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: Jul 6, 2014
HAVE A ONE MONTH OLD 2014 FORD ESCAPE WITH 1,380 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING WEST ON NEWLY PAVED I-94 IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MY TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TEN MINUTES LATER MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW IN FOUR SPOTS AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME I RAN OVER SOMETHING AND DISMISSED IT. I'VE HAD BLOWOUTS AND FLAT TIRES BEFORE BUT NOTHING WHERE THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE... Read more
CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AM
CONTIPROCONTACT
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 7, 2014
Incident date: Jul 6, 2014
HAVE A ONE MONTH OLD 2014 FORD ESCAPE WITH 1,380 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING WEST ON NEWLY PAVED I-94 IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MY TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TEN MINUTES LATER MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW IN FOUR SPOTS AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME I RAN OVER SOMETHING AND DISMISSED IT. I'VE HAD BLOWOUTS AND FLAT TIRES BEFORE BUT NOTHING WHERE THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
REDUNDANT S550E
(2015) - TIRES
Jul 6, 2014
Incident date: Jul 6, 2014
REPLACED ALL TIRES WHEN ALL HAD SEVERE TREAD WEAR AND TWO HAD SIDE WALL BLISTERS AT 23,000 MILES. I RECEIVED AN ADJUSTMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT. WITH ABOUT 1,000 MILES ON THE NEW TIRES THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A LARGE SIDEWALL BLISTER. *JS
CONTINENTAL
CONTI PRO CONTACT
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 6, 2014
Incident date: Jul 6, 2014
REPLACED ALL TIRES WHEN ALL HAD SEVERE TREAD WEAR AND TWO HAD SIDE WALL BLISTERS AT 23,000 MILES. I RECEIVED AN ADJUSTMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT. WITH ABOUT 1,000 MILES ON THE NEW TIRES THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A LARGE SIDEWALL BLISTER. *JS
Incident date: Jul 3, 2014
THE TIRES HAVE A DEFECT ALL FOUR, BRIDGESTONE TURANZA BRAND TIRE HAVE DEEP CRACKS AROUND THE OUTER RIM OF THE TIRE,IT FIRST APPEARED WHEN THE SEASON CHANGED FROM WINTER TO SPRING IT BECAME VERY NOTICEABLE AS IT BECAME WARMER, UNABLE TO PASS INSPECTION, WITH TIRES LESS THAN, 26 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. *TR
Incident date: Jun 13, 2014
TIRE BLEW OUT IN TREAD AREA HOLE THE SIZE OF A QUARTER. SECOND TIRE BLEW OUT A HOLE SIZE OF FIFTY CENT PIECE IN SIDEWALL APPROX TWO WEEKS LATER. *TR
Incident date: Jul 3, 2014
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ALONG I94 AND AN SUDDENLY AND LIGHT VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, AND SOON AFTER, I SAY THE TIRE CROSSING THE HIGHWAY. THE WHOLE CONTACT ARE OF THE TIRE RIP OFF THE WALLS OF THE TIRE. COMPLETELY GONE. ONLY THE TWO OUTER WALLS REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE RIM. TIRES INSTALLED BY OUR JAGUAR DEALER AND LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT 225/45 R17 91H DOT... Read more
CONTINENTAL
CONTI PRO CONTACT
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 4, 2014
Incident date: Jul 3, 2014
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ALONG I94 AND AN SUDDENLY AND LIGHT VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, AND SOON AFTER, I SAY THE TIRE CROSSING THE HIGHWAY. THE WHOLE CONTACT ARE OF THE TIRE RIP OFF THE WALLS OF THE TIRE. COMPLETELY GONE. ONLY THE TWO OUTER WALLS REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE RIM. TIRES INSTALLED BY OUR JAGUAR DEALER AND LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT 225/45 R17 91H DOT... Read more
CRUISER RV
SHADOW CRUISER
(2012) - TIRES
Jul 3, 2014
Incident date: Jul 22, 2012
MODEL 280QBS. WE PURCHASED THIS IN JULY OF 2011 AND HAD GONE ON 4 LOCAL TRIPS. WE WENT ON A VACATION OUT WEST FROM DERRY NH. WE STOPPED IN RAPID CITY, SD FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ANOTHER CAMPER NEXT TO US HAD A SHADOW CRUISER FUN FINDER AND TOLD US HE HAD ISSUES WITH HIS TIRES. THE TREAD HAD WORN OUT. WE CHECKED OUR TIRES AND NOTICED THE INSIDE EDGE OF OUR TIRES HAD WORN DOWN ALSO. BEFORE WE HEAD... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2014
