NHTSA Complaint #10450418 — 2008 HONDA CIVIC ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10450418
Vehicle	2008 HONDA CIVIC
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	March 4, 2012
Date Filed	March 6, 2012
Mileage	66,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

CAR MADE AN INTERMITTENT HIGH-PITCHED WHINING NOISE. I NOTICED THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR WAS IN THE RED. THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNT ANTI-FREEZE. CHECKING THE RADIATOR AND RADIATOR RESERVOIR SHOWED THERE WAS NO COOLANT. HAD TO PUT WATER IN THE RADIATOR AND RESERVOIR TO DRIVE BACK HOME. MECHANIC AND DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED CAUSING ALL THE COOLANT TO LEAK OUT. THE ENGINE BLOCK HAS TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY I WAS MADE AWARE THAT HONDA WILL COVER THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND MY COST SHOULD BE ZERO. *TR

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