Recall Notice : 2006-2007 Honda Civic Sedans
Honda just put out a recall of over 180,000 Civic Sedans, which includes model years 2006 and 2007. Yikes. Most of the recalls that I post about here are from the domestic side, so it’s interesting to see such a large recall from a company like Honda. Toyota has suffered through it’s share of high-profile recalls lately, and still maintained their image though. So I doubt this recall, even though it is huge, will adversely affect Honda’s reputation.
Anyway enough chatter. What’s the recall for? Oh, nothing major… just a faulty wheel bearing that could cause one of the wheels to fall off. You know, fall of the car, as in while you’re driving. If that isn’t scary, then you need to get your head checked.
Honda will be sending out the usual letters to the affected owners. If you’re worried, call your dealer for more information. For the rest of us, I’d advise following late-model Civics at a safe distance for awhile, and keep your eyes open for flying wheels.
i do not even have paper work on the recall.
and as far as your wheel just up and falling off not going to happen if you believe they will do that you need to get your head checked. you would hear a grinding or howling noise first and if that happens and you continue to drive it on the highway then you deserve to have you wheel fall off.
I don’t know if this applies to Canadian Civics or not - just the US as far as I know. And yes, I know that wheels don’t instantly fall off… but still the idea of having that happen @ 70 MPH on the highway is disconcerting at best.
Cassandra:
Sedans only. Relax and enjoy your coupe. Me, I have a Civic Hybrid, which is of course a Sedan. So I’ll be watching the mailbox.
Thanks for the update. If you have a Canadian Civic, you might want to keep an eye on your wheels, as well as your mailbox too.
As far as the abs o-ring recall i look at those daily but rarely need to do anything the K69 recall is only an inspection i get about 15 oil changes per day that i need to inspect that o-ring and have only corrected 3.
I have a 2007 civic sedan and I have brought my car to the dealer on Friday. They inspected my car and didn’t find anything wrong with the ABS censor seal. No worries, just bring your car in and let them do the inspection. It’s a quick job. You dont need to wait at the dealer all day. However, you do need to bring in during weekdays cuz they only do recall inspections during weekdays.
Thanks for the clarification. I also have a 2007 Civic ( though I have the Hybrid instead of the EX ) and I haven’t yet gotten any recall letter. The only issue I’ve had with my Civic is the driver’s side window is off-track. One of these days I’ll wander up to the dealer to fix it.
http://showcase.netins.net/web/reptiles/stuff/Bulletin(VIII-10-07).pdf
My 2007 Civic at 12,000 miles is having exactly the same problem. The dealership said that the cause of the problem is in the rear suspension and have ordered parts to correct the problem. There is a reference on my invoice to “Bull #08-001″ which I assume to be a technical notice from Honda about the problem and solution. So far the problem is being corrected under warranty. There is still the question about the tire damage that may have resulted from the rear suspension problem.
Good luck. Hope this information will help.
Rick
After having the rear upper control arms replaced on my 2007 Civic, I am still hearing and feeling the noise and vibration from the rear tires. There is no doubt that the tires were damaged by the rear end suspension problem. However, Honda would not replace the damaged tires. I also requested to talk to the service manager at the dealership, I am still waiting for his phone call. I guess we will need a third party to resolve this issue. Any suggestions.
We have 2 Honda tire eaters. 1 2006 and 1 2007.
The Service Manager at the Honda dealership contacted me on 3-3-08 via e-mail in response to my e-mail which was sent on 3-2-08 My e-mail got his attention. He said that he had been working on the problem for me. He said that he sent all the information to the Honda DM requesting approval for the tire replacememt. He was now waiting for approval from the DM and would contact me upon receipt.
I received a phone call from the Service Manager this afternoon. He said that the Honda DM would not give approval to replace my tires. He recommended as a follow-up that I call Honda hot line #1-800-9999-1009. I told the Service Manager that this was not an accepted solution. I said that an independent third party solution would be more acceptable to me. He implied that the hot line was an independent third party.
