2002 HONDA CIVIC Tires Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC WITH YOKOHAMA TRZ AVID TIRES, LINE SIZE P225/60R/16. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND THE TIRES STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING BUT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT SAFE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE DOT OR VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

ONE EVENING, I FOUND MY PARKED 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAD A FLAT REAR LEFT TIRE. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE TIRE, AND WHEN THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE SUFFERED A VALVE STEM FAILURE. THE NEXT DAY, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. AGAIN, THE TIRE HAD A VALVE STEM FAILURE. I BOUGHT BOTH THESE TIRES (GOODYEAR WEATHERHANDLER LS) AT THE SAME TIME. THEY HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY TWO FRONT TIRES, WHICH ARE THE SAME BRAND, AND WHICH I BOUGHT ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER THE TWO REAR TIRES. *TR

ONE EVENING, I FOUND MY PARKED 2002 HONDA CIVIC HAD A FLAT REAR LEFT TIRE. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE TIRE, AND WHEN THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE SUFFERED A VALVE STEM FAILURE. THE NEXT DAY, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. AGAIN, THE TIRE HAD A VALVE STEM FAILURE. I BOUGHT BOTH THESE TIRES (GOODYEAR WEATHERHANDLER LS) AT THE SAME TIME. THEY HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY TWO FRONT TIRES, WHICH ARE THE SAME BRAND, AND WHICH I BOUGHT ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER THE TWO REAR TIRES. *TR

ON SUNDAY 9-7-08 AT APX. 0945 HOURS I WAS DRIVING EAST ON I-64 IN HUNTINGTON, WV AT MILE MARKER 14 ON MY WAY TO CHURCH. I STARTED TO HEAR A FLAPPING NOISE AND THEN A GRINDING NOISE SO I IMMEDIATELY EXITED AT THE ADJACENT EXIT #15 AND PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY. A WITNESS SAW THE TIRE SMOKING AND WAS CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY SO HE PULLED OFF TO HELP ME. THIS GOOD SAMARITAN CHANGED MY TIRE FOR ME AND PUT ON THE SMALL EMERGENCY DONUT AND I PROCEEDED TO CHURCH IN BARBOURSVILLE ARRIVING 15 MINUTES LATE. COOPER TIRE WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE WAS SUBMITTED. NO DECISION ON REPLACEMENT OR REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. THE TIRE TREAD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TIRE. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE OTHER 3...

TIRE VALVE STEMS CRACKED AND CAUSED TIRE TO GO FLAT. "TOWN FAIR TIRE" THE INSTALLER CLAIMS THE STEMS THEY USED WERE NOT INVOLVED IN TECH INT'L RECALL. THE SIDEWALL OF TIRE WAS DESTROYED. TWO OTHER STEMS ON VEHICLE (3 OF 4) WERE SIMILARLY AFFECTED. ALL VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH TWO TIRES AS SET HAD WEAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WHICH RESULTED IN UNCONTROLLABLE DRIVING. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME OF DAY. DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE INCLUDED THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE REAR BUMPER WAS TORN OFF, THE STEEL FRAME TO WHICH THE BUMPER MOUNTS HAS BEEN TWISTED AND BENT, BROKEN DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT, DENTS AND PAINT SCRATCHES ARE FOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR TO THE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT IT. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. *TR

I HAD 4 NEW BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE 92 TIRES MOUNTED ON MY HONDA ODYSSEY ON JULY 29, 2004. ONE TIRE WOULD NOT HOLD AIR. I RETURNED TO TO HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND HAD TIRE REMOUNTED. TIRE HELD AIR AFTER REMOUNTING. IN RECENT MONTHS, VEHICLE DEVELOPED UNEXPLAINED VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT DID NOT CORRECT VIBRATION. ON MAY 26TH, 2005, THE TIRE IN QUESTION FELL APART (TREAD SEPERATED FROM SIDEWALL) LEAVING ME DRIVING ON THE RIM AT ABOUT 65 MPH. THE TIRE HAD LESS THAN 11,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND PULL OFF INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. ON MAY 27TH, 2005, I HAD A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER MOUNT A USED TIRE ON THE EXISTING RIM (THE RIM APPEARS TO HAVE NOT BEEN DAMAGED). I'VE SINCE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTED THAT THE VIBRATION IS GONE. THAT IS,...

