2003 Honda Pilot Tires Problems

YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER H/T-S GO51 P235/70R16 CRACKING AND SEPARATION OF TIRE TREAD AROUND ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRES. ALL 4 TIRES PURCHASED 6/26/09 AND ONLY 27K MILES. THESE WERE NOT DRY ROT CRACKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE COOPER MASTERCRAFT COURSER AWT, SIZE P235/70R16 (NA). THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE TIRE SEEMED TO SPONTANEOUSLY SPLIT WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDE WALL WHICH RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE BLOW OUT. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS GOING AT A SLOW SPEED AT THE TIME SO NO CRASH OCCURRED. WE HAVE SINCE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS TIRE IS UNSAFE TO USE AT WARMER TEMPERATURES EVEN THOUGH IT IS Q99 RATED. THE TIRE IS A BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK 215/70QR16 THAT IS ON A 2003 HONDA ELEMENT. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND WAS JUST PUT ON NOVEMBER OF 2004.

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP ALMOST CAUSING LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE SHOWED IMMEDIATE DETERIORATION WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. *JB

2003 HONDA PILOT LX TIRES NEEDED REPLACING BEFORE I REACHED 15,000 MILES. THEY ARE PUTTING INFERIOR TIRES ON THE CAR. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT DEALER TELL ME THAT THE PILOT IS TOO HEAVY FOR CAR TIRES. HONDA SHOULD PUT LIGHT TRUCK TIRES ON THE PILOT. BRIDGESTONE AND HONDA SAY THAT TIRES ARE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEMS AND ARE NEVER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

TIRES HAVE WORN OUT AFTER 22,000 MILES ON NEW CAR-2003 HONDA PILOT. REAR TIRES ARE FEATHERING AND FRONT TIRES ARE WORN UNEVENLY. TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 235/70 R16. *AK

VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION / SHIMMY AT 40-45 AND 70-80 MPH THAT IS QUITE ANNOYING. NEW TIRES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, BALANCED TWICE, STILL NO LUCK, VIBRATION PERSIST IN STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE COMPARTMENT.

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 63 MPH. *AK

THE 2003 HONDA PILOT HAS A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES THAT THE DEALER HAS HAD IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES, SINCE DAY ONE TO TRY TO FIX THE TIRE VIBRATION (70 MPH AND UP, SOMETIMES FELT AT LOWER SPEEDS). THE TIRES STILL EMITS A STEADY AND OBVIOUS VIBRATION THAT EMINATES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND SEATS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS A FLAT SPOT IN THE TIRES. PILOT OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM ARE ENTITLED TO HONDA'S UNRELENTING ATTENTION AND COMMITMENT TO CORRECT THIS MYSTERY.*AK