George, what could be the reason(s) my '02 "Si" has always wandered too
much?

I should say that an unusual thing about my car is that it came with three
of the tires having the cosmetic side toward the inside. I doubt Honda built
it like that.

Also, when I got the extended warranty contract, I saw that the end date was
about five months earlier than it should be. Calling the dealer and Honda, I
find that an incorrect "in-service date" was used. The car was built a full
year before I bought it, and it seems to have basically been on my dealer's
lot almost that long according to the shipping information. It had about 30
miles on it. Does this all make you think something is fishy, like something
happened to the car, or even that it could have been sold albeit briefly?

The dealer said they have fixed the extended warranty date, and that I'll be
getting a new warranty contract in the mail. As for the tires, they said to
bring the car in for reversing the three tires and balancing them. They
didn't even question me as to the possibility of my having done something to
create the tire situation.

There doesn't seem to be any TSB for wandering (most irritating on the
highway), but two other posters here who have the new model "Si" have noted
the same thing after I mentioned it here.

I talked to a tire shop mgr. who said new cars sometimes have their
alignment ruined by the downforce of being tied down during shipment, and
this car was made in England.

So, I hope this doesn't read too convoluted. Thanks for any help. Roy.


"George Macdonald" <fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com> wrote in message
news:3f4dac50.71986248@news.tellurian.com...
| On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 02:14:58 GMT, "vinniemak" <vinniemak@netzero.net>
| wrote:
|
| >My wife has a 1991 Honda Civic hatchback with 121K miles. The car still
| >runs great. The resale is down low enough that for the last 3 years, I
| >said...if this car has any issues we'll get rid of it and get a new
| >one...BUT HONDA'S DON'T DIE EASY....this one still has 5 years left on it
at
| >least. No problems...excepting..
| >
| >The tire wear is somewhat uneven. I noticed the "inside" to be a little
| >more worn than the outside. I have seen camber kits for Honda Civic
| >hatchbacks being sold on Ebay.
|
| Is it only on the front and evenly worn on the inside on both sides? As
| the suspension "settles" on those cars, the front wheels tend to develop a
| slight toe-out, which can easily be corrected by cranking half a turn or
so
| on both tie rod ends. There isn't much to adjust otherwise but at that
age
| it might be worth checking on radius rod bushings and and other bushings &
| ball joints for wear.
|
| Rgds, George Macdonald
|
| "Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who,
me??