Suspension Noise problems of the 2008 Honda Civic

Rear suspension causes tires to prematurely wear out. After approximately 10,000 miles, I have to replace rear tires because of flat spots. The shop where I buy my tires will not even rotate my tires because of the flat spots. Honda has done nothing to remedy the problem. The noise resulting from the flat spots is obnoxious and it is obviously a safety concern.

Rear tires wear prematurely and in a very odd fashion (uneven, hi-lo bands across the tread) causing a significant thumping sound and vibration. The first time I was told the rear shocks were the cause (@55-60k miles). The shocks and tires were replace and the same exact problem has occurred again! 90%+ of my driving is done on the highway and not poorly maintained back roads. It is very clear that there is an issue with the rear suspension on these vehicles that Honda needs to be forced to acknowledge and address.

Honda: when make tight turn, left or right would hear or feel a popping or clunking noise, after driving over bumps, coming from the front suspension.

Purchased a 2008 Honda Civic from local dealer new. This vehicle had alot of road noise for the get go. . But saw online that road noise was one of the problems with Honda's. Had my car regularly serviced at the same dealership over the last year. Last month Dec 2009 road noise became excessive and took car into dealership. They looked the car over and said tires had excessive wear because I had not rotated them every 5000 miles. Car is a year old has 20000 miles and has had road noise all along. Dealer refused to replace tires and denied problem. Car now has nearly 30,000 miles and is undrivable at this point. Haven't replaced tires as it is not affordable. But car is unsafe to drive. Dealer said suspension problems noted in 2006-07 models has been fixed, but problem seems rampant in the 2008 if you look on the internet as well as safety reports yet nothing has been recalled, and Honda is not standing by their product. Now I am still paying for a car that sits in the driveway and is unsafe to drive. . . Cant sell an unsafe vehicle. . Please investigate this problem.

I have a 2008 Honda Civic 4 door. Has the exact same problems as the 2006 and 2008 Civics. Less than 20,000 miles on tires and car. Rear tires are demolished! tires have excessive wear and road noise. Dealer says that I should rotate the tires more often. This is not wear from failure to rotate this is due to the suspension. This is an outrage that the same problems that happened over a year ago and the have failed to fix them.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. While driving approximately 70 mph, the contact heard a loud whining noise coming from the tire area. The noise became audible while driving at any speed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection and they recommended that the tires be rotated. The tires were rotated, but the noise continued. On a separate occasion, four tires were replaced, but the failure still continued. The tires required constant rotation. The contact stated that the failure was not associated with defective tires, but possibly a malfunction with the vehicle's suspension system. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 12,000 and current mileage was 34,000.

I bought my Honda Civic exl in March of 2008. After 9 months (approx 18 k miles) of use I am finding I have to replace my tires due to unusual wear. I took the car to a tire dealership who told me that there was no warranty except defects for oem tires on this car and directed me back to the dealership where I purchased the car. I had the tire place rotate and rebalance the tires the problem worsened to the point where the vehicle severely vibrated (low and high speeds)and made noise. I took the car to the Honda dealership where purchased and who said the tires in question were worn and had flat places probably due to skidding (this car has never been skidded) and that if I had issues with the tires I should go to bridgestone (the oem for el400). I went to firestone (bridgestone dealer) and was told it was the car causing the problems. I went back to the dealer and after much discussion and getting nowhere convinced them to check alignment and suspension. They did and found the rear tire alignment off. They aligned the rear tires (the front tire alignment had no issues) and sent me on my way with no obligation to replace the worn/defective tires. I replaced the tires at my own expense to avoid potential hazard of keeping the car on the road and fearful for safety of myself, my family, and others. New car new tires in 9 months this aint right. I was shocked at the fact that the oem tires had no mileage warranty and were only warranted by the tire manufacturer for defects. I was also concerned why the Honda dealership would not provide such information to the consumer at the time of sale. I have grave concern that some folks who cannot afford new tires after 9 months or sooner will continue to use and drive their car in this unsafe condition. After research I found out that a similar problem existed on 06 and 07 Hondas Honda put out a service bulletin so stating with a repair offer. Also found out others with 2008 Civics are having same problem as I have.