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.

2,245,377 Total Complaints
140,173 Reported Crashes
56,794 Reported Fires
8,580 Reported 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

X RADIAL LT 285/75R16 (2003) - TIRES Sep 22, 2014
Incident date: Aug 10, 2014
THE 2003 SILVERADO 1500 SHORT BED PU U-JOINTS KEEP GOING OUT. HAVE REPLACED THEM ATLEAST 6 TIMES. PU HAD 30,000 WHEN PURCHASED IN 2006. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE BUILD OF THE PU THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, DON'T MATTER WHAT KIND OF TIRES I PUT ON THE PU IT HAS A VIBRATION ALL THE TIME. THE VIBRATION COULD BE WHATS CAUSING THE U-JOINTS TO GO OUT. I HAVE HAD 10 PLY TIRES ON IT FOR OFF R... Read more
HYUNDAI ELANTRA (2013) - TIRES Sep 22, 2014
Incident date: Sep 22, 2014
TIRES THAT CAME FACTORY ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT LAST AS LONG AS THE TIRE WAS RATED FROM THE MANUFACTURES WEBSITE. THEY ARE NEARLY BALD, DUE TO HIGHWAY DRIVING, AND THE MANUFACTURE AND CAR COMPANY WILL NOT HONOR THE TREAD LIFE WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOT AN OWNER WARRANTY BECAUSE I DID NOT PURCHASE THE TIRES. THIS IS CONFUSING TO ME, ONLY BECAUSE I BOUGHT A $24,000 CAR! CONTINENTAL WAS ... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 (2013) - TIRES Sep 22, 2014
Incident date: Mar 29, 2013
THE VALVES ON THE INNER REAR DUEL WHEELS BASICALLY CAN NOT BE CHECKED THROUGH THE VERY SMALL HOLES IN THE WHEEL COVERS OR EVEN WITHOUT THE WHEEL COVERS. I HAD, UPON DELIVERY OF THE SPRINTER, THE WHEELS REMOVED TO INSTALL METAL VALVE EXTENDERS SO I COULD REGULARLY CHECK TIRE PRESSURES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURES LEADS TO NO CHECKING, UNDER INFLATION... Read more
TOYOTA TUNDRA (2006) - TIRES Sep 22, 2014
Incident date: Sep 22, 2014
INFLATED THE TIRES TO ENSURE PROPER PSI'S PRIOR TO OPERATION. TIRE WARNING LIGHT SHUTS ON AND OFF. TIRE WARNING LIGHTS WILL REMAIN ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED, IDLING, AND IN OPERATION. THIS IS STILL AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN FULLY RESOLVED. THE TIRE SENSORS COULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WHICH IS NOT BEING REPORTED AS WELL. WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL ... Read more
BMW 535XI (2012) - TIRES Sep 21, 2014
Incident date: Sep 14, 2014
GOODYEAR LOW PROFILE TIRES. 245/40R19 98V LS2. TODAY MY TIRE SPLIT. THIS IS THE 5TH TIRE ON THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD REPLACED IN THE LAST 20 MONTHS. I ALSO HAVE A BUBBLE IN ANOTHER TIRE THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. THESE SPLITS AND BUBBLES ARE FROM ROUTINE DRIVING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO RIDE OVER A CRATER TO DAMAGE THIS TIRE. ANY SMALL BUMP WILL BUBBLE OR SPLIT THE RUBBER. GOOD... Read more
HEARTLAND BIGHORN (2014) - TIRES Sep 21, 2014
Incident date: Sep 20, 2014
SATURDAY, 9/20/14, WE DROVE APPROX 300 MILES FROM FL ON INTERSTATES 95 AND 26, SPEED 65 MPH OR LOWER, TOWING OUR 2014 HEARTLAND BIGHORN 5TH WHEEL TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH POWER KING TOW MAX ST235/80R16 TIRES. TIRE PRESSURE (80 PSI) AND LUG TORQUE (120 FT/LB) CHECKED BEFORE DEPARTURE. EXITED I-26 IN LEXINGTON SC AND HAD DRIVEN 2-3 MILES, SPEEDS 35 AND UNDER, ON SURFACE STREET WHEN LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW,... Read more
POWER KING TOWMAX (9999) - TIRES Sep 21, 2014
Incident date: Sep 20, 2014
SATURDAY, 9/20/14, WE DROVE APPROX 300 MILES FROM FL ON INTERSTATES 95 AND 26, SPEED 65 MPH OR LOWER, TOWING OUR 2014 HEARTLAND BIGHORN 5TH WHEEL TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH POWER KING TOW MAX ST235/80R16 TIRES. TIRE PRESSURE (80 PSI) AND LUG TORQUE (120 FT/LB) CHECKED BEFORE DEPARTURE. EXITED I-26 IN LEXINGTON SC AND HAD DRIVEN 2-3 MILES, SPEEDS 35 AND UNDER, ON SURFACE STREET WHEN LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW,... Read more
