I have a 2001 honda civic whose front tires were replaced about 3 years ago at sears. About 3 months ago, I blew out my right front tire on a highway and when I took it to the garage, I was told that the valve stem had blown out and I could see that the valve stem was cracked. I went to sears and complained but they claimed that if the valve stem was faulty I should not be able to drive but this happened on a highway and they did not believe me. I got a replacement tire from them to match the front left which was a sears tire. About 2 weeks after my front right tire blew out, I went drive my car and I noticed that my front left tire was flat and suspecting the valve stem I checked for it. I noticed that the valve stem was cracked. I took my car to a local garage to get the valve stem changed. My rear tires are older than my front tire and the valve stem is fine. My gut feeling is that the sears valve stem are defective because they both cracked, the front right on a highway and the front left in my driveway.
2001 Honda Civic: tire blowout or tread separation
5 of the 1,079 complaints about the 2001 Honda Civic describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- recalls
- 0
Tire blowout or tread separation by model year
What owners say
Goodyear dunlop tire blewout. *bf while driving the vehicle's driver's side front tire blewout. As a result the vehicle hit a curb and went off the road damaging the front end and underbody of the vehicle. The driver hit her head on the steering vheel upon impact. The consumer request reimbursement from the manufacturer but was denied (dunlop sport 9000, 205/45zr17 88w sp high performance reinforced tire).
I have a 2001 civic with 54,000 miles on it. The civic came with firestone fr690 tires -- p185 65 r15 serial # w2fpf9h2500 (for 3 tires) and w2fpf9h2400 for the other tire. I still had the orginal set of tires at the time of the incident.*ak I was on the expressway going about 65mph when the sidewall on the front driver side tire blew out. When I took it to the firestone dealer he could not find any puncture or other defect with the tire. He inspected the remainder of the tires and noticed that the inside sidewall on every one of them was separating from the tire. He replaced all of my tires free of charge even though the existing tires were almost all worn down. He did not prorate the replacement; just gave me them for free; in fact he gave me a better brand affinity lh30 (not hard to do). My personal feeling is that this tire should be recalled. It's defective.
While driving, the left driver tire experienced tread separation.
The front tires experienced tread separation.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Honda Civic tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 2001 Honda Civic?
5 of 1,079 owner complaints about the 2001 Honda Civic (0%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Honda Civic?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Honda Civic
Transmission failure 185Airbag light 157No deployment 79Check engine light 79Headlights 56Stalling 50Slipping 40Loss of power 24Fuel pump 15Grinding brakes 13Fire or smoke 13Seat belt 13Jerking 12Won't shift 12Hesitation 10Sudden acceleration 10Fuel gauge 9Overheating 9Adaptive cruise 8Engine failure 6Fuel leak 6Whining noise 6ABS 5Brake failure 5Fuel smell 5
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