Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| SB-10-075 | 11/24/2010 | 10034885 | Honda vehicle: engine oil leak at the cylinder head cover. there is paint overspray in the gasket groove of the cylinder head cover. *pe | 01/24/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 07/09/2009 | 5300 | 1 | |
| I was driving west bound on i-84 in danbury ct, in the left hand lane. it felt as if i had hit something. the car veered into the guardrail, the left front tire was ripped off the car, i was able to maneuver the vehicle to the right hand side of the highway - break down lane. i felt heat under my seat, i immediately got out of the vehicle, with in 3 - 5 minutes the car was full engulfed in flames. *tr | |||
| 03/19/2009 | 3000 | 1 | |
| I bought a brand new 2009 honda civic lx in december of 2008. in march 2009, only 3 months after owning the vehicle and only 3,000km total on the vehicle, i've been experiencing an inconsistent and disconcerting problem after driving this car off the lot. the vehicle seems to have an intermittent starting issue where on random occasions the vehicle will not start. once trying to start it, it cranks, like it is trying to turn over to start for a range of 5-15 seconds. it eventually starts on the 2nd or 3rd attempt. i have consulted in the dealership on numerous occasions. after 2 months of taking the car in, the dealership and honda canada wanted to install a computer recorder on my car to try to get the problem recorded, since they were not able to reproduce the noise. after have the recorder installed for just over a month, the problem finally reproduced. i called the dealership in which they took out the monitor to have it send for an analysis. i had mentioned that this was the worst one, because not only did it crank for about 8 seconds, it just died - did not catch or keep cranking. i called 2 weeks after to get an update in which i did not get a response after leaving a message for george (head of service). i called again 2 weeks later in which george stated he had heard back a few days prior but was too busy to call me. he stated that the recorder said it was 8 seconds and started, and 2 times where is was 5 seconds and started. he then told me if i was not happy to deal with head office and we would contact tech support. i still have not heard back from george, 2 business days later, after trying to contact him. i spoke with head office who told me the dealer said it was normal for my car not to start. i am still in the dark as to what the issue could be, and i'm tired of speculating. for all i know it could be the oem battery with the insufficient cold-cranking amp ratings, the main fuel relay or a faulty cam/crank sensor. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 06/15/2010 | 14500 | ||
| A rock came through the grille of a 2009 honda civic damaging the a/c condenser. the vehicle is still under warranty but it is not covered because the rock caused the damage. according to the dealer they see this all the time. a simple search on the internet brings up lots of links for this exact problem for honda, and very few for other car makers. apparently they changed the grille design on the odyssey to lessen the chances of a rocks coming throught the grilles. to me it appears to be a design flaw. | |||
| 12/18/2009 | |||
| Within a month of purchasing a 2009 honda civic in november 2009, my ac stopped working. i took my car to the honda dealership and was told that a rock hit my ac condensor. i was told that i would have to pay 700 dollars to fix it. while doing some research, i found out that this has happened to plenty of other honda owners. i went back to the delarship and told them about the plenty of other honda owners who suffered the same problem. i was still told that i would have to pay for it. when plenty of people have suffered the same problem, there is obviously a desing flaw and we should not be punished for it and have to pay 700 dollars to fix it. i have been trying to fix this for about a year and a half. | |||