FORD RANGER (1994) - TIRES Sep 20, 2014
Incident date: Sep 5, 2014
FUZION TOURING TIRES P195/70R14 91T TREAD SEPARATING AT <14KMILES. I BOUGHT THIS SET OF TIRES AND RIMS USED FROM A FRIEND WHO HAD BOUGHT THE SET OF TIRES FROM ON ONLINE TIRE RETAILER, IN EARLY 2013 (TIRE DOT CODE JEFJ CAN 4412 MADE IN CHINA). THE RIMS AND TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON A 1996 FORD RANGER 2WD INITIALLY AND THEN ON MY 1994 FORD RANGER XLT 2WD. FRONT TWO TIRES BEGAN TO FEEL WOBBLY AND VI... Read more
FUZION FUZION HRI (9999) - TIRES Sep 20, 2014
Incident date: Sep 5, 2014
FUZION TOURING TIRES P195/70R14 91T TREAD SEPARATING AT <14KMILES. I BOUGHT THIS SET OF TIRES AND RIMS USED FROM A FRIEND WHO HAD BOUGHT THE SET OF TIRES FROM ON ONLINE TIRE RETAILER, IN EARLY 2013 (TIRE DOT CODE JEFJ CAN 4412 MADE IN CHINA). THE RIMS AND TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON A 1996 FORD RANGER 2WD INITIALLY AND THEN ON MY 1994 FORD RANGER XLT 2WD. FRONT TWO TIRES BEGAN TO FEEL WOBBLY AND VI... Read more
NISSAN NV200 (2013) - TIRES Sep 20, 2014
Incident date: Sep 19, 2014
TIRES WORN OUT PREMATURELY UNDER NORMAL USE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RENDERED UNSAFE OR TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR PATTERNS, LOSS OF TREAD, CHOPPED UP, CORDS SHOWING , ETCETERA. *TR
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 (2005) - TIRES Sep 20, 2014
Incident date: Aug 2, 2014
TIRE BLOWOUT ON LEFT REAR OF 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. TRUCK WAS PULLING A TRAILER ON THE WAY BACK FROM A MISSION TRIP, RETURNING FROM MONTANA. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON I-90 ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF MOSES LAKE WASHINGTON. WE WERE WESTBOUND TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE TRUCK SUFFERED APPROX $3000 DAMAGE. *TR
TOYO TOYO (9999) - TIRES Sep 20, 2014
Incident date: Aug 2, 2014
TIRE BLOWOUT ON LEFT REAR OF 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. TRUCK WAS PULLING A TRAILER ON THE WAY BACK FROM A MISSION TRIP, RETURNING FROM MONTANA. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON I-90 ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF MOSES LAKE WASHINGTON. WE WERE WESTBOUND TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE TRUCK SUFFERED APPROX $3000 DAMAGE. *TR
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 (2005) - TIRES Sep 20, 2014
Incident date: Sep 17, 2014
TIRE BLOWOUT ON RIGHT FRONT OF 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. TRUCK HAD MOTORCYCLE SECURED IN BED, AND WAS TOWING A KWIKKAMP TENT TRAILER. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON HWY 93, 6 MILES NORTH OF ALAMO, NEVADA. WE WERE SOUTHBOUND TRAVELING AT APPROX 60 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE FROND END AND RIGHT FRONT FENDER. *TR
TOYO TOYO (9999) - TIRES Sep 20, 2014
Incident date: Sep 17, 2014
TIRE BLOWOUT ON RIGHT FRONT OF 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. TRUCK HAD MOTORCYCLE SECURED IN BED, AND WAS TOWING A KWIKKAMP TENT TRAILER. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON HWY 93, 6 MILES NORTH OF ALAMO, NEVADA. WE WERE SOUTHBOUND TRAVELING AT APPROX 60 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE FROND END AND RIGHT FRONT FENDER. *TR
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 (2005) - TIRES Sep 20, 2014
Incident date: Sep 17, 2014
