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mike_civic · 24th March 2008, 10:25

Let me tell my story.....
I was delivered a brand new type s two weeks ago, more or less.
The following day I left for a small journey for two days.
Straight away I had the problem with the car pulling on the right and I had to keep the steering wheel a bit to the left to have the car going straight....

I phoned to the dealer and told him my problem.
We arranged then to bring the car to service to see it for themselves. The car was sent to be measured for camber etc. Nothing was wrong though and what they did was to inspect the tires to see if something is wrong with them.
They actually found that one tire might have a small problem and what they did was to change the right front with the left rear. The other were left as they were.
Me and my dealer have arranged to make some km for the tires to run like that and then see if the problem persists... Unfortunatelly, the car was corrected but not 100 percent.
So we talk again and arranged for fitting a different set of four tires, used though, so as to be sure that these are ok and see how the car works with these. If the problem vanishes then he will put on four new tires, free of charge, as he said of course...
Moreover, the dealer said that these problems came up not only to me but to few more people, that bought the car somewhere between late 2007 and new... So Honda Greece has contacted with Honda Europe and told the problem. Now they are waiting for some information about it, maybe they have noticed something and sent a "fix" for that, or if the problem is on the tires (michelin pilot sport 225/45 17"), then give some direction on how to put some new ones and of course in the warranty.

24th March 2008, 10:25	#6 (permalink)
mike_civic Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 21st February 2008 Location: Piraeus, Greece Posts: 999 Thanks: 20 Thanked 24 Times in 24 Posts iTrader: (0)	Let me tell my story..... I was delivered a brand new type s two weeks ago, more or less. The following day I left for a small journey for two days. Straight away I had the problem with the car pulling on the right and I had to keep the steering wheel a bit to the left to have the car going straight.... I phoned to the dealer and told him my problem. We arranged then to bring the car to service to see it for themselves. The car was sent to be measured for camber etc. Nothing was wrong though and what they did was to inspect the tires to see if something is wrong with them. They actually found that one tire might have a small problem and what they did was to change the right front with the left rear. The other were left as they were. Me and my dealer have arranged to make some km for the tires to run like that and then see if the problem persists... Unfortunatelly, the car was corrected but not 100 percent. So we talk again and arranged for fitting a different set of four tires, used though, so as to be sure that these are ok and see how the car works with these. If the problem vanishes then he will put on four new tires, free of charge, as he said of course... Moreover, the dealer said that these problems came up not only to me but to few more people, that bought the car somewhere between late 2007 and new... So Honda Greece has contacted with Honda Europe and told the problem. Now they are waiting for some information about it, maybe they have noticed something and sent a "fix" for that, or if the problem is on the tires (michelin pilot sport 225/45 17"), then give some direction on how to put some new ones and of course in the warranty.