2007 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

IN 2008 I NOTED THAT THE TIRES OF OUR 2007 HONDA CIVIC WERE WEARING UNEVENLY. I DISCOVERED THIS WHEN I ROTATED THE REAR TIRES TO THE FRONT AFTER ABOUT 25,000 MILES AND IT JUST ROARED. WE TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE UPPER REAR CONTROL ARMS AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM AND PRORATE THE REAR TIRES. AT THAT TIME I ELECTED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES AND ASSUMED THAT HONDA HAD FIXED THE DEFECT. AFTER 25,000 MILES, THE ROAR IS BACK AND I AGAIN HAVE CUPPED TIRES ON THE REAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS EVENTUALLY THIS SUSPENSION DEFECT COULD LEAD TO EITHER TIRE FAILURE AND/OR LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. HONDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM (SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001) BUT TOLD US WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE DEALER THAT IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. WHILE POOR ALIGNMENT CAN LEAD TO CUPPED TIRES, I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING BULLETIN BOARDS ON THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT OTHERS ARE STILL EXPERIENCING TIRE WEAR THAT RESULTS IN CUPPED TIRES AFTER THE 15,000 TO 25,000 MILES ON TIRES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST 60,000 TO 75,000 MILES. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR TO AND FROM COLLEGE AND HAS NOT HAD A MAJOR FAILURE YET. HOWEVER, IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT HAD I NOT RECENTLY RIDDEN IN THE CAR AND HEARD THE PROBLEM THAT SHE WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT, UNAWARE THAT SHE MAY BE HEADING FOR A CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE DUE TO THIS DESIGN FAILURE. SPECIFICALLY, IT APPEARS THAT 2007 HONDA CIVIC REAR ENDS WILL "DRAG" THE REAR TIRES DOWN THE ROAD IF THE THERE ARE REAR PASSENGERS OR CARGO. IN OTHER WORDS, THE SUSPENSION IS INCORRECTLY DESIGNED AND REAR TIRES DO NOT TRACK CORRECTLY WHEN THE CAR HAS LOAD IN THE REAR OR TRUNK. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE THERE IS A RASH OF TIRE FAILURES DUE TO THIS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

PAINT / CLEAR COAT FAILURE ON 2007 HONDA CIVIC IN 4 YEARS. PAINT / CLEAR COAT HAS OXIDIZED AND BEGUN CHIPPING AWAY DOWN TO BARE METAL ON ROOF, HOOD, AND AROUND DOOR AND TRUNK EDGES. *TR

PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AT LOCAL DEALER. THE REAR TIRES EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE WEAR PREMATURELY. THE ORIGINAL SET OF TIRES WAS REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. THE SECOND SET (75,000 MILE TIRES) WORE OUT AFTER 30,000 MILES (65,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER). OUR THIRD SET OF TIRES (ALSO, 75,000 MILE TIRES) ARE NOW WORN OUT WITH THE ODOMETER READING OF 97,000 MILES. JUST DISCOVERED THAT A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR REPLACEMENT OF REAR CONTROL ARMS. HAVE NOT PURSUED THAT ROUTE YET. *TR

MY 2007 HONDA CIVIC GETS UNEVEN REAR TIRE WEAR REFERRED TO AS CUPPING WITH AN ACCOMPANYING VIBRATION AND NOISE. HONDA HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN, 08-001 REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED TO FIX IT. THEY DENIED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA CIVIC SI, SINCE DAY ONE I HAD PROBLEMS GOING INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR'S. I WENT TO THE HONDA DEALER MORE THEN ONCE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM.... NOW AT ALMOST 48K MILES, SOMETHIN BROKE IN MY TRANSMISSION WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BY AROUND 10 CARS.... I READ POST ALL OVER THE INTERNET BUT STILL HONDA WILL DO NOTHIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I EVEN WENT TO THE DEALER BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP AND STILL THE SAME THING NOTHING IS WRONG.... NOW I HAVE TO LOOK TOG ET YM TRANSMISSION REBUILT OR LOOK FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION DEPENDS IF IT CAN BE REBUILT... *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. OPENED UP SUNROOF COVER TO DISCOVER THAT MY SUNROOF HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED. NOTHING HIT THE GLASS; IT IS BOWED OUTWARDS AS IF IT HAD BECOME TOO LARGE FOR THE FRAME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE HAVING THE TIRES REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE TRUNKLID OF THE 2007 HONDA CIVIC DEPARTS FROM THE OPEN POSITION WHILE PARKED ON A STEEP GRADE OR WITH A GUST OF WIND. SINCE MOST OF THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUNKLID IS AFT THE VELOCITY OF ITS MOVEMENT INCREASES AS IT IS CLOSING. THE ISSUE IS PERSONS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD OR RETRIEVE ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK COMPARTMENT MAY SUFFER HEAD INJURY AS THE LID IS MOVING TO THE CLOSED POSITION WITHOUT WARNING STRIKING THE PERSON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE IMA BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR A MINIMUM OF SIX HOURS AND THE VEHICEL WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE BAD CODES THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE ECM AND PCM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE IMA BATTERY SINCE ONE OF THE CODES FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST READ THAT THE IMA CODE WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V106000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS WITH NO ILLUMINATION OF THE BATTERY WARNING SYMBOL. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING UPHILL AND HAD BEEN EXPERIENCED AT LEAST TEN TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED A SOFTWARE UPDATE NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT DID NOT HAVE THE UPDATES PERFORMED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE UPDATE COULD HURT THE FUEL MILEAGE SIGNIFICANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 05/04/11