TIRE BLOWOUT ON LEFT FRONT OF 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. TRUCK HAD MOTORCYCLE SECURED IN BED, AND WAS TOWING A KWIKKAMP TENT TRAILER. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON HWY 93, 34 MILES SOUTH OF ALAMO, NEVADA. WE WERE SOUTHBOUND TRAVELING AT APPROX. 60 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND LEFT FRONT FENDER. *TR
TOYO TOYO (9999) - TIRES Sep 20, 2014
Incident date: Sep 17, 2014
TIRE BLOWOUT ON LEFT FRONT OF 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. TRUCK HAD MOTORCYCLE SECURED IN BED, AND WAS TOWING A KWIKKAMP TENT TRAILER. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON HWY 93, 34 MILES SOUTH OF ALAMO, NEVADA. WE WERE SOUTHBOUND TRAVELING AT APPROX. 60 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND LEFT FRONT FENDER. *TR
HEARTLAND BIGHORN SILVERADO (2012) - TIRES Sep 20, 2014
Incident date: Jul 6, 2014
2 POWER KING TOWMAX STR TIRES, 2 YEARS OLD, VERY LOW MILEAGE, TOWING 4 TIRE BIG HORN FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER, SEPARATED TREADS ON JULY 6 AND JULY 13 OF 2014. CAMPER IS WELL UNDER WEIGHT SPECIFICATIONS, TIRE PRESSURE ALWAYS RUN AT 80 PSI. CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO CAMPER.
POWER KING TOWMAX (9999) - TIRES Sep 20, 2014
Incident date: Jul 6, 2014
2 POWER KING TOWMAX STR TIRES, 2 YEARS OLD, VERY LOW MILEAGE, TOWING 4 TIRE BIG HORN FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER, SEPARATED TREADS ON JULY 6 AND JULY 13 OF 2014. CAMPER IS WELL UNDER WEIGHT SPECIFICATIONS, TIRE PRESSURE ALWAYS RUN AT 80 PSI. CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO CAMPER.
HYUNDAI TUCSON (2005) - TIRES Sep 19, 2014
Incident date: Aug 20, 2014
ALL FOUR YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING S P215/65/16 TIRES HAVE EXTREME TREAD/MOLD SEPARATION AT 40,000 MILES MAKING THEM UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. *TR
CHEVROLET UPLANDER (2007) - TIRES Sep 19, 2014
Incident date: Sep 1, 2014
DRIVING AT 75 MPH COOPER TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING OUTER WALL TO WHIP AROUND CAUSING BODY DAMAGE AND ENGINE DAMAGE BEFORE FALLING OFF AND DAMAGING WHEEL. *TR
NISSAN QUEST (2012) - TIRES Sep 19, 2014
Incident date: Jan 18, 2014
MANUFACTURER TIRES DEFECTIVE/BALD CAUSED LOSS OF TRACTION AND SPINNING. COULD NOT MAKE IT UP THE DRIVEWAY. *TR
AUDI Q7 (2011) - TIRES Sep 19, 2014
Incident date: Jul 6, 2014
TIRES PURCHASED FROM LIBERTY TIRE AND BRAKE ON 05/01/14 WERE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2008-2009 WITH ONLY 3-9 MONTHS OF WARRANTY LEFT. ON OUR WAY HOME FROM OUR FAMILY VACATION FROM THE FL KEYS ON 07/06/14 ONE TIRE SEPARATED AND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE OFF BALANCE. WE PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES TO CONTINUE OUR 500 MILE JOURNEY HOME. DUE TO LIMITED TRUNK SPACE WITH LUGGAGE AND OUR CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT WE ... Read more
FORD F-350 SD (2001) - TIRES Sep 18, 2014
Incident date: Sep 17, 2014
DRIVING MY 2001 F 350 AT 45 MPH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED LOUD ENOUGH FOR A NEIGHBOR TO COME OUT THINKING A SHOT HAD BEEN FIRED! THE TIRE'S SIDE WALL WAS SHREDDED. THIS WAS MY SECOND EXPERIENCE RECENTLY WITH A BLOW-OUT OF MY BF GOODRICH RUGGED TERRAIN T/A LT275/65R18 TIRES. IN MAY THE LEFT REAR BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH THE SIDE WALL SHREDDED SIMILAR TO THE RECENT BLOW OUT. I WAS PRO-RATE... Read more
B.F.GOODRICH T/A (9999) - TIRES Sep 18, 2014
Incident date: Sep 17, 2014
DRIVING MY 2001 F 350 AT 45 MPH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED LOUD ENOUGH FOR A NEIGHBOR TO COME OUT THINKING A SHOT HAD BEEN FIRED! THE TIRE'S SIDE WALL WAS SHREDDED. THIS WAS MY SECOND EXPERIENCE RECENTLY WITH A BLOW-OUT OF MY BF GOODRICH RUGGED TERRAIN T/A LT275/65R18 TIRES. IN MAY THE LEFT REAR BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH THE SIDE WALL SHREDDED SIMILAR TO THE RECENT BLOW OUT. I WAS PRO-RATE... Read more
