2008 Honda Civic

PREMATURE TIRE WEAROUT - EXTREME SHAKE, ESPECIALLY AY HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG, EVEN THOUGH THEY ASKED ME IF IT WAS SHAKING/VIBRATING. TIRES WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION & NEED TO BE REPLACED. (THEY WERE ACTUALLY WORN AT 20K) CAR HANDLES HORRIBLE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS, I EXPECT THIS TO BE AN ISSUE EVERY 20K UNTIL HONDA STEPS UP AND ADMITS THEY HAVE A REAR SUSPENSION ISSUE WITH THE '08S. *TR

EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATIONS/UNEVEN AND RAPID TIRE WEAR, FLAT SPOTS AND CUPPING ON REAR TIRES WITHIN FIRST 20K. REPLACED WITH TWO NEW TIRES, THEN EXPERIENCED THE SAME SEVERE VIBRATIONS AND SYMPTOMS AT AROUND 45K. TSB FOR '06-'07 DESCRIBES SAME SYMPTOMS AND NEW CONTROL ARM TO RESOLVE ISSUE. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO SEVERAL HONDA DEALERS WITH THIS ISSUE AND ALL STATE THAT MY '08 VEHICLE HAS THE UPDATED CONTROL ARM AND THAT CAR IS "FINE". OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM FOR THE '08 AS WELL AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT "FINE". *TR

2 SETS OF TIRES WEARING PREMATURELY CUPPING VEHICLE MAINTAINED PROPERLY HONDA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE TIRES AND FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR TRIED TO BLAME THE TIRES TURNS OUT IT'S A SUSPENSION PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER CONTROL ARM AND IS ALSO DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON LINE THAT SOUND JUST LIKE THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT WHERE THE DEALER LOCATED A FAILURE WITHIN THE REAR PASSENGER CONTROL ARM. THE CONTROL ARM WAS NOT THE CORRECT SIZE AND WAS ENTIRELY TOO SHORT FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH AN AFTERMARKET CONTROL ARM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

THE REAR TIRES HAVE WORN OUT AT 12000 AND AGAIN AT 23000 MILES. TWO DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS OF TIRES AND ALL ROTATIONS AND ALIGNMENTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED ON SCHEDULE. TIRE MANUFACTURERS WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND HONDA HAS STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TIRE FAILURES. THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE LISTED ON VARIOUS INTERNET AUTO PROBLEM SITES THAT HAVE ENCOUNTERED EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT SHOPS THAT I HAVE CONTACTED INSIST THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION OF THIS VEHICLE AND WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION (HEAVY IN FRONT, LIGHT IN REAR) COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM. *TR

THERE IS A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT IN THE HONDA CIVIC BETWEEN YEARS OF 2006-2009 FOR THE REAR UPPER ARM SUSPENSION. THERE STILL IS A DEFECT IN THE GEOMETRY BY .75 DEGREES AND IS THE REASON FOR EARLY TIRE WEARING. ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES STARTED TO WEAR EARLIER THAN USAGE PERFORMED ON TIRE. AROUND 20,000 MILES THERE WAS EARLY EXCESSIVE WEAR NOTED. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THERE WAS SO MUCH WEAR ON MY TIRES. I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT 30-34000 MILES AND BELIEVE IT IS DUE TO THE DEFECT IN THE REAR UPPER ARMS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS AND DEMAND HONDA TO MAKE A RECALL FOR THIS. MANY CONSUMERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED. DESPITE THE REPLACEMENT ARM, THERE STILL ARE DOCUMENTS THAT STATE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY AND THE REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS AWARE OF OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

2008 CIVIC (PURCHASED NEW) CURRENTLY HAS 29,000 MILES AND JUST INSTALLED MY SECOND NEW SET OF TIRES. I ROTATE THE TIRES ON A REGULAR BASIS BUT THE REARS CONTINUE TO WEAR PREMATURELY ON THE INSIDES. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND "FIXED" THE OUT OF TOLERANCE ISSUE BUT WASN'T WILLING TO REPLACE THE TIRES. CAR IS STILL BURNING THROUGH TIRES EVERY 15K, VERY NOTICEABLE ROAD NOISE, AND MILEAGE CONTINUES TO RUN 25% BELOW SALES QUOTES. VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON PACKED SNOW WITHOUT FISHTAILING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY EVERY 20,000 MILES. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING OVER WET OR INCLEMENT ROAD SURFACES, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND SPIN ABNORMALLY. THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE REPLACED IN DECEMBER 2008 AND THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE REPLACED IN JULY 2009. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,800 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 06/30/11