PURCHASED 2013 ELANTRA LESS THAN A YEAR AGO WITH HANKOOK TIRES. DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT ON 6/15/14 AT 11K MILES. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED GOING AROUND A CORNER AT SLOWER SPEED THAN HIGHWAY DRIVING. ANOTHER TIRE ON THE REAR WAS ALSO BLISTERED AND READY TO POP - WE HAD TO CHANGE BEFORE DRIVING TO AVOID BENDING ANOTHER RIM SHOULD TIRE BLOW. ANYWAY, TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, NEITHER DEALER OR TIRE MA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 12, 2014
CAR TIRED KEEP DEFLATING EVERY 2-3 DAYS. THREE TIMES STUCK AT DIFFERENT PLACES UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR, UNTIL MY HUSBAND GET THERE TO INFLATE THE TIRED. I HAVE BEING TOLD IS THE SENSOR VALVE FOR THE TIRE WHICH CONTROL THE TPMS SYSTEM. I CALL THE DEALER IN LAUREL AND THEY CHARGE 265.00 FOR THAT, BUT MANY OF THE SAME CAR, HAD THAT PROBLEM AND FILE A RECALL.THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Incident date: Jun 30, 2014
I WAS DRIVING A F-F350 SD CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCK WITH A TRUCK SHELL TOP APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE CORD, RESULTING IN THE TREAD THRASHING (APPROXIMATELY 6 REVOLUTIONS) THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL CAUSING EXTREME BODY DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL, BUMPER, UPPER TRUCK SHELL SLIDING WINDOW. THIS WAS A VERY VIOLENT EXPLOSI... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2014
WESTLAKE TRAILER TIRES, ST225/75R15, DOT 70LT1ET3811, (MADE IN CHINA). COMPLETE FAILURE WITH TREAD CRACKING AND SEPARATION OF 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES (4TH TIRE, DIFFERENT BRAND). NO FAILURE ON THE 4TH TIRE. APPROX. 10,000 MILES WITH ABOUT 75% OF TREAD DEPTH REMAINING. AXLE WEIGHT RATING, 5200 LBS (2 AXLES). TRAILER AND CARGO WEIGHT APPROX. 9,000 LBS. TIRE PRESSURE MAINTAINED ON REGULAR BASIS. O... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2014
WESTLAKE TRAILER TIRES, ST225/75R15, DOT 70LT1ET3811, (MADE IN CHINA). COMPLETE FAILURE WITH TREAD CRACKING AND SEPARATION OF 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES (4TH TIRE, DIFFERENT BRAND). NO FAILURE ON THE 4TH TIRE. APPROX. 10,000 MILES WITH ABOUT 75% OF TREAD DEPTH REMAINING. AXLE WEIGHT RATING, 5200 LBS (2 AXLES). TRAILER AND CARGO WEIGHT APPROX. 9,000 LBS. TIRE PRESSURE MAINTAINED ON REGULAR BASIS. O... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2014
I WAS DRIVING ON IH 10 IN SAN ANTONIO GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR IN MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE THAT I HAVE HAD FOR JUST OVER A YEAR. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 19,500 MILES ON THESE TIRES. MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT (LITERALLY THE TREAD BLEW RIGHT OFF THE SIDEWALL) AND RIPPED THE PLASTIC SKIRTING OFF MY PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. WE CHANGED TO THE SPARE AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHE... Read more
CONTINENTAL
CONTIPROCONTACT
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 2, 2014
Incident date: Jul 1, 2014
I WAS DRIVING ON IH 10 IN SAN ANTONIO GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR IN MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE THAT I HAVE HAD FOR JUST OVER A YEAR. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 19,500 MILES ON THESE TIRES. MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT (LITERALLY THE TREAD BLEW RIGHT OFF THE SIDEWALL) AND RIPPED THE PLASTIC SKIRTING OFF MY PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. WE CHANGED TO THE SPARE AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHE... Read more
KEYSTONE
SPRINGDALE
(2010) - TIRES
Jul 2, 2014
Incident date: Jul 1, 2014
I EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT ON MY 2010 KEYSTONE SPRINGDALE RV. THE TIRES HAVE LESS THEN 1000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRE IS A CARLISLE ST225/75R15 RADIAL TRAIL. I NOTICED A "BUBBLE" IN THE SIDE WALL JUST PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT. THE TIRE SEPARATED AND BURST. THANKFULLY I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOAD RARE OF SPEED AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE TO MY SPARE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE REMAINING T... Read more
CARLISLE
RADIAL TRAIL
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 2, 2014
Incident date: Jul 1, 2014
I EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT ON MY 2010 KEYSTONE SPRINGDALE RV. THE TIRES HAVE LESS THEN 1000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRE IS A CARLISLE ST225/75R15 RADIAL TRAIL. I NOTICED A "BUBBLE" IN THE SIDE WALL JUST PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT. THE TIRE SEPARATED AND BURST. THANKFULLY I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOAD RARE OF SPEED AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE TO MY SPARE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE REMAINING T... Read more
Incident date: Jun 22, 2014
PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR NEW HANKOOK VENTUS V12 EVO TIRES BACK IN JUNE 2013. I DRIVE VERY LITTLE- HAVE ONLY 30K IN MY '08 VEHICLE. I WAS PLANNING A ROAD TRIP THIS MONTH & OF COURSE DID ALL THAT WAS NECESSARY INCLUDING A VEHICLE CHECKUP. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY (W/ A BREAK AFTER AN HOUR, WHICH INCLUDED ANOTHER VEHICLE CHECKUP), THE STEERING WHEEL STARTING SHAKING VIOLENTLY & I... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jun 22, 2014
PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR NEW HANKOOK VENTUS V12 EVO TIRES BACK IN JUNE 2013. I DRIVE VERY LITTLE- HAVE ONLY 30K IN MY '08 VEHICLE. I WAS PLANNING A ROAD TRIP THIS MONTH & OF COURSE DID ALL THAT WAS NECESSARY INCLUDING A VEHICLE CHECKUP. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY (W/ A BREAK AFTER AN HOUR, WHICH INCLUDED ANOTHER VEHICLE CHECKUP), THE STEERING WHEEL STARTING SHAKING VIOLENTLY & I... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Mar 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V273000 (TIRE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.
Incident date: Jun 21, 2014
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. FOR STARTERS WHEN DRIVING IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP GOING FOR NO REASON. THE CAR DIDN'T DIE IT SIMPLY DOESN'T GO. THE RPM'S STOPPED WORKING ON ONE OCCASION AND THE HEAD LIGHT BLEW OUT ALL IN THE SAME NIGHT. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO CONNECTION, SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHT FOR $100. THEY ADVISED THE GROUND WIRE WAS LOSE SO THEY TIGHTENED IT. I... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2014
I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 BMW 550X M SPORT ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN JULY 2014 WHEN TWO BUBBLES STARTED TO FORM ON THE GOODYEAR LS-2 245/40R19 FRONT LEFT TIRE. GIVEN I ONLY HAD 70 MILES TO MY DESTINATION I CONTINUED AT THE 65 MPH. WELL, NEEDLESS TO SAY, AS I EXITED THE TURNPIKE THE FRONT LEFT TIRE FAILED. LOST ALL PRESSURE. THIS WASN'T EVEN THE TIRE I THOUGHT MIGHT FAIL. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE 30 MILES O... Read more
GOODYEAR
EAGLE LS-2
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 1, 2014
Incident date: Jul 1, 2014
I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 BMW 550X M SPORT ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN JULY 2014 WHEN TWO BUBBLES STARTED TO FORM ON THE GOODYEAR LS-2 245/40R19 FRONT LEFT TIRE. GIVEN I ONLY HAD 70 MILES TO MY DESTINATION I CONTINUED AT THE 65 MPH. WELL, NEEDLESS TO SAY, AS I EXITED THE TURNPIKE THE FRONT LEFT TIRE FAILED. LOST ALL PRESSURE. THIS WASN'T EVEN THE TIRE I THOUGHT MIGHT FAIL. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE 30 MILES O... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TRAILSTAR K17 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR LT24575R16 TRAIL TRAC TIRES, SIZE: 175/80R13. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES EXHIBITED BLISTERING. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND SENT A SET OF REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED A VERY LARGE 2-INCH BUBBLE AND WAS SHOWING THE RIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TRAIL TRAC
