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

MY '08 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID WEARS TIRES ABNORMALLY, LEADING TO UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ON WET OR FROSTY SURFACES. I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA YEARLY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HAVING HAD TO REPLACE TIRES AT INTERVALS OF APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. AT THIS LOW MILEAGE, MY TIRES WERE BALD IN SPOTS. ALTHOUGH HONDA HAS SUBSIDIZED THE COST OF NEW TIRES, AT 50%, THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE DEFECT WHICH CONTINUES TO CAUSE THIS ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR. *TR

2008 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID EXPERIENCING SEVERE TIRE CUPPING FOR 3RD TIME. VEHICLE IS HAVING IT'S 3RD SET OF TIRES PUT ON AT 51,000 MILES. FUEL ECONOMY IS DRAMATICALLY LOWER AS WELL. HONDA HAS AGREED (2ND TIME NOW) TO PAY 50% OF ANOTHER NEW SET OF TIRES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED AND TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AS ADVISED. I KNOW TWO OTHER PERSONS IN MY CITY WITH THE TIRE CUPPING ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO RAMPANT ON THE INTERNET. HONDA HAS NO SOLUTION TO FIX THE CAUSE OF THE SEVERE TIRE CUPPING PROBLEMS. OWNERS ARE BEING FORCED TO GET HALF LIFE OUT OF THEIR TIRE PURCHASES. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX-L. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 23,700 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOUD VIBRATION NOISE ON THE BACK OF THE CAR FOR SOMETIME NOW AND AFTER I JUST HAD MY TIRES ROTATED, I HAVE FOUND THAT THE BACK TIRES HAVE FLAT SPOTS ON THEM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY MANY OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME COMPLAINT AND HAVE HAD NO LUCK WITH HONDA IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED IT IS BECAUSE OF THE CONTROL ARM THAT IS MAKING THE TIRES WEAR OUT FAST. I HAVE CONTACT THE DEALER AND THEY STATE THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM, WHICH I FIND VERY HARD TO BELIEVE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE WENT TO OTHER DEALERS AND WERE TOLD THAT HONDA DIDN'T FEEL THIS WAS A BIG ENOUGH PROBLEM FOR A RECALL. WELL IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN WHY DON'T THEY FIX THESE CARS> ARE THEY WAITING FOR DEATHS TO OCCUR FROM FAULTY TIRES? I WANT MY CAR FIXED IT IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT I STILL OWE 17000 ON IT AND I DON'T WANT TO JUST THROW THAT MONEY OUT THE WINDOW IF I HAVE TO BE BUYING TIRES EVERY FEW MONTHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400 TIRES, AND TIRE SIZE 205/55/16H(NA). THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE, APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS DRY. THERE WAS A LOUD THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TIRES. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SLIDE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT WITH AN ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED NOR HAVE THE TIRES BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,215. UPDATED 05/12/10 *BF UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC COUPE. AFTER 15,000 MILES THE REAR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE THAT THE MECHANIC SAID WAS SEPARATED BELTS. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND THE OUTCOME WAS HONDA POINTING FINGERS AT BRIDGESTONE AND VICE-VERSA. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH THE CAR COMPANY OR TIRE MANUFACTURER? *TR

OUR 2008 HONDA CIVIC COUPE DEVELOPED A ROAD NOISE IN THE REAR TIRES AT ABOUT 12K MILES. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 5K AND I HAVE SERVICE ORDER REQUESTS TO BACK THIS UP. AT 15KMILES THE NOISE HAD GOTTEN UNBEARABLE. I ASKED MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO CHECK AND SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING OBVIOUS BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND HE NOTED THAT THE REAR TIRES APPEARED TO HAVE THE BELTS SLIPPED AND THAT THE RIGHT TIRE APPEARED WORN OUT. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY DIRECTED ME TO BRIDGESTONE WHO TOLD ME THE TIRES WERE WORN OUT BECAUSE HONDA HAS A CHASSIS PROBLEM AND THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT WARRANTED FOR WEAR. HONDA SAID THERE IS NO TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH THEIR SUSPENSION AND THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. SO I HAVE A CAR WITH TIRES THAT ARE WORN OUT AT 15K MILES AND I HAVE NO RECOURSE BUT TO EAT IT AND HOPE THAT THE NEXT SET OF TIRES WEARS BETTER. THIS IS UNSAFE IN MY OPINION. POOT TIRE WEAR CAN ONLY COME FROM SO MANY THINGS. I HAVE AIR PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, SO IT WASN'T IMPROPER INFLATION, THE VEHICLE IS NEW SO IT ISN'T SUSPENSION ISSUES, THE TIRES WERE ROTATED TWICE IN FIRST 10K MILES (DOCUMENTED). I GUESS HAVING UNSAFE TIRES ON A ONE YEAR OLD AUTOMOBILE IS NOT A BIG DEAL FOR HONDA, BUT IT IS FOR ME. HAVING A 1 YEAR OLD AUTO IN THE DRIVE WAY THAT WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE OUT OF THE NEIGHBORGOOD ISN'T A GOOD THING. *TR

