2002 Acura MDX Tires & Wheels Problems

I PURCHASED A 2002 ACURA MDX IN JANUARY 2011 WITH 145,000 MILES AND LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER MY PURCHASE I HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER WITH A "RUMBLE STRIP" NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS 2 BROKEN CHORDS IN MY TIRES. NEW TIRES ALL AROUND WERE PURCHASED. BACK IN TO SERVICE CENTER LESS THAT 2 WEEK LATER FOR SAME RUMBLE STRIP NOISE...TOLD THAT NEW TIRES NEEDED BALANCED. SERVICE CENTER SUPPOSEDLY BALANCED TIRES. BACK IN TO SERVICE CENTER IN LESS THAN A MONTH AGAIN WITH SAME RUMBLE STRIP NOISE...TOLD THAT THE NEW TIRES WERE ACTUALLY TOO HARD OF A COMPOUND. THEY WERE MADE FOR A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK, NOT A LIGHT DUTY SUV. SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER THAT COULD BE DONE FOR MY USED MDX EXCEPT NEW TIRES. ISSUE WAS DROPPED FOR APPROX. 4 MONTHS UNTIL THE RUMBLE STRIP NOISE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE, SO ON MY 4TH TRIP TO THE SERVICE CENTER WITH THE SAME RUMBLE STRIP NOISE THAT I HAVE HAD SINCE JANUARY...TECH AND I WENT FOR A RIDE TOGETHER. AT THAT TIME, I WAS TOLD THE NOISE THAT I WAS HEARING WAS "WIND BLOWING ACROSS MY HOOD"! ON THAT VISIT, I STOOD MY GROUND AND TOLD THEM TO CHECK IT OVER CLOSER AND NOT CALL ME UNTIL THEY FOUND OUT THE REAL PROBLEM AS I WAS NOT TAKING IT HOME WITH ME! FINALLY AFTER 4 TRIPS TO THE ACURA SERVICE CENTER, MY TORQUE CONVERTER GOT CHANGED OUT. WHEN I ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH IT, I WAS TOLD THERE HAD ALREADY BEEN WORK DONE MY TRANSMISSION SO WHEN I ASKED FOR THE PAPERWORK ON IT...THE SERVICE CENTER COUNDL NOT PROVIDE IT TO ME - EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID THEY WOULD! I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED ARRANTY FOR ISSUS JUST LIKE THIS AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN GET THE SERVICE CENTER TO DO THE WORK AND PROVE TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT GOING TO LOCK UP ON ME GOING DOWN THE ROAD! I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH A YOUNG SON AND WAS ASSURANCE HE IS SAFE. HELP! *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ALL FOUR MICHELIN CROSS-TERRAIN TIRES ROTTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THREADS WERE CRACKED, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. ALSO, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE NORMAL THREAD COUNT WAS 1132 ,AND THE TIRES CURRENTLY HAD A THREAD COUNT OF 832. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 38500. *AK UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

MICHELIN TIRES P235-65R17103T CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRES HAVE ENOUGH RUBBER ON THEM BUT ARE CRACKING ON THE TREAD**CC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TIRES HAD DRY ROT DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. *JB

AT PURCHASE, CAR SEEMED TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN ACCELERATING. AFTER ABOUT 3500 MILES, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELLING ABOUT 65 MPH. THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO TREAD WEAR. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF PUNCTURE IN THE TREAD. THE MICHELIN DEALER SAID THAT THE ONLY WAY THE TIRE COULD HAVE FAIL THIS WAY IS TO DRIVE ON IT EXTREMELY UNDER-INFLATED. THE REASON WHY I BELIEVE THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE IS BECAUSE AFTER THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, THE CAR NO LONGER PULLS TO THE LEFT DURING ACCELERATION.*AK