Problems with 2006 Honda Civic SUSPENSION

I have a 2006 honda civic ex sedan. i have experienced rapid and uneven tire wear on both rear tires. i rotated the tires in march 2010 and at that time, the wear was fairly even on all four tires with about 50% of the tread left. i purchased the tires in august of 08. during the winter months i use snow tires. the tires have about 25,000 to 30,000 miles on them. since march 2010, i've driven the car about 10,000 miles. now the rear left tire is showing extreme wear on the inside with uneven wave patterns and the rear right tire is warn all the way down to the steel belts. i found out because my car failed inspection. i've also noticed a loud roar coming from the rear of the car at highway speeds. i began to notice the roar in july and took my car to the dealer to have them look at it. they said there was nothing wrong with the suspension and i just don't rotate my tires enough, even after i explained that i rotate my tires twice a year and just rotated them that previous march! the mechanic that did the inspection (who also sold me the tires) said that there is no way that such a sever wear pattern could develop unless there was something wrong with the rear suspension. i called the honda dealer again while at the state inspection station and told them of the problem and tried to set up an appointment to have the rear suspension looked at. they again told me that there was nothing wrong with the suspension and that the wear was my fault because i didn't rotate the tires enough. then the dealer tried to sell me a set of tires over the phone! my mechanic said that the rear tire wear presents a very dangerous situation and that the right tire especially, could blow at any time. it appears that honda knows about this problem as it is described in their service bulletin 08-001. i don't know what to do to get them to fix this dangerous problem. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. the contact stated that the rear tires would wear prematurely. the dealer diagnosed that the control arm in the rear suspension was defective. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 10 and the current mileage was 135,075.

Incident: 2006 honda civic ex at 25,000 miles the strut & mount failed (2008) and was replaced under warranty. at 50,000 miles the same strut & mount failed again but dealer refused to cover this.(2010) my mechanic advised me to bring car to dealer as this should not occur. reading blogs online i am learning that this is a structural defect not recognized by honda. as a concerned consumer, and, in lieu of the problems with toyota, i would like someone to look into this before it becomes a liability issue. *tr

Car was making loud noise but i couldn't tell where it was coming from (except somewhere underneath) kind of a grinding noise. i purchased new tires about 12 months ago because the tires from the factory weren't good in snow (or so i thought). i took it to the dealer and they said i'd need controller arms and new tires because the tires were very worn. it's a 2006 honda civic and about 10,000 miles on those tires. the whole thing is going to cost me almost $1000.00 but "the guy at the dealer said "well, you get a $50.00 rebate for the tires" oh boy!! it isn't under warranty anymore either of course. i will be contacting honda usa to talk to them but have seen from this website that it won't do any good. but i still have to try...i am disgusted with this as i bought a honda because they have such glowing reliability and safety reports. i had one accident (rear ended, not with this car, also not my fault) and i do not want to have another!! i will be keeping the parts and the tires when i get it done. *tr

I've had a problem with the rear tires wearing out quickly, and vibrations when traveling above 50 mph. yesterday the right rear tire separated, and started smoking. i changed the tire and took the car in and the other rear tire had very unusual wear to the belt on the inner part. the same place the other tire separated. in looking this up on the internet it seems to be a common problem with the honda civics and the rear alignment being defective. this should be investigated before someone, if not already, is killed by such problem. *tr

First set of tires repeatedly became cupped and caused high road noise. rear end bounced and swayed. repeated tire rotations and spin balancing of all four wheels failed to rectify. i replaced ties at 33,800. second set of tire because cupped, rear end unstable. tire rotation made problem worse. replaced rear shocks. no effect; continued unstable and rear end swayed. when on rough pavement. second set of tires cupped and noisy by 33,000 miles. went to honda dealer asked for complete analysis. they said front end and suspension are sound. i was told that we have "outdated" upper control arms on the rear wheels that are "famous in honda garages for eating tires." service manager said these parts must be replaced before alignment is possible. he said there has never been a recall issued. i called american honda. they informed me they did want to discuss the issue and that they would offer a small amount toward my replacing the parts. they will not stand behind this part even though it was a known manufacturing defect which was subsequently replaced on newer models. i consider the car unsafe due to rear end instability. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic ex. the contact stated that when the vehicle was inspected the front struts had to be replaced because they were leaking. the mechanic who performed the state inspection diagnosed the failure. the manufacturer stated that they have no problems with the struts and that the vehicle was beyond warranty. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage and current mileages were 23000.

