2006 honda civic sedan with 68,000 miles had two cracks in the engine block causing the coolant to leak and causing the car to overheat suddenly without any warning. Also, the rear tires only last about 15,000 miles before they develop a flat spot. There are two service bulletins issued by honda on these malfunctions but unfortunately they are not admitted as a problem with the car until after the powertrain warranty runs out. Honda dealerships have acknowledged these are defects in the car and are widely known but honda refuses to cover repairs or will only pay for partial repairs. The engine block is a casting problem per the dealership and the rear wheels are a control arm problem which causes premature uneven wear and possible blowout. Honda refuses to pay for the control arms at all. Thankfully we did not have any crashes or injuries due to catching the problem before anything happened. Unfortunately, the first dealership I went to tried to hide the problems and would not acknowledge it is widespread in 2006 and 2007 civic models. I am being forced to pay for a portion of the engine block and all of the control arms to fix the problems.
2006 Honda Civic suspension complaints
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According to searches done via the internet and with issues with my 2006 honda civic ex sedan model I have noticed a staggering amount of complaints to the 2006 and newer model civics with vibrations issues and constant replacement of tires for the rear of the vehicle. I have had to replace my tires about 5 times since I have had my car and it has always been the rear tires on my vehicle and 2 times in the past 6 months due to un-even tire wear on the inside of the tires caused by the rear chamber arm. Currently there is no recall for this issue but have noticed quite a number pf people throughout the us with this problem on the vehicle. The outcome of this issue could cause a tire to blow out while driving on the highway and potentially causing great harm to the passengers of the affected vehicle as well as other drivers on the road. If you need to the web links with all the other complaints for this issue feel free to contact me .
In october of 2007, one of my tires had a blow out on the freeway, I have my vehicle serviced on a regular basis and was not aware that my tires were worn on the inside tread, they were rotated at every oil change, uneven wear would have been evident prior to needless replacement. The tires were replaced with the same dunlop tires that were originally on the car along with a front-end alignment. All past vehicles that I have owned have exceeded the mileage on the tires because of the consistent and regular maintenance of the vehicle, therefore I had no reason to expect less from my honda civic hybrid. From october of 2007 (new tires) through april 2008 (service bulletin 08-001) I continued the consistent and regular servicing of my hybrid. This would have put my new tires at approximately 6 months of use. On april 22, 2009 I had my 2006 civic hybrid serviced, included in the service was the oil change, and tire rotation. After leaving the dealership, my car exhibited extreme vibration. I assumed that one of the tires was out of balance. I returned to the dealership on april 24, 2009 and explained the issue, I was informed that my tires were excessively worn, not on the whole tire, on the sides of the tires and they would need to be replaced. Upon further inspection by a technician, I was informed that there had been a service bulletin issued in april of 2008, but no recall on the control arms for 2006-07 civic hybrids. Service bulletin versus a recall, this is definitely a safety issue. I would never have knowingly driven my vehicle with unsafe tires, yet because I was not informed at the time I had my vehicle serviced, that is exactly what happened. I was traveling north when the tire blew out in october of 2007; I took my 4 grandchildren to disneyland in that vehicle on april 7 through april 9, 2009 and I shudder to think of what may have happened because of those tires. I am thoroughly disgusted and cannot possibly understand how I was not informed.
Honda is aware of upper control arm defect in honda civic 2006-2007, but has not issue any product update or recall. Failure to replace this parts will result in uneven wear on the rear tires. Also, I believe it may reduce the stability of the car and therefore may result in hazardous accident. So far no incident or crashes or injuries have occurred. I hope that honda takes responsibility in regard to this matter.
Rear control arms of 2006 honda civic ex fail, damaging tires and brakes. Honda refuses to accept responsibility for this or issue a recall, despite the fact that this defect is prevalent in many civics.
Tire noise during driving. Progressively getting worse over 2 months. Found rear tire inner wear (cupping) on driver side. Honda is aware of this problem and is repairing the vehicle. Honda will not cover the tire replacement of pay pro-rated amount because vehicle has over 25k miles. I drive 90% highway and tires still have 40% life remaining.
Tires wear and cup. Major vibration and noise while driving at highway speeds. Newest set of tires have rear tires cupped to the point of needing replaced at 10,000 miles. Company has issued a bulletin on the issue but never informed customer. We thought our first tires were the problem but come to find out the rear arms need to be replaced to try to fix issue. Car is now out of warranty. Winter of 2007 husband did 3 360's across 3 lanes of highway without any warning.
There was noise in the backend of my car. 2006 honda civic come to find out that there is service bulletin on the rear control arms. The control arms that are on the car now cause the rear tires to wear unevenly or rapidly. The service bulletin number is sb08-100. This could cause a blow out to happen on the highway which at those speeds could cause injury or death. Think it is something that should be looked into.
