1999 Honda Civic

THE BALL JOINT ON THESE VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE A CASTILATED NUT TO SECURE THE BALL IN POSITION , THE NUT CAN BACK OFF AND THE BALL WALLERS OUT ON THE STEERING ARM CAUSING TIRE ,BRAKE WARPAGE AND STEERING FAILURE WHEN THE SOCKET WALLORS OUT. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON 1997 1998 AND 1999 VEHICLES. I NOTICED THAT THEIR A COMPLAINT S OF BRAKE WARPAGE ON THESE VEHICLES IN YOOUR REPORTS AND A COUPLE OF WHEEL FAILURES. I AM AN ENGINEER WHO HAS WORKED IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY AND THIS IS NOT A CRANK REPORT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE BUSTED. ON 9/11/00, DRIVER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE, HOWEVER THIS ONE DID NOT BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING ON 9/13. DUNLOP HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE TIRES. DUNLOP WAS WILLING TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT HALF PRICE. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON FREEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. SHE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE'S TREAD SEPARATED. TIRES WERE DUNLOP DB7C1199 . SHE CONTACTED DUNLOP, AND ATTENDANT TOLD HER THAT THEY WOULD PRO RATE HER TIRES. *AK IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE OTHER FRONT TIRE WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE ALSO. 2 DAYS LATER, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, DUNLOP REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE TIRES ONLY LAST 20000 TO 30000 MILES AND CONSUMER'S TIRES HAD 29784 MILES ON THEM. *SLC

AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN WAS CLOGGED, CAUSING LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AIR DUCT WHICH RESULTED IN A LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHICH MOLDED THE CARPET. GROWING MOLD HAS CREATED A STRONG ODOR WITHIN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE TO BECOME VERY SICK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE TEMPERLITE GLASS ON FOUR OF THE WINDOWS DESCRIBED. IT IS INSIDE THE TWO PANES OF GLASS WITH NO APPARANT CRACKS IN GLASS OR MOLDING. THE INSIDE OF THE GLASS, OR THE ADHESIVE MATERIAL USED IN BETWEEN THE GLASS IS BUBBLING WHICH CAUSES POOR VISION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE BECAUSE OF FEAR OF POOR VISIBILITY. I HAVE NOTIFIED HONDA AND AM PROVIDING THEM WITH A LETTER OF LIABILITY AND INFORMING THEM THAT I WILL BE CONTACTING SEVERAL CONSUMER SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONS AND COMMISSIONS SINCE THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED FOR THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO BE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY SOME TYPE OF CONTAMINATION OR VAPORS PRESENT WHEN THE GLASS WAS CONSTRUCTED, STORED, OR INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE.