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XeNonCiViC · 03-22-2006, 12:12 AM

I have a mind boggling problem on my 06 Civic Sedan EX Auto.

About 2 weeks ago, I noticed that my rear wheels are causing my car to shake and vibrate at any speed over 50mph. The faster you go, the more the car shakes. There is also a LOT of tire noise from the rear tires; almost sounds like the tires are out of balance or a wheel is slightly bent or something. The rear tires make a "wah wah wah wah" kinda sound...

So I take my car into the dealership today to find out what's wrong. It turns out that both rear tires are almost completely worn out (and they wore pretty evenly across the whole tire), but the passenger side rear tire treads wore unevenly on the inside. The uneven treads are what's causing the shaking and noise. I have 17,000 miles on the car, the tires have never been rotated, and I don't drive the car hard at all. My front tires (which should be worn more than the rear tires) still look brand new.

The dealer said that my problem is not covered under warranty. They said Honda won't fix any alignment issues unless the problem occurs before 12K miles. They also said if there is any issue with the tires, that you would have to go to Bridgestone directly.

Anyone have any idea what might have caused the rear tires to wear so fast?>>> The only thing I can think of is an alignment problem in the rear only, since there were no normal indicators of an alignment problem (car doesn't pull on the highway) or a wheel balance problem (tires didn't make noise until 2 weeks ago).

03-22-2006, 12:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
XeNonCiViC Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ohio Posts: 78	Rear Tires Worn Out After 5 months I have a mind boggling problem on my 06 Civic Sedan EX Auto. About 2 weeks ago, I noticed that my rear wheels are causing my car to shake and vibrate at any speed over 50mph. The faster you go, the more the car shakes. There is also a LOT of tire noise from the rear tires; almost sounds like the tires are out of balance or a wheel is slightly bent or something. The rear tires make a "wah wah wah wah" kinda sound... So I take my car into the dealership today to find out what's wrong. It turns out that both rear tires are almost completely worn out (and they wore pretty evenly across the whole tire), but the passenger side rear tire treads wore unevenly on the inside. The uneven treads are what's causing the shaking and noise. I have 17,000 miles on the car, the tires have never been rotated, and I don't drive the car hard at all. My front tires (which should be worn more than the rear tires) still look brand new. The dealer said that my problem is not covered under warranty. They said Honda won't fix any alignment issues unless the problem occurs before 12K miles. They also said if there is any issue with the tires, that you would have to go to Bridgestone directly. Anyone have any idea what might have caused the rear tires to wear so fast?>>> The only thing I can think of is an alignment problem in the rear only, since there were no normal indicators of an alignment problem (car doesn't pull on the highway) or a wheel balance problem (tires didn't make noise until 2 weeks ago).
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