2006 Honda Civic Complaint Log

MY DAD HAS DIED FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM A CAR ACCIDENT, HE TOLD ME HIS CAR 2006 HONDA CIVIC ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN! THE CAR ACCELERATED AT HIGH RPM WHEN HE JUST WENT TO ACCELERATE. TO ENTER THE ROAD MAKING A LEFT, INSTEAD THE CAR WENT SO FAST WITHIN SECONDS, HE LOST CONTROL AND HIS HONDA PLOWED THREW A STOP SIGN, THEN WAS FINALLY STOPPED BY A STEEL POLE HOLDING UP A QUICK CHECK SIGN! HE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE CHEST INJURIES! 3 BROKEN RIBS, 2 DROPPED LUNGS, FRACTURED STERNUM, FRACTURED C4 AND C7 SPINE INJURIES! HE DIED DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE ACCERLAERTION OF THE VEHICLE RACING ON ITS OWN! MY DAD HAS ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH RECALLS AND HAS CAR LOGS AND MAINTENANCE LOGS, ETC. I HOPE OTHER PEOPLE NEVER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS TRAGIC SUDDEN DEATH, DUE TO A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURER ACCELERATION, OR WHATEVER EQUIPMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ACCIDENT! IT'S A MFG DEFECT! PLEASE ADDRESS OR AT LEAST MAKE PUBLIC AWARE THIS COULD HAPPEN TO THEM! THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A STATUS UPDATE. *JS

THE RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG WAS IN MAY OF 2016 BUT THERE IS NO REMEDY YET. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? I WOULD RATHER HAVE NO AIRBAG THAN ONE THAT MIGHT KILL ME.

MY ABS SYSTEM CAUSED ME TO CRASH. I WAS GOING 20 MPH IN SNOWY CONDITIONS (I HAVE SNOW TIRES). WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED BUT AFTER 20 FEET OR SO MY CAR HAD NOT SLOWED AT ALL. FINALLY I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AND I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I'VE SLIDE THROUGH SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS IN THE PAST BECAUSE WHEN THE ABS COMES ON IN THE SNOW THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO BRAKING AT ALL. I KNOW IT'S THE ABS SYSTEM THAT IS THE PROBLEM BECUASE IN ALL OF THESE INSTANCES I CAN ACCELERATE WITH NO PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I TRY TO BRAKE THE CAR WONT STOP. I FINALLY TOOK THE FUSE OUT OF THE ABS AND DROVE THROUGH THE SAME INTERSECTIONS AND MY CAR STOPS IMMEDIATELY WITH NO PROBLEM. I EVEN TRIED SLAMMING ON MY BRAKES ON THE SNOW COVERED ROAD WITH MY ABS FUSE REMOVED AND THE CAR STOPS IN LIKE 5 FEET, BUT WITH THE ABS FUSE INSTALLED IT TAKES ABOUT 30 FEET. WHY IS ABS REQUIRED IF IT'S SO DANGEROUS IN THE SNOW/ICE? WHY IS THERE NO BUTTON TO TURN IT OFF.

CRACKED HEAD

TAKATA RECALL AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. (HONDA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2011 HONDA CIVIC VEHICLES. ACCORDING TO THE EQUIPMENT DEFECT NOTIFICATIONS (16E-042 AND 16E-043) FILED BY TAKATA, THE PROPELLANT WAFERS IN SOME OF THE SUBJECT INFLATORS MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME, WHICH COULD LEAD TO OVER-AGGRESSIVE COMBUSTION IN THE EVENT THE AIRBAG IS ACTIVATED. OVERLY AGGRESSIVE COMBUSTION CREATES EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE WHEN THE INFLATOR IS ACTIVATED, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE INFLATOR BODY TO RUPTURE. HONDA SUGGESTS THAT YOU AVOID HAVING A PASSENGER SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR CRASH, BUT I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY ASKING ME TO LOOK TO SEE IF THIS CAR WAS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. SHOULD I BE REPLACING THE AIRBAGS IN THIS CAR? *TR

TAKATA RECALL ANY UPDATE ON IF A SOLUTION WILL BECOME AVAILABLE AND ROLLED OUT TO DEALERSHIPS SOON?

