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I bought my 2003 TL-S last June. I have less than 9,000 miles on it.
Today I noticed a bubble on the sidewall of the tire, right next to
the rim. The bubble is about the size of half a golf ball. There is
no external damage to the tire, just the bubble, so it is obviously a
manufacturing defect.

Will an Acura dealer change the tire for me and cover it under the
warranty?

I just wanted to add that I went out and put my hand on the bubble and
I realized that it is about the diameter of a baseball - going from
the edge of the tread to the rim. Not that size would change anything
- a defect is a defect.



On 10 Jan 2004 16:08:53 -0600, The Other One <too@nowhere.net> wrote:

>I bought my 2003 TL-S last June. I have less than 9,000 miles on it.
>Today I noticed a bubble on the sidewall of the tire, right next to
>the rim. The bubble is about the size of half a golf ball. There is
>no external damage to the tire, just the bubble, so it is obviously a
>manufacturing defect.
>
>Will an Acura dealer change the tire for me and cover it under the
>warranty?

"The Other One" <too@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:upt000tbbunv4kjus5uas2kkamn03kaihp@4ax.com...
> I bought my 2003 TL-S last June. I have less than 9,000 miles on it.
> Today I noticed a bubble on the sidewall of the tire, right next to
> the rim. The bubble is about the size of half a golf ball. There is
> no external damage to the tire, just the bubble, so it is obviously a
> manufacturing defect.
>
> Will an Acura dealer change the tire for me and cover it under the
> warranty?

Tires are covered under the tire manufacturers warranty, not Acura. That
being said, most dealerships with work with you and the manufacturer to get
the tire replaced. But it is the tire manufacturers decision to warranty or
not.

HTH,
Don in Phoenix
2002 ABP RSX

Hopefully since these are original tires they will be covered by
someone. I have recently found out the hard way that I won't buy any
replacement tires at a dealership anymore. Most dealerships do not
stock or buy their tires from the manufacturer anymore (at least
around here). They buy them wholesale from someplace like NTB when you
need new tires. They don't tell you this, but when that happenes, the
warranty does not transfer - so you get new tires with no warranty.

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 16:19:24 -0700, "Don in Phoenix"
<DJDixon1@cox.net> wrote:

>"The Other One" <too@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>news:upt000tbbunv4kjus5uas2kkamn03kaihp@4ax.com.. .
>> I bought my 2003 TL-S last June. I have less than 9,000 miles on it.
>> Today I noticed a bubble on the sidewall of the tire, right next to
>> the rim. The bubble is about the size of half a golf ball. There is
>> no external damage to the tire, just the bubble, so it is obviously a
>> manufacturing defect.
>>
>> Will an Acura dealer change the tire for me and cover it under the
>> warranty?
>
>Tires are covered under the tire manufacturers warranty, not Acura. That
>being said, most dealerships with work with you and the manufacturer to get
>the tire replaced. But it is the tire manufacturers decision to warranty or
>not.
>
>HTH,
>Don in Phoenix
>2002 ABP RSX
>

I has the same problem on my 2002 TL-S, the tires are very susceptible to
side wall bubbles if you hit a pot hole. Can you re-call an impact. The
dealer I paid $225 for a new tire. Find an authorized tire dealer. They
are somewhat more flexible. As for me I called Michelin and complained
after the fact. They mail me a check for $57. I have no idea how they came
up with that amount. I took it $57 is better then $0. SO unless the dealer
will work with Michelin, go to an authorized Michelin dealer. Good luck.
"The Other One" <too@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:upt000tbbunv4kjus5uas2kkamn03kaihp@4ax.com...
> I bought my 2003 TL-S last June. I have less than 9,000 miles on it.
> Today I noticed a bubble on the sidewall of the tire, right next to
> the rim. The bubble is about the size of half a golf ball. There is
> no external damage to the tire, just the bubble, so it is obviously a
> manufacturing defect.
>
> Will an Acura dealer change the tire for me and cover it under the
> warranty?

unless your acura dealership wants to be kind, no, they will not replace
your tire free of charge. sidewall bubbles are normally caused by potholes
or curbing your tires. some dealerships will take a loss and replace tires
under such conditions, but it is merely a kind gesture and they are by no
means required to do so.
-Erik



"Joe" <jsc53@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:NicMb.131073$Cs3.25567171@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv .net...
> I has the same problem on my 2002 TL-S, the tires are very susceptible to
> side wall bubbles if you hit a pot hole. Can you re-call an impact. The
> dealer I paid $225 for a new tire. Find an authorized tire dealer. They
> are somewhat more flexible. As for me I called Michelin and complained
> after the fact. They mail me a check for $57. I have no idea how they
came
> up with that amount. I took it $57 is better then $0. SO unless the
dealer
> will work with Michelin, go to an authorized Michelin dealer. Good
luck.
> "The Other One" <too@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:upt000tbbunv4kjus5uas2kkamn03kaihp@4ax.com...
> > I bought my 2003 TL-S last June. I have less than 9,000 miles on it.
> > Today I noticed a bubble on the sidewall of the tire, right next to
> > the rim. The bubble is about the size of half a golf ball. There is
> > no external damage to the tire, just the bubble, so it is obviously a
> > manufacturing defect.
> >
> > Will an Acura dealer change the tire for me and cover it under the
> > warranty?
>
>

