I have less than 65,000 miles on my car. It has received regular scheduled maintenance from the honda dealership. After replacing the 4 original michelin tires @ 38,000 miles I have had to replace the rear tires 3 additional times. The car has an extremely loud "humming" noise coming from the rear end. It eats up the rear tires quickly, which cause the car to mishandle. Each new set of rear tires wears out more quickly than the previous ones. I just bought the 4th new set of rear tires on 12/18/2011, drove down to the los angeles area from sacramento. When I returned, I went to the tire store where I purchased the new tires, to gage/check out any possible wear that may have occurred on the trip. At less than 1000 miles (850 of these being highway miles), the new rear tires were already down to 8/32. The humming noise is so loud you can not have a normal conversation in the car, or hear a siren for that matter and the steering appears to be/feel loose. I am afraid to drive this car any short/long distance.
2007 Honda Civic suspension complaints
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I purchased car from honda dealership in may 2008; a honda service bulletin regarding problem with rear upper control arms was issued in february 2008. Therefore, the dealership knew of the problem, but did not fix it or inform me prior to purchasing vehicle. Around february 2010, I started experiencing severe problems with the handling of my car. It vibrated and shook aggressively at highway speeds and I had absolutely no control over the vehicle whatsover on wet roads. It felt like only two wheels were on the ground at any given moment. At 42k miles in july 2010, I replaced the tires at ntb. (I thought issues were related only to bad tires.) now, 30k miles and a little over a year later, I am experiencing the exact same problems. Severe vibration, loss of control. My car feels like a death trap that I don't have the money to buy my way out of. After investigating the problem online and discovering that the car had a manufacturing flaw, I feel like I have been scammed by honda.
Rapid tire wear occurred on the inner portions of both rear tires. The problem was discovered after noticing much road noise and having the tires rotated. Two new tires were purchased and the rear upper control arms were replaced. The problem still exists to this day after consulting two different honda garages they both confirmed that the rear control arms were installed correctly and are within spec. Both garages recommended replacing the tires again, but this is becoming very costly. The ride of the car over the last year has gotten significantly worse and now I'm noticing braking problems. The car hops in the back when applying the brakes at highway speeds. Honda is denying the problem and has offered no compensation.
My 2007 hit 80,000 miles and I just had to get my third set of rear tires (after the originals) because of extremely fast wear in a cupping pattern. It has gotten so bad that between one oil change to the next my independent mechanic told me I needed to replace two year-old tires immediately because they were in danger of the tread separating from the body of the tire and causing an accident. The abnormal tire wear started at about 39,000 miles when the first set of tires wore out. I had thought I just had some bad tires for the first and second replacement sets, but after I bought a third set of rear tires - and my second set of michelin tires - I figured there must be something else to this and so checked with the dealer. The honda dealer acknowledges this is apparently a "common" problem with the 2006-07 civics and the (sort of) fix is to replace the control arms in the rear suspension and do a 4-wheel alignment. They don't see it as a safety issue and apparently honda will not do the replacement at no charge.
I am now on my 3rd set of tires for the rear of this car. It keeps wearing the inner rear tires until the belt becomes exposed and heat up. There is a danger that if gone unnoticed that one of the tires will rupture causing a blowout and a high speed accident!
Premature tire wear and failure due to rear upper control arm suspension defect.
The tire dealer says rear tires are wearing prematurely and rear control arms must be replaced or new tires installed today will also wear prematurely. Rear tires are cupping. This causes terrible road noise and a rough ride. Honda issued a factory service bulletin to dealers in 2008 about the control arms having a design defect that causes tires to wear prematurely. However, they never informed their customers of this problem. I have burned through two sets of tires in 4 years and less than 80k miles. I just put the third set of tires on today. I only found out about the control arm problem by doing research on the internet. It appears several honda customers have had this problem on models 06-08. Some have reported control arms snapping in half. Since this problem took some time to diagnose, the warranty has expired. Honda should be held responsible for this design flaw.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda civic. The contact stated the rear end of the vehicle would sway back and forth while driving various speeds. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was eventually taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the rear upper control arms were defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was 20,000.
Excessive noise at highway speeds caused me to ask dealer about this as one shop stated rear shocks were worn and needed to be replaced. Dealer printed out service bulletin 08-001 which explained the problem about rear tires cupping and improper upper control arms being installed when manufactured. Dealer has not said cost of incorrect part is covered, and I will have to buy two new tires, replacement cost of both upper control arms and four wheel alignment. This is a manufacturing error on honda's part and consumers should not have to bear the cost of part and tire replacements. American honda should recall and replace. Many bona fide complaints on this fault, which contributes to personal and vehicle safety. Most owners are unaware of this problem!
The rear suspension has a "geometry problem", the upper control arms are too short resulting in negative camber which causes the rear tires to wear out quickly on the inside edge. I bought new tires and they are ruined after 12k miles. Apparently honda is aware of the problem, there is a honda service bulletin 08-001 about it sent to dealers. As for safety, the rear tires appear to be fine from the outside, plenty of tread left. It is only the very edge on the inside of the tire that is worn quite badly. Hence the safety issue: someone could be confident they have new tires in great condition from the outside appearance, until the inside edge wears out to the point of the tire blowing out while they're driving. This really should be a recall for all affected civics.
