| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006077267 | Incident Date: Aug, 26 2006 |
| Consumer's City: RENO | Consumer's State: NV |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: MICHELIN TIRE CORP. |
| Model Name: MXV4 | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:sidewall |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 29 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 02 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving our 2 month old 2006 honda accord sedan ex special edition on a stretch of smooth road the right front tire suddenly and without warning lost air. we had not seen anything in road, hit a pothole or curb or anything else. there was no indication that anything influenced the tire to blow. upon inspection of the tire a 1.5 inch hole was in the sidewall. there was nothing in the road that could have caused this event. fortunately, we were able to pull off the road out of traffic and change the tire without further complications. two michelin authorized tire companies told me that we must have hit something that caused the puncture and that michelin would not offer any warranty on the tire. i was stunned that this could be possible on a 2 month old tire with less than two thousand miles on it and without any identifiable event that might have caused the tire to fail. i am very pleased that there was no resulting crash but i am not happy that i had to spend almost $200.00 to replace a tire on my new car when i believe there was not any way i could have avoided it. if i had hit a pothole, curb or anything, if there was evidence of something in the road or even if i had been driving aggressively i could understand it, but there is no reason in my mind that this tire should have failed nor should i have had to purchase a replacement. i am now concerned about the other 9 michelin tires on our hondas ( we purchased two accords in july) and our safety while driving the cars. *jb |