Engine light consistently stays on dealer told me 1st time it needed a computer software up date 2nd time it overheated dealer told me it needed new thermostat. both times i had to pay for a diagnostic test plus parts & labor. the same day i picked it up the light came on again and stayed. after reading all the complaints on this year and model my vehicle has the same issues (engine & rear suspension) but honda always has an answer that never fixes the problem. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic hybrid. during a routine wheel alignment by a local mechanic, the contact was informed that the rear tires were wearing faster than normal due to a problem within the suspension system. an authorized dealer was notified and informed the contact he needed to have a cross bar replaced on the rear suspension. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 95,000. the current mileage was 97,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. the contact stated the rear upper control arms are causing the tires to cup and wears rapidly at 15,000. this is a known design flaw that the manufacturer has recognized in the tsb (nhtsa #10024687). the contact called the manufacturer regarding the control arms and the stated they refuse to handle the cost of the repairs. the contact stated this is a major safety issue that the manufacturer is ignoring. the failure mileage was 67,000.

I own a 2006 honda civic. the rear tires are cupping (others call it see-saw pattern ). there is technical service bulletin for the lower control arm, dated february, 2008 that exactly describes the problem. the vehicle had three sets of new tires since it was purchased. first i thought it was a tire problem and i kept changing the tires, only to discover after the car was out of warranty, that it was a manufacturing defect. i contacted the manufacturer, and i spoke to crystal from american honda motor who refused to offer any assistance, stating that it was my fault that " i did not give them the opportunity to fix the car" . the service bulletin was not communicated to me, i found out through my research, but in the meantime the warranty expired. *tr

2006 honda civic ex 4 door sedan. problem with the rear upper control arms: i was driving the car, and noticed suddenly that the tires start making horrible noises, almost sounding as if i had a flat tire. the effect on driving was very bad- control and steering were effected. i checked the tires, but didn't notice anything specific except for wear issues. taking it in to honda, they said that "no one could fix the problem except for honda". they said that a "new, updated part" had been released a year and a half ago (when my car was still under warranty). there was a technical service bulletin issued, so the problem was well known. they still have not issued a recall. this is a serious danger to driver safety. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. while traveling 45 mph the contact noticed a rubbing sound coming from the bottom of the rear driver side of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be determined. there were no prior warnings. the failure mileage was 28000 and the current mileage was 33000.

Just wanted to give a shout out to honda... for leaving me freaking high and dry holding a repair bill they created. i know now the problem is well documented... too bad it's people on the freaking internet helping out, rather than honda. sorry... but it's absolutely horrible for this "service bulletin" to get swept under the carpet and not sent to the owners of the affected vehicles. i can understand why honda doesn't want to do a recall on it... it'd be very costly. however, they should have been required to send this "service bulletin" to all owners, and then they could have the option to change the part if they had been experiencing issues of ridiculous excessive tire wear. i know exactly what honda is hoping... that most of the owners of these cars will find out there is a problem after the warranty expires... like i did... nice honda... afreakingp'reciate it. i mean heck... it takes thousands upon thousands of miles to realize your tires are wearing out prematurely. and even after you replace the tires, you just kinda just chalk it up that you simply needed a new set. it's not until you go through maybe that 2nd set, when you start to think... is it my imagination, or are these tires wearing faster than they should? being that i was a student in 2007, i could only afford to replace two tires at a time. it came out of nowhere how fast the tires degraded... sounded like a [xxx] helicopter was about to land on my roof... the rear tires were bad. i replaced the two tires at a walmart service center. within six months i had to replace the other tires i hadn't replaced the last time. full circle... 10 months later and sounding like the back of the car is going to fall off. kinda sounds like when you open up only one window (three inches or so) going down the road at 70 miles an hour... bop.. bop... bop.. bop..bop over and over. *tr information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

