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
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Showing 44,841 complaints - component: TIRES
FOREST RIVER
VLITE
(2012) - TIRES
Sep 15, 2014
Incident date: Apr 25, 2014
TRAIL EXPRESS TIRE ST 225/75R15 LR C DOT# 1KMM16A 2311 HAD A SUDDEN SIDEWALL AT TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING A BLOWOUT. MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED AND VERIFIED AT 50PSI AND NO VISIBLE CRACKS OR DEFORMITIES AT BEGINNING OF TRIP 25 MILES BEFORE.
FOREST RIVER
VLITE
(2012) - TIRES
Sep 15, 2014
Incident date: Apr 25, 2014
TRAIL EXPRESS TIRE ST 225/75R15 LR C DOT# 1KMM16A 2311 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND LOSS OF AIR RESULTING IN MODERATE VEHICLE DAMAGE. THIS TIRE FAILURE HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AFTER A PREVIOUS TIRE FAILURE OF SAME BRAND AND DOT#. *TR
Incident date: Aug 27, 2014
WE WERE 4 HOURS INTO OUR VACATION WHEN THE GOODYEAR MARATHON 235/80/16 ON OUR 2011 MONTANA 5TH WHEEL BLEW. THE DAMAGE WAS CLOSE TO $2000, MESSED UP THE TIRE WELL, RIPPED THE BELLYPAN AND MESSED UP THE SLIDE OUT. GOODYEAR WILL PAY OUR DEDUCTIBLE, BUT WON'T HELP WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE REST OF THE CHINA BOMBS UNDER OUR CAMPER. VERY UNHAPPY WITH GOODYEAR AND MONTANA. *TR
Incident date: Aug 27, 2014
WE WERE 4 HOURS INTO OUR VACATION WHEN THE GOODYEAR MARATHON 235/80/16 ON OUR 2011 MONTANA 5TH WHEEL BLEW. THE DAMAGE WAS CLOSE TO $2000, MESSED UP THE TIRE WELL, RIPPED THE BELLYPAN AND MESSED UP THE SLIDE OUT. GOODYEAR WILL PAY OUR DEDUCTIBLE, BUT WON'T HELP WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE REST OF THE CHINA BOMBS UNDER OUR CAMPER. VERY UNHAPPY WITH GOODYEAR AND MONTANA. *TR
Incident date: Aug 7, 2014
I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN TREAD SEPARATION ON A GOODRICH PASSENGER TIRE, LEADING TO IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE TIRE DEFLATION. LUCKILY, I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND WAS TRAVELING <5MPH. ON INSPECTION, THE OTHER 3 TIRES SHOWED INITIAL SIGNES OF SIMILAR FAILURE, AND ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR
BF GOODRICH
P215/60R15 93T TL TRNG TA PRO SER GO
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 14, 2014
Incident date: Aug 7, 2014
I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN TREAD SEPARATION ON A GOODRICH PASSENGER TIRE, LEADING TO IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE TIRE DEFLATION. LUCKILY, I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND WAS TRAVELING <5MPH. ON INSPECTION, THE OTHER 3 TIRES SHOWED INITIAL SIGNES OF SIMILAR FAILURE, AND ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) - TIRES
Sep 13, 2014
Incident date: Jan 3, 2013
I PURCHASE MIC 73391 DEFENDER TIRES AND THEY ARE CRACKING ON THE SIDES, I WAS TOLD THEY COULD GET A BLOW OUT. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS TIRES. I PURCHASED THEM JAN 2013 AT TIRE CHOICE AUTO CAR CARE. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE STEERING KNUCKLE ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) - TIRES
Sep 13, 2014
Incident date: Jan 3, 2013
PURCHASED MIC DEFENDER TIRES JAN 3, 2013 AND THEY ARE CRACKED ON THE SIDES THEY TELL ME THEY MITE BLOW OUT ON THE ROAD. *TR
MICHELIN
ALL SEASON
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 13, 2014
Incident date: Jan 3, 2013
PURCHASED MIC DEFENDER TIRES JAN 3, 2013 AND THEY ARE CRACKED ON THE SIDES THEY TELL ME THEY MITE BLOW OUT ON THE ROAD. *TR
Incident date: Sep 3, 2014
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2009 JEEP COMMANDER. IN THE FALL OF 2013 I PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES,AND WAS TOLD 2 VALVE STEMS WERE CRACKED SO I HAD THEM REPLACED. ON 9/3/14 ON THE WVA TURNPIKE AT 70 MPH THE LEFT REAR WARNING LIGHT FLASHED AND THEN COUNTED DOWN FROM 40LBS TO 5LBS IN 10 SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO STOP ON A VERY NARROW BERM AND CALLED AAA TO CHANGE THE TIRE. ON RETURN HOME WENT TO THE TIRE ST... Read more
Incident date: Sep 11, 2014
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM NORTH CAROLINA IN MY 2500 DODGE RAM ONE OF MY UNIROYAL TIRES SEPARATED DAMAGING THE REAR DRIVER SIDE FENDER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH THE LIBERATOR LT26575R16E. THE FIST TIME WALMART REPLACED THE TIRE AND REPAIRED THE FENDER. THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TIRE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR
Incident date: Sep 11, 2014
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM NORTH CAROLINA IN MY 2500 DODGE RAM ONE OF MY UNIROYAL TIRES SEPARATED DAMAGING THE REAR DRIVER SIDE FENDER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH THE LIBERATOR LT26575R16E. THE FIST TIME WALMART REPLACED THE TIRE AND REPAIRED THE FENDER. THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TIRE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR
Incident date: Sep 9, 2014
PURCHASED BRIDGESTONE TURANZA SERENITY PLUS TIRES THIS WEEK. I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES DOESN'T HAVE THE UTQG RATINGS ON THE SIDE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A ISSUE FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT SINCE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ANY RATINGS FOR THE TIRE ARE. I WAS INFORMED BY BRIDGESTONE THAT THIS IS LEGAL DURING THE FIRST PRODUCTION RUNS. ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. [XXX] INFORMATIO... Read more
BRIDGESTONE
TURANZA
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 12, 2014
Incident date: Sep 9, 2014
PURCHASED BRIDGESTONE TURANZA SERENITY PLUS TIRES THIS WEEK. I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES DOESN'T HAVE THE UTQG RATINGS ON THE SIDE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A ISSUE FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT SINCE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ANY RATINGS FOR THE TIRE ARE. I WAS INFORMED BY BRIDGESTONE THAT THIS IS LEGAL DURING THE FIRST PRODUCTION RUNS. ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. [XXX] INFORMATIO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 21, 2014
BOUGHT 2012 KEYSTONE ALPINE TRAILER WITH TOWMAXX TIRES SIZE 235/80/16. APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES ALWAYS CHECK PRESSURE HAD DRIVER SIDE BLOW OUT CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND 40 MILES LATER PASSENGER SIDE BLOW OUT CAUSING MORE DAMAGE. HAD VEHICLE WEIGHED AND STILL WAY UNDER LOAD RATING. COMPLETE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *TR
POWER KING
TOWMAX
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 11, 2014
Incident date: Aug 21, 2014
