAN OUT. NO WARRANTY SERVICE AVAILABLE. SUGGESTED MY INSURANCE MIGHT COVER. SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE, EXACT SAME DIAGNOSIS. SEEMS TO BE DESIGN FLAW WHERE CONDENSER EXPOSED WITH NO PROTECTIVE GRILL. OR CONDENSER MADE OF FAULTY MATERIAL AND SOMEHOW FAILING WITH NO ROCK INVOLVED AT ALL. STRANGE TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME DIAGNOSIS AND HONDA DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. AT MINIMUM, HONDA SHOULD RECALL TO INSTALL PROTECTIVE SHIELD FOR A/C CONDENSER. INSTEAD, THEY'D RATHER CHARGE $600+ TO KEEP REPAIRING THEM. INSTEAD OF A RECALL / BAD PUBLICITY / COST TO HONDA, THEY'D RATHER KEEP RIDING THIS CASH COW. WHAT A WIN FOR HONDA! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A STRONG ODOR OF COOLANT CIRCULATED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

COOLANT LEAK - I HAVE ABOUT 32,000 MILES ON THE CAR - STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I NOTICED COOLANT LEAK FROM ENGINE BLOCK . TOOK CAR TO HONDA DEALER - THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE GOING TO CORRECT IT. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. *TR

2008 HONDA CIVIC. WILL NOT START WHEN TURNING OVER ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. WILL CRANK, BUT DOES NOT START UP. THEN WILL START ON SECOND ATTEMPT, BUT DOES NOT START CLEAN (PUTTERS). SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN IGNITION OR RELAY OF STARTING VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-15 MPH THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. AFTERWARDS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE HE HAD TO INCREASE HIS STOPPING DISTANCES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,170. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,515.

MY 2008 CIVIC EX-L AC CONDENSER WAS DAMAGED BY A ROAD DEBRIS\PEBBLE. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, COST $750.00. HONDA TELLS ME TO REPORT IT TO MY INSURANCE. WHY SHOULD I, AFTER DEDUCTIBLE, I'LL ONLY SAVE $250.00 WHICH I'LL LOSE WHEN MY PREMIUM GOES UP.THIS IS NOT RIGHT! HONDA\DEALER SHOULD INFORM THIS FLAW TO THE CUSTOMER AND PROVIDE SUGGESTION ON HOW TO HELP PREVENT THIS SUCH AS A DEFLECTOR. ONE LIKE A WINDSHIELD DEFLECTOR OR SOMETHING. IF THIS COMPONENT HAS TO BE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR BY DESIGN, WHY WOULDN'T THEY DESIGN IT TO BE MORE DURABLE? I'M SO UPSET AT HONDA. AFTER REPAIR I'LL BE DRIVING WHILE WORRYING ABOUT SMALL OBJECTS ON THE ROAD WHICH I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. AND THE SAD PART IS THAT ACCORDING TO WHAT I READ ON FORUMS, SO MANY OTHER HONDA OWNERS PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED FULLY A 2008 HONDA CIVIC FROM HONDA OF BOWIE IN BOWIE MARYLAND ON AUG 22, 2008. I WENT TO CHARLOTTE, NC FOR THE HOLIDAYS. AFTER PARKING THE CAR I HAD TO MOVE IT 5 FEET. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS THEREAFTER. I PROCEEDED TO START THE CAR ON THE 3RD DAY AND IT WOULD NOT START. I LET THE CAR SIT AND THEN TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. THE LIGHTS STARTED TO DIM AND IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED BOWIE AND TALKED TO BILL. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO CALLED HONDA IN CHARLOTTE AND HAVE IT TOWED AND HONDA WOULD "EAT THE COST". I DID AS INSTRUCTED. I TOWED IT AND THE SERVICE REP TRIED TO START IT AND SAID THIS MAY BE SERIOUS. THE MECHANIC PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, A CLOUD OF BLACK FOUL-SMELLING ODOR CAME OUT AND THE CAR STARTED UP. I CALLED BOWIE ON JANUARY 2, 2009, NO ONE WAS AVAILABLE, THEY SAY, TO SPEAK WITH ME, AND MR. WILLIAMSON WOULD NOT CALL ME BACK. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS WAS PURCHASED AS A BRAND NEW CAR. I DO NOT FILL SAFE IN THIS CAR!!! I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO OBTAIN MY MONEY BACK FROM THIS DEALER. I AM A YOUNG WOMAN THAT TRAVELS ALOT AND BECAUSE I, AS A YOUNG WOMAN ON THE ROAD, WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSIS MY CAR WITH DIMMING LIGHTS AND NOT STARTING UP, I HAD TO PAY THE TOWING WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO BE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION TO SEE WHETHER ANY OTHER "08 CIVIC FROM HONDA OF BOWIE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. IF NOT, I AM REPORTING THE FIRST. *TR

SMALL PEBBLE HIT CONDENSER ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC WHILE DRIVING UNBEKNOWNST TO ME. THE DEALER SAYS IT HAS CAUSED A SMALL HOLE IN CONDENSER AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. ON EXAMINATION DAMAGE IS NOT READILY NOTICEABLE. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 MOS. OLD. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND HAVE NOTED THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, SO IT QUITE COMMON. I THINK HONDA SHOULD ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT, AND HAVE IT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

I TOOK MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE AIR CONDITIONING WASN'T WORKING. THEY SAID IT WASN'T WORKING BECAUSE THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE AC CONDENSER AND THAT THIS WASN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY. THEY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH HONDAS BUT THAT THIS DESIGN DEFECT WASN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY. THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN DUE TO THE DEFECT BUT THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WOULD SEEM TO ME TO BE A GOOD REASON FOR A RECALL TO FIX THE DESIGN PROBLEM IF THE AC UNIT IS SO VULNERABLE TO PUNCTURE GIVEN ITS LOCATION AND LACK OF PROTECTION FROM ROAD DEBRIS. *TR