09/07 - took 2006 honda civic hybrid in for service due to excessive vibration at speed. Was told tires were cupping despite excellent, documented vehicle maintenance (tire balancing, alignment and rotations incl.). Dealership/honda finally agreed to replace 3 tires, I paid for fourth. (dunlop tire defect was assumed cause) 03/09 - vibration and tire noise began to recur in approx. Feb 09 but didn't get vehicle in for service until 3/14/09. Diagnosis revealed cupping again. This time I was told that a feb 2009 honda service bulletin suggested to dealerships that if their civic owners complained of excessive/premature tire wear they should replace the rear upper control arms with the newly redesigned arms. The dealership rep stated that since this was not a safety issue no recall was required. I disagree that this is not a safety issue. My tires, after only 15,000 mi. Are seriously worn. So much so that honda is refusing to replace or even give partial credit. If these tires would have blown on the road costly property damage, serious injury or even fatalities could occur. If this defect warranted the redesigning of an integral piece of the vehicles suspension system, then I strongly urge you to mandate that honda replace these parts in all affected vehicles on the road. The only reason I found out about this was because of the vibration issue, not from notification from honda. What about people that don't go to the dealership for service? How large does the potential loss of property/life have to be before the public is warned of this?
I bought a new honda civic, 2006 and within one year all four tires had excessive wear. I had them replaced by the dealer. The tires were in terrible shape by that time and the mileage wasn't over 15k. I understand that there is a defect with these vehicles - rear camber settings. The upper control arms. Has there been a recall on these vehicle? There should be. I live in the ne where there are many weather situations and the tires are of great safety importance. I now have a baby in the car also.
I bought a new honda civic, 2006, and within one year, all four tires had excessive wear and had to be replaced. The dealer said it "happens". I had about 12k miles on those tires. Now, again after one year, I have to replace my rear tires due to unusual wear. I have read that it is a design fault of the car.- upper control arms. I bought this car to save money, not to have to buy tires annually and have an unsafe vehicle. My sister bought the same car at the same time I did and her tires had to be replaced after one year also.
I'm an owner of a honda civic ex '06, which was purchased brand new in 2006. After getting a flat tire (rear right side), my car was taken in to another dealer (not honda) and had all 4 tires replaced. The car had 39k miles on it. At the time, it was suggested that the car should be taken into honda to be inspected for uneven tire wear. I searched the internet and found out that other people had experienced the same problem with that model/year of car and there was even a service bulletin about it. After the inspection, honda stated that yes indeed, the uneven tire wear was due to a known problem with the rear upper control arms and that it must be replaced in order to correct the problem. Honda wouldn't pay for it at the time since my warranty had already expired. I just want to write this notification because they should not be selling cars that has a potential safety hazard (especially when driving in rain or snow).
I have a 2006 honda civic hybrid, which is exhibiting excessive and uneven rear tire wear. The tires were initially replaced in feb. 2008, and again in june 2008 (along with the rear control arms). Now, in february 2009, the rear tires are worn out again on the inside, with cupping and scalloping of the tread. These tires have less than 20,000 miles since new, and have been rotated. This appears to be a common problem with the civic, and this problem is not being addressed or fixed by honda.
I am writing to let you know about the disappointing experience I had recently with my 2006 honda civic. 1.on november 26, 2008, the service advisor told me that I would need new tires soon. I then mentioned to him that the tires were very loud and the car seemed to be making excessive road noise. He said nothing about my comment. 2.on december 21, 2008, I noticed that the tires on the civic were worn down very unevenly and one of them was buckling. I did not want to drive with those tires any longer due to safety issues and proceeded to buy 4 new tires the following day, december 22, 2008. 3.after the tire purchase and reviewing honda service bulletin 08-001 (dated april 11, 2008), I decided to return to my honda dealer as I became concerned that this was only the beginning of a larger problem. As it turns out, I was right. 4.the service bulletin describes exactly what was happening with my car. As the car was and is still under warranty, the work was covered at no cost to me. However, I paid for 4 new tires and I think american honda motor co., inc should cover this cost. In addition, this is a revised service bulletin from february 8, 2008 and no one ever informed me that my car might have this problem. Clearly there was a defect with this car. This car was well maintained and the original tires should have lasted well over 30,000 miles. The service advisor who assisted me on december 22, 2008 insisted that this was not a safety issue nor did it warrant a recall on the 2006 honda civic. As a proactive consumer, it was my good fortune to be able to access the service bulletin, and point out that these 'symptoms' were occurring with my car. If I had not had the problem with the rear upper control arm repaired at the dealer, the defect would have ruined my brand new set of tires. By that time, the car would no longer be under warranty and I would have incurred the cost to fix it when honda was well aware of the problem.