BOUGHT 2012 KEYSTONE ALPINE TRAILER WITH TOWMAXX TIRES SIZE 235/80/16. APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES ALWAYS CHECK PRESSURE HAD DRIVER SIDE BLOW OUT CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND 40 MILES LATER PASSENGER SIDE BLOW OUT CAUSING MORE DAMAGE. HAD VEHICLE WEIGHED AND STILL WAY UNDER LOAD RATING. COMPLETE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *TR
Incident date: Sep 10, 2014
I HAVE A 2012 CHEVY CRUZ WITH A TIRE THAT KEEPS LOSING PRESSURE. THE CHEVY GARAGE TOLD ME THAT IT HAS SEVERAL MICRO HOLES AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT AT $250/TIRE AND THAT I NEEDED TO BUY 2 (BECAUSE YOU CAN'T JUST REPLACE ONE). I ASKED THE TECHNICIAN HOW THIS CAN HAPPEN AND HE SAID IT'S NOTHING I DID AND THAT MICHELIN TIRES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE FLAWS SUCH AS THIS BUT NO RECALL ON MY TIRES YET. DOT... Read more
MICHELIN
PILOT MXM4
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 11, 2014
Incident date: Sep 10, 2014
I HAVE A 2012 CHEVY CRUZ WITH A TIRE THAT KEEPS LOSING PRESSURE. THE CHEVY GARAGE TOLD ME THAT IT HAS SEVERAL MICRO HOLES AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT AT $250/TIRE AND THAT I NEEDED TO BUY 2 (BECAUSE YOU CAN'T JUST REPLACE ONE). I ASKED THE TECHNICIAN HOW THIS CAN HAPPEN AND HE SAID IT'S NOTHING I DID AND THAT MICHELIN TIRES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE FLAWS SUCH AS THIS BUT NO RECALL ON MY TIRES YET. DOT... Read more
Incident date: Jul 4, 2014
TWO TIRES FROM DYNAMIC TIRE CORP DELAMINATED ON MY RV. THEY WERE POWERKING TOWMAX ST235/80R16. THE TIRES WERE ON MY 2012 KEYSTONE 5TH WHEEL. THEY ARE MADE IN CHINA. DYNAMIC TIRE CORP SAID THEY WERE RUN IN A RUNFLAT CONDITION WHICH IS A LIE. I CHECKED THE PRESSURE WHEN I LEFT OREGON. THE PRESSURE WAS 74 LBS. THE TIRE ON THE SIDEWALL SAID THAT THERE IS A MAXIMUM PRESSURE OF 80 LBS. IN OREGON THE TEM... Read more
Incident date: Sep 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL PRO CONTACT TIRES, LINE SIZE: P215/60/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE BLISTER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFLATED THE TIRE. HOWEVER, THE TIRE LOW PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE ... Read more
CONTINENTAL
CONTINENTAL CONTACT
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 11, 2014
Incident date: Sep 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL PRO CONTACT TIRES, LINE SIZE: P215/60/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE BLISTER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFLATED THE TIRE. HOWEVER, THE TIRE LOW PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 4, 2014
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS (4/14/14 AND 8/25/14) LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE, THE STEMS DISINTEGRATED. TIRES WENT FLAT. REPLACED FLAT TIRE WITH SPARE AND DROVE TO LOCAL TIRE SHOP. THE TIRE SERVICE MECHANIC TOLD US THE REPLACEMENT PART IS THE EXACT SAME PART THAT CORRODED INITIALLY. CALLED VOLVO WITH NO SATISFACTORY RESPONSE. ... Read more
COACH HOUSE
MOTORHOME
(2010) - TIRES
Sep 10, 2014
Incident date: Aug 13, 2014
2010 COACH HOUSE MOTORHOME. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM ISSUES. CONSUMER HAS DIFFERENT VEHICLE COMPLAINT LISTED IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT, ON THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER INNER TIRE. THE SENSOR DID NOT ALERT HER BEFORE OR AFTER THE INCIDENT. EVEN THOUGH, THE MONITOR DID NOT GO OFF, IT CONTINUED TO READ THE SAME PRESSURE AS BEFORE.
