Wheel Problems of Honda Civic

Honda Civic owners have reported 313 wheel related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common wheel problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's wheel (303 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's wheel rim (5 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Wheel related problems of Honda Civic


Recently reported Wheel problems of Honda Civic

The Wheel problem

On passenger side, 4 of 5 wheel hub bolts (lug bolts) broke off during driving. The lug nuts did not come loose. The bolts actually broke off with lug nuts attached. This caused the wheel to separate from the car while driving. This caused an accident and $5,500 damage to the car.   Read details...

The Wheel Rim problem

The contact owns a 2009 Honda Civic. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph and encountered a small obstacle in the road. The contact drove to the side of the road and discovered the rear driver tire was completely flat. The rim was also destroyed.   Read details...

The Wheel Bolts problem

This will elaborate on recent complaint of same incident. Although tire pressure was equalized while cold to manufacturer's specifications: 32 p. S. I. , and alignment was not an issue, car wandered on highway. In order to restore proper handling, lug nuts were retorqued.   Read details...

The Wheel Cover/hubcaps problem

While being torqued to manufacturer's specifications, I. E. , 80 ft. Lbs. , lug nut stud on driver's side rear tire (hub) snapped off. Happened today. This week car will be taken to independent shop to replace stud, check out other studs for imminent failure and replace other defective studs, if   Read details...




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