Water Pump problems of the 2007 Honda Civic

Our 2007 Honda Civic is apparently part of the service posting Honda sent to its service departments in 2010, but not to its customers, regarding a casting issue with the engine blocks in 2006 through early 2009 Civics. With the engine casting issue a perfectly maintained vehicle is still bound to overheat at some point in time because a bad engine block will eventually leak coolant. The unknown customer extended warranty was good for something like 8 years, or maybe 10, I don't know. In the last year I've had 3 coil packs go bad in this Civic engine, the water pump replaced and then replaced a second time because the engine kept overheating probably because of the leaking engine block. My daughter was left stranded 3 times on the road because of this engine block casting issue with a foreseen future failure that was hidden from the customer. The last time the car quit she was left stranded on the interstate in a dangerous situation. Everything I have read on the internet points to Honda only honoring what they want to honor on this know manufacturing problem, and this is only after customers have been overheated, and sometimes left stranded on the road in many cases because the coil packs go bad and do not allow the car to restart and run safely. Honda has not been forthright concerning the casting malfunction of the 2006 through early 2009 engine block. They are not actively looking for this leak, and if an engine sneaks past the extended warranty date then all cost is on you. A safety recall needs to be put out on these engines, and Honda needs to be forced to do the right thing since to date it looks like they have not been a good corporate citizen. That is a shame, and they should be held accountable since a failed engine block is a $4,500 - $6,000 replacement cost at the dealer, and these engines were always bound to fail as some point in time.

On January 2nd, 2018 , was driving on a city street to a local aaa approved auto repair care center when the engine of my Honda Civic became overheated causing fumes/smoke. This could have caused a fire and would thus be a safety hazard. The purpose of taking it to the repair shop was initially just to get a vehicle inspection test/report done for vehicle registration. Due to the engine overheating, further tests were done, and replacing the water pump and performing vps coolant system flush was recommended. I had my vehicle towed to my regular mechanic who inspected it thoroughly and discovered a crack in the engine block. Online I stumbled across several web sites indicating problems associated with engine blocks with some Honda Civics. I called America Honda who said I needed to take my vehicle to a Honda garage to confirm the crack in the engine block. This I did and it was reinspected and confirmed by the Honda mechanics that there was indeed a crack in the engine block. My vehicle has been sitting at the Honda garage for over three months now while America Honda decided how much they can help with replacing the engine. They will replace my engine after my deductible of $2500. I have reluctantly accepted this as it's been a long wait and I need my car back on the road. I understand from american Honda that their extended warranty for cracked engine block was 10 years from first purchase and only the first owner would have received information on this warranty. However, I believe that a crack in the engine block that leads to an overheated engine potentially causing a fire hazard should be covered under a recall. American Honda needs to be held accountable for this defective engine. They gave me a faulty engine that could cause a fire due to overheating and should replace it entirely at their cost. I am thus making a complaint against american Honda.

Honda Civic 2007 coupe engine block blow out during just a 15 minutes short drive!!! it happens in January when seattle weather is very chilly, my dashboard indicate the temperature of the engine is abnormally hot. Pulled over on a resident street and stop for a while, start engine after 5 minutes, it's even worse. Engine overheated even faster. Have to pull over every single 5 minutes!!! when I got out of the car, coolant all over the floor and obviously I cannot make my way home even it's 15 minutes away from home. Turns out there is a recall (extended warranty) and Honda manufacturer and dealership said they will take care of it without me paying from my own pocket. I still need to pay $500usd for the water pump and some parts cause my technician replace it by ourselves before we found out there is a recall/extended warranty. No car rentals available when replacing the engine block due to Honda's fault!!!! I wrote my experience here because I want to let other Civic users know that they don't need to pay out from their own pocket when their engine block blow out, the dealership that was helping me was not telling me they are gonna do it for free until """I ask them"""! brand new engine block replaced for 6 months now and is running good! however!! I just receive a claim form in my mail box from Honda saying there is another recall on the rapid tire wear, wth!?.

Air conditioning was working intermittently. Would blow cool air then warm air. Called the mechanic and he asked me to bring in the car. Before I could do that, the car overheated and smelled of burning smoke. Took the car to the mechanic. They replaced the water pump - said it was leaking. After replacing that, they tested it and found a cracked engine block. Was informed that I would have to take my car to the dealer for a new engine. After researching this on the internet, found it was under an extended 8 year warranty by Honda. The dealer would not pay for the loaner or rental car, so I am out a rental for a week, plus the cost of the water pump at $362, plus a missed day of work to figure this all out, plus the depreciation on my car that is now considered a defective automobile. It's a Honda 2007 Civic ex.