NHTSA Complaint #10292011 — 2006 HONDA CIVIC

2006 CIVIC CRACKED BLOCK ISSUE. ON NOV 10 I REALIZED I HAD A COOLANT LEAK AND TOOK IT INTO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SHOWED ME I HAD A COOLANT LEAK ON THE FRONT OF MY MOTOR. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE IS ACTUALLY A TSB REPORT ABOUT A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK DUE TO CASTING POROSITY PROBLEM. SO I TOOK IT INTO MY HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS IN FACT THE PROBLEM AND PROCEEDED TO TRY AND CHARGE ME $5500.. OH WAIT THEY WERE GOING TO COVER 25% HOW NICE. BEFORE I LEFT I HAD GOT THEM FROM 25-40% BUT TO ME THAT IS STILL UNACCEPTABLE. ACCORDING TO THE ACTUAL HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN, WHICH WAS ISSUED IN MAY 2008, ACTUALLY CIRCLES THE EXACT SPOT WHERE MY LEAK IS AND STILL REFUSES TO COVER THE COST DUE TO MY MILEAGE. I THINK THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!! THE TSB VERIFIES THAT HONDA KNOWS THIS A PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THEY WILL NOT STEP UP AND FIX THEIR KNOWN DEFECT.. *TR