2005 Honda Pilot Tires Problems

“On thursday, february 8, 2007, I was driving on I-75 at 6:20am and the right rear tire of my 2005 Honda Pilot ex-l blew. The side wall had a large hole in it. Fortunately, I did not have an accident and was able to pull to the side of the road safely. The tire had 43,303 miles on it with a substantial amount of tread left. The temperature was 4 degrees at the time and I did not run over an object. The tire dealer that I went to stated that there was a substantial amount of tread left on the other 3 tires. …”

“2005 Honda Pilot ex-l was purchased on 7-13-2005 it now has 1210 miles on it. A vibration has occured similiar to out of balance wheels and tires at around 70 MPH. Dealer has balanced wheels, sent vehicle out to another tire company for rotation and spin balance. Nothing has cured the vibration. The dealer is helpful, but apparently cannot solve my problem. We feel this is an accident waiting to happen. We also understand this is not an uncommon problem, that Honda refuses to address.”

“The incident happened while driving home from school at around 4:30 pm. Just like always around at certain part of the freeway the traffic began and everyone was slowing down. I began to press on my breaks. This is were things all went to fast and are kind of weird. Going about 60 MPH, my SUV was not slowing down and it jerked to the left. There were a lot of bad, scary noises, ones that automobiles shouldn't make. Luckily, I didn't hit anyone else. My thought before I got out of the car was that I totally slammed into the center median. …”

“At 8,000 miles my 2005 Honda Pilot developed a vibration, or jitter at 65 MPH and higher. Moderate steering wheel vibration by 73 MPH. Owner had an independent tire dealer check and re-balance the wheels as needed. Vibration remained. 2 more visits to dealer who advised no problem found and go see the goodyear dealer, who wanted no part of this issue. More trips to dealer who advised the vehicle owner should consider replacing the oem tires (now at only 8,500 miles). Owner replaced oem tires with michelin ltx m/s ($700) and vibration remains. …”

“Dt: while driving,45 MPH, the consumer experienced 2 tire blow outs without warning. The police came and told him he would have to have it towed. The vehicle was towed to the nearest auto body. The dealer stated they would not have it towed their establishment and he would have to contact the manufacturer. The manufacturer said they couldn't tow it to the dealer where it was purchased but they would have it towed to the nearest dealer. The consumer did not want to take it to a different dealer. In order to go to the dealer of purchase, the consumer would have to pay for it himself. …”