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#105 of 148 Class action lawsuit anyone? by civicstinks Sep 29, 2008 (2:36 pm)
I'm experiencing the same problem as most of you have described: vibration, prematurely worn tires, and the run around from Honda. My first tires were replaced at 34K, another set 60K later (high dollar Michelin). I erroneously assumed the problem was with the tire on the first set of tires, but realized that wasn't the issue at all after trashing a good set of Michelins. The tread was still fine, but the cupping was the problem. Although it is clear there is a manufacturer defect, I've gotten no where with Honda. How disappointing after driving nothing but Hondas for 20 years with excellent reliability. I suppose this is how Honda rewards customer loyalty.   Despite how egregiously we've all been treated by Honda, I encourage everyone to persist to seek redress from Honda. Honda is simply trying to avoid a recall by stone walling us on an individual basis. I ask that everyone contact the attorney general's office of your state and file a complaint which I plan to do as well. I surmise that there are many other Honda owners out there who are just now getting enough miles on their vehicles to run into the same problem, and if we all remain silent we'll all suffer in the end.   I'm also of the opinion that this is what class action suits are made of. Please post a reply if this is something of interest to you. I'm not an attorney, but I have plenty of them in my family, and I don't mind asking for some free legal advice.   Big business has taken advantage of us all.....again. And enough is enough! Replies to this message: lyninmaine (Sep 29, 2008 4:56 pm)
#106 of 148 A reminder by pf_flyer HOST Sep 29, 2008 (3:05 pm)
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#107 of 148 Re: worn tires from bad rear control arms by lyninmaine Sep 29, 2008 (4:56 pm)
Replying to: civicstinks (Sep 29, 2008 2:36 pm) The local dealer replaced my rear control arms. Honda America paid for my new Michelins. I think i can find the case number. Perhaps this will help you and others get the problem solved. Honda really needs to deal with this from a marketing perspective. We are all on the "no more Hondas" kick over some tires? That isn't very smart on Honda's part.   I'll look for the case #...be back at you.
#108 of 148 Mine is good by hickstim Sep 29, 2008 (7:43 pm)
I have a 08 HCH, just turned over 20,000 miles today. So far the tire situation has been good, still have about half tread or better and no cupping. How often do you rotate your tires? I'm rotating mine every 4k.
#109 of 148 george mitchell by alignmentman Oct 31, 2008 (5:31 am)
i am a retired alignment specialist with over 20 years experience . i took my 2000 honda to dealer they told me $600 to replace contol arms and align rear end . honda has had this problem since 2000 . the older hondas had cams on the rear ends and could be adjusted . i have aligned 100's of them . i got the runaround . will probably get the parts ( they have control arms that will correct the problem ) and replace them myself . but first i want to know if any one has been successful in having this done a the dealer's expense ? george Replies to this message: lyninmaine (Oct 31, 2008 5:51 am)
#110 of 148 Re: george mitchell [alignmentman] by lyninmaine Oct 31, 2008 (5:51 am)
Replying to: alignmentman (Oct 31, 2008 5:31 am) the dealer set me up to replace my 2006 rear control arms at their exspnse. i had to fight for tire replacement. the tires were downright dangerous at 16000 miles. after a month of phone calls, honda america paid me $429 for my new - safe tires. i will not do business with honda again. they tried to blame the warped tires on me for not rotating them at exactly 5k miles. i had rotated them 2x when i took them off. bad control arms warp tires. not rotating the the tires would have saved the front ones! honda does not live up to my value standard...and i only get 39 on the hybrid...no more hondas!
#111 of 148 george mitchell by alignmentman Nov 03, 2008 (6:32 am)
if there is an attorney out there who will create a class action against honda for the recurring problem i wish you would contact me . i believe there is enough evidence that honda knew about this problem but chose too ignore it for the last 8 years . they should pay up . i'd love to see a class action against them . i'd be the first to sign up !! george
#112 of 148 by frobey Nov 09, 2008 (4:19 am)
After a long and painful process my girlfriend got her rear control arms replaced and 4 new tires that Honda paid for around 12k miles ago....we've rotated them after 6k and just yesterday....she mentioned that they were making noise again before I brought them in yesterday for rotating/balancing.   The folks that rotated them put on the invoice that all tires were cupped on the inside...so it appears that the "new" rear control arms haven't fixed the problem...   Back to the dealer again I suppose...and I was sure looking forward to buying the new Honda Insight or the hybrid version of the Fit when it came out...   Anyone else have the new rear control arms installed and still having tire issues?   Sigh.... Replies to this message: lyninmaine (Nov 09, 2008 10:49 pm)
#113 of 148 Cupping by pf_flyer HOST Nov 09, 2008 (6:10 am)
I've heard of similar issues on Saturns where they had a TSB for a shim fix for a rear alignment (camber) problem.   If it's something where the adjustment needs to be "helped" with shims to get it to specs, I'm not sure that replacing control arms is going to do much of anything unless those control ares were bent or deformed somehow. But that's just a gut feeling
#114 of 148 Re: [frobey] by lyninmaine Nov 09, 2008 (10:49 pm)
Replying to: frobey (Nov 09, 2008 4:19 am) ummmm, one needs the new control arms, then a 4 wheel alignment, then the new tires. go back right away.

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