THE CLEARCOAT/PAINT ON THE ROOF OF MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX, COLOR GALAXY GRAY IS PEELING AND WHITE SPOTS HAVE EMERGED. IT LOOKS TERRIBLE! I KEEP MY CAR VERY CLEAN AND WOULD LIKE THE DEFECT HANDLED APPROPRIATELY WHETHER THAT BE PAINTING OR WHATEVER.

TAKATA RECALL - FIRST RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL IN MAY OF 2016. IT IS NOW COMING UP ON JANUARY OF 2017 (SEVEN MONTHS LATTER) AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION ABOUT GETTING THIS DEFECT CORRECTED. WHEN CAN I EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN?

I STARTED MY VEHICLE DURING THE NIGHT AND COLD WEATHER DROVE MY CAR LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES WHEN THE INSIDE STARTED SMELLING LIKE ANTI COOLANT. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK FLUID AND NOTICED THE BLOCK HAD A CRACK IN IT I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL OF CAR BUT IT'S FOR TEN YEARS OF PURCHASE AND I NEVER GOT A LETTER STATING I COULD GET THIS CHECK EARLIER I NEED HELP

THE CAR HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AND IS LEAKING COOLANT. PER RESEARCH HONDA IS AWARE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR 2006 - 2009 HONDA CIVICS AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR 10 YEARS ON THE MOTOR. THE ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY 2006 AND MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALERSHIP IN DECEMBER 2013. WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE MOTOR OR THAT THIS COULD BE AN ISSUE. HONDA WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO ASSIST MY DAUGHTER WITH REPLACEMENT OF A MOTOR THAT WILL NOW COST HER $5000 ON A CAR SHE STILL OWES ON.

I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED BY A HONDA REPAIR SHOP THAT MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAD A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. THE SERVICEMAN RECOMMENDED THAT I CONTACT HONDA USA REGARDING A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WAS ISSUED. I CONTACT HONDA AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THEY CANNOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. I EXPLAINED THAT I BROUGHT THE CAR USED WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT THERE WAS SUCH A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE CAR UNLESS I NEEDED A REPAIR AT A DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SPOKEN TO TWO REPRESENTATIVES SO FAR AND RECEIVED THE SAME "STANDARD" ANSWER. "WE ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE WITH THE CAR AND THAT'S WHY WE ISSUED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY." I EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE AND HONDA SHOULD STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCT BY PAYING 100% OF THE REPAIR COST WITH NO TIME OR MILEAGE LIMIT. AS AN OWNER OF TWO ACURAS AND A HONDA, I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR APPROACH TO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS CAR. THIS DEFECT IS NOT THE CUSTOMERS FAULT. I AM CONTINUING TO PURSUE A RESOLUTION THAT ENDS WITH HONDA TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT IN THESE CARS. I PRAY THAT SOMEONE DOES NOT GET SERIOUSLY HURT BEFORE HONDA FINALLY MAKES THIS RIGHT OR NHTSA FORCES THEM TO ISSUE A FULL RECALL. I NOW HAVE THE VEHICLE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND CANNOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THE MANY TESTIMONIALS THAT DESCRIBE THAT DOING SO WILL RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE THAT WILL RESULT IN A TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. AS AN ACURA AND HONDA OWNER, I AM BECOMING MORE AND MORE SKEPTICAL ABOUT HONDA AS A COMPANY THAT I HAD ALWAYS REGARDED AS VERY GOOD IN THE PAST.

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS RUNNING EXTREMELY HOT. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND IT HAD RUN OUT OF COOLANT. WE THEN FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT FROM A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HONDA CIVICS FROM 2006-2009. WHEN WE CONTACTED HONDA THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN EXPIRED SINCE MAY OF 2016 AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. THIS CRACK IN MY BLOCK IS DUE TO HONDA'S NEGLIGENCE IN MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THEIR ENGINE BLOCKS, YET THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THE CAR HAS HAD NO OTHER ISSUES AND HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 02/16/17*LJ

THE ENGINE BLOCK STARTED LEAKING COOLANT THAT CAUSED OVERHEATING AND DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. I DISCOVERED IT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TAKATA RECALL: I WAS NOTIFIED BY HONDA IN MAY/JUNE OF THIS YEAR THAT THERE WILL BE A REMEDY IN THE SUMMER/FALL OF 2016, AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION SINCE THEN. THIS REMEDY IS TAKEN LONGER THAN EXPECTED, AND IT HAS BECOME DIFFICULT AS I AM NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT WITH ME.

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. MY CAR OVER HEATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN WHICH I WAS DRIVING 30MPH, JUST TWO MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND/ OR GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS? THE ENGINE HEAT GAGE WENT UP TO ONLY OF THE WAY HIGH AND SINCE THIS WAS NOT NORMAL THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN FOR MY CAR, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. WHEN I HAD PULLED OVER MY CAR WAS SMOKING. I CALLED FOR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME TAKE MY CAR TO A MECHANIC. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A MINOR REPAIR BUT TO MY SURPRISE IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT WITH HONDA. THE PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE ENDED UP BEING A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK IN WHICH HONDA HAD NEVER INFORMED OF ABOUT THIS KNOW FACTORY DEFECT/RECALL FOR CERTAIN YEAR HONDA CIVICS. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE BLOCK REPLACED. WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC I DID FOUND OUT, UPON MY OWN RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, ABOUT HONDA CIVIC CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK DEFECTS/RECALLS. I HAD CALLED MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ASKING IF WHAT I HAD FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET WAS TRUE THEY SAID YES. A FEW MONTHS EARLIER, I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL AND A CALL FROM HONDA ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHICH I PROMPTLY HAD FIX. IF I HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION ON THE AIRBAG, WHY WAS THIS NOT THE CASE OF A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK? HONDA TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE I AM 4 MONTHS PASSED THE 10-YEAR WARRANTY, THEY CAN DO NOTHING FOR ME AND THAT THE RECALL HAS BEEN EXPIRED. I WAS SHOCKED. HONDA HAD ALSO DELAYED MY CASE FOR 3 MONTHS. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE BBB TO HELP ME WITH THIS. DEALING WITH HONDA HAS BEEN EXHAUSTING AND I HAVE LOST WORK AND HAVING FRIEND TAKE ME TO WORK. MY CAR WAS AT THE MECHANICS FOR ONE WEEK. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: [XXX] ATTACHED ARE PICTURES AND RECEIPTS FOR WORK DONE AS WELL AS MY COVER LETTER I SENT TO HONDA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES ON MY 2006 CIVIC, THE ENGINE BLOCK DEVELOPED A CRACK. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT FAILED TO CONTACT US (MY WIFE IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER). WE ARE NOW JUST OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE COST TO REPAIR WAS QUOTED AS ABOUT $5,000. HONDA SHOULD COVER THIS COST DUE TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF A FAULTY PRODUCT BUT IT APPEARS WE ARE IN THE HOOK FOR THE COST (LIKELY WILL RESULT IN OUR NEED TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE).

THE VEHICLE IS HAS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE WHERE THE LOWER ENGINE BLOCK CORRODES, LEAKS COOLANT, AND THEN AS A RESULT OVERHEATS. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO BY HONDA AND THEY HAVE ISSUED TSB 08-044. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND AS A RESULT I WAS STRANDED WITHOUT A WORKING VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CONTACTED HONDA REGARDING THIS AND WAS TOLD MY CAR IS 2.5 MONTHS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. I WAS OFFERED AN INSIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I UNDERSTAND THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, BUT I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MISTAKES, WHICH THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

IN NOVEMBER 2016, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TIRES HAD UNEVEN WEAR AND DAMAGE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM KIT. I LEARNED FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT HONDA ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS PART, BUT THAT IT HAD EXPIRED BEFORE THE HONDA MECHANIC POINTED OUT THE ISSUE TO ME. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MECHANIC, TO SEEK AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AS I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A PART THAT HONDA ACKNOWLEDGED WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CASE NUMBER IS 05759414. UNFORTUNATELY, HONDA DECLINED MY REQUEST. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DANGERS OF DRIVING WITH TIRES THAT ARE UNEVENLY OR PREMATURELY WORN AND BELIEVE THAT HONDA SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PARTY IT WAS AWARE OF.