2006 honda civic ex 2 door. honda has a service bulletin for a bad rear upper control arm. over time due to this defect inner tire wear is excessive. this can lead to tire blow out. honda is only replacing the part when asked. due to this defect i have gone through two sets of tires, a brake job, and now need a new wheel bearing. honda is only willing to replace the control arm. they are charging for alignment, wheel bearing, and tires. this really seems like something that should be a recall. tires only lasting 10,000 miles before becoming dangerous is not good. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic ex. while driving at 75 mph, the right rear wheel bearing failed, causing the rear right wheel to separate from the vehicle. the rear of the vehicle began to spin and crashed into a center median. the vehicle was then facing oncoming traffic when the front end hit the center median again, forcing the contact to pass three lanes of traffic and end up on the right sided of the road. a passenger sustained minor injuries to the back and neck and a police report was filed. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the current and failure mileages were 75,613. updated 06/15/10 *bf updated 08/18/108jb

Excessive tire wear. will be going on 4th set of tires. started investigating on internet and found that alot of honda civic's are experiencing same thing we are.

Honda 2006 defective rear upper control arms that causes rear tires to wear on the inside. honda service bulletin 08-001

I own a 2006 honda civic. the winter of 2007-2008 the car would fishtail almost uncontrollably on snow and ice - not a snow or ice storm necessarily, but really whenever there was snow cover or ice on the roads. we changed tires - twice. the winter of 2008-2009, we were still having the same problem. this time, the dealership suggested an alignment. we had that done, but the tech's who did the alignment would not rotate our tires because they said our tires were bald. we discovered that the tires were not bald on the outside edge, only on the inside. we entered the winter of 2009-2010 with the same problem - took it once again to the lithia honda dealership in ames, ia. we read internet anecdotal evidence blaming the rear sway bar. the technicians checked it and the rear shocks but didn't discover anything wrong. lithia's service dept refused to do anything else because they could not be assured they would be reimbursed for their costs. lithia of ames did not contact the national manufacturer, american honda, until we asked them to. we did more research. one man in british columbia had posted about his car having the exact same problem as ours - complete with many of the same words used to describe the problem as we had used and that technicians had determined it was the control arm. the control arm is too short. we asked them to contact american honda - the control arm has a bulletin - but only for uneven tread wear. my family and i - our friends, even - are afraid to drive in this car. we cannot take it over 35-40 miles an hour even when it's sunny outside because snow cover will cause it to have this problem. the car doesn't track straight when traversing bumpy roads. on a trip down south last winter, the car hit a small patch of ice and felt like we were going into the ditch. we are going to continue to see problems with the uneven tire wear. the american honda representative , said, our rear alignment is the worst she's ever seen. please help!! *tr

2006 honda civic hybrid.... uneven or rapid rear tire wear, resulting in a roaring noise from the rear, and a vibration at highway speeds. the later poising the potential risk of loss of vehicle control. honda bulletin 08-001 acknowledges problem but honda is not willing to be proactive by repairing problem, waiting on consumer to complain. this is an obvious inherent problem that honda recognizes but will not take action to remediate on vehicles that may pass warranty limits. i contacted my local dealer and advised them i was made aware of their service bulletin 08-001 that addresses problem i had originally complained about to honda city, but was told it was just bad tires. despite having my car serviced at dealmaker honda, at no time did they apprise me of this service bulletin. a visual inspection shows uneven tire wear. if it is obvious to the untrained eye, why didn't they note it on their routine checks when i had the car serviced? i believe honda should contact their customers and make them aware of this problem. the high speed vibration or tire malfunction could potentially result in an accident. *tr

