2006 Honda Civic

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE AND I HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I FEEL SOME VIBRATIONS AND EXCESSIVE SWAY WHEN TURNING. AT ONE YEAR OLD MY REAR LEFT SHOCK ABSORBER LEAKED, HONDA REPLACED IT BUT AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR IT STARTED TO FAIL AGAIN. HONDA REPLACED IT AGAIN OUT OF COURTESY (THEY SAID).LAST YEAR I NOTICED IT HAS A LEAK AGAIN BUT I DON'T WANT TO BRING IT IN FOR REPAIRS. I ALSO HAVE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. I HEARD ABOUT A HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS SO I CALLED THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDE IN THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE BULLETIN STATES ALL 2006 MODELS ARE AFFECTED. I BELIEVE THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY SHOCKS FAILING AND HONDA SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSE SOME ACCIDENTS. HOPE YOU GUYS COULD DIG IN DEEPER TO THIS PROBLEM AS HONDA SEEMS TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CIVIC AND THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE DEFECTIVE RESULTING IN PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AND THE REAR OF THE CAR SWAYING ESPECIALLY IN THE SNOW. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 30,000 AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 60,000. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN RELEASED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THE CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE COVERED AT MY COST OF $455.00. I WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES AT THIS TIME, BUT DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE THEM AT 90,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY COSTLY TO THE OWNERS OF 2006-2007 CIVICS, BUT IS ALSO DANGEROUS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX SEDAN. I HAVE EXPERIENCED RAPID AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON BOTH REAR TIRES. I ROTATED THE TIRES IN MARCH 2010 AND AT THAT TIME, THE WEAR WAS FAIRLY EVEN ON ALL FOUR TIRES WITH ABOUT 50% OF THE TREAD LEFT. I PURCHASED THE TIRES IN AUGUST OF 08. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS I USE SNOW TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE ABOUT 25,000 TO 30,000 MILES ON THEM. SINCE MARCH 2010, I'VE DRIVEN THE CAR ABOUT 10,000 MILES. NOW THE REAR LEFT TIRE IS SHOWING EXTREME WEAR ON THE INSIDE WITH UNEVEN WAVE PATTERNS AND THE REAR RIGHT TIRE IS WARN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS. I FOUND OUT BECAUSE MY CAR FAILED INSPECTION. I'VE ALSO NOTICED A LOUD ROAR COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE ROAR IN JULY AND TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION AND I JUST DON'T ROTATE MY TIRES ENOUGH, EVEN AFTER I EXPLAINED THAT I ROTATE MY TIRES TWICE A YEAR AND JUST ROTATED THEM THAT PREVIOUS MARCH! THE MECHANIC THAT DID THE INSPECTION (WHO ALSO SOLD ME THE TIRES) SAID THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT SUCH A SEVER WEAR PATTERN COULD DEVELOP UNLESS THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALER AGAIN WHILE AT THE STATE INSPECTION STATION AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND TRIED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE REAR SUSPENSION LOOKED AT. THEY AGAIN TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION AND THAT THE WEAR WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I DIDN'T ROTATE THE TIRES ENOUGH. THEN THE DEALER TRIED TO SELL ME A SET OF TIRES OVER THE PHONE! MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE REAR TIRE WEAR PRESENTS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THAT THE RIGHT TIRE ESPECIALLY, COULD BLOW AT ANY TIME. IT APPEARS THAT HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS DESCRIBED IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO GET THEM TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

INCIDENT: 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX AT 25,000 MILES THE STRUT & MOUNT FAILED (2008) AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 50,000 MILES THE SAME STRUT & MOUNT FAILED AGAIN BUT DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THIS.(2010) MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO BRING CAR TO DEALER AS THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR. READING BLOGS ONLINE I AM LEARNING THAT THIS IS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT NOT RECOGNIZED BY HONDA. AS A CONCERNED CONSUMER, AND, IN LIEU OF THE PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA, I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE IT BECOMES A LIABILITY ISSUE. *TR

CAR WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE BUT I COULDN'T TELL WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM (EXCEPT SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH) KIND OF A GRINDING NOISE. I PURCHASED NEW TIRES ABOUT 12 MONTHS AGO BECAUSE THE TIRES FROM THE FACTORY WEREN'T GOOD IN SNOW (OR SO I THOUGHT). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I'D NEED CONTROLLER ARMS AND NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE VERY WORN. IT'S A 2006 HONDA CIVIC AND ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON THOSE TIRES. THE WHOLE THING IS GOING TO COST ME ALMOST $1000.00 BUT "THE GUY AT THE DEALER SAID "WELL, YOU GET A $50.00 REBATE FOR THE TIRES" OH BOY!! IT ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE EITHER OF COURSE. I WILL BE CONTACTING HONDA USA TO TALK TO THEM BUT HAVE SEEN FROM THIS WEBSITE THAT IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD. BUT I STILL HAVE TO TRY...I AM DISGUSTED WITH THIS AS I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE THEY HAVE SUCH GLOWING RELIABILITY AND SAFETY REPORTS. I HAD ONE ACCIDENT (REAR ENDED, NOT WITH THIS CAR, ALSO NOT MY FAULT) AND I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER!! I WILL BE KEEPING THE PARTS AND THE TIRES WHEN I GET IT DONE. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT CONSISTENTLY STAYS ON DEALER TOLD ME 1ST TIME IT NEEDED A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UP DATE 2ND TIME IT OVERHEATED DEALER TOLD ME IT NEEDED NEW THERMOSTAT. BOTH TIMES I HAD TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PLUS PARTS & LABOR. THE SAME DAY I PICKED IT UP THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND STAYED. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUES (ENGINE & REAR SUSPENSION) BUT HONDA ALWAYS HAS AN ANSWER THAT NEVER FIXES THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING IN THE REAR. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TIRE COMPANY, THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND ALIGNED. ELEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAPPEN AGAIN ELEVEN MONTHS LATER AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO CUP AND WEARS RAPIDLY AT 15,000. THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS RECOGNIZED IN THE TSB (NHTSA #10024687). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE CONTROL ARMS AND THE STATED THEY REFUSE TO HANDLE THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS IGNORING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR TIRES WEARING OUT QUICKLY, AND VIBRATIONS WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE 50 MPH. YESTERDAY THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED, AND STARTED SMOKING. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND TOOK THE CAR IN AND THE OTHER REAR TIRE HAD VERY UNUSUAL WEAR TO THE BELT ON THE INNER PART. THE SAME PLACE THE OTHER TIRE SEPARATED. IN LOOKING THIS UP ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA CIVICS AND THE REAR ALIGNMENT BEING DEFECTIVE. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE, IF NOT ALREADY, IS KILLED BY SUCH PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC FISHTAILS TERRIBLY, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER BUT EVEN IN THE SUMMER ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN I HIT EVEN LITTLE BUMPS THE CAR SHIFTS TO THE SIDE. IT FORCES ME TO SLOW DOWN BUT IT GETS WORSE BETWEEN 30-40 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE NOT CRASHED DUE TO THE PROBLEM (YET) BUT IN CERTAINLY CONCERNS ME AND MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE OUR CAR! *TR