2007 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

MY 2007 HIT 80,000 MILES AND I JUST HAD TO GET MY THIRD SET OF REAR TIRES (AFTER THE ORIGINALS) BECAUSE OF EXTREMELY FAST WEAR IN A CUPPING PATTERN. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT BETWEEN ONE OIL CHANGE TO THE NEXT MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE TWO YEAR-OLD TIRES IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THEY WERE IN DANGER OF THE TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE BODY OF THE TIRE AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR STARTED AT ABOUT 39,000 MILES WHEN THE FIRST SET OF TIRES WORE OUT. I HAD THOUGHT I JUST HAD SOME BAD TIRES FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND REPLACEMENT SETS, BUT AFTER I BOUGHT A THIRD SET OF REAR TIRES - AND MY SECOND SET OF MICHELIN TIRES - I FIGURED THERE MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE TO THIS AND SO CHECKED WITH THE DEALER. THE HONDA DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS APPARENTLY A "COMMON" PROBLEM WITH THE 2006-07 CIVICS AND THE (SORT OF) FIX IS TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION AND DO A 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THEY DON'T SEE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND APPARENTLY HONDA WILL NOT DO THE REPLACEMENT AT NO CHARGE. *TR

PAINT IS PEELING ON CAR BIG AREAS ON ROOF AND CAR IS ONLY 5 YRS OLD, SUNVISOR BROKE INTO PIECES AND THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT EVEN THOUGH IT HAD A RECALL ON IT, AND ENGINE MOUNT BROKE ALSO. *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

PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AND FAILURE DUE TO REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM SUSPENSION DEFECT. *TR

BOTH THE PASSENGER CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR NO DISCERNIBLE REASON. THIS AIRBAG FAILURE WAS NOT THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, HITTING A POT HOLE OR ROAD IMPERFECTION OR ANY OTHER EXTERNAL IMPACT. THE CIVIC WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH 33K MILES. THE CIVIC WAS NEVER IN A PRIOR ACCIDENT. IT IS TROUBLING THAT THE CAR WAS SERVICED AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP ON 4/12/2011 FOR AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT. HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE (TEL # 800-999-1009) HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MALFUNCTION AND CLAIMED THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS WAS A DEPLORABLE RESPONSE BY HONDA TO AN INCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY TO MANY PEOPLE GIVEN THAT IT OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A HEAVVILY TRAVELED PARKWAY. IF THIS WAS NOT AN ANOMALY FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR (HONDA HAS HAD A RASH OF RECENT AIRBAG RECALLS), THEN OTHERS SHOULD BE WARNED OF THE POTENTIAL LETHAL NATURE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. *TR

THE TIRE DEALER SAYS REAR TIRES ARE WEARING PREMATURELY AND REAR CONTROL ARMS MUST BE REPLACED OR NEW TIRES INSTALLED TODAY WILL ALSO WEAR PREMATURELY. REAR TIRES ARE CUPPING. THIS CAUSES TERRIBLE ROAD NOISE AND A ROUGH RIDE. HONDA ISSUED A FACTORY SERVICE BULLETIN TO DEALERS IN 2008 ABOUT THE CONTROL ARMS HAVING A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAUSES TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. HOWEVER, THEY NEVER INFORMED THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BURNED THROUGH TWO SETS OF TIRES IN 4 YEARS AND LESS THAN 80K MILES. I JUST PUT THE THIRD SET OF TIRES ON TODAY. I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CONTROL ARM PROBLEM BY DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. IT APPEARS SEVERAL HONDA CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ON MODELS 06-08. SOME HAVE REPORTED CONTROL ARMS SNAPPING IN HALF. SINCE THIS PROBLEM TOOK SOME TIME TO DIAGNOSE, THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

PROBLEM STARTED AT 76,000 MILES. ENGINE NOISE AND VIBRATION DURING COLD START (FIRST THING IN MORNING). HAPPENS IN PARK AT START AND IN REVERSE. WHEN IN DRIVE IT IS OK. ALSO DOES NOT HAPPEN AFTER INITIAL START AND RUNNING OF THE DAY, UNLESS IT HAS SAT FOR MORE THAN 8-10 HOURS. THERE ARE LOADS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AS I HAVE SEARCHED FOR THOSE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IN A CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE. THERE IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS ATTENTION. *TR

STARTED NOTICING A ROUGH RIDE AND EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE SO TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD THE NOISE WAS DUE TO TIRE WEAR. OVER THE PAST YEAR TWO REPAIR PLACES THAT HAVE REPLACED MY OIL HAVE TOLD ME THE TIRE WEAR WAS DUE TO WORN OUT STRUTS. THIS SPRING THE DEALER FINALLY TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND IT WOULD COST CLOSE TO $400 TO REPLACE THEM. MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT HAD BEEN ON MOST OF THE TIME FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND THE HONDA DEALER TOLD ME DURING THIS VISIT THAT THIS IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM AND IF I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED MY AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF A WIRE HARNESS FOR NEARLY $1300. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA TO SEE IF THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS FOR $75 AND THE WIRING HARNESS FOR $375 BUT I ONLY HAD 60 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS FOR THIS PRICE. I GOT THE ARMS REPLACED BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET NEW TIRES OR REPLACE THE HARNESS. I HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF TRACTION AND THE NOISE AND VIBRATION ARE SO BAD NOW THAT I CAN HARDLY DRIVE THE CAR. THESE BOTH APPEAR TO BE ENGINEERING ISSUES THAT AFFECT SAFETY OF THE HONDA CIVIC AND RECALLS SHOULD BE ISSUED TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN APRIL 2010 (APPROXIMATELY). I NOTICED CAR WAS SHUTTERING/JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING, MOST NOTABLY BETWEEN 1500 AND 1800 RPM FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEARS. I BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND COMPLAINED OF ISSUE. HONDA DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ENGINE LIGHT ON AND WHEN CHECKED THE CARS COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER ANY CODES THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THEY DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE EITHER. I RETURNED MULTIPLE TIMES FOLLOWING THIS AND DOCUMENTED IT EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE IS STILL RUNNING WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT. I BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER DEALER RECENTLY IN MD FOR BRAKE SERVICE AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY TEST DROVE THE CAR AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED IT AS A TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE FIRST DEALER I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO AND DEMAND THEY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR