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: Apr 4, 2013
AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED FROM DAY ONE, THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE REAR TIRES FOR BRAKE ASSEMBLY. EACH TIME I'D VISIT THE SHOP I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I BELIEVE SOMEWHERE AROUND 12,000 MILES I NOTICED THE TIRES WERE GETTING BALD. THEY CHECK THE ALIGNMENTS SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. LATER I HAD ANOTHER ALIGNMENT DONE BECAUSE THE VEHI... Read more
Incident date: Mar 2, 2015
AT 29,000 HAD TO REPLACE TIRES, SIDEWALL CRACKING AND ONE TIRE HAD A BUBBLE. ASKED HONDA ABOUT PROMISED WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO WARRANTY, CONTACT TIRE DEALER BUT TIRES WERE A SPECIAL PURCHASE BY HONDA. TPMS DAMAGED BY WARTART WHEN MOUNTING NEW TIRES, FIXED & RESET BY HONDA . HAD HONDA DO A FRONT END ALIGNMENT THEY STATE LEFT WHEEL "FROZEN" -"UNFIXABLE" I DID HIT BRAKES VERY HAD ABOU... Read more
Incident date: Apr 12, 2015
THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ON THE CAR WITH CORRECT PRESSURES SINCE PURCHASE OCT 2012 AND PROPER ROTATION. PRESSURES ARE MONITORED. ON THE INCIDENT DATE, I HAD DRIVEN APPROX 80 MILES AT SPEEDS UNDER 60 MILES/HR WITH NO HEAVY BREAKING, ON SMOOTH ROAD, WHEN SUDDENLY, ON THE INTERSTATE, THE TIRE BEGAN LOOSING PRESSURE FROM 40 LBS TO <34 LBS (WITH CAR WARNING). WITH PRESSURE GOING STEADILY DOWN, I WAS ABLE TO... Read more
GOODYEAR
ASSURANCE FUEL MAX
(9999) - TIRES
Apr 19, 2015
Incident date: Apr 12, 2015
THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ON THE CAR WITH CORRECT PRESSURES SINCE PURCHASE OCT 2012 AND PROPER ROTATION. PRESSURES ARE MONITORED. ON THE INCIDENT DATE, I HAD DRIVEN APPROX 80 MILES AT SPEEDS UNDER 60 MILES/HR WITH NO HEAVY BREAKING, ON SMOOTH ROAD, WHEN SUDDENLY, ON THE INTERSTATE, THE TIRE BEGAN LOOSING PRESSURE FROM 40 LBS TO <34 LBS (WITH CAR WARNING). WITH PRESSURE GOING STEADILY DOWN, I WAS ABLE TO... Read more
CHRYSLER
PT CRUISER
(2002) - TIRES
Apr 19, 2015
Incident date: Nov 12, 2014
I PURCHASED 4 NEW DOUGLAS EXTRA-TRAK II TIRES AT WALMART AND WITHIN ONLY A FEW MONTHS WAS HAVING MAJOR "ALIGNMENT" TYPE ISSUES. I THOUGHT MAYBE THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE BALANCED AND ROTATED AND HAVE THE PRESSURE CHECKED. WALMART TECH HAD ONE OF MY TIRES THAT WAS A FEW LBS LOW AND IT BLEW OUT AFTER HE PUT IT BACK UP TO APPROPRIATE LEVELS. BLOW OUT WAS OUT THE SIDE AND NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 12, 2014
I PURCHASED 4 NEW DOUGLAS EXTRA-TRAK II TIRES AT WALMART AND WITHIN ONLY A FEW MONTHS WAS HAVING MAJOR "ALIGNMENT" TYPE ISSUES. I THOUGHT MAYBE THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE BALANCED AND ROTATED AND HAVE THE PRESSURE CHECKED. WALMART TECH HAD ONE OF MY TIRES THAT WAS A FEW LBS LOW AND IT BLEW OUT AFTER HE PUT IT BACK UP TO APPROPRIATE LEVELS. BLOW OUT WAS OUT THE SIDE AND NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2015
MY CAR INCURRED A FLAT TIRE. CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID THE FLAT WAS CAUSED BY A SCREW WHICH IS WORN AWAY AND CAUSED THE TIRE SENSOR TO DISPLAY AND THE FLAT OCCURRED. SERVING DEALER SAID I NEED TO REPLACE ALL SENSORS AND SCREWS. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. I FOUND THROUGH THE DEALER THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON ONLY ONE SENSOR/TIRE...NOT ALL OF THEM. NOW I... Read more
Incident date: Apr 12, 2015
