Problems with 2003 Acura TL TIRES

Pulling out of my garage this morning, i noticed my car was making a clunking sound on the passenger side. it disappeared promptly as i exited the garage and pulled out onto the street, and i figured it was simply due to the chilly weather, with it being about 25f outside. about 5 miles down the freeway, i noticed the clunking sound came back, and was quite violent this time, and i started to smell burning rubber. i pulled over to the side of the road, hoping to ease my way to the nearest service station to see what was wrong; however, my car did not make it. i got out and inspected all sides, and that's when i saw that the tread separated from my front passenger side tire, and there were chunks of tire on the road. according to the dealer at the last visit two months ago, there still had been .7 cm left of tread, and what they told me was plenty to drive on for quite some time. to correct the issue, i replaced the tire with a spare, and have an appointment to get new tires tomorrow. *tr

Bought new michelin tires in feb 2008 from costco stores, hackscross road, memphis tire: size 205/60r16 92v made in 2007. in use for 2,500 miles. rear right tire blew from the side wall while driving in interstate. the entire side wall came out as a donut. no accident occurred. no injury. concerned about the tire quality of michelin tires. please advice. contact mr. perryadolpus automotive manager at costco phone 901 214 0071; who inspected the defective tire and mentioned that it is a manufacturing defect. a new tire was installed. greatly concerned about the durability of the other new michelin tires installed at the same time in my 2003 acura tl vehicle. mileage 67,000. *tr

The carelessness of the workers completing construction on interstate 275. i have had to replace two high performance tires; due to a screw which caused my tire to blow with the first tire on the interstate at 4:45 am, had to spend $266.46 to replace tire. then a week and a half later while driving on the same interstate going to work had to replace another tire due to a nail, another $200.00. i think it is the responsibility of dot to make sure all screws and nails are cleared off the interstate since people are having to travel in order to get to work each day. to have to pay over $400, in a week and half; money that i don't have it is taking a toll on me financially. i think dot needs to step up and take responsibility for all the loose nails and screws being left on the interstate. *jb

2003 acura tl type-s experiencing excessive wear on only the driver's side front tire. car was taken to an acura dealer for service. upon inspection of the vehicle, the acura mechanic indicated that the problem has been seen previously on several other vehicles of the same make/model and that the problem was related to the traction control system (vsa) allowing slippage of the front driver's side tire during right turns. acura stated that there was no resolution available and the only recourse was to rotate the tires on a more frequent basis. tire dealer was asked if there were any known issues with the tire itself (michelin) and indicated that there were no service notifications issues from the manufacturer. the wear on this tire is heavily accelerated and was only noticed on a routine examination of the vehicle. based on the statements by the acura mechanic, i believe there to be a problem with the traction control system that allows the front driver's side tire to slip, thereby causing the excessive wear. given winter driving conditions, this slippage was increased due to the loss of road traction. if unnoticed, the tire would have failed (with less than 28000 miles) potentially causing significant damage to the vehicle. the worn tire is available for inspection and pictures of the tire in comparison to the passenger side front tire are available upon request. *nm

Premature tire tread wear. *jb

Tire failure. second tire failure on the same wheel, on the same side of the vehicle within 4 months of each failure.

I own a 2003 acura tl type-s. on several occasions, while merging into highway traffic, i've experienced moments when the transmission wouldn't respond to acceleration (i.e. wouldn't down shift). the car just seem to coast slowly into traffic, causing me to almost get into vehicle accidents. the first transmission i had was replaced due to burnt transmission fluid, i'm just upset that i was allowed to drive a vehicle that had a defective transmission. i had mentioned on several occassions to the dealer where i originally leased the vehicle (acura of troy), about times when the car just seemed to get stuck in second gear. i was told by dealer that nothing was wrong. however, i feel i no longer can depend on the dealer to give me accurate information. this is a very critical problem and dangerous. i'm afraid for my loved ones and myself when driving this vehicle. i took car into another dealer (suburban acura) where they replaced my first transmission under warranty because it was defective, now i'm having even more problems with the second one. i'm starting to get a burning odor from the vehicle now. i've taken the vehicle back in for service but was told nothing was wrong with it. how can someone check a transmission in about 30 minutes or less? i want out of this vehicle for safety reasons. this is not what i paid for, and now i'm driving a vehicle that has reduced performance and a burning odor. again, i'm afraid for my well-being and those of my family.*ak

Faulty no bent or scratched on rim. should be reimburse for tire. *bf the vehicle tire had a rip in the inside wall. the consumer wanted to be reimbursed. *tc

Consumer felt that the tires on this vehicle were not the proper size. consumer had to replace five front tires due to blow outs at the sidewalls. *ak

All four vehicle tires lost pressure while driving. *mr while driving all four michelin tire lost tire pressure. upon inspection the technician noticed a sidewall tear 1.5 inch in length, perpendicular to tread. inspection of the other three tires revealed that one other tire had a bulge in the sidewall about 2.5 inches in diameter. (michelin pilot hxmxm4, dot# b938 cttx1102) *scc *nlm

While driving 10-15 mph the passenger side front tire ruptured after it struck a shallow pothole. the replacement tire ruptured 2000 miles later when it hit a manhole cover. michelin agreed to reimburse the consumer for the one tire. the consumer plans to replace all four tires. *ak *cb *scc *nlm

Tires- 4 tires in 3 months due to sidewall bubbles. *nlm