Radiator problems of the 2008 Honda Civic

Good afternoon, my 2008 Civic (137,500 miles) overheated while on highway & after pulling over & checking coolant spill tank saw it was empty. Next day refilled radiator with coolant & after starting car noticed coolant leaking on ground at front right side of engine. I could not locate leak. Drove to nearest Honda service department & at service (via pressure test of engine cooling system) a crack in engine block between cyl. 1 & 2 was located. I was told by service tech that Honda is aware of engine block crack/ defect & instead of issuing a service recall what they did was a warranty extension of 10 years. However, that warranty expired 2 years ago. Service manager called american Honda corp. For goodwill assistance to try & help with repairs but american Honda rejected/ declined the request & has left me without a vehicle. I am not able to pay for a new engine. I have no car for work, for my mom/ dad doctor visits/ for supermarket/ for life. Costs of repair are are above $5,000. I was the 2nd owner of my 2008 Civic & was not notified by Honda of the warranty extension or of a possible recall notification of this safety issue. I received recall for the air bag (tekata), but did not receive anything for a cracked engine block. Why is that? how is american Honda corp. Allowed to do a "warranty extension" to resolve a major safety problem only when the engine cracks & only when you notice you have a problem. Without any prior warning, these vehicles can have an engine failure/ stall while driving at higher speeds, increasing the risk of crash. As a lifelong Honda owner (20 years '97 accord and '08 Civic) I am beyond disappointed. Disappointed not because of what Honda legal department did via "legal loop holes," no. I'm disappointed I will never own or drive a Honda again. Good day.

My car went from normal temp to extremely overheating in about three minutes of idling. I have had this problem off and on over the last three years, including while driving, and have had to add coolant about five times in the last for years. The mechanic could never find the problem until today. I have to replace the radiator. The engine block recall should be extended, and she definitely included the radiator since father's cherry where the problem starts.

Coolant leak from the radiator. New head gaskets, new seals. Mystery coolant leak, coolant pushes from the radiator to the overflow, leaving radiator low coolant. New seals and new water pump, no drips or indication of leaking.

Car temperature started to increased rapidly, smoke from engine, revving but not accelerating much and finally it overheated and died. Can to find out that the engine block cracked from radiator leak that Honda knew about and did not inform me of. Maintenance done at dealership regularly and was the only owner of car. Because I drive so little miles per year, problem happened just after the extended warranty they had to �resolve� this problem for owners. Why wouldn't they tell me about this problem before they knew about it. Had to make too many phone calls to finally have them replace the engine for $3500. It's unscrupulous for a corporation to know there's a problem but just extend the warranty and not recall it and then not honor the extended warranty even though it was just outside the time window. Very displeased with Honda.

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.

Takata recall I came home from a 200 mile trip & noticed coolant leaking from engine when I got off my car at my house. The engine did not get hot or did the temperature gage move to indicate engine was hot. I have owned my 2008 Honda Civic since 09/05/2009 & never had any issues. I remembered I had a letter from Honda mailed to me about 10 yr extended warranty on the engine of my Civic . I did not have any issues with the engine up until July 2018. I was in disbelief that the warranty had already been expired. I was so upset that I always took good care of my car. I changed oil when it was supposed to fluids were never low. I never had any issues until after warranty expired. It was not my fault and there was not anything I could have done to prevent the engine block from cracking since it was a known defect. I took the car to the Honda dealership 50 miles away on a flat bed trailer to get it diagnosed. The dealership said warranty expired gave me a bill stating ,short engine block ,radiator assy, thermostat, radiatior hoses, bypass hoses, total cost $7504. 99 parts & labor Honda would cover portion of the bill. They didnt state what portion of the bill or how much of the bill they would cover. I am outraged that I paid $16,450. 00 for a Honda Civic with a defective engine. Honda has known about the defect it has on its engines and sold me a hard working american consumer a defective vehicle. Honda should have recalled thier leaking coolant engine product. Instead of offering to pay a portion of the bill since it was not my fault . I have been struggling without a vehicle since July 2018 I will never buy a Honda again.

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.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. While driving approximately 55 mph, the temperature gauge needle moved to the maximum temperature. The contact pulled over to the side of the road, added water to the radiator, and waited approximately 15 minutes. The vehicle was restarted and operated normally. The contact stated that the water reservoir had to be filled with water every day. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine block cracked and needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 102,782.

I just bought this car with 119,000 miles on it from a dealership. It was ok for the first five days until I noticed that something was wrong. On my way back home, I noticed the reading on the temperature gauge rising. It kept rising almost to the red marker. I was very stressed. I finally figured out that my coolant reservoir was completely empty. My temporary solution was to add some coolant to the radiator and to the reservoir. So far the temperature gauge has remained at a good and steady temperature. There is a coolant leak in my car but I can't find it. Hopefully, Honda will take a look at it and determine the problem.

Car made an intermittent high-pitched whining noise. I noticed the engine temperature indicator was in the red. There was a smell of burnt anti-freeze. Checking the radiator and radiator reservoir showed there was no coolant. Had to put water in the radiator and reservoir to drive back home. Mechanic and dealership confirmed that the engine block was cracked causing all the coolant to leak out. The engine block has to be replaced. Fortunately I was made aware that Honda will cover this manufacturing defect and my cost should be zero.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic ex (n/a). The contact was traveling 45 mph and attempted to accelerate when the vehicle suddenly began losing power. The check engine light illuminated so the contact pulled over to the shoulder and turned the vehicle off. The vehicle was then towed to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed the bottom of the engine had a crack. The service manager then called back and stated that there was a problem with the headers and the radiator was melted because the vehicle had overheated. The failure mileage and current mileages were approximately 32,000.