2003 Honda Accord Tires & Wheels Problems

CATASTROPHIC CENTRIFUGAL EXPLOSION OF A FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING TIRE WHILE TRAVELLING ON A CONGESTED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT A FAIRLY HIGH RATE OF SPEED (65MPH). THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION TORE OFF THE BUMPER VALANCE, BUMPER CUSHION, BELLY PAN, INNER FENDER WELLS, FENDER SKIRT, FENDER TO BODY MOUNTS AND DAMAGED THE FENDER AND SAME-SIDE DOOR. THE DEBRIS SHOWERED INTO TRAFFIC. TIRE WAS PURCHASED NEW AT A FIRESTONE DEALER IN 2014 AND HAD 26K MILES ACCORDING TO THE FIGURE ON WARRANTY. IT HAD NO INJURIES AND WAS NEVER REPAIRED. IT'S SPEED RATING WAS 92T AND IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN WEEK 31 OF 2012. THIS TIRE AS WELL AS OTHER THREE SHOWED SIGNS OF PREMATURE WEAR AND DETERIORATION. HAVE PURCHASE RECEIPT AND WARRANTY TO SUPPORT THE CLAIM OF PREMATURE WEAR AND DETERIORATION. HAVE THE TIRE AND CAR ALSO. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AVAILABLE AND HAVE BEEN UPLOADED TO A GOOGLE'S DATA BASE FOR "FIRESTONE CENTRIFUGAL TIRE EXPLOSION."

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EQUIPPED WITH WINRUN R380 TIRES (NA), SIZE: 215/60R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TIRES SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE THREADS. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,100 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,100.

ON THE 28TH OF MAY I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT) AND MY BACK PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT AND I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. I STOPPED WHEN THE BACK PASSENGER CORNER RAMMED INTO A CEMENT RAILING. THE BACK BUMPER, SIDE PANELING, WHEEL TIRE AND TRUNK HOOD WERE ALL DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. *TR

SECOND COMPLAINT FOR TIRES, SINCE DOT NUMBER DIFFERENT ON SECOND TIRE. LOST PRESSURE, AND OUT OF ROUND. SIDEWALL IS DRY-ROTTED AT NOT QUITE 40,000 ON A 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. PIRELI P6 FOUR SEASON, P205 60/R16. WILL TRY TO GET SATISAFACTION ON WARRANTY. *TR

WE PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES FROM MERCHANT TIRES IN THOMASVILLE, NC ON 7/7/07. ON 9/8/08 WE HAD TO REPLACE A TIRE BECAUSE OF A VALVE STEM FAILURE WHICH THE COMPANY DIDN'T TELL US. THE TIRE HAD A BULGE ON THE SIDE WALL BECAUSE THEY WERE LOW PROFILE TIRES AND MY WIFE DIDN'T NOTICE THE TIRE WAS LOW BECAUSE OF THE VALVE STEM. FROM HER DRIVING ON THE TIRE IT CAUSED THE SIDE WALL DAMAGE. MY WIFE TRIED FIX A FLAT BUT SHE SAID THE VALVE STEM WAS BARLEY HANGING ON SO SHE COULD USE FIX A FLAT. AFTER THAT INCIDENT A WEEK LATER ON 9/14/08 I HAD TO TAKE ANOTHER TIRE TO MERCHANTS TO GET FIXED AND THIS TIME IT WASN'T DAMAGED AND I WAS TOLD BY MERCHANTS IT WAS A VALVE STEM AND THAT WAS ALL IT NEEDED. TODAY 10/10/08 I NOTICED A WARNING ISSUE ON MERCHANTS WEBSITE ISSUED BECAUSE OF DILL VALVE STEMS. I ASKED THEM HOW DO I GET A REFUND FOR THE TIRE I HAD TO REPLACE BECAUSE OF THE TIRE. HE INFORMED ALL COMPLAINTS NEED TO GO TO DILL AIR CONTROLLED PRODUCTS. SO I FOUND THIS FORM ON ANOTHER INTERNET SITE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. SO NOW I WANT SOMEONE TO REFUND MY MONEY FOR THE PURCHASE OF MY NEW TIRE THAT I HAD TO BUY WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE FAULTY VALVE STEMS. *TR

