Tire Tread/belt Problems of Honda S2000

The tires that come on Honda s 2000 automobiles are often exhibiting a tread wear life of only 6,000 miles or so, before the tread becomes unsafe in wet weather. At 10,000 miles, wear is often so the steel belts show through. Neither Honda or bridgestone (the tire maker) is taking any responsibility for this. All of these cars are effected by this problem, so the cause seems to be from one or more batches of defective tires. It is not known how many injuries, damage, or fatalities have resulted. However, it is beyond dispute that "bald" tires, and those with the steel belts in contact with the road, constitute a public safety hazard that your agency should investigate.

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My Honda S2000, which was purchased new in June of 2002 came with bridgestone potenza so-2 tires front and rear. This vehicle is used as a third vehicle in a two driver household, and is used only as a daily commuter car to travel 15 miles to work (round trip). I took the vehicle in for my state inspection, and at 6100 miles, the rear tires were down below 2/32 of tread depth and the front tires were feathered badly on the inside edges (both) and tread was below 5/32 of depth. I have seen many posts of people with these tires who have had tread life well below 10k miles under lite driving conditions, while others claim up to 20k, even under heavy conditions. The tires were unacceptable in the rain after about 4000 miles on it as the rear would fishtail even under the lightest of cornering. I have brought this to the attention of Honda and bridgestone/fireston, and no one seems to want to fess up to a possible problem with certain batches of the tire having too soft a compund, or design spec issues. This is a serious potential problem. If I had driven the vehicle more often, I would have run the risk of having a tire problem (blowout or loss of control) due to unacceptable tire wear on the drive wheels.

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While driving 80 mph, tread started shredding on right rear tire where it revealed cord on tire. Tire decreased amount of tread. Contacted dealer who indicated a possible cord problem. Original equipment for Honda, ecsta, S2000, 2000. Tire size 712 225/50r16 92v . . Consumer stated vehicle had an alignment, the tire pressure had been checked, prior to making trip, the entire tread wear groove was less prominent, dot number y018yaw2901.

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