| Issue ID | 739177 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10284054 |
| Manufacurer | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| Brand | HONDA |
| Model | CR-V |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 15/09/09 |
| Component | TIRES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Where to start. I bought my new 2008 honda crv in january of 2008. In february i has a low tire indicator light and brought it to my local garage for a tire check. Nothing wrong with the tires, but they put air in them. I have had the same problem without fail about 6 times in addition to my regular maintenance appointments. I have had my services at each service indicator and performed all of the indicated codes. Tire rotations at each service by a honda dealer. At my second service on 1/30/09, 16,000miles my tires were marked as 6/32 wear tread remaining. At my third and most recent service 9/5/09 the tires were marked as 4/32 remaining, and i was advised that i would need to buy new tires at less, this is with 26,000 miles on the vehicle. I contacted bridgstone/firestone regarding the short life of the tires and they said that they know about the problem, but that it is honda that is buying poorly made "cheap" tires and putting them on their new vehicles because they do not warranty them for mileage. Then honda makes out like bandits for selling you new tires in 18,000 to 32,000 miles with an added cost for mounting and 4-wheel alignment at just about $800. 00. The honda service tech seemed to get some humor in telling me that i needed new tires at 26,000 miles and was very accommodating as far as providing me a price for the same exact pieces of crap that came with the vehicle, plus mounting and balancing fee, plus a 4 wheel alignment fee. If i had known about this before i bought my vehicle i would not have bought from honda. I too was looking for a vehicle that was good in the snow we see in new england winters and had good gas mileage. What a scam honda has going! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 26000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LEICESTER, MA |
| VIN pattern | JHLRE48748CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | |
| Dealer's state code | |
| Dealer's ZIP code |