FOREST RIVER
SALEM
(2014) - TIRES
Sep 10, 2014
Incident date: Aug 15, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FOREST RIVER SALEM RECREATIONAL VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH VAIL SPORT ST LH99 TIRES, SIZE 225/75D15. THE CONTACT NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION AND A BUBBLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED AND CONTAINED A BUBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NU... Read more
VAIL SPORT
ST LH99
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 10, 2014
Incident date: Aug 15, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FOREST RIVER SALEM RECREATIONAL VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH VAIL SPORT ST LH99 TIRES, SIZE 225/75D15. THE CONTACT NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION AND A BUBBLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED AND CONTAINED A BUBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NU... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2010
I BOUGHT MY 2009 GENESIS BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2009. IN APRIL, 2010, I WAS TOLD I HAD TIRE WEAR AND NEEDED NEW TIRES. TIRES WERE WEARING IN THE SAME PATTERN, CUPPING, ALONG THE EDGE. PLACED MY 5TH SET OF TIRES ON THIS GENESIS IN MARCH 2014 AND THEY ARE NOW CUPPED JUST LIKE THE FOUR SETS PRIOR. TIRES ARE ALWAYS BALANCED. HAVE HAD ALIGNMENT DONE AND CHECKED AGAIN LATER. TIRES HAVE WORN IN THE... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2014
TO ADD TO THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR LIST. 2014 CRV PURCHASED IN APRIL, 2014. TPMS MONITOR HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES. USUALLY OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WE HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED THIS TIME (@5800 MILES). THIS WILL BE TPMS COMPLAINT 35 OF A TOTAL OF 65 COMPLAINTS. I GUESS IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO EVERYONE, BUT IT DOES SEEM TO HAPPEN MUCH TOO OFTEN. SUSPECT NYS LEMON LAW ... Read more
GMC
SIERRA 2500
(2005) - TIRES
Sep 9, 2014
Incident date: Jul 9, 2014
7-9-2014 MICHELIN TIRE BLOW OUT LEFT FRONT TIRE 65 MPH ON I5 NORTH BOUND JUST NORTH EXIT 734 I HAVE TIRE AND PICTURES OF TIRE AND DAMAGE OF $3665.01 TO FRONT END OF TRUCK. THE TIER 'S DOT NUMBERS WERE NOT READABLE. I REPORTED THIS TO LOCAL MICHELIN DEALERSHIP. THEY REFERRED ME TO MICHELIN. I HAVE PLACED SEVERAL CALLS TO MICHELIN. MICHELIN HAS NOT RESPONDED TO MY CALLS. *TR
MICHELIN
LT24575R16
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 9, 2014
Incident date: Jul 9, 2014
7-9-2014 MICHELIN TIRE BLOW OUT LEFT FRONT TIRE 65 MPH ON I5 NORTH BOUND JUST NORTH EXIT 734 I HAVE TIRE AND PICTURES OF TIRE AND DAMAGE OF $3665.01 TO FRONT END OF TRUCK. THE TIER 'S DOT NUMBERS WERE NOT READABLE. I REPORTED THIS TO LOCAL MICHELIN DEALERSHIP. THEY REFERRED ME TO MICHELIN. I HAVE PLACED SEVERAL CALLS TO MICHELIN. MICHELIN HAS NOT RESPONDED TO MY CALLS. *TR
Incident date: Jul 12, 2014
1965 VOLKSWAGEN BUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ALONG WITH THE STEEL BELT. WHEN THE SEPARATION OCCURRED, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANGING SOUND, AS THE TIRE BEGAN TO COME APART. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WEAVE UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT PERIODICALLY CROSSING INTO THE ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 12, 2014
1965 VOLKSWAGEN BUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ALONG WITH THE STEEL BELT. WHEN THE SEPARATION OCCURRED, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANGING SOUND, AS THE TIRE BEGAN TO COME APART. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WEAVE UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT PERIODICALLY CROSSING INTO THE ... Read more
FORD
F-350 SUPER DUTY
(2011) - TIRES
Sep 8, 2014
Incident date: Sep 1, 2014
MICHELIN TIRE FAILURE. CATASTROPHIC TIRE BLOWOUT-FRONT TIRE. FORD F350 TRUCK PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. 3 VEHICLES INVOLVED ON CALIFORNIA INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 101. WHILE TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER I HAD A FRONT LEFT TIRE BLOW. THE TIRE BLEW DURING A RIGHT TURN/BEND IN THE HIGHWAY. I COULD ONLY MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE UNTIL WE STOPPED. THE TIRE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO T... Read more
