| Scary tire story, plus need good winter tires.
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| theeskimos |
I had the scariest experience! We were driving down the highway and had what we thought was a blowout. My husband handled it great and gently pulled over. We changed the spare and HOLYS***T the tire looked undamaged, but the rim was literaly split in half right through the center groove with two fist size holes on each side. NOW.. I had 19,500 miles on the car. Dealer tells me that he is doing me a favor, because I must have hit something pretty big to cause this. He said in 25 years he has never seen a rim split in two, so he would give me two tires and a new rim, JUST THIS ONCE. I would expect some serious damage on my car if I hit something big enough to do that much damage, and I was in the car so I know we didn't. I am just happy it didn't happen on a hill in a snowstorm. Can you say dead!
So I am starting winter driving season with two new tires and two original. I am thinking of ditching the goodyears, they were horrid last winter.
Anybody know some good winter or all season tires that won't have me sliding down my hill with the ABS gripping and not stopping and also hydroplaning like a crazy fool?
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| Roger |
He's doing that to keep you happy so don't sue him. That is a huge defect in the rim that I'm sure Honda would be very liable for if something happened. Glad to know you're ok.
Roger
'04 MBP
VA Beach, VA |
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| thomasj2 |
| You are in the snow belt of NY state, I recommend dedicated snow tires on all 4 corners. I've been using dedicated snows for the past 25 years. They go on in Nov and come off in April. Right now I'm running Firestone Winterforce snows on 3 cars, all the drivers like the tires, and you cannot beat the price. Check out the tirerack. |
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| rocky |
Please for everyone's sake, file a complaint by reporting this to NHTSA via www.safercar.gov
You may save someones life.
I've never heard of such an event and clearly it points towards a manufacturing problem that could affect other Honda Pilots as well. To try and blame you for something you did must have used up the dealers supply of Bullsh*t for a month.
Please post your vehicle's MY/vin# and Mileage
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| theeskimos |
I reported to NTHSA as you guys recommended. This happened on my 2004 with only 19500 miles. I am the original owner and had only OEM parts on it.
vin is 2HKYF18734H578823 |
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| ramirami |
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Originally posted by theeskimos
I, JUST THIS ONCE. I would expect some serious damage on my car if I hit something big enough to do that much damage,
Thanks for any input!
Bu**$h**..... its totally a damaged wheel.... call Honda and talk to them...
as for winter tires check on tirerack.com |
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| sjlee |
| If you don't want to go with dedicated winter tires, check out TireRack for some all-seasons. Firestone has two that have received excellent ratings... the Destination LE and the Firehawk Indy 500. Both are reasonably priced. |
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| krygny |
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Originally posted by rocky
Please for everyone's sake, file a complaint by reporting this to NHTSA via www.safercar.gov
You may save someones life.
I've never heard of such an event and clearly it points towards a manufacturing problem that could affect other Honda Pilots as well. To try and blame you for something you did must have used up the dealers supply of Bullsh*t for a month.
Please post your vehicle's MY/vin# and Mileage
Thanks
Paradoxical, to say the least. First, you recommend filing a complaint with NHTSA, which is a good idea. If the complaint has validity, they will investigate it scientifically, pursue other reports of similar occurrences, and, if necessary, issue a safety recall on the rims.
But then, you jump to a wild conclusion based on a message posted by someone you know nothing about (with all respect to theeskimos). If we're just making assumptions, we wouldn't need NHTSA to investigate. Should've quit after the first paragraph.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot the obligatory ...
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| rocky |
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Originally posted by krygny
Paradoxical, to say the least. First, you recommend filing a complaint with NHTSA, which is a good idea. If the complaint has validity, they will investigate it scientifically, pursue other reports of similar occurrences, and, if necessary, issue a safety recall on the rims.
But then, you jump to a wild conclusion based on a message posted by someone you know nothing about (with all respect to theeskimos). If we're just making assumptions, we wouldn't need NHTSA to investigate. Should've quit after the first paragraph.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot the obligatory ...
:needpics:
We agree on something. That you should have quit after your first paragraph. There was no "wild conclusion". The sentence included "Could" a qualifier lacking any indication of a conclusion. |
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| krygny |
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Originally posted by rocky
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clearly it points towards a manufacturing problem
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It's not clear to me at all. But that's just me. |
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| Titans Fan |
| Sorry to interrupt this thread , but this seems like a good time for a PSA. Be sure to check the tire pressure in your spare tire. I'm in the habit of checking the regular tires, but not the spare. This weekend my dad hit a curb and blew out his front tire. I drove out to where he was to change the tire and try to check for any other damage. His donut spare had 5 psi (should have been 60 psi). Luckily, something told me to throw an air tank in my Pilot before I headed out. |
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