NHTSA Complaint #10639542 — 2009 HONDA CIVIC

BACK ON 3/30/13, I HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, AND MY TPS LIGHT WAS ON, AS IT TYPICALLY CAME ON FOR TIRE PRESSURE. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT PREVIOUSLY, AS WE WOULD ALWAYS JUST ADD AIR AS NEEDED. HOWEVER, THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOWER THAN USUAL. SO WE HAVE BEEN MONITORING IT MORE CLOSELY. I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND AND PUT 4 SNOW TIRES ON AROUND NOVEMBER AND REMOVE THEM AROUND APRIL. I PURCHASED THE 2009 HONDA CIVIC AS A LEFT OVER IN JAN 27, 2010. I PURCHASED 4 BLIZZAK SNOW TIRE IN 1/10, 2 TIRES IN 4/12, 2 MORE BLIZZAK SNOW TIRES IN 11/13, AS THEY WERE WORN, 2 MORE TIRES IN 4/14 AND WILL BE PURCHASING 2 MORE BLIZZAK SNOWS THIS WINTER. I ONLY HAVE 45,244 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE REQUIRING THE REAR TIRES TO BE PATCHED. ON 5/22/14, THE TPS LIGHT WAS ON, SO I WENT TO THE GARAGE ON MY WAY TO WORK TO GET SOME AIR. ON 5/23/14, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON SO I STOPPED AGAIN, THEY LOOKED AT THE TIRES AND FOUND I HAD A LEAK, REQUIRING A PATCH. IN AUGUST, THE SAME ISSUE. THE LIGHT CAME ON, FILLED WITH AIR, ONLY IT DIDN'T COME BACK ON UNTIL 5 DAYS LATER. STOPPED AT THE GARAGE CLOSER TO MY OFFICE AND I NEEDED 2 PATCHES IN BOTH REAR TIRES. ONE OF WHICH WAS PATCHED 6 MONTHS AGO. THE LIGHT JUST CAME ON AGAIN LAST WEEK AND WHILE I WAS FILLING UP WITH AIR (THE PSI WAS 27 IN BOTH REARS AS THEY SHOULD BE 32), THERE WAS ANOTHER HONDA CIVIC BEHIND ME WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NEEDING AIRS AND ALREADY HAD A PATCHED TIRE. THIS IS GETTING REALLY EXPENSIVE, AS WELL AS RIDICULOUS! MY FATHER HAS A HEART CONDITION AND I DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT FAULTY TIRES IF IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY! *TR