2009 Honda Civic

2009 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. CONSUMER STATES AIR CONDITION FAILURE AND PROBLEM WITH INDICATOR LIGHTS *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT RODENTS EATING ACORNS HAD DROPPED THE SHELLS INTO THE AIR CONDITIONER INTAKE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE PARK AND DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PARK LIGHT WAS STEADY, WHILE THE DRIVE LIGHT BLINKED ON AND OFF. THE CONSUMER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY DETERMINED A RODENT HAD DAMAGED A CABLE. ALSO, THE TRUNK FAILED TO OPEN ON COMMAND, THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DETAILED WHICH CAUSED THE PROTECTIVE GASKET TO LOSE ITS PROTECTIVE LUBRICANT. THE GASKET WAS LUBRICATED AND THE TRUNK LID NOW OPENS ON COMMAND. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE TIRES WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/26/13

I HAVE A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. HEARD HORRIBLE NOISE COMING FROM TIRES. HAD THEM ROTATED TO SEE IF THAT WOULD FIX PROBLEM. IT JUST GOT LOUDER SO I TOOK IT INTO FOR DIAGNOSTICS. WAS ADVISED I HAD CUPPED TIRES AND NEEDED 4 NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND HAD ALIGNMENT DONE. ON THE ALIGNMENT REPORT WAS ADVISED THAT THE RIGHT REAR CAMBER AND RIGHT FRONT CAMBER WERE OUT OF SPECS, AS WELL AS THE REAR LEFT CAMBER IS JUST IN SPEC. PHONED HONDA TOLD THEM OF ISSUE, WAS ADVISED THEY DO NOT REPAIR SUCH A THING AND THAT DRIVING ON CUPPED TIRES IS FINE. I CALLED HONDA , SPOKE TO WAS ADVISED IT WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND THAT WOULD DO A TOE AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED HOW MUCH OF AN ISSUE THIS IS, IN FACT A CLASS ACTION SUIT HAS BEEN FILED IN THE STATES. I WAS ALSO ADVISED BY THAT THE CUPPING RESULTED FROM THE ROADS IN WHICH I LIVE, WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE AS I LIVE 5 MINUTES FROM THEPLANT IN . I WAS ADVISED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE NEW TIRES WILL ALSO CUP UNLESS THIS ISSUE IS DEALT WITH. HONDA CLAIMS TO BE ABOUT SAFETY YET AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE LEARNED THAT DRIVING ON CUPPED TIRES IS DANGEROUS AS THE TIRES LOSE GRIP. PLEASE HELP ME I CAN'T AFFORD NEW TIRES EVERY YEAR OR A $1,000.00 REPAIR BILL ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

I PURCHASED A 2009 HONDA CIVIC IN JULY 2009 - MANUFACTURED 11/2008. ROTATED TIRES EVERY 5K MI. AT 25K MI - JUNE 2010, INFORMED THAT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH 40K MI RATED TIRES, ALIGNMENT PERFORMED AND IN DEC 2010 AND REAR TIRE WERE BALD - 15K MI TOT, 10 K ON REAR AND 5 K ON FRONT. REPLACE THESE - ALL 4 - WITH 60 K MI RATED TIRES AND AFTER 5 K MI REAR TIRE WERE SEVERELY CUPPED. REPLACED REAR TIRES WITH THE CURRENT FRONT TIRES AND 2 NEW TIRES FOR THE FRONT, ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. RAN THIS SET FOR ANOTHER 5K MI AND AGAIN THE REAR TIRES WERE SEVERELY CUPPED - 10 K TOTAL 5K ON FRONT AND 5 K ON REAR. IF THERE IS ANY PRECIPITATION ON THE ROADWAY WHAT SO EVER, THE REAR END TENDS TO LOSE TRACTION. THE MECHANIC (NON-DEALER) ASKED IF I CARRY ALOT OF WEIGHT AROUND IN THE TRUNK AND I SAID "NO, 90% OF THE TIME I AM THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR". HE DID SAY THAT HE HAD SEEN OTHER MAKES OF CAR THAT WOULD "CHEW-UP" TIRES QUICKLY. I WENT HOME AND DID A SEARCH ON THE WEB FOR "EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR HONDA CIVIC" AND CAME UP WITH A BUNCH HITS THAT SAID THERE WAS A TSB FOR A CONTROL ARM. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY HAVE EVER HEARD ANYONE ELSE COMPLAIN OF EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON A CIVIC AND THEY SAID "NO". SO I TOLD THEM THAT I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A TSB FOR CONTROL ARMS ON THE WEB AND THEY STARTED RESEARCHING 2009 CIVIC TSBS AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NONE. I SAID THAT IT SEEMS VERY STRANGE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE TSBS FOR 2007 AND 2008 MODELS BUT NOTHING FOR 2009 MODELS. DEALER SAID SINCE THERE IS NO TSB FOR THE 2009 AND SINCE THERE ARE 50K MI ON THE CAR THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED - THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY DID OFFER TO DO AN ALIGNMENT FOR $75, I SAID "NO THANKS I'LL RESOLVE THIS BY ANOTHER MEANS" AND LEFT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND ENCOUNTERED A SMALL OBSTACLE IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THE REAR DRIVER TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. THE RIM WAS ALSO DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE WHERE THEY STATED THE RIM EXHIBITED A THREE TO FOUR INCH GASH THROUGHOUT. THE RIM WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN UPDATED 01/27/11

I PURCHASED MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC ON 09/09. I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED EVERY 6 TO 8K. ON MY THIRD ROTATION (AT 24000) THERE WAS A HUMMING SOUND OCCURRING AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK IT TO HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT TIRES HAD UNEVEN WEAR (CUPPING IN A DIAGONAL PATTERN) AND NEEDED NEW TIRES. ACCORDING TO DEALER IT IS NOT HONDA?S FAULT (NEVER IS!!!) , NOTHING WRONG JUST NORMAL WEAR. UNBELIEVABLE!!! NORMAL!!! NEW TIRES PLUS ALIGNMENT $600. *TR

SEVERE AND RECURRENT PULLING OF MY 2009 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID REQUIRING THREE (3) SETS OF NEW TIRES IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AND 16,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE PULLING RESULTS IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING MYSELF AND/OR MY WIFE WITH CHILD. HONDA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ROOT OF THE PULLING PROBLEM. EFFORTS HAVE INVOLVED CREATING A FORMAL CASE WITH AMERICAN HONDA. IN ADDITION TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP, BOTH THE DISTRICT PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER AND CASE MANAGER SUPERVISOR HAVE BEEN CONSULTED. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE WRITTEN TWO (2) LETTERS DIRECTLY TO MR. TETSUO IWAMURA, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF AMERICAN HONDA NOTIFYING HIM OF MY CONCERNS. I AM REALLY IN NEED OF ANY SUPPORT NHTSA CAN PROVIDE IN RESOLVING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. PRESENTLY, I DRIVE IN EXCESS OF ONE-HUNDRED (100) MILES DAILY. AND, MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH THE INTENT OF HER USING THIS AS THE FAMILY VEHICLE IN THE NOT TO DISTANT FUTURE. THIS PULLING IS VERY UNSAFE AND AT THIS POINT I WOULD NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO SELL IT. HONDA IS STONEWALLING ME. WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP. THE LETTERS I HAVE WRITTEN TO MR. IWAMURA, WHICH I AM WILLING TO PROVIDE NHTSA COPIES, SAY IT ALL.