2005 Honda Accord Tires Problems

DRIVNG ON THE FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY SEPERATED AND CAME APART CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL VEHILE DAMAGE. I HAVE DETAILED PHOTOS OF TIRE AND AUTO DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD EQUIPPED WITH AFTERMARKET SUMITOMO FALKEN TIRES, SIZE: 205/60/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE FAILURE DAMAGED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TIRE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL HAD THREE OF THE SAME SUMITOMO TIRES. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 287,769. *LN*JB

ON AUGUST 12, 2019 I PURCHASED 4 OHTSU FP7000 205/6016 TIRES FROM EASTERN STATE TIRE & AUTOMOTIVE CENTER IN WEST NYACK NY 10994. I DROVE MY CAR ABOUT 104 MILES ON THE NEW TIRES, AND ON AUGUST 15, 2019, WHILE DRIVING ON THE NYS THRUWAY, 3 OF THE TIRES WENT FLAT. AS PER INSTRUCTIONS FROM EASTERN STATE TIRE, I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO PRESTIGE TIRE & AUTO SERVICE CENTER IN KINGSTON NY 12401. AND THERE, PRESTIGE ADVISED ME THAT ON ALL 4 TIRES THE VALVE STEMS WERE LEAKING. THUS, AS 2 OF THE TIRES WERE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR, THEY REPLACED THEM, AND REPLACED THE VALVE STEMS ON THE 2 REMAINING TIRES THAT THEY SALVAGED. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE FAULT OF THESE TIRE FAILURES IS IN THE MANUFACTURERS DESIGN/PRODUCTION OR THAT OF EASTERN TIRE OF WEST NYACK. I LEAVE THAT DETERMINATION UP TO YOU. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRES FOR YOUR INSPECTION. I FEAR THAT IF IT IS A DEFECT IN THE TIRES, OTHERS MAY NOW BE AT RISK. PLEASE ADVISE?

I WERE DRIVING ON FREEWAY 405 NEAR UCLA AT 55MPH. THERE WAS A COMPLETED FLAT TIRE ON MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF HONDA ACCORD 2005. I FELT THE FLAT TIRE AND SEE THE ABS LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD TURNED ON. AFTER COMPLETE FLAT TIRE, THE TIRE DEBRIS RIP OFF MY ABS SENSOR WIRE FOR THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. MY RIM HAS NO DAMAGE. SINCE MY TIRE IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD, SO I GET FREE REPLACEMENT FROM COSTCO. I THINK THE HONDA HAS A BAD DESIGN ON THE ABS SENSOR WIRE TO MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THE ABS SENSOR WIRE IS NOT PROPERLY COVERED. THE FLAT TIRE DEBRIS RIPPED OFF THE ABS SENSOR WIRE. CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THIS. THEY SAID IT IS NOT THEIR ISSUE. I THINK A PROPERLY DESIGN CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE ANYTHING RIP OFF WHEN A COMPLETE FLAT TIRE HAPPENED. HONDA SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE ABS WIRE MORE EFFECTIVELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 205/60/R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT AND SHREDDED. THE CONTACT INSTALLED A SPARE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS 7,000.

TWO MONTH OLD YOKOHAMA AS530 TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED BY MICHELIN, MODEL MXV4, SIZE P215/60R1694V, WITH DOT NUMBER B949. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. UPDATED 02/17/10 *BF UPON DAYLIGHT, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WAS A RING OF DRY ROT AROUND ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED MICHELIN AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN APPROVED MICHELIN DEALERSHIP. MICHELIN OFFERED THE CONSUMER 25% OFF A PURCHASE OF FOUR NEW TIRES. THE CONSUMER DECLINED AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT WHERE HE PURCHASED FOUR NEW BRIDGESTONE TIRES. UPDATED 02/17/10

FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOW-OUTS, SIDE-WALL FAILURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. 2005 HONDA ACCORD, DX. FIRST FAILURE AT 19,000 MILES, SECOND FAILURE AT 23,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN ENERGY MXV 4 PLUS TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRED HAD BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE DRIVER WAITED FOR TRIPLE A TO ARRIVE AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A DONUT. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE OUTER SIDE WALL WAS BLOWN AND THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,665 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,265. UPDATED 12/12/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED MICHELIN REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AT A 10% COST TO THEM. UPDATED 12/15/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. AAA WAS CALLED TO REPLACE THE TIRE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER MODEL YEAR WAS THE ONLY YEAR THAT DID NOT HAVE A SPARE SUPPLIED IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE TIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,550.

