2007 Honda Civic

THE REAR CONTROL ARMS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE IN HONDA CIVICS. I HAVE HAD MY CAR REPAIRED BUT DUE TO TIRE WEAR THIS COULD RESULT IN A SAFETY ISSUE IF PEOPLE DO NOT PUSH THEIR DEALERSHIPS TO MAKE THE REPAIR. AS OF YET AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CORP HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALLED EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS SUSPENSION PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ISSUED A TSB, 08-001, ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TIRE NOISE STARTED DEVELOP MONTHS AGO, AND GOT WORSE ON HONDA CIVIC 2007 WITH LESS THAN 8000 MILES. TODAY, HONDA S/B 08-001 WAS DONE, BUT TIRES ARE NOT REPLACED. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE QUITE NOTICEABLE CUPPING, ESPECIALLY REAR INSIDE. SINCE I DRIVE CAREFULLY TO ACHIEVE 49MPG AVG I GOT ON THIS HYBRID ON SUBURBAN BLVDS, I BELIEVE HONDA NEEDS TO REPLACE TIRES AT THEIR COST AS WELL WITHOUT PRORATED SCHEDULE MENTIONED ON THE S/B. *TR

THERE IS EXCESSIVE WEAR OF REAR TIRES ON THE CIVIC. TIRES ARE BALD AFTER LESS THAN 5,000 MILES, WHILE THE FRONT LOOK BRAND NEW. HONDA SAYS NO PROBLEM, BUT THEY NEED TO ADDRESS REAR TIRE WEAR. HAVE HAD 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND STILL THE TIRES ARE BALD AFTER TOO FEW OF MILES. MAKES NO SENSE ON A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS. *TR

PURCHASED 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX ON 3/10/07. ON 8/7/07 TOOK CAR IN FOR ROUTINE MAINT. OIL PAN DRAIN PLUG REPLACED. ON 8/9/07 STEERING SYSTEM MADE NOISE WHEN TURNING. TOOK TO DEALER, NO PROBLEM FOUND. ON 10/8/07 TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER WITH SAME ISSUE. DEALER SAID "DURING ASSEMBLY SOME REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSORS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND DO NOT SEAL THE HUB ASSEMBLY. SENSORS WERE INSPECTED AND THEY DEEMED NO REPAIR NECESSARY. ON 12/26/07 TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR SAME NOISE WHEN TURNING WHEEL. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN DRIVING!! WHEN ACCELERATING, CAR MADE A WHINING TYPE OF NOISE. DEALER KEPT MY CAR OVER NIGHT AND FOUND P/S PUMP WHINING DUE TO NO FLUID IN SYSTEM. P/S RACK WAS LEAKING. POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. FOUND POWER STEERING RACK LEAKING FROM BOTH ENDS. REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK AND REALIGNED WHEELS. ON 7/7/08 TOOK CAR TO DEALER, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. STILL HAVE NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. DEALER KEPT MY CAR FOR 3 DAYS WITHOUT GIVING A LONER TO ME. WHEN DEALER DID DIAGNOSTIC, THEY PULLED UP 7 CODES AND STATED "GAUGE CONTROL LOST COMMUNICATION, MAY BE OLD CODES RELATED TO PAST REPAIRS. DID NOT FIND A CAUSE FOR STEERING TO LOCK. FOUND THAT THE NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL WAS CAUSED FROM THE SEAL AT THE FIREWALL WAS RUBBING ON STEERING SHAFT. CORRECTED INSULATION AND FOUND WHEN AT IDLE AND TURNING WHEEL, HOOD VIBRATED AND MADE A NOISE. THEY ADJUSTED RUBBER STOPPERS AND RECHECKED SAYING IT IS ALL OK. NOW, TODAY ON 7/17/08 I HAD STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP ON ME FOR A BRIEF SECOND. TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC I KNOW AND THEY TOLD ME TO FILL OUT THIS FORM. THEY SAID THE NOISE I HEAR IN MY STEERING COLUMN SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BY DEALER. I CALLED DEALER AT 3 PM TODAY AND WILL BE TAKING MY CAR BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW MORNING AT 9. MY CAR IS STILL RANDOMLY HAVING THE STEERING FREEZE ON ME WHEN DRIVING, THE NOISE WHEN TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL, AND I NOW HAVE A CRACKLING NOISE IN MY A/C! *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. RECENTLY NOTICED A NOISE FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE WHAT I HAVE HEARD BEFORE AS A RESULT OF TIRE WEAR. BUT WITH JUST OVER 15,000 MILES, DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS LIKELY. CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE AN ASSESSMENT DONE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED ALL FOUR TIRES BAD, INSIDE TIRE WEAR AND CUPPING. SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE TIRES WITH A NEW SET OF KUMHO BRAND TIRES, REPLACE THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND DO A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. TIRE TREADWEAR 6/32 AND 7/32. SINCE I HAD NOT ROTATED THE TIRES, I FIGURED THE FRONT TREADWEAR WAS PARTIALLY MY FAULT, BUT HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE REAR TIRES BECAUSE I COULD NOT REMEMBER SUCH PROBLEMS IN PRIOR AUTOMOBILES I HAVE OWNED. WAS ALSO PUZZLED BY THE NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS IN A CAR WITH 15,772 MILES. WOULD HAVE HAD THE WORK DONE THOUGH, AS WE WERE HEADED ON VACATION, BUT ESTIMATED WORK TIME WAS 3 HOURS. MECHANIC SAID NO SAFETY PROBLEMS AND I DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON TO TENNESSEE ON VACATION. BESIDES, WANTED TIME TO THINK ABOUT THE REAR TIRES AND CONTROL ARMS. TONIGHT WAS RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE WWW. AND EASILY FOUND INDIVIDUAL STORIES FROM CIVIC OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. ONE WEB SITE HAD INFORMATION ABOUT HONDA FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGING REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AND CONTROL ARM REPLACEMENT TO SOLVE IT. IN SOME CASES THEY REIMBURSE FOR TIRE REPLACEMENTS. WHAT CONCERNS ME THOUGH IS THAT IF THERE IS A REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEM AND THE CONTROL ARMS SOLVE IT, HOW LONG WILL THAT FIX THE PROBLEM. ARE THEY USING THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, OR A BEEFED UP CONTROL ARM. IF SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE ARMS HASN'T BEEN DONE, THEN A NEW SET OF TIRES WILL ONLY START WEARING WITH THE FIRST MILES DRIVEN AND HONDA OWNERS WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN 15 - 20, 000 MILES. *TR

