2007 Honda Civic

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM CAUSED IRREGULAR WEAR AND TEAR ON THE TIRES. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE UPPER ARMS ON THE REAR BUT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE REAR CONTROL ARMS WERE REPACED. UPDATED 06/06/11

DRIVING INTO THE PARKING LOG GOING AROUND 7 MPH THE SUPPORT ARM FOR THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL SHOCK/SUSPENSION SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE AND MY WHEEL WAS BASICALLY DRAGGING FOR AROUND 20 FEET SO I COULD PARK AND WAIT FOR THE TOW TRUCK. THIS CAR IS USED AS A COMMUTE CAR SINCE I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY I DRIVE AROUND 70 MILES A DAY COMBINED MOSTLY AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL ON DECENT HIGHWAYS. I DON'T JUMP OFF RAMPS OR DRIVE CRAZY THIS IS CLEARLY POOR MANUFACTURING, WORKMANSHIP, OR DESIGN. I'M GLAD IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PARKING AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY.

I HAD CAR CRASH TWO WEEKS AGO WITH HONDA CIVIC EXI 2007, DURING DRIVING PAST THREE YEARS I COMPLAINED IN SERVICE CENTER FEW TIMES LAST YEAR ABOUT CAR STABILITY IN TURNS AND AFTER DRIVE TEST THEY CAME UP WITH NOTHING, IT HAPPENED WITH ME FEW TIMES THAT AFTER TAKING SHARP TURN THE CARE SWING AND THE CAR GO OUT OF CONTROL. THIS TIME I WAS TAKING EXIT FROM THE BRIDGE AND TURNING DOWN TO THE MAIN ROAD ,I REALIZE THAT THE TURN IS SHARP AND I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE CARE DOESN'T RESPONSE INSTEAD THE CRAZY MOVEMENT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS HOLDING THE WHEEL AND MAKE STRONG BRAKE SURPRISINGLY THE CAR ACCELERATE AND TURN BACK TO HIT THE SIDE STEEL RAIL , I COULDN'T EXPLAIN TO POLICE AND ALL THE PEOPLE PASSES BY THE ACCIDENT SHOCKED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THAT IT SEEM UP NORMAL CAR RESPONSE , I WAS IN CONVERSATION WITH FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND I SHOCKED AFTER I KNOW HE HAS MADE ACCIDENT THE SAME WAY , NOT ONLY HIM BUT IN VISITING THE SHOW ROOM THE DEALER HAD THE SAME ACCIDENT BUT WITH JAZZ CAR , I REALIZE THAT HONDA HAS SERIOUS PROBLEM IN STABILITY AND I URGE ALL HONDA DRIVERS TO TAKE CARE AND DRIVE SAFE AND TRY TO GET RID OF THIS CAR AND I URGE ALL CONCERNED PERSON TO ACT OR CONDUCT THE COMPLAIN IN ORDER TO FIND SOLUTION BEFORE WE HONDA KILL MORE LIFE'S.*TR

A FRIEND MENTIONED HIS 07 CIVIC WAS SHAKING. HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT, SO I LOOKED IT UP. THIS NEEDS TO BE A HONDA " RECALL" BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO PAY BIG MONEY FOR TIRES, ALIGNMENTS ETC. FOR HONDA'S ~~ KNOWN ~~ PROBLEM. 2007 HONDA CIVIC REAR SUSPENSION COMPLAINTS (CONTROL ARM FAILURES) MANY (76) COMPLAINTS OF THIS HERE: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/HONDA/CIVIC/REAR+SUSPENSION "THE RESULT IS BECAUSE OF REAR CONTROL ARMS ON THIS VEHICLE BEING MANUFACTURED TOO SMALL CAUSING A NEGATIVE CAMBER OF THE REAR WHEELS AND CAUSING PREMATURE AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR OF THE INNER HALF OF THE TIRES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW INCREASING OVER TIME AND WAS NEVER RECALLED BY HONDA BUT SIMPLY ISSUED TO DEALERSHIPS UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 WHICH WAS NEVER CARRIED OUT DURING REGULAR SERVICE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP." *TR

UNSAFE HANDLING. THE REAR OF THE CAR ABNORMALLY "DARTS" LATERALLY WHEN GOING OVER CONCRETE EXPANSION JOINTS, POTHOLES OR SIMILAR ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. THIS MOMENTARY "DARTING" - OR INABILITY OF THE REAR SUSPENSION TO TRACK CORRECTLY - IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN CORNERING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I EXPERIENCED A SPIN-OUT (FORTUNATELY, NO COLLISION) ON A WET ROAD AT 45-50MPH DUE TO OVERCORRECTION FOR THIS "DARTING" CONDITION. IN CONJUNCTION WITH POOR REAR SUSPENSION HANDLING, ACCELERATED AND EXCESSIVE INNER REAR TIRE WEAR IS EXPERIENCED. EFFECTIVELY SHORTENING THE LIFESPAN OF A 35,000 TO 50,000 MILE TIRE BY AT LEAST HALF, IF NOT MORE. IT IS EVEN MORE EXCESSIVE AND ACCELERATED IF THE TIRES ARE NOT ROTATED. AFTER MY SPIN-OUT, I STARTED RESEARCHING 2007 CIVIC HANDLING / TIRE-WEAR ON-LINE AND IT APPEARS MANY, MANY 2006-2007 CIVIC OWNERS HAVE ONE OR BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS AND THAT HONDA IS AWARE, BUT NOT WILLING TO RECALL THIS UNSAFE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW. *TR

