Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 44,841 complaints - component: TIRES
Incident date: Oct 28, 2015
YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING S TIRE RECALL. I AM UNABLE TO DECIPHER THE DOT CODE.
YOKOHAMA
AVID TOURING S
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 28, 2015
Incident date: Oct 28, 2015
YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING S TIRE RECALL. I AM UNABLE TO DECIPHER THE DOT CODE.
CHEVROLET
TRAILBLAZER
(2002) - TIRES
Oct 28, 2015
Incident date: May 15, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EQUIPPED WITH CAPITOL PRECISION TRAC II TIRES, SIZE: 245/65R17. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILUR... Read more
CAPITOL
PRECISION TRAC II
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 28, 2015
Incident date: May 15, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EQUIPPED WITH CAPITOL PRECISION TRAC II TIRES, SIZE: 245/65R17. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILUR... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCLAVE EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRES, SIZE: P255/60R19 108S. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKS AROUND THE PERIMETER. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
MICHELIN
LATITUDE TOUR
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 27, 2015
Incident date: Jan 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK ENCLAVE EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRES, SIZE: P255/60R19 108S. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKS AROUND THE PERIMETER. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
CHRYSLER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
(2014) - TIRES
Oct 27, 2015
Incident date: Sep 27, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO TIRES, SIZE: P225/65R/17 (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR AND NEEDED TO BE ROTATED. THE TIRE WAS ROTATED. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE LEAKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHIC... Read more
Incident date: Sep 27, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO TIRES, SIZE: P225/65R/17 (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR AND NEEDED TO BE ROTATED. THE TIRE WAS ROTATED. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE LEAKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHIC... Read more
Incident date: Oct 8, 2015
BLOW OUT OF TIRE ON INTERSTATE 90 IN MADISON AT 70 MPH. SIDEWALL OF TIRE DISINTEGRATED. NEARLY LOST CONTROL. TIRE WAS A GENERAL ALTIMAX HP, SIZE 255/60-17 ON A 2004 BUICK RENIER.. TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES. AND HAD BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED.
Incident date: Oct 8, 2015
BLOW OUT OF TIRE ON INTERSTATE 90 IN MADISON AT 70 MPH. SIDEWALL OF TIRE DISINTEGRATED. NEARLY LOST CONTROL. TIRE WAS A GENERAL ALTIMAX HP, SIZE 255/60-17 ON A 2004 BUICK RENIER.. TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES. AND HAD BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED.
Incident date: Oct 27, 2015
GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES HAVE LITTLE OR NO TRACTION IN WET CONDITIONS CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO
INTEGRITY
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 27, 2015
Incident date: Oct 27, 2015
GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES HAVE LITTLE OR NO TRACTION IN WET CONDITIONS CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL
Incident date: Jul 11, 2015
WHILE ON VACATION, THE RIGHT REAR (GOODYEAR DUNLOP G/T QUALIFIER P235/55R 16 96T) TIRE ON MY 2000 PONTIAC FIREBIRD COUPE LOST ITS TREAD AND BLEW NEARLY KILLING MYSELF AND MY FIANCEE'. THIS HAPPENED NEAR BEAVER, UTAH ON I-70. I ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 10000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THEY WERE WARRANTED FOR 70000 MILES. THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE REST OF MY TIRES WERE DANGEROUS. THE T... Read more
Incident date: Jul 11, 2015
