2006 Honda Civic Suspension Problems

LEFT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM LEFT FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY RIGHT FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK ENGINE OIL LEAK GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILED STARTER FAILED ALTERNATOR FAILED AIR FILTER GETS CLOGGED PREMATURELY POWER STEERING PUMP HOSES CRACKED AND LEAKED POWER STEERING AIR PRESSURE HOSES CRACKED AND LEAKED POWER STEERING INTAKE HOSE CRACKED AND LEAKED POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE CRACKED AND LEAKED MASTER WINDOW POWER SWITCH ON DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED REAR BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR THAT ARE V VERY COSTLY AND KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECTS AT HONDA CORP AIR BAGS WERE FAULTY AND CONTAINED METAL FRAGMENTS THAT COULD KILL OCCUPANTS BECAUSE THEY PUNCTURE A PERSON'S HEART AND KILL THEM INSTANTLY IF THEY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH UNRECALLED AIR BAGS MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM UNREPAIRED RECALLS ON THE AIR BAGS BECAUSE OF THE METAL FRAGMENTS PUNCTURING THEIR HEARTS CAUSING THEM INSTANT DEATH OR DEATH AFTER FIVE MINUTES MANY CHP OFFICERS HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN TOO MANY DEATHS FROM THE AIRBAGS BEING UNREPAIRED AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON EVEN AFTER HONDA REPAIRED THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE A FEW YEARS AGO ON A RECALL LIGHTING- ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR TO ENTRY LIGHT ON THE RIGHT HAND WENT OUT WINDOW WIPERS GO OUT OFTEN AND COST ALOT OF MONEY WINDOW WIPER CONTAINER/RESERVOIR FAILED SUSPENSION SHOCKS AND STRUTS GONE ALIGNMENT TIRES CUPPING AND UNEVEN WEAR AND TEAR AND TREAD LUG NUTS AND WHEEL STUDS FAILED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO FALL OFF THE AXLE AND FLEW INTO TRAFFIC CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION INSIDE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW VISORS FAILED IMMOBILIZER FAILED AND MADE THE CAR ALARM KEEP GOING OFF WITHOUT STOPPING FOR THREE DAYS CAR BATTERIES PREMATURELY FAIL MULTIPLE TIMES STARTER FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES ALTERNATOR FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES SPARK PLUGS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES EMERGENCY BRAKE CAME OUT FROM THE HOUSING TRUNK LIGHT

NHTSA ID

11653066

Incident

Apr 1, 2017

PREMATURE WEAR AND CUPPING OF TIRES RESULTING IN UNSTABLE DANGEROUS TIRE PERFORMANCE AND LOUD DISTRACTING NOISE APPARENTLY DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN UPPER CONTROL ARM DESIGN.

NHTSA ID

11253394

Incident

Sep 5, 2019

Mileage

113,000 mi

TSB 08-001 - REAR NEGATIVE CAMBER IS CAUSED BY THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM FOR BOTH REAR WHEELS. AS A RESULT, THE GEOMETRY OF THE WHEEL'S POSITION WILL CAUSE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE REAR TIRES RESULTING IN BALD AND CUPPED TIRES. THIS WEAR CAN CAUSE EARLY FAILURE OF THE REAR TIRES AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR FOR THE DRIVER.

NHTSA ID

11044840

Incident

Nov 1, 2006

Mileage

10,000 mi

MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX IS CAUSING EXCESSIVE, UNEVEN WEAR TO THE TIRES BECAUSE THE REAR CONTROL ARM CAUSES NEGATIVE CAMBER ON THE REAR TIRES. AS A RESULT, I REPLACE THE TIRES ONCE PER YEAR. IN ADDITION TO THE ADDED COST, THE CAR BECOMES UNSAFE AFTER A PERIOD OF DRIVING BECAUSE OF THE WEAR ON THE TIRE - CREATING CUPS AND BALD SPOTS ON THE TIRE WHICH COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE REAR TIRES AND A LOSS OF CONTROL FOR THE DRIVER.

NHTSA ID

11044804

Incident

Nov 1, 2006

Mileage

10,000 mi

I PURCHASED 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX FROM PERSON FROM TX. AND I LIVE IN LA.IT HAD BRAND NEW TIRES ON IT AND 73,000 MILES AND WAS IN GREAT CONDITION. AT 75,000 MILES I STARTED HEARING NOISE IN REAR END LIKE ROARING NOISE.EACH TIME I HAD IT SERVICE AT LOCAL HONDA DEALER THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID TIRES OR ALIGNMENT.THEY KNEW ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AND TSB 08-001 BUT NEVER INFORMED ME ABOUT IT. IT TOOK ME 4 YEARS AND 2 WORN OUT $130 MICHELIN TIRES EACH TO FIND THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND FROM MY BROTHER. THE HONDA DEALER SHOULD HAVE INFORMED ME ABOUT HONDA BAD DESIGN REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS EARLIER AND I COULD HAVE SAVED MYSELF 2 NEW TIRES AND LOTS OF HEADACHE. BUT I HAD IT FIXED AT LOCAL SHOP IN BOSSIER CITY ALIGNMENT SHOP FOR $560. NO MORE NOISE AND CAR RIDES LIKE NEW AND TIRES SIT STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW NOT COCKED OUT LIKE THEY DID.

NHTSA ID

10957957

Incident

Dec 1, 2014

Mileage

75,000 mi

THERE HAS BEEN 2 RECALLS SINCE THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON RECALL LIST FOR MANY PROBLEMS THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 10 RECALLS ON THIS VIN WHICH QUALIFIES THIS CAR FOR A BUYBACK. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG FRONTAL , FUEL SYSYSTEM , VEHICLE SPEED EXCELARATOR AND ALSO TO INCLUDE FRAME DAMAGE. CAR WAS PURCHASED AT AN AUCTION PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THIS. THE CAR HAS BEEN REPORTED TO INSURANCE COMPANY AS FRAME DAMAGE AND IT WAS NOT REGISTERED UNDER THAT VEHICLE HAS A WEIRD NOISE CRACKLING SOUND LIKE IT'S THE AXEL. ALSO THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPALCED 3 TIMES ALL AWAY AROUND. IGNITION AND SARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. PLEASE SEE THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN IN A TOTAL OF 5 ACCIDENTS WITH 4 BEING REPORTED AND ONE NOT FROM THE FRAME DMAGE. PLEASE HELP ME DEALER IS UNKNOWN AND NOT IN BUSINESS ANYMORE. IHAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN-AROUND FOR THIS VEHICLE AND NEED GUIDANCE

NHTSA ID

10899664

Incident

Jun 1, 2015

Mileage

107,000 mi

UNEVEN AND RAPIDLY WEARING TIRES ON THE 2006 CIVIC. THESE UNEVEN TIRE PROBLEMS CAN QUICKLY TURN INTO BRAKING ISSUES AND ALSO LEAD TO DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VIBRATIONS, GIVING ME FITS WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

NHTSA ID

10854692

Incident

Apr 7, 2016

Mileage

69 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON CHANGING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10850196

Incident

Nov 5, 2015

REAR OF CIVIC "SWAYS" WHEN GOING OVER ANY HIGHWAY IMPERFECTION AT ANY SPEED BUT RECOVERS WHEN ROAD SMOOTHS OUT.

NHTSA ID

10786633

Incident

Aug 31, 2015

Mileage

121,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT. THE MAINTENANCE WAS DECLINED DUE TO A FAILURE WITH BOTH REAR TIRES. THE DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT; SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE NOTED NATIONWIDE FOR CIVIC 2006, WRONG PARTS WERE INSTALLED AS OEM IN THE NEW CAR SOLD UPDATED 04/16/18*JB *TR

NHTSA ID

10779068

Incident

Jun 10, 2008

TIRE WEAR HAS BEEN UNEVEN IN THE REAR TIRES, I HAD RECEIVED A REPAIR NOTICE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BUT I WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR A LONG TIME AND MISSED OUT ON THE REPAIR WINDOW FOR REPLACEMENT OF TIRES AND SUPER CONTROL ARM? I THINK THE RESULTING TIRE WEAR IS THE FAULT OF KNOWN DEFECTIVE PARTS AND HONDA IS ACTING VERY RESPONSIBLY IN NOT RECALING FOR THIS FAILURE/DEFECT

