There are 50 owner-reported suspension complaints for the 2007 Honda Civicin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
I financed a 2007 Honda Civic on July 30 2025, this car has a faulty fuel pump from Roseville car group. There is no check engine light on, this just appeared this afternoon Aug 2nd 2025.
REAR TIRES ARE WEARING DOWN FASTER THAN THE FRONT, YET IT'S FRONT WHEEL DRIVE.
CAN'T GET DEALER TO REPLACE AIRBAG (PASSENGER) ON RECALL. THEY SAY PARTS ARE BACKORDERED. SERVICE BULLETIN, 08-001 WAS NEVER INFORMED OF AND NOW COST IS BORNE BY USER TO REPLACE FAULTY SUSPENSION PARTS
MY REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE BE REPLACED WITH THE CORRECT ONES STAMPED "C". HONDA DEALERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE REFUSING TO CORRECT THE MISTAKE AT NO COST TO ME. PLEASE HELP!
IT'S BEEN GOING THROUGH TIRES QUICKLY. BACK WHEELS CONVERTED TOP SIDE INWARD. HAD TO CHANGE WHEEL BERING. FIXING TO REPLACE UPPER ARM CONTROL ARM. IT HAS 65614 MILAGE ON IT.
WENT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER BECAUSE OF HEAVY VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY REAR CONTROL UPPER ARM BECAUSE MY TIRES WERE CUPPING BADLY. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED TIRES YEARLY BECAUSE OF UNEVEN WEAR. I CALLED CORPORATE HONDA, SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE WITH PARTS AND LABOR DESPITE 2013 SETTLEMENT REGARDING THIS MATTER. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING TIRE SUSPENSION AND HONDA IS TURNING A BLIND EYE.. *TR
THIS IS RELATED TO SUSPENSION...THREE ISSUE I HAVE OBSERVED 1. THE TIRES ON MY CIVIC 2007 HAVE UNEVEN WEAR...I CHANGED MY TIRES ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND COULD SEE THE UNEVEN WEAR ON THE OLD TIRED..THAT TIME I IGNORED IT ASSUMING IT TO BE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE...HOWEVER THE NEW TIRES ARE ALSO WEARING OUT UNEVENLY AND THAT AFTER AFTER PROPER ALIGNMENT. THE LAST TIME I GOT TIRES ROTATED THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THERE IS LIKELY SOME FAULTY SUSPENSION. NOW I FIRMLY BELIEVE IT. 2. I HEAR A POP/CLUNCKING SOUND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. 3. I HEAR A CLICK/POP SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN TURNING.
EXCESSIVE INNER TIRE WEAR. WHEEL IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, BUT NOT ADJUSTABLE. FIX IS TO PURCHASE ADJUSTABLE ARMS, THEN ALIGN. *TR
REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM KIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY CAUSES UNEVEN, RAPID TIRE WEAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2007 FROM THIS DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT SERVICED BY THIS DEALERSHIP SINCE THEN. A SERVICE BULLETIN 08-001 WAS ISSUED 1/22/08, BUT I WAS JUST TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/18/14 ABOUT THIS. THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. *TR
ORIGINAL REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS (OEM) NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO KNOWN CAMBER MISALIGNMENT FROM FACTORY. THIS WELL-KNOWN ISSUE FROM HONDA (ON 2006 - 2009 CIVICS) CAUSES UNEVEN WEAR AND SHORTENS THE LIFETIME OF TIRES. THE ONLY OPTION AVAILABLE TO BRING THE ALIGNMENT SPECS (CAMBER) BACK INTO A SAFE RANGE IS TO REPLACE THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND TIRES. *TR
BAD CONTROL ARM CAUSING PREMATURE.TIRE WEAR. *TR
TIRES HAVE WORN UNEVENLY DUE TO REAR BALANCE ARM/ STRUT ASSEMBLY ISSUE WHICH HAVE CAUSED THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO CANTER AND BE TOED IN, WHICH IN TURN HAS ALSO DAMAGED THE SUSPENSION/SPRINGS. CAR NOW LEANS TO DRIVER SIDE IN THE REAR. CAR HAS HAD 4 SETS OF TIRES AND HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES. DUE TO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR THE CAR IS EXTREMELY LOUD (EAR DAMAGING LOUD) AND VIBRATES (SHIMMIES) AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH. WE WERE TOLD BY A HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT ONLY AN AFTER MARKET ADJUSTABLE BALANCE ARM WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE ANY ACCOUNTABILITY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE REAR SUSPENSION CAUSED THE TIRE TO EXCEEDINGLY VIBRATE FROM THE REAR END. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
I EXPERIENCED ASYMMETRICAL CUPPING AND RAPID WEAR ON MY TIRES DUE TO A DEFECTIVE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR HONDA (THEY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN 2008 REGARDING THE ISSUE AND THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN 2013). SINCE THE DEADLINE TO FILE A CLAIM WITH THE CLASS ACTION SUIT HAS PASSED HONDA WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART.
