I've had several issues in the past with this car but the current one that completely scared and frustrated me is my engine went out of no where and I almost got stuck in the middle of an intersection as my car slowly stopped having power. Luckily I made it across the way to my apartment complex but upon further research there have been an abundance of complaints of consumers with my same car 2006 or 2007 with less or more miles and have had the same problem. What if someone gets stuck on a busy highway or a busier intersection then I did and doesn't make it across. Someone could get killed or seriously hurt that way. I urge you please to encourage honda to file a recall. Yes they will lose money but is it better to risk the lives of others at that expense...to save a couple dollars. I have gotten no where with honda. I feel I should be compensated in some manner along with everyone else who has to deal with this issue on a fairly new product. They are so dismissive and unhelpful... Please help!!!!
2006 Honda Civic engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic advised that the bolt that sustained the tensioner and pulley for the serpentine belt was fractured and would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the engine block would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000.
The drive belt auto-tensioner pivot bolt broke while the car was travelling. The driver noticed a loud mechanical sound and later discovered the drive belt auto-tensioner pivot bolt was not attached to the engine block. The driver was lucky the belt did not break, the water pump pulley did not break from the friction, or the bolt fly into the engine. In either case we discovered this is a common occurrence in the 2006 civic model and had a tsb 09-007, starting january 30, 2009, until january 30, 2012. We had to tow the vehicle to the honda dealership, where we were told we had to cover all costs, even though this was a manufacturing defect on part of this model car. What is worse, many times the bolt will break again. I am afraid of this happening and a possibility of losing control over the car should this happen again. All I ask is honda reopen this tsb on a continuous basis to fix their defective models and possible reimbursement for fixing the flaw.
At around 35mph the vehicle suddenly started to make a metallic-type noise and the vehicle shut down immediately. If it would've happened 5 seconds later it would've occurred right as I was about to make a left turn, it would've most likely caused a severe accident and possibly a fatality. When I took the car to where the vehicle was purchased from they told me a bolt was torn lose from the tensioner. This caused all belts to break down and the engine to shutdown while running at around 35mphs. Furthermore, the bolt flew into the engine block costing costly repairs. The company, honda refused to pay for the damage caused by this defect and told me to take it with my extended warrant provider. They claim it's wear and tear but that is not the case as previous recalls for the same problem were issued for my vehicle but according to them not my particular VIN. Bolts shouldnt tear off at 29,000 miles or six years.
I was driving the car down a 2 lane road and the engine started making a noise again. This is the 4th time this same problem has happened within one year. I took my foot off the accelerator to turn left into a gas station and the engine went dead and power steering was lost. Could not re-start the engine and had to have it towed to a dealership. Invoice says serpentine belt tensioner pivot bolt is broken which caused belt damage, waterpump pulley damage, tensioner damage, etc. Due to the damage, one helicoil was not enough to maintain the proper torque so they had to use a second one inside the first one. Note on this invoice says "if problem recurs engine block replacement will be necessary." honda sent out a tsb about this on january 30, 2009 #09-007 that says "the current routing of the engine drive belt creates extra force on the drive belt auto-tensioner. In rare cases, this extra force could break the auto-tensioner pivot bolt, causing an engine noise or a loss of power steering." I did not receive a card in the mail saying that my car was being recalled for repair of this problem, but I feel like this time there could have been serious injury when my car went dead while I was turning left across oncoming traffic.
Car was being backed out of driveway when it started making a noise in the front right side. Car was taken to be repaired and they found the tensioner bolt had bent again. This was the third time this car had the same problem.
Car was being driven down a 4 lane road when it started making a noise on the front right side. I was able to drive it to a repair shop where they found that the tensioner bolt had bent. This was the second time this happened within 6 months.
Car was being driven through parking lot, hit a bump, and the tensioner bolt sheared off causing a loud noise and making the car undrivable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the engine warning indicator illuminated continuously until the vehicle was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the engine was cracked . The vehicle was not repaired. There was a technical service bulletin associated with the federal safety agency action number 10030876 (engine and engine cooling:engine). The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.