MICHELIN LTX M/S 2 P265/70/16R DATED 2412 & 2512; TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION, CRACKING BETWEEN TREADS AND NOT HOLDING AIR. THESE ARE THE SAME TIRES THEY HAVE RECALLED BUT NOT THE SAME SIZE, HAVE SAME DEFECT; I HAVE CONTACTED MICHELIN AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THESE TIRES EVEN THOUGH THEY ONLY HAVE 25,000 MILES ON THEM AND ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK AND SHOULD BE EVALUATED. ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 12, 2015
MICHELIN LTX M/S 2 P265/70/16R DATED 2412 & 2512; TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION, CRACKING BETWEEN TREADS AND NOT HOLDING AIR. THESE ARE THE SAME TIRES THEY HAVE RECALLED BUT NOT THE SAME SIZE, HAVE SAME DEFECT; I HAVE CONTACTED MICHELIN AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THESE TIRES EVEN THOUGH THEY ONLY HAVE 25,000 MILES ON THEM AND ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK AND SHOULD BE EVALUATED. ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 12, 2015
MICHELIN LTX M/S 2 P265/70/16R DATED 2412 & 2512; TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION, CRACKING BETWEEN TREADS AND NOT HOLDING AIR. THESE ARE THE SAME TIRES THEY HAVE RECALLED BUT NOT THE SAME SIZE, HAVE SAME DEFECT; I HAVE CONTACTED MICHELIN AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THESE TIRES EVEN THOUGH THEY ONLY HAVE 25,000 MILES ON THEM AND ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK AND SHOULD BE EVALUATED. ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 12, 2015
MICHELIN LTX M/S 2 P265/70/16R DATED 2412 & 2512; TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION, CRACKING BETWEEN TREADS AND NOT HOLDING AIR. THESE ARE THE SAME TIRES THEY HAVE RECALLED BUT NOT THE SAME SIZE, HAVE SAME DEFECT; I HAVE CONTACTED MICHELIN AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THESE TIRES EVEN THOUGH THEY ONLY HAVE 25,000 MILES ON THEM AND ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY RISK AND SHOULD BE EVALUATED. ... Read more
JAYCO TRAVEL TRAILER
WHITE HAWK
(2015) - TIRES
Apr 17, 2015
Incident date: Apr 11, 2015
TRAVELING 65 MPH SOUTHBOUND ON I-59 NEAR EXIT 63 OUTSIDE HATTIESBURG, MS, TOWMAX ST235/80R16 TIRE FAILURE BY BLOWOUT. TIRE MOUNTED ON A 2015 JAYCO PINNACLE 38FLFS FIFTH WHEEL RV TRAILER AT THE RIGHT REAR. TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 4,000 MILES. TIREMINDER TPMS USED AND NO OVERHEATING OR OVER PRESSURE REGISTERED. TIRES WERE AT 80 LBS COLD. SHREDDED TIRE DAMAGED FENDER SKIRT AND ALUMINUM AT WELL OVER... Read more
TOWMAX STR
ST
(9999) - TIRES
Apr 17, 2015
Incident date: Apr 11, 2015
TRAVELING 65 MPH SOUTHBOUND ON I-59 NEAR EXIT 63 OUTSIDE HATTIESBURG, MS, TOWMAX ST235/80R16 TIRE FAILURE BY BLOWOUT. TIRE MOUNTED ON A 2015 JAYCO PINNACLE 38FLFS FIFTH WHEEL RV TRAILER AT THE RIGHT REAR. TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 4,000 MILES. TIREMINDER TPMS USED AND NO OVERHEATING OR OVER PRESSURE REGISTERED. TIRES WERE AT 80 LBS COLD. SHREDDED TIRE DAMAGED FENDER SKIRT AND ALUMINUM AT WELL OVER... Read more
Incident date: Apr 7, 2015
SUBJECT: 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA REAR TIRE WEAR. CASE # [XXX]VIN # IS [XXX] WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH OUR 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. OUR REAR TIRES ARE WEARING OUT TWICE AS FAST AS THE FRONT TIRES. I WENT TO COSTCO YESTERDAY TO HAVE MY TIRES ROTATED, AFTER LOOKING AT THE REAR TIRES WE HAD TO BUY NEW ONES BECAUSE THE BACK TIRES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE METAL BACKING, THE FRONT TIRES WERE STILL GOOD.... Read more
GMC
SIERRA 1500
(2011) - TIRES
