The contact owns a 2009 Honda Accord equipped with federal super steel 657 tires, size 215/60/R16 (na). While driving 40 mph, the rear driver side tire blew up and created a hole in the tire. The failure occurred three times previously. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The tires were replaced. The tire failure mileage was unknown and the vehicle failure mileage was 135,000.

- Ovilla , TX, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Honda Accord equipped with Goodyear advantage ta (na) tires, size: 225/50/R17 (na). While driving at approximately 20 mph, there was a loud noise and an abnormal smell emitted as the vehicle veered to the left. The vehicle was merged over to the side of the road, where the contact observed that the treads separated around the entire rear passenger side tire. The tire was replaced with a spare. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 96,810 and the tire failure mileage was 25,000.

- Toledo, OH, USA

Bought car in 2012 with 24,000 miles. After driving it for a while, a loud droning noise became audible. I thought it was a tire problem. Recently had tires replaced and car aligned at 57,000 miles. Noise became much louder. Took car for inspection and mechanic said passenger side rear wheel bearing was making the noise and needed to be replaced. The cost quoted is approximately $330.

- Venetia, PA, USA

Michelin, "primacy", 235 45R18 -- mxm4 soft sidewall gives smooth, soft ride, but may contribute to a "mushy", "jello-like" sway in turns tire w/ less than 3000 miles blew-out for no apparent reason at 75 mph, on an interstate, clear weather, warm & sunny, but tire had been driven in hot ( 95* + & at interstate highway speeds ) conditions during previous week. Driver did not see or hear, nor was there any object in the road that might cause prior damage to the tire -- it just blew-out". the tire was totally destroyed by the time the driver could decrease speed and move from the far left lane ( of three lanes ) to the shoulder. Owner/driver had driven 50,000+ thousand miles on a previous set of Michelin "Pilot" tires ( same size, same car, same driver, same variety of conditions ) without any problems -- and plans to immediately replace the three remaining "primacy" tires.

- Mt. Pleasant, SC, USA

Dry rot affecting all 4 oe tires caused major danger to occupants -discovered at service verified by 4 independent retailers. Replacement of all 4 tires with approx 65% of tread life remaining.

- Lincolnwood, IL, USA

2009 Honda Accord. Consumer states problem with tires the consumer noticed a three inch jagged crack on the lower sidewall of the tire. The consumer took the vehicle to his local shop and was informed the damage could be called a slice or sliver. The tires were measured and they were still in good condition as there was no evidence of any road hazard to the tire or wheel. Updated 09/29/10

- Shelton, CT, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Honda Accord with Michelin Pilot tires, line size P225/50/R17. The contact stated the front tires exhibited bubbling on the sidewalls. The dealer would not provide any assistance and referred the contact to the manufacturer of the tires. The tires were not replaced and the contact stated he was not driving the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 12,000.

- Glen Cove , NY, USA

Bought a new 2009 Honda Accord lxp, when I am driving on concrete highway road with grooved or parallel line formations, the car gets pulled from side to side, resulting in loosing vehicle control. This does not happen on normal/plain tar roads. When I approached the Honda dealer, they said that it is normal behavior, I think T his is a very big security risk.

- Denver, CO, USA