2002 HONDA CIVIC Suspension Problems

DURING LAST YEAR NY STATE INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN SAID, THE TWO FRONT STRUT WAS LEAKED; LATER ON WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR, I CAN HEAR A NOISE AND FEEL IT UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNSAFE. SO THIS YEAR INSPECTION IN PEP BOYS (STORE ID # 1072), I WAS ASKED TO REPLACE THE TWO, BY MONROE PART # 71433/71434, $204.39 PER UNIT.

I PURCHASED MY HONDA CIVIC BRAND NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 2002. I HAD MY RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACED THE FIRST TIME ON APRIL 8, 2003. I HAD TO HAVE THE SAME RIGHT FRONT STRUT REPLACED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2004. MY CAR WENT OUT OF WARRANTY IN 2005, HOWEVER I STILL NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMOBILE DID NOT SEEM TO HANDLE BUMPS/HOLES IN THE ROAD VERY WELL, SHAKING AND RATTLING WITH EVERY ONE. BEING A FAIRLY YOUNG DRIVER, AND THIS BEING MY VERY FIRST CAR, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THIS WAS AN ACTUAL PROBLEM - I JUST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE WAY THE CAR HANDLED. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT FOR ANOTHER REASON NOT TOO LONG AGO AND WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL AND WAS DUE TO YET AGAIN A SUSPENSION/STRUT PROBLEM. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL HONDA CIVIC OWNERS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN LARGE AMOUNTS OF MORNING DEW WERE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND REAR WINDOW, IT WAS HARD TO REMOVE. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED ON COLD MORNINGS. THE CONTACT USED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THE DEW REMAINED. THE DEFROSTER WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME TO ACTIVATE AND THE INTERIOR GLASS WOULD CLEAR UP, BUT THE OUTSIDE GLASS WOULD REMAIN FOGGED. THE CONTACT CALLED HONDA CARE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT NEITHER COULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE SUSPENSION FELT ROUGH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUMER CONCERNS. UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON APRIL 20, 2002. SINCE THE VERY FIRST DAY SEVERAL PROBLEMS WERE DISCOVERED WHICH HONDA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE. ONE ONGOING PROBLEM IS A VIBRATION AT 55 MPH IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH HONDA HAS ATTRIBUTED TO A WHEEL BALANCE PROBLEM AND TIRE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 14 TIMES BY HONDA AND FIRESTONE (TIRE MANUFACTURER) AND MERCHANT TIRE (BALANCE). HONDA TRIED TO BALANCE THE WHEELS AND AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TOLD ME IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH FAULTY TIRES (OEM). HONDA TOLD ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING FURTHER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS OBVIOUSLY STILL UNDER HONDA WARRANTY. NONE OF THE BALANCING SOLVED THE PROBLEM AND HONDA TOLD ME IT MUST BE DEFECTIVE (ORIGINAL) TIRES. FIRESTONE THEM REPLACED 3...

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ON A SMOOTH ROAD THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT THEN TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK A VEHICLE ON THE OPPOSITE LANE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING UNTIL THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS AND THE TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT SUSTAINED BRUISES AND CUTS. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTALED . *SC *JB

THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE HOPPED TO THE RIGHT. WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES FORCEFULLY THE VEHICLE SLID TO THE RIGHT INSTEAD OF FORWARD. *NLM

THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A FRONTAL LEFT END COLLISON, THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE IT BENT THE MAIN BEAM FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF VEHCILE, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. MR

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PULLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT TURN. 185/70R14, DOT# W2RVS9H, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 622 MILES, HONDA, CIVIC 2002. *AK TIRES WERE VERY NOISY. DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED THE SUSPENSION AND MAYBE THIS IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *YH