We purchased a civic hybrid dec 2006 and with 13k miles in march went to the dealer because of a very loud noise in the rear. we were told it was the nature of the car and sold one new tire. since then we went elsewhere for service. after going through 3 sets of tires and ready for the 4th in three years and 80k miles we returned to the dealer and were told that there was a bulletin on some affected cars for rear tire rods that were defective but ours was not covered because e it was out of warranty. i explained that we had the problem under warranty and brought the car to the dealer but they did not fix. honda says too bad no longer covered so we are to pay for faulty items that we had complained about after only 13k mile due the incompetence of the honda family. very upset! *tr

Premature tirewear & tire roar on rear tires. also premature brake pad replacement on front disc brakes. original tires replaced at 41,591 miles. new tires have approx. 15,500miles. front disc pads replaced at 33,489. car now has 57,096miles .

Excessive tire wear on 2006 honda civic. tires wearing out @ 20000-30000 km. unsafe handling on snow, ice and bumps. back end of car "sways" and slides to one side. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. while exiting a parking space the rear passenger side wheel bent to the right, which then jammed into the wheel rail. the vehicle was towed to a dealer, and a technician concluded that the rear lower control arm had fractured. the vehicle has not been repaired, but was still at the dealer. the current and failure mileages were 85,000. updated 11/03/09 *bf the consumer stated the control arm broke in half which caused the wheel to jam into the wheel well. updated 11/03/09.*jb

Defective rear upper control arms which cause excessive tire wear. only a service bulletin was issued from honda. the bad part is when the service bulletin was issued in july 2008 my vehicle was under warranty. there's trust issues with my dealer (phil bachman honda) which i feel should have been looking out for me their customer and made me aware of this but that didn't happen so i am paying $700 instead of honda. when i contacted honda the representative chris tried to point the problem to me for not replacing my tires with the same brand that come on it from the factory. how crazy this proves honda is a company of placing the blame on others instead of taking ownership / fixing the bad control arms they installed. i read the complaints and see that basically every brand of tire has been damaged due to this. this should be reclassified as a recall and everyone paid back for there repairs and prorated tire cost - in my case honda owes me $220 for the control arm repair and $150 prorated tires. this must be the honda's new mind set never take ownership. it also may have to do with having 3 recalls already. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. the rear control arm system caused the tire to prematurely fail. while driving ,the driver side rear tire blew-out. no repairs were made. the current mileage was 88,000. the failure mileage was 51,000. updated 09/21/11*lj

Abnormal rear tire wear, after only 10,000 miles tires were down to the cords. the geometry is wrong on the rear suspension. the upper control arm is too short. when the car is loaded the problem makes tire wear even worse. *tr

Back tires keep needing to be replaced...2 times already in past 2 years!! uneven wearing on tires.. i have been told its an upper control arm by honda dealer but probably a defect in design. *tr

Uneven rear tire wear on 2006 honda civic hybrid caused by flaw of upper control arms. honda never told me even though i had to replace my rear tires 2 times - once at 15,000 miles and again at less than 31,000 miles. was told that tire wear was because of how i drove, amount of air in tires, need of alignment although it was within specs, etc. honda never told me that there was tbs 08-001 or that the repair was needed. i even went to honda on aug. 13, 2009 complaining of vibrations felt especially in the steering wheel when traveling on the highway at 68 mph. they put the car on the lift and my rear tires were worn on the inner bottoms right down to the steel belts! the told me that i needed tires and an alignment and said nothing about the need for the upper control arms even though the mechanic said to sal (the serviceman helping me) about some sort of recall only to have sal say that there were none. i was leaving for nc the following morning to visit my son and would definitely have had a horrible accident if i had driven the car that way. i went to a garage and got the rear tires put on. i went to a licensed mechanic in nc for the alignment, but was told that it was already within the specs. when i returned to nj, i went to honda again and told them that i needed to know why my tires kept wearing out and they pretty much said that they did not know and that i should call honda, which i did. fernando said that he would contact the manager at the dealership and that i should take the car back to him. it is only than that they replaced the parts and told me that it was covered by my extended warranty because of the wear on them. i feel that it had nothing to do with wear. they said nothing about the service bulletin. i investigated myself to find that many others had the same problem with their hondas. i feel that this is a huge safety issue and there should have been a recall. someone is going to get killed ...

