Tire Sidewall problems of the 2000 Honda Civic

Eight problems related to tire sidewall have been reported for the 2000 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2000 Civic.

1 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 04/10/2006

: the contact stated there was a blister on the exterior side of the both front tires. The vehicle was taken to the tire dealer and the tires were replaced. There is a NHTSA recall, #05t024000, regarding the tire sidewall. The tire has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however is not included in the recall due to the tire size. The manufacturer has been alerted.

2 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 06/04/2004

I was proceeding approximately 35 mph through a neighborhood when the front left tire of my car blew out. The consequence was temoprary loss of control of my car which resulted in my car hitting the curb and doing damage to my wheels. Goodyear investigated and stated that there was a substantial impact causing over-deflection of the tire and fracture of the steal belt package and or linear material. As I was present, clearly the blowout took place prior to any impact of the car. Goodyear denies any responsibility or liability.

3 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 03/13/2004

I had originally purchased goodyear aquatred3 tires for my Honda Civic, on janurary 24,2004. In the time that the tires were purchased until the first tire issue, I had only put about 1000 miles on the tires. On March 13, 2004 I was driving along the freewayin the fast lane. The front driver side tire blew out due to sidewall failure of the tire. This caused the hub cap to disinigrate as well as bending the rim. Upon getting the tire placed with another goodyear aquatred3, I moved the driver side rear tire to the drivers side front, and replaced the bent rim with a new rim and had that tire and rim installed on the drivers side rear. On March 26, 2004 the tire that was moved to the drivers side front, had developed a tennis ball side ballon on the side wall, luckily I had felt the car start to shake and pulled over before I had another blow out. I am now having all the tires replaced.

4 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 11/03/2003

While driving 70 mph the front driver's side tire sidewall separated. The consumer managed to pull over to change the tire. The dealership was notified (tire size p185r1485). Per the consumer's follow-up correspondence, please disregard this complaint.

5 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 03/29/2001

We had four aquatred iii tires placed on the vehicle on March 28th. My wife and I couldnt pick up the car on the 28th, so we drove to mueller tire & brake store on the morning of March 29th. The phone number of the westlake store 440-899-1888. The address is 25409 detroit road, westlake, OH, 44145. After picking up the car at 9:17:54 a. M. (on the invoice), I was driving to work. I drove about 5 miles on I-90 eastbound towards downtown cleveland. I was driving about 60 to 65 miles per hour. I had just turned on my radio when I noticed that the tire noise seemed to be increasing. I turned off the radio, and started moving towards the right hand land. The tire noise continued to increase. I was hoping it was a precautionary measure, but I decided to get ready to pull off on the west 117th exit (exit number 166). My hopes of precaution disappeared when I started smelling burning rubber. I then looked in my drivers side rearview mirror and noticed that my left rear tire was belching smoke. The rear of the car started to shake. I pulled off a little ways onto the exit ramp. I then got out to see if I could possibly drive the car to a service station, but the tire was completely destroyed. The tread was ok, but the inner and outer sidewalls were completely shredded. Im not quite sure how I was able to get the car off the highway. (dot number: dot#2800 tiresize: 185/65r14).

6 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 02/25/2001

1 sidewall blowout, 1tread blowout within 3 weeks. (dot number: w27jmnb tiresize: p185/65r14).

7 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 01/08/2001

Tire size 185/65/14, dot unknown, original equipment on a 2000, Honda, Civic with 7000 miles,. Front left tire developed a bump on sidewall. Neither dunlop nor Honda will take responsibility. The tire were defective.

8 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 08/21/2000

Just after merging onto the highway and reaching full speed, ahumming noise was heard without any noticeable vibration. Within a few seconds, while slowing to allow traffic to clear, the driver's side rear tire failed. I heard a loud exposion and saw rubber fragments over my left shoulder. Luckily, I was able to control the vehicle and quickly pull off the highway. Upon inspection, only the outer edge of the tire remained on the rim. The entire tread portion of the tire was gone. All four tires had adequate pressure, were rotated at 7500 miles by henrick Honda, and were original equipment when the vehicle was purchased new late last year. I immediately contacted firestone and following their instructions to file a claim. Recently, I received a letter from firestone denying my request for compensation, siting insufficient air pressure evidenced by the tattered sidewalls and melted inner liner. As I stated previously, these tires were not low on pressure and were kept in excellent condition. The severity of this failure coupled with firestone's unwillingness to provide any compensation is the reason I'm filing this complaint. I truly believe that if one of the front tires had failed, I would have suffered a serious or fatal injury. (dot number: vn7jmnh379 tiresize: 18565r14).


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