I was under the vehicle and noticed the rear tire tread was bald on the inside. The outside was still showing plenty of tread. The tire was very close to failure, but it is difficult to notice the uneven wear unless you are under the vehicle. The internet showed many people with the same problem. Apparently the control arms are failing on many of the vehicles. Honda issued a service bulletin to dealerships but has not notified the owners.
2006 Honda Civic suspension complaints
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I have a rumble in the suspension of my car with new tires. The tires I have only have about 15,000 miles on them and honda is saying that it's because I put cheap tires on my car. I have been to barry's honda so many times to complain about this problem. Even when I had the original tires on the car and they didn't want to fix it or they didn't find anything wrong with it. I brought it to them at least three or four times. One time they told me it was a broken belt in my front passenger tire so that's when I replaced all four tires. The original tires only had 40,000 miles on them when I replaced them. When I had the tires replaced the store that put the tires on said that there wasn't a broken belt. I still had the rumble with brand new tires.
Tire failure around 27,000 miles from excessive wear on rear tires despite regular maintenance procedures. Possibly due to rear control arm malfunction which manufacturer will not inspect. Also, manufacturer has replaced under warranty both sun visors due to splitting of plastic (most likely due to bad engineering without consideration of interior heat).
Premature tire wear on my 2006 honda civic. The car is 3 years old and I am on my third set of tires. I have had alignment checks every 6 months and I have had my tires rotated every 6,000 miles.
Cupping of rear tires caused by rear control arm premature wear. Parts not covered by a recall, car out of warranty, cost to replace faulty control arm, $453.00, cost to replace ruined tires, $200.00. Due to the fact that this part is not on a recall at this time, no action has been taken, the faulty part is still on my car. The replacement part is on back order because of high demand for replacement on other cars like mine.
Honda civics 2006, 2007 have faulty rear control arms that ruin tires and cause unsafe control of the car. Customer service isn't. I have a 2006 honda civic hybrid. I am trying to get bad tires replaced that honda's faulty rear control arms ruined. My local dealer replaced the control arms. Honda never sent a recall. Honda reps have blamed me for not rotating the tires every 5000 miles perfectly. The tread isn't gone. The tires are warped from misalignment - not a rotation issue. In fact, if I had never rotated the tires, at least the front ones would not have been ruined. At this point, I feel ripped off and lied to. Tires with about 18000 shouldn't be unsafe and need to be replaced. My first complaints were at about 16000 miles when I my car was the worst car on the road in snow at 5 MPH. (I put snow tires on from then to april, but I never had to do that before with normal wear all season radials.) honda america has been talking in circles and making me wait for another decision. Check the net. These control arms are a real issue.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact experienced tire failure on wet roads. He noticed that the rear tire was completely bald. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that he would be responsible for purchasing new tires. The dealer made other repairs to the vehicle's control arm due to excessive tire wear. The repairs totaled $250. The failure mileage was 21,000 and current mileage is 33,984. Updated 09/10/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. While driving 65 MPH, the rear struts punctured the rear tires, causing the vehicle to "ride like an older vehicle". The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the rear struts and rear tires needed to be changed. He also received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v399000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock:wheel speed sensor), which he believed was related to another issue that required him to pay out of pocket. The current mileage was approximately 60,000 and failure mileage was approximately 30,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. He heard a thump and squealing sound coming from the vehicle. The dealer stated that lubricating the brakes would not guarantee to solve the problem. The dealer also performed a front end alignment at the owners expense for $70.00. Approximately six months later, the dealer replaced a valve in the rim, two rear tires and another four wheel alignment. 2 weeks later while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle pulled to the right and crashed into the curb causing the passenger side tire to fall off. The mechanic installed a new tire, rim, hub cap and performed a life time wheel balance. Another dealer stated that she needed the rotors turned and the wheel hubs replaced; however, the vehicle began to thump, squeak and she heard a grinding noise. The dealer charged the contact $55.68 to replace the brake pads. On january 4, 2008 an appointment was made to speak with a manager. The manager drove the vehicle and stated that he could not duplicate the noise. The contact received a recall notice for the anti-lock brake system. The failure mileage was 53960 and the current mileage was 63865. Updated 08/13/08 *bf updated 08/13/08
I recently bought new tires and the steel tried is showing through. Honda dealership said that honda was aware of the problem and, if I bought new tires, that they would give me a free alignment. Not cool seeing as honda should give me new tires and fix the problem. My car now makes loud noises due to the tires and, with all the other fixes I am having to get, I am rethinking honda's commitment to customer satisfaction. I am thinking of trading it in for a prius.
A very loud road noise has been coming from the rear of the car. My car would not pass inspection because the tires were worn down. I was told by the honda dealer that I need 4 new tires (33,394 miles) because there is excessive play in the rear control arms, as per honda service bulletin. We are awaiting the arrival of the parts and the work will be covered under the warranty. Service will take place on june 16th. However, the tires are not covered at all by the warranty. I'm also concerned there might be other damage to the suspension or bearings that they aren't admitting to.
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I heard a loud humming noise coming from the tires on the rear drivers side. The dealer replaced the rear hub and the noise stopped for about 8-10 thousand miles. I later found that they had issued a recall. I brought the car back and this time they had to replaced the upper control arms. Honda issued a service bulletin on this problem and I am reading many complaints on edmund's internet sight complaining about the same issue on the 2006-2007 civics. The problem with the suspension ruined the tires on the car and caused an unsafe condition. The dealer did change the upper control arms but the car continues to make noise in the rear. The dealer tells me its the tires and the cupping in the tires is the fault of the tire, not the car which it not true. I called honda and they refuse to replace the tires but admitted that they have a problem with the upper control arms on their cars. Are they waiting for someone to get killed when a tire blows out to notify people of the problem?
Rear tires on 2006 civic had to be replaced due to rear suspension geometry that could have been avoided had honda installed rear upper control arm kit stated in honda service bulletin 08-001 dated jan 22 2008 I had to pay for replacement tires.
My wife took my honda civic 2006 sedan to goodyear tire for routine oil change and tire rotate. They discovered unusual uneven ware on the rear tires. Goodyear would not do the rotation and noted left rear shock blown and tires are cupped, needs 4 tires and aligned soon. They advised taking it back to honda dealer and have checked. Honda service agreed with goodyear that both struts are blown and needs the rear control arm kit. They wanted to split the cost of the struts and control arm repairs totaling $594.21 leaving me to foot $297.11. I would pay for new tires. I later became aware that there is a defect know by honda and there is a bulletin out about this (08-001/the federal safety agency item number 10024687). I have found many more complaints about the same problem on various internet sites. I feel they are totally responsible and I plan to contact the pa attorney general if they do not correct problem and damage to the tires at their expense.
Uneven tire wear and loud road noise.
Car started having excessive tire noise in the rear. Then excessive wear on inside of tires. Took car into dealer and they said agreed it was a problem but could do nothing about it. Had to contact the tire company. Tried to do this but not successful. Replace rear tires at around 29,000 miles. Now at 45,000 miles the 2nd set of tires are making the same noise and have same wear problem. Found out on a blog site that honda has a tsb out now to replace upper control arms that are defective on all 2006 and 2007 civics except si model. Now trying to work with dealer to replace the upper control arms with new changed design. Apparently honda now admits there is a problem with original control arms. We will see how cooperative the dealer is with replacing them. I have the technical service bulletin copy and will be taking it to the dealer. Blog says they will not replace tires - even though all the excessive wear and noise is caused by the defective parts. Am still concerned about the safety of the vehicle with constant excessive wear to tires. Do not know if there are other problems that can be cause by this.
Rear suspension problems with my '06 civic lx LED to premature tire wear. Have an alignment policy with a local tire store & have it done on a regular basis. Even they commented on the wear and said must be another problem with rear suspension. Honda has a service bulletin 08-001 dated 2/8/08 on this matter. Just want this procedure done to fix the problem so my new tires don't suffer the same fate as the oem tires.
This 2006 honda civic hybrid wears out the rear tires within one tire rotation. The inner edges of both rear tires wear away causing instability of vehicle especially on wet surfaces. Honda is replacing the rear upper control arms under warranty as per a technical service bulletin but are not covering tires worn out after 21,000 miles. This vehicle has had 2 four wheel alignments and 2 tires replaced by honda prior to getting control arms. I am now trying to get them to pay for the 2nd set of tires it has worn out. I believe there defect in the rear suspension geometry is putting people at risk by wearing out tires prematurely.
Excessive wear to rear tires on a 2006 honda civic hybrid. Tires lasted 26,000 before having to be replaced. Tires rotated at 3,000 mile intervals.
We took our 2006 honda civic in for service and we were told the tires needed to be rotated. When we left and got to highway speed the steering wheel shook violently and we didn't know what was going on. We kept the speed down and made it to another honda dealer. We were told this was normal and it would correct itself in about 500 or 600 miles. We left there and went to a tire shop where they took off the front tires (that were rotated from the back) and noticed they both had flat spots on them that were worn down to the cords. We rotated the tires back to get us by. The next day we replaced all 4 tires. The new tires were fine but when we had the brakes replaced we noticed the flat spots had come back with less than 16,000 miles on the tires. We took our honda in for an oil change and asked about the tires and if they could look at it, the dealer told us about service bulletin 08-001. Service bulletin 08-001 is to correct the tire wear issue by replacing the upper controller arms on the rear suspension. We left the car, and soon got a call from the dealer telling us they could not perform the service because our car was out of warranty (even though it will wear the tires out). Fortunately there was a honda representative there that day that approved the repair. We still had to pay for the alignment, even though it clearly states in the service bulletin that the alignment is included and even though we bought the extended warranty at the time of purchase. We also got no compensation for tires even though there is a table for prorating the tires in the service bulletin. We had to replace the back tires again because of the flat spots. These were not down to the cords, but there was no tread left on the flat spots. I don't want my wife and young daughter to be stranded on the road or worse because of an engineering flaw by honda.