Apr 16, 2015
Incident date: Apr 12, 2015
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. WITH OUT NOTICE, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED. CHECKING THE TIRE SHOWS IN MIDDLE OF TREAD THE TIRES STEEL BELT JUST BLEW AND POPPED OUT OF THE TREAD. THO THERE IS HIGH MILEAGE ON THE TIRES THE TREAD WEAR IS STILL VERY GOOD. NO DAMAGE TO SIDE WALL AND NOTHING WAS HIT ON ROADWAY. TIRE JUST EXPLODED WITH OUT NOTICE. THE GAP IS ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF TREAD APPROX 6 INCH... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Apr 15, 2015
MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 P225/50R18 94T S2 B01RPTL M63HBHDR2711 TIRE. I'VE HAD THIS TIRES AROUND 34,000 MILES AND ON THREE OF THE TIRES THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING CAUSING UNUSUAL TREAD WEAR IN SPOTS AND BUBBLING AND A SAFETY HAZARD. THE BUBBLING WAS BAD ENOUGH FOR ME TO NOTICE A WOBBLE IN MY STEERING WHEEL. I FIND SUCH WEAR IRREGULAR AND TO HAPPEN ON THREE TIRES ALL DURING THE... Read more
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO
EAGLE LS-2
(9999) - TIRES
Apr 16, 2015
Incident date: Apr 15, 2015
MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 P225/50R18 94T S2 B01RPTL M63HBHDR2711 TIRE. I'VE HAD THIS TIRES AROUND 34,000 MILES AND ON THREE OF THE TIRES THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING CAUSING UNUSUAL TREAD WEAR IN SPOTS AND BUBBLING AND A SAFETY HAZARD. THE BUBBLING WAS BAD ENOUGH FOR ME TO NOTICE A WOBBLE IN MY STEERING WHEEL. I FIND SUCH WEAR IRREGULAR AND TO HAPPEN ON THREE TIRES ALL DURING THE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2015
WITH JUST UNDER 30,000 MILES ON A 2013 ELANTRA GT, BOUGHT NEW, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 TIRES AFTER DRIVING OVER BAD ROAD CONDITIONS. 1 FLAT TIRE AND 3 BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALLS. HYUNDAI REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THE SAME MODEL AS FACTORY ORIGINAL, BECAUSE I BOUGHT THEIR ROAD HAZARD COVERAGE. 2 TIRES IN ONE WEEK THIS PAST MARCH 2015 AND PREVIOUS TIRE JAN 2014 AND JUNE 2014. *TR
Incident date: Mar 15, 2015
WITH JUST UNDER 30,000 MILES ON A 2013 ELANTRA GT, BOUGHT NEW, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 TIRES AFTER DRIVING OVER BAD ROAD CONDITIONS. 1 FLAT TIRE AND 3 BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALLS. HYUNDAI REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THE SAME MODEL AS FACTORY ORIGINAL, BECAUSE I BOUGHT THEIR ROAD HAZARD COVERAGE. 2 TIRES IN ONE WEEK THIS PAST MARCH 2015 AND PREVIOUS TIRE JAN 2014 AND JUNE 2014. *TR
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(2003) - TIRES
Apr 16, 2015
Incident date: Jan 12, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V054000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR, HEAT SENSOR, BRAKES... Read more
Incident date: Mar 23, 2015
DRIVING SOUTH INTO GA WITH OUR 2104 HEARTLAND CYCLONE 5TH WHEEL ,I STOPPED AT A REST AREA. AS ALWAYS, I DO A WALK ABOUT RV INSPECTION. LOOKING AT THE RV TIRES I SPOTTED A GOLF BALL SIZED BALLON IN THE SIDEWALL OF OUR 235/85R-16 ''TOW MAX" TIRE LOCATED RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE RIM. THE TIRES HAVE ABOUT 7,500 MILES ON THEM, EXCELLENT TREAD AND INFLATED TO 80PSI AS RECOMMENDED BY HEARTLAND RV. I PU... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2015
<A HREF="HTTP://DISCOUNTHOARDER.COM/">HTTP://DISCOUNTHOARDER.COM/</A>. *TR
XGC TL 179E
20.5R25
(9999) - TIRES
Apr 15, 2015
Incident date: Apr 15, 2015
