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148 messages, Last post on Aug 20, 2009 at 10:21 AM
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I too was experiencing loud tire noise while driving. The noise seemed to increase with speed. Initially, I thought my wheel bearings were bad and requested they replace them. A trusted tech inspected my bearings and advised they were fine. I was really confused and concerned about the noise coming from the rear, so I searched the news groups some more. Found the issue about the control arms, and it all made sense to me. If you view your 2006-2007 from the rear, you can see the rear wheels leaning to the inside of the car, similar to a car carrying a full load. That bad tire angle causes the tires to wear wrong (feather and/or cup) that eventually causes loud road noise. I contacted the Honda Parts dept and ordered the control arm kit. I actually watched the tech replace the control arms, and he changed my rear tires (that I purchased). Didn't need to replace the front because I never rotated the tires. I didn't request reimbursement for the damaged tires, because I have SI wheels on my Hybrid. I was just extremely happy to have the problem resolved. I would recommend all 2006-2007 owners to have the control arms replaced. Honda will not issue a recall until someone is hurt as a result and it becomes a safety issue.
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Replying to: cbr1000rr (Jul 05, 2008 12:46 am)
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Call Honda right away! They tried to say I wore out my tires by not rotating them....even though the wear is clearly from misalignment. Not rotating the tires would have saved the front ones. My dealer set me up for the new control arms and replaced them free. The front and rear alignment was free too. The vibration started after the alignment. I am waiting for a call back from Honda America. If I don't get 4 new tires, my next call will be to my attorney.
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Replying to: mgrantaz (Jul 06, 2008 9:26 pm) 
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Replying to: lyninmaine (Jul 07, 2008 5:57 am) Wednesday. 
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Replying to: mgrantaz (Jul 07, 2008 8:02 pm)
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Had the rear control arms replaced but I had to pay the entire cost of a set of new tires. Any update that Honda will admit their mistake or of any class action lawsuit?
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Replying to: lyninmaine (Jul 08, 2008 4:37 am) |
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Once they fail to do something, start burning up the emails and Phones to your State Senator's and Representative's to let them know that NTSB is blowing you off and if your from either Illinois or Arizona, you could contact either Obama or McCain's staff to see if they really care or if their staff really wants to hear what we/you really have to say. (Joke, but it does sound Good) Cheers
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Replying to: dave161 (Jul 08, 2008 10:41 am) After I again told them that I rotated the tires regularly, paid to have them rebalanced last year, and wondered why they were all wearing out differently, they had no response. So I said, well if I replace all the tires, and that fixes it, how do I know it won't happen again? No response. So Saturday I had Discount Tire install 4 new Falken 912's that I read about from others on the internet. Yup, it's quiet again and no vibrations at all at 75 MPH. I still need to take it in for the four-wheel alignment, just in case that is off. But only time will tell if the same thing happens again. I'll be closely looking and listening. Mike
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