general problems of the 2006 Honda Civic - part 1

Premature wear and cupping of tires resulting in unstable dangerous tire performance and loud distracting noise apparently due to a manufacturing defect in upper control arm design.

All 4 of my michelin tires are splitting in the sidewalls (shoulder). They have not gone flat, but I am afraid to drive at high speeds. I complained to michelin and they agreed that it was a defect, but refused to do anything about it such as contact you or announce a recall. They are "defender" tires dot apwc 113x 2312. Size 205 55 16.

Took vehicle in because wheel bearings were making noise - was told it was the rear wheel bearings - there is a recall for these - they refused to replace the bearings because another shop had previously replaced the front ones - which has nothing to do with the rear bearings.

I have contacted corporate Honda and my local dealership trying to get information pertaining to a rear wheel bearing recall. Corporate Honda's records show the recall was completed back in October of 2008 but do not have records of any parts that were replaced. All of the symptoms I am experiencing are exactly what is outlined in the recall but I am being led in circles trying to get this resolved. It is frightening to drive and due to financial constraints I can not risk the inspection fee that I am being told I will have to pay. If no parts are on record for being replaced then this should be taken care of without question. Corporate Honda nor my local dealership has shown any concern for my situation while appearing to dismiss my concerns.

We took this vehicle in when we received the recall, I believe in 2013. They stated there was no problem even though we had noise, vibration and control issues, we had to have the wheel barring replaced summer of 2017. All noise and control problems ended.

I have a 2006 Honda Civic. The front wheel made clicking noise for a couple of months. While I was doing the airbag inflator recall at a dealership, the mechanic there told me the driver side wheel bearing was broken, and the drive shaft and the wheel bearing need to be replaced. I am sitting in a mechanic shop to replace the driver side drive shaft and wheel bearing now ( which costs me 500 bucks), the mechanic tells me the passenger side wheel bearing is also broken. I realize the wheel bearing problem could be a manufacture defect. Indeed, there is a recall on the o-ring in 2006( not sure if my car was in the recall or not), and dozens of complaints about wheel bearing has been filed here on NHTSA. Hundreds of thousands of vehicles with this problem might be driving on the roads now, which might cause fatal accidents. I wish the company take its responsibility to fix this public safety issue.

In November 2016, I was informed that my tires had uneven wear and damage due to a defective rear upper control arm kit. I learned for the first time that Honda issued a warranty extension for this part, but that it had expired before the Honda mechanic pointed out the issue to me. I contacted american Honda motor CO. , at the recommendation of the mechanic, to seek an extended warranty, as I do not believe that I should have to pay for a part that Honda acknowledged was defective. The case number is 05759414. Unfortunately, Honda declined my request. I am concerned about the dangers of driving with tires that are unevenly or prematurely worn and believe that Honda should have to pay for a defective party it was aware of.

Rear tires have premature wear from inside out and wearing fast. Causing alot of vibration as well.

Purchased 4 goodyear viva 2 tires, from walmart on 10/27/2014, for the first few months they were great. After awhile I kept needing to get them rebalanced due to vibrating, they started getting louder and louder. Had to keep getting my car aligned every other month. Today on 10/22/2015, driving straight on cruise control at 70mph on interstate 376, I started hearing this awful noise, I thought it was a wheel bearing that kept going bad. Then the car wouldn't accelerate, and I started smelling burnt rubber and smoke coming out of the back. I pulled off the closet exit and into the closet parking lot, to find that the tire had blown out on the side wall. I went to the walmart that I purchased these tires from. Since I purchased road hazard they replaced the tire at a prorated rate. But they don't sell viva 2's anymore, they replaced it with a viva 3. I have 3 other of these tires, if it was a front tire and me going 70mph, that probably wouldn't have ended so pretty. I'm scared to drive my car with these tires on.

2006 Honda Civic ex sedan. Approximately 94,000 miles and have worn through 3 sets of tires. Tires get rotated and balanced every 7,500 miles and tires are always goodyear brand. On 8/15/2015 noticed that 2006 Honda Civic had a flat tire (rear passenger side). After removing wheel and inspecting tire it was noticed that the tire had been completely worn through on interior tread (wire mesh was worn through and actual hole had developed in tire). It was shocking an complete tire failure and blowout had not taken place while driving. Independent garage serviced the vehicle and determined that control arms needed to be replaced/amended (estimated cost of $1100. 00) and at minimum a new tire was needed as well as new alignment. New tire put on, balancing and alignment of all tires/wheels - $210. 00 as of 8/18/2015. It is likely that the faulty control arm issues are to blame for the premature wear on previous and current set of tires.