I have noticed that there is noise during driving which appear to be from the tires and it can be annoying at points. i read about the service bulletin about the upper control arms and my car has the problems that occur to having a bad control arm. the inner portion of my tires are wearing out faster than the other parts of the tires. honda and the dealership i go to won't cover the replacement of the control arms because i am out of warranty. i didn't know about the control arm issue until recently. i have bought another set of tires because the first set started to make the steering wheel vibrate during speeds above 60 mph. honda should make this a recall or cover all the costs of replacing these parts even if the car is out of warranty. the car owner shouldn't have to pay for fixing this issue. *tr

Rear wheels upper control arm (service bulletin 08-001). i have a 2006 civic hybrid that wears the inner edge of the tires excessively. caused by the defective design of the upper control arm. having read other similar complaints this should be a national recall or replacement. not just a service bulletin. it will cost me approx. $327 for this repair and honda should cover it even though my car has exceeded the warranty period do to mileage. in aug 2008 i replaced the factory dunlop tires because they were excessively noisy and rode ruff. i had a wheel alignment with the new tires 36500 mi. and again in may 2009 55441 mi and again july 2009 because of the uneven wearing of the tires, after the 3rd alignment 61400mi .the dealership made me aware of the service bulletin 008-001. the first two alignments were done at the tire shop. but i have had all my oil changes done at the dealership. had there been a recall the mechanics would have been more aware and i wouldn't have cut the tire live by half. request that this service bulletin be alleviated to a national recall due to defective design of the control arms. *tr

Tire failure on my 2006 honda civic. i have had unusual tire wear since i bought the car new. i have had my tires rotated regularly at the dealership. i have had the rear upper control arms replaced, bought new tires only to have the same problem. *tr

I have a 2006 honda civic that is getting severe uneven tire wear on the back tires. honda does have a service bulletin (08-001) about design flaw in the control arms that are causing the problem. the issue seems to be, in my experience, that they really don't want to do anything unless you push the issue. and they want to charge for the fix. unfortunately, i prematurely ruined two sets of tires before i was aware of this problem. i am currently fighting with the dealership to do the repair at no charge and am having no luck. *tr

Excessive wear and cupping of rear tires on honda civic 2006 hybrid. i had to replace original tires at 29,000. the rear tire were cupped badly. i did rotate every 6-8,000 miles. i have 12,000 on the replacement tires and the rear tires were again cupped at time of rotation. *tr

As many of 06-07 honda civic owners are aware of, there is a problem with the rear upper control arms on these particular vehicles. there is even a class action lawsuit out against honda as profiled here: http://settlement-claims.com/controlarm/index.html at this website. after i called to submit a claim i was informed that because of my car being a salvage vehicle, that i would not be eligible to have honda pay for my repairs even though it legitimately has the problem. the woman from the honda customer service and the class action lawsuit organization told me that it is not a recall but an "extended warranty" and that's why they won't do anything for a once salvage vehicle because the warranty is void. they also told me that the judge in the case said that it was not a safety issue so therefore did not have to be considered a recall. i am here to tell you that it is a safety issue! try driving this vehicle down a wet or snow covered road. especially when there is a section of road that is dry then transitioning into a wet stretch of road, such as what would happen going down a tree lined road where some trees keep the pavement dry during a rainstorm. or driving on a snow covered road that has occasional spots that have little or no snow on them. the rear end will actually shift, sometimes violently from side to side almost to a point of losing control. i have had this vehicle in for a 4 wheel alignment on two occasions, neither of which have solved the problem, only to now realize that these shortened upper control arms are causing the problem. this should be a recall! it should still be turned into one! it is a safety issue! *tr

2006 honda civic ex defective upper rear control arm which honda poorly designed so that it is too short from what i understand. had to replace the control arm at a cost of approx. $700 prior to a 5,000 mile trip because tires were cupping and wearing poorly and handling was impacted especially in inclement weather. *tr