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, HAD TIRE RAPIDLY DEFLATE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. USING SPARE TIRE, TOOK CAR TO TIRE KINGDOM WHERE THEY DETERMINED CAUSE OF FLAT TIRE WAS CRACKED VALVE STEM. TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THE SIDEWALL GOT CRUSHED AND INTEGRITY OF TIRE RENDERED IT UNUSABLE. A MONTH AGO AS I EXITED MY CAR, I HEARD A HISSING SOUND AND NOTICED ANOTHER TIRE HAD AIR LEAKING FROM THE VALVE STEM. I WAS ABLE TO INFLATE THE TIRE AT A NEARBY GAS STATION AND BRING IT TO TIRE KINGDOM WHERE THEY REPLACED THAT VALVE. NO TIRE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED, AND THE TIRE WAS STILL USABLE. THREE WEEKS AGO I DROVE ABOUT 30 FEET OFF THE DRIVEWAY AND REALIZED ANOTHER TIRE (COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN THE FIRST TWO) HAD GONE COMPLETELY FLAT. USING SPARE TIRE, I RETURNED TO TIRE KINGDOM WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT WAS ANOTHER CRACKED VALVE STEM. BECAUSE THE TIRE HAD A CRUSHED SIDEWALL, IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO REPLACE ALL 4 VALVE STEMS, AND HE INDICATED THAT ALL FOUR OF THEM, INCLUDING THE TWO THAT WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS, SHOWED SIGNS OF DRYNESS AND SLIGHT CRACKING. *TR

SIDE WALL BULGING AND CRACKING. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WENT TO THE LEFT AND THE DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED, AND NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THIS WAS A BRIDGESTONE, TIRE LINE: TURANZA EL41, SIZE: P195/65R15.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE CONTINUALLY LOST AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DID NOT DETECT A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE OR WHEEL AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL TIRE THAT WAS ON THE VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED. UPDATED 03/17/06. *JB

DT: THE MANUFACTURE DID NOT INCLUDE A SPARE TIRE IN THE VEHICLE. INSTEAD THEY INCLUDED A CAN OF SEALANT IN PLACE OF THE SPARE. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT THE SEALANT MAY NOT WORK IF THE PUNCTURE WAS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE TREAD, THE PUNCTURE WAS WIDER THAN ABOUT 3/16 OF AN INCH, IF THE WHEEL RIM WAS DAMAGED, OR IF THE TIRE SEALANT HAS EXPIRED. ALSO, OWNER'S MANUAL ON PAGE 230 INDICATED THAT IF THE CONSUMER USED THE SEALANT IT MAY MAKE THE TIRE WARRANTY INVALID THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE FELT THAT THIS WAS AN INADEQUATE WAY OF REPAIRING THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE PROBLEM AS OF YET. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO TRY TO GET THEM TO PURCHASE A SPARE TIRE, AND THEY WOULD NOT. THIS WAS ON 8-12-05, CASE NUMBER N032005081200173. THE VEHICLE WAS A HYBRID ELECTRIC THAT RAN ON GASOLINE OR ELECTRICITY. *AK *NM

MICHELIN, MXV4 ENERGY SAVER, P205/60R16, DOT#B97RFTWX3804. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1485 MILES. CONSUMER HAD THE TIRE EVALUATED BY HONDA, SEARS, AND TIRE KINGDOM. THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES, NAILS, OR ANYTHING TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A PUNCTURE. WHEN THE TIRE WAS EVALUATED FROM THE INSIDE ONE COULD SEE THE RUBBER PEELING AWAY FROM THE TIRE. THE WHOLE LAYER OF INSIDE RUBBER WAS MOVING AWAY FROM THE TIRE. *AK