NHTSA ID

10747972

Incident

Aug 6, 2013

Mileage

35,000 mi

I NEVER GOT INFORMED ABOUT THIS SETTLEMENT CLAIM HTTP://SETTLEMENT-CLAIMS.COM/CONTROLARM/NOTICE.HTML 2 YEARS AGO. HONDA SERVICE FIRST FOUND A PROBLEM ON REAR CONTROL ARMS AND TIRE WEAR ON MARCH 12TH. WHY DIDN'T THEY NOTICE PROBLEM BEFORE MARCH 12TH? HONDA SERVICE GAVE ME A PRICE OF PARTS AND LABOR. IT'S $255 ON PARTS (CONTROL ARMS) AND $150 LABOR. UPDATED 12/21/2015*JS

NHTSA ID

10734414

Incident

Mar 12, 2015

Mileage

146,837 mi

THIS CIVIC HAS A DEFECT ON REAR CONTROL ARMS CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR UNEVEN AND RAPIDLY AND MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK THIS IS UNSAFE ISSUE I REPLACE THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS, THE WHELL HUBS AND OFCOURSE THE TIRES AND THE PROBLEM STILL THERE UNTIL CONTROL ARM BE REPLACED FOR AN ADJUSTABLE ONE FOR PROPER ALIGMENT ,,, HONDA MOTOR COMPANY IS NOT PAYING FOR ANYTHING , I THINK COSTUMERS DON'T HAVE PAY FOR HONDA MISTAKES THAT'S NOT FAIR.

NHTSA ID

10690978

Incident

May 8, 2012

Mileage

64,203 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND EMITTING UNKNOWN NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V399000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

NHTSA ID

10670447

Incident

Dec 10, 2014

Mileage

65,000 mi

A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS PURSUED AND SETTLED WITH HONDA CORPORATION IN DECEMBER 2013 RELATED TO UNEVEN/EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON 2006 HONDA CIVICS. IT WAS RELATED TO FAULTY CONTROL ARMS. I MISSED THE DEADLINE TO FILE A CLAIM (JANUARY 16, 2014), BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HONDA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO CORRECT. MY CIVIC HAS HAD 3 SETS OF TIRES SINCE I PURCHASED IT USED IN 2006. 2 TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 32,261 MILES, THEN 2 MORE AT 39,399MILES. AFTER THAT 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 55,750 MILES, AND THEN 4 MORE AT 72,450 MILES. RAPID WEAR OCCURRED BETWEEN 39,399 - 55,750 MILES, AND 55,750 - 72,450 MILES. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM AT NO COST AND PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRES THAT HAVE WORN TOO RAPIDLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10651674

Incident

Dec 27, 2007

Mileage

32,261 mi

DEFECTS IN REAR SUSPENSION CAUSE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. AFTER ROTATING THE TIRES, THE FRONT WHEELS VIBRATION MAKES DRIVING UNSAFE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10644680

Incident

Oct 13, 2014

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND FOUND OUT THERE HAS BEEN A SETTLED CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT BECAUSE THE REAR CONTROL ARM CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE REAR TIRES. I GUESS I AM STUCK HAVING TO MAKE THIS REPAIR ON MY OWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10641749

Incident

Oct 5, 2014

Mileage

105,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON 110 FWY THE REAR SUSPENSION BOUNCED LIKE NO SHOCKS ON IT THAT REALLY SCARED ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10619337

Incident

Aug 5, 2014

Mileage

82,600 mi

HONDA CLAIMS THAT THE REAR UPPER SUSPENSION ARMS SHOULD BE REPLACED, BUT WILL NOT COVER THE COSTS INVOLVED SINCE I AM PAST THE DATE ON THE WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10595166

Incident

Mar 5, 2006

A FAULTY DESIGNED UPPER REAR CONTROL ARM CAUSES UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT & BRAKING ISSUES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10594678

Incident

May 24, 2014

Mileage

90,100 mi

THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE THE CONTROL ARM IN MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC FOR FREE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE CAR AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS RECENTLY SETTLED REGARDING THE ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10586815

