Front Suspension Control Arm problems of the 2009 Honda Civic

The rear lower control arm snapped while driving straight on the highway at approximately 65 mph. This could have caused a significant accident, and upon investigation I realize that this is what has been causing significant tire wear on my car over the years as well as shaking and loud buzzing while driving at higher speeds. The tow truck driver had a significant amount of difficulty loading and unloading the car due to the rear bumper coming within inches of hitting the ground because it was no longer being supported by the control arm. This is a serious safety hazard.

Defective rear upper control arms of our 2009 Honda Civic caused the tires to cup severely, making it hard to handle the car, especially on wet roads. All four tires needed to be replaced. It is such a common problem that, without even looking at the car, american Honda agreed to pay for two of the tires and the dealership agreed to pay for one, after we called complaining of the problem. They did not replace the control arms however, as there is no better version to replace them with. Because of that, the problem is not solved. The new tires will also wear unevenly. Unless we were to put new tires on every single year, if not sooner, we will be driving on dangerous tires. What happens when the warranty is up? will drivers pay for four new tires per year, or be unsafe on the road because they can't afford to pay for Honda's defect? the sad thing is we didn't learn the first time. We owned a 2007 Civic with the same problem. Honda changed the control arms and paid for two of the tires after 20,000 miles, then when it happened again at 35,000 miles, we traded the car in for the 2009 model, hoping the problem had been solved in the newer model. Foolish us.

I own a 2009 Honda Civic lx-s. It now has 32,000 miles on it and the rear tires are completely bald. I did some online resarch and found this seems to be a commow problem with Honda Civic's. Honda has a TSB about the problem but they refuse to fix the problem. The TSB says there is a problem with the rear control arms and that is what causes the excessive wear on the tires. I contacted a couple of dealers about getting my car fixed under warranty and they give you the run around and don't want to do what the TSB says they need to do. If there are this many people with the same excessive tire wear then they should issue a recall and fix the problem before a tire blows and causes a wreck and someone gets hurt. I even noticed that there is a class action lawsuit to try and force Honda do what is right and have a recall and fix the control arms.

Bought 2009 Honda Civic late Nov of 2010. Vehicle had aprox 28000 when purchased. Dealer installed 4 new tires (balanced) and wheel allignment. Rotated tires every 5000 miles. Owner started noticing uneven (cupping) of both rear tire aprox 10k after purchasing vehicle (vehicle mileage aprox 38000. Kept driving vehicle for an additional 5k miles, noticed 2 rear tires were balding. Took vehicle to auto shop, was informed struts and shocks were in good condition. Allignment not the problem either. Read so many blogs online about 2009 Honda Civic problem with upper control arm. By dealer not recalling upper control arm (causing abnormal tire wear on the rear of vehicle), it can cause many consumers(drivers) on the highway to be driving at risk because cupped tires or bald tires is very unsafe for any vehicle. It does not make sense for a semi-new vehicle to be cupping tires only after 15k miles of use.

Premature wear of rear tires. Rotated ties after 20k miles and noted significant road noise coming from the tires now mounted in the front. Dealer indicated the cause was irregular tire wear caused “cupping� of the tires when they were mounted in the back. I experienced even worse tire wear with my 2006 Honda Civic. Honda issued a TSB to repair the rear upper control arms in that model. I would have thought Honda engineers would have rectified this problem in newer models but the problem still persists. This car still "eats" tires.

I have a 2009 Honda Civic that has 35,000 miles on it. I have taken care of my vehicle in the 1 year I have owned it. My car recently started making a loud thumping noise driven at all speeds. I brought the vehicle in to the local Honda dealership where I bought it and they first tried to tell me that my tires were wearing down and I needed an alignment. I said wait I had this same issue with my 2008 Honda and the control arm was recalled. The dealer kept saying that my tires have uneven wear and cupping. Which is the exact description of what would cause such dramatic wear is such a quick time. The dealer then said that since there has not been a recall there is nothing that they could do. My car is still under full warranty, but technically they can say the cause for the uneven wear " cupping. " it sounds like a helicopter is hitting my car when I drive my new car. This is not safe, and this is excessive for new vehicles and not owners faults. Hazard for all.

This is happening right now, again. . 2012, not just in 2010 tires are abnormally wearing extremely fast. About every year someone is telling me I need new tires because they are 'chopped' and wearing really fast. This lead me to the internet to do research and found it is common with the 2006-2009 Civics. Something about the control arms not working properly, in turn causing this problem and a whole lot of others like suspension. I cannot afford and shouldn't have to put new tires on my new car every year or 20000 miles. I am so frustrated and at a loss of what to do. I have a call into Honda but haven't heard back, I can only image what they're going to say. The other failure is my 'headlights are still on' indicator noise stopped working a year after I bought the car brand new. Ugh, so frustrating.

We purchased 2009 Honda Civic lx new in late 2009. By July of 2010 we had to replace all 4 tires due to excessive wear (36k miles). I regularly rotated tires every 7000k miles. 3/20/12- I replaced all 4 tires again due to severe cupping on both rear tires. Honda dealership states it is a control arm issue causing tire damage but would not pay for part or labor. This is a serious problem and needs to be corrected by Honda for free before someone gets hurt.