The serpentine belt tensioner bolt has broken 5 times in the past 30,000 miles. This requires removing the broken bolt and replacing the bolt, tensioner assembly, serpentine belt, water pump and/or pulley each time. Honda has known about this problem because in february 2009, I received a "product update: rerouting the drive belt" which also recommended replacing the bolt. Prior to this, on october 3, 2007 at 35,954 miles I took the car to honda because of a whining noise and they rerouted the belt - but did not replace the bolt. In addition to the november 23, 2009 incident above, the bolt also broke may 20, 2010 at 78,198 miles, and again on october 12, 2010 at 81,895 miles and that time was fixed by wade raulerson honda, gainesville, fl. When it broke on september 18, 2012 at 98,000 miles I was in gainesville and had it towed to honda of gainesville but their estimate was $850 and included a new water pump which we later found it did not need. So I had it towed 25 miles back to williston and my son, an experienced mechanic removed the bolt and replaced it, the tensioner and belt. On november 13, 2012 at 101,000 miles, the bolt broke again and he had a more difficult time removing and replacing it. All the replaced parts have been honda parts. If I had been on the interstate this time, it could have caused a bad accident because there was no warning and the engine stopped immediately. I will never have the confidence to drive on the interstate or for any distance again but, now that I'm living mostly on social security, I cannot afford car payments. I expected this honda to last me as long as I would need a car. The repair costs I've paid have been $1,800 and don't include my son's labor.
The RPM down to 0 while stopped at a red light. Tried restarting the car, the RPM would go up for a few seconds while a lot of metallic noise of loose parts flying around under the hood. Took it to two mechanics, turned out the drive belt tensioner bolt snapped in half, half went into the block.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated that smoked started to emit from the engine compartment due to coolant leak. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnose that the engine block cracked due to defective material. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 65,000.
Traveling around town for work when I noticed my engine temp was extremely high. Pulled off roadway in safe location. After refilling coolant, took vehicle to mechanic. Upon testing, two cracks have been found in the engine block. Car has been properly maintained by honda certified mechanics for life of the vehicle and never experienced any other issues.
A couple months back I took my car to the honda dealer to fix my A/C. So when my A/C was not throwing any cold air out again this week I took it back to honda and they told me my condenser had a whole in it probably from a pebble. There is nothing covering that area on the car so after I pay almost $700 it can possibly happen again. There is no warranty for this. I feel it is a defect of the way the car was built. I feel honda should fix this problem. Or atleast reimburse the customers.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic lx. The contact was driving 63 MPH when the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed and taken to a private mechanic. The mechanic confirmed that the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 93,872.
Sunday on my way back home I smelled coolant, I stop immediately and checked it out to find a puddle under the car. Coolant was leaking. I called for tow truck and tow car to auto shop. The next day I found that the engine block was cracked and this why coolant leaks. ... Many people had the same casting problem with these engine blocks.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for repairs under a manufacturer's engine block failure warranty in march 2012. The local mechanic replaced the engine coil and the engine sensor, but the failure was not corrected. The vehicle developed an engine coolant leak. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer inspected the vehicle and located the failure as the engine block being cracked due to defective aluminum. The dealer replaced the engine block, the timing chains and the spark plugs. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and denied assistance with the repairs. The failure mileage was 61,000 and the current mileage was 63,000. Updated 04/25/12 *bf the consumer stated she experienced several problems related to the crck engine block, which wasn't located until march 2012. Updated 06/25/12
Pulling out into traffic very loud squealing noise...pulled off road and noticed the pulley holding the serpentine belt was wobbling ...got it towed to the dealership and they said the bolt holding the pulley was broken....got it fix and now 13 months later it has happened again if the pulley breaks off or the belt comes off in traffic I could be in serious trouble.
Coolant leak. Engine block cracked, confirmed by mechanic.
Two days ago I was pulling into a parking space in a grocery store parking lot. I was slowing the car down using the brakes. As I turned into the parking space I applied pressure on the brakes, the brakes became soft and suddenly the engines rpms increased and began jumping between 3000 rpms to 4000 rpms. The car began to move forward even though I had the brakes fully depressed and I was in danger of hitting other cars or people. I immediately put the car in neutral and the rpms jumped even higher. I turned the engine off and after a few seconds the engine stopped. I re-started it and drove to the honda dealership. They have had the car for two days and can not find the problem (or so they say). This is the second time in 8 weeks this has happened in this car (see complaint number 10435619). This was not pedal error. My foot was only on the brake. After doing a google search I see hundreds of similar complaints. Honda is not admitting that there is a problem with the software in their cars but there is. Please look into this before too many people get killed. I could have easily run over the 2-3 people walking in front of me if I hadn't been through this before and knew to put the car in neutral right away. Both times when I put my foot on the brake I felt the brakes soften and the engine suddenly revved. It appears to me that there is some glitch in their software that tells the engine to downshift when braking. Instead of downshifting the engine accelerates. Something is clearly wrong with this car. Unfortunately the check engine light does not come on so honda can not find the error. Clearly if you do a google search there is a serious problem out there with these hondas.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after allowing it to cool and adding water to the radiator. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the engine block was cracked. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was 120,000.
