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2008 Honda Civic engine and engine cooling problems

55 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2008 Honda Civic6% of all complaints for this model year.

55
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
6%
share of all complaints
46,834 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, there was smoke coming from underneath the hood, and the vehicle was overheating. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled into a gas station, where her son added coolant to the vehicle. The contact was…

    filed Jul 10, 2023

  • The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, he noticed a strong coolant odor and that the temperature gauge was showing that the engine was overheating. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road. Upon inspecting the vehicle…

    filed Apr 20, 2023

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.