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.
2008 Honda Civic engine complaints
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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 the federal safety agency 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
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated. The contact stated that the vehicle was then shifted into park and the engine began to rev. The vehicle was taken to o'malley honda (3405 stewart ave, wausau, wi 54401 (715) 842-2131) but a diagnostic test was not completed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 143,000.
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
This car started leaking coolant on the driveway. One day later my wife drives car and when she returns home steam is coming from engine and a lot more coolant is leaking on driveway. Towed it to the dealer. Turns out there is a factor defect causing engine block to crack prematurely. Luckily engine didn't overheat and lock-up while on the freeway. Scary that the symptoms and onset of crack were so sudden. Only started dripping on driveway one day previous to near overheat. Not sure if my wife or I would have been able to safely get the car to the side of the road if it overheated while driving on the freeway.
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
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.
Engine block cracked, needs short block
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 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.
Engine block crack leaking antifreeze and car won't go over 5 MPH
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.
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.
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