[avadokht]

Hey guys,

Sorry if this isn’t the right area to post but I am too grief stricken with the repair cost of 4.5k. I would like to start a thread to so we can document how many other people's engine blocks are cracking after the 10 year warranty expiration. I just had mine crack (after 102k) last week and brought it in. I am 2 months out of the warranty coverage.

I did a bit of research and saw that the engine normally fails at around 90k-110k miles.

Since there are people out there who dont drive more than 8k miles a year it would take about 11.25 years on average for their engine to fail.

I want to know from other owners do they think it is possible to get a class action put together to cover this issue indefinitely because 100k and buy a new engine is a bit ridiculous.

Again sorry if it isnt the right area maybe a moderator can help me. Again this is a 2.5k-4.5k issue. I feel that it should be addressed by the community.

Hi all

I've just joined the club of pissed off Civic owners yesterday! I'm in Canada, my 2008 Civic was diagnosed with the engine crack by a Honda dealership, it only has 112K on it!

They told me to reach out to Honda Canada etc but we all know it won't go anywhere, so here I am looking to see which path others have taken. This is a manufacturing defect known as early as 2010 and it's not a subject of warranty, Honda should have recalled these cars as soon as they found about the issue instead they kept it quiet and protected their brand at the cost of consumers! This can justify a legal action however are we able to get together and form an alliance against a giant company?

I've read all the responses under this thread, we all are middle class families who just wanted to have a reliable car, this is not fair by any means.

I'm asking the moderators and the original creator of this thread to reach out to all the owners in here if possible and get an update so we can see what our next steps can be. A petition would be the least we can go for, also any advise on how to approach Honda? It's better to be nice and beg for subsidizing the cost of changing the engine or be rough and threatening to sue them?!

 

[avadokht]

Honda isn't going to do anything. They covered this defect years ago and the (extended) warranty on your particular car has run out. You can try to get them to fix it, but I wouldn't bet any money. Realize the car is now 12 years old. I would go after the dealer who sold it to you. Talk to a lawyer and you will more than likely go into some settlement. You didn't know about this defect, THEY (dealer) did.
Good luck

Exactly! Even an army of us can't win over a giant company like Honda! I talked to Honda customer support, wrote a complaint to BBB, sent an email to the media...Didn't get anywhere! ended up selling the car for $2800, it didn't cover the taxes of the new car but they are selling 08 for $6000 with running engine so $2800 wasn't too bad! The guy repaired it, changed the rims, installed a back camera and was going to sell it for $6000+. If you found a reliable engine and a cheap mechanic, I'd say repair it, but don't spend anything more than $1500 altogether and not even one dime in courts against Honda!

 

[avadokht]

I hope you're not recommending to get a '08 because I think that year model also is affected by this, perhaps less in number but still..

My thinking had been that for people who have low mileage on the vehicles and who have had their cars for a long long time (I bought mine new), it makes sense to get it repaired if around 4-5K because we know the condition of the car, have had regular maintenance done etc.

And if I do take that route, I would take Honda to small claims where the filing cost is $100 approx

Check this out, a class action lawsuit for Honda cars Takata Airbag! I don't know what it takes but it's possible to take giant companies to court if they've screwed up customers. Canadian Honda Airbag Class Action Settlement

 

[avadokht]

Just wanted to add to the list, my 2006 Civic LX just got a cracked block. Started smelling coolant outside of the car. Never overheated, but checked under the hood to see a pinhole stream of water coming out of the front. Diagnosed by my mechanic today, who told me about the extended warranty. Called Honda, no sympathy. Miles are at about 160K, bought the car almost 3 years ago. Plan to replace with used engine if it can be done cheap enough to make it worth it. The good news is my previous civic (‘95) is still running strong for my sister at 320K+ miles. Took a risk with the ‘06, not sure it was worth it.

good luck with the repair, if you could find a new engine and a cheap mechanic, it might still worth it! I'd say anywhere between $1500 to $2000 for a good engine.