2006 Honda Civic Engine Problems
- 45
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 45 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine block · 25 records
- cracked engine · 8 records
- block cracked · 7 records
- only miles · 6 records
- anti freeze · 5 records
- under warranty · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling
Premature catastrophic failure of water pump pulley caused by pulley bolts falling out of pulley, pulley detaching and than causing failure of serpentine accessory belt. Honda will not cover this under tsb 08-039. This is a saefty issue as well - loss of power steering, cooling, engine could blow. I have to bring into dealer contacted honda asked them to cover 100% of cost they only cover 40%. Replaced with upgraded…
ODI 10429390
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. While driving 10 mph, the contact stated that the vehicle stalled on the road. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer, whom denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable and the current mileage was 15,445. Updated 09/21/11*lj the consumer was…
ODI 10417190
Engine
Engine stopped unexpectedly with no prior signs of trouble while driving about 25 mph on residential street. Car towed to repair shop. Found bolt which holds engine accessory belt tensioner in place had failed. Replaced tensioner and bolt with new honda parts. Five months later same bolt again unexpectedly broke resulting in engine stoppage again fortunately at 25 mph in light traffic. Car was towed and repaired.…
ODI 10381749
Engine
The bolt that holds the serpentine belt tension idler pulley has failed twice on my vehicle. It's a fatigue failure from bolt bending load; a design failure. I have been fortunate that both failures occurred at low speeds on side streets. If this occurred at speed where i could not pull over immediately, i could have been in severe danger with loss of power, engine seizing and a possible fire. *tr
ODI 10373794
Engine
I have a honda civic 4dr sedan 2006 purchased in nov 2005, it currently has around 43800 miles. When i turn on the heater, i can smell strong burning antifreeze/coolant and smoke coming from the engine. Finally i took it to the dealer after living with the problem for 3 days and he said i had a engine leaking coolant with a cracked engine block and honda is ready to replace the engine block as the vehicle is under…
ODI 10369984
Engine
Smelled burning antifreeze yet no evidence of leak initially. Later significant leak. Took car to dealer said it is extended warranty issue and they are going to replace the short block. This is a known issue to honda. *tr
ODI 10369786
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic hybrid. While traveling 40 mph the contact noticed that the vehicle had suddenly shut off without and could not be restarted. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact had the eps circuit replaced, however the contact is still experiencing the failure. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 81000.
ODI 10358323
Engine
My honda civic ex 2006 model suddenly started overheating problem, i realized this after my recent oil change at honda round rock texas. I believe this is a serious safety issue to myself and my family. There was small bit of blue fluid leak that i could see but at times ignored, this i saw after recent oil change. *tr
ODI 10352582
Engine
Cracked engine block in the 2006 honda civic, 83,000 miles. *tr
ODI 10351122
Engine
Daughter was driving home from work when she noticed smoke coming out of the engine; luckily she was near the dealership where the car was purchased from and drove to it. The dealership called my husband to inform him that the engine block was cracked. This 2006 honda civic was purchased on july 25, 2009 and has this type of problem a little over a year later (8/3/10) at 50,140 miles!! Ironically my husband bought…
ODI 10347287
Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling
Cracked engine blockn !!!!!!!!!!!! 2006 honda civic ..........shame on you american honda for not issuing a recall yet !!!!!!!!!! Shame on you !!!!!!!!! *tr
ODI 10348492
Engine
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) i just wanted to notify your agency about a vehicle that i financed almost 2 years ago, but there's issuing regarding honda manufacturer not covering the defects to leaking coolant from the engine block of 2006-2008 honda civic, (except hybrid & si models). This is an actual issue that i've read through carcomplaints.com and…
ODI 10331762
Engine
I am the original owner of a 2006 honda civic and have had all the recommended scheduled maintenance at the dealership where i bought the car. With my long commute i'm up to 143,000 (highway) miles. I was on my way home from having their "b13" service when the engine light came on; it needs a new engine(!) they told me this is a common problem with 2006 civics and that dealership has handled "several, one just this…