I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THIS CAR. THE CAR IS EXPIRING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. THIS DOES EFFECT BRAKING OF THE CAR AS WELL. HONDA HAS ADMITTED THAT THE REAR CONTROL ARM IS TO SHORT EFFECTING SUSPENSION AND TIRE WEAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE VISIBLE PART OF MY TIRE LOOKED FINE, PLENTY OF TREAD AND ABOUT 38000 ON A 90000 MILE TIRE. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS SO WORN IT ACTUALLY HAD A HOLE WORN IN IT. THIS WEAR ISSUE COULD CAUSE A TIRE TO FAIL WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. PLEASE HELP THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES GET A RECALL FROM HONDA BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. *TR
WAS ADVISED OF UNEVEN TIRE WEAR (CUPPING) AND BROUGHT CAR TO TIRE STORE FOR ALIGNMENT AND POSSIBLY NEW TIRES. TIRE STORE (ALSO REPAIR SHOP) WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM ALIGNMENT BECAUSE OF PROBLEM WITH BENT CAMBER ARMS. I PAID APPROX $700 TO REPLACE. (NOTE: I OWN ANOTHER 2007 CIVIC WHICH HAD SAME PROBLEM AND PAID FOR SAME REPLACEMENT/REPAIR). REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH HONDAS. THOUGH I MY REPAIR SHOPS CONSCIENTOUSLY CHECK TECH BULLETINS, HONDA DID NOTHING TO MAKE ME OR THE REPAIR SHOPS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM., I HAVE SEEN OTHER POSTINGS WITH SIMILAR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AND BELIEVE THAT HONDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND OWN IT. *TR
REAR TIRES TENDS TO WEAR OUT FASTER DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT IN UPPER CONTROLLER ARM. DRIVERS WILL BE UNAWARE OF WORE TREAD WEAR TOWARDS THE BODY SIDE POSING A RISK TO LOOSE CONTROL IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES ESPECIALLY DURING WET CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION, VALUE OF THE CAR DEPRECIATED DUE TO PAINT FADING AND HONDA KNOWINGLY DENYING ANY DEFECT IN THE QUALITY OF THE PAINT USED AS COST CUTTING TACTIC DURING 2007 EARLY RECESSION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS CAUSING THE INNER TIRES TO PREMATURELY WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TR
TOOK MY HONDA CIVIC FOR SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE AS USUAL, THEN I WAS TOLD THAT CAR NEEDED FRONT AXLE REPAIRED. MY CAR HAS ONLY 49, 159 MILES. WHEN SEARCHING ONLINE FOR SIMILAR CASES, I FOUND OUT THIS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CIVIC. THE ISSUE I HAVE WITH HONDA IS THAT WHY HONDA DIDN'T RECALL THE 2007 CIVIC FOR DUE REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM RIGHT AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS DETECTED? I DON'T RECALL RECEIVING ANY COMMUNICATION FROM AMERICA HONDA MOTORS AND/OR ANY RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP DURING THE LAST 5 1/2 YEARS THAT I TOOK MY CAR FOR SERVICE. P.S. - CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT (YET). *TR
REPLACING SEVERAL SETS OF TIRES DESPITE ROTATION AND DEALER MAINTENANCE. PASSENGER SIDE TIRES EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR. DURING SERVICE, DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF UPPER REAR CONTROL ARMS AND 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. TOOK TO NON-HONDA MECHANIC FOR 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BUT MECHANIC SAID UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY HAD EXCESSIVE NEGATIVE CAMBER WHICH COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED TO PROPER SETTING. MECHANIC REPLACED WITH HONDA PARTS, BUT STILL COULD NOT ADJUST CAMHER TO CORRECT 0 SETTING. VEHICLE UNABLE TO SET TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS. FOUND THAT ISSUE APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS THAT DETAILED IN HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: 08-001, ALSO DETAILED IN NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10024687. *TR
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