I WISH TO LODGE A COMPLAINT AGAINST MICHELIN TIRE COMPANY. ABOUT 4,000 MILES AGO I INSTALLED TWO MICHELIN 20560V16 FRONT TIRES ON MY CAR. YESTERDAY, WHILE PARKED, THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE (DOT-M37R-JLFX-1106) SIMPLY BURST LEAVING A 2-3 IN. GAP. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT TIRES IN ORDER NOT TO HAVE A TREAD IMBALANCE. AFTER A LONG AND TEDIOUS TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH MICHELIN CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY MAINTAINED, WITHOUT CHECKING THE STATE OF THE TIRE, THAT THIS IS NOT A MANUFACTURING OR OTHER DEFECT, AND THUS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE STANDARD MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. THEY ADDED THAT IT WAS DUE TO MISUSE, SINCE THE TIRE WAS INSTALLED ON A CAR!!! AS IF THEIR MANUFACTURING RESPONSIBILITY EXTENDS ONLY TO BRAND NEW TIRES WHILE STILL IN THE SHOP, PRIOR TO INSTALLATION ON A CAR. THEY THEN OFFERED "AS A GOOD WILL" (AS THEY CLAIM) ONLY 30% REDUCTION ON TIRE REPLACEMENT ONLY (NO REIMBURSEMENT OF LABOR ASSOCIATED WITH TIRE REPLACEMENT), WHICH I HAVE REFUSED, GIVEN THE NEAR-NEW STATE OF THE TIRE. OTHER THAN INDICATING THAT THERE MAY BE A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THESE MICHELIN TIRES, DO I HAVE A RECOURSE AGAINST SUCH A FLAGRANT FAILURE TO HONOR A CLEAR DEFECT RESPONSIBILITY? *TR

I DRIVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. BOUGHT 2 NEW PIRELLI P6 FOUR SEASON TIRES, P205/60R16 . STARTED GETTING FLAT ALL OF A SUDDEN RECENTLY. HAVE 35,000 ON A 60,000 TIRE. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC I NEED TO REPLACE THEM AS THE SIDE WALLS HAVE ROTTED OUT. DANGEROUS FOR ME, AS I COMMUTE 50 MILES EACH WAY EACH DAY ON A ROUGH HIGHWAY IN NJ. WILL TRY TO GET SOME SATISFACTION ON THE WARRANTY. *TR

MICHELIN ENERGY MXV4 PLUS TIRES WITH RADIAL XSE SIZE P205/65R15 OEM TIRES ON HONDA ACCORD EX V6. VEHICLE IS KEPT TO DATE ON MAINTENANCE, REGULARLY ROTATED, BALANCED, AIR CHECKED. CAR IS HANDLED CONSERVATIVELY AND TIRE HAS LOW MILES. DRIVER HAS CLEAN DRIVING RECORD. 1) THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF A CONSTANT, HARROWING HYDROPLANING ON ANY WET OR ICED SURFACES OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS. 2) TWO TIRES HAD SIDE WALLS BLOWN ON NEGLIGIBLE SHALLOW POT-HOLES ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, IN 2005, AND IN AUG.2006. 3) LATEST SURPRISE: NOW AT 23,000 MILES, 2 FRONT TIRES THREADS ARE COMPLETELY WORN, AND BACK TIRES ALSO WORN ENOUGH TO WARRANT REPLACEMENT. AT 23,000 MILES! THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE SAFETY HAZARDS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2003 HONDA ACCORD FROM JIM HADLEY CHEVROLET IN MADISON INDIANA AND TODAY THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON ME ON THE ROAD IT WAS A BRDGSTONE INSIGNA SE 200 P20S 65R15926 SE20G MTS. *TR

MICHELIN XGT-H4 DEFECT AFTER 25,000 MILES. TIRE DEVELOPED ROAD NOISE AND HAD IRREGULAR CHOPPY TREAD ON INSIDE THIRD OF TIRE. TIRE USED FOR AUTO, INSTALLED BY DEALER ON LEFT REAR OF PASSENGER CAR. *AK

DURING VISIT FOR ROTATION AND REBALANCE (AT 11,500 MILES ON TIRES, 3 YEARS OLD), TIRES SHOWED CHUCKS OF RUBBER MISSING AND NUMEROUS SMALL SEPARATIONS IN TREAD. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER (MICHELIN), BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES, SO I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *NM

