2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V030000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA OF STATEN ISLAND (SERVICE MANAGER, JEFFERY PASENKOFF, 1232 HYLAN BLVD, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10305, 718-720-0075) WHERE THE AIR BAG RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND WENT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE A COURTESY DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE "CURTAIN AIR BAG" FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

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I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE TODAY, AND MY MECHANIC FOUND IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. HE WAS STUNNED BECAUSE HE KNOWS I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY CAR, AND HE SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN IN A HONDA. HE CALLED TWO OTHER MECHANICS OVER TO LOOK AT IT BECAUSE HE COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. THEY TOLD ME I HAD DONE NOTHING WRONG AND THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW. ONE OF THE MECHANICS DID A SEARCH AND SURE ENOUGH FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A FLAW THAT HONDA KNEW ABOUT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN LATE 2015, AND I HAD NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WE DISCOVERED THIS MORNING THAT BECAUSE OF THE FLAWED ENGINE, HONDA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON MY ENGINE TO 10 YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 11 YEARS, SO THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. THEY ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE A PART THAT THEY PUT IN MY CAR THAT THEY KNOW IS FAULTY JUST BECAUSE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. THE AGE OF THE CAR IS IRRELEVANT (ALTHOUGH, FOR THE RECORD, IT'S IN EXCELLENT CONDITION) WE CALLED HONDA HEADQUARTERS TWICE TODAY, AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING. THE ONLY RECOURSE THEY SUGGESTED IS CONTACTING THE BBB. WHEN WE TOLD THEM WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE WAS AN ISSUE, THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT HONDA DEALERSHIPS KNEW, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN YEARS FOR SERVICE. SO, HE BASICALLY TOLD ME I MUST GET MY OIL CHANGED AT HONDA DEALERSHIPS IN ORDER TO LEARN ABOUT SECRET PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF MY CAR, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO HAVE ANY WORK DONE ON IT BESIDES ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, ONE OF THE REPS I SPOKE WITH MADE MY LOVELY CAR SOUND LIKE A LOST CAUSE BECAUSE IT IS NEARLY 12 YEARS OLD WITH 128,000 MILES ON IT. I REPEATEDLY TOLD HIM THAT WE BUY (OR USED TO BUY) HONDAS BECAUSE THEY LAST FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES. I AM STILL IN SHOCK AND EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK HONDA WILL NOT REPAIR THIS KNOW DEFECT AND DID NOT ALERT ME OF THE DEFECT WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP

AFTER TAKING THE CAR OUR 2006 HONDA CIVIC MODEL TO HONDA DEALER SERVICE FOR TSB 10-048 FOR (HONDA CIVIC 2006-2009 YEAR MODEL) DUE TO ENGINE COOLANT LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEATS WHILE HE WAS DRIVING FROM HIS WORK, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A VALID ENGINE DEFECT,BY HONDA TECHNICIAN - A CRACKED ON ENGINE BLOCK WAS THE CAUSED OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, SINCE WE BOTH THE CAR ORIGINALLY FROM THE SAME HONDA DEALER PLACE WITH THE DELIVERY DATE OF OCTOBER 2005. THEY CONSIDER THE CAR AS 11 YEARS OLD AND OUTSIDE THEIR 10 YEARS WARRANTY AND THE ONLY WARRANTY THE AMERICAN HONDA CORP WILL BE 50 PERCENT OF THE PARTS AND LABOR COST FOR REMOVING AND REPLACING AN ENGINE. MY POINT IS, ITS BECAUSE MY CAR MODEL BETWEEN WAS PURCHASED OCT 2005 AND NOT 2006 THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE A FULL WARRANTY COVERAGE THE MANUFACTURE DEFECT FROM THE COMPANY? OUR ENTIRE FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD OWNS 5 HONDA CARS, 3 CIVICS, 1 ACCORD AND 1 CRV WITH THE TRUST ON THE PRODUCT THEY HAVE IN THE PAST. HOW CAN'T THEY MAINTAIN A GOOD QUALITY PRODUCT ON THE LINE. THIS IS THE 2ND CIVIC IN OUR HOUSEHOLD WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, OUR DAUGHTER'S 2008 HONDA CIVIC HAD THE THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE AT NO COST LAST SUMMER 2016. WHY CAN'T THEY FULLY COVER THIS ONE, WITH THE SAME ENGINE DEFECT JUST BECAUSE IT WAS PURCHASED 3 MONTHS SHY FROM THE DELIVERY DATE BEFORE 2006. HONDA WOULD LIKE US TO PAY $2000 FOR THEM TO PERFORM UNSCHEDULE REPAIR DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE THEY INSTALL ON THE CIVIC'S CAR BETWEEN (2006-2009). HOW MANY CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THOSE CIVIC'S THAT ARE NOT AWARE OF THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AND UNAWARE OF THE TSB BUT INSTEAD DECIDED TO SHOULDER THE ENTIRE COST HAVE AN OPERATIONAL CAR IN THE HOUSEHOLD, BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL CONSIDERED TO SEND TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE? HOPE THIS ISSUE GETS RESOLVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V030000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LUNDGREN HONDA OF GREENFIELD, 409 FEDERAL ST, GREENFIELD, MA 01301) WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2016. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2017. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NEW OWNERS OF THE CAR AND WERE NEVER INFORMED OF A RECALL. NOW THE ENGINE BLOCK IS CRACKED AS STATED IN THE HONDA RECALL BUT ONLY ALLOWS REPAIRS ON CARS FOR UP TO 10 YEARS OLD. OUR CAR HAS JUST REACHED 11 YEARS OLD FROM SALE 1 MONTH AGO!

PAINT PEELING ALL OVER ROOF, HOOD, FENDERS, AND TRUNK LEAVING A WHITE FROST. LOOKS HORRIBLE. STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO ON THE HOOD AND HAS SLOWLY SPREAD ACROSS THE CAR WITH NO SIGNS OF STOPPING.

IN 2013 I BOUGHT A HONDA CIVIC 2006 FROM A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN LONG ISLAND. IN 2017 MY ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED. WE LATER CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON THE CAR. WE NEVER KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT A WARRANTY OR A RECALL ALTHOUGH HONDA SAYS IT WASN'T A RECALL IT WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WE HAD NO IDEA, WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED. WE ARE 10 OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP THAT WASN'T HONDA AND BASICALLY NOW NOBODY WANTS TO HELP US DO ANYTHING. IT WILL BE AT LEAST $4,000 TO FIX THIS CAR WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE AND WE ARE BEYOND FRUSTRATED AND UPSET. ANY KIND OF RECOURSE YOU CAN GIVE US WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL THANK YOU.

ENGINE OVERHEATED WHEN DRIVING CAUSING DANGER TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD, WHEN CHECKED COOLANT NEAR EMPTY. NO LEAKING OF COOLANT WAS NOTED. DEALER TESTED ENGINE AND BLOCK CRACKED AT 93K. DEALER STATES THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY HONDA ON THIS MAKE AND YEAR BUT WILL NOT COVER.