LT24575R16
(9999) - TIRES
Jun 30, 2014
Incident date: Jun 21, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TRAILSTAR K17 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR LT24575R16 TRAIL TRAC TIRES, SIZE: 175/80R13. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES EXHIBITED BLISTERING. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND SENT A SET OF REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED A VERY LARGE 2-INCH BUBBLE AND WAS SHOWING THE RIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Incident date: Apr 14, 2014
THE FOLLOWING IS FROM AN E-MAIL SENT TO BIG O TIRE CUSTOMER SERVICE (TBC CORP) ON JUNE 26/2014 WE OWN A SET OF 4 DEFECTIVE COOPER 107H DISCOVERER LSX PLUS TIRES PURCHASED FOR OUR 2012 KIA SORENTO EX SUV ON NOV. 29, 2013 FROM BIG O TIRES STORE #6171 IN CONIFER, CO. THEY BALANCED AND MOUNTED THE TIRES. THEY DID NOT HAVE TIME TO PERFORM AN ALIGNMENT, SO FIRESTONE IN EVERGREEN, CO (11/29/14) ALIG... Read more
Incident date: Jun 8, 2012
I CALLED IN A CLAIM/COMPLAINT AROUND JUNE 8 2012 FOR PREMATURE WEAR FOR CONTINENTAL 225/65R17-102T TIRES EQUIPPED ON 2011 HONDA CR-V TO CONTINENTAL &HONDA. CONTINENTAL ADVERTISES TIRES ARE WARRANTED FOR 65,000 MILES OR 6 YEARS. IT BECAME NECESSARY TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES 0608/2012 AT 31,463 MILES OR LESS THAN HALF THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE TIRE BECAUSE THE TIRES CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO FAIL INSPECTION. ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 30, 2014
I AM OWNER OF JWD DELIVERY, A FEDEX HOME DELIVERY CONTRACTOR, I HAVE 4 OF THE SAME TRUCKS 2012/2013 AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN OUR TERMINAL. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR OF FRONT TIRES. THE TIRES FAIL INSPECTION AFTER 5-7K MILES. OVER $8K IN TIRES ON FOUR TRUCKS IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF. TRUCKS HAVE BETWEEN 25K AND 50K MILES ON THEM.HAD A FORD ENGINEER LOOK AT THEM ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2013
I AM OWNER OF JWD DELIVERY, A FEDEX HOME DELIVERY CONTRACTOR, I HAVE 4 OF THE SAME TRUCKS 2012/2013 AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN OUR TERMINAL. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR OF FRONT TIRES. THE TIRES FAIL INSPECTION AFTER 5-7K MILES. OVER $8K IN TIRES ON FOUR TRUCKS IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF. TRUCKS HAVE BETWEEN 25K AND 50K MILES ON THEM.HAD A FORD ENGINEER LOOK AT THEM ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2013
I AM OWNER OF JWD DELIVERY, A FEDEX HOME DELIVERY CONTRACTOR, I HAVE 4 OF THE SAME TRUCKS 2012/2013 AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN OUR TERMINAL. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR OF FRONT TIRES. THE TIRES FAIL INSPECTION AFTER 5-7K MILES. OVER $8K IN TIRES ON FOUR TRUCKS IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF. TRUCKS HAVE BETWEEN 25K AND 50K MILES ON THEM.HAD A FORD ENGINEER LOOK AT THEM ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2013
I AM OWNER OF JWD DELIVERY, A FEDEX HOME DELIVERY CONTRACTOR, I HAVE 4 OF THE SAME TRUCKS 2012/2013 AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN OUR TERMINAL. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR OF FRONT TIRES. THE TIRES FAIL INSPECTION AFTER 5-7K MILES. OVER $8K IN TIRES ON FOUR TRUCKS IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF. TRUCKS HAVE BETWEEN 25K AND 50K MILES ON THEM.HAD A FORD ENGINEER LOOK AT THEM ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2014
