Tire Blowout problems of the 2007 Honda Accord

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Accord with michelin mxm4 tires, size p215/50/17. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger side tires blew out. The contact had to replace the tires three times due to the identical failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered to pay half of the repair cost. The tires were replaced. The dot number was not available. The failure mileage was 27,000 and the current mileage was 30,000.

- the contact owns a 2007 Honda Accord. The vehicle had michelin pilot tires 215/55r17. While driving 65 mph and attempting to slow down, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the vehicle. The vehicle spun out of control and crashed into a concrete divider and ended on the other side of the road. The driver stated that it was a severe crash. The driver confirmed that the rear passenger tire blew out. One of the passengers was taken to the hospital; however, there were no injuries sustained. A police report was filed. There were no prior warnings signs of the tire being defective. The vehicle was less than one year old. The failure occurred in August 2008. The dot number was unknown. The failure mileage was 4,000.

Tire blew out the first time we took the new Honda Accord on the interstate. The car barely had 1,300 miles on it when this happened. Two shops mentioned that Honda/michelin has had problems with these particular tires and they are now substituting a different tire. Obviously we had to purchase one new tire but now the vehicle has mismatched michelins since the original is not available anymore.