Tire Blowout problems of the 1999 Honda Odyssey

Bought a michelin harmony tire for our Honda Odyssey in March of 2008. We had about 20,000 miles on the tire. The tire blew out a 3 in square part of sidewall in front passenger side. I was able to control the car and stop safely.

While driving 40 mph, front left tire blewout. Touring t2, p215/65r16, dot unknown, original equipment on a 1999, Honda truck, Odyssey.

On sept. 6, 2000 while driving on I-10 in mississippi my right front tire blew out in the fast lane with my self and two very young children on board. The cause of the blow out is unknow. I have my tires rotated on a regular basis. The tire store has comment that the tire is wearing in an unusaul pattern from the outside in, instead of how they normally wear the inside out. The van is in allignment. Honda has been worderful in helping me get the tire replaced. Six days after the blow out I got all new tires now kelly springfield due to another blow out scare with my remaing tires and due to the fact they have worn so badly down on the outside of all four tires. ( dot number: p215 tire size: 65r16 ).

My car came equipped with firestone tires. On June 14,2000, my right rear tire blew out on the highway. It was over 100 degrees, and the vehicle was traveling at 65 mph. The driver was able to safely maneuver the vehicle off the road. The entire outside wall of the tire was blown out, and the firestone dealer I took the tire to could find no puncture in the tire. The dealer (firestone tire & service in redwood city, 650-364-1900) told me they would send the tire to a lab for analysis. As of last week, they still had not received any word back from the lab. On July 28, the newly installed tire (with less than 1,000 miles on it) blew out under similar high heat-65 mph conditions. Again, the driver was able to negotiate off the road safely. I'm very concerned about the coincidence of two firestone tires blowing out under the conditions described. Has the ntsb received other compalints about blow-outs from car owners whose cars use the same tire brand (I realize these are not among the recalled tires). I have since replaced all the tires with michelin tires and contacted firestone about compensation and following up on the lab analysis. The second tire also suffered an exterior wall blow-out although it was not as severely damaged as the first. I still have the second blown-out tire and all the remaining firestone tires that came on my vehicle. I believe that other Odyssey owners should be made aware of the problems I experienced, and that firestone should examine tires beyond the recalled tires for possible defects. ( dot number: tire size: p21565r16 ).