In august of 2009, at 89,549 miles the original serpentine belt tensioner failed. The tensioner bolt broke off in the engine block during the replacement process. Enough of the bolt was exposed to grip it and remove it from the engine block. Honda replacement parts were used including new tensioner assembly, tensioner bolt and belt. Local honda dealer would not assist. Not warranty, no defect, no offer to assist. October, 2011, at 146,000 miles, the tensioner bolt broke causing misalignment of the serpentine tensioner pulley, tearing up the belt and stalling out the engine. The car could not be driven. Installed a second "belt enhancement kit" from local parts company,with new longer belt, new belt routing and new tensioner with a new bolt. Private mechanic had trouble removing broken bolt from engine block, but got it out. The local honda dealer said my VIN not affected and they offered no assistance. Local parts dealers computers all showed a "belt enhancement kit" and so did the honda parts department. Honda service writers not helpful, not their problem. What will happen the next time this bolt fails and damages the threads? Or this failure damages the alternator, waterpump, power steering unit and other parts? This should be a warrantable failure covered by honda.
My 2006 honda civic ex completely stalled out without any warning, leaving me stranded in the middle of a busy intersection. It had been driving perfectly without issue before the stall, and has received all necessary maintenance in a timely fashion up until that time. My car was inoperable and towed to a nearby mechanic. I was informed that the tensioner bolt had broken off in my engine; however, part of the bolt was still stuck inside of my engine. Due to the bolt breaking, my alternator was subsequently damaged and caused the car to stall. After consulting with a separate independent mechanic, it was determined that due to the location and angle of the bolt, the engine would have to be completely dropped out to remove and replace this bolt and to prevent further damage to the engine. This problem is covered under tsb 09-007 (jan 09 campaign - engine drive belt tensioner bolt replacement); however, even though my VIN falls within the range of affected vehicles, it is not an exact match.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated that steam emitted from under the hood abnormally while sitting at a traffic stop. The contact discovered coolant was leaking from the engine and that the engine was cracked. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 35,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact heard a loud squeaking noise inside the vehicle. The dealer stated the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who informed the contact that the tension belt failed and needed to be replaced. She took the vehicle to a different mechanic to have the work performed due to the cost. The manufacturer was notified of the failure; however, did not offer any assistance. The current mileage was 80,000. The approximate failure mileage was 79,700.
Yesterday I experienced sudden acceleration when applying the brakes. I was approaching a red light going downhill at about 40 MPH. I applied the brakes and the engine accelerated with the rpms jumping to 3,000. I applied full brakes and the car kept moving towards the intersection. To avoid an accident, I put the car into neutral. Rpms went up to about 4,500. The car slowly stopped. When the light turned green I put it back in drive and the car stalled. I put the car in neutral and re-started it and the rpms were normal. I took it to the dealership today and they could not find the problem. Surveying the internet I can see lots of other acceleration issues with the 2006 civics. The dealership was unaware of any problems. This could have caused a serious accident.
Premature catastrophic failure of water pump pulley caused by pulley bolts falling out of pulley, pulley detaching and than causing failure of serpentine accessory belt. Honda will not cover this under tsb 08-039. This is a saefty issue as well - loss of power steering, cooling, engine could blow. I have to bring into dealer contacted honda asked them to cover 100% of cost they only cover 40%. Replaced with upgraded parts not same flawed design. Honda must cover 100% of this. Case number: no12011-09-2700942 car always dealer serviced and oil changes purchased new.
I was driving about 25mph on a residential street when I smelled rubber burning and then my car suddenly stopped working. We had it towed to a trusted friend's shop to see what the problem was and then to fix it. We found that the tensioner bolt was broken. Our mechanic has done lots of research on this problem and have found that other owners of 2006 honda civics are also having the same problem. He is in the process of trying to replace this bolt. I only have 75,000 miles on this honda and am very disappointed with this fairly new car. I hope it can be fixed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. While driving 10 MPH, the contact stated that the vehicle stalled on the road. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer, whom denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable and the current mileage was 15,445. Updated 09/21/11*lj the consumer was informed the spring tensioner was broke, which caused the alternator, water pump and serpentine belt to fail. Updated 10/05/11.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning. Initially the vehicle had not come to a complete, when the contact applied pressure to the brakes; the vehicle continued to accelerate causing him to use the emergency brake since the steering wheel became very difficult to control. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that there was a cracked engine block and the anti freeze leaked out which caused the vehicle to stall. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. No repairs were performed. The current and failure mileages were 72,000.
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