Water Pump Problems of Honda Civic

Overheating, leaking coolant, water pump failure. When driving and at idle.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehcle was taken to an independent mechanic for service on the water pump and the technician informed the contact that the block where the engine sitting are fractured. The vehicle was not repaired and was not taken to a dealer. The manfuacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000. Aw.

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It started over heating fixed water pump alternator battery almost everything still over heats then I drove it just fine parked it went back later to drive and it won't start.

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Tl the contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated that oil leaked into the coolant and the engine leaked oil. The engine overheated and then leaked coolant from the vents. In addition, the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine block was cracked due to the catalytic converter overheating. The mechanic also stated that the vehicle needed a new water pump, one oil ring, and a plastic hose. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the warranty expired last year. The failure mileage was 91,000.

Engine block coolant leak I bought this 2008 Honda Civic in winchester va on 1/13/2018 fro s&w auto1908 valley Ave winchester va on valley Ave. They stated it had a new engine that it had been replaced by Honda due to block being replaced in 2006 to 2008 because the developed a coolant leak. On 1/16/2018 after buying it check engine light came on and gauage for hot/cold went to hot. Took it back to s&w after calling as they instructed me to. They stated was a loose wire and that should take care of it and not to worry if that hot/cold thing should hot again. However it happened again on July 8 2018 and my car would not start. Took it to garage and found out had leak and needed water pump replaced. However mechanic called and that was fixed but come to find out engine block had a leak/cracked and you can see from top water pooling. Took back to s&w auto and they said yes it is cracked and I would need to take to miller Honda 3985 valley pike winchester va miller Honda winchester va. I did this am 7/20/2018 at 7:00 am and they wanted to charge me $110 to look at it. I work two jobs and don't have this kind or money to fix a problem that was to be fixed and was told was a new engine that Honda replaced. Miller Honda jeff called at 9:02 am 7/20/2018 and was very rude. I want this issue resolved immediately and it should not cost me to have it looked at once again.

TSB#10-048 Honda Civic (2006-2009) engine cylinder block crack. I never received a notice about this TSB. On may 23, 2018, while driving on the highway 78 miles from home, my a/c stopped working and the temp. Gauge was up to h. I immediately put the heat on to cool the engine. Then I stopped for a half hour to let it cool. After arriving home and upon inspection we noticed that all the coolant was gone. Through research, thinking we had a bad water pump, we found a youtube video that talked about the Honda 10 yr extended engine warranty. I had the car towed to my nearest Honda dealer on 5/26 where they diagnosed the cracked block. According to a parts person at Honda this crack doesn't have any physical warning signs until it overheats. . I bought my car may 5, 2008, so I am 21 days out of warranty and the best the dealership will do is cover 75%. So I wonder how long before my warranty was out was it leaking? this is a very known problem that has had 3 updates to the length of warranty since 2009. If I had been sent a mailing as they say they did, I would have had it taken care of. But since it's not classified as a recall I had no warning. Once or twice a year I check my VIN # for recalls. Even today it lists 0.

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.

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As I was driving my car, my heater had gone cold and my temprature gauge shot into the red and steam began to come up from under my hood, I immediately pulled over to lift my hood and steam comes rolling out. I had thought for weeks it was a water pump or line issue and tried fixing it but nothing helped, a mechanic shop finally told me it was a crack in my block. I done research and found out its been a huge issue with this model car. The issue of losing coolant and problems with overheating began in January of 2018.

My car hit 164,000 miles and I was on my way back home from work and took the streets instead of the highway when all of a sudden I see the temperature electronic gauge almost reach the max which has never happened since I've owned the car and it was maintained properly. I then pulled over the side and smelled anti freeze and thought imediately that it was my water pump since I thought that it couldn't be the motor since it was never abused or maintained incorrectly but then I popped the hood open and saw a hairline crack on the engine block and knew that I would have to at least stop a few times and wait for the engine to cool down and drive again to make it home and that my car would need a new engine block or new engine. I then researched online to see if this was a common problem or if it was just my car that had this problem and saw that it wasn't just my car with this problem on their Honda Civic and I'm out of luck since my car is an 06 and the 10 year warranty won't cover it anymore and now I will have to be paying this defective engine block repair out of my own pocket which won't be a cheap repair that Honda should have an unlimited timeframe for this repair since they know that it is a defective part. I got lucky I wasn't driving on the highway when driving otherwise it might of caused me to have an accident. This will be my last Honda I will be buying ever again due to this problem. Hopefully one day there will be a recall for this model as I'm sure within a few years other owners of this model will end up having the same problem in the future and this isn't a a few hundred dollar repair but a few thousand dollar repair. Please make this a recall so that Honda can fix this common problem on this model because this is a safety issue, I got lucky nothing happened to me but I'm not sure if others will have the same luck I had of not being in one.

