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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004293288 | Incident Date: Aug, 15 2004 |
| Consumer's City: BIRMINGHAM | Consumer's State: AL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: CIVIC | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 12 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Purchased 2004 civic vp new (this is my 4th honda civic). from day 1, there has been a noticeable vibration/shimmy in steering wheel and front end. upon visit to dealer, i was told that the vibration/shimmy could not be duplicated, but oem tires (dunlop sp20) could be separating. during a subsequent visit, vibration/shimmy was acknowledged. dunlop dealer said that the tires are okay, but 2 front wheels were bent. honda dealer replaced 2 front wheels and remounted/rebalanced the original tires. all tires were rebalanced and rotated. vibration/shimmy persists and continues to be noticeable at all speeds. steering wheel vibration/shimmy is observable and felt when turning the wheel, regardless of vehicle speed. dealer suggested test drive of identical 2004 civic vp; i, and the dealer service manager, noticed the same issues with this civic. problem remains unresolved.*ak |
