The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, there was smoke coming from underneath the hood, and the vehicle was overheating. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled into a gas station, where her son added coolant to the vehicle. The contact was able to drive to her destination. Additionally, the contact stated that upon parking the vehicle, she noticed a trail of coolant in the driveway and there was no coolant in the reservoir. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the engine block was cracked, and coolant was leaking through the crack. The mechanic determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then towed to another independent mechanic, for second opinion, and the same determination was provided. The vehicle was not repaired. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under Honda Campaign Number: 10-048 because the campaign had expired. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
2008 Honda Civic engine complaints
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The vehicle started dripping coolant at a pretty consistent rate, and it is a cracked engine block. Honda has issued a service bulletin regarding the issue, but most of these vehicles (2006-2009 Civics) are now out of warranty and have to replace the engine at their own expense.
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.
This one happend to my 18yrs brother in law . He using my car to get to his school i dont know what happend he said brake didnt went through . No injury got a car crash thats all . But the sad thing is my insurance went up and the car history gonna be under my safety driver record . Dmv said im a good driver thats why they email me a safety driver number to renew my license no waiting in line . Maybe next renewal im not gonna get that treatment again
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.
Honda extended a warranty for 2006-2008 civics to replace defective engine blocks. I have a 2008 civic that has very low mileage so I was unaware of this issue until now. They will not honor their replacement warranty, nor did the dealership say anything to me when I had my car serviced there several times a year since 2015. Why would they not say something? Now I'm left with a car that is useless and I bet the dealership I have purchased more than 5 cars from will take it as a trade in. It was in motion parked to go in the store and came out to all of my antifreeze on the pavement. Had to limp it some so it wouldn't cause more damage.
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.
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