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I have a 2003 TL-S with 1700 miles on it.

It just developed a bubble on the sidewall of the right rear tire.

Of course the Acura dealer refused to pay for it since it is tires.

The Michelin tire store also refused to pay for it and said there was a tiny bit of damage. So at 1700 miles I had to spend $200
for a new Michelin tire.

On the Acura newsgroup on Usenet, one other person had this exact problem.

The tire dealer told me that over the last year he has seen this problem on 20 Acuras with that Michelin tire and size.

He also said that normally that sort of blow to a Michelin tire would not cause a bulge.

I really like the car, but could the Acura suspension engineering department have borrowed a few people from the Automatic transmission department and designed a car prone to flat tires?