Incident

May 6, 2014

?UNEVEN OR RAPID TIRE WEAR" DUE TO DEFECTIVE UPPER CONTROL ARM. CURRENTLY HONDA HAS A CAMPAIGN L-82 TO REPAIR THE C ARM BUT ONLY FOR THE CIVIC 2006-2007 SI OR HYBRID MODEL. MY CIVIC EX MODEL IS NOT COVERED. I TOLD THERE DEALER THAT HONDA HAD THIS SERVICE BULLETIN VIII-10-07 DATED BACK NOV 26, 2007. THIS SERVICE WAS ONLY COVERED OVER WARRANTY, UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY 2006 CIVIC EX. IS THERE ANYTHING LEGALLY THAT CAN BE DONE, I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER CIVIC OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME DILEMMA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10584386

Incident

Apr 21, 2014

Mileage

125,400 mi

LOT OF VIBRATIONS. HOWLING NOISE WHEN IN REVERSE. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THE HYDRAULIC MOTOR MOUNT LEAKED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. I HEARD THERE'S A LOT OF THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IN THE INTERNET. I GUESS YOU GUYS NEED TO LOOK DEEPER INTO THIS PROBLEM TO PROTECT US CONSUMERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10562124

Incident

Dec 24, 2013

Mileage

72,000 mi

AS MANY OF 06-07 HONDA CIVIC OWNERS ARE AWARE OF, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES. THERE IS EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OUT AGAINST HONDA AS PROFILED HERE: HTTP://SETTLEMENT-CLAIMS.COM/CONTROLARM/INDEX.HTML AT THIS WEBSITE. AFTER I CALLED TO SUBMIT A CLAIM I WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE OF MY CAR BEING A SALVAGE VEHICLE, THAT I WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO HAVE HONDA PAY FOR MY REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH IT LEGITIMATELY HAS THE PROBLEM. THE WOMAN FROM THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ORGANIZATION TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT A RECALL BUT AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" AND THAT'S WHY THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING FOR A ONCE SALVAGE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS VOID. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE JUDGE IN THE CASE SAID THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEREFORE DID NOT HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. I AM HERE TO TELL YOU THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! TRY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DOWN A WET OR SNOW COVERED ROAD. ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS A SECTION OF ROAD THAT IS DRY THEN TRANSITIONING INTO A WET STRETCH OF ROAD, SUCH AS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN GOING DOWN A TREE LINED ROAD WHERE SOME TREES KEEP THE PAVEMENT DRY DURING A RAINSTORM. OR DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD THAT HAS OCCASIONAL SPOTS THAT HAVE LITTLE OR NO SNOW ON THEM. THE REAR END WILL ACTUALLY SHIFT, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE ALMOST TO A POINT OF LOSING CONTROL. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN FOR A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT ON TWO OCCASIONS, NEITHER OF WHICH HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM, ONLY TO NOW REALIZE THAT THESE SHORTENED UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! IT SHOULD STILL BE TURNED INTO ONE! IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10551193

Incident

Jul 10, 2009

Mileage

28,600 mi

MY CAR WAS HAVING UNEVEN WEAR OF THE TIRES AND WENT TO GET THE TIRES REPLACED FROM FIRESTONE, SINCE THEY WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE, SO PAID FOR ALIGNMENT AND NEW SET OF TIRES. NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS AND I STARTED GETTING HUMMING NOISE AGAIN FROM THE REAR SIDE. TURNED OUT THAT MY REAR TIRES WERE AGAIN EXPERIENCING THE UNEVEN WEAR. SINCE ON THE WAY BACK FROM A ROAD TRIP, IT WAS ONLY AFTER 1000 MILES THAT I WENT BACK TO THE MECHANIC. BY THIS TIME, THE NOISE WAS LIKE MACHINE GUN WITH CAR AT 70MPH. FIRESTONE AGAIN REFUSED AND I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC ( MIDAS) AND HE REPLACED THE SHOCKS, SEEMS LIKE THAT SLOWED DOWN THE WEAR OF THE TIRES BUT IT IS STILL LOOSE AND IS SLOWLY GETTING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TRIED TALKING TO HONDA, BUT AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO TSB ON REAR SUSPENSION AND CONTROL ARMS AND THE COST THEY TOLD WAS LIKE MY ARM AND LEG. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO APPROACH ON THIS PROBLEM NOW. I WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, SO JOINED THE COMMUNITY AND SIGNED THE PETITION BUT DID NOT HEAR FROM THEM EITHER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10550909

Incident

Aug 8, 2012

Mileage

92,000 mi