Engine block crack

- Ontario, CA, USA

Vehicle is leaking coolant. A recall and extended warranty was done because Honda knew of an issue with the engine block cracking. I bought the car used in 2012, no notice was sent to me about the recall, however, I am a registered owner as I received the recall for the air bags. I believe Honda should repair my vehicle as I have just become aware of the recall and the car needs to be repaired. I've was driving when the engine light came on and the car overheated. There was no coolant in the radiator. Please force Honda to make good on repairing their product. Recalls should never expire per your site.

- Omaha, NE, USA

Engine block developed cracks resulting in coolant leak and overheating. 130000 original miles, I'm the original owner. This vehicle has always been well maintained. Honda is aware of the design problem but is not willing to do a recall.

- Benton Citt, WA, USA

The car was in transit between home and local shopping center during xmas week of 2017. After 4miles, the engine temperature indicator went off the charts for the first time. Car was stopped, allowed to cool down - and note of steam from under bonnet, and towed back home. Took it the Honda dealer without driving further (3miles to car center). In this time, temperature increase to 3/4 of gauge, and when we left, there was clear burring odor. Vehicle was inspected, crack in the engine block noted - and told $4.6K to fix... and then determined it was a known issue with Honda Civic.... but Honda did not deal with it! according to https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/Civic/2006/ 22% of all failures are engine, and 78% of the engine issues are cracking in the power block. It is the single most complaint issue with 178 NHTSA complaints filed on the Honda Civic 2006. Interesting to note, it was not a safety critical issue for recall by Honda (but iti is a severity rating of 10 - with multiple car fires and at least one crash incident reported to NHTSA), but when in the dealership hands, it is compounded for safety reasons! speaking to the recall center, they are in position to do anything. If you want a file complaint - you need a case record to be filed. It is then reviewed by a judge panel to assess whether Honda believes the issue is life or death, and under obligated to replace a known faulty device. Honda is reputed to have quality over cost - but clearly, cost over life is ignored. As a matter of record, in 2010, the Honda dealers were told of the faulty part, but don't do a mandatory check (apparently preventative maintenance is not part of a service, nor is it a request for service, and there is no communication by dealership to advise of issue). Attached is more detail for review. In essence, Honda refuse to acknowledge it is their fault, and take no blame.

- Costa Mesa, CA, USA

While driving on the highway the engine block cracked causing the vehicle to overheat. Had the engine failed this may have been a catastrophic event. I have done research on this problem and others have not been as lucky as I have. Honda is well aware of this massive problem and has extended the warranty on the engine block to 10 years from date of purchase. Honda will not rectify this problem if your vehicle is over the 10 year time frame. This is a safety issue that should be under recall regardless of age and mileage. It's should be about safety first. Currently Honda only recognizes the problem as a warranty issue number 10-048

- Oswego, IL, USA

Last week I was changing the transmission fluid on my Honda Civic and noticed coolant leaking and turned out that my engine block is cracked and leaking coolant. After doing some research, I found out a lot of other people are having the same issue and Honda has a technical service bulletin 10-048. I never received a letter about this. I called Honda and turns out I was too late to be eligible for this service bulletin. This is a manufacturing error and Honda should be responsible for the replacement of the corrected part. I can not afford to pay for this repair out of my pocket and even if I can I would have to take the cheapest rout and buy a second hand engine and I will have the same problem again. If can get any help form you with this it will be greatly appreciate it. I am not the only one with this situation. This is a safety concern as well because this is my daily driver and I also use it for the the ride sharing platform uber. The engine may blow up while I'm driving so this is not safe and Honda should take responsibility before anything happens. Thank you

- Foxboro, MA, USA

On 11/15/2017, I bought the above vehicle from condemi motor company. I noticed coolant smell. I opened engine cover. First thing I found the anti-freeze reservoir was empty. I cool the radiator and topped the coolant also the reservoir. The next day, I drove the car and opened the hood. I found a coolant leakage, show in the pictures. I cool down the radiator and the coolant level was clearly reduced. As well reservoir tank.

- Elizabeth, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, when smoke was seen coming from the engine compartment. In addition, the coolant warning light illuminated and the vehicle overheated. The vehicle was taken to jerry damson Honda located at 2200 bob wallace ave sw, huntsville, al 35805 where it was informed that the engine could not be replaced under the ten-year warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. It was unknown if the manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was not available.

- Huntfield, AL, USA

A known defect - the engine block on our 2006 Honda Civic cracked while my son was driving on a highway. We've owned the car for less than 2 years and were never advised that the Civic engine block was prone to this - or we would have not purchased the car. Even though Honda "extended" the warranty for this known defect, we are out of the warranty coverage period - thus left to foot the expense of replacing the engine on our own. My son's safety was at risk when this happened. This should be a recall not a warranty extension. Shame on Honda.

- Holland, PA, USA

Engine has significant blocking issues due to manufactuer's error causing leaks and super heating the car. Car is not driveable with only 82,000 miles approximately. We are the original owners of this car when we bought the car in 2006.

- Flower Mound, TX, USA

2006 Honda Civic with only 44,326 miles. Litterally a 6,000 mile a year driver. Driving down the street about 45 mph for about 5 minutes when I started smelling the sweet smell of coolant. Pulled over and saw that coolant was spurting out of an area South of the spark plugs about 6 inches down on the engine block. Filled it back up with coolant and made it home. No warning lights or temp increase until I made it home. If I were doing 70 on the highway, the heat and pressure would have blown it all out and my engine would have overheated. Looks like a cracked engine block with only 44K. Come to find out, that Honda simply extended the warranty instead of doing a recall. Too bad us second owners didn't get the info.

