1998 Honda Civic engine and engine cooling problems

“I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS PART HAS CRACKED. I HAD IT REPLACED TWICE ALREADY AT THE DEALERSHIP- THEY DID NOT COVER THE PART UNDER WARRANTY AND I PAID $1000 EACH TIME TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I TRIED TO CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY REFUSED TO COMPENSATE ME FOR IT. *TR”

“WHEN MY 1998 HONDA CIVIC WAS AT 90,891 MILES, THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS ABOUT $1000. ONLY 2 YEARS LATER, THEY TOLD ME THE NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS REPLACEMENT PART SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER BUT HE WAS UNWILLING TO STAND BEHIND THIS REPAIR AND CHARGED ME ANOTHER $1000 TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. *TR”

“I HAVE A 98 HONDA CIVIC LX, IT SEEMS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON THESE CARS ARE DEFECTIVE THEY CRACK AND THE GAS EMISSIONS ARE CIRCULATED TO THE CABIN OF THE AUTOMOBILE. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SHOULD NOT CRACK ON NORMAL USE. CARBON MONOXIDE CO COULD LEAK TO THE CABIN OF THE CAR, AND IS POISONOUS TO HUMANS AND CHILDREN. THERE ARE A LOT OF HONDA CIVICS OUT HERE WITH CRACK EXHAUST MANIFOLD, IT IS HARD TO FIND THE CULPRIT, BECAUSE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS COVERED WITH A METAL COVER, BUT YOU WILL NOTICE THE SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE CAR, WHEN THE CAR IS AT RUNNING. THE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE ON THIS DEFECTIVE. *TR”

“EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAVE A BIG CRACK CAUSING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EXHAUST FUMES TO MIGRATE TO THE CABIN SINCE IT IS IN FRONT OF THE CAR. HONDA HAVE AN EXISTING SERVICE BULLETIN 98-081 THAT ONLY COVERS 96-97 CIVICS AND NOT 1998 MODELS BUT THEY DID NOT DO THE RE-DESIGN UNTIL 99. IT IS A WELL KNOWN FLAW BUT HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR IT. *TR”

“YEAR 2003: 1 O2 SENSOR REPLACED YEAR 2007: ENGINE LIGHT ON. WAS INFORMED DUE TO OXYGEN O2 SENSOR BAD AND ALSO A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CAR ACTS LIKE IT WILL STALL WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT. I AM VERY CONCERNED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, ONLY SOME HONDA CIVICS WITH A PARTICULAR VIN # QUALIFY FOR REPLACEMENT OF OXYGEN/O2 SENSOR AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THEY STATED THAT MINE DID NOT (ONLY UP TO 1997 QUALIFY) AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR 1998. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET, THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR 1998 HONDA CIVICS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE . *TR”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THEY NOTICED THAT THE MANIFOLD EXHAUST CRACKED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANIFOLD EXHAUST WAS REPLACED BEFORE AT 158,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 198,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000. UPDATED 10/30/07 *TR”