OUR 2007 HONDA CIVIC EX 4DR BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MILD SHAKING DURING DRIVING WITH AN INCREASED SHAKE THE FASTER WE DROVE. THIS RESULTED IN ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING SLIGHT SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY DURING THE WINTER BECAUSE OF A FISHTAILING EFFECT THAT WAS BEING INDUCED. THE RESULT IS BECAUSE OF REAR CONTROL ARMS ON THIS VEHICLE BEING MANUFACTURED TOO SMALL CAUSING A NEGATIVE CAMBER OF THE REAR WHEELS AND CAUSING PREMATURE AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR OF THE INNER HALF OF THE TIRES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW INCREASING OVER TIME AND WAS NEVER RECALLED BY HONDA BUT SIMPLY ISSUED TO DEALERSHIPS UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 WHICH WAS NEVER CARRIED OUT DURING REGULAR SERVICE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. ONLY NOW WHEN I COMPLAINED OF A SHAKE AND FURTHER RESEARCH BY MYSELF HAVE THEY DECIDED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE WINTER AND SUMMER TIRES NOW THAT HAVE UNEVEN WEAR ON THEM AND HAVE EXPERIENCED HEADACHE-INDUCING SHAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AT THE PRESENT MOMENT HONDA IS REPAIRING THESE REAR CONTROL ARMS BUT I HAVE TO FLIP THE BILL FOR LABOR, AN ALIGNMENT, AND 2 NEW SETS OF TIRES WHICH ARE SAID TO BE COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE BULLETIN BY HONDA. THIS IS COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY AND A RECALL BE GENERATED FOR THESE VEHICLES. *TR

MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC 2-DOOR COUPE HAD WRONG REAR SUSPENSION UPPER CONTROL ARMS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. AT THE 30,000 SERVICE, THE HONDA DEALER ROTATED TIRES AND I HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES BACK AND TOLD ME I HAD DEFECTIVE TIRES--THEY HAD WORN UNEVENLY. REAR TIRES WEAR ALSO VERY NOISY, ESPECIALLY ON SMOOTH ROADS (LOAD RUMBLE AND A "BEAT"). I HAD A BLOW OUT AT 40,000 MILES AND REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. AT THE 60,000 MILE SERVICE THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES AND AGAIN I HAD A SEVERE SHIMMY. DEALER SAID THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND TO RETURN TO TIRE DEALER. I WENT TO TIRE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR HAD A REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEM. TIRE DEALER ALSO TOLD ME TO LOOK ONLINE AS MANY CIVICS HAD REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. WENT BACK TO HONDA DEALER, SHOWED HIM A FORM FROM THE TIRE DEALER STATING MY CAR HAD A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. HONDA DEALER INSPECTED REAR SUSPENSION AND FOUND MY CIVIC HAD THE WRONG UPPER CONTROL ARMS INSTALLED. AFTER DEALER AND I CONTACTED HONDA WITH THE COMPLAINT, HONDA OFFERED TO COVER ALL BUT $300 OF THE $800 REPAIR. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE BY THE DEALER AND PAID $300. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT HONDA IS NOT VOLUNTEERING TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT EXISTED WITH MY CAR FROM ITS ASSEMBLY AT THE FACTORY. *TR

CAR REAR END MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS SUCH AS ICE AND SNOW EVEN DRIVING AT WHAT SHOULD BE A SAFE SPEED. EVEN ON DRY TAR OR CONCRETE I NOTICE SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. THE TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY ON THE REAR. THE 1ST TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR IN ON 12-13-07 AT 5,622 MILES THE REAR TIRES WERE SHOT AND HONDA BLAMED IT ON ME. BULLETIN # 08-011 (REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM KIT) WAS PERFORMED ON 1-24-08 AND SEEMED TO HELP SOME. THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE ON 2-12-09 AT 14,489 MILES THE TIRES WERE SHOT. AFTER THAT TIRE REPLACEMENT THE CAR WAS ALIGNED ALL AROUND AND SO I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN I STILL NOTICED THE REAR END WAS STILL UNSTABLE AND WENT IN SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED AND EACH TIME THEY EITHER BLAMED IT ON ME OR SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THEN ON 1-12-2011 AT 38,359 MILES AND ANOTHER WEEK AT THE HONDA SHOP I COME TO FIND OUT THE TIRES ARE AGAIN WORN BADLY ON BOTH REAR INSIDE EDGES. THE ONLY OFFER HONDA COOPERATION HAS MADE IS TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH THEM ONLY PAYING SOME OF THE COST BUT NO PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE 3RD SET OF TIRES I PUT ON WERE THE BEST COOPER TIRES AND STILL HAD THE PROBLEM SO I KNOW REPLACING THE TIRES AGAIN WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I AND MY FAMILY FEEL UNSAFE IN THIS CAR ESPECIALLY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THEN ANYTHING IS THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND I HOPE HONDA WILL UNDERSTAND THIS AND FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS AT A RESULT OF THIS. HONDA SUGGESTED TRADING THE CAR IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE BUT I CAN NOT PASS THIS SAFETY HAZARD ON TO ANOTHER PERSON AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN THROUGH TWO SETS OF TIRES IN LESS THAN 38,000 MILES. THE FACTORY TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED IN 2009 BECAUSE OF PREMATURE WEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RELATED TSB FOR THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR PREMATURE WEAR AGAIN AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.