2007 Honda Civic

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

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN INTO THE LINE OF VISION ON OUR 2007 HONDA CIVIC LX SEDAN. IT APPEARS THE VISOR HAS BECOME WARPED AND WILL NOT STAY SEATED AND OFTEN FALLS DOWN INTO YOUR LINE OF SIGHT OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. ONLY RECOURSE IS TO SWING IT OVER TOWARDS THE DOOR BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS YOUR VISION IS BLOCKED UNTIL THE SUN VISOR CAN BE RE-LOCATED. *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

2007 HONDA HYBRID, PURCHASED NEW ON 05/26/2007 AT ED MORSE HONDA IN RIVIERA BEACH FLORIDA. LISTING OF AUTO PROBLEMS DEALER MADE AWARE OF SINCE PURCHASE: *12/27/2007 LEFT FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED: UNDER WARRANTY/REPLACED *05/01/2009 IMA (HYBRID BATTERY) INDICATOR BEGINS TO DROP TO ON BAR, ACCELERATION FEELS ROUGH. INSPECTED BUT FOUND NO PROBLEMS, YET AUTO STILL HAD SAME PROBLEMS UNTIL IT FAILED. *07/10/2010 IMA(HYBRID BATTERY) AND ENGINE LIGHT ON, BATTERY DROPS TO NO INDICATION BARS. DEALER REPROGRAMMED INTERNAL SOFTWARE, UNDER WARRANTY *07/27/2010 LEFT FRONT WINDOW FELL IN, UNABLE TO OPERATE, OUT OF USE UNTIL REPAIRED (HAD TO REPLACE WINDOW AND REGULATOR, BUT WINDOW NOT BROKEN, DEALER INSISTED HAD TO REPLACE BOTH). CHARGE $431.68, DEALER STATES NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, YET SAME WINDOW HAD FAILED ON 12/27/2007. *07/26/2010 IMA (HYBRID BATTERY) SOFTWARE UPDATED AGAIN, HAD BEEN DONE 07/10/2010. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *12/09/2010 IMA FAILED (HYBRID BATTERY) AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. DEALER REPLACED IMA BATTERY, UNDER WARRANTY. FIRST REPORTED CONCERN TO DEALER 05/01/2009. TWO UPDATES TO SOFTWARE ATTEMPTS UNSUCCESSFUL. RECALL DOCUMENTED BY HONDA. *12//18/2010 LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. CHARGED $48.69 TO DIAGNOSE. DEALER ASKING ABOUT $400.00 TO REPAIR. UNABLE TO AFFORD DEALER COST, REPAIRED ELSEWHERE. HAVE LEARNED THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON SAME ISSUE NHTSA #: 07V399000. *01/15/2011 GAS CAP DOOR LEVER FAILED. UNABLE TO OPEN GAS CAP DOOR TO PUMP GAS. MECHANISM BROKE THAT HAS CABLE TRAVELING FROM DRIVER'S SEAT TO GAS CAP DOOR. HAD TO DISMANTLE COMPONENT FROM WITHIN THE TRUNK TO OPEN. I WAS AT A GAS STATION WHEN THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT. DEALER IS NOT OPEN AT THIS TIME. VERY CONCERNED WITH CAR'S MULTIPLE FUNCTION FAILURES. NON OF WHICH HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DRIVER. AS CAN BE NOTED, THE ITEMS THAT HAVE FAILED COULD ALL LEAD TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. HAVE ALL RECEIPTS TO VERIFY THE ABOVE. NEED HELP. PLEASE. *TR

ON MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID THE IMA BATTERY WILL SUDDENLY DROP FROM A CHARGE TO NO CHARGE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR LOSES ALMOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER BECAUSE THE GASOLINE ENGINE IS FORCED TO CHARGE THE BATTERY UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME DURING ACCELERATION ONTO MAJOR HIGHWAYS DURING RUSH HOUR WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WITHOUT ACCELERATION POWER. I WOULD LIKE HONDA MOTOR TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE INSTEAD OF ISSUING SOFTWARE RECALLS THAT DO NOTHING TO THE CAR. *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.