| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007099099 | Incident Date: Mar, 14 2007 |
| Consumer's City: MILPITAS | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: CIVIC | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:rear |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JHMFA165X6S | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 18 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 01 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I bought a new 2006 honda civic and took delivery in july 2006. from the time of delivery of the vehicle, it was noticeable that the rear end or rear tires of the honda civic were very noisy. lacking sufficient time, i did not investigate the noise until our trip to arizona in early march, 2007. when we arrived in arizona, i got down on my knees for the first time to examine the rear tires. to my amazement, they were worn out at 21,000 miles - to the point where steel belts were protruding from the tires. i took the car to a authorized honda dealer in tucson. after extensive tests, they claimed that the car had no defect - i had two defective rear tires. i told them that it was highly unlikely that both rear tires on this vehicle would wear so badly, while the front tires on the front-wheel drive car were in excellent conditon for 21,000 miles. i was able to locate a service bulletion from acura - a division of honda. the service bulletin 05-076 dated january 19, 2007 stated that the acura 2004 & 2005 had an issue with "premature rear tire wear". the problem was described as: "the rear tires are wearing prematurely (unevenly across the tread). probable cause: the rear toe increases when the vehicle is loaded" the description and pictures of tire wear in this service bulletin exactly match what i found in my 2006 honda civic. i had just checked the air pressure in all four tires. due to the design of the honda civic, the rear tires are difficult to seen without kneeling. when i found that the rear tires had been worn so severely that steel belts were showing, it was clear to me that such premature wear constitutes a definite safety hazard. |
