1994 Honda Accord

DUNLOP SIGNATURE II 195/60X15 DOT PJRB LK1R A SET OF 4 INSTALLED ON A 1994 HONDA ACCORD IN JANUARY 2015. IN FEBRUARY 2016, ONE TIRE DEVELOPED A SIDE WALL BUBBLE AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BUBBLE WAS NOT CAUSED BY MISUSE OR INJURY TO THE TIRE. THE REPLACEMENT TIRE DEVELOPED A SIDE WALL BUBBLE IN AUGUST 2016.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE HAD GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTED TIRES, SIZE P19560R15, DOT M6V9. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED. WITHIN FOUR MONTHS, THE TIRES EXHIBITED TREAD FAILURE. ON A LATER DATE, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND EXITING A DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE FAILED. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE PURCHASED NEW IN 2005. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 08/11/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED EACH TIRE DEVELOPED A BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL. ONE OF THE TIRES POPPED. UPDATED 08/11/10

TIRE VALVE STEM FAILED. VALVE STEM HAD BEEN REPLACED 14 MONTHS AGO. VALVE STEM HAD THREE LARGE CRACKS NEAR THE BASE OF THE STEM. THE RESULTANT LEAK OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING OR PRIOR LOSS OF AIR, AND THE TIRE LOST ALL PRESSURE AFTER 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND RESULTED IN PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE TIRE SIDEWALL WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRE. *TR

TRAVELING 65 MPH FOR 32 MINUTES AFTER A COLD START (VEHICLE NOT ON ROAD FOR 12 HOURS), VEHICLE DEVELOPED A SHIMMY AS IF A TIRE WAS OUT OF BALANCE. BEFORE I COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD (APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS AFTER THE SHIMMY DEVELOPED), THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE BODY, FROM THE CENTER OF THE TREAD TO THE SIDE WALL. PARTS OF THE SIDEWALL ALSO SEPARATED AND THE TIRE EXPLOSIVELY LOST PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND SPUN OUT ON THE GRASS MEDIAN. DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER REAR FENDER FLAIR, DR QUARTER PANEL, DR INSIDE FENDERWELL AND PARTIAL SEPARATION OF THE DRIVER SIDE REAR BUMPER SKIN, ALL DUE TO TREAT SEPARATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR P19560R14 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH NEW TIRES, THE SIDEWALLS FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WITH THREE DIFFERENT TIRES. THE CONTACT CONSULTED GOODYEAR AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRES EACH TIME AT HIS EXPENSE. THE DOT NUMBER AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,908 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,554.

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES FIVE MONTHS AGO. THREE OF THE TIRES HAVE SUFFERED SUDDEN AIR LOSS, NOT DUE TO PUNCTURES. THE CONSUMER HAVE EXCHANGED TWO OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND NOW THE THIRD ONE IS FLAT. *LA THIRD TIRE FAILURE WAS DID NOT RUIN THE TIRE WHICH WAS RE-INFLATED WITH A DIFFERENT VALUE, AND NOW WORKING FINE THUS FAR. CONSUMER WAS WONDERING IF THE VALUE ORIGINALLY ON TIRE WERE NOT GENUINE. IN EACH OF THE THREE INCIDENTS, CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 MPH TO 65 MPH. *LA

I HAD 2 DIFFERENT GOODYEAR REGATTA TIRES BLOW OUT ON MY CAR. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS THE PASSENGER REAR, WHICH BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING APROX 60 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS AND THE AIR PRESSURE WAS APROX 34PSI. THE SECOND OCCURENCE WAS THE DRIVER FRONT ON THE SAME CAR. THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH. AGAIN AIR PRESSURE WAS FINE, ~35PSI, BECAUSE I HAD CHECKED IT A WEEK EARLIER. THE TREAD WAS STILL GOOD ON BOTH TIRES AND THE CAR HAD RECENTLY PASSED A STATE SAFETY INSPECTION WHICH INCLUDES TREAD WEAR.*AK