2006 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL- FIRST HEARD OF THIS RECALL OVER 1 YEAR AGO, CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES, NO RECALL ON MY CAR, GOOD, CHECKED A 3RD TIME AND NOTICED I SUDDENLY HAD THE RECALL ON MY PASSENGER AIRBAG- SO IT TOOK THEM OVER A YEAR TO TELL ME THAT I HAD THIS AIRBAG IN MY CAR. WAS NOT NOTIFIED PERSONALLY UNTIL 3 MONTHS AFTER I FOUND THIS ON RECALLS.GOV. HAVE CALLED HONDA TO TALK ABOUT THIS- THEY TELL ME THAT THEY CANNOT CONFIRM OR DENY WHETHER I HAVE THIS IN MY DRIVERS AIRBAG, ONLY THAT IT IS MY PASSENGER ONE- AND IT CANNOT BE FIXED UNTIL SEPT OF 2016. I FOUND THIS OUT IN MAY OF 2016. IT IS ALMOST OCTOBER (TODAY IS 9/19/16) AND I CONTACTED HONDA AGAIN- REPLACEMENT PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE NJ PARKWAY COMING HOME FROM WORK AND THERE WAS A LOUD CRACK NOISE, AT FIRST I THOUGHT I GOT HIT ON MY WINDSHIELD BY A ROCK, THEN ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER MY PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR LOWERED AND IT IS BROKEN ON THE INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC. NOW IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND CAUSES A DISTRACTION TO ME WHILE I'M DRIVING. I CONTACTED HONDA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT ASSIST IN ANY WAY IN REPLACING A VISOR THAT THEY KNOW IS BAD.

THE PAINT IS DISAPPEARING FROM THE ROOF AND THE SIDES OF MY BACK WINDOWS. HONDA WILL DO NOTHING SINCE THEIR PAINT RECALL IS OVER. I RECEIVED OTHER RECALLS IN THE MAIL. NEVER A PAINT ONE. I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN THE PAINT PROBLEM BEGAN. PROBABLY AROUND 2012-2014.

TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FIRST WEEK IN JULY, HAVE CONTACTED BROOKDALE HONDA, BROOKLYN CENTER, MN SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING REPAIR AND AM ALWAYS TOLD THE "PART IS ON ORDER, WE WILL CONTACT YOU WHEN PARTS ARRIVE". IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT NOT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN MY CAR.

I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER MIDNIGHT AND NOTICED A SMELL. I LOOKED FOR SMOKE AND SAW NONE. I GOT STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND CHECKED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND SAW IT WAS AT 3/4 RATHER THAN 1/2 AND JUMPED TO FULL WHILE WAITING AT THE RED LIGHT. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATORS EVER LIT UP. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION AND HAD IT TOWED HOME AND THEN AGAIN TO THE HONDA DEALER I GO TO FOR MY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS IN THE MORNING. THEY CALLED LATER THAT AFTERNOON TO SAY IT WAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AND WOULD BE $5000 + TAX FOR A NEW BLOCK. THEY TRIED TO GET HONDA TO HONOR THE TSB-08-044 WARRANTY BUT IT WAS JUST OUTSIDE THE TIME FRAME FOR THE WARRANTY SO HONDA REFUSED. THE CAR HAS AROUND 148K MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN FOR ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2010 AT 30K MILES. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE BLOCK EVEN THOUGH THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 8 YEARS HAPPENED IN AUGUST 2010. I DID HOWEVER GET THE AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE EARLIER THIS YEAR, SO HONDA KNOWS I OWN THE CAR AND SHOULD HAVE LET ME KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE WARRANTY. CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, THIS ENGINE BLOCK FAILURE IS STILL HAPPENING TO WAY TOO MANY HONDA CIVICS AFTER 10 YEARS WITH MANY RANGES OF MILEAGE, BUT HONDA IS REFUSING TO HELP IN ANY WAY FOR A KNOWN CASTING ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE BLOCK. MY TWO PREVIOUS HONDA CIVICS I OWNED FOR 11 YEARS WITH 208 K MILES AND 9 YEARS WITH 205K MILES AND NEITHER OF THEM HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE HONDA DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE CAR IN 2010 SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DIDN'T AND HONDA ITSELF SHOULD HAVE INFORMED ME OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSIONS IN 2010 AND 2013 BUT DIDN'T. ENGINE BLOCKS DO NOT NORMALLY FAIL SO I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE COSTS NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR THE PROBLEM TO OCCUR.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/07/16*LJ UPDATED 11/30/16.*JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURERS RECALL RELATED TO THE AIR BAGS AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SUPPLY THE PARTS TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON THE DATE OF AUGUST 12, 2016 (FRIDAY) AT OR AROUND 5:40 PM EST. THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN IN MOTION AND WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE DUE TO SOMETHING INVOLVING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET. IT HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE ROADWAY. NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING ON THE GROUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY AAA TO OUR LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. ON MONDAY MORNING AUGUST 15, 2016 THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. AT THIS POINT I HAD INFORMATION ON HONDA'S ENGINE BLOCK PROBLEMS. 2006 HONDA CIVIC 'ENGINE BLOCK CRACK' TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10-048: THE PROBLEM: THE ENGINE BLOCK MAY LEAK COOLANT, RESULTING IN ENGINE OVERHEATING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE BLOCK FREE OF CHARGE. WARRANTY INFO: REPAIRS WILL BE DONE UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (10 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE, NO MILEAGE LIMITS). MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC WAS PURCHASED AUGUST 14, 2006. THE ENGINE FAILURE HAPPENED DURING THE WARRANT PERIOD. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE AT 100% THEY OFFERED SPLIT COST FOR THE ENGINE BLOCK OF 10% FOR ME TO PAY. THEY ALSO SAID THE THE GASKET CYLINDER HEAD WAS DAMAGED DUE TO OVER HEATING BECAUSE OF THE CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. THEY HAD ME PAY 50% COST OF THE REPAIR. THEY ALSO HAD ME PAY 10% FOR REPLACEMENT OF COILS. ALL THIS DAMAGE WAS DUE TO THE FAULTY ENGINE BLOCK. TSB STATES REPLACE THE COILS AND CHECK FOR HEAD GASKET DAMAGE. IF DAMAGE IS FOUND GO TO STEP ?? I CONCLUDE IT MEANS REPLACE THE GASKET CYLINDER HEAD. HONDA CLEARLY KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS. VEHICLES DYING ON THE HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS IN TRAFFIC AND MOTION SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN. MY VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTY I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING ANYTHING. I DID NOT EVEN ASK FOR TOWING OR ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION NOR WAS ANY OFFERED. TSB 10_048