My next step is to call the Honda hot line and request an e-mail address so as to record the complaint process. Have anyone had success using the Honda hot line?
http://www.ahm-ownerlink.com/Documentum/Warranty/Handbooks/awl26998.pdf
I purchased my 2006 Honda civic back in Feb 2006. I have had extensive problems with the brakes on this car. My front brake pads have been replaced 4 times and the back brakes once. The first time the front brake pads were replaced it was at 11,500 miles in Sept06. The next time was in 3/07 at 19,600. The next time I had to replace the front and back brakes in 10/07 at 28,200 miles. I had to replace the front brake pads today 3/11 at 35,800 miles. So the brake pads on this new car has been replaced every 8000 miles which is ridiculous. Honda has eaten the expense but that was after I complained and acted like a crazy person. I contacted Honda directly about this when I had to replace the front and back brakes. I also called them today and the person who answered my call was not very helpful. He had the nerve to ask me what did I want Honda to do for me. I explained to him that Honda should be telling me what they can do for me to make me a happy customer. As long as I have had a car I have owned a Honda. I am not sure I can say I will buy another one due to the problems I have been having. I am sure I am not the only person having this problem. Honda claims they have thoroughly checked the brake system on my car and there is nothing wrong. They keep saying it is the way I drive which we all know is a bunch of mess. I am not happy with Honda at this point. I am ready to trade in this car and get a nissan or a toyota.
Today I took it in for the balancing, tires were bouncing bad. Tires were balanced but was told that my rear tires needed alignment and that the tires were balding in the back. Service Advisor told me to come see him in a week and he would check to see if there was a recall because he thought there was on issues with the rear suspension. I see in the string of messages someone referred to TSB 08-011 in the US and V11-10-07 in Canada. I’m interested in obtaining links to both. While I’m in CA, I’m not willing to put my life on the line driving this thing thinking Honda is the most reliable safe auto out there. Please provide links to copies so I can show evidence to the service advisor when I go back to see him. If you need my email let me know.
Link to Canada TSB version below. I took a copy of this version to the dealership and requested and obtained a copy of the US version. I do not have a link to the US version.
http://www.showcase.netins.net/web/reptiles/stuff/Bulletin(VIII-10-07).pdf
yes a wheel bearing problem like this is a major issue. But the civic is still 20x safer than 99% of all suv’s on the road
should we give them a rest too?
or perhaps, rear wheel drive cars, and people that live in icy or snowy areas that insist on buying a mustang???
your wheel isnt just going to all of a sudden “fall off”
I repaired a 1995 civic with 200,000 miles, replased an almost shredding bearing, was howling like crazy
the wheel didnt fall off!!!
I can definately say that I am having the same problem. See my comment on 3/11/08. I have replaced my front brakes 4 times and the back brakes once and my car is 2 years old with a little over 35,000 miles on it. Yes I was told it was my driving also. I actually lodged a complaint with the Honda headquarters at 1-800-999-1009. I spoke to someone there today who basicly told me tough luck. I dont know why the dealer has warrantied the brakes when they shouldnt have. Obviously there is a problem with the brake system or the types of brake pads used on the 2006 civic. I am really thinking about getting rid of my car.
I just filed a complaint with NHTSA thinking that the tires cause the problem. Now I see that it is something we should have known about and should have had fixed. I will file a new complaint about the Upper Control Arms and that fact that we did not receive a notice about the service bulletins TSB 08-011 in the US and V11-10-07 in Canada.
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.cfm
My baby and sister in law could have died. We need to do something about this and make sure that Honda sends out notices and makes repairs ASAP. If any of you are in CA and would like to pursue this together you can e-mail me at sheilamarie@ucla.edu.
Other things I read says my problem may not be solved with the fix Honda’s doin’.
Lyle Rockwell, Athens, PA
Any other suggestions will be welcome
Sep 14th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Sep 14th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Oct 8th, 2007 at 8:28 am