At 55k miles, we have just installed our third full set of tires on 2006 honda civic lx. The original tires lasted approx 35k. We heard loud growling from rear tires, initially at higher speeds, then progressively lower speeds. This was accompanied by vehicle vibration which seemed to increase exponentially w/increased speed. Discovered online about issues w/civic's rear control arms. Took the car to dealer, who advised the tires were unevenly worn. In fact there were completely bald spots, while appropriate tread remained elsewhere on each tire. Dealer agreed to replace control arms only after we replaced the tires.. We bore entire cost of replacement tires. After six months and 20k miles, including one tire rotation, the noise and vibration returned, this time on front end. Could this be because the front right tire wore unevenly while initially on back? Took car back to honda dealer, who said "tires were wearing unevenly; they need to be replaced." no acknowledgment of any issues w/civic model. Tire dealer pro-rated replacement tires [still a bunch of $$$], said they'd never had that "better" [70k] model of tire wear so unevenly. [cupping/feathering] it seems honda's "fix" wasn't really. I am genuinely concerned for my family's safety; we will likely sell the car asap. I am also concerned that some civic owner out there will be unable to afford replacement tires and just continue to drive on worthless rubber. Since honda will not concede the problem, they refuse to absorb the cost of tires. Nor does honda seem particularly interested in resolving this problem. I have been astounded by the total lack of concern at honda. When, because it will happen, there is a resulting catastrophic tire failure, I hope its not at 75mph on a crowded interstate highway.
2006 honda civic has the worst tire wear/vibration of any car I have ever had...it's not safe for my family or others on the road. Honda is aware of the problem and is not fixing it. It's been blamed on multiple issues. This is a serious issue and should be addresses. I have now gone through going on 3 sets of tires. My car only has 50,000 mile on it!!!
Improperly designed rear suspension keeps wearing the inside of the tires away causing them to be unsafe for operation.
A rumbling noise emanating from the rear that has progressively increased in volume from ~12k to 38k miles. Recently noticed extreme wear on the inside of both rear tires and a pronounced toe out of both rear wheels. I also had several close calls from hydroplaning emanating from the rear. Numerous entries on the net indicated a serious problem with 06 to 08 civic rear control arms and a service bulletin issued 1/08 to replace these control arms. I was not contacted or informed in any way of this bulletin even though I had my 06 honda civic at my dealer in may 08. After realizing the severity of the problem ie. Pure safety issue and running into denials and resistance from both pfluegar and tony honda on oahu I called honda corp. In california and they are going to deal with tony honda for replacement of the arms. Honda must announce a recall on this serious defect before there is a rash of accidents/deaths due to their unconscionable conduct regarding replacing this seriously defective part. Contacted pfluegar honda honolulu.
I have a 2006 honda civic si that has been through three sets of tires since I bought the car. The first set of tires that came with the car were from the manufacturer and were replaced at 40,000 miles. The second set was replaced at 15,000 miles due to severe tire wear in the back of the car. The dealer does not want to deal with this problem I'm having and just tries everything to get around this. I have read many complaints from civic owners with the same problem. Eventually someone is going to get hurt if they have a blown tire.
I own a 2006 honda civic sedan lx. I have replaced the rear tires 3 times in the last 50,000 miles. The rear tires cup severely and create excessive road noise. I was told this is due to a factory defect in a rear arm being too short.
I have a 2006 honda civic. I have had to replace the rear tires on it 4 times since april of 2007. I contacted honda today, december 2, 2008 after finding a bulletin that they posted about the problem, but because my vehicle is now out of warranty they refuse to reimburse me or pay to get this fixed. It states in the bulletin that the rear upper control arm is too short and that it causes uneven and rapid rear tire wear, as well as vibration at highway speeds. This is a hazard for me driving the vehicle as it is, but I do not have the money to keep replacing tires, nor do I have the money to get it fixed on my own. If they had sent me some type of notice or something I would have gotten this fixed while my vehicle was still under warranty. Things like this should be fixed by the manufacturer, or dealership for no charge because they are a hazard to us as drivers, and expensive to fix.
2006 honda civic lx with 20,500 miles. Rear tires are nearly bald. Dealer indicates that there is a known rear suspension problem. Honda notified dealers of problem in april 2008 and dealers are addressing concerns when the vehicles are brought in. My son drives this vehicles to and from college and we bought the car for safety reasons. We expect that honda will replace the worn tires since it was their defect but the dealer has not offered to replace the tires.
2006 honda civic flat spots in rear tires 3 sets of tires have been put on car .honda is not taking responsibility for problem with rear suspension problems causing this problem.