WHILE ON VACATION, THE RIGHT REAR (GOODYEAR DUNLOP G/T QUALIFIER P235/55R 16 96T) TIRE ON MY 2000 PONTIAC FIREBIRD COUPE LOST ITS TREAD AND BLEW NEARLY KILLING MYSELF AND MY FIANCEE'. THIS HAPPENED NEAR BEAVER, UTAH ON I-70. I ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 10000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THEY WERE WARRANTED FOR 70000 MILES. THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE REST OF MY TIRES WERE DANGEROUS. THE T... Read more
Incident date: Sep 25, 2015
LEFT CAMPGROUND PULLING PONTOON BOAT, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AND RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. CONTACTED TIRE INSTALLER WHO CONTACTED THEIR TIRE DISTRIBUTOR AND WAS TOLD BLOWOUT WAS RESULT OF UNDER INFLATION, EVEN THOUGH NO ONE FROM INSTALLER OR DISTRIBUTOR EXAMINED TIRE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER VIA EMAIL AND EVEN SENT PHOTOS OF FAILED TIRE AND ONE REMAINING TIRE WITH LARGE "DENT" I... Read more
COOPER
COOPER DISCOVERER H/T
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 26, 2015
Incident date: Sep 25, 2015
LEFT CAMPGROUND PULLING PONTOON BOAT, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AND RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. CONTACTED TIRE INSTALLER WHO CONTACTED THEIR TIRE DISTRIBUTOR AND WAS TOLD BLOWOUT WAS RESULT OF UNDER INFLATION, EVEN THOUGH NO ONE FROM INSTALLER OR DISTRIBUTOR EXAMINED TIRE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER VIA EMAIL AND EVEN SENT PHOTOS OF FAILED TIRE AND ONE REMAINING TIRE WITH LARGE "DENT" I... Read more
Incident date: Aug 30, 2015
ON AUGUST 30,2015 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE TREADING ON MY TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF WHILE I WAS GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SOMEHOW I MANAGED TO KEEP CALM AND NOT PANIC AND I MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE EMERGENCY PULL OFF WITHOUT SPINNING OUT OR CRASHING OR MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC I HAD JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON 8/28/2015 AND ... Read more
GENERAL TIRE
UNKNOWN
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 26, 2015
Incident date: Aug 30, 2015
ON AUGUST 30,2015 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE TREADING ON MY TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF WHILE I WAS GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SOMEHOW I MANAGED TO KEEP CALM AND NOT PANIC AND I MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE EMERGENCY PULL OFF WITHOUT SPINNING OUT OR CRASHING OR MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC I HAD JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON 8/28/2015 AND ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 29, 2015
I PURCHASED GOODYEAR ASSURANCE 215/45R17 TIRES 03/19/2013 DOT M763 JULR 3412 FOR MY 2010 FORD FOCUS VIN# [XXX] AT 32,436 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AT 69,914 MILES ON 9/29/15, THE LEFT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. INSPECTION OF THE TIRE REVELED SIDE WALL SEPARATION FROM THE CARCASS WHICH APPEARS DUE TO DRY ROT. INSPECTION OF THE OTHER TIRES ALSO HAD SIGNS DRY ROT. I HAVE RETAINED 2 OF THE 4 TIRES FOR ANALYSIS... Read more
FOREST RIVER
LIMITED EDITION
(2015) - TIRES
Oct 24, 2015
Incident date: Aug 7, 2015
GOODYEAR TIRES. STATEMENT FOR ALL FOUR MARATHON ST235/80R16 LOAD RANGE E, DOT NUMBER 2VUN 1KGE 3213 TIRES WITH 80 PSI COLD ON OUR CARDINAL 3880 FIFTH WHEEL VIN NUMBER [XXX] MADE BY FOREST RIVER, PURCHASED NEW ON MAY 16 2015 FAILED WITHIN HOURS OF EACH OTHER ON AUGUST 7, 2015. THE TIRES HAD 7515 MILES ON THEM WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER?S SIDE FIFTH WHEEL TIRE THREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT.... Read more
GOODYEAR
MARATHON ST
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 24, 2015
Incident date: Aug 7, 2015
GOODYEAR TIRES. STATEMENT FOR ALL FOUR MARATHON ST235/80R16 LOAD RANGE E, DOT NUMBER 2VUN 1KGE 3213 TIRES WITH 80 PSI COLD ON OUR CARDINAL 3880 FIFTH WHEEL VIN NUMBER [XXX] MADE BY FOREST RIVER, PURCHASED NEW ON MAY 16 2015 FAILED WITHIN HOURS OF EACH OTHER ON AUGUST 7, 2015. THE TIRES HAD 7515 MILES ON THEM WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER?S SIDE FIFTH WHEEL TIRE THREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT.... Read more
