2003 Honda CR-V Tires & Wheels Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CR-V EQUIPPED WITH TOYO EXTENSA TIRES, SIZE: 215/65R15. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A SIDEWALL CRACK AND SPLIT THAT CAUSED THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE, DOT NUMBER, AND VIN WERE NOT PROVIDED.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON I-95 SOUTH @ 65 MPH. TRAVELING FROM BALTIMORE MD TO KITTY HAWK NC ON VACATION. SHE NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE CAR. SHE PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS NEARLY FLAT AND THE SIDEWALLS WERE COMING APART. SHE HAD THE SPARE TIRE INSTALLED AND CONTINUED TO HER DESTINATION. SHE TOOK THE TIRE TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY SAID THE SIDEWALL FAILED. THEY SHOWED HER WHERE THE OTHER FRONT TIRE WAS STARTING TO FALL APART. THE TWO REAR TIRES WERE ALSO FAILING. SHE HAD TO PURCHASE 4 NEW TIRES. ALL 4 TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2005. THE TIRES ARE BF GOODRICH LONG TRAIL. ALL TIRES WERE ROUTINELY ROTATED AND BALANCED. I CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE ON 09/10/09. SHE IS ON VACATION. I WILL TRY TO HAVE HER BRING ONE TIRE HOME AS EVIDENCE. SHE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO BRING 4 TIRES HOME. THE TIRES HAVE BETWEEN 7/32" AND 8/32" OF TREAD REMAINING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA CRV. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS DEFLATED DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO CRACKS IN THE WELDED AREA OF THE WHEELS. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 42, 62 AND 72 MPH, ESPECIALLY WHEN ROAD IS CURVING TO THE LEFT, THAT MAKES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATE, SO THAT IT IS UNDRIVABLE. CAPITOL HONDA REPLACED TIRES WITH OTHER TIRES AND VIBRATION WAS NOT FOUND. WHEN ORIGINAL TIRES REINSTALLED, VIBRATION RETURNS. HONDA DEALER BELIEVES THAT THE IMBALANCE IS IN THE TIRES. HAVE TAKEN TIRES BACK TO AMERICA'S TIRE TWICE FOR RE-BALANCE AND THEY HAVE ADDED WEIGHTS EACH TIME, BY ABOUT 1/2 OZ. *TR

DUELER H/T 684 BRIDGESTONE TIRE ON RIGHT REAR OF MY HONDA CRV 03, TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING OFF EXIT RAMP ON FREEWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING. TIRE PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED LESS THAN TWO WEEKS BEFORE. THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT ON TIRE. THE TIRE JUST FELL APART WHILE I WAS DRIVING. HONDA DEALER REFERRED ME TO FIRESTONE DEALER WHO REFERRED ME TO A CORPORATE FIRESTONE DEALER WHO GAVE ME A CLAIM NUMBER TO CALL. I EXPECT IF I CALL THEY WILL PRORATE THE TIRE AND SELL ME ANOTHER TO PUT ON THE CAR. MY FEELING IS THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE AND I NEED TO REPLACE THEM BEFORE ANOTHER FALLS APART AND NOT WITH BRIDGESTONE OR FIRESTONE TIRES.

THE ORIGINAL TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT ON MAY 2003, AND FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 13,140 MILES ON THEM. DEALERSHIP ROTATED TWICE THE FOUR TIRES. BRIDGESTONE, DUELER. SIZE UNKNOWN, DOT# UNKNOWN. . *AK

BRIDGESTONE LT SIZE P205/70R15 DOT:T0118684PZ WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW UP. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED NOTICED TIRE VIBRATION. WITHIN 10 SECONDS OF HEARING THE NOISE THE TIRE COMPLETELY FAILED-- THE TIRE WAS IN 3 PEICES: THE TWO SIDEWALLS WERE HANGING ON THE RIM AND THE ENTIRE TREAD AREA WAS SEPARATED FROM THEM (THE TREAD AREA REMAINED IN ONE SOLID PIECE). THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE CAR, WHICH IS ONLY7 MONTHS OLD. THE MILEAGE ON THEM WAS 10000. *AK

I HAVE A NEW HONDA CRV WITH 1,600 MILES AND 3 DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY BRIDGESTONE TIRE BLEW APART, SENDING THE TIRE ACROSS 3 LANES OF HIGHWAY. A DEPUTY SHERIFF WAS DRIVING ,AND HE STATED HE HAD NEVER HAD A BLOWOUT LIKE THAT AND FELT IT WAS PROBABLY A DEFECTIVE TIRE.*AK

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONSUMER PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED, HE CHECKED ALL THE TIRES AND THE NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT AND WAS SHREDDED. THE STEEL BELT INSIDE OF TIRE WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SCHWABS, AND ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED.*AK *TS *JB