On sept 7, 2007. I complain to honda dealership in carson, about a roaring sound on my real wheels. Aside from that there was uneven wear on both inner side of the tires. The sound was like a bearing failure. They told me that I need an alignment. So I paid for it. Plus I have to buy new tires. Then today 9-2-08. It happened again with the same issues. I was told they wound not cover since it was out of warranty. My car 55,000 however on february of this year 2008. There is a service bulletin regarding this issue. With the same symptoms on 2006 and 07 honda civic lx and ex not si. So tried to argue about the service bulletin both honda dealership and honda motors north america. They are giving me a run around and wont pay me for my tires and alignment cost. But they will fix the problem which is replacing flange and upper control arm as stated in service bulletin. I request your kind office and recommend a recall on this issues of alignment because they said its just a service bulletin and not a recall. So its not mandatory. So they wont pay for my third tire and alignment . And the can get off the hook. This is a safety issue because not all people recognize this and still drive their cars unit the tread comes out and the whole car shakes when they are bad and wobble the front steering .I'm a mechanic for (yrs never have a hard time getting issues straighten out.
On the days leading up to the incident, heard a roaring in my tires. On wed. Aug 20th. I heard a loud pop coming from the rear of my car. Drove into work, left work and rear passenger tire was tilted inward. Had to get tow truck take it to dealership. On 8/22, clerk at dealership stated that the rear upper control arm had broke. She said they looked at it and believed it was a "leaky shock", I knew that wasn't the case. They then said it was result of an accident my car was involved in 2 years ago!!!. I contacted insurance company and they immediately said that accident couldn't have caused that major damage. Insurance adjuster told dealership same thing. I was told that it was not a defect. From my documentation and research, there's numerous complaints about the rear upper control arms on the 06 & 07 honda civics. I was told that my extended warranty would not be honored and I had to pay for what I know is a defect at the manufacturer. I've complained to honda hq with no action being taken thus far. I'm frazzled!! I can't believe they won't own up to this defect!! I need help with this!! I can't afford to pay for the repairs. Please respond asap!! They are still saying it's related to "an accident"(non-existent).
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. While driving 35 MPH, the contact noticed a growling sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. The dealer stated that the rear passenger side bearing needed to be replaced. There were no warnings prior to the failure. The failure mileage was 61,000 and current mileage was 64,355. Updated 09/29/08. *lj updated 09/29/08.
Started hearing a rotational noise from back wheels of car. It got louder as speed increased. Took to honda dealer. They performed a service bulletin to replace the rear upper control arms and did alignment. The incorrect parts were installed at the factory. However, the bad parts allowed the rear tires to 'cup' causing the noise. The dealer (and manufacturer) are refusing to do anything about the premature tire wear caused by the incorrect parts installed during manufacturer.
Noted loud tire wear and excessive vibration from the rear at speeds in excess of 45mph. Took the car to the dealer and they replaced the rear upper control arms per a honda tsb. However, they would not cover any %of the tire replacement- which is, of course, a direct consequence of the faulty control arms. Driving with "chopped" tires is a known hazard, which the honda corporation is promoting by virtue of not taking responsibility for being the cause of the problem. Further, the tsb should be upgraded to a "recall".
Rear upper control arms on 2006/2007 civics were manufactured too short yet installed at the factory and sold in new cars. This, in turn, caused the rear of the vehicle to slide and kick out while in turns, especially in the rain. It also caused the rear tires to wear excessively fast. I had to take my car to the honda dealer 3 times before they admitted they had issued a tsb that gave the dealers the ok to replace the parts, properly align the car, and cover the tires only if it had less than 25,000 miles on it. I find this to be a very dangerous practice on hondas part and feel a recall should have been issued because it is a safety concern. Tsbs are only distributed to the dealers, not the end consumer. Therefore if a an owner doesnt go to the dealer, they are never aware the car is unsafe. My request is to make honda issue a recall of the effected cars, not just issue a tsb whereas its the same as a you-call and make the owners responsible for the rapid tire wear $. Shame on honda.
When my tire store showed me my 20,000 mile tire with the steel belts exposed I was stunned-what if no one had seen it? A subsequent alignment check revealed the rear suspension of my 2006 honda civic had much more negative camber than is safe and there is no way to adjust it as in other cars-it is a design flaw. Because of the high mileage on my car,it may be a bell weather. I have 150,000 miles on my 2006 civic and have bought 5 sets of tires that are supposed to last 70,000 miles each. The entire time my car was under warranty honda did not officially admit the problem or offer a solution. Honda dealers and corporate reps are generally uncooperative and will not issue a public recall and generally have to be pressured to do anything about this substantial problem. Your shedding light on this issue would be a true public service and probably help thousands of people who are not used to dealing with a large corporation with an unreproachable image of public responsibility. There are many more honda customers like me- this honda users group will offer more perspective. Http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/f12/negative-camber-problem-what-you-need-do-get-upper-control-arms-replaced-17377/#post164501 w. Scott moyer
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