1990 Honda Accord

WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR THEY SAID IT WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION BUT COME TO FIND OUT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINNON THE WATER PUMP AND THE DAY I TOOK IT HOME IT WAS LEAKING TRAN,OIL,RADIATOR FLUIDS. THE BACK RIGHT DOOR AND FENDER APPEAR TO BE REPLACED I ASKED THEM THEY SAID IT WAS JUST THE PAINT .IHAD A 30 DAY WARRENTY AFTER THE FRIST WEEK I CALLED TO MAKE AN APP. AND FOUR MORE TIMES BEFORE THE END OF THE 30 DAYS EVERTIME I'D SHOW UP FOR IT THEY SAID "OH HE JUST LEFT ,HE'S AT LUNCH...ECT

TWO REPLACEMENT FALKEN TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT WILLOWBROOK-NTB#7291[HOUSTON,TX] ON JULY 7, 1998 AND PLACED ON THE REAR WHEELS. THE ODOMETER READING WAS 143,000 MILES. THE FIRST OF THE TWO BLOW-OUTS OCCURRED ON MAY 17, 2000 TRAVELING AT 70MPH. AS THE BLOW-OUT PROCEEDED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE TIRE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF A CUT OR PUNCTURE; BUT RATHER HAD COME APART, LEAVING LAYERS AND STRIPS OF THE RUBBER WITH FRAYED STEEL WIRES STICKING OUT. A TIRE "ADJUSTMENT" WAS RELUCTANTLY GIVEN[I HAD PURCHASED ROAD HAZARD PROTECTION ON BOTH OF THE TIRES.] BY THE NEAREST NTB DEALER WHO MEASURED THE TREAD [WHICH SHOWED NO ABNORMAL WEAR SIGNS] TO DETERMINE THE ADJUSTMENT. I TOLD HIM I BELIEVED IT TO BE A DEFECTIVE TIRE, SINCE IT WAS DIFFERENT FROM ANY "BLOW-OUT" I HAD EVER EXPERIENCED. THE SECOND "BLOW-OUT" OCCURRED ON JULY 3, 2000 WHILE TRAVELING AT 60MPH. AGAIN THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY BUT THIS TIME I RECOGNIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HAD A SOMEWHAT EASIER TIME BRINGING THE CAR TO A CONTROLLED STOP. THE ODOMETER READING WAS 181,143 MILES. THE SECOND TIRE HAD THE SAME APPEARANCE AS THE FIRST, BUT MORE OF IT REMAINED INTACT BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND ROLL TO A STOP MORE QUICKLY. ON BOTH DAYS THE TEMPERATURES WERE BETWEEN 98 AND 101*F. THE FIRST TIRE HAD 35,291 MILES OF WEAR AND THE SECOND HAD 38,143 MILES OF WEAR ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS. I TOLD THE NTB SALES TECHNICIAN THAT I WAS POSITIVE THAT BOTH TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND SOMEONE WAS GOING TO BE KILLED IF THEY REMAINED IN USE. I ASKED HIM HOW TO REPORT MY SUSPICIONS. HE OFFERED NOTHING OF HELP BUT ARGUED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: V4CBF04347 TIRE SIZE: 195/60HR15 )

THE WINDOW SPONTANEUOSLY BURST. UPON REPORTING IT TO THE POLICE FIGURING SOME FOUL PLAY I WAS TOLD THAT HONDAS IN THE SEATTLE AREA HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE. THE OFICER SAID IT HAPPENED TO HIMSELF AND IT IS DUE TO THE CURVATURE OF THE WINDOWS WHICH IS NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT THAN MY REPLACEMENT WINDOW. IS THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT BEING REPORTED? OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR STORIES HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEIR VEHICLES HAD BEEN RECALLED AND THE WINDOWS REPLACED.