2002 Civic's struts

I've replaced the front struts on a 2002 Civic EX at 12,000
miles; the dealer told me at that time that I shouldn't have
these problems in the future with the replacement struts that
they've put in. He said Honda came up with a permanent fix
for this problem. Now at 17k I can hear thumping noise coming
from the wheels, and the car feels unstable when making turns
or hitting bumps on the road. Is my guess correct that the
old problem with the struts is back? The car still has
warranty, but I don't think I'll be happy with replacing
struts every 7000 miles once the warranty runs out. Comments?

 

Yeah it probably has the same problem again. I had heard somewhere else that
all they could do was replace them but that the new ones weren't much better
than the old ones.

A.J

 

No sign of leaks from the struts? I'm sure I recall reading - dunno where
- that as well as the strut/damping problem there was also a problem with
the springs. My memory of it is kinda vague but as I recall it, the end
coils are too close together and they bang against each other... making the
thumping noise. I'd have thought they'd have taken care of that with the
struts though... while everything was apart.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

 

Hello!
As I heard, many people replaced struts several times. I don't know whether
the problem was permanently resolved by Honda or not, but why not to
replace them for free 'till your warranty is valid?
I'd recomment to test struts by pushing front right and left corners down -
if the car wobbles few times then it's time to visit the dealership.

/Alex

PS: õÄÁÞÉ!

 

Many thanks to everyone who replied!

 

Used to have a 2001 Civic LX Coupe Canadian. Bought in 2001 and sold 18
months later with 32000 km.
Changed the struts twice.

 

I meant, bought it in 2000, it was the second one my dealer sold.