2005 Honda S2000 Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 7%of 15 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 13,700miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2005 Honda S2000, 7% of the 15 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,700 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I purchased a new 2005 Honda S2000 in august of 2005. I drove the car summers until august 2009 accumulating 13,700 miles. The car was serviced exclusively at porter Honda in cambridge, massachusetts. On august 28, 2009 the vehicle caught fire as I was driving it near my home in watertown, massachusetts. Flames escaped from under the hood of the car and the passenger cabin filled with black smoke. I pulled over to the side of the road and escaped the vehicle. The fire department and police department arrived, extinguished the fire and filed a report of the incident. …”
NHTSA complaint #10310173, filed 2010-02, 13,700 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10053545Aug 9, 2013Honda: troubleshooting of diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p1456 and p1457. Dealers are to run evap function test to find if there is a leak so the vehicle can be repaired.
- 10018471Sep 1, 2005Engine oil cooler center bolt torque spec.
- 10016342Apr 1, 2005Engine falters, no power, won't rev over 7,000 rpm. Honda servicenews.
- 10017042Dec 3, 2004Intermittent hesitation during hard acceleration.
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Honda S2000
4 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Honda S2000
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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