2006 Honda Civic

THE SUSPENSION ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC CANNOT BE ALIGNED DUE TO INCORRECT MANUFACTURING. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT EFFECTS ALL 2006 HONDA CIVICS. THE PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY WITH EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR BUT THE HANDLING OF THE CAR IS NOT AS IT SHOULD BE. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I TRIED EVASIVE ACTION WHILE THE SUSPENSION IS NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY. THERE IS A VERY BIG ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED TO BRING THE CAR BACK INTO SPEC (OVER 2 DEGREES IN THE REAR SUSPENSION). I WAS TOLD THAT HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WAS WAITING FOR ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO BE FILED TO JUSTIFY A RECALL. I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOW THAT MY SUSPENSION WAS SO OUT OF ALIGNMENT HAD I NOT GONE TO A HONDA DEALER FOR REPAIRS.. *TR

I TOOK DELIVERY OF A 2006 HONDA CIVIC SI ON 1 JAN, 2006. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH THE OPTIONAL 18" HFP ALLOYS. AT AROUND 10K MI, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR ITS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. MY SERVICING DEALER AT THAT TIME ROTATED THE TIRES ALONG WITH THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINT. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR I NOTICED A VERY LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. THE HONDA TECH TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES( ORIGINALLY ON THE FRONT, NOW ON THE REAR) WERE CUPPED AND ALSO SAID THAT I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE PURCHASING DEALER FOR WHAT HE SAID WAS "MISALIGNED REAR SUSPENSION". BEFORE LEAVING THE DEALER, I HAD THE HONDA TECH PUT THE TIRES BACK THE WAY THEY WERE TO GET RID OF THE HUMMING SOUND. I THEN TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE PURCHASING DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOT MUCH THEY COULD DO AND PUT 2 NEW REAR TIRES ON THE CAR AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. NOW I HAD A CAR WITH 10K MILES ON THE FRONT AND 0 MILES ON THE REAR. FAST FORWARD A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES AND THERE I WAS NEEDING NEW TIRES FOR THE FRONT BECAUSE I WAS NEVER ABLE TO ROTATE THEM AS ADVISED. AT NOW 27K THE CAR IS GOING ON ITS 3RD SET OF TIRES. I STILL CANNOT ROTATE THE TIRES AND THE REAR IS STILL TOED IN AND HONDA HAS NO "FIX-ACTION" FOR THIS. ALSO THE CAR CANNOT BE ALIGNED, HASN'T SINCE THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR. I LOVE HONDA'S BUT I DO FEEL THIS CAR MAY BE A LEMON AND IS BY FAR A SAFETY HAZARD ON WHEELS. I HAVE SINCE PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE UNTIL MYSELF AND AMERICAN HONDA COME TO TERMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE GREW LOUDER AS TIME PROGRESSED. WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHANGED, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHOCKS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMMON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 01/02/08. *LJ THE PROBLEM WITH THE SHOCKS CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR. UPDATED 12/12/07.

THE CAR HAD EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE AFTER 8,000 MILES. CHECKING THE REAR TIRES I FOUND THAT BOTH HA NUMEROUS FLAT SPOTS. TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND GOT THE SAME RESPONSE THAT OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ. I WAS ASKED IF I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A TIRE ISSUE AND TO TALK TO A BRIDGESTONE DEALER. THE TIRE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES THAT COME ON THE CAR AREN'T THE BEST QUALITY AND I SHOULD REPLACE THEM WITH A BETTER PAIR. THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THEY SAID IT DUE TO LACK OF TIRE ROTATION. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH TIRES WEARING LIKE THIS EVEN AFTER NOT ROTATING TIRES ON OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES WITH NEW MICHELINS AT MY EXPENSE. I WILL HAVE THEM ROTATED AT EACH OIL CHANGE. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT HONDA AND IT'S TIRE SUPPLIERS WOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS IS MY 5TH HONDA SINCE 1990 AND WILL BE MY LAST AND THE LAST TIME I BUY BRIDGESTONES. *TR

TL*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 *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND TOOK DELIVERY IN JULY 2006. FROM THE TIME OF DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICEABLE THAT THE REAR END OR REAR TIRES OF THE HONDA CIVIC WERE VERY NOISY. LACKING SUFFICIENT TIME, I DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE NOISE UNTIL OUR TRIP TO ARIZONA IN EARLY MARCH, 2007. WHEN WE ARRIVED IN ARIZONA, I GOT DOWN ON MY KNEES FOR THE FIRST TIME TO EXAMINE THE REAR TIRES. TO MY AMAZEMENT, THEY WERE WORN OUT AT 21,000 MILES - TO THE POINT WHERE STEEL BELTS WERE PROTRUDING FROM THE TIRES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER IN TUCSON. AFTER EXTENSIVE TESTS, THEY CLAIMED THAT THE CAR HAD NO DEFECT - I HAD TWO DEFECTIVE REAR TIRES. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT BOTH REAR TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE WOULD WEAR SO BADLY, WHILE THE FRONT TIRES ON THE FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE CAR WERE IN EXCELLENT CONDITON FOR 21,000 MILES. I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A SERVICE BULLETION FROM ACURA - A DIVISION OF HONDA. THE SERVICE BULLETIN 05-076 DATED JANUARY 19, 2007 STATED THAT THE ACURA 2004 & 2005 HAD AN ISSUE WITH "PREMATURE REAR TIRE WEAR". THE PROBLEM WAS DESCRIBED AS: "THE REAR TIRES ARE WEARING PREMATURELY (UNEVENLY ACROSS THE TREAD). PROBABLE CAUSE: THE REAR TOE INCREASES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LOADED" THE DESCRIPTION AND PICTURES OF TIRE WEAR IN THIS SERVICE BULLETIN EXACTLY MATCH WHAT I FOUND IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC. I HAD JUST CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE IN ALL FOUR TIRES. DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HONDA CIVIC, THE REAR TIRES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEEN WITHOUT KNEELING. WHEN I FOUND THAT THE REAR TIRES HAD BEEN WORN SO SEVERELY THAT STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING, IT WAS CLEAR TO ME THAT SUCH PREMATURE WEAR CONSTITUTES A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD.

I PURCHASED 2006 HONDA CIVIC 4-DR. THE REAR OF THE CAR IS LOWER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BY APPROXIMATELY 1/2" TO 3/4". THIS IS VERY NOTICEABLE AND I AM WORRIED IT MAY BE A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE SEEN OTHER MODEL VEHICLES THAT LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO SEEN THE SAME COMPLAINTS ONLINE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ALSO TOOK BACK A 2ND TIME WITH NO POSITIVE RESPONSE. *JB