I later called the dealership again to question the incident with the rocks because I talked with another mechanic and he said that this should not happened that easily. They asked if they could fix the radiator while they had the parts in stock and I said yes knowing that I need my car ASAP. They showed me my radiator and three rocks that they pulled out of it saying that these are what caused my problem. I did some research and talked with Honda again and they said that they see this alot. It was towed to the Honda dealership and they called me the next morning stating that there were rocks in my radiator and that my warranty would not cover it and it was going to cost me over $700 to get it fixed. ![]() I asked about this being covered under warranty and the technician stated that if for some reason there was a rock in there that my warranty would not cover it but I had no concern because I thought this was rare. I called the Honda dealership and told them about this. Once I made it home I shut off the engine and noticed that the fan continued to run and the car was emitting a burning rubbery smell. Once I restarted it immediately went back to the hot position. I immediately shut off my engine and let it cool. I also noticed at this time that my temp gauge was over to the hot line. On Wednesday JI noticed that my air conditioner was no longer putting out cold air. Com) found many problems w/ oil consumption on 2005-2010 Honda Odysseys. Dealership that sold car is paying for new engine, radiator and any other repairs and will continue to seek reimbursement from warranty CO. Warranty CO denied claim b/c no cause of failure found. No oil leak, had oil change dealer prior to our purchase of vehicle, not yet due for routine service, oil life indicator gave 50% oil life 20 miles prior to breakdown. No original source for breakdown could be found even after complete engine teardown. Dealer found car to have cracked engine, melted radiator, blown head gasket, no coolant or oil in engine. From first clicking noise to engine failure and first warning light was approx 1 minute. ![]() My husband took car off cruise control, noise stopped, he attempted to pass another vehicle, car lost all acceleration, check engine light blinked a couple times, he slowed, started safely moving to shoulder, clicking started, check engine light came on solid, temp gauge spiked to red, caron shoulder, no power. No warning lights were on this time and temp reading was normal. 20 minutes after stopping for lunch, while cruising on highway 70 mph, car had intermittent clicking noise coming from driver's side engine compartment. Car was driven part way across country, 1200 miles, in the next 10 days, all highway miles. Had shake while driving and was serviced, found to have problem with transmission, transmission fluid changed and problem resolved. 2006 Honda Odyssey bought used w/ approx 61,000 miles and 60,000 mile extended warranty, purchased last week of July 2010, breakdown.
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