Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 2006 Honda Civic

The accessory serpentine belt produced by gates triggers misfires faults. The part is available for inspection. The misfires escalated to a point where the mil lamp flashed and the vehicle derated while operating on a roadway. Had to emergency stop. After key off/on the vehicle acted normally. I was able to be confirm the misfire with datalogging. Gates has not responded to my communication effort. The vehicle had no issue previous to the belt change. It was running the oem belt and was only replaced due to maintenance interval. After the misfire was confirmed with data monitoring a new oem belt was installed and the misfire was confirmed to be gone.

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.

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.

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.

Premature catastrophic failure of water pump pulley caused by pully bolts falling out of pully, pully 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.

Engine stopped unexpectedly with no prior signs of trouble while driving about 25 mph on residential street. Car towed to repair shop. Found bolt which holds engine accessory belt tensioner in place had failed. Replaced tensioner and bolt with new Honda parts. Five months later same bolt again unexpectedly broke resulting in engine stoppage again fortunately at 25 mph in light traffic. Car was towed and repaired. Both repairs used Honda replacement parts. I have both bolts. Bolts are not suppose to break under these conditions. Fortunately failure did not happen in heavy traffic or high speed but they could have.

The bolt that holds the serpentine belt tension idler pulley has failed twice on my vehicle. It's a fatigue failure from bolt bending load; a design failure. I have been fortunate that both failures occurred at low speeds on side streets. If this occurred at speed where I could not pull over immediately, I could have been in severe danger with loss of power, engine seizing and a possible fire.

I am the original owner of a 2006 Honda Civic and have had all the recommended scheduled maintenance at the dealership where I bought the car. With my long commute I'm up to 143,000 (highway) miles. I was on my way home from having their "b13" service when the engine light came on; it needs a new engine(!) they told me this is a common problem with 2006 Civics and that dealership has handled "several, one just this week", and that it manifests itself arbitrarily, "the engine is fine and then it just breaks". Most Civics less than 5 years old are still under warranty (or close enough) so I imagine that these people haven't felt the need to report this. But even with them managing to get Honda America to pay 25% of the cost I'll still pay over $3000 in repair costs. Hondas are "supposed" to be very reliable, so having a well-maintained engine die at less than 5 years old feels like I've been cheated. But more significantly, if Honda knows this is a problem, I think they should take more action and responsibility about fixing it. Even with their "service bulletin" they said it won't be a recall unless it's a "safety issue" like seat belts. I don't think it's safe for people to be driving around Civics where the engine could fail at any moment without provocation.

2006 Honda Civic. Consumer states problems with water pump bolts when the mechanic started the vehicle, sparks were coming from the area of the water pump. When he checked the engine area, it was apparent that one of the three visible bolts holding the water pump in place had fallen off. The serpentine belt also needed to be replaced. The next day, the mechanic removed the faulty water pump, having determined it had been out of its normal shape. He further determined that the tensioner assembly holding the water pump in place was the incorrect part. It weighed 40 pounds, when the proper weight for that water pumps tensioner would have been about 16 pounds. When the mechanic ordered the replacement part, it was identical to the original part and informed the consumer it would only last 25,000-30,000 miles until the same problem occurs again. Updated 06/08/10.

My car is 4 years old and approaching 50,000 miles. Yesterday after work I had made a stop on the way home and when I came out and started my car it was making a horrible racket. It was a loud rattling sound. I looked under the hood and saw the pulley on the water pump wobbling around like crazy. I had the car towed to the dealership I bought it at. Today they informed me they had to replace the water pump completely and charged me $500 for it. When looking online about the issue I found there had been a limited recall for the same make, model and year but my VIN didn't fall within the affected recall range. Is it just coincidence that I had the exact same issue as others with the same model and year or should my car have been included in that recall?.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic ex. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the tension bar was replaced. While driving 20 mph on a secondary road he heard a peculiar noise. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility. The mechanic replaced the tension bar bolt and the serpentine belt at an expense of $543. 36. The manufacturer was notified, and he was advised that they could not inspect the vehicle because he already had the vehicle repaired by an independent technician. The failure mileage was 110,000.