WHILE EXITING A TRAFFIC CIRCLE, I HEARD A POP AND THE CAR SWERVED. I CORRECTED BUT WAS TOO LATE AS THE FRONT WHEEL HIT THE CURBING CAUSING THE ALUMINUM RIM TO CRACK ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND A LARGE RECTANGULAR PIECE OF THE TIRE SIDE WALL MISSING. THE SIDE WALL SEPARATION WAS THE TIRE ON THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE. THE RAPID DEFLATION CAUSED THE CAR TO SWERVE WHILE EXITING THE... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 28, 2014
THE TWO BACK TIRES KEEP GOING ON FLAT I PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEBRUARY I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES EVERY OTHER WEEK AND I HAVE TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES ON A DAILY BASIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. *TR
FUZION
FUZION HRI
(9999) - TIRES
Jun 29, 2014
Incident date: Jun 28, 2014
THE TWO BACK TIRES KEEP GOING ON FLAT I PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEBRUARY I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES EVERY OTHER WEEK AND I HAVE TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES ON A DAILY BASIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. *TR
Incident date: Feb 13, 2013
THE FIRST TIME MY TIRE AND RIM WAS DESTROYED IT WAS SOME TIME IN FEBRUARY 2013,WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTESTATE .I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST AS A MATTER OF FACT I WAS GOING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT, BECAUSE IF I WAS GOING FAST MY CAR WOULD FLIP AND WHO KNOWS HOW WOULD IT ENDS. ANYWAY I HEARD A THUD IN MY FROM TIRE AND IT IMMEDIATELY STATED TO WOBBLE BEFORE I COULD STOP. I EVENTUALLY STOP AND WAS SURPRIS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 29, 2014
MAY 2013 ON OUR SUNDANCE FIFTH WHEEL WE HAD POWER LONG TOW MAX TIRES 225/75R15 LOAD RANGE E. THIS WAS A HIGHER WEIGHT RATING THAN ORIGINALLY ON THE TRAILER. WHILE TRAVELING ON HWY 50 AT 55 MPH THE DRIVERS REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. ONCE PULLED OVER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OTHER 3 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AS WELL. THE TIRES WERE 3 YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRE SHOP REPLAC... Read more
POWER KING
TOWMAX
(9999) - TIRES
Jun 29, 2014
Incident date: Jun 29, 2014
MAY 2013 ON OUR SUNDANCE FIFTH WHEEL WE HAD POWER LONG TOW MAX TIRES 225/75R15 LOAD RANGE E. THIS WAS A HIGHER WEIGHT RATING THAN ORIGINALLY ON THE TRAILER. WHILE TRAVELING ON HWY 50 AT 55 MPH THE DRIVERS REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. ONCE PULLED OVER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OTHER 3 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AS WELL. THE TIRES WERE 3 YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRE SHOP REPLAC... Read more
Incident date: Nov 19, 2013
AFTER A ROUTINE TRIP IN VEHICLE WHERE SPEEDS DID NOT EXCEED 55 MPH, A BROKEN SIDEWALL WAS NOTICED ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE, A KUMHO SOLUS KH25. DECISION TO REPLACE DELAYED INITIALLY. DAYS LATER, A SECOND BREAK IN SIDEWALL APPEARED INCHES FROM FIRST. UPON INSPECTION, A THIRD BREAK IN PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE NOTICED. NO NEW ROUTES OR ROADS HAD BEEN TRAVELED IN COMPARISON TO PREVIOUS VEHICLE/TIRE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 31, 2013
NEARLY BALD TIRES AFTER 24,000 MILES AND TWO YEARS. NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY KIND. GOT STUCK IN VERY LOW LEVELS OF SNOW, SLIDE IN WET CONDITIONS, ETC. KUMHO TIRES TOLD ME THAT THESE TIRES ARE MADE OUT OF A COMPOUND THAT ARE NOT MEANT TO LAST MORE THAN 20,000 MILES. I FEEL DODGE IS DELIBERATELY CHEATING THEIR CUSTOMERS BY PUTTING SUCH TIRES... Read more
Incident date: Oct 31, 2013
NEARLY BALD TIRES AFTER 24,000 MILES AND TWO YEARS. NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY KIND. GOT STUCK IN VERY LOW LEVELS OF SNOW, SLIDE IN WET CONDITIONS, ETC. KUMHO TIRES TOLD ME THAT THESE TIRES ARE MADE OUT OF A COMPOUND THAT ARE NOT MEANT TO LAST MORE THAN 20,000 MILES. I FEEL DODGE IS DELIBERATELY CHEATING THEIR CUSTOMERS BY PUTTING SUCH TIRES... Read more
Incident date: Jun 25, 2014
