Engine Problems of Honda Civic - part 1

Engine head get so hot that it melts the spark plug to the head, even melting the hex nut on the spark plug.

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#2 spark plug blown from cylinder head while driving.

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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.

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My 2001 Honda Civic (automatic transmission) will not move when I put it into gear. I tried all the gears: drive, reverse etc. Nothing happens when I step on the gas.

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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 !!!!!!!!!.

Honda Civic 2007 engine completely failed. Suspect this related to TSB 08-044; took to rodrigos auto repair shop; engine cracked. American Honda refuses reimbursement since did not take it to a Honda dealer.

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Cracked engine block on 2008 Honda Civic- most owners experience overheat + failure of engine. Honda TSB 08-044 clearly explains defect-likely to crack around coolant passages on 06,07,+08 Civic most owners will be in a dangerous position - possible fire+.

In November 2009, I purchased a used 2007 Honda Civic from a used dealership in alpharetta, GA. It was purchased as is so I immediately took it to voyles Honda in marietta, GA for a total check-up. The car was serviced and given the green light. It had 74,960 miles on it at the time. On March 8, 2010, on my way back home from jacksonville, FL the car started to decelerate quickly. I was on i95 northbound with my son, and it was a very scary few moments for us. We managed to park the car on the emergency lane. The car would not come back on. When we looked under the hood, there was no smoke but there was a funny smell. My son took the dipstick out of the engine and it was melted! we had to have the car towed to yulee to a local mechanic who said the engine was gone. After staying in a local hotel for the night, my husband picked us up on March 9. When I got home I made arrangements to have the car towed to grainger Honda in savannah. Grainger gets the car in and after a $92. 00 charge for looking at it, tells me that the engine is gone and they can get me a great deal for $4,600. 00 (a used engine with 19,000 miles on it). Well in the mean time, my son had been researching this problem on line and found that there are many 2006-2007 Honda Civic owners having the same problem. He found Honda service bulletin 08-044 which states there is a mechanical defect in some of these engines. The bulletin also states that customers that are out of warranty when this happens may be eligible for goodwill consideration. I explained several employees of grainger Honda but their response was that they would need to take down the engine at a tune of about $500-$600. He said they might be willing to pick up 25% of the cost. I told him absolutely not. I told him this was a defect that Honda was very much aware of and that Honda should pay for the entire repair. I also contacted Honda of America and was told they would do nothing.

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.

I drive a 2004 manual Honda Civic. I was driving down the freeway with cruise control set at about 70 mph. Suddenly, I felt my car speed up substantially and when I look at the speedometer I was traveling over 85 mph. I immediately canceled cruise control but my car continued to gain speed. I hit my brakes which caused my car to shudder violently. When my foot wasn't on the brakes, my car continued to quickly gain speed. I attempted to move the car into neutral and coast to a stop, but when I put the clutch in my rpm's rose to about 8,000 and didn't go down even when the car was in neutral. The car also continued to increase in speed even when it was in neutral. I moved back into 5th gear and continued down the highway going between 85-95 mph. I was able to maintain that speed only with my foot on the brakes. I placed a call to 911 and informed them that I couldn't stop my car. The 911 dispatcher contacted highway patrol who set out to catch me. Once a highway patrolman was behind me, I was instructed to shift into neutral, even though the rpm's would shoot up, and coast to a stop. The car shook almost uncontrollably while I was slowing down and even at a complete stop in neutral on the side of the road the rpm's were at about 8,000. We had the car towed to the Honda dealership where they turned the car on and witnessed the rpm's immediately shoot up to 8,000 again. After looking under the hood they could not determine a cause for the incident. When they turned the car on again it started and ran normally. No significant damage to the car was done, and luckily the freeway was uncrowded so an accident was avoided.

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.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic. When the vehicle was stopped with the contacts foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle vibrated as if the engine was about to fall out. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the motor mounts needed to be replaced. The dealer offered to cover 50% of the repair expenses. The manufacturer had not been notified. The failure mileage was 26,331.