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 misallignment 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 helpfull, 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.

While driving engine serpentine belt tensioner bolt broke. Tensioner failed and belt locked up, causing loss of power steering and engine shut off causing a dangerous situation. Car was towed to dealership. Dealership replaced tensioner bolts.

On 8/24/07 my 2006 Honda Civic ex with only 12,107 miles on it began making a squealing noise. Two minutes later there was a noise, power steering was lost and car stalled. Dealer said the water pump and pulley broke, and they were both replaced. Parts were back ordered, however, and I was without my car for over a week. The dealer said they hadn't seen much of this problem, but the fact that the parts were back ordered indicated to them that this type of repair was a problem.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. The contact experienced failure with the motor in her vehicle. When she started the vehicle and put on the seat belt, she noticed that the motor would pull really fast as if it would move forward. While at a stop light, the motor revved extremely fast and the vehicle jerked forward. The contact turned off the motor. On one occasion, the motor even caused the vehicle to accelerate backwards. She took the vehicle to the dealer three times, but they could not find the source of the failure. The current mileage was 20,965 and failure mileage was approximately 18,000.

While going home the car jerked lost all power and started smoking. I called the so called Honda roadside assistance and they told me its late on Sunday what do you want me to do. Leave the car where its at and we will try to pick it up tomorrow I paid the tow. It turned out the belt tensioner bolt broke taking out the water pump , tensioner, crank shaft pulley, and the belt car had 17,000 miles and I had to pay the tow.

The mileage at the time was 26,368. We went on a trip with the car and on the way we noticed it was leaking antifreeze so we took it to the closest dealership on 5/26/7. They replaced the small engine block and told us that it was a defect from the manufacturer. We received the car back on 6/11/7. Then on 7/2/7 we went to visit a relative about 60 miles away and the car started making a loud noise when you turned and the car kept trying to stall. Mileage at time 27,785. We had it towed to the dealership and the dealership had to replace the serpentine belt, replaced the water pump pulley and removed broken portion of the tensioner bolt from the engine block and retapped hole. We received the car back on 7/9/7. On 1/5/8 the car started making a loud noise and once again was towed to the dealership, mileage at time 38,897. The same thing happened again. The tensioner bolt broke and then it made the tensioner hit the water pump pulley and grinded both of them to each other. They replaced the belt tensioner/pulley.

Lower water-pump-belt-tensioner bolt broke off in block. Stopping car in heavy traffic causing a rear-end accident.

2006 Honda Civic at the time of incident had 36,929 miles on it. Vehicle lost all power. Dealership found water pump broke,causing the serpentine belt to snap and the tension rod to break. There were no signs of problems before the vehicle broke down. Vehicle started to smoke. Honda dealership had to replace water pump, serpentine belt and tension rod. Dealership felt water pump should not have broken at this mileage. I was advised later by another dealership that Honda had casting problem with engine block. Same thing happened to the boss, engine block cracked and had to be replaced. The Honda was the same year and approximately the same mileage.

Three times while I have been driving my car my auto tensioner has broken due to a poor design by Honda. They only cover fixing it under warrenty. When it happens I lose all functioning of my belt including power steering, alternater, and water pump. Luckily in each instance I was not doing a turn or had a steep turning comming up but I would not have been able to if there was one and it would result in a crash or the car overturning possibly. There was no warning and each of the 3 times it happened suddenly where I hear a sound and my battery light turns on. I took it to midas to repair it and in each case it happened again in a week or less. Honda knew about the issue but did not even warn me or warn midas about the part needing to be replaced until the 3rd incident.

While driving engine serpentine belt tensioner bolt broke in engine block. Tensioner failed and belt came off of pulleys, causing loss of power steering and engine shut off. Car was towed to dealership. Dealership replaced tensioner bolts, pulleys, and serpentine belt. Same failure occurred on September 4, 2006 while driving. Car again towed to dealership. Dealership diagnosed same failure with tensioner bolts. Manufacturer has updated bolts to fix failure, but new parts on backorder for unspecified period of time.