2007 Honda Civic

I PURCHASED A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID ON APRIL 16,2009 W/ 21K MILES. THE PRE PURCHASE INSPECTION BY AN INDEPENDENT "HONDA SPECIALIST" WAS DONE IN MY PRESENCE AND NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. MY LONG TIME SPECIALIST MECHANIC EVEN STATED "THAT IS THE FIRST PREPURCHASE I'VE EVER DONE WHERE I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG EVEN THE TIRES MATCH AND HAVE WORN EVENLY. TWO MONTHS TO THE DAY AND 3K MILES LATER (24,365) I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED I WAS TOLD THREE TIRES WERE SHOWING WEAR ON THE INSIDE. I DID NOT BELIEVE THE DEALER AND DROVE OFF ON A SAT. KNOWING THEY WERE FINE 3K MILES AGO. I CHECKED THE TIRES CLOSELY ON MONDAY (AFTER DRIVING 40 MILES TO WORK) AND FOUND THEM TO BE SHOWING THREAD ON 3 TIRES. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWED A TSB 008-001(REAR CONTROL ARMS OUT OF SPEC) THAT ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT WAS NEVER MENTIONED TO ME BY THE DEALER. I COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM DUE TO HOW FAST THE TIRES CAN WEAR FROM SAFE TO VERY DANGEROUS. 90% OF THE TIRE TREAD LOOKED VERY GOOD BUT THE INSIDE 10 % WHICH CANNOT BE SEEN WITHOUT GETTING ON YOUR HAND AND KNEES WAS EXTREMELY WORN. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. I HAVE HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED AT AN AUTHORIZED HONDA DEALER. I HAVE HAD A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH WHEEL ALIGNMENT/TIRE WEAR ISSUES. THE FIRST SET OF TIRES (DUNLOPS) LASTED JUST A LITTLE OVER 30,000 MILES DESPITE REGULAR ROTATION. WHEN REPLACED, LARGE PATCHES OF CORD WERE VISIBLE. THE NEXT SET (MICHELINS) HAS NEARLY 20,000 MILES ON THEM, AND ARE ALSO SHOWING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR DESPITE REGULAR TIRE ROTATIONS. THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS IN THE REAR WERE REPLACED 10,000 MILES AGO AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS AT THAT TIME. I DRIVE VERY CONSERVATIVELY, WITH NEARLY 95% OF MY DRIVING FREEWAY DRIVING AT OR BELOW POSTED SPEED LIMITS. I BELIEVE LIKE OTHERS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. IT CAN BE SERIOUS IF TIRES ARE NOT CHECKED ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC THAT I BOUGHT NEW. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED REGULARLY, AND EACH TIME I HAVE TOLD THE DEALER THAT I HEAR A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR. THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY TOLD ME THAT THE NOISE IS NORMAL FOR MY MODEL AND TIRES. THE NOISE BECAME SO BAD THAT I INSISTED THEY DO SOMETHING. THEY NOW SAY THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS MUST BE REPLACED AND THAT THE CAR MUST BE ALIGNED AND THAT MY TIRES ARE RUINED. THE DAMAGE TO THE TIRES HAS CAUSED A SERIOUS SAFETY CONDITION. THEY REPLACED THE REAR CONTROL ARMS, BUT I STILL HAVE THE BAD TIRES. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS DEFECT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC THAT I BOUGHT NEW. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED REGULARLY, AND EACH TIME I HAVE TOLD THE DEALER THAT I HEAR A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR. THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY TOLD ME THAT THE NOISE IS NORMAL FOR MY MODEL AND TIRES. THE NOISE BECAME SO BAD THAT I INSISTED THEY DO SOMETHING. THEY NOW SAY THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS MUST BE REPLACED AND THAT THE CAR MUST BE ALIGNED AND THAT MY TIRES ARE RUINED. THE DAMAGE TO THE TIRES HAS CAUSED A SERIOUS SAFETY CONDITION. THEY REPLACED THE REAR CONTROL ARMS, BUT I STILL HAVE THE BAD TIRES. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS DEFECT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH 12040 MILE, THAT DEVELOPED EXCESSIVE ROAD TIRE NOISE, AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON THE INNER TREAD OF THE REAR TIRES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED THE UPPER REAR CONTROL ARM KIT, REPLACED THE FLANGE BOLTS AND THE WORN REAR TIRES. (HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001) THE DEALER DID THIS ALL IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR. CAR RAN GREAT WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, NO EXCESSIVE ROAD-TIRE NOISE. 10,000 MILES LATER (TOTAL CAR MILEAGE 22040) I HAVE THE SAME NOISE & TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS. THIS TIME THE TIRES ARE WEARING ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TREAD. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER , THEY SAID THAT I NEED TWO NEW REAR TIRES AND A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THEY SAID IF I BUY A PAIR OF TIRES FROM THEM ($275.00) THAT THEY WOULD GIVE ME A COMPLEMENTARY ALIGNMENT. (FOUR WHEELS ALIGNMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE WHEN THE ARMS & TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 12050 MILES UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001) WELL, I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THE SECOND NOISE & TIRE WEAR WAS DO TO THE FIRST VISIT TO THE SHOP AT 12050 MILE, WHEN THEY REPLACED THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS, TWO REAR TIRES WAS THAT DIDN'T FINISH THE JOB! THE LAST THING TO DO (PER SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001) IS TO DO A 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT!!!!. NO WHERE ON THE FIRST WORK ORDER TICKET DOES IT SAY THAT A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS DONE. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP LESS THAN A HOUR, FLAT RATE TIME FOR ARMS REPLACEMENT AND 2 TIRES IS 1.3 HOURS. GREAT JOB TWIN-CITY HONDA ! ! *TR