NHTSA Complaint #10479229 — 2007 HONDA CIVIC

TEXAS - WAS TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN CAR SUDDENLY FELT LIKE A TIRE WAS GOING DOWN. QUICKLY EXITED AND CAR DIED AS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED VEHICLE WAS HOT. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATION ENGINE WAS HOT. THIS TOTAL INCIDENT SUDDENLY OCCURRED AND ENDED IN LESS THAN 1 MINUTE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO MAINTAINS VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY GONE DUE TO CRACKED BLOCK WHICH ALSO BLEW THE HEAD. MECHANIC FURTHER ADVISED THAT HONDA HAD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REFERENCE THIS VEHICLE MODEL WITH ENGINE AND COOLING PROBLEMS AND HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND HONDA IS REPLACING THE WHOLE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AT NO FURTHER COST TO ME. VERY HAPPY WITH MY DEALERSHIP. *TR