SLOW THROTTLE RESPONSE SINCE PURCHASE, DOOR GLASS RATTLE SINCE PURCHASE, THE THIRD GEAR WOULD GIVE RESISTANCE, WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION. I PATCHED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND INSTALLING A SHORTER SHIFTER YET THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION. HONDA HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE ACTUAL PROBLEM WITH THE THIRD GEAR SYNCHRO AND AT ONE POINT STATED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY MY DRIVING, THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE GOING INTO THIRD GEAR IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT HONDA CORPORATE HAS RELEASED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM. THE HEADLINER RATTLES, DOOR GASKET SEAL HAS BEEN COMING OFF SINCE PURCHASE, SUSPENSION POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STRUT SINCE PURCHASE AND THE SOUND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED, THE DRIVER DOOR HITS THE FENDER WHEN OPENING JUST STARTED HAPPENING SINCE HONDA WORKED ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS (RECOMMENDED BY HONDA CORPORATE) AND NOTHING HAS BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED. I FEEL AS THOUGH I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND FOR THE PAST YEAR. HONDA HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO, THEY HAVE ONLY DAMAGED MY VEHICLE DURING THEIR ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR IT. THEY HAVE DAMAGED THE FRONT BUMPER THREE TIMES, THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ONCE, THE DOOR AND FENDER ONCE. THEY OF COURSE DENIED ANY INVOLVEMENT IN THE DAMAGE, THEN REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO ONE FILED PREVIOUSLY. THERE ARE 4 STATES THAT REQUIRED MANUFACTURES TO NOTIFY ALL OWNERS AND LEASEES OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS OR MOTOR VEHICLE WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS. THESES STATES INCLUDE: CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, VIRGINIA, AND WISCONSIN. SEE: HTTP://WWW.AUTOSAFETY.ORG/ARTICLE.PHP?DID=721. I AM A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT AND I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OF TSB: 08-001 NOR ANY OF THE OTHER 8 TSBS. YOU CAN FIND THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE 1795.90, 1795.91, 1795.92, 1795.93 AT: HTTP://WWW.DMV.CA.GOV/PUBS/VCTOP/APPNDXA/TOCS/CCTC.HTM 1795.92. MANUFACTURERS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DUTIES: (A) MANUFACTURER SHALL, WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE ADOPTION OF AN ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM, SUBJECT TO PRIORITY FOR SAFETY OR EMISSION-RELATED RECALLS, NOTIFY BY FIRST-CLASS MAIL ALL OWNERS OR LEASEES OF MOTOR VEHICLES ELIGIBLE UNDER THE PROGRAM OF THE CONDITION GIVING RISE TO AND THE PRINCIPAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PROGRAM. (D) "ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM" MEANS ANY PROGRAM OR POLICY THAT EXPANDS OR EXTENDS THE CONSUMER'S WARRANTY BEYOND ITS STATED LIMIT OR UNDER WHICH A MANUFACTURER OFFERS TO PAY FOR ALL OR ANY PART OF THE COST OF REPAIRING, OR TO REIMBURSE CONSUMERS FOR ALL OR ANY PART OF THE COST OF REPAIRING, ANY CONDITION THAT MAY SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECT VEHICLE DURABILITY, RELIABILITY, OR PERFORMANCE, OTHER THAN SERVICE PROVIDED UNDER A SAFETY OR EMISSION-RELATED RECALL CAMPAIGN. "ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM" DOES NOT INCLUDE AD HOC ADJUSTMENTS MADE BY A MANUFACTURER ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. *TR

ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008 I WAS DRIVING FROM MAR VISTA, CA TO SAN LEANDRO, CA WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD SON AND 20 YEAR OLD SISTER IN LAW. WE WERE ON THE 580 W DRIVING IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AT 65MPH AT 11:30 AM WHEN WE HEARD AN EXPLOSION IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. WHEN WE INSPECTED THE CAR, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS BLOWN THROUGH. THE SIDE WALLS WERE INTACT, BUT THE WHOLE TOP PART OF THE TIRE WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE SIDE WALL. MY CAR IS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC COUPE EX AND IT HAD ABOUT 8300 MILES. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY 2007. THE CRASH CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR. THE CAR IS NOW AT A BODY SHOP AND IS BEING REPAIRED IN SAN LEANDRO, CA. WE HAVE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT HONDA HAD ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT UNEVEN OR RAPID TIRE WEAR. TSB 08-001 ON FEBRUARY 8, 2008. I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THIS SERIOUS DEFECT BECAUSE HONDA IS NOT REQUIRED TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS REGARDING TSBS. THIS DEFECT IS SERIOUS AND AFFECTS NEARLY ALL 2006-2007 HONDA CIVICS. THIS TSB NEEDS TO BECOME A RECALL. ALL OWNERS OF 2006-2007 HONDA CIVICS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT TIRES SHOULD BE CHECKED REGULARLY, AND MANY CONSUMERS DO, HOWEVER, MY TIRES DID NOT GIVE ME ANY WARNING OF UNEVEN WEARING. ACTUALLY, IT WOULD BE HARD TO NOTICE SINCE MY 2007 CIVIC COUPE EX IS NOT QUITE ON THE ROAD AND YOU CAN FEEL ANY LITTLE BUMP IN THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BECAUSE OF THE STIFF SUSPENSION. OVERALL, I SERIOUSLY HOPE THAT THIS IS ADDRESSED QUICKLY. MANY UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE DRIVEN HONDA'S IN THE PAST ARE NOT EXPECTING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WHICH CAN CAUSE TIRE BLOWOUTS AND POSSIBLE FATAL ACCIDENTS. IT WOULD BE UNFORTUNATE THAT A CLASS ACTION SUIT OR THE DEATH OF INNOCENT CONSUMERS PROMPT HONDA TO MAKE THIS TSB 08-001 NOTICE A RECALL NOTICE. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX COUPE FROM THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. WITHIN A WEEK I NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. MY CAR FELT AS THOUGH MY TIRES WERE NOT TURNING PROPERLY AND THERE WAS EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. ON TWO ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS, I TOOK MY CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE 3RD TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THIS PAST WEEKEND, I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER PLACE FOR THE ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A SUSPENSION PROBLEM, THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY AND INAPPROPRIATELY. RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I LOCATED NUMEROUS HONDA CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. I FOUND THAT HONDA HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2006 AND NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. NOR HAVE THEY NOTIFIED THEIR CUSTOMERS. HONDA RELEASED A TSB IN APRIL, 08 BUT STILL WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO MY CAR. THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE SUSPENSION/CONTROL ARMS BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES ON MY CAR. AT 24,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND A NEW CAR WARRANTY, I FEEL AS THOUGH I, THE CONSUMER, AM GETTING SCREWED IN THIS DEAL. THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE NOTIFIED AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

I TOOK MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF EXTREME VIBRATIONS FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION IS BAD, CAUSING MY REAR TIRES TO GO BAD. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER CARS AND WOULD PAY FOR HALF OF THE PRICE FOR A NEW SET OF TIRES BUT ONLY IF I BOUGHT THE TIRES FROM THEM. MY CAR IS 15 MONTHS OLD AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR PROBLEMS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA. *TR