2006 Honda Civic

I PURCHASED A CAR FOR A DEALER THAT HAS A REBUILT TITLE DUE TO THE FACT IT WAS IN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED. SO I BOUGHT THE CAR ANYWAY BECAUSE I AT THE TIME STRONGLY BELIEVED IN THE RELIABILITY OF ANY AND ALL HONDA MOTORS. A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IT STARTED TO OVER HEAD DUE TO THE COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL 2006-2009 HONDA CIVICS OF THE BLOCK CRACKING. I CALLED HONDA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER IT BUT THEY WOULD NOT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS VOID DUE TO THE REBUILT TITLE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKING SHOULD NOT BE A WARRANTY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT HONDA SHOULD TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND FIX ANY AND ALL CARS THAT ARE HAVE THE ISSUE WITH THE R16 BLOCK CRACKING. HONDA BEING SO WELL KNOWN FOR THE RELIABILITY IT IS A SHAME DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THEY REFUSE TO LIST THIS ISSUE AS A RECALL IN STEAD OF WARRANTY EXTENSION. EVEN FOR THE CARS THAT HAVE THE WARRANTY EXTENSION THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHEN THIS ISSUE WILL OCCUR SO WHY WOULD YOU BUT A 8 YEAR LIMIT ON THE WARRANTY. I HAVE ONLY BOUGHT HONDA CARS SINCE I WAS ABLE TO AND NO I FEEL I MAY NEVER BUY AND HONDA AGAIN OR BRAG ABOUT ITS RELIABILITY. I FULL EXPECTED BETTER FROM THIS COMPANY AND NOW BECAUSE I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO HAS PUTT ALL MY MONEY AND SAVINGS TO BUY THIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS A HONDA... I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD REPAIRS BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A COSTLY ISSUE HAVING TO REPLACE AN ENTIRE MOTOR IS LIKE HAVING TO PRETTY MUCH BUY A NEW CAR ALL OVER AGAIN. THE CAR OVER HEATS AND I AM FORCED TO STOP WERE EVER I AM AT TO WAIT FOR THE CAR TO COOL BEFORE I CAN ADD WATER WHICH WILL ONLY LEAK OUT MINUTES LATER DUE TO THE CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX AND THE ENGINE BLOCK HAS CRACKED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THESE CARS, BUT HONDA WILL NOT FIX MINE, UNDER THE WARRANTY, SINCE MY TITLE IS REBUILT. SO, IF YOU OWN A 2006/2007/2008 HONDA, CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT HAVE THIS KNOWN ISSUE. IF IT DOES, AND IT'S UNDER WARRANTY, TAKE IT TO YOUR LOCAL DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED FOR FREE, BEFORE THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY, THAT THEY'VE CREATED, RUNS OUT. BE SAFE! AS IF THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO YOUR CAR, I'VE READ STORIES WHERE THE ENGINE CRACKED WHILE SOMEONE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 80MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HIS ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS SO PROUD WHEN I BOUGHT MY HONDA, EVEN IF IT WAS A REBUILT TITLE, BECAUSE I KNEW THE DAMAGE THE CAR RECEIVED WAS NOTHING TOO STRENUOUS. ONLY DAMAGE TO FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, THAT WAS FIXED. NO DAMAGE TO FRAME OR MOTOR, SO I BOUGHT IT. IF ONLY I'D INVESTIGATED FURTHER. BUT I WAS IN LOVE WITH THIS CAR. NOW, TWO YEARS AFTER BUYING IT, IT'S A PIECE OF CRAP! AND, THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO TOLD ME THAT SINCE THEY COULDN'T FIX FOR FREE, THEY RECOMMENDED I DON'T GET IT FIXED, AND THEN TRIED TO BUY THE CAR FROM ME FOR A MEASLY $1000 AND THEN TRIED TO SELL ME A USED CAR FOR $16K... I TOLD THEM HOW I FELT LIKE I WAS AT A FUNERAL HOME AND THEY WERE WORKING OFF OF MY GRIEF AND PAIN, AND TRYING TO SELL ME THE MOST EXPENSIVE CASKET. *TR

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE COOLANT AS A RESULT OF A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. IT QUICKLY OVERHEATED, AND THE ONLY WARNING WAS THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD RISEN. THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNING SIGNS. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED, AND THAT ALMOST ALL THE COOLANT HAD LEAKED OUT. I BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE COULD HAVE REACHED A TEMPERATURE THAT COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE IF I HAD NOT NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISING RAPIDLY. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED 2 SETS OF TIRES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS DUE TO "ALIGNMENT" ISSUES, YET NO MECHANICS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE ANY ISSUE. I'VE NOW BEEN TOLD THIS LAST SET OF TIRES IS CUPPING AND THEY ARE MAKING HUGE NOISES WHILE DRIVING - I BOUGHT THEM IN AUGUST LAST YEAR. MY CAR SHAKES AND RATTLES WHEN I DRIVE IT. I FOUND HONDA BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS ISSUE ONLINE - WAS NEVER MAILED TO ME - AND FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT I'D BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, NOT A BULLETIN. *TR

UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND VIBRATIONS WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. HONDA HAD A RECALL TO REPAIR CONTROL ARM. HAD REPAIR DONE 6 YEARS AGO. IT WAS A FACTORY/MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. CALLED DEALER WHO SAID HONDA ONLY HONORS ONE REPAIR. ANY SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS ARE AT MY EXPENSE. DEALER WILL NOT DO PERMANENT FIX. TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY DUE TO PROBLEM. HAVE BOUGHT SEVERAL TIRES. HAVE HAD PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR AND STRUT REPLACEMENT DUE TO MANUFACTURING ISSUES. ALSO, CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOW GOING OUT PREMATURELY. NOTHING COVERED BY HONDA. MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FORMING. WHY DOES HONDA NOT STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCT AND PERMANENTLY REPAIR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS/PROBLEMS? *TR

DAUGHTER HAS BEEN OFF AT COLLEGE, SHE ADVISED THE REAR END WAS MAKING NOISES. I HAD HER GO AND GET NEW TIRES A COUPLE OF TIMES. SHE ADVISED THE REAR IS ROARING AND SHAKING. SHE CAME HOME AND I DROVE THE CAR. I WILL NOT LET HER DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN IT IS VERY UNSAFE, I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE RAIN. THE TIRES ARE WORN UNEVEN ON THE INSIDE OF THE REAR TIRES. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND HONDA HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND EVEN HAS A FIX OUT TO THE DEALERS, WE HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED. I NOW HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS IN FEAR FOR HER LIFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IF FOUND HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE, OVER VEH IS WAY OUT OF WARRANTY, AND IT SAYS ITS OWNERS EXPENSE. CANNOT AFFORD SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHE IS IN COLLEGE. *TR

CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF THE THIRD GEAR POPPING OUT OR GRINDING WHILE ENGAGING. IT IS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI. CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FROM HONDA SAYING IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE, THEY WANTED $1,500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS IT IS A DANGER WHILE DRIVING TO HAVE YOUR CAR NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE THE GEARS AND A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH TELLS ME THERE ARE THOUSANDS MORE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS ME. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY AN IMMEDIATE ISSUE WHILE DRIVING BUT WILL LEAD TO FASTER CLUTCH WEAR WHICH COULD PUT THE TIMING OF REPAIRS OFF OF A NORMAL SCHEDULE AND A CLUTCH FAILURE WHILE DRIVING COULD BE FATAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN NEUTRAL, THE FRONT PASSENGER, PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AND PASSENGER REAR CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR UPDATED 03/27/13*LJ