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I bought a Honda Civic new in 2006 and have had nothing but problems with the tires. I have taken the car back countless number of times to complain about the noise and un-even tire wear. I replaced the first set of tires after the noise became so bad you could not have a conversation without shouting. The mileage on the first set of tires was 31,000. The next set of tires lasted a little longer, only because I rotated them every 3,000 miles. The last time I took it to the Honda dealership I was informed of an issue with the rear upper control arms. Honda would not pay for the parts or labor but insisted that the tires would not wear even unless I had the control arms replaced.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. The vehicle has Bridgestone turanza T tires. The contact stated that there was a suspension issue with his vehicle. In addition, the tires became worn after 12,000 miles. The manufacturer stated that there was a technical service bulletin for the suspension repairs, but no recalls. The manufacturer stated that they were not responsible for the tires and that the suspension did not affect the tire wear. Bridgestone disagreed and stated that they could replace the tires for $650 at the contact's expense. The tire failure mileage was 12,000. The vehicle current and failure mileages were less than 24,000. Updated 07/14/09. The dealer offered to correct the suspension problem at their expense, but they were not willing to pay for the prematurely worn tires. Updated 07/15/09.
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.
- Charleston, WV, USA
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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic hybrid. While driving 60 mph, the contact heard road noise. The dealer stated that the rear tires were unevenly worn, but was unable to determine the cause of failure. The dealer advised the contact to not rotate the tires. The current mileage is 22,652 and failure mileage was 22,300. The consumer stated he has reason to believe the problem is the battery pack(between rear seat and trunk) is causing the rear tires to wear unevenly. Updated 07/10/07
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- Church Hill, TN, USA