Suspension Problems of Honda Civic Hybrid

"takata recall" while dealer has told me air bag was completed, it was sold to me with an open entry or questionable completion. Upon driving the car I found it felt shaky & was told they would fix any problems however now that I have taken it in twice and it has stayed there over a week, and then taken home (without my approval) by service manager, when I still complained that it doesn't feel so stable and maybe we should call off the deal or trade for another car, I was told. . "deal is done, the car is yours, we've spent $$ to fix things". My response was "whatever items done were items that should have been done pre-sale and were agreed to be done". The axle ended up being bad and something still feels like the car staggers however I got tired of complaining. I'm not entirely sure that I'm driving a safe car and that it was not in an accident. Not sure what to do as now I owe a loan & have been driving car. My main concern has always been safety. I brought all this to the table pre purchase. I brought car in again because it was shaky, struggling & staggering to go up hill, would not properly accelerate, and was having a burnt smell. What they found was bad axle and something with rotor (which was not caught on first time I brought in that it spent a week there). Car fax did not indicate accident but drivability seems questionable. I bought car 12/31/17, brought back in first week to complete the open items (one being the air bag issue) I brought all concerns up pre-purchase w/agreement they would take care of all. I brought it in & it remained about a week. Picked up 01/13/18. Had to bring in again 01/30/18 due to staggering & burnt smell. Picked up 2/02/18 & when I brought up that I think we should just trade car as I felt maybe I got burned, they said: car is yours, you bought it (in a nutshell). I have all emails of concerns brought up. Just want to be sure.

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Undocumented vehicle maintenance that may degrade safety feature. Purchased vehicle because it included fcw (forward collision warning) and ldw (lane departure warning) safety features. Have learned that as part of a four-wheel alignment, calibration of these systems is required. This is not documented\disclosed in the owner's manual or product literature. Concern -- how much will these systems be degraded or made inoperable by tire wear and/or wheel misalignment? this wheel alignment with calibration can only be accomplished at a Honda dealership due to special equipment. No indication is provided of system out-of-calibration warning on the dashboard system function/status lights.

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I bought this car off of a private seller few months ago when the car was around 99000 miles, used it to commute from and to work (6 miles drive), and couple of road trips from boston to rhode island. The car was working perfectly fine, I was really happy with it, until last week when the car started to startle when I come to a complete stop and hit the gas again. I just figured its time for an oil change so I took it in to meineke but the jitter would not go away, the guy from meineke told me it could be a motor problem. So I took the car to a mechanic and they said its the starter clutch. I did some digging around on the different forums and figured out this is a very common problem for first gen hch. I was actually surprised by the amount of complaints I was able to find on edmunds, kbb, autraders, and cars. Com knowing how reliable Hondas usually are (I personally drove two Hondas before, and never had any problems). Seeing the amount of complaints, why isn't there a recall being issued for this dilemma. Honda should really try to fix this issue, or loyal customers such as myself would start to walk.

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Like others with this problem we noticed a noise from the tires when we were on a newly paved road on an extended trip. When we returned home I was told by the dealer that the rear tires were cupped and the car would need an alignment. We ended up replacing all 4 tires with 20000 miles on them. . . A lot sooner than anticipated. Researching the problem I saw there was a correction for 2008 civics, but not for 2009. Either the problem was not corrected, or we were unfortunate to purchase a 2009 early in the production run that was not corrected. Honda assumes no responsibility for this problem that many have experienced.

I have a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid, I am on my second set of tires due to them rubbing on the inside of the tire well. My car has 62,000 miles on it. I am going next week to get another set of tires ( the third set). The back tires rub excessively so much so the back of the car shakes, if I have any weight in the car it is almost unbearable.

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The contact owns a 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid. The contact stated that the rear tires were wearing prematurely as a result of a defective rear suspension. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who performed a wheel alignment as a temporary remedy. The repair however failed to remedy the problem. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was 23,406.

The rear axle has been making a loud humming noise at speeds of (50-55 mph). Tires are very badly cupped in the rear, despite being relatively new. Cupped tires cause a dangerous situation when driving. The car seems unstable on tight turns, as well as high speeds. Tire cupping happened despite having new tires and a wheel alignment done when they were put in. This is a problem of every Honda civic 06-08 owner I have encountered, and there is plenty of evidence on online forums to confirm this information. Honda needs to issue a recall on the rear camber arms of the civic 07, as they cause dangerous premature tire wear that may cause, or in the least contribute to, injury or death.

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2005 Honda Civic Hybrid. Consumer writes in regards to several problems with vehicle and seeks reimbursement for repairs and an investigation of dealership. The consumer stated three days after purchasing the vehicle, it starting shaking while driving on the highway at 55 mph. The consumer returned to the dealer, where they rotated the tires and insulated the pillar. Four months later, the consumer returned to the dealer, because the vehicle was still shaking. The dealer performed an oil change. The following month, as the consumers daughter was driving the vehicle, all of the oil leaked out of the vehicle and it had to be towed the dealer, where they oil pan was replaced, due to it being stripped out. The ac compressor clutch was replaced.

