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148 messages, Last post on Aug 20, 2009 at 10:21 AM
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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 |
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Replying to: frobey (Nov 09, 2008 4:19 am) |
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We purchased a 2008 HCH at the at the very end of 2007. My wife noticed tire noise soon after. That noise has only worsened. The dealership gave us the runaround and finally blamed it on us. The customer support (out of California) did nothing more than add lip service, concluding the problem was us even though I attached their service bulletin (admitting the problem) to my complaint letter. From my engineering background, I concluded the car appears to have a design definciency. Probably has something to do with the combination of a specialized suspension and harder (low rolling resistance tires). I expect it costs less for the manufacturer to stall than correct the problem. Prior to this, I was planning on purchasing a civic for myself. Now I won't be buying a Honda at all ! We're disappointed in Honda and disappointed in the civic.
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I can't believe that Honda hasn't fixed this Civic tire problem yet. How do they maintain their cool green user friendly image? |
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Replying to: NoisyWheel (Dec 17, 2008 6:22 pm) 
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Replying to: NoisyWheel (Dec 17, 2008 6:22 pm) My Falken 912's were rotated and inspected after 6000 miles. No uneven tire wear, no noises, very quiet, and a more comfortable ride than the OEM tires at 35 PSI. I will soon take it for an alignment check, even though it seems fine. I now am convinced my problem was the OEM tires from Honda. |
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| Hi. I own a 2006 HCH and my rear tires were cheesed with inner tire wear at 14,600 miles. I went to the dealership where I bought the car, and the service advisor told me to get an alignment and replace all the tires or at least the rear ones. After reading this great forum, I am wondering if I am just going to cheese the new tires again. What do you think? I do not know what to do. | |
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Replying to: janestadler5 (Dec 29, 2008 1:49 pm)
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Replying to: mgrantaz (Dec 29, 2008 3:31 pm) I took my car to the Honda dealership where I bought it, and they would not check the rear and front control arms. According to a Honda mechanic (not at the dealership, who used to work for this same dealership though), the service advisors are told NOT to check the rear control arms. Today I called American Honda, and they referred my case to a "case manager." The case manager is supposed to get back to me in ~1 week. My car has a VIN # which is not one of the ones for which Honda automatically replaces the rear control arm Part A mentioned in TSB 08-001. But my symptoms are ~identical to the ones mentioned in TSB 08-001. It is going to be interesting to see what happens... Thank you for your reply. |
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