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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.

Our 2009 Honda Civic si I purchased with my son began overheating on the highway on his way to work. We immediately took it to our regular mechanic & they thought it was a water pump issue, but upon further inspection discovered the engine block was cracked & leaking coolant. He also found for us, an american Honda service bulletin that says Honda Civics, years 2006-2009, are eligible for a new installed engine block at Honda's expense, if your VIN shows as eligible. We had it towed to brookdale Honda, our regular dealer & repair shop where we have purchased 5 vehicles. They too, thought it was the water pump so we had that repaired at a cost of $730. We picked it up on Saturday April 22, 2017, only to have the same issue that night again on the way home from work. Temperature was getting extremely hot, leaking coolant, & the engine was smelling. We brought it back to the dealer again on Monday April 24th, & it was not inspected until Tuesday April 25. My service advisor called & asked me what the problem was. . . I told him the same thing as before, temperature gauge getting very hot/leaking coolant/engine smelling. I mentioned that our mechanic said to look for an engine block leak in the same location as the cracked engine block shows in the 10-048 Honda extended warranty s. B. Campaign picture shows. Sure enough, he looks there and calls me to say what I already knew. However the VIN number does not match the recall warranty so they said they can't help me with this $5500 repair. We still owe $10,500 on the vehicle & its now worthless or we drive an unsafe vehicle anyway & get stranded on the highway or in an accident because the car catches on fire from overheating. Vehicle was in motion when overheating/leaking coolant occurred. How can our vehicle be excluded when this is dangerous & still happening to Honda Civic owners all over with 10 yr warranty & they said no.

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I was making a left turn leaving my place of work. The car made a loud grinding noise and the steering wheel locked (power steering went) and a/c stopped working. I immediately parked the car and the next day had it towed to a Honda dealership. Upon inspection, the water pump seized up. The pulley and lock bolt holding the serpentine belt had practically fallen off. This was confirmed by a Honda dealership technician. The car has low mileage, I am the first owner, and the car has only been serviced at a Honda dealership. I will also reference a service bulletin issued on 2006 Honda Civics. There is no recall on 2008's even though it contains the same r18 engine (engine block cracking problems) as the 2006 and 2007. Service bulletin number: 08-038 NHTSA id #: 10026085 bulletin date: fri, 08/01/2008 failing component(s): 062000 engine and engine cooling:cooling system summary: Honda: product update: water pump pulley flange cracks. A crack pulley flange may create a pulley noise, cause the water pump to fail, and cause the drive belt to break. Updated 12/19/08. Csc letter was received.

The serpentine belt tensioner bolt snapped causing the belt to slip onto the water pump pulley. The bolt had to be drilled out and the water pump pulley had to be replaced. There is a TSB out on this bolt but I believe it should be a recall because I believe it is a manufacture problem. It cost me $1,100. 91 to have it fixed.

Hot air was not blowing. Noticed little bit of green coolant on the garage floor. There was enough coolant in the reservoir. Took it to the Honda dealer. Pressure test was performed. Service told me that head gasket blown and need to be fixed immediately otherwise car may become stalled anytime. 5 months ago same dealer performed timing belt, water pump maintenance. Mileage is very low for head gasket related issues.

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Houston, TX. 2008 Honda Civic ex sedan. At red light, noticed engine smoke coming up from under hood. Engine temp indicator was maxxed. Drove slowly to service station 1 mile away coolant reservoir was empty. Added coolant, and drove to mechanic. Replaced water pump and t-stat and flushed and filled coolant then diagnosed cracked engine block (total of $690 for service). Drove to dealer who replaced engine block on extended warranty. Engine head was not warped and was not replaced. Car is driving very well since engine replacement.