OUR 2008 HONDA CIVIC COUPE DEVELOPED A ROAD NOISE IN THE REAR TIRES AT ABOUT 12K MILES. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 5K AND I HAVE SERVICE ORDER REQUESTS TO BACK THIS UP. AT 15KMILES THE NOISE HAD GOTTEN UNBEARABLE. I ASKED MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO CHECK AND SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING OBVIOUS BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALER AND HE NOTED THAT THE REAR TIRES APPEARED TO HAVE THE BELTS SLIPPED AND THAT THE RIGHT TIRE APPEARED WORN OUT. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY DIRECTED ME TO BRIDGESTONE WHO TOLD ME THE TIRES WERE WORN OUT BECAUSE HONDA HAS A CHASSIS PROBLEM AND THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT WARRANTED FOR WEAR. HONDA SAID THERE IS NO TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH THEIR SUSPENSION AND THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. SO I HAVE A CAR WITH TIRES THAT ARE WORN OUT AT 15K MILES AND I HAVE NO RECOURSE BUT TO EAT IT AND HOPE THAT THE NEXT SET OF TIRES WEARS BETTER. THIS IS UNSAFE IN MY OPINION. POOT TIRE WEAR CAN ONLY COME FROM SO MANY THINGS. I HAVE AIR PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, SO IT WASN'T IMPROPER INFLATION, THE VEHICLE IS NEW SO IT ISN'T SUSPENSION ISSUES, THE TIRES WERE ROTATED TWICE IN FIRST 10K MILES (DOCUMENTED). I GUESS HAVING UNSAFE TIRES ON A ONE YEAR OLD AUTOMOBILE IS NOT A BIG DEAL FOR HONDA, BUT IT IS FOR ME. HAVING A 1 YEAR OLD AUTO IN THE DRIVE WAY THAT WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE OUT OF THE NEIGHBORGOOD ISN'T A GOOD THING. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC LX 4 DOOR AND MY REAR TIRES ARE CUPPING AND HAVE FLAT SPOTS. I DO NOT DRIVE HARD AND IT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM... THIS CAR IS BRAND NEW AND I AM CONCERNED. I KEEP MY TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED AND LOOK AT THEM OFTEN. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE A SUSPENSION ISSUE. I THINK A RECALL IS NEEDED SEEING THAT I HAVE OTHER FRIENDS WITH THIS ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

TIRE FAILURE ON A 2008 HONDA CIVIC - BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400 H BL 205/55R16 THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THE TIRE SUFFERED A MASSIVE BLOWOUT. THE SERVICE CENTER STATED THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS IN THE TIRE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE BLOWOUT. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT A SMALL PIECE OF GLASS WOULD CAUSE THAT KIND OF A BLOWOUT. *JB

REAR TIRES CUPPED (SCALLOPED) IN 14,000 MILES. *TR

REAR TIRES ON NEW HONDA CIVIC LX 2008 BEGAN THUMPING AND SHAKING AT 12000 MILES AND KEPT GETTING WORSE UNTIL 15K, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. HONDA DEALER SAID THE "C" ARMS THAT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH 2007 CIVICS WERE INSTALLED IN MY CAR, AND THE PROBLEM MAY BE BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE TIRES ROTATED. (?) THEY WANTED $381 FOR TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WITH ONLY 9 MONTHS AND 15K MILES OF NEW CAR USE. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW CAR HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2008 AND AT 6000 MILES HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED DUE TO CUPPING. HONDA REALIGNED ALL FOUR AND PAID FOR TIRES. AFTER ANOTHER 6000 MILES, I HAD ALL FOUR TIRES WORN DOWN AGAIN. THIS TIME I DID NOT HEAR FROM HONDA AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT. I TOOK TO ANOTHER HONDA REPAIR SHOP & THEY SUGGESTED REBALANCE & ROTATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES OUTSIDE, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATES CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY ROTATED THE TIRES AND CHECKED THE PRESSURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE COULD HAVE THE TIRES CHANGED FROM AIR TO NITROGEN TO SEE IF IT WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 03/27/09 *BF UPDATED 03/31/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES ON THE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400. TIRES. I NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE GETTING VERY LOUD AND THEN HAD THEM ROTATED TO THE FRONT, WHICH MADE THE FRONT OF THE CAR VIBRATE FROM THE THUMPING SO MUCH THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I TOOK THE CAR INTO D'ELLA HONDA OF QUEENSBURY, NY AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WERE CUPPED AND THAT THIS WAS MY FAULT. DID NOT WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE ABOUT IT AND D'ELLA WILL NOT RESPOND TO ME. I ALSO ADVISED THAT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HITTING WET PAVEMENT THE CAR WOULD SLIP ON THE PAVEMENT. REALLY JUST A UNSAFE TIRE. HAVING TO REPLACE TIRES FROM A NEW CAR AT 18000 MILES IS TOTAL BULL. EITHER THE TIRES OR THE HONDA CIVIC STILL HAVE A PROBLEM IN 2008. NO HELP FROM HONDA, D'ELLA HONDA OR BRIDGESTONE. WILL STAY AWAY FROM ALL THREE IN THE FUTURE. $600.00 FOR NEW TIRES SO FAR. *TR