1995 Honda Accord Tires & Wheels Problems

1995 HONDA ACCORD, UNIT #1 AND #2 WERE WESTBOUND, UNIT 1 LOST CONTROL, CROSSED THE DIVIDER LINE AND STRUCK UNIT 2. UNIT 1 WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK THE DITCH. BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE TIRES WERE WORN. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0442-89).*JB UPDATED 04/22/11 *BF

I PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR TIRES FROM COSTCO.COM IN FEBRUARY OF 2006[1]. THEY WERE DELIVERED TO AND INSTALLED AT MY LOCAL COSTCO TIRE CENTER. ON 28 AUG 2009, I EXPERIENCED A TIRE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE RESULT OF ITS VALVE STEM SEPARATING AT THE BASE AND LEADING TO RAPID DEFLATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS WAS A NOVEL FAILURE MODE TO ME, BUT I INITIALLY CHALKED IT UP TO BAD LUCK AND HAD THE TIRE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT COSTCO. EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER, I SUFFERED YET ANOTHER TIRE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR A DIFFERENT TIRE. THE CAUSE, AS WITH THE FIRST FAILURE, WAS AGAIN THAT THE VALVE STEM HAD SEPARATED AT THE BASE. SUSPICIOUS OF THE COINCIDENCE, A SEARCH OF THE NHTSA/DOT DATABASES REVEALED THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED IN MAY OF 2008 FOR THE MODEL OF VALVE STEM INSTALLED IN THE TIRES THAT HAD FAILED[2]. THE COSTCO TIRE CENTER MANAGER I SPOKE WITH CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALLED VALVE STEMS WERE THE SAME MODELS USED BY THEIR TIRE CENTER. BECAUSE OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE/INSTALLATION OF MY TIRES, THE VALVE STEMS THAT WERE INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE PRECEDES AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL HOWEVER. NOTES: [1] MICHELIN HYDROEDGE P185/70R14 87T [2] HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/RECALLS/RESULTS.CFM?RCL_ID=08T018&SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&SUMMARY=TRUE. *TR

HAVE HAD 2 INSTANCES WITH CRACKED AND SPLITTING SIDEWALLS OCCURRING ON BF GOODRICH 195/60 R15 TOURING T/A TIRES ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THEY WENT INTO SERVICE. FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED ON 2 TIRES WHICH WERE REPLACED ON OR ABOUT MARCH 2003. NOW THE REPLACEMENT TIRES HAVE A SPLIT SIDEWALL 1 YEAR LATER. REPLACING THEM WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT DOES OCCUR DUE TO A BLOWOUT. *JB

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR TIRES TWO YEARS AGO. THE TIRES ARE NOW CRACKED. THE DEALER INDICATED IT WAS NORMAL, BUT WAS WILLING TO SHARE 50% OF THE PRICE FOR A NEW SET OF TIRES. GOOD YEAR HP SIZE 195/60R15 DOT:PJJV9MAJR2101. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB *MR

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE LEFT FRONT SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. SIZE#P195/60R1587HMS PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

METRIC RADIAL STEEL BELTED, P185/70R14, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 4000-5000 MILES ON A 1995, HONDA, ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. NO ACCIDENT, NO DAMAGE.*AK *SLC

MICHELIN TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. *SD

MICHELIN TIRES BUBBLE AFTER HITTING POTHOLES.

TIRE FAILURE. DEALER CLAIMED IMPACT DAMAGE FOR THE FIRST FAILURE. THE SECOND TIRE FAILURE WAS SIDE WALL BUBBLE. DEALER AGAIN CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE, ALTHOUGH WE COULD SEE NO EVIDENCE OF THIS INSIDE TIRE.

MICHELIN TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO A CUT. 8AK

VALVE STEMS ON ALL FOUR TIRES ARE TOO SHORT, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CHECK THE PRESSURE OR ADD AIR TO THE TIRES. *DSH

MICHELIN TIRE FAILURE. *TT

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TIRES TREAD SEPARATED. *AK THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS THE ONE WITH TREAD SEPARATION. *YH

ORIGINAL RIMS OF THE CAR 3 TO 4 YEARS LATER BEGAN LEAKING, NOT HOLDING AIR IN TIRES. CHROME WAS COMING OFF INSIDE THE WHEELS. OWNER REPLACED RIMS WITH SAME MODEL, AND THE REPLACED RIMSEXHIBITED SAME FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK