Tire Pressure Monitoring System problems of the 2008 Honda Civic

Tire pressure monitoring system light activated. Car has been to the Honda dealership for the same problem nine times with the most recent visit June 16, 2012.

Our 2008 Honda Civic coupe developed a road noise in the rear tires at about 12k miles. Tires have been rotated every 5k and I have service order requests to back this up. At 15kmiles the noise had gotten unbearable. I asked my local mechanic to check and see if there was anything obvious before I took it to the Honda dealer and he noted that the rear tires appeared to have the belts slipped and that the right tire appeared worn out. I called Honda and they directed me to bridgestone who told me the tires were worn out because Honda has a chassis problem and that the tires were not warranted for wear. Honda said there is no technical issues with their suspension and they couldn't help me. So I have a car with tires that are worn out at 15k miles and I have no recourse but to eat it and hope that the next set of tires wears better. This is unsafe in my opinion. Poot tire wear can only come from so many things. I have air pressure monitoring system, so it wasn't improper inflation, the vehicle is new so it isn't suspension issues, the tires were rotated twice in first 10k miles (documented). I guess having unsafe tires on a one year old automobile is not a big deal for Honda, but it is for me. Having a 1 year old auto in the drive way that we are scared to drive out of the neighborgood isn't a good thing.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. Whenever the temperature changes outside, the tire pressure monitor system indicator illuminates constantly. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer four times and they rotated the tires and checked the pressure. The dealer informed the contact that he could have the tires changed from air to nitrogen to see if it would correct the failure. The failure mileage was 8,000 and current mileage was 10,000. Updated 03/27/09 updated 03/31/09.