1992 Honda Accord

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS BRIDGE-STONE POTENZA G109 TIRES, SIZE 195/65/R15 EQUIPPED ON A 1992 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE EXAMINING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERAL CUTS ALONG THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, TWO MONTHS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THE CONTACT NOTICED HAT THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I USED TO OWN A FIREBIRD, BUT I HAD TO TRADE IT IN FOR A BIGGER CAR CAUSE MY 2 YEAR OLD WAS GETTING TO BIG FOR THE BACK SEAT. I FOUND THIS CAR PLACE AND WENT IN AND MET WITH THE OWNER, TOLD HIM I DIDN'T WANT A PIECE OF CRAP CAR BECAUSE I HAVE A DAUGHTER TO LOOK OUT FOR, SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT MONEY AND PROBLEMS. THE CAR I TRADED IN FOR HAD NO PROBLEMS. HE HAD TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS IN GREAT SHAPE, IT HAD NEW TIRES, AND BRAKES, AND IT RUNS GREAT. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE MUFFLER, NEW TIRES, NEW BRAKES, DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK, NEED A RADIATOR, I'M A SINGLE PARENT WITH LOW INCOME I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE CAR EVERYTIME SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

THIS IS THE SECOND OF A SET OF FOUR TIRES BOUGHT AT COSTCO JAN99. LAST INCIDENCE OCCURED 13 MONTHS AGO WITH VERY SIMILAR DAMAGE. I WAS ON STREET BEHIND MIDDAY TRAFFIC WHEN I FELT THE TIRE GAVE IN - I DID NOT RUN OVER OR HIT ANYTHING, NOR DID I RUN UNDER PRESSURE AS MICHELIN CUSTOMER RELATION TRIED TO TELL ME. I HAVE METICULOUS RECORDS OF MY CAR AND (THOUGH I DO NOT WASH IT REGULARILY) I CONTINUOUSLY INSPECT IT. THE SIDEWALL SHREDDED AS IF A BEAR HIT THEM AND THEY SEPARTATED INTERNALLY FROM THE RADIALS (MEANING THEY PEALED INSIDE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER). I HAD/HAVE P185/70R14 (NOT ABLE TO ENTER THIS ON THIS FORM) *LA

I PURCHASED SEARS VOYAGER LX ROAD HANDLER P195/60 R15 RADIAL TIRES FOR MY HONDA ACCORD AS REPLACEMENTS FOR THE ORIGINALS AND THE SIDEWALLS HAVE BLOWN OUT ON 2 OF THE TIRES AFTER 55,000 MILES. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER, BOTH TIRES BLEW THE SIDEWALLS OUT ON THE INSIDE SIDE WALL AND BOTH TIRES WERE ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE AND WERE THERE ANY RECALLS ON THESE TIRES?? THESE TIRES ARE ADVERTISED AS 100,000 MILE TIRES. *NLM

CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR NEW TOYO TIRES AT BURNS HONDA. SHORTLY AFTER, CONSUMER NOTICED A BULGE ON THE SIDE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. CONSUMER SAYS THAT HIS SON HAD COME ACROSS THE SAME PROBLEM W/SAME COMPANY A YEAR AGO. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO BURNS HONDA (TOYO TIRES)AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THAT THE RESULT WAS PROBABLY FROM HITTING A POTHOLE AND OR CURB. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE DANGEROUS AND NO LONGER FEELS COMFORTABLE DRIVING WITH SOMTHING THAT MAY BE A DEFECTIVE TIRE. *SCC

TIRE BLEWOUT AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY. WHEN IT CAME APART IT CAUED $1400 DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THE COMPANY SAID THAT THE TIRE WAS RUN LOW ON AIR. IT WAS RUN WITH OUT AIR AFTER TIRE BLEW OUT UNTIL CAR COULD BE STOPPED. TIRE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY SIGN OF ROAD HAZARD TO CAUSE BLOWOUT. COMPANY TRYING TO COVER UP THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: B9J6BX3X39 TIRESIZE: 185/70R14)