2007 Honda Civic: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Jan 8, 2015 · Wheels · 50,000 miles · FL

Elderly mother drives this car. She drives slow and knows very little about cars. I borrowed her car to find it vibrating excessively from the rear with loud tire noise from the rear as well. Found scalloped rear tires in poor, dangerous condition. Replaced tires thinking they were faulty tires. Problem recurred only several months later. Replaced tires again, different brand and had the rear suspension worked on per honda service bulletin. Problem keeps happening over and over and we must keep replacing the tires. I'm tired of seeing my mom being taken advantage of and continuously spending money on problems that should not be happening. I'm scared this is going to cause someone to get hurt. If the tires blow out, my mother might lose control. Yes, this "will" cause me to file a lawsuit on honda because this is a well documented problem on these cars and I have had multiple mechanics tell me so. We could sell the car but then someone else might be in danger of blow outs. Honda should make it right...at their cost.... Before someone gets killed.

Filed Jul 11, 2013 · Engine · 51,000 miles · WA

Honda civic 2007 coupe engine block blow out during just a 15 minutes short drive!!! It happens in january when seattle weather is very chilly, my dashboard indicate the temperature of the engine is abnormally hot. Pulled over on a resident street and stop for a while, start engine after 5 minutes, it's even worse. Engine overheated even faster. Have to pull over every single 5 minutes!!! When I got out of the car, coolant all over the floor and obviously I cannot make my way home even it's 15 minutes away from home. Turns out there is a recall (extended warranty) and honda manufacturer and dealership said they will take care of it without me paying from my own pocket. I still need to pay $500usd for the water pump and some parts cause my technician replace it by ourselves before we found out there is a recall/extended warranty. No car rentals available when replacing the engine block due to honda's fault!!!! I wrote my experience here because I want to let other civic users know that they don't need to pay out from their own pocket when their engine block blow out, the dealership that was helping me was not telling me they are gonna do it for free until """I ask them"""! Brand new engine block replaced for 6 months now and is running good! However!! I just receive a claim form in my mail box from honda saying there is another recall on the rapid tire wear, wth!?

Filed Aug 16, 2012 · Suspension · 125,000 miles · CA

I've had this car since new and it absolutely eats tires in the rear. The tire wear is not adjustable and eventually leads to premature tire failure. I've had this happen to me 2 times on highway driving, where the tire has had a blowout. Honda is aware of the issue with a design flaw in the rear control arms that causes the wear, but refuses to fix the problem. They have redesigned the control arm, but it does not fix the issue. It is just a matter of time before this design issue kills someone from a tire related failure. You can't see the problem because it's on the very inner most part of the tire. It isn't just that it makes the tire bald - there is severe cupping and the tire is more worn in some spots than others. So even if you visually inspect the tire, by getting on your hands and knees and putting your head under the car, you could miss where the tire is almost worn through, if the car is sitting on that part of the tire. This issue is very dangerous! It makes rotating the tires unadvisable because it ruins all 4 tires instead of just the rear two. It makes it so the performance of the tires is considerably less because parts of the tire are severly compromised.

Filed Jun 29, 2012 · Tires, Wheels · NC

While driving heard loud humming noise and the ride was rough. Brought vehicle to honda dealership in burlington. They said the tires were badly cupped. Needed to replace tires and get an alignment. Brought vehicle for a second opinion. Mechanic told me honda had technical bulletin in 2008 for uneven wear in rear tires. The rear camber assembly needed to be replaced. Cost $250. Honda won't pay for it even though they were aware of the problem and never said anything. Add four new tires and wheel alignment and your looking close to $1000. If you don't get it fixed the tires will wear down regardless if you get tire rotations and blow out. Luckily no one has dies from this but this shouldn't be the reason for not having a recall. Look at the blogs, etc. Honda just tells everyone to replace tires and get an alignment. People do and keep coming back to replace tires. Honda has hid from this problem. I haven't replaced my tires but if I listened to honda I would have replaced tires and been back again in 20,000-30,000 miles to replace tires. I should not have to pay for a serious problem that honda hid from it's owners. Please help.

Filed Dec 15, 2011 · Suspension · 39,000 miles · NC

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.

Filed Dec 9, 2011 · Suspension, Tires · 42,000 miles · AR

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!

Filed Aug 26, 2011 · Suspension · 28,000 miles · OK

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.

Filed Jun 2, 2011 · Lights · 58,000 miles · VA

Ex coupe models. 3rd high mount brake light malfunctioning. Vehicle failed inspection for this reason. Light came back on then went off again while moving wires a few times. Led light not blown, still working but wiring is causing the malfunction. Going to have the vehicle re-wired correctly. I see many complaints online from consumers with this same problem. Very expensive to fix. Led lights shouldn't blow out this soon but to repair the problem the whole LED strip has to be replaced and only honda carries the part. Its also very hard to access the LED panel/strip for replacement. Re-wiring is the only cheaper option.

Filed May 26, 2011 · Suspension · 50,000 miles · SC

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!

Filed May 8, 2011 · Suspension · 52,000 miles · LA

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.

Filed Jan 25, 2011 · Suspension · 60,121 miles · FL

My 2007 honda civic 2-door coupe had wrong rear suspension upper control arms installed at the factory. At the 30,000 service, the honda dealer rotated tires and I had a severe shimmy in the steering wheel. The dealer rotated the tires back and told me I had defective tires--they had worn unevenly. Rear tires wear also very noisy, especially on smooth roads (load rumble and a "beat"). I had a blow out at 40,000 miles and replaced all 4 tires. At the 60,000 mile service the dealer rotated the tires and again I had a severe shimmy. Dealer said the tires were defective and to return to tire dealer. I went to tire dealer and was informed that my car had a rear suspension problem. Tire dealer also told me to look online as many civics had rear suspension problems. Went back to honda dealer, showed him a form from the tire dealer stating my car had a suspension problem. Honda dealer inspected rear suspension and found my civic had the wrong upper control arms installed. After dealer and I contacted honda with the complaint, honda offered to cover all but $300 of the $800 repair. I had the repair done by the dealer and paid $300. Very disappointed that honda is not volunteering to repair a problem that existed with my car from its assembly at the factory.

Filed Jul 30, 2010 · Suspension · 14,391 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 honda civic ex coupe. While driving 55 MPH the contact noticed that the rear end of the vehicle began to vibrate excessively. When the vehicle was examined he noticed that the rear tires were worn on the inside. He contact the dealer and was advised that they would assist him with the cost of replacing the tires. He located a technical service bulletin that identified the rear tire failure was due to a defective rear suspension geometry. The vehicle will be repaired by the dealer. The manufacturer will be notified. The current mileage was 14,391. The failure mileage was 14,900.