<A HREF="HTTP://DISCOUNTHOARDER.COM/">HTTP://DISCOUNTHOARDER.COM/</A>. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
ROUTAN
(2010) - TIRES
Apr 15, 2015
Incident date: Oct 15, 2014
WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH ON A RURAL ROAD, THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE TIRE INSTANTLY DEFLATED. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY PULLED OVER AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VALVE STEM HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THE TIRE HAD DEFLATED AS A RESULT. THE REST OF THE TIRE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) IS PART OF THE VA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2015
COMING BACK FROM NEW YORK ON 95 NORTH I HIT A HUGE POTHOLE WHEN I WAS SWITCHING LANES. AS I STOPPED TO TAKE A LOOK I NOTICED A BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL OF MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THE RIM IS DAMAGED. IT IS NOT FIXABLE AND THE TIRE NEED TO BE REPLACED! *TR
GOODYEAR
ALL SEASON
(9999) - TIRES
Apr 15, 2015
Incident date: Apr 6, 2015
COMING BACK FROM NEW YORK ON 95 NORTH I HIT A HUGE POTHOLE WHEN I WAS SWITCHING LANES. AS I STOPPED TO TAKE A LOOK I NOTICED A BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL OF MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THE RIM IS DAMAGED. IT IS NOT FIXABLE AND THE TIRE NEED TO BE REPLACED! *TR
Incident date: Nov 14, 2014
YOKOHAMA TIRES 195/65R15 DOT#479N-EBM1212. PREMATURE WEAR. PALM BEACH TOYOTA WILL NOT HONOR 60 K WARRANTY. PREMATURE WEAR AT 25K MILES. YOKOHAMA STOPPED MANUFACTURING THIS TIRE BECAUSE OF COMPLAINTS, SO CANNOT GET EQUAL TIRE.PALM BEACH TOYOTA WANTS TO CHARGE ME PRICE OF NEW TIRE. I HAVE 60 K WARRANTY. *TR
Incident date: Nov 14, 2014
YOKOHAMA TIRES 195/65R15 DOT#479N-EBM1212. PREMATURE WEAR. PALM BEACH TOYOTA WILL NOT HONOR 60 K WARRANTY. PREMATURE WEAR AT 25K MILES. YOKOHAMA STOPPED MANUFACTURING THIS TIRE BECAUSE OF COMPLAINTS, SO CANNOT GET EQUAL TIRE.PALM BEACH TOYOTA WANTS TO CHARGE ME PRICE OF NEW TIRE. I HAVE 60 K WARRANTY. *TR
Incident date: Oct 4, 2014
WE WERE TRAVELLING 65 MPH ON THE 91 FREEWAY TOLL ROAD WHEN MY LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE CASING CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SWERVE AND JUMP AND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE, INCLUDING DAMAGING THE FUEL FILL LINE. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE SO THERE WAS NO PUNCTURE OR OTHER EXTERNALLY CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TIRE OR VEHICLE. I TOOK T... Read more
BFGOODRICH
LT265/75R16 123/120R TL RUGGED TERRAIN T/A LRE ORWL GO
(9999) - TIRES
Apr 15, 2015
Incident date: Oct 4, 2014
WE WERE TRAVELLING 65 MPH ON THE 91 FREEWAY TOLL ROAD WHEN MY LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE CASING CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SWERVE AND JUMP AND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE, INCLUDING DAMAGING THE FUEL FILL LINE. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE SO THERE WAS NO PUNCTURE OR OTHER EXTERNALLY CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TIRE OR VEHICLE. I TOOK T... Read more
Incident date: Jul 20, 2010
WHERE DO I BEGIN? AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OF OWNING MY SMART CAR, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I FEEL MY CAR PULL TO THE RIGHT AND START SHAKING. I PULL SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER TO FIND THE VALVE STEM FOR MY TIRE HAD DETACHED AND MY TIRE WAS NOW FLAT. NOT HAVING A SPARE, I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO THE REMAINING 3 TIRES IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS TO... Read more