Rear tire failure due to improper rear control arms. inside tread of rear tires wear exceedingly fast and develop cupping. honda has a tsb for this, but has not had a recall. this could be dangerous to people who just drive their cars, but don't know much about the mechanics of the vehicle. there should be a recall. it seems that this only occurs on 2006 and 2007 civics because in 2008 honda made a change in the production by changing the control arms. *tr

Own a 2006 honda civic. having trouble with uneven tire wear on the rear tires. i have had the tires replaced at 38,000 and bought expensive tires for replacement. now 20,000 miles later, having cupping and needing replacement again. (tires have been aligned and rotated.) *tr

I own a honda civic lx 2006. the current mileage as of 06/18/2009 is ~40k miles. we started noticing a lot of noise from our rear tires while driving at speeds even as low as 30 mph. we also noticed significant vibration on the steering wheel while driving at speeds greater than 60 mph. the problem became worse every day. we took our car to the dealership (round rock honda), described the issue in detail and requested them to look at the issue. they noticed extreme uneven tire wear on the rear tires. they have given me written notice that i need to replace the rear control arm and the rear tires. i further found out from web complaints that this is a well know frequently occurring issue on honda civic 2006 model cars. there is a service bulletin 08-001 (nhtsa campaign id number : 10024687) on this issue. the dealer (round rock honda) is refusing to replace the rear control arm of the car claiming that they do not have a recall notice and i am out of warranty (called them on 06/18/2009). i have now replaced my tires to avoid driving in unsafe condition. i understand this is a temp. solution and this issue can come back at any time. i am more worried to know that some of the other customers have this issue occur even at low mileages (10k miles). i kindly request you to consider this as a serious issue - putting the driver, passengers and other vehicles on the road at extreme risk. i also request you to demand honda to release a recall notice to make this car safer to drive. *tr

2006 honda civic rear control arms. honda has issued a tsb08-001. yet they will not honor the repair of what should be considered a defective part that was deemed to be too short and can cause rapid and uneven tire wear. *tr

Rapid tire wear may not be noticed and tire failure could occur. defective rear suspension control arms cause inside edge of tire to drag and wear rapidly. my rear tires were down to steel cords when i noticed problem. this was covered by nhtsa item number 10024687. *tr

At about 35,000 miles i noticed that the rear suspension on my 2006 honda civic felt "loose". every time i hit a bump or pot hole the entire rear of the car would fishtail making it difficult to control. it is manageable on dry roads, but any sort of moisture, especially snow, makes the vehicle undriveable. i took the car to the dealership to asses the problem. i was told there was uneven tire wear, and the front passenger side wheel needed to be replaced. they said otherwise there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. i replaced all four tires and the wheel, the fishtailing diminished greatly. however, about 3000 miles later the fishtailing is back, worse than ever. i am taking it back to the dealership asap. *tr

I bought a honda civic new in 2006 and have had nothing but problems with the tires. i have taken the car back countless number of times to complain about the noise and un-even tire wear. i replaced the first set of tires after the noise became so bad you could not have a conversation without shouting. the mileage on the first set of tires was 31,000. the next set of tires lasted a little longer, only because i rotated them every 3,000 miles. the last time i took it to the honda dealership i was informed of an issue with the rear upper control arms. honda would not pay for the parts or labor but insisted that the tires would not wear even unless i had the control arms replaced. *tr

According to searches done via the internet and with issues with my 2006 honda civic ex sedan model i have noticed a staggering amount of complaints to the 2006 and newer model civics with vibrations issues and constant replacement of tires for the rear of the vehicle. i have had to replace my tires about 5 times since i have had my car and it has always been the rear tires on my vehicle and 2 times in the past 6 months due to un-even tire wear on the inside of the tires caused by the rear chamber arm. currently there is no recall for this issue but have noticed quite a number pf people throughout the us with this problem on the vehicle. the outcome of this issue could cause a tire to blow out while driving on the highway and potentially causing great harm to the passengers of the affected vehicle as well as other drivers on the road. if you need to the web links with all the other complaints for this issue feel free to contact me . *tr

