2008 Honda Civic tires problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC EQUIPPED WITH WESTLAKE TIRES (NA), SIZE: P205/55/16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE TIRES AND DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED RECENTLY. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000. THE VIN AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT PROVIDED.”

“WHEN I PURCHASES THE CAR IN 2008, EVEN DURING THE TEST DRIVE, THE CAR SEEMED EXCESSIVELY LOUD BUT THE SALESMAN STATED THAT IT WAS JUST THE BAD ROAD WE WERE ON. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THE SOUND JUST GOT WORSE, TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NOT EVEN HEAR PEOPLE WHILE USING MY CELL PHONE. I HAD TO PURCHASE 3 SETS OF TIRES IN ADDITION TO THE ORIGINAL SET. EACH TIME, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE TIRES WERE TO THE POINT OF BEING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AGAIN,THE MECHANIC IS STATING THAT MY TIRES ARE TO A VERY DANGEROUS POINT AND I NEED NEW ONES. THIS WILL BE 5 SETS OF TIRES IN 5 YEARS. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE ALL SEASON 89H TIRES, SIZE P205/55/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE BALD. HE WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR TIRES TO BALD AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR FOUR NEW TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.”

“TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT ACTIVATED. CAR HAS BEEN TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM NINE TIMES WITH THE MOST RECENT VISIT JUNE 16, 2012. *TR”

“THIS VEHICLE WAS HAVING A CONTINUOUS ROARING NOISE FROM THE REAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. TOOK TO PROCTOR HONDA OF TALLAHASSEE AND MENTIONED THE PROBLEM. HONDA DEALER NOTICED THE REAR TIRES WERE BEGINNING TO CUP AND ROTATED TIRES TO ADDRESS SOUND ISSUE AND BLAMED THE TIRES AS THE MALFUNCTIONING PART BY RECOMMENDING A TIRE REPLACEMENT. AT THAT TIME THE TIRE TOYO SPECTRUMS WERE ONLY 1 YEAR AND 9 MONTHS OLD HAVING BEING INSTALLED ON 3/2009 , HAD A 65K TREAD LIFE WARRANTY. THE 2006 AND 2007 MODELS OF HONDA CIVIC HAD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED REGARDING THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS CAUSING UNEVEN WEAR OF REAR TIRES (CUPPING) SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : 08-001DATE OF BULLETIN : FEB 08, 2008 ,NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10024687. THIS HONDA WAS PURCHASED ON 11/2007 AND WAS OBVIOUSLY MANUFACTURED DURING THE 2007 YEAR. THE PROCTOR HONDA MECHANICS BELIEVE THAT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE BUT I HAVE NO DOCUMENTATION REVEALING A DATE ANY SUCH WORK WAS DONE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE PREVIOUS DEALER HENNESSEY HONDA AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND NEITHER HAVE HAD THESE UPPER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. NOW IN MAY 2012 THESE TIRES THAT WERE…”

“AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL 2 REAR TIRES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR. WE REPLACED THE TIRES AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN AT 40,000. NOW, AT 60,000, THE REAR TIRES ARE UNEVENLY WEARING AGAIN SO MUCH SO THAT THE CAR IS NEARLY UNDRIVABLE ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE SHAKING. WE'VE HAD THE ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN OFF AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AT EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE.. WE'VE TRIED DIFFERENT BRANDS OF TIRES AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE HELPING THE PROBLEM. EVERY TIME WE'VE CONTACTED HONDA, THEY'VE INSISTED THE TIRES HAVEN'T BEEN BALANCED CORRECTLY (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DONE AT THEIR DEALER) OR THAT WE'VE GONE 500 MILES TOO FAR PAST GETTING THEM ROTATED AND THUS WON'T REPLACE THEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE'LL BE BUYING A TOYOTA OR FORD NEXT TIME. *TR”