DEAR SIR/MADAM, WHEN MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR ON LOCAL ROAD UNDER 50 MPH, ONE REAR TIRE EXPLODED SUDDENLY. (THE ROAD WAS CLEAN). THE CAR WE HAVE IS HONDA ACCORD 2003. THE TIRE HAS 60% USAGE UNDER WARRANTY. WE WENT TO A LOCAL AUTHORIZED MICHELIN TIRE DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED AND REPLACED. THE DEALER CHECKED THE TIRED AND FOUND THE SIDE WALL OF THE REAR TIRE BLEW UP. THE DEALER THINK IT IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. WE ARE SCARED OF THE MICHELIN TIRE AND GOT REPLACED WITH FOUR NEW GOODYEAR TIRES. WE AND THE DEALER CALLED MICHELIN LATER AND THEY TOLD US EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A DEFECT TIRE, WE COULD NOT GET ANY CREDIT/DISCOUNT BACK ON THE REPLACEMENT SINCE IT WAS ANOTHER BRAND. BUT WHO WOULD PICK THE SAME BRAND AFTER IT JUST BLEW UP. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE MICHELIN TIRE AS WELL AS THEIR RESPONSE. LUCKILY THE TIRE EXPLODED ON LOCAL ROAD. IF IT WERE ON FREEWAY, IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. SO WE ARE WRITING TO FAIL A COMPLAINT TO YOU.*AK

TIRE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.*AL

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A TIRE BLOWOUT ON 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE TIRES HAD A BLOWOUT WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT TALKED TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. SHE TALKED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WERE ROAD HAZARDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FIRST TIRE ,SAYING IT WAS A DEFECT. THE OTHER THREE TIRES WERE CONSIDERED ROAD HAZARDS. THEY WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME ON THE CAR. THE CONSUMER HAS CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT NEW TIRES TO PUT ON CAR. THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 30 MPH.*AK

I AM DRIVING A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EXL-V6 SEDAN. MY MAJOR COMPLAINT IS WITH THE MICHELIN TIRES ON THIS CAR. I CALLED HONDA ON THE ADVICE OF [XXX] (SERVICE MANAGER) AT POMPANO HONDA AND HE CAN BE REACHED AT [XXX]. BASICALLY, WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER THE TIRES HAVE NO TRACTION AND IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING ON ICE.I HAVE HAD 2 INCIDENTS WHERE I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BACK TIRES SPUN OUT ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION WITH THE CAR NEXT TO ME. I CALLED HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINTS. THEY WERE RELUCTANT TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS BUT SAID THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CALL ME. I DID RECEIVE A CALL ON 09/09/2003 FROM A PERSON CALLED [XXX] AT [XXX]. I BELIEVE HIS LAST NAME IS SOMETHING LIKE [XXX]. I REGISTERED THESE MOST SERIOUS COMPLAINTS WITH HIM BUT NOT ONLY WAS HE EXCEPTIONALLY RUDE BUT HE ALSO LITERALLY HUNG UP ON ME. HE SORT OF LAUGHED WHEN I MENTIONED THAT I WOULD NOTIFY NHTSA. THE OTHER ISSUES INCLUDE THE BRAKES ON MY CAR WHICH POMPANO HONDA INTEND ON REOPLACING FRONT AND REAR DUE TO SOME INHERENT DEFECTS. I ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS AS WELL. THE FINAL COMPLAINT INCLUDES THE POOR FINISH AND SQUEAKS AND RATTLES IN THE VEHICLE.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TIRE SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. HONDA WON'T WARRANTY TIRES, MICHELIN BLAMED IT ON "ROAD HAZARD". NO HAZARDS ENCOUNTERED!*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE EACH REAR TIRE WITHIN THE LAST 4 MONTHS OF PURCHASE DUE TO MILD CONTACT WITH THE CURB. THE TIRES WERE GASHED AND SEVERELY DEFLATED. HAD TO GET REPLACED. *NLM

SPARE TIRE PROVIDED WITH CAR IS WRONG SIZE. CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH 16 INCH TIRES WITH ALLOY RIMS. SPARE TIRE IS SIZE 15 INCH. WHEN I CALLED TO ASK WHY SPARE TIRE DOES NOT MATCH PERMANENT TIRES, I WAS TOLD THE 15 INCH SPARE TIRE IS FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY. WHEN I ASKED WHY A 16 INCH SPARE IS NOT PROVIDED, I WAS TOLD THAT IF HONDA GAVE ME A 16 INCH TIRE THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO GIVE EVERYONE 16 INCH SPARE TIRES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 45 MPH, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLE ON THE ROAD THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A TIRE RELATED FAILURE. *JB