I purchased 2006 Honda Civic ex from person from TX. And I live in la. It had brand new tires on it and 73,000 miles and was in great condition. At 75,000 miles I started hearing noise in rear end like roaring noise. Each time I had it service at local Honda dealer the service advisor said tires or alignment. They knew about the class action law suit and TSB 08-001 but never informed me about it. It took me 4 years and 2 worn out $130 michelin tires each to find the problem online and from my brother. The Honda dealer should have informed me about Honda bad design rear upper control arms earlier and I could have saved myself 2 new tires and lots of headache. But I had it fixed at local shop in bossier city alignment shop for $560. No more noise and car rides like new and tires sit straight as an arrow not cocked out like they did.

Defects in rear suspension cause uneven tire wear. After rotating the tires, the front wheels vibration makes driving unsafe.

As the owner of this vehicle, I have never received any type of notification that this problem existed until I started a web search for information on why this problem occurred to the Honda Civic. We formerly owned a Honda accord and never had any service problems (other than regular maintenance concerns). I am really disappointed in the fact that this is taking up time to conduct discovery of facts, repairing some of the problems and then buying new tires. The tire warranty does not cover uneven wear!!!.

The Honda dealership will not replace the control arm in my 2006 Honda Civic for free even though this is a known defect in the manufacturing of the car and a class action lawsuit was recently settled regarding the issue.

Lost control of vehicle trying to avoid an object on the highway. My vehicle hit the railing on the interstate and the air bags did not deploy. My vehicle was declared a complete lost as other damage to the frame occurred, and the drivers side front wheel came off.

“uneven or rapid tire wear" due to defective upper control arm. Currently Honda has a campaign l-82 to repair the c arm but only for the Civic 2006-2007 si or hybrid model. My Civic ex model is not covered. I told there dealer that Honda had this service bulletin viii-10-07 dated back Nov 26, 2007. This service was only covered over warranty, unfortunately I don't have extended warranty for my 2006 Civic ex. Is there anything legally that can be done, I am sure there are other Civic owners out there with the same dilemma.

There is roaring noise from rear tire (right side) on freeway speeds and the vehicle vibrates uncontrollably. On check up with technician, found that the rear tire has worn out unevenly and this is causing this noise and vibration.

I went to the store with my 3 year old and on the way home I was at an intersection at a stop sign and I started to go left and my car bucked and started making grinding sounds very loud. It would not go anywhere and I put the car in park and the car rolled back. I turned off the car and put my e brake on. I had to have it towed. The guy who towed my car said the axle broke. He said it must have been going for some time now. I just bought this car on 2/22/13. This should not have happened.

I took my car into a shop to get it checked out and they said I have uneven tire wear he showed me it looked like zebra stripes in my tires. He said he thinks this was a recall. But he also said I needed front brakes. He said the rear brakes were not being used at all and that's why my front brakes went so quick. I was very upset. They should not have sold me a car that didn't have brakes in the rear. I have 2 children 1 is 3 and the other is 9. I really need to have brakes in my car.

With my seven year old car I have gone through numerous tires. Always replacing them due to the alignment on my car which I have been told is nothing that can be fixed. This is way beyond costly and I don't think that we should have to keep paying for Honda's mistakes. I will just be driving down the road then randomly my tires will blow out. Something needs to be done about this.

Excessive rear tire wear and cupping of tires causing extreme vibration at speeds above 60 mph. Rear tires only last approx. 30,000 before inner half of tire is complete bald.

Uneven tire wear and vibrations when traveling on highway. Honda had a recall to repair control arm. Had repair done 6 years ago. It was a factory/manufacturing problem. It is happening again. Called dealer who said Honda only honors one repair. Any subsequent repairs are at my expense. Dealer will not do permanent fix. Tires wear unevenly due to problem. Have bought several tires. Have had premature brake wear and strut replacement due to manufacturing issues. Also, catalytic converter now going out prematurely. Nothing covered by Honda. Many complaints on the internet. Class action lawsuit forming. Why does Honda not stand behind its product and permanently repair manufacturing defects/problems?.

The rear camber arms on the car are set to very negative causing the car tires to wear rapidly and unevenly. Honda has issued a TSB, but no recall on the parts. They will not pay to fix the problem that is a design flaw in the camber arms. Tires at most will only get 40,000 miles on them and that causes undo expense to the car owner.

The rear tires wear badly to the point of the tires cupping and wearing unevenly. This process is horrible and dangerous as it will eventually shake the car and lock the seat belt while driving on the highway. A person also loses the ability to steer effectively due to the bumpiness from the tires. When I took my vehicle in to get new tires (due to problems stated above), they said that the inside of my tires were on the verge of blowing out, yet I still had tread on the outer side of my tire. Based on this, I was more at risk to have a blow-out at any time and would have had no inclination because my tires still looked new ? until my vehicle was up on a lift. Since then, I have only had my new tires for 25,000 miles (rotated every 5,000 miles) and my mechanic is now refusing to rotate them based on the uneven wear and ?dangerous driving conditions? that could result if they rotated them (their liability). The inside of the tires are already bald while there is more than half the tread of the outer side of the tire. Based on tbs 08-001 this is a known issue with the 06-07 vehicles, yet Honda has yet to recall their faulty factory parts.

