Engine problems of the 2006 Honda Civic

Smelled burning antifreeze yet no evidence of leak initially. Later significant leak. Took car to dealer said it is extended warranty issue and they are going to replace the short block. This is a known issue to Honda.

Cracked engine block in the 2006 Honda Civic, 83,000 miles.

Daughter was driving home from work when she noticed smoke coming out of the engine; luckily she was near the dealership where the car was purchased from and drove to it. The dealership called my husband to inform him that the engine block was cracked. This 2006 Honda Civic was purchased on July 25, 2009 and has this type of problem a little over a year later (8/3/10) at 50,140 miles!! ironically my husband bought this car because he wanted to provide our teenage daughter with a safe car to drive! we are awaiting to hear if dealership will be able to get Honda to pay for this. After reading so many complaints on this 1 website, they better or I will be contacting every media outlet until we get satisfaction!.

Cracked engine blockn !!!!!!!!!!!! 2006 Honda Civic . . . . . . . . . . Shame on you american Honda for not issuing a recall yet !!!!!!!!!! shame on you !!!!!!!!!.

I have 89,000 miles on my 2006 Honda Civic. The other day I was driving it to work and it overheated. When I popped the hood, I discovered that there wasn't any antifreeze in it. I have not noticed any leaking, and when I took it to the dealer, they said it was because it was leaking out a crack in the engine block. While my car is high mileage, it is also only four years old, so it shouldn't be having issues this serious so soon.

My 2006 Honda Civic ex with only 35,000 miles started overheating. I took the car to my reliable mechanic who discovered a crack in the engine block. He told me to tow the car to the Honda repair shop as this was a fault with this particular year. Honda is covering the cost to repair. However, I will be without a car for 2 weeks and thy will not cover for a rental car. Shame on Honda. I will reconsider ever purchasing a Honda ever again.

Honda Civic with 70,000 miles lost all anti freeze during a 20 minute drive resulting in a cracked engine block. Engine steamed. Car died pulling into parking lot.

Began smelling anti-freeze one week ago, took cr to shop 3 days later, told their is a crack in the engine block. 2006 Civic, under 4 years old, but 68k miles, so dealer says it is out of warranty. As they have seen similar problems, their district manager approved them covering 50 % of the estimated cost of $3100 to replace the engine / block. While I appreciate their generosity, I would expect them to cover it 100 %, as this is a known problem on the r18 engine used in the 2006 Civic. That I was unlucky enough to have made it passed 60k miles before the crack appeared seem ironic. I suggest that Honda make good on a 90 / 10 replacement program, 90 % of the cost covered by american Honda. If this was some other brand with a lesser reputation for quality and reliability, I would not be so surprised, but the Honda name leads me to expect better.

There is a big "engine block crack" with alot of 2006-2008 Honda Civics, many of the owners have already post their problems on many forums. Many owners took the car back to the Honda dealership and Honda did repair it for free. But !!! I still think the government should do an inspection on it and tell Honda to setup a recall on this problem. Honda will fix the problem only if its under the warranty, but what will happen if the car is not under warranty? and I still think Honda should fix it because it is a manufactures fault for using bad heating material on engine blocks. . Read more...

I own a 2006 Honda Civic and over this past weekend I started to get the sweet smell of antifreeze and the engine started to overheat. I thought this was very odd because I am only at 82,000 miles. When my local Honda dealership inspected the car, they informed me that the engine block was cracked and that this is a design flaw in the 2006 and 2007 engines used in the Civic. I was very lucky not to have ended up stuck on the side of the highway during this frigid new england winter. If Honda knows about this flaw they should be doing something about it. I have an extended warranty, but the dealership has not agree to fix my vehicle yet. They've estimated the repairs to cost between $3,000 and $7,000. I am hopeful they will help me. From what I have been able to gather, many other Civic owners are dealing with the same problem of engine block cracks with low mileage on their vehicles.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. While driving 30 mph the temperature gauge had moved towards hot. Moments later smoke engulfed the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic, and she was informed that the engine block had cracked. The current and failure mileages were 130000.

This morning I found a pool of coolant/anti freeze underneath my car. I took it to the dealer and they told me that it had a "cracked engine block". The service rep told me that they have been seeing more and more cases of 2006 Honda Civics with these same problem. I went online and quickly found 13 cases of people with the exact same problem this year alone. . Read more...

I have a 2006 Honda Civic. Recently my car engine block had a crack and failed when I was actually driving. Honda new about this problem with my engine and decided not to inform me until after the fact. This is could have caused serious injury to myself or my family with my driving on the highway.

I bought my 2006 Honda Civic in 2008 with 61000 miles on it. At 81000 miles the engine block has cracked. I went online and found numerous complaints about this problem and a service bulletin at Honda recognizing this problem. I took my car to Honda and am now being told it is my problem and they will not help to repair it. The cost is over 4000. 00.

I drive a 2006 Honda Civic, without warning, other than a burning smell a single day before, the remaining coolant sprayed out of the internal side of the engine block. Recognized as a porous block, manufacturing defect in the aluminum casting of the block. This was played off as not common but investigations online proof this is an issue not addressed by Honda. If I was in the desert on my way to la with my family, like we had planned a week after, it would have been a catastrophic failure the engine and disabled the car. I had to have the entire block and related parts replaced at a significant cost. This should be a recall for the initial model year for the Civic in 2005-2006. I should be compensated for the expense and this should be investigated.

I backed up my car and liquid was leaking out at a fast rate. I immediately took my car to breakaway Honda. They called and said my engine block was cracked. This is a 2006 car! I researched and found that this has happened to a large number of this make and model. I had to pay $881 and do not feel I should have had to pay anything. The car should have been recalled.

While backing up at approximately 2mph the engine revved up to about 3,000rpms for 2-3 seconds. My foot was firmly on the brake pedal when this occurred. I shifted into park and the revving stopped.

The vehicle idled in my driveway for 1-2 minutes. I backed the vehicle down the driveway. I put my foot on the brake and shifted into drive. The vehicle unexpectedly revved up to 3-4000 rpm without pressing the accelerator. As my foot was firmly on the brake, the vehicle did not move. I took the vehicle to a dealership. The dealership checked the vehicle and test drove it. They could not find a problem or replicate the incident. No repairs were made to the vehicle.