Uneven tire wear. Excessive noise from rear. I've had the vehicle 2 years and have had the wheels aligned several times and have the tires rotated as necessary by honda or firestone.
Lower control arm snapped and broke while driving on interstate traffic.
The 2006 honda civic has a rear suspension defect that causes extreme and dangerous rear tire wear. My new civic was showing steel belts on the rear tires at 19,000 miles - detectable only by the extreme noise and kneeling to see the tire surface and the protruding steel belts. Honda, and its dealers, had consistently maintained that there was no issue with the 2006 civic rear suspension, even though I'd spent almost 100 hours of my time, including multiple trips to the dealer. They blamed everyone involved except themselves - my aggressive driving, the oem bridgestone tires, lack of rotation, the phase of the moon, you. Only when threatened with my lawsuit did they admit that there was a problem, and tell me that I could have my rear end modified by my dealer at honda's expense to solve my problem. Having said this - they have announced no general recall or notification actions, nor has the federal safety agency - to whom I'd complained a year ago. Only if you have the tenacity and determination to take on honda and threaten to sue them do they acknowledge the problem and offer a fix. The complicity of honda and the federal safety agency on this matter is immoral, if not criminal.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact received a recall notice for the service brakes, hydraulic: anti-lock: wheel speed sensor and took the vehicle to his local dealer. The dealer stated that the vehicle was working properly. Four months later, the rear wheel bearings failed. The dealer identified the failure as relating to the recall and charged the contact $150 for the repair. The contact would like to be reimbursed, but the dealer refuses. The recall number was unknown. The failure mileage was 52,000 and current mileage was 68,000. Updated 4/23/08 *cn the consumer stated in october he informed johnson city honda about the wheel bearings making noise but the complaint was never confirmed and 5 months later he discovered the rear wheel was about to fall of the vehicle. Updated 04/23/08
I purchased my 2006 honda civic new. At 18 months it started making a roaring noise from the rear end. It also started vibrating badly at 65mph. When I got the oil changed in it, I asked the honda motorwerks dealer in la crosse, wi to check the tires for rotation. I was told the tires were fine. Two months later at 37,800 miles I am taking the car back for louder roaring and more vibration. My search on the internet revealed that honda issued a technical service bulletin on 8feb08 stating that the rear control on all 2006 and 2007 honda civics were effected and need to be repaired. I contacted american honda and was told that each case would be handled by the dealer on a case by case basis. I asked about the tires that were ruined by the defective control arms, and I was told that I they were covered under the tire manufacturer warranty. I said that the tires were not defective, rather they were prematurely worn because of a honda defect. She gave me the same answer again. If this defect applies to all 2006 and 2007n civics, then it applies to several hundred thousand vehicles. I feel honda should recall all of the civics and not wait until the owners complain or get hurt because the tires wear out early and cause a crash.
Very rapid rear tire wear due to unadjustable negative camber. Within months of purchase, the tires were severely worn and unsafe (hydroplaning and poor traction). Now, on 4th set of rear tires with 40k on the vehicle and reports of accidents at websites such as ( http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0f75f0/16 ). Honda has finally issued a service bulletin in canada for new upper rear control arms but burden of proof is high and not retroactive; appears 2006 and 2007 civics are affected.
Rear camber could not be adjusted to zero. Tires were wearing out early on inside edge. After market part allows camber to be adjusted to zero. Firestone dealer said this is a problem with civics and the after market part is available for several model years. Similar statement was made by previous tire dealer in 2006 (30k miles) but unable to order parts at that time.
The rear tires on my 2006 honda civic ex are rapidly cup, worn and uneven, and making a loud humming noise. The rear suspension cannot be aligned by the dealer because of a manufacture rear suspension design defect. I notice the noise around 3,000 miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic hybrid. The contact stated that the tires were wearing prematurely and he heard a loud noise. The vehicle was difficult to control at any speed. The dealer discovered that the upper control arm was defective, which caused the vehicle to become difficult to maneuver and the tires to wear. The dealer will replace the control arm for free, but the contact is responsible for the tire cost. The manufacturer is aware of the defect, but there is no recall. The current mileage was 34,800 and failure mileage was 200.
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