2006 Honda Odyssey Tires Problems

“While driving on I-81. I heard a brief, unusual sound inside my Honda Odyssey, then the left rear tire suffered an immediate catastrophic failure. The tire tread just peeled off the tire. Fortunately the tire did not deflate. I was able to safely park off the interstate and call for assistance. The van sustained significant body damage from the tire thread debris. I was towed to the nearest Honda dealer. They had to replace both rear tires with another brand because they did not sell toyo and it was after 6 p.m. …”

“In november 2005, we purchased the 2006 Honda Odyssey touring mini-van. Upon questioning the pax tire system (a selling point for the touring edition), we were told by the dealership that replacement would cost approximately 10-15% above similar tires. At approximately 27,500 miles (just 16 months after our purchase and regular routine maintenance), we were told by the Honda service technicians that we needed to have all 4 of our tires replaced due to excessive wear (3/32 tread). …”

“I purchased a 2006 Honda Odyssey back in nov, 2006. When I was looking for a van I asked the sales person in rock Honda in fontana, ca that I needed a good car because I had children and I did not wanted to be having problems on the road and of course I'm was a woman that didn't do any auto work, so I needed something easy to maintain, well to my surprise the tires that this van has, but that I was not told at the dealer that these tires (pax system) wear really fast and are very expensive and only a Honda dealer can change them. …”

“Pax tires on Honda Odyssey. They quickly wear out, and cost $1300 to replace. The only source for the tires is the Honda dealer -- no other vendors available. If we replace the wheels with non-pax parts we will have constant computer warnings while driving because the tire pressure monitor will register 0 PSI tire pressure. Tires specs provided by this website (width, rim, etc) are not compatible with numbers from tires. Tires say energy lx4 radial xse 235-710 r460a 104t pax none of these facts were disclosed by the dealership when we purchased the car.”

“While driving on the freeway, rear toyo tire blew out. Required replacing 2 tires, the one blow out and another in front that had tread separation issues identified by tire mechanic. Upon return from trip, taken back to installation dealer and they contacted toyo who offered a $30 refund on each. Since the original purchase was for 4 tires, the two remaining tires were also at risk for similar blow out. Toyo did not want to offer refund unless proof of tire rotation was provided. …”