Incident date: Jun 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V115000, AND 14V115000 (EQUIPMENT, TIRES).THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MA... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2015) - TIRES
Apr 13, 2015
Incident date: Apr 12, 2015
I TURNED ON HIGHWAY 277 TOWARDS SAN ANGELO 5 MIN ON HIGHWAY TIRE PRESSURE CAME ON SAYING LOW TIRE WHICH WAS STRANGE IT HAD NEVER DONE THIS THEN ANOTHER 5 MIN I LOOKED IN MIRROR AND I SAW AIR COMING OUT AT THAT MOMENT I KNEW MY TIRE BLEW OUT I WAS ON THE RIM RIGHT AWAY . I HAD TO PULL OVER GET KIDS OUT FOR SAFETY AND I PUT ON MY SPARE FOR NOW. *TR
CONTINENTAL
CROSSCONTACT LX
(9999) - TIRES
Apr 13, 2015
Incident date: Apr 12, 2015
I TURNED ON HIGHWAY 277 TOWARDS SAN ANGELO 5 MIN ON HIGHWAY TIRE PRESSURE CAME ON SAYING LOW TIRE WHICH WAS STRANGE IT HAD NEVER DONE THIS THEN ANOTHER 5 MIN I LOOKED IN MIRROR AND I SAW AIR COMING OUT AT THAT MOMENT I KNEW MY TIRE BLEW OUT I WAS ON THE RIM RIGHT AWAY . I HAD TO PULL OVER GET KIDS OUT FOR SAFETY AND I PUT ON MY SPARE FOR NOW. *TR
Incident date: Apr 8, 2015
WE HAD A MAJOR TIRE BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING WITH OUR NEWLY PURCHASED HEARTLAND GATEWAY 5TH-WHEEL. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE (POWER KING TOW MAX ST235/85R16) BLEW AND COMPLETELY CAME UNRAVELLED. AT THAT TIME I CONTACTED THE DEALER WE PURCHASED THE RIG FROM WHO REFERRED ME TO THE HEARTLAND REPRESENTATIVE WHO (FURTHER) REFERRED ME TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE. AFTER ROAD SERVICE REPLAC... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
S550
(2008) - TIRES
Apr 13, 2015
Incident date: Apr 12, 2015
I PURCHASED 4 NEW 255/45/ZR18 EXTREMECONTACT DWS ABOUT 13 MONTHS AGO AND NOW ALL 4 TIRES HAVE A BULGING BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALLS. OF COURSE I BROUGHT IT BACK FROM WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY BLAME IT ON POT HOLES, ROAD HAZARDS. I CURRENTLY CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN FEAR THAT I MIGHT HAVE A BLOW OUT. I HAVE PURCHASED MANY TIRES BEFORE THAT WERE NOT CONTINENTAL AND NEVER EXPERIENCED WHAT IM ... Read more
CONTINENTAL
EXTREMECONTACT DWS
(9999) - TIRES
Apr 13, 2015
Incident date: Apr 12, 2015
I PURCHASED 4 NEW 255/45/ZR18 EXTREMECONTACT DWS ABOUT 13 MONTHS AGO AND NOW ALL 4 TIRES HAVE A BULGING BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALLS. OF COURSE I BROUGHT IT BACK FROM WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY BLAME IT ON POT HOLES, ROAD HAZARDS. I CURRENTLY CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN FEAR THAT I MIGHT HAVE A BLOW OUT. I HAVE PURCHASED MANY TIRES BEFORE THAT WERE NOT CONTINENTAL AND NEVER EXPERIENCED WHAT IM ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 10, 2015
I PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR NEW KUMHO TIRES; THE NEXT DAY WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER A FULL STOP AT A YIELD SIGN, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY DECOMPRESSED. THE WHEEL COVER BROKE AND TRAVELED ACROSS THE ROAD INTO A FIELD. THE TIRE BEAD APPARENTLY UNSEALED. THE CAR STOPPED SAFELY AND THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE OTHER TAN THE TIRE AND WHEEL COVER. *TR
KUMHO
SOLUS KH16
(9999) - TIRES
Apr 11, 2015
Incident date: Apr 10, 2015
I PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR NEW KUMHO TIRES; THE NEXT DAY WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER A FULL STOP AT A YIELD SIGN, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY DECOMPRESSED. THE WHEEL COVER BROKE AND TRAVELED ACROSS THE ROAD INTO A FIELD. THE TIRE BEAD APPARENTLY UNSEALED. THE CAR STOPPED SAFELY AND THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE OTHER TAN THE TIRE AND WHEEL COVER. *TR
Incident date: Apr 21, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Incident date: Oct 13, 2014
I BOUGHT A 2013 HEARTLAND CYCLONE IN DEC 2013 AND I ONE YEAR AND LESS THAN 4000 MILES HAVE HAD 5 BLOWN TIRES. ONE IN OCT. 2014 ONE IN DEC 2014 AND 3 IN FEB 2015. TIRES SENT TO DYNAMIC TIRE AND IN MARCH THEY SENT ME A LETTER SAYING IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE TIRES WERE UNDERINFLATED OR UNIT WAS OVERWEIGHT. I AIR MY TIRES BEFORE LEAVING EVERY TRIP AND MONTHLY IF UNIT IS NOT MOVED. I SCALED THIS TRAILER... Read more
TOWMAX STR
ST
(9999) - TIRES
Apr 9, 2015
Incident date: Oct 13, 2014
I BOUGHT A 2013 HEARTLAND CYCLONE IN DEC 2013 AND I ONE YEAR AND LESS THAN 4000 MILES HAVE HAD 5 BLOWN TIRES. ONE IN OCT. 2014 ONE IN DEC 2014 AND 3 IN FEB 2015. TIRES SENT TO DYNAMIC TIRE AND IN MARCH THEY SENT ME A LETTER SAYING IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE TIRES WERE UNDERINFLATED OR UNIT WAS OVERWEIGHT. I AIR MY TIRES BEFORE LEAVING EVERY TRIP AND MONTHLY IF UNIT IS NOT MOVED. I SCALED THIS TRAILER... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2015
2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE SPARE TIRE CABLE RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, THE DEALER REMOVED THE TIRE AND PLACED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
Incident date: Mar 29, 2015
BLOWOUT ON TOWMAX POWER KING ST235/80R16. PRESSURE WAS CHECKED BEFORE THE TRIP STARTED. AROUND 200 MILES INTO THE TRIP THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND DAMAGED THE TRAILER. I KNOW OF THREE OF THESE SAME TIRES THAT BLEW OUT THIS WEEK. ALL ARE ON TRAILERS THAT WERE PURCHASED IN 2014 INCLUDING MINE. *TR
GMC
SIERRA 2500
(2011) - TIRES
Apr 8, 2015
Incident date: Apr 2, 2012
WE PURCHASED A 2011 GMC 2500 HD NEW TRUCK. WE HAD A TIRE SEPARATE ON 4/2/2012 AT 1232 MILES. WE HAD ANOTHER TIRE SEPARATE ON 3/30/2015 AT 16,112 MILES. *TR
Incident date: Apr 2, 2012
WE PURCHASED A 2011 GMC 2500 HD NEW TRUCK. WE HAD A TIRE SEPARATE ON 4/2/2012 AT 1232 MILES. WE HAD ANOTHER TIRE SEPARATE ON 3/30/2015 AT 16,112 MILES. *TR
Incident date: Apr 2, 2012
THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS OVER THREE YEARS BEGINNING IN 2012 AND CONTINUING TO 2015. TWO CRACKED RIMS, THREE SIDEWALL BULGES, RESULTING IN TWO TIRE BLOW-OUTS AND ONE ALMOST-READY-TO-BLOW. CAR HAS LOW-PROFILE TIRES, WHICH COMBINED WITH HYUNDAI STIFF FRONT SUSPENSION RENDERS CAR UNABLE TO HANDLE ANY KIND OF ROUGH ROADS OR POTHOLES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
Incident date: Apr 1, 2015
THE TIRES THAT THE KEYSTONE RV COMPANY PUTS ON THEIR FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS ARE UNSAFE, AT APPROX. 2500 MILES AND 4 YEARS OLD I HAD A BLOW OUT ON I-35 . IT TORE UP MY TRAILER AND I FEEL THEY THEY ARE UNSAFE AND VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2012) - TIRES
Apr 3, 2015
Incident date: Apr 1, 2015
TIRE HAD CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ON SIDE WALL. 4TH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH SPECIFIC TIRES "DUNLOP SP SPORT 01 AS". *TR
Incident date: Jul 19, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V160000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 6/3/15*CN