Front Suspension Control Arm problems of the 2007 Honda Civic - part 2

My 2007 Honda Civic 2-door coupe had wrong rear suspension upper control arms installed at the factory. At the 30,000 service, the Honda dealer rotated tires and I had a severe shimmy in the steering wheel. The dealer rotated the tires back and told me I had defective tires--they had worn unevenly. Rear tires wear also very noisy, especially on smooth roads (load rumble and a "beat"). I had a blow out at 40,000 miles and replaced all 4 tires. At the 60,000 mile service the dealer rotated the tires and again I had a severe shimmy. Dealer said the tires were defective and to return to tire dealer. I went to tire dealer and was informed that my car had a rear suspension problem. Tire dealer also told me to look online as many Civics had rear suspension problems. Went back to Honda dealer, showed him a form from the tire dealer stating my car had a suspension problem. Honda dealer inspected rear supsension and found my Civic had the wrong upper control arms installed. After dealer and I contacted Honda with the complaint, Honda offered to cover all but $300 of the $800 repair. I had the repair done by the dealer and paid $300. Very disappointed that Honda is not volunteering to repair a problem that existed with my car from its assembly at the factory.

We bought a 2007 Honda Civic ex new. The tires wear out fast and I found out the wrong rear suspension parts are installed . The dealer wants over 300 dollars to install the correct rear control arms. I have googled this problem and found that there are hundreds of Civic owners that are facing the same problem and are getting nowhere with Honda. What does it take to get a car company to stand behind its product?.

Rear control arms defective causing flat spots in rear tires. Problem reported to dealer at 35,xxx miles. Control arms replaced under warranty. Tires were not covered due to mileage even though problem was caused by defective components.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle began to shake and vibrate abnormally. The contact found the driver side rear tire was worn completely through the tread. The passenger side rear tire was also worn prematurely. The contact replaced both tires. The contact stated that the rear upper control arms on both sides were fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 61,802.

Reference Honda TSB 08-001. Incorrect/defective upper rear control arms installed during manufacture of vehicle leading to excessive wear on rear tires. This leads to excessive noise/vibration from rear and also possibly affects control/handling of vehicle.

I own a 07 Honda Civic that has a major factory problem with the rear control arm. The vehicle can't stay aligned and is a part the have to be replace. Honda had a service bulletin for this safety problem but we I took the car to the dealer, they do not cover it under warranty on a cpo vehicle. I checked on the internet and a lot of owners are having the same safety issue. Honda should do a recall and offer to replace this defective part. The vehicle bounce while you are driving and the noise is real bad. Hopefully other owners have contacted you with the same issue and concern.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the vehicle had been through two sets of tires in less than 38,000 miles. The factory tires had to be replaced in 2009 because of premature wear. The dealer stated that there was a related TSB for the rear upper control arms; the vehicle was repaired and an alignment was performed. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for premature wear again and the tires were replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 19,000 and the current mileage was approximately 37,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic lx. The contact stated that the rear upper control arm failed and caused uneven tire wear. All four tires had to be replaced and two alignments were performed. However, the failure continued. The dealer told the contact to call the manufacturer who offered no assistance as the warranty had expired. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.

Took car to discount tire because rear tire not holding air. On inspection of tire it was worn where the belts were exposed. Replaced tires at that time and had alignment. Tires rated for 60,000 miles. On 1/30/2013 tokk car in for tire rotation. Was shown badly cupped tires. Mileage on the car was 67,000. Half the mileage the tires were rated for. Replaced tires yet again. Just received notice of a class action suit and control arm replacement for the Honda Civic. This does not include the Honda Civic si 2007. Why is the si excluded??. It is exactly the same body style and uses the same control arms which appears to be the source of the problem. In fact, your safety complaint form doesn't even list Honda si. It only lists Honda Civic. With such aggressive uneven tire wear it would seem to pose a serious safety problem since the tires wear out so quickly.

My 2007 Honda Civic has rapid and uneven tire wear resulting in the car to not respond correctly when turning at high speeds. Because of not being able to adjust camber on the rear upper control arm. There is no adjustment on the car to fix this problem.

I am on my 4th set of tires for 2007 Honda Civic ex. Rotated regularly, serviced car at dealership, only 52,000 miles. Online research shows defect with rear upper control arm. Honda service bulletin 08-001 shows Honda was aware of the issue with premature and uneven tire wear. There should have been a recall as this a safety issue. Initially I was not aware I was driving on bald tires until the car didn't pass inspection. I discovered problem online and went to dealership. After making excuses and denying scope of problem service rep was surprised when I showed him the service bulletin. Stated car is affected but out of warranty. I called Honda corp and am waiting for an investigator to return call. Honda will have to pay. I will not pay out of pocket for this. I will go to bbb or state ag.

The rear suspension and the rear upper control arm cause excessive and premature wear on tires requiring replacement of premium tires after only 20,000 miles or less. My car has about 80k miles and is in need of its 4th set of tires. Needles to say the wear create unsafe conditions while driving faster than 50mph making driving on the interstate a risky endeavor.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the rear upper control arm caused irregular wear and tear on the tires. The dealer informed him that they would replace the upper arms on the rear but he would have to pay the repair cost. There are no recalls or warranties for his vehicle. The manufacturer confirmed that there were no warranties related to the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 52,000. Updated 05/03/lj the rear control arms were repaced. Updated 06/06/11.

The rear upper control arms on both sides of my 2007 Honda Civic coupe were defective. This caused both rear tires to become badly "cupped" and caused excessive road noise. My personal safety was placed in danger as these rear tires could have failed at any time possibly causing an accident. This vehicle only has 23,000 miles on it. Honda is aware of this problem, but has not initiated a recall. Research online shows this problem to be extremely common.

Uneven and rapid rear tire wear in the 2007 Honda Civic lx sedan 5 speed automatic. The uneven and rapid tire wear is accompanied by constant loud roaring noise from the rear while the vehicle is in motion and vibration at highway speed. Maintenance has been performed regularly I paid the local Honda dealership to complete wheel and tire alignment, balance, and rotation every 5000 miles when I take the car for a oil-change, yet I already replaced 2 sets of tires at 43000 miles once at 19000 miles and another one at 39000 miles. The tires I used were goodyear eagle rsa p/n 42751-gyr-036 h/g 8270498 p205/55r16. This is a safety concern for most drivers since regular drivers do not anticipate tire balding every 20000 miles and perhaps the drivers are unaware of driving on bald tires. The local Honda dealership diagnosed the problem as a rear upper control arm issue but refused to cover the cost of the repair. This premature wire wearing is clearly a Honda defect and a safety concern.

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.

I purchased a brand new Honda Civic 2007 and within 2 years (~25k-26k miles) the rear tires started vibrating loudly. When I took it to the servicing center I was told that there is a problem with the rear control arms which can cause uneven or premature tire wear in all 2006-2007 Civics, except for the si. While the problem developed over a few months I was in warranty but when it was diagnosed and I went in for a claim Honda said I was out of warranty so they would replace the parts for free but I would have to pay for labor and would get no reimbursement for the totally chopped tires. This is a very wide-spread problem (online Honda/civic forums are full of complaints) which I believe poses a grave road safety problem and danger to the lives of owners who could get into accidents due to bad tires, if not diagnosed on time. Honda has been shunning its responsibility by not sending out a recall and addressing this problem with due diligence. I urge you to take this matter up with Honda and ensure that the thousands of affected Civic owners get complete paid repairs and assurance from Honda.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic. While driving 50 mph the contact heard a loud noise in the rear end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact had the rear upper control arms replaced on the vehicle. There were no prior warnings. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 50,000.

Tires severely worn and cupped, car has serious vibration asked Honda dealer for a wheel alignment they stated the problem was rear control arm so the Honda dealer replaced it I had to pay 1/3, the dealer paid 1/3 and Honda paid 1/3 or so I was told after much bickering.

1. I drive a 2007 Honda Civic ex coupe. My car was perfectly fine. I was on the freeway cruising along, at highway speeds, and suddenly, out of nowhere, my rear control arm broke. 2. My rear control arm broke for absolutely no reason, it snapped in half because the parts made to assemble them were made from lower quality material. The quality of material used to put together the rear control arm was completely unsafe. Whoever thought of using that particular material for a rear control arm in a vehicle should definitely have charges pressed against him for attempted manslaughter. I did not hit anything on the road, and the piece just snapped. This is definitely due to a lack of commitment to use quality material on the rear control arm. This was on the freeway at freeway speeds. When a rear control arm breaks because of faulty material, scientifically, what happens 99. 999999% of the time is the wheel flies off, the driver loses complete control of the car, the car spins a few times, the car gets hit by a few other cars, the car flips over a few times, and the driver is left dead. How I did not fall into that scientific calculation is nothing less than an act of god. If I drove one more mile, this would've probably occurred. Fortunately, I did not crash. This has been an experience that has been completely traumatic to myself, and I am in complete fear of driving any Honda now. I haven't had the money to replace the parts on my vehicle, because my car is out of warranty. This particular piece of the car should have definitely been in a recall. 3. Nothing has been to correct the failure as of yet. The car is sitting in a shop, but I am without the budget to fix the faulty pieces that almost killed me.