Crash
MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA
LTX A/T 2
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 8, 2014
Incident date: Sep 1, 2014
MICHELIN TIRE FAILURE. CATASTROPHIC TIRE BLOWOUT-FRONT TIRE. FORD F350 TRUCK PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. 3 VEHICLES INVOLVED ON CALIFORNIA INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 101. WHILE TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER I HAD A FRONT LEFT TIRE BLOW. THE TIRE BLEW DURING A RIGHT TURN/BEND IN THE HIGHWAY. I COULD ONLY MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE UNTIL WE STOPPED. THE TIRE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO T... Read more
Crash
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2010) - TIRES
Sep 6, 2014
Incident date: Aug 25, 2014
LARGE SPLIT IN THE FRONT RIGHT OUTSIDE SIDEWALL DISCOVERED. UPON INSPECTION, GAP WAS VERY NOTICABLE. CHECK THE REMAINING THREE TIRES AND NO EVIDENCE OF THE SAME. TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. WE DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES TO KEEP THE VEHICLE "BALANCED". NEW TIRES INSTALLED AND WAS ASKED TO COME IN TO THE SHOP TO SEE THE OTHER THREE TIRES. ALL THREE HAD SPLITS IN THE SIDEWALL FACING... Read more
HANKOOK
OPTIMO H725A
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 6, 2014
Incident date: Aug 25, 2014
LARGE SPLIT IN THE FRONT RIGHT OUTSIDE SIDEWALL DISCOVERED. UPON INSPECTION, GAP WAS VERY NOTICABLE. CHECK THE REMAINING THREE TIRES AND NO EVIDENCE OF THE SAME. TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. WE DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES TO KEEP THE VEHICLE "BALANCED". NEW TIRES INSTALLED AND WAS ASKED TO COME IN TO THE SHOP TO SEE THE OTHER THREE TIRES. ALL THREE HAD SPLITS IN THE SIDEWALL FACING... Read more
FORD
FIVE HUNDRED
(2007) - TIRES
Sep 6, 2014
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
I RECENTLY RAN INTO A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MY 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WHICH REALLY SCARED ME. I WAS ROTATING THE TIRES ON THE CAR AND WHEN I WAS REMOVING THE WHEEL FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR I NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL WOBBLED BACK AND FORTH. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST A BAD BALL JOINT AND PURCHASED A NEW ONE TO REPLACE IT. WHEN I STARTED TO REMOVE THE FACTORY INSTALLED BALL JOINT I NOTICED... Read more
Incident date: Feb 19, 2014
I BOUGHT MY CAR IN EARLY FEB, 2014, AND I AM ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM [XXX], AND WAS TOLD WHEN I BOUGHT IT THAT IT RECENTLY HAD BRAKE/TIRE/SYSTEM WORK DONE, BUT THEY REFUSED TO LET ME KEEP A COPY OF THE BILL FOR SAID WORK. WHEN SHOWED THE CAR, THERE WERE DENTS AND SCRATCHES ON THE CAR, BUT I WAS TOLD THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. WHEN I RECENTLY USED CARFAX TO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2012
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TWO FRONT TIRES TWICE FOR BUBBLES. THE BUBBLES OCCUR WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN ROADWAY NOT POT HOLES. I HAVE NO DAMAGE TO FRONT RIMS AND MY TIRE SHOP SAID THAT IT IS A DEFECT IN THE TIRE. I ALSO HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR RIM CRACKING. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE TO THE SAME RIM WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND BMW WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS A... Read more
Incident date: Sep 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE 350 EQUIPPED WITH KELLY TIRES, TIRE LINE: SAFARI LT, TIRE SIZE LT23585R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND THE SOUND OF METAL BEING DRAGGED ON THE GROUND WAS HEARD FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE VEH... Read more
KELLY SAFARI
LT24575R16
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 5, 2014
Incident date: Sep 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE 350 EQUIPPED WITH KELLY TIRES, TIRE LINE: SAFARI LT, TIRE SIZE LT23585R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND THE SOUND OF METAL BEING DRAGGED ON THE GROUND WAS HEARD FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE VEH... Read more
Incident date: Jun 11, 2014