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:35:41 GMT, "Joe" <jsc53@optonline.net> wrote:

>I has the same problem on my 2002 TL-S, the tires are very susceptible to
>side wall bubbles if you hit a pot hole. Can you re-call an impact. The
>dealer I paid $225 for a new tire. Find an authorized tire dealer. They
>are somewhat more flexible. As for me I called Michelin and complained
>after the fact. They mail me a check for $57. I have no idea how they came
>up with that amount. I took it $57 is better then $0. SO unless the dealer
>will work with Michelin, go to an authorized Michelin dealer. Good luck.

I guess I will call the dealer and see what they say. Another problem
is that the local dealer is not where I bought the car, so they
probably won't go out of their way for me.

If the dealer can't help me I will try an authorized Michelin dealer.
If they don't cover it and I need to buy a new tire I will probably
replace two of them with a different brand. Any suggestions?

I drove over a crease from road construction on the Smoke Stack State
Parkway (NJ), and I suffered from not 1 bubble, but 1 bubble in my two
front tires along with two bent front rims.

I went out and purchased two new stock tires then learned that these
tires have a tendency to do just this. They should recall these
tires, they suck and I don't recommend them to anyone.

On 11 Jan 2004 10:12:10 -0600, The Other One <too@nowhere.net> wrote:

>On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:35:41 GMT, "Joe" <jsc53@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>>I has the same problem on my 2002 TL-S, the tires are very susceptible to
>>side wall bubbles if you hit a pot hole. Can you re-call an impact. The
>>dealer I paid $225 for a new tire. Find an authorized tire dealer. They
>>are somewhat more flexible. As for me I called Michelin and complained
>>after the fact. They mail me a check for $57. I have no idea how they came
>>up with that amount. I took it $57 is better then $0. SO unless the dealer
>>will work with Michelin, go to an authorized Michelin dealer. Good luck.
>
>I guess I will call the dealer and see what they say. Another problem
>is that the local dealer is not where I bought the car, so they
>probably won't go out of their way for me.
>
>If the dealer can't help me I will try an authorized Michelin dealer.
>If they don't cover it and I need to buy a new tire I will probably
>replace two of them with a different brand. Any suggestions?

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I have the same problem on 2 of my tires on my 02 TL-S. The bubbles
have been there awhile and I have not attempted to remedy it yet. I
will go to my usual tire dealer who is a Michelin dealer. By the way,
the stock tires really blow on this car. I'll probably just replace
them all with good tires soon. I have about 31000 miles on it.

Jon

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:35:41 GMT, "Joe" <jsc53@optonline.net> wrote:

>I has the same problem on my 2002 TL-S, the tires are very susceptible to
>side wall bubbles if you hit a pot hole. Can you re-call an impact. The
>dealer I paid $225 for a new tire. Find an authorized tire dealer. They
>are somewhat more flexible. As for me I called Michelin and complained
>after the fact. They mail me a check for $57. I have no idea how they came
>up with that amount. I took it $57 is better then $0. SO unless the dealer
>will work with Michelin, go to an authorized Michelin dealer. Good luck.
>"The Other One" <too@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>news:upt000tbbunv4kjus5uas2kkamn03kaihp@4ax.com.. .
>> I bought my 2003 TL-S last June. I have less than 9,000 miles on it.
>> Today I noticed a bubble on the sidewall of the tire, right next to
>> the rim. The bubble is about the size of half a golf ball. There is
>> no external damage to the tire, just the bubble, so it is obviously a
>> manufacturing defect.
>>
>> Will an Acura dealer change the tire for me and cover it under the
>> warranty?
>

I just got some new Continental ContiExtremeContact high performance
tires on my other car that I'm real happy with. I would consider
those as replacements.

Jon

On 11 Jan 2004 10:12:10 -0600, The Other One <too@nowhere.net> wrote:

>On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:35:41 GMT, "Joe" <jsc53@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>>I has the same problem on my 2002 TL-S, the tires are very susceptible to
>>side wall bubbles if you hit a pot hole. Can you re-call an impact. The
>>dealer I paid $225 for a new tire. Find an authorized tire dealer. They
>>are somewhat more flexible. As for me I called Michelin and complained
>>after the fact. They mail me a check for $57. I have no idea how they came
>>up with that amount. I took it $57 is better then $0. SO unless the dealer
>>will work with Michelin, go to an authorized Michelin dealer. Good luck.
>
>I guess I will call the dealer and see what they say. Another problem
>is that the local dealer is not where I bought the car, so they
>probably won't go out of their way for me.
>
>If the dealer can't help me I will try an authorized Michelin dealer.
>If they don't cover it and I need to buy a new tire I will probably
>replace two of them with a different brand. Any suggestions?