- Buckeystown, MD, USA

I noticed 2 weekends ago a puddle of coolant under my Honda Civic. I brought my car to the local Honda dealer to have it fixed, only to find out the engine block cracked and that's were the leak is coming from. I was lucky to find out before my radiator dried out, otherwise my car could have overheated in the middle of nowhere and me and my whole family could have been stranded in an unsafe place. Honda already recognized that there is a problem with the engine block of the 2006-2008 models, since they even extended the warranty from 8 to 10 years. My car is already 11 years, but only have 105,000 miles to it. I used to drive a company vehicle, and had only been using my Civic for short trips. If my car would have been my primary vehicle. That engine block would have cracked before the 10 year warranty was up. Searching the internet, I could see this is not an isolated incident. There are a lot of people affected by this. I was quoted $5800 to fix the engine block that Honda knows is defective. That's the same as the value of my car. Driving these cars present a safety risk to the public, both for the driver of the Honda Civic and the other drivers around him. Honda should have a recall on all engine blocks affected by these manufacturing defect. NHTSA, please do something about this. Thank you.

- Folsom, CA, USA

My Honda Civic ex 2 door looses power then sputters in over driver

- San Jose, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the thermostat gauge increased to a high level. The vehicle was inspected by two independent mechanics. One mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The other independent mechanic was able to determine that there was a premature crack in the engine block. The vehicle was not inspected and diagnosed by a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and indicated that the vehicle was not included in a warranty extension for the engine block for A10-048, which superseded 10-048. The manufacturer refused to provide a solution. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

- Miami Gardens, FL, USA

The bolt in my motor keeps breaking off causing my engine to shut off while driving.

- Elgin, SC, USA

Driving and car overheated and stopped. Towed to Honda dealership and found cracked engine block. Only 50,000 miles on car, like new and well maintained. No recalls. When investigated on line found well documented defective design and materials on engine block. The Honda customer service would not honor their secret warranty. There was no recalls on this well documented defective car. I guess you have to do your own homework, but in this case, they knew it was a defective material design just waiting to implode!!!!

- Kenner, LA, USA

I took my car in for service today, and my mechanic found it was leaking from the engine block. He was stunned because he knows I have taken good care of my car, and he said he has never seen that happen in a Honda. He called two other mechanics over to look at it because he couldn't believe it. They told me I had done nothing wrong and this was obviously a flaw. One of the mechanics did a search and sure enough found out that this was a flaw that Honda knew about. I bought this car new from a Honda dealership in late 2015, and I had not heard about this issue. We discovered this morning that because of the flawed engine, Honda had extended the warranty on my engine to 10 years. Unfortunately, I have had the car for more than 11 years, so they said they will not help me. They actually told me that it was my responsibility to replace a part that they put in my car that they know is faulty just because I have owned the car for more than 10 years. The age of the car is irrelevant (although, for the record, it's in excellent condition) we called Honda headquarters twice today, and they are refusing to do anything. The only recourse they suggested is contacting the BBB. When we told them we didn't even know there was an issue, the representative said that Honda dealerships knew, but I haven't been to a Honda dealership in years for service. So, he basically told me I must get my oil changed at Honda dealerships in order to learn about secret problems with my car. I have taken excellent care of my car, and I have never had to have any work done on it besides routine maintenance. However, one of the reps I spoke with made my lovely car sound like a lost cause because it is nearly 12 years old with 128,000 miles on it. I repeatedly told him that we buy (or used to buy) Honda because they last for hundreds of thousands of miles. I am still in shock and extremely disappointed

- Durham, NC, USA

Cracked engine block Honda will not repair this know defect and did not alert me of the defect when I purchased the car from a Honda dealership

- Leesburg, VA, USA

After taking the car our 2006 Honda Civic model to Honda dealer service for tsb 10-048 for (Honda Civic 2006-2009 year model) due to engine coolant leak which caused the engine to overheats while he was driving from his work, it was confirmed that it was a valid engine defect, by Honda technician - a cracked on engine block was the caused of the problem. However, since we both the car originally from the same Honda dealer place with the delivery date of October 2005. They consider the car as 11 years old and outside their 10 years warranty and the only warranty the american Honda Corp will be 50 percent of the parts and labor cost for removing and replacing an engine. My point is, its because my car model between was purchased Oct 2005 and not 2006 they will not provide a full warranty coverage the manufacture defect from the company? our entire family and household owns 5 Honda cars, 3 Civics, 1 Accord and 1 CRV with the trust on the product they have in the past. How can't they maintain a good quality product on the line. This is the 2nd Civic in our household with the same problem, our daughter's 2008 Honda Civic had the the same issue and they replaced the engine at no cost last summer 2016. Why can't they fully cover this one, with the same engine defect just because it was purchased 3 months shy from the delivery date before 2006. Honda would like us to pay $2000 for them to perform unschedule repair due to the defective engine they install on the Civic's car between (2006-2009). How many consumers who purchased those Civic's that are not aware of the technical service bulletin and unaware of the tsb but instead decided to shoulder the entire cost have an operational car in the household, because there is no recall considered to send to the american people? hope this issue gets resolve.

- San Diego, CA, USA

New owners of the car and were never informed of a recall. Now the engine block is cracked as stated in the Honda recall but only allows repairs on cars for up to 10 years old. Our car has just reached 11 years old from sale 1 month ago!

- Green Bay, WI, USA