2000 HONDA CIVIC Complaints

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MAKEING EMERGENCY STOP ON HIWAY. CAR STOPPED ACCORDINGLY BUT LEFT FLAT SPOTS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITION. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING NORMAL SLOWING DOWN. ABS WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REDUCE OVERALL WEIGHT. THIS IN ADDITION TO THE POOR CRAFTMANSHIP OF THE OEM XGT V4 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE MADE FOR A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. TIRES ON AUTOMOBILE WERE NOT WATER SAVVY AS ONE WOULD BELIEVE. CAR TOTALLED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P195/55R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/55R15 )

WE HAD FOUR AQUATRED III TIRES PLACED ON THE VEHICLE ON MARCH 28TH. MY WIFE AND I COULDNT PICK UP THE CAR ON THE 28TH, SO WE DROVE TO MUELLER TIRE & BRAKE STORE ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 29TH. THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE WESTLAKE STORE IS: [XXX]. THE ADDRESS IS 25409 DETROIT ROAD, WESTLAKE, OH, 44145. AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR AT 9:17:54 A.M. (ON THE INVOICE), I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES ON I-90 EASTBOUND TOWARDS DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 TO 65 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD JUST TURNED ON MY RADIO WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE TIRE NOISE SEEMED TO BE INCREASING. I TURNED OFF THE RADIO, AND STARTED MOVING TOWARDS THE RIGHT HAND LAND. THE TIRE NOISE CONTINUED TO INCREASE. I WAS HOPING IT WAS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, BUT I DECIDED TO GET READY TO PULL OFF ON THE WEST 117TH EXIT (EXIT NUMBER 166). MY HOPES OF PRECAUTION DISAPPEARED WHEN I STARTED SMELLING BURNING RUBBER. I THEN LOOKED IN MY DRIVERS SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED THAT MY LEFT REAR TIRE WAS BELCHING SMOKE. THE REAR OF THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. I PULLED OFF A LITTLE WAYS ONTO THE EXIT RAMP. I THEN GOT OUT TO SEE IF I COULD POSSIBLY DRIVE THE CAR TO A SERVICE STATION, BUT THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE TREAD WAS OK, BUT THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS WERE COMPLETELY SHREDDED. IM NOT QUITE SURE HOW I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: DOT#2800 TIRESIZE: 185/65R14) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

1 SIDEWALL BLOWOUT, 1TREAD BLOWOUT WITHIN 3 WEEKS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W27JMNB TIRESIZE: P185/65R14)

TRUNK LID WOULD FALL INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER'S HEAD. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT ADJUST IT ANY MORE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 65 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN GETTING IN OR OUT OF VEHICLE OR WHEN ROCKING VEHICLE COULD HEAR A SQUEAKY NOISE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH EXHAUST DONUT WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. *AK

ABS LIGHT CAME ON. TAKEN TO DEALER. CURRENTLY, ABS LIGHT ON AGAIN, AND A RUBBER LIKE SMELL IN VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

HESITATING BEFORE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO GEAR WHILE STOPPING AND GOING. ALSO, TRANSMISSION LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AT IGHHAWY SPEED AND CATCHES ITSELF INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS. INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 60MPH AND SLAMMED INTO TIRE OF A TOW TRUCK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD TRY TO SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR AND TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT. CONSUMER WILL STEP ON CLUTCH A COUPLE TIMESS OR PUMP CLUTCH. *AK