16 of the 546 complaints about the 1997 Honda Accord are about the tires — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 96,653 miles.
16
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
TIRES
ONE MONTH AGO I HAD ONE TIRE FAIL BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE DILL TIRE STEM. TODAY (7/25/08) I HAD TWO TIRE STEMS FAIL AT SEPARATE TIMES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY RUINING BOTH TIRES WHICH WERE ONLY 1 YEAR OLD AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. WHILE CHANGING MY TIRES THE MAINTENANCE MAN TESTED THE FOURTH TIRE AND WITH SLIGHT FINGER PRESSURE THE STEM BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #10235818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY AND RIPPED APART AT TREAD. TIRES ARE NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD. TIRES WERE BOUGHT AT PEP BOYS AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE TIRE. I DID LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR BUT LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST.
NHTSA complaint #10169561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE RODE ROUGHLY AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT TIRES WERE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT ALL 4 TIRES SEPARATED, BULGED, AND BROKE RADIAL BELTS. ON THE LEFT FRONT, THE RADIAL BELT WAS PUSHING THROUGH AND COULD BE SEEN. HAD THE TIRES REPLACED. TIRE SIZE 185/65R15, AND DOT # HHNXDXCX2600; DOT HHNXDXCX3000; DOT HHNXDXCX4400. *AK THIS PROBLEM WAS ALSO REPORTED TO MICHELIN. *BF
NHTSA complaint #10118948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
I PURCHASED THIS 1997 HONDA ACCORD FROM MY MOM (SHE WAS THE ONLY OWNER) IT ONLY HAD 18,000 MILES AT THE TIME. CURRENTLY THE AUTO HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 40,000 AND THERE IS NOTICABLE TIRE WEAR AND THE BRAKES MAKE A STRANGE CLICKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING.
NHTSA complaint #10068803 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
PENSKE TIRES ARE SPLITTING AT SIDEWALLS.
NHTSA complaint #10002985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING FRONT END BECOMES ERRATIC WITH MOVEMENT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, ALSO, VIBRATES IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER STATED STATED THAT PROBLEM WERE HANKOOK TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8018463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER AND BUMPER, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING T1 P185/65R15, CLAIM 01-6215-223. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #6900298 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WITH IN 12,000 MILES OF PURCHASE 2 OF 4 BUBBLED ON SIDEWALLS AND WENT FLAT, BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #9005870 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER AND BUMPER, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING T1 P185/65R15, CLAIM 01-6215-223. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #6900322 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TIRES PULL VEHICLE TO LEFT/ RIGHT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #886333 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS IN SIDEWALL. LF TIRE BLEW OUT WHEN LARGE PORTION OF SIDEWALL BECAME DETACHED FROM INNER CORDS. TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED AT 34PSI SHORTLY BEFORE INCIDENT. NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO TIRE FROM ROAD DEBRIS, ETC. WHICH MIGHT EXPLAIN FAI (DOT NUMBER: M3NX83AX50 TIRESIZE: 185/65R15)
NHTSA complaint #738934 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
PEOO 020; ATTENDANT AT GARAGE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CRACKING ALL AROUND SIDEWALL. LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS SHOWING MORE WEAR . ALL TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING. BRIDGESTONE, POTENZA, RE92 1856515, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK CRACKING WAS ON INSIDE AND CORD FAILURE WAS VISIBLE ON BOTH FRONT TIRES.
NHTSA complaint #872887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON A PAVEMENT ROAD, AND FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE POPPED OUT, AND VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH.
NHTSA complaint #862896 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:VALVE
TIRE. VALVE MAKES NOISE. DOT M3HX83AX356MICHELIN RAINFORCE185-65R1588S.
NHTSA complaint #609732 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TIRE JUST WENT FLAT. ( RE92BW885) YH
NHTSA complaint #606735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TIRES HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED. PUT AIR IN THE TIRES AND THEY ARE NOT BALANCED. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED VEHICLE NEEDS REPLACEMENT TIRES, WARRANTY STILLS EXISTS.
NHTSA complaint #829936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.