CAR OVERHEATED VERY QUICKLY WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN THE FAST LANE RESULTING IN A PLUME OF BLINDING WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY AND LIFE THREATENING EXPERIENCE AS I BARELY GOT THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER WITH OTHER CARS WIZING PAST ME AT SPEED. HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC FRIEND WHO TRACED THE LEAK TO A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. HE SAID THIS WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE BLOCK. THE CRACK IS LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE, BEHIND THE EXHAUST HEADER PIPE AND DIFFICULT TO SEE. IT IS HOWEVER IN THE SAME AREA AS ALL OF THE OTHER REPORTED COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CIVIC OWNERS ON THE WEB. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON AND WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE 2006-2009 CIVICS. I CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. FUNNY HOW I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES WHATSOEVER AND DID NOT HAVE THE SLIGHTEST CLUE THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM ONE YEAR PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HONDA WILL COVER NOTHING AT ALL. CAR HAS 63,000 MILES AND IS OTHERWISE IN MINT CONDITION. ASKED HONDA TO PROVE THAT THEY SENT OUT THE NOTICE TO ME AND THEY HAVE YET TO RESPOND. HAD I RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF THIS ISSUE I WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY TRADED THE CAR. NOW I AM STUCK WITH AN INOPERABLE CAR AND AN $8,900.00 REPAIR (QUOTED BY HONDA DEALERSHIP). TOTALLY LEFT IN THE DARK, BUT HAPPY TO BE ALIVE. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET JUST GOOGLE HONDA CIVIC CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AND HUNDREDS MAYBE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WILL POP UP. HOW THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE IS NOT A RECALL IS BEYOND ME. I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE IT IS. SAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSED IT TO SHUT DOWN. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT FOUND A TSB AND MADE THE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A WARRANTY EXTENSION THAT WAS NOTED ON THE TSB. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 210,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

THE CLEAR COAT HAS DISSOLVED IN SEVERAL SPOTS.

TAKATA RECALL- I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA JULY 2016 ABOUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAVING A DEFECT/BEING RECALLED AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED (RECALL WAS ISSUED MAY 23, 2016(HTTPS://VINRCL.SAFERCAR.GOV/VIN/VINLOOKUP)-SO THE NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE RECALL TOOK A FEW MONTHS ALONE). THE SOLUTION GIVEN WAS TO AVOID HAVING A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. THE LETTER STATED THAT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE LATE SUMMER/FALL OF 2016. I CALLED TODAY, 10/28/2016 @ 09:06 EST, SPEAKING TO A REPRESENTATIVE NAMED [XXX] AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE STILL MANUFACTURING PARTS AND I WOULD GET A NOTICE WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. AS A FAMILY OF 4, BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR CAR AND RECOMMENDED THAT YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN YOUR VEHICLE WOULD BE FIXED IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. IF THEY KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE, THEY NEED TO GET IT FIXED IN A TIMELY FASHION. IF THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS ARE GOING TO BE MADE AVAILABLE THEN THEY NEED TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE VEHICLE UNTIL THE RECALL CAN BE FIXED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TAKATA RECALL. THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS ORIGINALLY SENT IN MAY 2016. THE MANUFACTURER STILL HAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. THE ONLINE INFORMATION SAYS THE INITIAL LETTER WILL BE FOLLOWED UP WITH A SECOND AND THAT THE REMEDY WAS EXPECTED IN LATE SUMMER/FALL. NO REMEDY IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, AND I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AIRBAG. *TR

RECALL HONDA WON'T HONOR WARRANTY 10-048 ONLY BECAUSE ON MY TITTLE IT STATES THAT THE MILLEGE IS NOT ACTUAL. WHICH WAS A MISTAKE BY THE DMV. NOT ACTUAL MILEAGE MY ENGINE IS SEIZED DUE TO THE CAR OVER HEATING.

BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA CIVIC WITH 54,000 MILES IN AUGUST OF 2016. ON A 6 HR TRIP TO OMAHA NEBRASKA THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT WAS NEARLY EMPTY. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A HONDA DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING COOLANT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY HONDA BUT THE EXTENDED 10 YEAR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED BY 7 MONTHS. CURRENTLY ON THE HOOK FOR $5200 BECAUSE OF HONDA'S KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART

I HAVE 2006 HONDA CIVIC THAT I BOUGHT BACK IN 2012 WITH 93K MILES ON IT AND NOW IN 2016 I HAD MY ENGINE BLOCK LEAK AND SO I TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER SO THEY CAN CHECK IT AND TOLD ME I HAD A CRACK ON MY ENGINE AND THEY SAID THAT HANDA SENT A LETTER WITCH I NEVER GOT AND THAT MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRE AND THEY CAN'T DO ANY THING ABOUT I'VE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR I ALWAYS KEEP CLEAN AND MAKE SURE I DO MY MAINTENANCE ON IT I HAVE NO ACCIDENTS ALSO WAY I KNOW I HAD A PROBLEM IS BY THE CAR OVER HEATING AND THE SMOKE COMING OUT WHILE I WAS IN HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY YET HONDA DOESN'T WANT TO ANYTHING WHAT ABOUT IF WE GOT HURT WHILE WAITING FOR SOME TO COME AND TOW MY CAR AWAY AND FOR SOME TO PICK US TO TAKE US HOME NOW I HAVE NOW CAR AND NOTHING TO DRIVE I HOPE EVERYONE SPEAKS UP FOR EVERYONE.

THE NOTICE I RECEIVED FROM HONDA IN JULY 2016 ABOUT THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG, SAID THE REMEDY PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE IN LATE SUMMER/FALL 2016. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP (IKE HONDA) ON OCTOBER 19, 2016 AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THE PART CAME IN..."ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS". I HAVE HEARD NOTHING. MY NOTICE FROM HONDA DIRECTED ME TO CONTACT YOU IF I HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM AMERICAN HONDA OR THE DEALER WITHIN 60 DAYS. IN THE MEANTIME HONDA'S ADVICE IS NOT TO LET ANYONE RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT...USUALLY NOT AN OPTION.

WHILE DOING GENERAL MAINTENANCE ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC (STATIONARY) I NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT. AFTER WORKING ON THE CAR TO FIND THE LEAK AND DOING RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURE DEFECT FOR 2006-2009 HONDA CIVICS THAT CAUSES A FAILURE AND CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THERE IS A 10 YEAR WARRANTY EXTENSION, WHICH I AM BEYOND BY 5 MONTHS SO HONDA HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. AS AN OWNER OF TWO HONDA VEHICLES I AM SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED, ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS BY MAIL OR OTHERWISE BY HONDA. I HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THEM REGARDING OTHER ISSUES ON MY 2011 ACCORD, BUT NEVER ABOUT THE 2006 CIVIC. IF I HAD I MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THIS PROBLEM WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD AS A SMALL LEAK BEFORE IT BEGAN DUMPING/POURING COOLANT. LUCKILY, THIS NEVER LED TO SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS RISK OF ACCIDENT AND INJURY. IN ADDITION, HONDA WAS EXCEPTIONALLY RUDE AND UNHELPFUL ON THE PHONE. AFTER DAYS OF GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM THEY FINALLY GAVE ME A CLAIM NUMBER FOR THE ISSUE. ONCE DENYING IT THEY TOLD ME THAT I COULD CALL THEIR CLAIMS DEPARTMENT, WHICH I ALREADY BELIEVED I WAS SPEAKING TO. TO MY SURPRISE THE NUMBER THEY GAME ME WAS FOR THE COURT SYSTEM THAT HAD RULED ON THIS CASE FOR HONDA. SO, AFTER WASTING MY TIME WITH THEM THEY FELT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO PLAY WHAT AMOUNTED TO A PRACTICAL JOKE ON ME. THE WORST JOKE OF ALL IS THAT THEY HAVE FAILED ME AS A CUSTOMER IN ALL POSSIBLE WAYS. I FULLY BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE MADE A COMPLETE RECALL, AS IT IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND NO FAULT OF ANY CUSTOMER WHO OWNS ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. LEAKIGING COOLENT.

ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED AT 10-YEARS, 4-MONTHS. HONDA WARRANTED THE ENGINES ORIGINALLY FOR 5-YEARS THEN EXTENDED BLOCK WARRANTY TO 8-YEARS AND FINALLY TO 10-YEARS. THE BLOCKS HAVE A MAJOR DEFECT WHERE THE BLOCK CRACKS BECAUSE THE BLOCK WALL IS TOO THIN ON THESE ALUMINUM BLOCKS AND MINE WAS NO DIFFERENT. MY BLOCK FAILURE CAME 4-MONTHS OUT OF SECOND EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. HONDA SAYS THEY WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CAR IS 4-MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. CALLED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND HONDA CUSTOMER RELATIONS NUMBERS TO NO AVAIL. THIS PROBLEM IS A DEFECT AND HONDA HAS ADMITTED TO IT THAT'S WHY THEY PROVIDED WARRANTIES FOR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE MY CAR IS 10-YEARS OLD AND IS 4-MONTHS OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS COVERED REPAIR, I AM STUCK PAYING TO GET MY CAR ON THE ROAD AGAIN AT THE TUNE OF $5000 - $6000 AT LEAST. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HONDA FOR THEIR STANCE ON THIS ISSUE WITH ME. IT'S BASICALLY MY BAD THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED AT 10-YEARS, 4-MONTHS INSTEAD OF WITHIN THE 10-YEARS STATED ON THE WARRANTY. I DIDN'T EVEN RECEIVE A LETTER EXPLAINING THE WARRANTIES OR EXTENDED WARRANTIES. I THINK HONDA SHOULD STEP UP AND COVER THIS REPAIR ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PROBLEM IS THEIR FAULT IN THEIR MANUFACTURING OF THE BLOCKS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I WAS DRIVING ON I-40 TRAVELING TOWARDS WILMINTON, NC WHEN I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT WAS REGISTERING HOT AND WAS IN THE RED ZONE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO WILMINTON, NC. THE SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. THEY CALLED HONDA TO SEE IF THE CAR WAS COVERED UNDER TSB 10-048 AND THEY WERE TOLD THE 10 YEAR WARRANTY ON MY CAR EXPIRED IN JULY. THE CAR HAS ONLY 66,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO STOP RUNNING ANYWHERE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN RALEIGH ON I-40 THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS LEAKING AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,234.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK FRACTURED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL, WHICH CAUSED WATER TO PENETRATE THE ENGINE CYLINDERS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 270,000. UPDATED 12/13/16*LJ *TR

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 NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER IN JULY ANNOUNCING THE RECALL OF MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER, OCEAN HONDA OF SANTA CRUZ, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK WHEN THEY HAD INFORMATION. I RECEIVED NO CALL BACK AND TODAY CALLED AMERICAN HONDA WHERE I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER 04991690. THEY TOLD ME THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE HAD ACCESS TO THE PROPER PARTS LONG BEFORE NOW AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT OCEAN HONDA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. I LEFT A TELEPHONE MESSAGE AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DURING BUSINESS HOURS AND THEY NEVER CALLED ME BACK.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FIVE WEEKS AGO FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS 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.

TAKATA RECALL - I USE THIS VEHICLE AS A FAMILY CAR, IT IS NOW CONSIDERED UNSAFE TO HAVE PASSENGERS IN MY FRONT SEAT. AS OF NOW THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THE ONLY OPTION I HAVE IS TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE, OR RENT A VEHICLE, IN ORDER TO SAFELY TRANSPORT MY FAMILY. ALSO, MY VEHICLE HAS AN ENGINE RECALL THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY COMMUNICATED TO ME (THE SECOND OWNER), WHICH HAS NOW LED TO THE POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.

