NHTSA Complaint #10546632 — 2006 HONDA CIVIC

THE ENGINE BLOCK LEAKS COOLANT, THE MOTOR OVERHEATS TO A DEGREE THAT IS AUDIBLE, YOU CAN HEAR THE STEAM ESCAPING FROM THE COOLANT CONTAINER, THE HEAT DAMAGES THE THERMOSTAT AND BURNS THE GASKETS AND IT BECOMES A SELF-DESTRUCTING CYCLE BECAUSE THE MOTOR IS INCAPABLE OF COOLING ITSELF WITHOUT THE THERMOSTAT AND, THE COOLANT. IN SOME CASES THE CRACK IN THE BLOCK THAT LEAKS IS APPARENT; IN MY CASE THE CRACK IS NOT VISIBLE OR EASY TO SEE AND THE DEALERS TECHNICIAN IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE RECALL THAT HONDA HAS ALREADY IN PLACE FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER, THAT EVEN THOUGH ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE VEHICLE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A COOLING FLUID EVAPORATING, THE MOTOR WAS OVERHEATING, THE HEAT WAS BURNING THE GASKETS AND THE THERMOSTAT, HE HAD TO RELY ON THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSIS TELLING HIM THAT HIS PARTICULAR MOTOR WAS NOT CRACKED EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. THE HOSE TO THE RADIATOR, GASKET WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT. UPDATED 10/31/13