NHTSA Complaint #10615150 — 2008 HONDA CIVIC

UPON LEAVING MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, I HAD DRIVEN APPROX 1 MILE TO A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND NOTICED A SLIGHT VAPOR PLUME AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR. NOTED A SLIGHTLY ELEVATED COOLANT TEMP (3 LEDS ABOVE NORMAL) AND PULLED OVER. OPENING THE HOOD REVEALED A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK ON THE EXHAUST SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK BEHIND AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE EXHAUST COLLECTOR. NO KIND OF ABUSE OR OVERHEATING HAS EVER OCCURRED WITH THIS ENGINE SINCE PURCHASED NEW. NO INDICATION OF A COOLANT LEAK WAS APPARENT UPON PARKING AT WORK BEFORE THIS DISCOVERY (NO ODOR, OR VAPOR PRESENT). A HIGH MILEAGE ENGINE YES. EXPECTED ISSUES WOULD BE WORN BELTS, PISTON RINGS, SEALS ETC...A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR