Consumer Law

Honda Civic Tires Wearing Too Quickly - Where the Rubber Meets the Road

By Kemnitzer, Anderson, Barron, Ogilvie & Brewer

Kemnitzer Barron & Krieg is hearing complaints that Honda Civic tires wear out prematurely. According to reports, the rear suspension was improperly designed in the 2006 and 2007 model year Honda Civics, so that when the vehicle is weighted down the tires end up curving inward, rather than remaining level as they should. This inward curve may cause the tires to wear out far more quickly then they should, as pressure is applied to the tires at an improper angle. In 2008 Honda issued a bulletin to its authorized Honda dealerships regarding this problem, allowing dealers to replace the badly designed suspension part at Honda?s cost, and grant buyers a credit toward a new set of tires depending on the amount of use the tires received. However, thousands of Civic owners had already replaced these tires at their own cost and paid for alignments that they did not need, but mechanics had recommended, because the mechanics did not know the real cause of the premature tire wear. If you are a Civic owner had to replaced your tires early at your own cost, give us a call. This Honda Civic tire problem proves the importance of ?where the rubber meets the road,? that moment of truth as defective tires on 2006 and 2007 Civics has likely cost thousands of Civic owners thousands of dollars.

Full post as published by Lemon Law Blog on November 03, 2010 (boomark / email).