I PURCHASED 2 KELLY CHARGER TIRES-SIZE 215/40R17-ON 10/13/03-MY TIRES BLEW IN JUNE OF 04 THEN AGAIN IN JULY OF 04. THEY BLEW ONCE AGAIN ON 10.21.04, CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON MY PART ON 95 SOUTH. I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AND WAS RUN OVER BY AN 18 WHEELER FLAT BED. LUCKLY I OBVIOUSLY SURVIVED WITH NO INJURIES, HOWEVER, I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS TIMES I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES. THE CAR I WAS DRIVING WAS DESTROYED AND I AM CURIOUS REGARDING THE LIABILITY OF THE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND THE POLICE REPORT WHICH HAS A STATEMENT FROM A WITNESS STATING THAT HE SAW MY TIRE BLOW OUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SINCERELY, ELIZABETH PONTE. *AK

ALL FOUR TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE SLIDING WHEN DRIVING ON WET SURFACES. GOODYEAR INDICATED THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT AND WAS WILLING TO PAY HALF FOR A NEW SET OF TIRES. *AK THE VEHICLE COULD NOT GAIN ENOUGH TRACTION. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TWO MORE TIRES WOULD BE NEEDED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED COMPENSATION FOR ALL FOUR TIRES. *SC *JB

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON APRIL 20, 2002. SINCE THE VERY FIRST DAY SEVERAL PROBLEMS WERE DISCOVERED WHICH HONDA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE. ONE ONGOING PROBLEM IS A VIBRATION AT 55 MPH IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH HONDA HAS ATTRIBUTED TO A WHEEL BALANCE PROBLEM AND TIRE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 14 TIMES BY HONDA AND FIRESTONE (TIRE MANUFACTURER) AND MERCHANT TIRE (BALANCE). HONDA TRIED TO BALANCE THE WHEELS AND AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TOLD ME IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH FAULTY TIRES (OEM). HONDA TOLD ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING FURTHER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS OBVIOUSLY STILL UNDER HONDA WARRANTY. NONE OF THE BALANCING SOLVED THE PROBLEM AND HONDA TOLD ME IT MUST BE DEFECTIVE (ORIGINAL) TIRES. FIRESTONE THEM REPLACED 3...

AFTER THE FIRST YEARS MAINTENANCE TIRES WERE ROTATED. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS STEERING PROBLEMS. I DO NOT FEEL I HAVE SAFE CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE AS DONE AGAIN FOR FREE. DEALERSHIP STATED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. THIS STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS AND IT FEELS UNSAFE AT TIMES I AM NERVOUS DURING TURNS. AT ONE POINT WHEN I'M AT A LIGHT AND PRESS GAS WHEELS STEER OFF WITHOUT CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. AT ONE POINT ANOTHER DRIVER TOLD ME SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY WHEEL I LOOKED AND SAW NO PROBLEM SINCE IT HASN'T OCCURRED BUT STEERING IS STILL AN ISSUE. DATE BELOW IS MOST RECENT ISSUE. I AM NOTIFYING BEFORE A ACCIDENT OCCURS. DEALERSHIP TESTED AND STATED THERE IS NO MORE PROBLEM BUT YET I FEEL UNSAFE SINCE FIRST MAINTENANCE AT...

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST GRACE HONDA LOCATED AT 345 EL CAMINO REAL, SAN BRUNO CA. LAST 11-03-02 MY HUSBAND ENRIQUE LIM PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CIVIC HONDA SI . GRACE HONDA HAD PRE-INSTALLED AFTER MARKET WHEELS AND TIRES. THIS MODIFICATION WAS NOT APPROVED BY THE MANUFACTURER HONDA. 02-06-03 I BROUGHT BACK MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE TO GRACE HONDA COMPLAINING THAT MY TWO FRONT TIRES HAVE SEVERAL BUBBLES ON THE WALL OF THE TIRE. I INFORMED GRACE HONDA THAT THESE AFTER MARKET TIRES AND WHEELS MIS-MATCH ODD SIZED RIM AND TIRES WILL CAUSE POTENTIAL TIRE EXPLOSIONS, SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. 02-07-03 SALES MGR. ROMAN TIOSECO AND BOBBY QUEMA REFUSED TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY POOR QUALITY PRODUCTS. THEY STATED THAT THESE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY . GRACE HONDA SAID THAT THESE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGED CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARDS,...

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PULLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT TURN. 185/70R14, DOT# W2RVS9H, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 622 MILES, HONDA, CIVIC 2002. *AK TIRES WERE VERY NOISY. DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED THE SUSPENSION AND MAYBE THIS IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *YH

LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ONLY 82 MILES ON THE BRAND NEW CAR. I HAD 2 PASSANGERS AT THE TIME. THIS HAPPENED AT 8 PM AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON I-84 IN CONNECTICUT. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK (TIRESIZE: P185/65R15)