TAKATA RECALL ON AUGUST 19, 2016, WE TOOK OUR HONDA TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. OUR DEALER RAN INTO A PROBLEM WITH A MOUNTING BOLT (APPARENTLY A BOLT WAS CROSS-THREADED AND TWISTED OFF). A CALL TO HONDA AMERICA CONFIRMED THE ENTIRE AIR BAG WOULD THEN HAVE TO BE REPLACED. OUR DEALER ORDERED THE PART THAT DAY. AND HAS OF THIS WRITING NOT YET RECEIVED THE AIR BAG FROM HONDA AMERICA. OUR DEALER GAVE US A LOANER CAR FOR TWO MONTHS, BUT THEN TOOK IT BACK AND GAVE US OUR CAR BACK, WITHOUT A FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG, ON OCTOBER 31, WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO NOT PUT A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. (IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR BACK, I HAD TO SIGN A STATEMENT ON THE WORK ORDER SAYING I HAD REFUSED A REPAIR, BUT I WAS NOT OFFERED A REPAIR TO REFUSE. I HAD TO SIGN THE WORK ORDER OR NOT GET MY CAR BACK.) JUST PRIOR TO THE DEALER CALLING AND TAKING THE LOANER BACK, I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA AMERICA ABOUT THE DELAY IN DELIVERING THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG. I HAVE RECEIVED NO REPLY. SO IT HAS BEEN FOUR AND ONE-HALF MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN WAITING ON A REPLACEMENT AIR BAG. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH HONDA AMERICA; I BELIEVE MY DEALER HAS ACTED IN GOOD FAITH. ATTACHMENTS: - ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE - WORK ORDER FROM MY DEALER - MY LETTER TO HONDA AMERICA

TAKATA RECALL - I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SINCE THE MIDDLE OF JUNE. BOTH MY BOYFRIEND AND I LIVE TOGETHER. WE BOTH DRIVE THE SAME CAR MAKE AND MODEL BUT HIS IS AN '07. WE BOTH HAVE RECALLS ON OUR PASSENGER AIRBAGS AND WE HAVE A SWITCH THAT INDICATES WHEN NOBODY IS THE PASSENGER SEAT IT SHUTS OFF THE AIRBAG. UNFORTUNATELY, BOTH OF OUR VEHICLES DON'T DO THAT, THE LIGHT NEVER INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAG IS SHUT OFF AND THAT MEANS THAT THE AIRBAG IS STILL ACTIVE. SO IN OTHER WORDS IF WE GET HIT, EVEN THOUGH NOBODY IS IN THE SEAT, OUR PASSENGER AIRBAGS ARE GOING OFF. IVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE REGARDING THIS AND EVEN SUBMITTED PHOTOS. FINALLY, THEY CALLED ME REGARDING ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION ON 8/15 BUT TODAY, 8/16, MY CASE MANAGER YVONNE, STATED THAT I WAS DENIED ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION. I LOVE THAT HONDA THINKS THIS IS A GAME. IN OTHER WORDS, MY BOYFRIEND AND I ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE SEPARATE CARS TO THE GROCERY STORE OR WHEN WE GO OUT OF TOWN. WE CARPOOL AND I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT TO THE CASE MANAGER AND SEVERAL PEOPLE BUT I GUESS MY BOYFRIEND'S LIFE OR MY LIFE DON'T REALLY MATTER TO THEM. MY CASE MANAGER YVONNE, STATED THAT SHE IS ORDERING A PART TO FIX MY AIRBAG LIGHT AND I MAY HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR. I WONDER WHEN THIS WILL EVEN COME IN BY THEN MY AIRBAG MAY GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING OR WHAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. BELOW, I HAVE SUBMITTED PHOTOS OF MY CAR WHILE IT'S ON AND AS YOU CAN SEE THE LIGHT IS OFF WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ON.

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

CAR BEGAN OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION A HAIRLINE CRACK WAS VISIBLY LEAKING COOLANT ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT IT IS THE CRACK FROM TSB 10-048 BUT WILL NOT COVER SAID ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY TIME LIMIT . AS A SIDE NOTE, BEING THE THIRD OWNER OF THE VEHICLE I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY/ ISSUE.