2008 Honda Civic

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.

PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR WHERE ATTACHED TO CLAMP ON TO HINGE MECHANISM HAS COME APART. THE LITTLE TEETH THAT ARE INSIDE ARE THIN PLASTIC AND HAVE BROKEN OFF. VISOR CAN ONLY STAY IN THE STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN POSITION, AND CANNOT BE USED ON THE SIDE WINDOW BECAUSE IT BOUNCES AND IS UNSTABLE. THIS WAS NOT THE RESULT OF ANY ACCIDENT. FOR SOME REASON IT WON'T LET ME ADD THE PICTURES, BUT I CAN EMAIL THEM TO YOU IF TELL ME WHERE TO SEND THEM.

**AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER DRIVING OVER POTHOLE** I DRIVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC 2DR WITH 160K MILES. ON MARCH 15, 2018 I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND I-294 WHEN MY VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A POTHOLE AT APPROX. 65 MPH AND THE DRIVER CURTAIN AND DRIVER SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE IMPACT WASN'T HARD ENOUGH TO DAMAGE MY WHEEL OR BODY OF THE CAR. THE POTHOLE SHOULD NOT OF INTERRUPTED THE SRS SYSTEM. THIS IS A RESULT OF A DEFECT IN HONDA'S AIR BAG/RESTRAINT SYSTEM.

MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC JUST STARTED LEAKING COOLANT RECENTLY. IT ONLY HAD 70000 MILES ON IT.. I WAS AT A DEALER 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO CHANGE BRAKES AND I EVEN HAD THEM DO AN INSPECTION BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS!! WEIRD!! BECAUSE LATER THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING, MY CAR STARTED OVERHEATING, REALLY BAD. TURNS OUT I WAS ALL OUT OFF ANTIFREEZE AND COOLANT. THE CAR STARTED OVERHEATING.I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER ON NORTHERN BLVD, NY AND THEY SAID THE BLOCK ENGINE IS CRACKED AND I ASKED ABOUT THE 10 YEARS EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE NASTY SALES GUY I WAS TALKING TO WAS VERY AGGRESSIVE AND ASKED TO CHANGE DIFFERENT AGENT..AND I WAITED 15 MINUTES AND ANOTHER GUY CAME AND EXPLAINED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR EXPIRED 4 WEEKS AGO AND I'M ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE AN ENGINE REPLACED BUT I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR 13 HOURS LABOR..AT TOTAL PRICE OF 1800$ ... SINCE AND, HONESTLY, IF I HAD BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE I WOULD HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER VEHICLES...I'M SURE THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKING IN HONDA CIVIC 2008..THIS IS CRAZY ....I THOUGHT HONDA WERE SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE!

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.