The rear suspension / upper rear control arms are defective leading to excessive negative rear camber. This caused rapid tire wear to the inside edges and a potential safety issue in wet conditions. Honda has issued a TSB (08-001) that covers this problem however they have excluded the si model in their TSB. I requested and received and parts diagram showing the faulty upper control arms on the cars covered by TSB 08-001 carry the exact same part number as those on the si model that is excluded. Later year model si cars have a new design upper control arm to correct this problem. My dealer said that Honda will not cover my car under this TSB although the problem and parts are identical.

Defective upper control arms causing rear tires to worn out too soon, vip Honda in NJ and Honda America are not willing to replace tires free of charge, car only has 25,000 miles still under manufacturers warranty. Hundreds of similar complaints from Honda Civic owners. Help!!!.

Loud vibration and noise coming from the rear of my 2007 Honda Civic. Took it to the dealer who told me the control arms had been recalled and that my tires were now "cupped". The dealer replaced the control arms but would not replace the tires which had been damaged.

2007 Honda Civic si sedan, the rear suspension is defective causing premature tire wear, in less than 30,000 miles I had gone through two sets of tires, and two rear bearings. Rear bearings were replaced under warranty, but I paid for the tires. The dealer refuses to replace the rear control arms, which means that the brand new tires will also wear prematurely, and possibly another set of rear bearings. . .

I have a 2007 Honda Civic that I bought new. I have had it serviced regularly, and each time I have told the dealer that I hear a loud noise in the rear. They have repeatedly told me that the noise is normal for my model and tires. The noise became so bad that I insisted they do something. They now say that the rear upper control arms must be replaced and that the car must be aligned and that my tires are ruined. The damage to the tires has caused a serious safety condition. They replaced the rear control arms, but I still have the bad tires. The car is still under warranty. This is a serious and dangerous defect. There should be a recall.

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.

Roaring rotational noise from rear of car. Rear tires cupped and worn out at 21,400 miles. Dealer says cause of noise and tire damage is bad rear suspension / rear control arms. Dealer will replace control arms under warranty - no offer of compensation on ruined rear tires. Tires would not be ruined if control arms did not fail!.

Uneven tire wear on 2007 Civic. First set of tires only lasted 26,000 miles. Brought in to Honda for uneven tire wear and they blamed goodyear for the wear even though the changed the rear control arms to correct the improper camber from the factory. See service bulletins for free replacement of rear suspension. Honda would not replace tires. I filed a complaint with the better business bureau. Honda offered to pay half of the tire replacement. I declined their offer. We were about to go to arbitration when Honda called and told me to bring the 2007 Civic in and they will replace all 4 tires at not cost. It took about 4 months to settle, but eventually all tires were replaced at no charge. If all else fails, file with the better business bureau. They will hold the dealer responsible for not correcting the issue earlier to save the tires.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 40 mph and higher, the vehicle began vibrating and making a rumbling noise. The contact observed that the there was a blister on the inside of the tire. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where it was determined that the rear upper control arm was too short and caused the tire to bend inward and form a blister. The two rear tires were replaced at a cost of $230. 00. The manufacturer informed the contact that there were no current recalls and no compensation would be offered. There is a current technical service bulletin regarding the failure. The contact stated that the failure would continue to occur and result in the rear tires having to be replaced continuously. The failure mileage was 35,000 and the current mileage is 51,000. Updated 09/25/09 updated 09/29/09.

Rear control arms are defective and cause dangerously uneven tire wear.

The rear upper control arms on 2006-07 Honda Civics were defective, causing severe tire wear that sent me toward my third set of tires after 60,000 miles. The tires "cupped" and caused loud road noise. Upon initial approach, Honda dealer same swope in louisville, ky. , failed to fix saying the car was out of warranty.

Premature tire malfunction--severe checker board fashion cupping across the tires tread made us replace the rear tires on our 2007 Honda Civic. This is not a tire problem as our front tires are wearing normal. The problem is a design flaw, Honda used too short of rear control arms on their rear suspensions. A recall has been issued for some 2006/2007 Civics, but not all. Please be advised that many other Civics need recalled to address this safety issue. Tires control the vehicles stability and traction when accelerating, driving and stopping.

Uneven rear tire wear caused by defect in rear control arms. Arms replaced under warranty but not tires.

2007 Honda Civic uneven tire ware caused by rear fixed upper control arms. The alignment cannot be adjusted. The problem shows up with a roaring noise from the rear tires. If the problem is not fixed, then sever tire damage may develop causing a tire failure, accidents, property damage, tetc.

I have a 07' Civic si sedan. I had to replace my rear tires as well. I tried to have the rear alignment done, but the rear control arm were out and are not adjustable. The dealer stated there is a problem w/ the arms but it did not come out including the si, only the lx & ex. I hope it is just a matter of time before they include the si. It is the same part #.