Rear Suspension problems of the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid

12 tires in 3 years?? yes we have put 80,000 miles on the car, but this is extreme! the last flat occured on the highway, at 70 miles per hour, (thank god, there wasn't a major accident!)and when we went to repair or replace it we were informed that another tire, was extremely bald with no tread except on the outside, which made it difficult for anyone to notice. (I had bought a tire 2 weeks previous!! I never saw a tire this bald and rippled with bare spots all around. . . These tires were bought last oct. And are 60,000 mile tires. We then went to the dealorship because of this and a loud noise and were told the bearing from the transmission to the axle needs to be replaced. . . . $600. . . . But will I still need more new tires soon??? the expence of maintaining this car (thousands of dollars for tires!!!, and has drained our savings,we still have 2 more years of payments and want a solution from Honda and believe if there is a rear axle problem, causing loud noise and quickly worn tires, they should correct it and reimburse us!! you buy an expensive hybrid to save on gas and less pollution and get robbed on maintenance, safety and comfort.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. During a routine wheel alignment by a local mechanic, the contact was informed that the rear tires were wearing faster than normal due to a problem within the suspension system. An authorized dealer was notified and informed the contact he needed to have a cross bar replaced on the rear suspension. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 95,000. The current mileage was 97,000.

2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. . . . Uneven or rapid rear tire wear, resulting in a roaring noise from the rear, and a vibration at highway speeds. The later poising the potential risk of loss of vehicle control. Honda bulletin 08-001 acknowledges problem but Honda is not willing to be proactive by repairing problem, waiting on consumer to complain. This is an obvious inherent problem that Honda recognizes but will not take action to remediate on vehicles that may pass warranty limits. I contacted my local dealer and advised them I was made aware of their service bulletin 08-001 that addresses problem I had originally complained about to Honda city, but was told it was just bad tires. Despite having my car serviced at dealmaker Honda, at no time did they apprise me of this service bulletin. A visual inspection shows uneven tire wear. If it is obvious to the untrained eye, why didn't they note it on their routine checks when I had the car serviced? I believe Honda should contact their customers and make them aware of this problem. The high speed vibration or tire malfunction could potentially result in an accident.

We purchased a Civic Hybrid Dec 2006 and with 13k miles in March went to the dealer because of a very loud noise in the rear. We were told it was the nature of the car and sold one new tire. Since then we went elsewhere for service. After going through 3 sets of tires and ready for the 4th in three years and 80k miles we returned to the dealer and were told that there was a bulletin on some affected cars for rear tire rods that were defective but ours was not covered because e it was out of warranty. I explained that we had the problem under warranty and brought the car to the dealer but they did not fix. Honda says too bad no longer covered so we are to pay for faulty items that we had complained about after only 13k mile due the incompetence of the Honda family. Very upset!.

Excessive wear and cupping of rear tires on Honda civic 2006 hybrid. I had to replace original tires at 29,000. The rear tire were cupped badly. I did rotate every 6-8,000 miles. I have 12,000 on the replacement tires and the rear tires were again cupped at time of rotation.

Excessive wear to rear tires on a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. Tires lasted 26,000 before having to be replaced. Tires rotated at 3,000 mile intervals.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. While examining the vehicle the contact noticed that the 2 rear tires were exhibit uneven tread wear. The contact also noticed that the vehicle began vibrating while driving over 70 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the rear camber arms needed to be replaced. The vibration was present when the vehicle was purchased. The current and failure mileages were 66000.