FORD F-150 (2006) - TIRES Sep 18, 2014
Incident date: Sep 2, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ALIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXI... Read more
ACURA TSX (2010) - TIRES Sep 18, 2014
Incident date: Nov 1, 2013
THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) GOES OFF 2-10 TIMES A MONTH SAYING "SYSTEM FUNCTION ERROR" AND ALL WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE SHOW A PRESSURE OF "--" VERSUS THE NORMAL DISPLAY OF THE PSI IN THE TIRES. DEALERS TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG AND PROBLEM ISN'T REPRODUCIBLE. *TR
CHEVROLET CORVETTE (2002) - TIRES Sep 17, 2014
Incident date: Sep 17, 2014
RUN FLAT TIRE WENT FLAT, COULD NOT FIND LEAK IN TIRE. FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS CRACKED RIM. SINCE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED, THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS LIABILITY, IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM INVOLVING THOUSANDS OF C5 CORVETTES. PROACTIVE RECALL MAY SAVE LIVES !! *TR
JEEP LIBERTY (2005) - TIRES Sep 17, 2014
Incident date: Dec 26, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED AND CAUSED THE FENDER, REAR BUMPER, AND REAR LICENSE PLATE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). IN ADDITION, THE HATCH DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNO... Read more
DODGE RAM 3500 (2001) - TIRES Sep 17, 2014
Incident date: May 30, 2014
DRIVING 55MPH, BFG CMM TA TIRE SEPARATION AT TREAD BELT EDGE. STILL HAVE TIRE. *TR
Incident date: May 30, 2014
DRIVING 55MPH, BFG CMM TA TIRE SEPARATION AT TREAD BELT EDGE. STILL HAVE TIRE. *TR
TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA (2007) - TIRES Sep 17, 2014
Incident date: Sep 17, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN 5000 TIRES, SIZE 215/55/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TECHNICIAN INFORMED HIM THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED BUBBLES ON THE SIDE WALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCE A BLOW OUT WHILE USING THE SAME MODEL TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TIRE WAS IN THE SAME COND... Read more
NEXEN N5000 (9999) - TIRES Sep 17, 2014
Incident date: Sep 17, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN 5000 TIRES, SIZE 215/55/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TECHNICIAN INFORMED HIM THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED BUBBLES ON THE SIDE WALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCE A BLOW OUT WHILE USING THE SAME MODEL TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TIRE WAS IN THE SAME COND... Read more
HONDA CR-V (2014) - TIRES Sep 16, 2014
Incident date: Feb 10, 2014
I HAVE HAD CONSTANT ISSUES WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING (TPMS) SYSTEM ON MY NEW CRV. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES RANDOMLY WHEN MY TIRE PRESSURE IS FINE. IT SOMETIMES DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN MY TIRE PRESSURE IS NOT FINE. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 6 OR 7 TIMES AND THERE IS NO FIX IDENTIFIED YET. I AM LEFT NOT KNOWING WHETHER MY TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED OR NOT. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE ... Read more
CHEVROLET IMPALA (2008) - TIRES Sep 16, 2014
Incident date: Sep 16, 2014
PREMATURE WEAR ON REAR TIRES, LESS THEN A YEAR OLD AND RUINED. *TR
NISSAN NV200 (2013) - TIRES Sep 16, 2014
Incident date: Aug 28, 2014
