2006 Honda Civic

2006 HONDA CIVIC HANDLES TERRIBLE IN ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE JUST PURCHASED MY FOUTH SET OF TIRES. HONDA HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN TO FIX UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON THE REAR END. WHICH WAS NEARLY IMPOSSABLE TO DISCOVER, AND MOST HONDA OWNERS PROBABLY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS. HOWEVER EVEN AFTER I HAD THIS PART FIXED MY TIRES HAVE STILL WORN OUT AS QUICKLY AND UNEVENLY AS EVER. MOST AMERICANS CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE TIRES EVERY 20,000 MILES AND HONDA CONTINUES TO STATE THAT IT IS A TIRE ISSUE AND NOT THERE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD DIFFERENT BRANDS OF TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

THE PROBLEMS THE CONSUMER IS HAVING ARE WITH THE SUSPENSION AND TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. SINCE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE IN OCTOBER 2005, SINCE THEN SHE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES WHICH WEAR RAPIDLY AND IN AN ABNORMAL PATTERN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES SO CONSUMER COULD GET THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED. SHE HAS EVEN STATED TO DEALERSHIPS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION AND TIRES WHEN HER VEHICLE WAS IN FOR NORMAL RECALLS AND CHECKS. EVERY TIME SHE STATED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION SHE WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND EVERYTHING IS NORMAL, EXCEPT THE TIRES ARE "CUPPED" OR DEFECTIVE. SHE HAS SINCE HAD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE WITH (4) SETS OF TIRES SINCE 2005, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE THAT THE CONSUMER PURCHASED (4) SETS OF DEFECTIVE TIRES IN A ROW. CONSUMER FOUND ( TSB 08-001 ) STATING "UNEVEN OR RAPID REAR TIRE WEAR" FROM ALLDATA ONLINE & HONDA CUSTOMER INFORMATION WEBSITE. SINCE THIS PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED WHEN IT WAS ADDRESSED BY THE CONSUMER TO HONDA, IT HAS SINCE COST THE CONSUMER OVER $1,700 TO REPLACE TIRES. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT OR REPLACEMENT OF (4) GOODYEAR EAGLE F1 TIRES IN A 225/45/17 SIZE DUE TO POOR WORKMANSHIP OF HONDA DEALERSHIPS. TOTAL OF $718.46 IF AN AGREEMENT IS NOT MET, CONSUMER IS CONSIDERING A LAWSUIT AGAINST AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. INC FOR JEOPARDIZING SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE WINTER OF 2007-2008 THE CAR WOULD FISHTAIL ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY ON SNOW AND ICE - NOT A SNOW OR ICE STORM NECESSARILY, BUT REALLY WHENEVER THERE WAS SNOW COVER OR ICE ON THE ROADS. WE CHANGED TIRES - TWICE. THE WINTER OF 2008-2009, WE WERE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME, THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED AN ALIGNMENT. WE HAD THAT DONE, BUT THE TECH'S WHO DID THE ALIGNMENT WOULD NOT ROTATE OUR TIRES BECAUSE THEY SAID OUR TIRES WERE BALD. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT BALD ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE, ONLY ON THE INSIDE. WE ENTERED THE WINTER OF 2009-2010 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM - TOOK IT ONCE AGAIN TO THE LITHIA HONDA DEALERSHIP IN AMES, IA. WE READ INTERNET ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE BLAMING THE REAR SWAY BAR. THE TECHNICIANS CHECKED IT AND THE REAR SHOCKS BUT DIDN'T DISCOVER ANYTHING WRONG. LITHIA'S SERVICE DEPT REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT BE ASSURED THEY WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR COSTS. LITHIA OF AMES DID NOT CONTACT THE NATIONAL MANUFACTURER, AMERICAN HONDA, UNTIL WE ASKED THEM TO. WE DID MORE RESEARCH. ONE MAN IN BRITISH COLUMBIA HAD POSTED ABOUT HIS CAR HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS OURS - COMPLETE WITH MANY OF THE SAME WORDS USED TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM AS WE HAD USED AND THAT TECHNICIANS HAD DETERMINED IT WAS THE CONTROL ARM. THE CONTROL ARM IS TOO SHORT. WE ASKED THEM TO CONTACT AMERICAN HONDA - THE CONTROL ARM HAS A BULLETIN - BUT ONLY FOR UNEVEN TREAD WEAR. MY FAMILY AND I - OUR FRIENDS, EVEN - ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IN THIS CAR. WE CANNOT TAKE IT OVER 35-40 MILES AN HOUR EVEN WHEN IT'S SUNNY OUTSIDE BECAUSE SNOW COVER WILL CAUSE IT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR DOESN'T TRACK STRAIGHT WHEN TRAVERSING BUMPY ROADS. ON A TRIP DOWN SOUTH LAST WINTER, THE CAR HIT A SMALL PATCH OF ICE AND FELT LIKE WE WERE GOING INTO THE DITCH. WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE PROBLEMS WITH THE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. THE AMERICAN HONDA REPRESENTATIVE , SAID, OUR REAR ALIGNMENT IS THE WORST SHE'S EVER SEEN. PLEASE HELP!! *TR

WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE CAR "SLIDES" OUT OF CONTROL. DOES NOT DRIVE WELL IN RAIN TRIES WEAR PREMATURELY. LOUD ROAD NOISE I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE SEPT. 2005, ROTATING THEM EVERY 5000 MI. THE TIRES SEEM TO WEAR UNEVENLY. THE FIRST TIRE REPLACEMENT WAS AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. *TR

CIVIC EX 2006 FAULTY REAR DESIGN. RESULTING IN REAR TIRES BECOMING SEVERALLY WORN AND UNEVEN TREADS DUE TO UPPER REAR ARMS. MY CAR HAS ONLY 30000 MILES ON IT. HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS DEFECT #08-001. HONDA DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE UNLESS I PAY FOR THE NEW PART, $500, AND + LABOR, OR REPLACE TIRES WHICH MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS STRUCTURAL DEFECT. DAMAGE TO TIRES OCCURRED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY MAKING THEM UNSAFE. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE CAR TO BECOME MISALIGNED A SAFETY ISSUE IN ITSELF. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT IS A DEFECT BUT ARE NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM TO THE CONSUMER. *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

I HAVE A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID, WHICH IS EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE AND UNEVEN REAR TIRE WEAR. THE TIRES WERE INITIALLY REPLACED IN FEB. 2008, AND AGAIN IN JUNE 2008 (ALONG WITH THE REAR CONTROL ARMS). NOW, IN FEBRUARY 2009, THE REAR TIRES ARE WORN OUT AGAIN ON THE INSIDE, WITH CUPPING AND SCALLOPING OF THE TREAD. THESE TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 20,000 MILES SINCE NEW, AND HAVE BEEN ROTATED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CIVIC, AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED OR FIXED BY HONDA. *TR