I replaced the original 2007 tires at 41,887 miles in 2009 with premature wear. Eighteen months later, I had terrible road noise. I thought it was the bearings. It turns out that despite an alignment and proper rotation, my tires were all cupped in less than 26,000 miles. The mechanic mentioned the problem honda had with the rear upper control arms in this vehicle. I just spent another $218 to get updated rear upper controls arms on top of $800 for new tires and another alignment. Honda is responsible for the poor quality control and not alerting me that this was a problem. The tires I just replaced were good for 85,000 miles.
My 2007 honda civic back wheel bearing failed. I seen on the web there is a recall on this car the federal safety agency campaign no.07v399000. I took the car to walker honda in alexandria louisiana for recall repair and was told there is no recall on this car. So I replaced the bearing myself. I would like to know is there a recall on this car and can I make honda pay me back for parts and labor on this repair.
Rear tire wear to the belts. No adjustment of camber possible. Owner has no way to prevent this dangerous and expensive wear. These vehicle should all be recalled and rear camber adjustable components installed regardless of vehicle miles. Wear happens very quickly and is not shown at all on the front tires which have a fully adjustable suspension.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda civic. The contact stated that both rear tires were worn prematurely. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where the dealer advised that the rear control arm would need to be replaced. The contact did not have the rear control arm replaced yet stated that the rear tires could experience a blowout due to the defective rear control arm. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 28,000.
Defective rear upper control arms on the 2006 - 2007 honda civics. Honda chose to withhold this information from consumers and only to issue a service bulletin to dealerships. This issues causes your car to go out of alignment and your tires to have an irregular wear pattern. This is an issue that creates an excessive amount of noise from your tires and may impede your ability to stop and to turn. This can be dangerous and expensive, at it can also cause premature wear to your suspension system. Honda's decision to deliberately withhold this information from consumers puts consumers at risk when it is left to the dealership to be the ones to determine which cars are involved/affected. This is not just an isolated incident where only a few cars have been affected and numerous consumers have had their tires ruined due to this defect. Http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2225229 my tires are 60,000 mile all season tires that have been completely destroyed at 24,000 miles. They are extremely loud and although the tread depth is exactly the same on all four tires. Because I rotate the tires every 4,000 miles, no one at honda ever determined that my car was one of the ones that had the defect. I believe that honda did not want to have to issue a recall because they did not want to put out the expense to do so and felt they would deal with consumers on a case by case basis. I have had the problem corrected and have had the service manager drive my car, subsequent to the repair. He does not dispute the fact that the tires are loud and that the damage to the tires was done specifically due to the defect. However, honda is still refusing to replace my tires. I do not feel comfortable driving my family on tires that have been ruined soley because of this defect and feel that honda needs to not only issue a safety recall for the defect but also needs to be responsible for replacing the tires that have been damaged due to the defect!
I began to hear a noise coming from the right rear of the car in april 2011. Over time the noise progressively became worse. I recently noticed that the right rear tire has been wearing improperly. I checked online to see if anyone else had this issue. While researching the problem, every honda civic webpage and forum that I went to was filled with this particular problem (right rear control arm causing rapid wear of the tires). I found that honda had even sent out a service bulletin on 2-8-08 regarding this issue. I figured with this many complaints, there must have been a recall notice that I did not receive. In july 2011 I brought my civic to majestic honda of rhode island to have my vehicle checked and asked if there had been a recall. I was told that there was no recall but they did confirm the problem after performing a diagnostic which cost me $111.02. My civic needed a new control arm, 4 new tires, and an alignment. These repairs would cost an additional $1066.75 or more plus tax. I explained to them that, had honda just sent out a service notice to its customers when they first noticed that there was a control arm issue, we could have addressed the issue for only $455.00 -- the cost of a control arm and an alignment. My speech fell upon deaf ears. I could tell by their demeanor that they had heard my story before and did not care at all. All I got was, "we're not responsible; contact honda america." after writing to you, I will be contacting honda america.
Had to replace tires due to uneven tire wear on the inside tread after 22,000 miles.. Had the rear upper control arms replaces as well. Purchased pirelli tires rated for 85,000 miles. Problem is back again at 27,000 miles on the tires and 65,000 miles on car. Seems like this car goes through tires every 20-25,000 miles. Honda needs to address this problem.
2007 honda civic. Consumer states problem with vehicle tires *tgw the consumer stated the rear tires had to be replaced three times. The consumer stated it was a known defect as honda issued a tsb to the dealership describing the problem, but no notification was ever sent to the consumer.
2007 honda civic 4dr ex rear upper control arms causing premature tire wear. This is causing loud tire noise and unsafe driving conditions because of the excessive wear.
