| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007105926 | Incident Date: May, 09 2007 |
| Consumer's City: SAMMAMISH | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: MICHELIN TIRE CORP. |
| Model Name: RADIAL | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5FNRL38845B | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 15 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 26 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Pax tires fall apart and the dealer did not service them well. tread failure 1 to 2 inches of rubber fell off, down to threads. dealer claimed that running into a curb could cause this to happen. tires failed before 30 thousand miles. cost approximately $100 more than normal tires. honda provided no other options to tire problem, monopoly on the manufacturer of tire, michelin. monopoly on service to vehicle where little other dependents are available to replace tire. discount tire is the only other provider. honda does not recognize any other optional tires for use on their odyssey. discount tire proposes a replacement with a 18 inch z rated tire that might leave vehicle with a dash warning that cant be turned off or disarmed. tire pressure system also is not accurate or reliable. no restfully options by owner. weather changes set off the tire pressure alarm that can only be reset by dealer. one of the pax features was to replace a spare because of weight. a pax tire is 25 lbs more per tire than a normal tire thus nullifying any benefits. cost is a hundred dollars more per tire and reliability is less. service ability is less. a dealer this last time was unable to break the bead on the tire. the tire before that they had to replace tire and rim 2 to 3 weeks to get it done. this time two weeks has past and the service not done failed due to mechanical failure on there new $30k000 tire machine. *ak |