TIRES WEAR OUT EXTREMELY PREMATURELY. ONE TIRE ALMOST BLEW OUT BECAUSE IT HAD WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE NATURE OF THESE TIRES. *TR
BUICK VERANO (2013) - TIRES Sep 16, 2014
Incident date: Jul 7, 2014
OEM WHEEL BLEW OUT AFTER BRUSHING RAISE EDGE OF ROAD CAUSED BY A POTHOLE. I HAVE HAD TWO OEM TIRES FAIL WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE OF NEW CAR. SEARCHED INTERNET AND OEM TIRE FAILURE IS COMMON IN 2013 BUICK VERANO. *TR
BUICK VERANO (2013) - TIRES Sep 16, 2014
Incident date: Jul 7, 2014
OEM WHEEL BLEW OUT AFTER BRUSHING RAISE EDGE OF ROAD CAUSED BY A POTHOLE. I HAVE HAD TWO OEM TIRES FAIL WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE OF NEW CAR. SEARCHED INTERNET AND OEM TIRE FAILURE IS COMMON IN 2013 BUICK VERANO CONTINENTAL CONTIPRO CONTACT TIRES ARE LISTED IN SEVERAL PLACES FAILING WITHIN 5000 OF NEW. *TR
MERCEDES-BENZ C300 (2010) - TIRES Sep 16, 2014
Incident date: May 11, 2014
ORIGINAL TIRES WITH 29000 MILES........ CONTINENTAL TIRE LEFT FRONT SHREDDED ON FREEWAY, TOTAL SEPARATION OF RUBBER FROM RIM, CONTACTED CONTINENTAL [XXX], WAS REFERRED TO CUSTOMER AND THEN TO WARRANTY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE, FILED A CLAIM WHICH WAS REJECTED AFTER 4 MONTHS BECAUSE I DIDN'T PROVIDE THE SHREDDED TIRE. CONTINENTAL REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT VIRTUALLY DISINTEGRA... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN GTI (2013) - TIRES Sep 15, 2014
Incident date: May 17, 2013
THIS IS MY SECOND GTI. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR OR THE TIRES BUT IN 15000 MILES I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 7 TIRES WITH BUBBLES OR DAMAGED VERY EASILY. (AT THE SAME TIME I LEASED THIS CAR I LEASED A SECOND ONE THAT HAS 30000 MILES AND HAS HAD ONLY 1 TIRE PROBLEM. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH VW AND I AM WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSE. I WILL TAKE THE CAR TODAY AGAIN AS THEY RETURNED IT ON FRID... Read more
JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 (2007) - TIRES Sep 15, 2014
Incident date: Aug 15, 2014
WAS GETTING INTO TRUCK TURN ON IGNITION AND PUT TRUCK IN GEAR, THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE IGNITION JUST CUT OFF, I DON'T KNOW IF MY KNEE SLIGHTLY HIT IT OR WHAT BUT THAT SUCKER CUT OFF, THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE, ALSO THE TIRE LIGHT STAYS BEFORE THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY STEM, THEN I HAD IT REPLACED AND IT STILL STAYS ON, SO PLEASE IS THERE SOME RESOLUTION FOR ... Read more
GOODRICH LONG TRAIL T/A (9999) - TIRES Sep 15, 2014
Incident date: Aug 15, 2014
WAS GETTING INTO TRUCK TURN ON IGNITION AND PUT TRUCK IN GEAR, THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE IGNITION JUST CUT OFF, I DON'T KNOW IF MY KNEE SLIGHTLY HIT IT OR WHAT BUT THAT SUCKER CUT OFF, THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE, ALSO THE TIRE LIGHT STAYS BEFORE THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY STEM, THEN I HAD IT REPLACED AND IT STILL STAYS ON, SO PLEASE IS THERE SOME RESOLUTION FOR ... Read more
JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 (2007) - TIRES Sep 15, 2014
Incident date: Aug 15, 2014
WAS GETTING INTO TRUCK TURN ON IGNITION AND PUT TRUCK IN GEAR, THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE IGNITION JUST CUT OFF, I DON'T KNOW IF MY KNEE SLIGHTLY HIT IT OR WHAT BUT THAT SUCKER CUT OFF, THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE, ALSO THE TIRE LIGHT STAYS BEFORE THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY STEM, THEN I HAD IT REPLACED AND IT STILL STAYS ON, SO PLEASE IS THERE SOME RESOLUTION FOR ... Read more
GOODRICH LONG TRAIL T/A (9999) - TIRES Sep 15, 2014
Incident date: Aug 15, 2014