AIR LEAKS OUT THE BACK WHEEL EVERY DAY AFTER FILL UP GAS IT SMELLS LIKE GAS INSIDE CAR. *TR
Incident date: Jun 5, 2014
ON 5/23 AT THE 30000 MI SERVICE FOR MY 2012 NISSAN NV 2500 VAN, THE JIM CLICK NISSAN ROTATED THE TIRES BUT FAILED TO ADJUST THE TIRE PRESSURE (50 PSI FRONT AND 80 PSI REAR) AND FAILED TO RESET THE TPMS. AS A RESULT I WAS 30 PSI UNDER INFLATED IN THE REAR TIRES ON A HEAVILY LOADED VAN AND THE TPMS WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THIS. EVEN THOUGH I THOUGHT THE TIRES LOOKED LOW, AND I CHECKED THE TPMS WHILE DR... Read more
Incident date: Jun 25, 2014
THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WONT GO OUT. THIS LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHED AND THEN WENT OFF. WE HAD THE DEALER CHECK IT, BUT THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. IT CAME ON AGAIN A MONTH LATER, BUT WENT OFF. IT WAS CHECKED BY DEALER AGAIN. A FEW DAYS LATER IT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. THE DEALER KEEPS SAYING ITS A QUIRK IN THE SYSTEM FOR THE CAR, BUT THIS SOUNDS LIKE BS. IT MAY BE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 25, 2014
I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE CAR FELT FUNNY AND STARTED TO SHAKE A LITTLE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. I GOT OUT AND SAW THAT THE SIDE OF MY TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT. MY HUSBAND CAME AND CHANGED THE TIRE. TO OUR SURPRISE IT WAS NOT ONLY BLOWN OUT ON THE OUTSIDE BUT ON THE INSIDE ALSO. IT APPEARED TO US THAT THIS TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. WE HAD ONLY HAD THE CARE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. WE TOOK... Read more
Incident date: Jun 3, 2013
FALSE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATION. HONDA ACCORD OWNED FOR 12 MONTHS, LESS THAN 12,000 MILES, I HAVE RECEIVED A LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATION FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE PREVIOUS THREE TIMES, BEFORE TAKING MY ACCORD TO THE DEALERSHIP, I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE. ALL FOUR TIRE PRESSURES ARE WITHIN RECOMMENDED SETTINGS. AFTER RECEIVING MY VEHICLE AFTER SERVICE, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS ALL FO... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2014
EVERY FEW MONTHS ONE OF THE TIRES ON OUR 2013 ELANTRA LIMITED FAILS WHILE DRIVING. OUR CAR CURRENTLY HAS JUST 11,000 MILES AND IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD AND SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR WE HAVE HAD 2 TIRES BLOW HOLES IN THE SIDEWALL (MONTHS APART FROM EACH OTHER) AND A THIRD DEVELOPED A LARGE BLISTER. MY DEALER REFERRED ME TO HYUNDAI CUST SVC, HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT COVER THE T... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2014
DRIVING MY 69 YEAR OLD WIFE'S 2011 BMW 550IX WITH M SPORT PKG. WITH GOODYEAR RUN FLAT'S O.E.M. GERMAN TIRE'S WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SIDE WALL RUPTURED FOR NO REASON. CAR ALWAYS GARAGED AND 4900 MILES ON CAR. *TR
FORD
ESCAPE HYBRID
(2009) - TIRES
Jun 25, 2014
Incident date: Jun 18, 2014
WHILE TRAVELING IN VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VIBRATION WAS NOTICED BY OCCUPANTS, AND THEY COMMENTED TO EACH OTHER ABOUT IT, AS THE VEHICLE HAD DRIVEN NORMALLY (NO VIBRATION) ALL DAY. OPERATOR CHECKED GAGE CLUSTER FOR ANY WARNING LIGHTS, AND NONE WERE ILLUMINATED. SOON AFTER, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY DRASTICALLY. OPERATOR STATED ALSO THAT AT ABOUT THIS TIME, AN OBSERVATION WAS MAD... Read more
MICHELIN
LATITUDE TOUR
(9999) - TIRES
Jun 25, 2014
Incident date: Jun 18, 2014
WHILE TRAVELING IN VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VIBRATION WAS NOTICED BY OCCUPANTS, AND THEY COMMENTED TO EACH OTHER ABOUT IT, AS THE VEHICLE HAD DRIVEN NORMALLY (NO VIBRATION) ALL DAY. OPERATOR CHECKED GAGE CLUSTER FOR ANY WARNING LIGHTS, AND NONE WERE ILLUMINATED. SOON AFTER, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY DRASTICALLY. OPERATOR STATED ALSO THAT AT ABOUT THIS TIME, AN OBSERVATION WAS MAD... Read more