2000 Honda Odyssey Tires Problems

“I purchased brand new michelin defender tires three weeks ago from a michelin certified auto repair shop. Today we had a catastrophic blow out...consistent with a manufacturer defect. We were driving less than one mile from our home, on a clear day, with no pot holes, or obstacles in the road. We did not hit or run over anything. We were driving less than 30 miles per hour...on a clear city street in virginia. The car immediately began to violently shake....it was obvious the tire had a catastrophic failure. We went across the street to merchants tire and auto. …”

“About half a year ago, one of two futura 2000 radial lte on our Honda Odyssey 2000 started vibrating at around 35 MPH. I took the car to a tire shop to have the tire inspected. The tire was rebalanced and all four wheels aligned. The vibration continued until I moved the tire from the front to the rear a couple days later. Yesterday, almost at the end of a 1000 mile trip, vibrations re-emerged and got increasingly worse. Checking the side mirror I could see the tire material wobbling. We pulled over to put on the spare tire. …”

“Normal freeway driving back from work. Suddenly, right-hand rear tire went flat. No punctures on the tire, but on the side of the tire, there is a crack about 1 inch long. We bought this Honda Odyssey in 2000, still original tire with 26,000 miles. It is a firestone affinity tire, p215/65r16, DOT# vn2h aaa 140.”

“The contact owns a 2000 Honda Odyssey equipped with yokohama avid touring s tires, size: 215/65r16 98ts. While driving 30 MPH, the front and rear driver's side tires experienced tread separation. In addition, both tires became completely flat ten days later. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure was not diagnosed by a tire shop. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 254,000. The tire failure mileage was unknown.”

“The contact owns a 2000 Honda Odyssey with hankook optimo h727 p215/65/r16 tires. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the contact could feel a vibration in the tires. The vehicle was taken to the tire shop for diagnostic testing where it was confirmed the tread separated from the rear tires and the front passenger tire. The tires were not replaced and the manufacturer was notified of the defect. The VIN was not available. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 180,000 and the tire failure mileage was 50,000.”