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Honda 2007 rear upper control arm
by pelegrin
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Jul 11, 2008 (4:52 pm)
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Replying to: diagrams (Jun 12, 2008 8:34 am)
My 2007 Honda Civic started vibrating at 3000 miles. I finally brouhgt it in at the 22k mark. the vibration gaot considerable worse at any speed above 50 mph. Hobbs Honda replaced the rear upper control arms but took no responsibility for the damaged tires and told me to check with Goodyear. The Goodyear people were great they gave me some credit about 60% for tires with 22k on them. But they said the Honda dealer didn't do a rear alignment on the car. That cost me another $60. Honda knows they have a defective product but are making us pay and Goodyear for it! I almost lost control of the car driving it in the rain to the dealer and I believe the tires bouncing off the pavement was a big contributer. I am sure there probably been several accidents caused by Honda's neglect. Class action suit
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- #940 of 1029
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Re: Oil Leak [thegraduate]
by ttg911
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Jul 12, 2008 (4:47 am)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Jul 11, 2008 3:29 pm)
When my case was opened with Honda, it only took the person assigned to my case 3-days to talk to me and then talk to all the other parties involved (dealers) and make a decision. Honda decided to replace the rear upper control arms, do a full 4-wheel alignment, and cover my tires (have 28,000 miles on them) for 50%. I pushed them more and they agreed to cover 50% of all 4-tires.
So, just got back from the dealer and they installed 4 new tires and did the TSB for about $300. I agree tires wear, but my argument to them is they are wearing much faster than normal due to defective parts that were installed at the factory. I hope everybody pushes Honda a bit on this because I truly believe it's a safety issue as well. I am going to make a complaint to the US DOT as I think Honda should have done a recall vs. issue a TSB (or, as I saw someone else in this forum call it, a “u-call”).
The fact of the matter is, with a TSB, the end consumer never has the privilege to see it; it's for internal use only at dealers and that's wrong. Only when the consumer complains of symptoms that make the dealer suspect the TSB will they investigate. If you get a bad or busy deler, they may miss it (as in my case) and then you have to waste a lot of time chasing the issue.
That being said, here is the US TSB for everybody to read and good luck to all:
http://uabvda.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p5dVnX3NhP3b6p5e-GHOrwTZHyqlbEZlfE9HU0P66V- - - 2y_wgfg5LAEzN6QAhv1yfGQvhx-MkigYBGwW27MXgL4aQ/TSB%2008-001.pdf?download
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- #941 of 1029
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Re: Oil Leak [ttg911]
by ttg911
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Jul 12, 2008 (6:44 am)
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Replying to: ttg911 (Jul 12, 2008 4:47 am)
Here's a better copy of the TSB 08-001.
http://uabvda.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTtCYTV4b5WWMTvXb9mmq5tOBMmzLEKiYm9gl9lE-7- Z7D7VzU-FJRKvKzw23CqMp3emBTx3iKZbXLTu5gnWhUGg/A08-001.pdf?download
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- #942 of 1029
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Re: 2007 Civic Sedan Noise [dlyn]
by mikpaq
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Jul 12, 2008 (11:39 am)
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Replying to: dlyn (Jan 12, 2008 5:51 pm)
I have been driving my '07 2 door civic coupe for 1 year, and have always noticed some vibration in the front end from anywhere between 55 and 70 mph. I could never pintpoint it. I realized it was strong when I was getting a strong headwind. I believe the black cowling at the front end is soft and flexible enough that it is vibrating at certain conditions, it doesn't always do it. With 30K plus miles on the stock tires I figured if it was a tire problem it would be all the time and there would be wear patterns. There aren't.
My $.02.
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- #943 of 1029
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Glove box and turn signal noises
by cartagram
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Jul 17, 2008 (2:04 pm)
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I just bought a used 2007 LX automatic and have an intermittent buzz from the glove box. It seems to be intermittent, not dependent on outside temp, how long the car has been running, or road surface. When it occurs, it's a near-constant buzz; sometimes it just buzzes when I drive over a patch of rough pavement. And sometimes it doesn't make any sound.
Closing the glove box hard, or pressing it gently closed, doesn't seem to make a difference.
I've read this forum's descriptions of problems with the front suspension components (or was it engine mounts?). But I was wondering, could I tighten something in the dash or glove box to see if that's the cure to my particular buzz?
Also, on hot days, when I have the turn signal stalk down or up for a turn, I can hear a ratcheting noise when turning the steering wheel. Is that normal?
Thanks! I love driving this car and I'd like to tweak these two problems to make the driving even more enjoyable.
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- #944 of 1029
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Re: Glove box and turn signal noises [cartagram]
by thegraduate
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Jul 17, 2008 (2:23 pm)
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Replying to: cartagram (Jul 17, 2008 2:04 pm)
The ratcheting noise is normal, and should occur regardless of temperature.
See why here.
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- #945 of 1029
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Re: Trunk gap not symmetrical [moonlily]
by kelli5
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Jul 21, 2008 (11:48 pm)
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Replying to: moonlily (Feb 10, 2008 7:02 pm)
i think this is a minor problem that is very easily corrected. i only noticed that something like that can happen after my mom wrecked her car last year, and once it came from the shop she kept complaining of the gap on 1 side of the trunk being bigger than the other side. i then started looking at MY trunk and it wasn't perfectly alligned either, it's just that if you don't specifically look for it, you don't see it... anyway, i took her car back to the body shop and they re-alligned it, no problem. if you look at other cars' hoods and trunks you will see that no car has a perfectly alligned hood or trunk. but if it bothers you, you go get that fixed. you paid for the car...
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- #946 of 1029
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Dashboard rattle
by studdly
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Jul 31, 2008 (8:04 pm)
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I have a 2007 Civic 4dr w/o navigation and have an annoying little rattle coming from the dash. It is either by the radio or over the glove box. I can't yet narrow it down. I especially hear it when the ac is on? Any thoughts or comments on how to resolve it?
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- #947 of 1029
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Re: Dashboard rattle [studdly]
by fastdetect
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Aug 03, 2008 (4:12 pm)
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Replying to: studdly (Jul 31, 2008 8:04 pm)
I had the same problem, but it's fixed now. I hope this can help you: Use electrical tape and roll it over the metel on the dash where the dash locks/clicks into the body(middle top of the dash where you open it). However, going over that metal piece more than twice may cause your dash to get close very hard, so use it wisely and start with a shorter length of tape first! If you put more/ less than whatever amount of tape needed, you will hear the rattle less, but it wouldn't go away for ever. Also what I have noticed is that dash rattle is not the only thing that you might hear, but it's the combination of dash rattle and the storage rattle between the two front seats (not the cup holder) which happens at once. Putting your hand on the storage for a moment on it would solve the problem temporary. Right now that I'm writting this, my civic doesn't have the annoying rattle which makes me happy. I hope this works for you.
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