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While driving, noisy rear tires were heard. I also observed uneven and rapid rear tire wear. This prompted me to get it checked at russel & smith Honda at 2900 south loop west houston, TX 77054 on 02/23/2011. Four wheel alignment was done after 2 rear tires were replaced at my expense. On 08/02/2011, I observed that the rear tires continue to have abnormal wear (22780 miles), prompting me again to get it inspected again at same dealership. The 19 point inspection done found that tires were okay, even though there was obvious uneven wear. I took a photo of the tires for proof of this. I took the car back on 05/31/2012 to them (33346 miles) due to the same problem, feeling that it is not safe to keep driving this car. I was advised to replace the two rear tires, but I believe that unless something is done to correct this, it will be useless to keep replacing the tires. This is the reason for filing this complaint that Honda has not done anything to solve the problem.

I bought a new 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid from a certified Honda dealership. The design flaw of the rear tire arms of the vehicle caused the tire arm to rub on the tires of the car until the tires were nearly bald causing the car to shutter and the structure of the tires to weaken endangering me and my passengers. When I took the car to Honda, I was forced to replace the tires prematurely 2 times since owning the car due to the irregular wear on the tires. Honda did not notify me of the problem, refused to pay for new tires but finally admitted after the second pair of tires were rubbed bald, that the tire arm of the car was causing damage to the tires. They repaired the tire arm, but would not pay for new tires. The transmission of the car is also flawed in design. Occasionally when accelerating, the gas pedal of the car can be pushed to the floor and the car will not continue to accelerate and will loose power. This has happened at stop lights, entering the freeway, and going up hills endangering my life and the lives of my passengers. Honda again, did not notify me of the problem, but told me when I brought the car in after experiencing the problems that I needed an upgrade to my computer and that those upgrades may fix the problem. Those updates to the computers effect the battery of the hybrid part of the car's engine. Those batteries are loosing the ability to hold a charge and causing the transmission to fail because the car relies on that battery power to run the engine. The gas mileage of the car has also been steadily declining. When the car was new, it got 45 mpg and Honda advertised it get 50 mpg, the car now gets around 33 mpg. The computer updates are changing the way the car runs off of gas and battery power and Honda is not replacing the faulty batteries. This has endangered my life and the lives of my passengers because the faulty batteries effect how the car operates.

I bought a brand new 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid that I have had to replace the tires on 3 times and the vehicle only has 45,000 miles. Counting the original tires that came on the vehicle that's 4-sets of tires. These tires were 70,000 mile rated tires. I contacted my local dealer in little rock, ar and they advise that there is no recall to fix the problem; however, they stated that Honda was aware of the problem and attributed it to a defective rear camber arm. They advised me that there is a public safety bulletin 08-001on the part. Because no recall has been issued for the defective rear camber arm they advised me that it would cost $700 to replace the defective ones. The excessive tire wear caused by this defective part can easily result in tire blow-outs, vehicle accidents, and highway fatalities. The fact that a known safety deficiency exist that Honda is aware of but unwilling to correct needs to be investigated.

When I am traveling at speeds above 65mph my entire car vibrates/shutters/shimmy/shakes. It is felt in the steering wheel, and shifter, and the overall ride of the vehicle. It only occurs when I press the gas to accelerate. If I am traveling at 72mph and I release my foot from the gas the vibration does not go away 100%, but it's greatly reduced. At 32,000 my tires were completely bald and worn. I brought my car to Honda who would not honor the warranty which expired at 30,000. I then took my car to a repair mechanic who told me the he could not fix the camber which was out of alignment. It was the cause of the excessive tire wear and so I bought new tires and had them mounted, aligned and balanced. Recently after having a 50,000 major service performed on my car by Honda the problem came back. Had the right and left inner cv joints replaced and the vibration still persists.

Tires wore out prematurely due to a faulty suspension on the rear. I have consistently had to replace tires early, costing me at least $2000 extra over the life of the car. I nearly crashed a few weeks ago on relatively new tires that had to be replaced again. Dealer said there was no fix and no problem. I have since learned they were lying to me, but the car is well out of warranty now.

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At under 18,000 my vehicle is vibrating and I hear loud tire noise at highway speeds. Took my car to dealership and was informed that all 4 tires have excessive inner tire wear (cupping).

Rear end alignment problem with Honda Civic Hybrid, tires wear excessively, cupping etc.

I recently bought new tires and the steel tried is showing through. Honda dealership said that Honda was aware of the problem and, if I bought new tires, that they would give me a free alignment. Not cool seeing as Honda should give me new tires and fix the problem. My car now makes loud noises due to the tires and, with all the other fixes I am having to get, I am rethinking Honda's commitment to customer satisfaction. I am thinking of trading it in for a prius.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid. The front tires had worn out rapidly. The mechanic stated that they couldn't replace the tires since the problem was related to the cambers which caused them to wear and cup. They also advised her that the solution was to have the tires rotated after each oil change. She stated that the failure wass due to a manufacturers defect. The failure mileage was 17,000 and the current mileage is near 40,000. Updated 01/20/10. Updated 01/21/10.

The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. While driving 60 mph, the contact heard road noise. The dealer stated that the rear tires were unevenly worn, but was unable to determine the cause of failure. The dealer advised the contact to not rotate the tires. The current mileage is 22,652 and failure mileage was 22,300. The consumer stated he has reason to believe the problem is the battery pack(between rear seat and trunk) is causing the rear tires to wear unevenly. Updated 07/10/07.

2004 Honda civic drifts to the side while driving. All of the uneven, worn out tires were replaced as well as the rims. Even though the tires and rims were replaced, it still did not correct the problem.

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