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP, TIRE LINE: SPORTS 7000, AND TIRE SIZE 215/60R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE SHIMMY AND SWAY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE TIRES WAS FEATHERING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE TIRES HAD A BUMP IN THE TIRED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE A... Read more
Incident date: Jun 11, 2014
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP, TIRE LINE: SPORTS 7000, AND TIRE SIZE 215/60R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE SHIMMY AND SWAY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE TIRES WAS FEATHERING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE TIRES HAD A BUMP IN THE TIRED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE A... Read more
Incident date: Sep 2, 2014
I'VE LEASED MY 2013 VOLT FOR 1 1/2 YEARS. JULY 3RD I GOT 2 FLAT TIRES (BOTH DRIVER SIDE, REAR AND FRONT). I BOUGHT 2 NEW TIRES AND THE SERVICE AT CHEVY PUT THEM ON THE 2 FRONT WHEELS. EXACTLY 2 MONTHS LATER, I GOT 2 MORE FLAT TIRES (PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT AND REAR). I FIND IT INCREDIBLY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT 4 NEW TIRES ARE NOW FLAT. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED MANY DIFFERENT N... Read more
Incident date: Feb 24, 2014
DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE RUBBER WERE PEELING FROM THE WALLS OF MY FRONT TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP HAVE REPLACED THEM WITH A 30% PRORATED COST. *TR
Incident date: Feb 24, 2014
DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE RUBBER WERE PEELING FROM THE WALLS OF MY FRONT TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP HAVE REPLACED THEM WITH A 30% PRORATED COST. *TR
Incident date: Aug 28, 2014
I HAD TURNED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER NEAR MY HOME AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT THE CURB. I WAS GOING ONLY ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH AS YOU CAN'T GO TOO FAST INTO A TURN WITH A MANUAL CAR WITHOUT STALLING. I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING AND CHECK THE AREA WHERE THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED AND THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD. THE TIRE BLOWOUT ALSO CAUSED OTHER DAMAG... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2014
I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AFTER A 20 MINUTE DRIVE FROM WORK AND I COULD SMELL RUBBER BURNING. I STEPPED TO THE BACK OF MY JEEP AND COULD TELL THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE BACK DRIVER SIDE TIRE SO I REACHED DOWN AND TOUCHED THE WHEEL AND IT WAS SO HOT IT BURNED BY HAND. IT ACTED LIKE THE BRAKE HAD LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WORKING AGAINST MY SPEED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT ACTS COMP... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Sep 30, 2011
VEHICLE PURCHASED 07/12/2010 WITH 520MI ON ODOMETER ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS A WHEEL SENSOR FOR THE TPMS HAS FAILED. THE FIRST TWO WERE REPLACED UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HENDRICK HONDA OF BRADENTON FLORIDA ( THE ONLY SHOP TO DO ANY WORK ON THIS VEHICLE!) ON 09/04/2014 I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE TPMS ERROR THAT I'M SO GETTING USED TO...THE SERVICE ... Read more
FOREST RIVER
CARDINAL
(2008) - TIRES
Sep 4, 2014
Incident date: Sep 11, 2013
WHILE DRIVING WEST BETWEEN OMAHA NE AND VANCOUVER WA I HAD TWO TIRE FAILURES. THE FIRST REQUIRED PURCHASING A NEW TIRE OF A DIFFERENT BRAND. DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE SECOND FAILURE IS ESTIMATED AT $3,400 WITH MORE POSSIBLE. AND THE PURCHASE OF 4 REPLACEMENTS AS AKURET IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE NEAR WHERE I WAS TRAVELING. *TR
Incident date: Aug 25, 2014
PROBLEM WITH LOW TIRE PRESSURE; OCCURS IN MULTIPLE TIRES, NOT JUST SAME ONE, OCCURS ABOUT EVERY OTHER WEEK. MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED 8/25/14, DEALER HAS CHECKED AND STATES NO PROBLEM/LEAKS FOUND. WAS AT DEALER FOR SERVICE ON 8/29/14 NO PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED THEY FILLED AIR IN ALL TIRES TO MFG. RECOMMENDED PRESSURE - 5 DAYS LATER ON 9/3/14 HAD A LOW PSI OF 24 ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. HAVE COMPLAINED... Read more