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 have a 2007 Honda Civic. I have replaced 4 sets of tires on this car due to the back tires wearing flat. Honda reported it was a rear end problem and replaced parts. The car still makes too much road noise. No tires were replaced by Honda for this problem. In addition, my engine block is now cracked, and it happened without warning. The block is being replaced by Honda with only a 12,000 mile warranty or one year.

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.

I have never had an issue with my 2000 Honda Civic si because I had the recommended maintenance performed , oil changes every 3000-4000 miles and on may 17th, 2000 Honda Civic si with only 60,000 miles-blown head gasket. . . The car is at Honda west pending-a goodwill concession from Honda.

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My 18 yr daughter was driving on a 4 lane interstate on a Friday in rush hour traffic. The average speed on this road at this time of day is 70-75mph . Suddenly and without warning her transmission failed. The car essentially went into neutral. Luckily she was able to maneuver the car to the shoulder. She could have easily been hit and more than likely this would have been a multicar accident. I contacted Honda and they said they only were aware of problems with the odyssey and accord manufactured approx. 1999-2002. I did some research and found there were numerous complaints with the Civic (our car is a 2001 Civic). How many complaints and near miss accidents will it take for Honda to be brought to task for this defect?.

I was traveling on a major highway when I noticed the engine revving high. I looked at the shifter and noticed I was in s so I pushed the shifter into drive and the car died right in the fast lane of an extremely busy highway. I looked in the rearview mirror and saw cars just swerving, screeching ,etc. I did get clipped on the right rear, not only was I very lucky, but I was fortunate none of the other vehicles wrecked into each other. I have read both on this link and edmunds of people having problems with these 2005 Honda Civic hybrids dying when put into drive. I still need to take it to Honda, but I need to take it to the body shop as it is not exactly drivable.

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Motor rpms hang between shifting when foot is taken off accelerator.

I was driving my 2005 Honda Civic home on a Saturday night when all of a sudden the car just went dead, I drifted to the shoulder of the road and sat for about 10 minutes, then I tried to start the car it started, about 4 miles down the road and the car went dead again, this happened 4 time in a matter of about 15 miles. I drove the car to the dealership. Monday morning they called and said they could not find anything wrong.

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.

While traveling down the highway I hit a deer head on. The deer destroyed much of my front end but the motor was still going . I applied the brakes and after about 15 seconds the car started to accelerate and couldn't be stopped. Since it was a hybrid it felt like the electric motor kicked in for some strange reason and the car couldn't be stopped. In order to stop the car I put it in to park while it was moving. The car continued to try and accelerate but since it was in park it was just moving slowly to a stop. Although this wasn't deadly for me it could have been if I wasn't on the highway or if I was knocked out. I don't think a car should accelerate for no reason.

The contact owns a 2000 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehicle vibrates while driving 30 mph. The tires grip the pavement and the brake pedal appears to be elevated, creating difficulty when they are depressed. The rpms run high when idling and the vehicle begins decelerate while in motion. The contact pulled off the road and shut off the vehicle. The vehicle restarted, but the failure recurred soon after. The contact believes the failure may be caused by the fuel pump system or the accelerator may be stuck. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of failure. The VIN and engine size were unknown. The current mileage is 80,000 and failure mileage was 50,000.

2002, Honda Civic lx, was involved in a accident when slowing for traffic. The consumer rear ended another motorist when he attempted to slow down. The consumer hit the median, then, went across 4 lanes of traffic and hit a mountain. This resulted in a major car crash. Owner sustained 2 broken bones in the lower right leg, air bag burned. After the car went hood first into the mountain the car was revving, and gas was still flowing, then , vehicle caught on fire. The vehicle was recalled prior to the wreck. It was taken to the dealership, and they were the only ones to work on the vehicle. It was always regularly maintained, and the owner saw no record of any work done concerning a recall. The accident was on the freeway instead of surface road. The consumer believed that recall 01v329000 may have been the cause of his accident.

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