2006 Honda Civic

REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON 2006/2007 CIVICS WERE MANUFACTURED TOO SHORT YET INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY AND SOLD IN NEW CARS. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND KICK OUT WHILE IN TURNS, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN. IT ALSO CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY FAST. I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER 3 TIMES BEFORE THEY ADMITTED THEY HAD ISSUED A TSB THAT GAVE THE DEALERS THE OK TO REPLACE THE PARTS, PROPERLY ALIGN THE CAR, AND COVER THE TIRES ONLY IF IT HAD LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON IT. I FIND THIS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS PRACTICE ON HONDAS PART AND FEEL A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. TSBS ARE ONLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE DEALERS, NOT THE END CONSUMER. THEREFORE IF A AN OWNER DOESNT GO TO THE DEALER, THEY ARE NEVER AWARE THE CAR IS UNSAFE. MY REQUEST IS TO MAKE HONDA ISSUE A RECALL OF THE EFFECTED CARS, NOT JUST ISSUE A TSB WHEREAS ITS THE SAME AS A YOU-CALL AND MAKE THE OWNERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RAPID TIRE WEAR $. SHAME ON HONDA.

WHEN MY TIRE STORE SHOWED ME MY 20,000 MILE TIRE WITH THE STEEL BELTS EXPOSED I WAS STUNNED-WHAT IF NO ONE HAD SEEN IT? A SUBSEQUENT ALIGNMENT CHECK REVEALED THE REAR SUSPENSION OF MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC HAD MUCH MORE NEGATIVE CAMBER THAN IS SAFE AND THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST IT AS IN OTHER CARS-IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH MILEAGE ON MY CAR,IT MAY BE A BELL WEATHER. I HAVE 150,000 MILES ON MY 2006 CIVIC AND HAVE BOUGHT 5 SETS OF TIRES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST 70,000 MILES EACH. THE ENTIRE TIME MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY HONDA DID NOT OFFICIALLY ADMIT THE PROBLEM OR OFFER A SOLUTION. HONDA DEALERS AND CORPORATE REPS ARE GENERALLY UNCOOPERATIVE AND WILL NOT ISSUE A PUBLIC RECALL AND GENERALLY HAVE TO BE PRESSURED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SUBSTANTIAL PROBLEM. YOUR SHEDDING LIGHT ON THIS ISSUE WOULD BE A TRUE PUBLIC SERVICE AND PROBABLY HELP THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT USED TO DEALING WITH A LARGE CORPORATION WITH AN UNREPROACHABLE IMAGE OF PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY. THERE ARE MANY MORE HONDA CUSTOMERS LIKE ME- THIS HONDA USERS GROUP WILL OFFER MORE PERSPECTIVE. HTTP://WWW.GREENHYBRID.COM/DISCUSS/F12/NEGATIVE-CAMBER-PROBLEM-WHAT-YOU-NEED-DO-GET-UPPER-CONTROL-ARMS-REPLACED-17377/#POST164501 W. SCOTT MOYER *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING OR PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT COULD RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IDENTICALLY ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3500. UPDATED 09/24/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/26/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE MOTOR IN HER VEHICLE. WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT ON THE SEAT BELT, SHE NOTICED THAT THE MOTOR WOULD PULL REALLY FAST AS IF IT WOULD MOVE FORWARD. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE MOTOR REVVED EXTREMELY FAST AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE MOTOR. ON ONE OCCASION, THE MOTOR EVEN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE BACKWARDS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,965 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

I WAS UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE REAR TIRE TREAD WAS BALD ON THE INSIDE. THE OUTSIDE WAS STILL SHOWING PLENTY OF TREAD. THE TIRE WAS VERY CLOSE TO FAILURE, BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO NOTICE THE UNEVEN WEAR UNLESS YOU ARE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE INTERNET SHOWED MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THE CONTROL ARMS ARE FAILING ON MANY OF THE VEHICLES. HONDA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO DEALERSHIPS BUT HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE OWNERS. *TR

I HAVE A RUMBLE IN THE SUSPENSION OF MY CAR WITH NEW TIRES. THE TIRES I HAVE ONLY HAVE ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON THEM AND HONDA IS SAYING THAT IT'S BECAUSE I PUT CHEAP TIRES ON MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN TO BARRY'S HONDA SO MANY TIMES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. EVEN WHEN I HAD THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE CAR AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO FIX IT OR THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I BROUGHT IT TO THEM AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR TIMES. ONE TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BROKEN BELT IN MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SO THAT'S WHEN I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE ORIGINAL TIRES ONLY HAD 40,000 MILES ON THEM WHEN I REPLACED THEM. WHEN I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED THE STORE THAT PUT THE TIRES ON SAID THAT THERE WASN'T A BROKEN BELT. I STILL HAD THE RUMBLE WITH BRAND NEW TIRES. *TR

SUN VISORS ON 2006 HONDA CIVIC BREAKS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT THE VISOR IN THE UP POSITION....METAL BRACKET BREAKS THE PLASTIC AROUND IT WHEN THE VISOR IS WARMED BY SUN...WHEN YOU PUT THE VISOR BACK UP IT CAN FALL DOWN MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. THIS DEFECT HAS OCCURRED ON ALL THREE OF THE 2006 HONDA CIVICS MY FAMILY OWNS. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE VISOR> HONDA USA HAS NO AVAILABILITY ON THE REPLACEMENT VISORS AS THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO WIDE SPREAD. *TR

TIRE FAILURE AROUND 27,000 MILES FROM EXCESSIVE WEAR ON REAR TIRES DESPITE REGULAR MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES. POSSIBLY DUE TO REAR CONTROL ARM MALFUNCTION WHICH MANUFACTURER WILL NOT INSPECT. ALSO, MANUFACTURER HAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BOTH SUN VISORS DUE TO SPLITTING OF PLASTIC (MOST LIKELY DUE TO BAD ENGINEERING WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF INTERIOR HEAT). *TR