History from odi # 10572660: 6-18-09 Honda dealership did Feb 2009 recall (replaced auto-tensioner pivot bolt & reroute belt) at 28,324 mi. 9-15-12 engine failed (48144 mi. ) approaching stop intersection. Subsequently would not crank to start. Towed car to service station. 9-18-12 vehicle repaired -- due to broken pivot bolt, a new Honda recall belt kit, including new bolt, belt, belt tensioner assembly & water pump pulley had to be installed. Approximately 20,000 mi. After recall kit & new bolt was installed to prevent the pivot bolt from breaking, the bolt broke and stopped the car from functioning completely. Had I been in higher speed traffic the results may have been disastrous. ----------------------------------------------------------- 12-20-13 car died approaching intersection -- towed for service. Again pivot bolt had broken, causing cascade of events preventing car from functioning -- this time within only 7000 mi. After new belt tensioner recall kit & new pivot bolt was installed. When this occurs, the car is inoperative. This bolt has been replaced three times and broken twice. I am now afraid to drive car for fear of it ceasing to run at any time. Honda internet forums specifically for the 2006 Civic mention many similar occurrences.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited an abnormal clunking noise. The contact had a mechanic inspect the vehicle the failure was located at the engine water pump pulley. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 90,000.

The drive belt auto-tensioner pivot bolt broke while the car was travelling. The driver noticed a loud mechanical sound and later discovered the drive belt auto-tensioner pivot bolt was not attached to the engine block. The driver was lucky the belt did not break, the water pump pulley did not break from the friction, or the bolt fly into the engine. In either case we discovered this is a common occurrence in the 2006 Civic model and had a TSB 09-007, starting January 30, 2009, until January 30, 2012. We had to tow the vehicle to the Honda dealership, where we were told we had to cover all costs, even though this was a manufacturing defect on part of this model car. What is worse, many times the bolt will break again. I am afraid of this happening and a possibility of losing control over the car should this happen again. All I ask is Honda reopen this TSB on a continuous basis to fix their defective models and possible reimbursement for fixing the flaw.

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!?.

6-18-09 Honda dealership did Feb 2009 recall (replaced auto-tensioner pivot bolt & reroute belt) at 28,324 mi. 9-15-12 engine failed (48144 mi. ) approaching stop intersection. Subsequently would not crank to start. Towed car to service station. 9-18-12 vehicle repaired -- due to broken pivot bolt, a new Honda recall belt kit, including new bolt, belt, belt tensioner assembly & water pump pulley had to be installed. Approximately 20,000 mi. After recall kit & new bolt was installed to prevent the pivot bolt from breaking, the bolt broke and stopped the car from functioning completely. Had I been in higher speed traffic the results may have been disastrous.

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.

The serpentine belt tensioner bolt has broken 5 times in the past 30,000 miles. This requires removing the broken bolt and replacing the bolt, tensioner assembly, serpentine belt, water pump and/or pulley each time. Honda has known about this problem because in February 2009, I received a "product update: rerouting the drive belt" which also recommended replacing the bolt. Prior to this, on October 3, 2007 at 35,954 miles I took the car to Honda because of a whining noise and they rerouted the belt - but did not replace the bolt. In addition to the November 23, 2009 incident above, the bolt also broke may 20, 2010 at 78,198 miles, and again on October 12, 2010 at 81,895 miles and that time was fixed by wade raulerson Honda, gainesville, FL. When it broke on September 18, 2012 at 98,000 miles I was in gainesville and had it towed to Honda of gainesville but their estimate was $850 and included a new water pump which we later found it did not need. So I had it towed 25 miles back to williston and my son, an experienced mechanic removed the bolt and replaced it, the tensioner and belt. On November 13, 2012 at 101,000 miles, the bolt broke again and he had a more difficult time removing and replacing it. All the replaced parts have been Honda parts. If I had been on the interstate this time, it could have caused a bad accident because there was no warning and the engine stopped immediately. I will never have the confidence to drive on the interstate or for any distance again but, now that I'm living mostly on social security, I cannot afford car payments. I expected this Honda to last me as long as I would need a car. The repair costs I've paid have been $1,800 and don't include my son's labor.