2006 honda civic sedan with 68,000 miles had two cracks in the engine block causing the coolant to leak and causing the car to overheat suddenly without any warning. also, the rear tires only last about 15,000 miles before they develop a flat spot. there are two service bulletins issued by honda on these malfunctions but unfortunately they are not admitted as a problem with the car until after the powertrain warranty runs out. honda dealerships have acknowledged these are defects in the car and are widely known but honda refuses to cover repairs or will only pay for partial repairs. the engine block is a casting problem per the dealership and the rear wheels are a control arm problem which causes premature uneven wear and possible blowout. honda refuses to pay for the control arms at all. thankfully we did not have any crashes or injuries due to catching the problem before anything happened. unfortunately, the first dealership i went to tried to hide the problems and would not acknowledge it is widespread in 2006 and 2007 civic models. i am being forced to pay for a portion of the engine block and all of the control arms to fix the problems. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. the vehicle has bridgestone turanza t tires. the contact stated that there was a suspension issue with his vehicle. in addition, the tires became worn after 12,000 miles. the manufacturer stated that there was a technical service bulletin for the suspension repairs, but no recalls. the manufacturer stated that they were not responsible for the tires and that the suspension did not affect the tire wear. bridgestone disagreed and stated that they could replace the tires for $650 at the contact's expense. the tire failure mileage was 12,000. the vehicle current and failure mileages were less than 24,000. updated 07/14/09. *lj the dealer offered to correct the suspension problem at their expense, but they were not willing to pay for the prematurely worn tires. updated 07/15/09.*jb

In october of 2007, one of my tires had a blow out on the freeway, i have my vehicle serviced on a regular basis and was not aware that my tires were worn on the inside tread, they were rotated at every oil change, uneven wear would have been evident prior to needless replacement. the tires were replaced with the same dunlop tires that were originally on the car along with a front-end alignment. all past vehicles that i have owned have exceeded the mileage on the tires because of the consistent and regular maintenance of the vehicle, therefore i had no reason to expect less from my honda civic hybrid. from october of 2007 (new tires) through april 2008 (service bulletin 08-001) i continued the consistent and regular servicing of my hybrid. this would have put my new tires at approximately 6 months of use. on april 22, 2009 i had my 2006 civic hybrid serviced, included in the service was the oil change, and tire rotation. after leaving the dealership, my car exhibited extreme vibration. i assumed that one of the tires was out of balance. i returned to the dealership on april 24, 2009 and explained the issue, i was informed that my tires were excessively worn, not on the whole tire, on the sides of the tires and they would need to be replaced. upon further inspection by a technician, i was informed that there had been a service bulletin issued in april of 2008, but no recall on the control arms for 2006-07 civic hybrids. service bulletin versus a recall, this is definitely a safety issue. i would never have knowingly driven my vehicle with unsafe tires, yet because i was not informed at the time i had my vehicle serviced, that is exactly what happened. i was traveling north when the tire blew out in october of 2007; i took my 4 grandchildren to disneyland in that vehicle on april 7 through april 9, 2009 and i shudder to think of what may have happened because of those tires. i am thoroughly disgusted and cannot possibly understand how i was not informed. *tr

Honda is aware of upper control arm defect in honda civic 2006-2007, but has not issue any product update or recall. failure to replace this parts will result in uneven wear on the rear tires. also, i believe it may reduce the stability of the car and therefore may result in hazardous accident. so far no incident or crashes or injuries have occurred. i hope that honda takes responsibility in regard to this matter. *tr

Rear control arms of 2006 honda civic ex fail, damaging tires and brakes. honda refuses to accept responsibility for this or issue a recall, despite the fact that this defect is prevalent in many civics. *tr

2006 honda civic coupe. consumer states mechanical failure caused vehicle accident. *tgw the left front wheel broke and turned out to the left instantly.