1.- 2007 honda civic rear tire control arms are defective, causing problems with tires. Alignment geometry of back tires is not proper, tires are not vertical. 2.- tires wear off unevenly making them unsafe. 3.- I replaced tires a few months ago and had tires aligned. New tires are render useless/unsafe in a few months.
Faulty suspension causes tires to wear quickly and unevenly. Tires develop cups that cause excessive vibration at all speeds.
Rear suspension, severe vibration at highway speeds (65-70mph) causing uneven wear on rear tires.
Certain 2006 and 2007 honda civics were produced with improperly spec'ed rear upper control arms resulting in significant damaged to the rear tires (cupping). Honda issued two tsb's but only acts on the problem once the tire damage is pronounced. Cupped tires effect braking, handling, and in extreme cases, tire failure. I own an 06 and 07, all dealer maintained, and of the four dealers I and my daughter have dealt with, only one brought the problem to my attention once my tires were cupped and I complained of a vibration in my suspension. The rear upper control arms were replaced but I will have to replace the tires at my expense. Individuals who do not properly service their civics are at risk of poor handling, tire failure and accidents due to cupped and failed tires. The internet is replete with complaints on this problem. This is a serious problem that has been kept under the radar by honda even with the potential risks to the public. A recall should be made!
I purchased a brand new honda civic 2007 and within 2 years (~25k-26k miles) the rear tires started vibrating loudly. When I took it to the servicing center I was told that there is a problem with the rear control arms which can cause uneven or premature tire wear in all 2006-2007 civics, except for the si. While the problem developed over a few months I was in warranty but when it was diagnosed and I went in for a claim honda said I was out of warranty so they would replace the parts for free but I would have to pay for labor and would get no reimbursement for the totally chopped tires. This is a very wide-spread problem (online honda/civic forums are full of complaints) which I believe poses a grave road safety problem and danger to the lives of owners who could get into accidents due to bad tires, if not diagnosed on time. Honda has been shunning its responsibility by not sending out a recall and addressing this problem with due diligence. I urge you to take this matter up with honda and ensure that the thousands of affected civic owners get complete paid repairs and assurance from honda.
Dangerous handling and extreme uneven tire wear due to defective rear suspension design. Honda issues a tsb 08-001 alert to all honda dealers, but refuses to replace defective rear suspension at mfg cost. Three sets of tires and a new set of rear control arms later, after just finding out about the tsb 08-001 alert, has resulted in over $3,000 of repairs to replace tires, brakes and the failed rear suspension (control arms) components that have caused these issues. There are multiple class action law suits both active and pending. Please contact us with questions as we have documented all our maintenance in great detail.
Tire out of control in rain almost wrecked rear tire wear bad control arms 2007 honda civic hybrid.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda civic. The contact stated the rear tires were abnormally pointed inward and causing the tires to wear down unevenly and prematurely. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told they would have to replace the tire arm for both rear wheels. The contact feels the failure was a manufacturers defect because of how the vehicle was designed. The failure and current mileage was 77,000.
In 2008 I noted that the tires of our 2007 honda civic were wearing unevenly. I discovered this when I rotated the rear tires to the front after about 25,000 miles and it just roared. We took it to the honda dealer and were told that there was a problem with the upper rear control arms and they would replace them and prorate the rear tires. At that time I elected to replace all four tires and assumed that honda had fixed the defect. After 25,000 miles, the roar is back and I again have cupped tires on the rear. This is a safety issue, as eventually this suspension defect could lead to either tire failure and/or loss of control while driving. Honda is aware of this problem (service bulletin 08-001) but told us when we returned to the dealer that it was an alignment issue. While poor alignment can lead to cupped tires, I have been searching bulletin boards on the internet and see that this is a common problem and that others are still experiencing tire wear that results in cupped tires after the 15,000 to 25,000 miles on tires that are supposed to last 60,000 to 75,000 miles. My daughter drives this car to and from college and has not had a major failure yet. However, it is obvious to me that had I not recently ridden in the car and heard the problem that she would have continued to drive it, unaware that she may be heading for a catastrophic tire failure due to this design failure. Specifically, it appears that 2007 honda civic rear ends will "drag" the rear tires down the road if the there are rear passengers or cargo. In other words, the suspension is incorrectly designed and rear tires do not track correctly when the car has load in the rear or trunk. I believe that this should be investigated before there is a rash of tire failures due to this design flaw.
Purchased the car new at local dealer. The rear tires exhibit excessive wear prematurely. The original set of tires was replaced at approximately 35,000 miles. The second set (75,000 mile tires) wore out after 30,000 miles (65,000 miles on the odometer). Our third set of tires (also, 75,000 mile tires) are now worn out with the odometer reading of 97,000 miles. Just discovered that a tsb has been issued for replacement of rear control arms. Have not pursued that route yet.
My 2007 honda civic gets uneven rear tire wear referred to as cupping with an accompanying vibration and noise. Honda has issued a service bulletin, 08-001 regarding this problem and the corrective action required to fix it. They denied that my vehicle had this problem and would not pay for any corrective action.
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