1997 Honda Civic tires problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC WITH A SET OF BF GOODRICH TOURING T/A TIRES, LINE SIZE P185/65/R14. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE FOUND THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL FRACTURES ALONG THE INNER SIDEWALL. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 49,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.”

“I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85, AND THERE WAS A LARGE TRUCK TIRE LAYING IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, THUS CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. MY CAR HIT THE TIRE AND ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS, ALMOST CAUSING OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL AS MYSELF TO BE INJURED FATALLY. THE DOT SHOULD HAVE CLEANED IT UP, AND SINCE I DO NOT HAVE COLLISION ON MY INSURANCE POLICY THEY ARE NOT COVERING ANY DAMAGES. WE PAY TAXES TO THE STATE AND GOVERNMENT TO HAVE SAFE MOTOR WAYS, AND I FEEL THESE ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IN ADVANCE. *TR”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. THE VEHICLE HAS KELLY SPRINGFIELD DOUGLAS, SIZE P1856514 TIRES. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE DOT IS M67JFLXR, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DOT IS PL7JFXLR4806, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE DOT IS PL7JFXLR0207 AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE DOT IS PL7JFXLR4806. THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES WERE PURCHASED SIX MONTHS AGO AND THE REMAINING ONE WAS PURCHASED THREE WEEKS AGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FEEL AS IF IT WERE FALLING APART. A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE TIRE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS UNEVEN AND WOBBLED WHEN THEY WERE TESTED. THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A RECALL ON THE DOUGLAS TIRES. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE HAD ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 193,100.”

“WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, WITH THE DRIVER ONLY, VEHICLE COMMENCED TO VIBRATE/SHAKE FROM THE BACK. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE MAIN FREEWAY, AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE SHOWED THAT TREAD WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. AFTER MARKET TIRES INSTALLED AT 36,060 MILES, TIRE SIZE P185/65R14, DOT# AC763JD2500. THE TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON A HONDA CIVIC 1997 VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS THE TIRE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS, AND THE TIRE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK”

“ON 10/2/2003 I PURCHASED FOUR DUNLOP G/T QUALIFIER TIRES SIZE P205/40R-16 FROM DISCOUNT TIRE, SEE INVOICE ENCLOSED. ON 9/27/2004 I WAS HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE DONE ON MY CAR AT RIGHT HONDA SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA WHEN THE FOLLOWING WAS DISCOVERED. THREE OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKING ON THE INSIDE BEAD WHICH IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME COULD HAVE CAUSED A BLOW OUT. PLEASE LOOK AT THE RIGHT HONDA INVOICE UNDER TECH NOTES THAT WILL DOCUMENT WHAT I AM DESCRIBING. I HAVE TALKED TO DISCOUNT TIRE AND DUNLOP THEY PRORATED MY TIRES CHARGING ME $214.88 FOR NEW TIRES AND A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRE. I KEPT THE TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED ALIGNED ROTATED AND BALANCED AND HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS SO I KNOW I DID EVERYTHING CORRECT ON MY END. MY MAIN CONCERN FOR WRITING TO THE CONSUMER INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS DEPARTMENT IS THE FOLLOWING. THESE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ALSO, MORE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THESE TIRES COULD UNKNOWINGLY BE AT RISK. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF YOUR FINDINGS, JEFFREY J. UDDO 6755 E. PHELPS RD. SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254 480-699-9916 DISCOUNT TIRE CORPORATION 20225 N. SCOTTSDALE RD. SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA 85255 ATTENTION: CONSUMER AFFAIRS…”

“ON 5/30/02, I DROVE MY CIVIC HOME FROM AUSTIN, TX ON HWY 71 AT 60MPH. ON APPROACHING HWY I-10 VIBRATIONS AT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WERE FELT. WHEN I GOT ON HWY I-10 AT 2PM THAT WHEEL BECAME BUMPY, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG FROM ITS COVER/FENDER, SHAKING SO STRONGLY THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER. I FOUND THE TIRE'S TREATED PORTION PEELED OFF AND LOST, AND THE LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF THE WHEEL COVER BROKEN LOOSE, DANGLING OUTWARDS. I MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME USING THE SPARE TIRE, ALTHOUGH THE CAR SEEMED NO LONGER ROAD-WORTHY. DT”