Problems with 2007 Honda Civic TIRES

Had a flat tire that would not hold air, so attempted to put on the spare tire that was purchased new with the vehicle (by me) at nalley honda of union city, ga. it was the wrong size spare tire. the lug pattern would not fit. it was a 16" spare instead of the 15" that my car calls for. the dealership would not swap it out for the right size spare tire, even though it was the first time out of my trunk (2007 car, and 2007 date coded spare). luckily, the flat happened in my driveway instead of my daughter being stranded on the interstate. *tr

Rear tires wear bad on the inside. *tr

2007 honda civic. consumer writes in regards to motor mounts uppers and lowers cracked and replaced twice in two weeks. *smd the consumer stated while driving, she heard a rumbling noise and the steering wheel and dash started shaking. at the time, she didn't know the driver's side rear tire had blown out, until she arrived at the repair shop.

I have had my vehicle for 2 years now. in that time i have put only 20000 miles on the vehicle. i have had to replace my tires twice already on the vehicle due to uneven wear on the tires. the camber of the tires is affected by the rear control arms. this also caused the rear suspension to wear, which i have already had to replace on the vehicle. when breaking my steering wheel shakes affecting my steering. this is caused by the uneven inner tire wear on this vehicle. i am concerned for the safety on this vehicle and i believe other similar vehicles might have the same issue. it is also become a quite expensive problem for me to have to deal with on this vehicle. to whom it may concern, thank you! *tr

The tires on my 2007 honda civic kept show bad wear and had to rotate every 10,000-15,000 until couldn't do it anymore, bought several sets of tires:: solved the problem buy paying almost $900 to fix the arms on the rear end. said thing is honda knew and knows about this problem but wont do a recall... good news is after all my sets of tires and $900 dollars my car is now getting good wear out of the tires. *tr

I replaced the original tires on my 2007 honda civic at 49,749 miles. i thought this was a little premature, but the tread was getting thin so i went to discount tire on 12-28-2010 and had 4 new tires placed on the vehicle. after less than 19,000 miles on the new tires, the passenger-side rear tire was making a loud noise. the technician at discount tire inspected it and stated that the inside edge of the tire is cupping (or looks choppy) and this is typically due to bad suspension, wheel bearings or alignment. i took the vehicle to tom's auto repair and had it inspected for the wheel bearings and shocks and had a 4 wheel alignment done for $55.00. they stated the wheel bears and shocks looked fine and that the alignment wasn't that bad. i then took the car back to discount tire and they agreed to replace the passenger-side rear tire for the replacement cost of $13.25. the technician commented that the driver-side rear tire was also starting to show signs of the same wear pattern, i.e. cupping on the inner edge. the tire which they replaced is ...

Apparently cannot be aligned properly. i'm replacing 3rd set of tires within 50k miles. *tr

While driving heard loud humming noise and the ride was rough. brought vehicle to honda dealership in burlington. they said the tires were badly cupped. needed to replace tires and get an alignment. brought vehicle for a second opinion. mechanic told me honda had technical bulletin in 2008 for uneven wear in rear tires. the rear camber assembly needed to be replaced. cost $250. honda won't pay for it even though they were aware of the problem and never said anything. add four new tires and wheel alignment and your looking close to $1000. if you don't get it fixed the tires will wear down regardless if you get tire rotations and blow out. luckily no one has dies from this but this shouldn't be the reason for not having a recall. look at the blogs, etc. honda just tells everyone to replace tires and get an alignment. people do and keep coming back to replace tires. honda has hid from this problem. i haven't replaced my tires but if i listened to honda i would have replaced tires and been back again in 20,000-30,000 miles to ...

Rear tires are cupping and they've become very noisy after 5,000 miles. problem first noticed: november 2011. the rear tires were always slippery in tight curves at normal speed. went to route 23 honda, nj for a check up on 02/16/12. they blamed my new tires (10000 miles old). charged me $96.25 for a 4 wheel alignment, no problem found with the rear wheels. i have asked them about service bulletin 08-001 (uneven or rapid rear tire wear) but they did not admit any fault. they've said my car does not need a repair as per sb 08-001 mentioned above. i have contacted (opened account with) american honda motor co. they did not call back. *tr

I am now on my 3rd set of tires for the rear of this car. it keeps wearing the inner rear tires until the belt becomes exposed and heat up. there is a danger that if gone unnoticed that one of the tires will rupture causing a blowout and a high speed accident! *tr

Approximately a week after buying lifetime alignment and 4 new bridgestone potenza tires in july 2011 at firestone, el paso, tx, my car started to vibrate in the road while driving at speeds 50mph through 60mph. after many research and diagnosis from honda parts and service shop, different firestone locations and local mechanics, the conclusion is that the upper/rear control arms, front and rear camber arm and bolts are defective as per honda manufacturers. my tires are excessively and unevenly wearing. i have already bought 6 sets of new tires in the last 12 months because of this honda issue, which they admit it is a defect made by the manufacturers. they released a service bulletin (service bulletin 08-001 dated april 11, 2008) that informs honda dealer shop of this issue/defect, but they refuse to take responsibility of repairing it free of charge. i believe that it is not fair that customers buying hondas have to pay for defective parts made by the manufacturers. i would like these defect to be solved and paid by them and i would like refund for at least the last set of tires that i recently bought and are ...

2007 honda civic. consumer states problem with vehicle tires *tgw the consumer stated the rear tires had to be replaced three times. the consumer stated it was a known defect as honda issued a tsb to the dealership describing the problem, but no notification was ever sent to the consumer. *jb

I replaced the original 2007 tires at 41,887 miles in 2009 with premature wear. eighteen months later, i had terrible road noise. i thought it was the bearings. it turns out that despite an alignment and proper rotation, my tires were all cupped in less than 26,000 miles. the mechanic mentioned the problem honda had with the rear upper control arms in this vehicle. i just spent another $218 to get updated rear upper controls arms on top of $800 for new tires and another alignment. honda is responsible for the poor quality control and not alerting me that this was a problem. the tires i just replaced were good for 85,000 miles. *kb

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

I have less than 65,000 miles on my car. it has received regular scheduled maintenance from the honda dealership. after replacing the 4 original michelin tires @ 38,000 miles i have had to replace the rear tires 3 additional times. the car has an extremely loud "humming" noise coming from the rear end. it eats up the rear tires quickly, which cause the car to mishandle. each new set of rear tires wears out more quickly than the previous ones. i just bought the 4th new set of rear tires on 12/18/2011, drove down to the los angeles area from sacramento. when i returned, i went to the tire store where i purchased the new tires, to gage/check out any possible wear that may have occurred on the trip. at less than 1000 miles (850 of these being highway miles), the new rear tires were already down to 8/32. the humming noise is so loud you can not have a normal conversation in the car, or hear a siren for that matter and the steering appears to be/feel loose. i am afraid to drive this car any short/long distance. *tr