ODI 10332215
Engine
I have around 95k miles on my honda, there have been no problems to date. I was driving out of town, going uphill, when my engine light began flashing. I pulled over immediately and turned the car off. We got a tow to the honda dealer on saturday 3/27/10, today 3/29/10 they called to inform me it was a cracked engine block that will cost approximately $5000 to repair (no longer under warranty). I began researching…
ODI 10322744
Engine
I have 89,000 miles on my 2006 honda civic. The other day i was driving it to work and it overheated. When i popped the hood, i discovered that there wasn't any antifreeze in it. I have not noticed any leaking, and when i took it to the dealer, they said it was because it was leaking out a crack in the engine block. While my car is high mileage, it is also only four years old, so it shouldn't be having issues this…
ODI 10314875
Engine
I was on my way home from work when my engine began to overheat. After pulling over to the side of the road, i called a tow truck and got my car towed to a local honda dealership where they informed me that my engine block was cracked and that the engine needed to be replace. My civic ex only has 46,000 miles on it! How can a car's engine crack with only 46,000 miles on it. Had i not been paying attention, the…
ODI 10306078
Engine
My 2006 honda civic ex with only 35,000 miles started overheating. I took the car to my reliable mechanic who discovered a crack in the engine block. He told me to tow the car to the honda repair shop as this was a fault with this particular year. Honda is covering the cost to repair. However, i will be without a car for 2 weeks and thy will not cover for a rental car. Shame on honda. I will reconsider ever…
ODI 10301712
Engine
While driving, the car began to overheat and the heat in my car went cold. I pulled over into a parking lot to check my antifreeze, the tube running into the reservoir tank was still wet from anti-freeze. I added more anti-freeze and began to drive, my car once again began to overheat after 30 seconds of driving. Car was towed to a private mechanic which he determined my engine block was cracked in 2 places. The…
ODI 10298896
Engine
Honda civic with 70,000 miles lost all anti freeze during a [redacted] resulting in a cracked engine block. Engine steamed. Car died pulling into parking lot. *tr
ODI 10298535
Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling
Began smelling anti-freeze one week ago, took cr to shop 3 days later, told their is a crack in the engine block. 2006 civic, under 4 years old, but 68k miles, so dealer says it is out of warranty. As they have seen similar problems, their district manager approved them covering 50 % of the estimated cost of $3100 to replace the engine / block. While i appreciate their generosity, i would expect them to cover it 100…
ODI 10296988
Cooling System · Engine
There is a big "engine block crack" with alot of 2006-2008 honda civics, many of the owners have already post their problems on many forums. Many owners took the car back to the honda dealership and honda did repair it for free. But !!! I still think the government should do an inspection on it and tell honda to setup a recall on this problem. Honda will fix the problem only if its under the warranty, but what will…
ODI 10296183
Engine
I own a 2006 honda civic and over this past weekend i started to get the sweet smell of antifreeze and the engine started to overheat. I thought this was very odd because i am only at 82,000 miles. When my local honda dealership inspected the car, they informed me that the engine block was cracked and that this is a design flaw in the 2006 and 2007 engines used in the civic. I was very lucky not to have ended up…
ODI 10295756
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. While driving 30 mph the temperature gauge had moved towards hot. Moments later smoke engulfed the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic, and she was informed that the engine block had cracked. The current and failure mileages were 130000.
Fire reported
ODI 10290846
Engine
This morning i found a pool of coolant/anti freeze underneath my car. I took it to the dealer and they told me that it had a "cracked engine block". The service rep told me that they have been seeing more and more cases of 2006 honda civics with these same problem. I went online and quickly found 13 cases of people with the exact same problem this year alone.…
ODI 10285883
Engine
I have a 2006 honda civic. Recently my car engine block had a crack and failed when i was actually driving. Honda new about this problem with my engine and decided not to inform me until after the fact. This is could have caused serious injury to myself or my family with my driving on the highway. *tr
ODI 10296195