2006 Honda Civic

REAR WHEELS UPPER CONTROL ARM (SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001). I HAVE A 2006 CIVIC HYBRID THAT WEARS THE INNER EDGE OF THE TIRES EXCESSIVELY. CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE UPPER CONTROL ARM. HAVING READ OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THIS SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL OR REPLACEMENT. NOT JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN. IT WILL COST ME APPROX. $327 FOR THIS REPAIR AND HONDA SHOULD COVER IT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY PERIOD DO TO MILEAGE. IN AUG 2008 I REPLACED THE FACTORY DUNLOP TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE EXCESSIVELY NOISY AND RODE RUFF. I HAD A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WITH THE NEW TIRES 36500 MI. AND AGAIN IN MAY 2009 55441 MI AND AGAIN JULY 2009 BECAUSE OF THE UNEVEN WEARING OF THE TIRES, AFTER THE 3RD ALIGNMENT 61400MI .THE DEALERSHIP MADE ME AWARE OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN 008-001. THE FIRST TWO ALIGNMENTS WERE DONE AT THE TIRE SHOP. BUT I HAVE HAD ALL MY OIL CHANGES DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. HAD THERE BEEN A RECALL THE MECHANICS WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE AWARE AND I WOULDN'T HAVE CUT THE TIRE LIVE BY HALF. REQUEST THAT THIS SERVICE BULLETIN BE ALLEVIATED TO A NATIONAL RECALL DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE CONTROL ARMS. *TR

REAR TIRE FAILURE DUE TO IMPROPER REAR CONTROL ARMS. INSIDE TREAD OF REAR TIRES WEAR EXCEEDINGLY FAST AND DEVELOP CUPPING. HONDA HAS A TSB FOR THIS, BUT HAS NOT HAD A RECALL. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE WHO JUST DRIVE THEIR CARS, BUT DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE MECHANICS OF THE VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT SEEMS THAT THIS ONLY OCCURS ON 2006 AND 2007 CIVICS BECAUSE IN 2008 HONDA MADE A CHANGE IN THE PRODUCTION BY CHANGING THE CONTROL ARMS. *TR

I OWN A HONDA CIVIC LX 2006. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AS OF 06/18/2009 IS ~40K MILES. WE STARTED NOTICING A LOT OF NOISE FROM OUR REAR TIRES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS EVEN AS LOW AS 30 MPH. WE ALSO NOTICED SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 60 MPH. THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE EVERY DAY. WE TOOK OUR CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (ROUND ROCK HONDA), DESCRIBED THE ISSUE IN DETAIL AND REQUESTED THEM TO LOOK AT THE ISSUE. THEY NOTICED EXTREME UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE REAR TIRES. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME WRITTEN NOTICE THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR CONTROL ARM AND THE REAR TIRES. I FURTHER FOUND OUT FROM WEB COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOW FREQUENTLY OCCURRING ISSUE ON HONDA CIVIC 2006 MODEL CARS. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 10024687) ON THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER (ROUND ROCK HONDA) IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE REAR CONTROL ARM OF THE CAR CLAIMING THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL NOTICE AND I AM OUT OF WARRANTY (CALLED THEM ON 06/18/2009). I HAVE NOW REPLACED MY TIRES TO AVOID DRIVING IN UNSAFE CONDITION. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A TEMP. SOLUTION AND THIS ISSUE CAN COME BACK AT ANY TIME. I AM MORE WORRIED TO KNOW THAT SOME OF THE OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE THIS ISSUE OCCUR EVEN AT LOW MILEAGES (10K MILES). I KINDLY REQUEST YOU TO CONSIDER THIS AS A SERIOUS ISSUE - PUTTING THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AT EXTREME RISK. I ALSO REQUEST YOU TO DEMAND HONDA TO RELEASE A RECALL NOTICE TO MAKE THIS CAR SAFER TO DRIVE. *TR

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. *TR

TL*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. *LJ 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.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRES MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND REPLACED FOUR TIMES. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER AND UPPER CONTROL ARMS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE, BUT RATHER POSITIONED INCORRECTLY. AS A RESULT, THE TIRES BECAME WORN PREMATURELY. THE DEALER WILL CHARGE $450 TO ADJUST THE FAILURE. THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE COST. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE CAUSING ROAD NOISE DUE TO A FAULTY REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE FAILURE WEARS THE TIRES DOWN AND COULD CAUSE A BLOWOUT. A TSB WAS ISSUED, BUT NOT A RECALL. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS COMPONENT SINCE THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,105 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.