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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.
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.
- Annandale, VA, USA
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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.
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.
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.
The bracket the holds the alternator and is connected to the engine block snapped while I was driving on a city street. I lost power steering and the belt came off. The alternator was just dangling. From what I understand, this is a known problem with this model vehicle and it seems to be a serious design flaw.
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"??"
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- Woodside, NY, USA