Incident date: Aug 21, 2015
WE HAD THREE BLOW OUTS ON OUR TRAILER TIRES DURING A TRIP THIS FALL. THE THREE BLOW OUTS OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT DATES. THE TIRES ARE COOPER OMNI ST 235/80R16. THE FIRST BLOW OUT OCCURRED 8/21/2015 ON I-470 JUST PAST THE DENVER AIRPORT. THIS BLOW OUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND BLOW OUT OCCURRED SOMEWHERE NORTHEAST OF SANTA FE, NM ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 21, 2015
WE HAD THREE BLOW OUTS ON OUR TRAILER TIRES DURING A TRIP THIS FALL. THE THREE BLOW OUTS OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT DATES. THE TIRES ARE COOPER OMNI ST 235/80R16. THE FIRST BLOW OUT OCCURRED 8/21/2015 ON I-470 JUST PAST THE DENVER AIRPORT. THIS BLOW OUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND BLOW OUT OCCURRED SOMEWHERE NORTHEAST OF SANTA FE, NM ... Read more
COACHMEN
LEPRECHAUN-MM
(2009) - TIRES
Oct 23, 2015
Incident date: Oct 22, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 COACHMEN LEPRECHAUN-MM EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LT TIRES, SIZE P225/75R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE RUBBER ON ALL THE TIRES WAS DETACHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROX... Read more
MICHELIN
LATITUDE TOUR
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 23, 2015
Incident date: Oct 22, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 COACHMEN LEPRECHAUN-MM EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LT TIRES, SIZE P225/75R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE RUBBER ON ALL THE TIRES WAS DETACHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROX... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2015
FORD F-350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE WAS INFLATED TO 55 PSI TO SOFTEN THE RIDE. LATER, WHILE HAULING TRACTOR THE TREAD ON ONE OF THE TIRES PEELED OFF. THE CONSUMER PUT THE SPARE ON THE TRUCK. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO RUN THE TIRES AT THE MAXIMUM INFLATION PRESSURE FOR THE BEST WEAR, MAXIMUM LOAD CAPACITY, BEST... Read more
Incident date: Oct 2, 2015
20 OCTOBER 2015 TO:NHTSASEND VIA WEBSITE RE: COMPLAINT ? FAULTY FALKEN TIRES JUST OVER FOUR MONTHS AGO ON JUNE 2, 2015, I PURCHASED AND HAD INSTALLED TWO FALKEN TIRES, P195/65R14 SINCERA T, FROM WALMART IN COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA. ON OR NEAR OCTOBER 1, 2015 BOTH TIRES BLEW OUT WITHIN TWO DAYS OF ONE ANOTHER AFTER LESS THAN 1000 MILES. THE OUT-OF-STATE REPLACEMENT DEALER CLAIMED THE TIRES ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 2, 2015
20 OCTOBER 2015 TO:NHTSASEND VIA WEBSITE RE: COMPLAINT ? FAULTY FALKEN TIRES JUST OVER FOUR MONTHS AGO ON JUNE 2, 2015, I PURCHASED AND HAD INSTALLED TWO FALKEN TIRES, P195/65R14 SINCERA T, FROM WALMART IN COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA. ON OR NEAR OCTOBER 1, 2015 BOTH TIRES BLEW OUT WITHIN TWO DAYS OF ONE ANOTHER AFTER LESS THAN 1000 MILES. THE OUT-OF-STATE REPLACEMENT DEALER CLAIMED THE TIRES ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 13, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXCURSION EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75R16 119/116R (NA). WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TIRES EXPLODED AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
FIRESTONE
STEEL TEX A/T
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 20, 2015
Incident date: Oct 13, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXCURSION EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75R16 119/116R (NA). WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TIRES EXPLODED AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Incident date: Oct 20, 2014
VERY BAD TREAD WEAR ON FRONT OUTSIDE EDGE. LOOKED LIKE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM SINCE TIRES STILL HAVE 80% OF TREAD. TECH AT ALIGNMENT SHOP SAID THE ALIGNMENT WAS OK AND SHOWED ME WHERE THE TREAD HAD STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE CASING. TECH ADVISED TO REPLACE TIRES VERY SOON. TIRE SIZE NOT ON RECALL LIST SO IT LOOKS LIKE I AM STUCK WITH REPLACING A BUM SET OF TIRES
CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AM
CONTITRAC
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 20, 2015
Incident date: Oct 20, 2014
VERY BAD TREAD WEAR ON FRONT OUTSIDE EDGE. LOOKED LIKE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM SINCE TIRES STILL HAVE 80% OF TREAD. TECH AT ALIGNMENT SHOP SAID THE ALIGNMENT WAS OK AND SHOWED ME WHERE THE TREAD HAD STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE CASING. TECH ADVISED TO REPLACE TIRES VERY SOON. TIRE SIZE NOT ON RECALL LIST SO IT LOOKS LIKE I AM STUCK WITH REPLACING A BUM SET OF TIRES
Incident date: Oct 14, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI GENESIS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES, SIZE: 255/45R18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND SLOW DOWN, HE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS LOW. THE CONTACT ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
BRIDGESTONE
POTENZA
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 19, 2015
Incident date: Oct 14, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI GENESIS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES, SIZE: 255/45R18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND SLOW DOWN, HE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS LOW. THE CONTACT ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Sep 17, 2015
I WIAS TRAVELING ON HWY. 27 OUTSIDE OF BLAKELY GA ON 09-17-15. MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE TREAD BELT SEPARATED. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THE TIRE WAS A PRO-COMP ALL TERRAIN LOAD RANGE E 265/75/16.
PRO COMP
PRO COMP ALL TERRAIN
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 19, 2015
Incident date: Sep 17, 2015
I WIAS TRAVELING ON HWY. 27 OUTSIDE OF BLAKELY GA ON 09-17-15. MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE TREAD BELT SEPARATED. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THE TIRE WAS A PRO-COMP ALL TERRAIN LOAD RANGE E 265/75/16.
CHEVROLET
INCOMPLETE/CUTAWAY C3
(2002) - TIRES
Oct 19, 2015
Incident date: Sep 16, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET INCOMPLETE/CUTAWAY C3 EQUIPPED WITH SUNFULL HIGHWAY TERRAIN HT781 (NA) TIRES, SIZE:LT 225-75R 16M+S (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DEFECTED TIRES WITH AIR BUBBLES. THE TIRES WERE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 16, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET INCOMPLETE/CUTAWAY C3 EQUIPPED WITH SUNFULL HIGHWAY TERRAIN HT781 (NA) TIRES, SIZE:LT 225-75R 16M+S (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DEFECTED TIRES WITH AIR BUBBLES. THE TIRES WERE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 12, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE EQUIPPED WITH DOUGLAS X-TRAC 2 TIRES, SIZE: P215/60/R16. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHI... Read more
Incident date: Oct 12, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE EQUIPPED WITH DOUGLAS X-TRAC 2 TIRES, SIZE: P215/60/R16. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHI... Read more
Incident date: Aug 7, 2015
THIS IS CONCERNING THE BRIDGESTONE FUSION TOURING TIRE 205/65R15-94H. WE HAD DRIVEN OUR CAMRY TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM FLORIDA AND BACK IN JULY OR AUGUST 2015. IT WAS VERY HOT (IN THE 90'S). I THEN DROVE IN FLORIDA FROM MELBOURNE BEACH TO TALLAHASSEE AND BACK IN THE HEAT AGAIN IN AUGUST. MY CAR WAS VIBRATING AT OVER 70 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, ONE OF THE TIRES HAD SHR... Read more
BRIDGESTONE
UNKNOWN
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 15, 2015
Incident date: Aug 7, 2015
THIS IS CONCERNING THE BRIDGESTONE FUSION TOURING TIRE 205/65R15-94H. WE HAD DRIVEN OUR CAMRY TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM FLORIDA AND BACK IN JULY OR AUGUST 2015. IT WAS VERY HOT (IN THE 90'S). I THEN DROVE IN FLORIDA FROM MELBOURNE BEACH TO TALLAHASSEE AND BACK IN THE HEAT AGAIN IN AUGUST. MY CAR WAS VIBRATING AT OVER 70 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, ONE OF THE TIRES HAD SHR... Read more