My rear tires on my '06 were making a roaring noise and vibrating at highway speeds. After putting 15,000 miles on it (bought used with 64,404 miles on it), my tires wore out due to uneven tire wear at the inner edges. Fortunately by chance, just before we embarked on a 1500 mile trip, I just accidentally happened to notice that the belts were showing on the inner edge of my right rear tire. This was not readily noticeable from the outside of the car, until I crawled under the back end of my car to check on something else. From the appearance of the outer edges and mid-sections of my tires, I never would have guessed that my tires were in need of immediate replacement and that this was an accident just waiting to happen! after inspecting the other tires on my car, I ended up replacing a total of three tires. However, this will not correct the problem with my tire-eating car, since the rear upper control arms require replacement, as outlined in Honda TSB 08-001. I went to the local Honda dealer and was informed by a service rep that they handle these claims on a case-by-case basis. Since I did not save my worn out tires and due to the current mileage on my car, I decided that it would probably be a waste of time for me to try to get Honda to replace the control arms at their expense. After reviewing TSB 08-001, it is my opinion that Honda should do the right thing and initiate an immediate safety recall to correct this condition. Premature tire wear due to the rear upper control arm configuration appears to be a very common issue with these 06 & 07 Civic models, as indicated by the number of complaints and by the large number of aftermarket adjustable rear upper control arms/camber kits that are currently available. My Civic now stays parked in the driveway all of the time. This is a very dangerous condition that is not easily or readily noticeable to consumers!.

2006 Honda Civic wheel bearing problems I have had to replace a right front wheel bearing after mechanic replacing worn tire notice wheel hub was wobbling and coming out and could have cause an very bad accident . This was January 2010 . Today November 11 2010 the left rear bearing went bad. My concern is there is a defect of the bearings and an accident ready to happen by the bearings coming apart and . Also causing the fast wear of the tires down to the steel belt that can cause a blow out.

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!!.

The left rear wheel bearing on my 2006 Honda Civic ec coupe failed at just under 60k miles. Though it was covered under a Aug 2007 recall, Honda never contacted me about the recall nor notified me at any of the times I was in for dealer service after August 2007 prior to the time the bearing had to be replaced.

2006 Honda Civic coupe. Consumer states mechanical failure caused vehicle accident. The left front wheel broke and turned out to the left instantly.

I am the original owner of this 2006 Honda Civic, which I just put on a 3rd set of new tires before the car has reached 90,000 miles. Even with perfect alignment, they are wearing bald on the inside of the tire, therefore, a huge safety issue. The car sways in the back.

2006 and 2007 Honda Civic sun visor has a defect. It separate and break when the inside temperature reach a high temperature.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. The contact stated that for years routine maintenance was kept up for the tire rotation on the vehicle, but when the vehicle was taken to a tire repair shop more recently they refused to rotate the tires as well as they refused to align the tires indicating that there was an internal failure with the two rear tires but did not provide an actual inspection or diagnosis of that information. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact mentioned TSB 08-001 and they indicated that there was no TSB but later researched the information and stated that the manufacturer would not provide the approval for the dealer to inspect and diagnose the failure. The contact mentioned that he researched the information and stated to the dealer that the rear upper control arm kit may need to be installed. The dealer did not inspect or diagnose the vehicle to make that determination and rendered no assistance in the matter. The contact had no permanent remedy to repair the vehicle from an independent tire repair shop nor the dealer so the vehicle was not repaired after experiencing the failure for years randomly. The manufacturer refused to provide a permanent solution for the condition. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic. While driving at any speed, especially when making a turn, the wheels feel as if they will detach from the vehicle. The vehicle bounces and shakes and the speedometer displays inaccurate readings. While driving 30 mph, the speedometer will display 50 mph and vice versa. The dealer informed the contact to check the gas cover. On one of the four occasions that she went to the dealer, she was informed that the failure was internal. Repairs were made, but the failure persists. On another occasion, the contact was informed that there were no failures. She is afraid to drive the vehicle with her children. The current mileage was 24,358 and failure mileage was 15,000. Updated 09/24/08 updated 09/26/08.

The passenger front wheel cover fell off causing a ski and damaged to the undercarraiged as well as the front bumper.

A class action lawsuit was pursued and settled with Honda corporation in December 2013 related to uneven/excessive tire wear on 2006 Honda Civics. It was related to faulty control arms. I missed the deadline to file a claim (January 16, 2014), but I believe this is a problem that Honda should be responsible to correct. My Civic has had 3 sets of tires since I purchased it used in 2006. 2 tires were replaced at 32,261 miles, then 2 more at 39,399miles. After that 4 tires were replaced at 55,750 miles, and then 4 more at 72,450 miles. Rapid wear occurred between 39,399 - 55,750 miles, and 55,750 - 72,450 miles. I believe Honda should replace the control arm at no cost and provide reimbursement for tires that have worn too rapidly.