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#94 of 148 Re: Anything New? [dave161] by mgrantaz Jul 14, 2008 (7:58 pm)
Replying to: dave161 (Jul 08, 2008 10:41 am) Well I took my 2007 HCH that was ready to fly apart at 75 MPH into the Honda dealer and told them I wanted them to test ride it, then inspect the control arms and wheel bearings. I told them about the messages and experiences of others on the internet. When they finished, they said they heard the noises and felt the bad vibrations, but failed to find anything wrong with control arms or wheel bearings. They did say that my tires all needed replacing because they were wearing out unevenly, belts were exposed, and were the cause of the vibrations/noise.   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
#95 of 148 Be persistant! Honda agreed to pay for my tires. by lyninmaine Jul 15, 2008 (4:25 pm)
I got tired of the Honda America customer non-service and decided to see if corporate marketing wanted bad advertising. My attempt to get someone in marketing got me directed to a regional manager who had no authority in my neck of the woods, but made plenty of connections for me. I got a call from my customer talk-in-circles guy and the tune had changed. He told me to get new tires and fax the receipt. We did. This morning I got a call telling me I should see a check in 2 - 3 weeks. Prior to this, my local dealer had asked me to come in and get the rear control arms replaced and 4 wheel alignment. This was done at no charge. If you don't get the control arms changed, your new rear tires will be ruined as well. At least don't rotate them if you don't get the control arms changed. Then only 2 tires will get ruined. Replies to this message: xmasbaby (Jul 15, 2008 4:53 pm)
#96 of 148 Re: Be persistant! Honda agreed to pay for my tires. [lyninmaine] by xmasbaby Jul 15, 2008 (4:53 pm)
Replying to: lyninmaine (Jul 15, 2008 4:25 pm) I am interested in who you contacted and how I can get the same. I paid $121 to have the tires replaced, plus a rental fee of $60 in order to have another car while the Honda's control arm was being replaced along w/the tires. I would like to get my $181 back.   Thanks!
#97 of 148 by eapjr Jul 20, 2008 (12:21 pm)
Took our 2006 Civic to the dealer last week when the "road roar" and vibration became impossible to ignore. When the service rep called, he was very cryptic in explaining: that we'd need four new tires (at our expense); that we should return to have the control arms replaced, and that they would align both front and rear at their expense. When I picked the car up, the rep handed me the key as if I was a leper!?! Our tires do have 32k, but I will try to press for some $$$ from them.   Can anyone tell me whether the control arm replacement is a viable fix, or is it simply some action being taken to suppress unhappy owners? Replies to this message: etp (Jul 21, 2008 2:08 am) etp (Jul 21, 2008 2:14 am)
#98 of 148 Re: [eapjr] by etp Jul 21, 2008 (2:08 am)
Replying to: eapjr (Jul 20, 2008 12:21 pm) Just had mine replaced and I had to go buy tires at SAMS. 29K on my tires. Since the front ones were ok I just did the back with Goodrich. So far so good as I normally don't recommend non factory original tires. The dealer was out and Sams was the man of the hour. My mileage went up a little and the noise is gone. Don't figure on the mileage?????????? 42 PSI and prosper. Replies to this message: etp (Jul 21, 2008 2:14 am)
#99 of 148 Re: [etp] by etp Jul 21, 2008 (2:14 am)
Replying to: etp (Jul 21, 2008 2:08 am)
#100 of 148 Re: 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid Wheel Alignment Issues [krishi2001] by krishi2001 Jul 22, 2008 (10:04 am)
Replying to: krishi2001 (Apr 17, 2007 10:22 am) I now have over 40K on the car and after reading everyones posts I decided to bow down and not fight Honda on replacing my Control Arms, so I called a dealer in another town because I got sick of mine and they are aware of the issue and said they would replace my rear control arms for free. My tires are fine after the dealership I bought the car from realigned and added the cam so there is not uneven wear but I get a lot of vibration.
#101 of 148 VIBRATION by lyninmaine Jul 22, 2008 (2:42 pm)
Why are you still getting vibration? Replies to this message: krishi2001 (Jul 22, 2008 3:21 pm)
#102 of 148 Re: VIBRATION [lyninmaine] by krishi2001 Jul 22, 2008 (3:21 pm)
Replying to: lyninmaine (Jul 22, 2008 2:42 pm) I failed to mention that I don't get my control arms replaced until Aug 4. So far I am attributing the vibration to the current control arms, dealer says it's road noise, I'am not buying that. Let's see what the new control arms yield.
#103 of 148 4 wheel alignment by lyninmaine Jul 23, 2008 (3:38 am)
Make sure you get the 4 wheel alignment after the control arms are replaced. It appears the other dealers are doing that free as well. I was not charged. Replies to this message: mgrantaz (Jul 26, 2008 10:44 am)

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