Incident date: Oct 9, 2015
I HAD A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 95 IN VIRGINIA. I WAS ON VACATION, THE TIRE HAS A 70K MILE WARRANTY AND I HAD 44K MILES ON THE TIRE. THE TIRE BLEW OUT NO WARNING, IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB HAD EXPLODED. THE TIRE BLOW OUT, KNOCKED OUT MY FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY, KNOCKED THE FRONT BUMPER A LOOSE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE FENDER, DENTED THE RIGHT SIDE FENDER A... Read more
GEOLANDAR
YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR H/T -S
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 15, 2015
Incident date: Oct 9, 2015
I HAD A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 95 IN VIRGINIA. I WAS ON VACATION, THE TIRE HAS A 70K MILE WARRANTY AND I HAD 44K MILES ON THE TIRE. THE TIRE BLEW OUT NO WARNING, IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB HAD EXPLODED. THE TIRE BLOW OUT, KNOCKED OUT MY FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY, KNOCKED THE FRONT BUMPER A LOOSE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE FENDER, DENTED THE RIGHT SIDE FENDER A... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2015
DUNLOP 7000 SERIES V RATED HAD THESE ON A 2012 ROGUE VERY UNSAFE IN WET NO TRACTION AT ALL IN SNOW AND ICE EVEN WITH AWD VEHICLE WORST TIRE EVER OWNED UNSAFE DANGEROUS. DUNLOP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS IN THESE TIRES IE.....NO TRACTION AT ALL, VERY DANGEROUS AS A N ALL SEASON TIRE IN ANY SNOW OR ICE CONDITION. NISSAN REFUSES TO STOP PUTTING THESE ON THEIR CARS. CONSU... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2015
DUNLOP 7000 SERIES V RATED HAD THESE ON A 2012 ROGUE VERY UNSAFE IN WET NO TRACTION AT ALL IN SNOW AND ICE EVEN WITH AWD VEHICLE WORST TIRE EVER OWNED UNSAFE DANGEROUS. DUNLOP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS IN THESE TIRES IE.....NO TRACTION AT ALL, VERY DANGEROUS AS A N ALL SEASON TIRE IN ANY SNOW OR ICE CONDITION. NISSAN REFUSES TO STOP PUTTING THESE ON THEIR CARS. CONSU... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
E350
(2006) - TIRES
Oct 14, 2015
Incident date: Sep 24, 2015
COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE MICHELIN TIRE NO. 2255516 MXM4 95V THAT BLEW OUT ON THE SIDEWALL WHILE TRAVELING AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED OF 45 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE TIRE HAD ONLY BEEN USED FOR 30,634 MILES AND THE BLOW OUT OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY. THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED AT AN AREA ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE THAT LOOKED LIKE A SEAM WITH THE THREADS SHOWING. BECAUSE THE TIRE FLATTENED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THIS... Read more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2015
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. NOTED VIBRATION AS WHEN TIRES ARE NOT BALANCED. EXITED INTERSTATE AT FIRST EXIT AND CHECKED ALL TIRES. TIRE PRESSURES GOOD AND EQUAL. NO KNOTS OR DAMAGE NOTED AND ALL TIRES SAME TEMPERATURE. THOUGHT A BALANCE WEIGHT HAD COME OFF AND TIRES NEEDED TO BE REBALANCED. BEGAN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITH NO CHANGE IN VIBRATION. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER THERE WAS AN EXP... Read more
CAPITOL
PRECISION TRAC II
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 10, 2015
Incident date: Jul 31, 2015
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. NOTED VIBRATION AS WHEN TIRES ARE NOT BALANCED. EXITED INTERSTATE AT FIRST EXIT AND CHECKED ALL TIRES. TIRE PRESSURES GOOD AND EQUAL. NO KNOTS OR DAMAGE NOTED AND ALL TIRES SAME TEMPERATURE. THOUGHT A BALANCE WEIGHT HAD COME OFF AND TIRES NEEDED TO BE REBALANCED. BEGAN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITH NO CHANGE IN VIBRATION. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER THERE WAS AN EXP... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V542000 (TIRES), THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME FOR THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ CONSUMER... Read more