WAS GETTING INTO TRUCK TURN ON IGNITION AND PUT TRUCK IN GEAR, THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE IGNITION JUST CUT OFF, I DON'T KNOW IF MY KNEE SLIGHTLY HIT IT OR WHAT BUT THAT SUCKER CUT OFF, THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE, ALSO THE TIRE LIGHT STAYS BEFORE THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY STEM, THEN I HAD IT REPLACED AND IT STILL STAYS ON, SO PLEASE IS THERE SOME RESOLUTION FOR ... Read more
JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 (2007) - TIRES Sep 15, 2014
Incident date: Aug 15, 2014
WAS GETTING INTO TRUCK TURN ON IGNITION AND PUT TRUCK IN GEAR, THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE IGNITION JUST CUT OFF, I DON'T KNOW IF MY KNEE SLIGHTLY HIT IT OR WHAT BUT THAT SUCKER CUT OFF, THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE, ALSO THE TIRE LIGHT STAYS BEFORE THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY STEM, THEN I HAD IT REPLACED AND IT STILL STAYS ON, SO PLEASE IS THERE SOME RESOLUTION FOR ... Read more
GOODRICH LONG TRAIL T/A (9999) - TIRES Sep 15, 2014
Incident date: Aug 15, 2014
WAS GETTING INTO TRUCK TURN ON IGNITION AND PUT TRUCK IN GEAR, THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE IGNITION JUST CUT OFF, I DON'T KNOW IF MY KNEE SLIGHTLY HIT IT OR WHAT BUT THAT SUCKER CUT OFF, THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE, ALSO THE TIRE LIGHT STAYS BEFORE THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY STEM, THEN I HAD IT REPLACED AND IT STILL STAYS ON, SO PLEASE IS THERE SOME RESOLUTION FOR ... Read more
FOREST RIVER RANCE (2014) - TIRES Sep 15, 2014
Incident date: Sep 12, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE (NA). THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH LIONSHEAD, TIRE LINE: WEST LAKE SUPER S/T (NA), AND TIRE SIZE 225/75/15 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SECOND AXLE TIRE EXPLODED. THE... Read more
LIONSHEAD TRAIL EXPRESS (9999) - TIRES Sep 15, 2014
Incident date: Sep 12, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FOREST RIVER VENGEANCE (NA). THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH LIONSHEAD, TIRE LINE: WEST LAKE SUPER S/T (NA), AND TIRE SIZE 225/75/15 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SECOND AXLE TIRE EXPLODED. THE... Read more
HYUNDAI SONATA (2013) - TIRES Sep 15, 2014
Incident date: Apr 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 51 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME UNSTABLE AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND VEERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, HE HAD TO CONTINUALLY TWEA... Read more
FORD F-350 SD (2006) - TIRES Sep 15, 2014
Incident date: Sep 13, 2014
TOYO OPEN COUNTRY XTREME A/T II LT285/75R/17E BOTH INSIDE DUALS SIDEWALL BUBBLES. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE TIRE DEALER AND TOYO TIRES USA. TIRES PURCHASED IN MAY 2013. TIRES HAVE 5,130 MILES ON THEM. DOT SERIAL # M431013 SAME FOR BOTH TIRES. THE TRUCK HAS A TRUCK CAMPER MOUNTED IN THE PICK UP BED. TIRES WERE MAINTAINED AT 75 PSI ON ALL 7 TIRES. TRUCK HAS A 12 PACK REAR LEAF SPRING SYSTEM INSTE... Read more
JAGUAR XK (2014) - TIRES Sep 15, 2014
Incident date: Dec 18, 2013
THIS CAR (AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER SPORTS CARS) COMES WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES WITH SO LITTLE TRACTION IN RAIN AND SNOW THAT THEY TOTALLY DEFEAT THE PURPOSE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS. THESE TIRES ARE SO SMOOTH THAT THEY WILL HYDRO-PLANE AT 30 MPH DURING A HARD RAIN. IN ONLY INCH OF SNOW, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS DO NOT WORK AT ALL DO TO TH... Read more
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