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: May 9, 2014
ON 05/09/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1750 HOURS I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 95 ADJACENT TO MILE MARKER 99 LOCATED NEAR STUART, FLORIDA WHEN I SUDDENLY FELT A VERY STRONG VIBRATION AND LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT AXLE, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING ME TO LOOSE STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A FULL STOP... Read more
Incident date: May 8, 2014
NEW CAR DUNLOP TIRES HAVE SEVERE ROAD HAZARD. EVERY SMALL ROAD CONDITION MAGNIFIES INTO GREAT STEERING PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: May 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F250 WITH MICHELIN A/T TIRES SIZE LT275/65/R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Incident date: May 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F250 WITH MICHELIN A/T TIRES SIZE LT275/65/R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Incident date: Mar 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT EQUIPPED WITH DUNLAP SIGNATURE 2 TIRES, SIZE 235-65R16 AND DOT NUMBER TJ46JU1R3512. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR TIRES FAILED PREMATURELY. THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME FLAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,039. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOW... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT EQUIPPED WITH DUNLAP SIGNATURE 2 TIRES, SIZE 235-65R16 AND DOT NUMBER TJ46JU1R3512. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR TIRES FAILED PREMATURELY. THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME FLAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,039. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOW... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2014
HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO TIRE STORES I NEED TO REPLACE MY TIRES AT 18000 MILES DUE TO CRACKING AND WEAR. THE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 65000 MILES. *TR
MICHELIN
LATITUDE TOUR
(9999) - TIRES
May 12, 2014
Incident date: May 10, 2014
HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO TIRE STORES I NEED TO REPLACE MY TIRES AT 18000 MILES DUE TO CRACKING AND WEAR. THE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 65000 MILES. *TR
Incident date: May 10, 2014
I WAS DRIVING ON I278 WEST BOUND IN BROOKLYN, NY, AND MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WENT OVER A POT HOLE. IT WASN'T A DEEP POT HOLE SINCE THE IMPACT WAS NOT SEVERE, SO I CONTINUE DRIVING. AFTER A MINUTE OF DRIVING, THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON. THAT'S WHEN I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THREE OUT ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 30, 2013
I HAVE HAD 3 TIRE BLOWOUTS ON MY 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. ALL FOR THE ORIGINAL HYUNDAI TIRES. 3 OF THE 4 TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 25,000 TO DATE. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER VEHICLE WITH SUCH CONSISTENT ISSUES.. *TR
Incident date: May 8, 2014
A CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT P235/65R17 TIRE THAT CAME INSTALLED ON A NEW 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD THE SIDEWALL BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH. THE TIRES HAVE AROUND 25000 MILES ON THEM. THERE IS NO OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALL TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS ANY EXTERNAL CAUSE FOR THE BLOWOUT. A LARGE SECTION (APPROX. 2"X3") COMPLETELY BLEW OUT ON THREE SIDES REMAINING ATTACHED ONLY ... Read more
CONTINENTAL
CONTI PRO CONTACT
(9999) - TIRES
May 9, 2014
Incident date: May 8, 2014
A CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT P235/65R17 TIRE THAT CAME INSTALLED ON A NEW 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD THE SIDEWALL BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH. THE TIRES HAVE AROUND 25000 MILES ON THEM. THERE IS NO OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALL TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS ANY EXTERNAL CAUSE FOR THE BLOWOUT. A LARGE SECTION (APPROX. 2"X3") COMPLETELY BLEW OUT ON THREE SIDES REMAINING ATTACHED ONLY ... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2014
THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WILL NOT GO OFF AND KEEPS BLINKING "LOW TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE MADE SEVEN ATTEMPTS TO GET THIS RESOLVED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM LAST NIGHT THAT THERE IS NO MORE HE CAN DO. THEY OVER INFLATED THE TIRES TO 80 PSI TO MAKE THE SENSOR GO OFF BUT THE TIRES ARE ONLY RATED FOR 65PSI MAX. THIS OVER INFLATION HAD VOIDED THE TIRE WARRANTY FROM THE TIRE MANUF... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
E350
(2007) - TIRES
May 7, 2014
Incident date: Oct 15, 2013
TIRE EXHIBITS CHOPPINESS. WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL ROCKS. CAR DEALER SAID IT IS A SIGN OF A CHEAP TIRE. HE SUGGESTED REPLACING IT WITH A BETTER TIRE. *TR
TOYO
VERSADO LX II
(9999) - TIRES
May 7, 2014
Incident date: Oct 15, 2013
TIRE EXHIBITS CHOPPINESS. WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL ROCKS. CAR DEALER SAID IT IS A SIGN OF A CHEAP TIRE. HE SUGGESTED REPLACING IT WITH A BETTER TIRE. *TR
Incident date: Feb 11, 2014
ALL 4 HANKOOK OPTIMO 225/45/18 TIRES THAT CAME WITH MY 2012 KIA OPTIMA SX VEHICLE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL WITHIN 18 MONTHS. DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS AND ADVICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED AROUND THE 2 YEAR POINT FROM PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Incident date: Feb 11, 2014
ALL 4 HANKOOK OPTIMO 225/45/18 TIRES THAT CAME WITH MY 2012 KIA OPTIMA SX VEHICLE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL WITHIN 18 MONTHS. DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS AND ADVICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED AROUND THE 2 YEAR POINT FROM PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Incident date: Apr 7, 2014
ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE GAVE OUT. IT RUINED THE TIRE SO I BROUGHT IT TO A TIRE PLACE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER INSPECTION ,THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE NUT CAME OFF THE STEM AND THAT IS WHY THE TIRE GAVE OUT. WHEN I WENT HOME I CHECKED THE OTHER TIRE STEMS AND MUCH TO MY SURPRISE TWO OUT OF THE OTHER THREE TIRE VALVE STEM NUTS ARE BROKEN. I'M CROSSING ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 8, 2014
4 MICHELIN HYDROEDGE ST P225/60R16 97T TIRES HAVE ONLY 11,020 MILES SINCE PURCHASE AND ARE SHOWING HEAVY CRACKS IN THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE.. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE TREAD HAS A BAD COMPOUND MIX.. THREE OF THE TIRES SHOW PRODUCTION CODE M33VF6WX5208. THE OTHER TIRE SHOWS M33VF6W4008.. *TR
Incident date: Mar 8, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN CP672 TIRES, SIZE: P215/55R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES EXHIBITED A BUBBLE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Incident date: Mar 8, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SONATA EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN CP672 TIRES, SIZE: P215/55R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES EXHIBITED A BUBBLE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
JAYCO
JAY SERIES
(2011) - TIRES
May 6, 2014
Incident date: May 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A MICHELIN LTX M/S LT225/75R16 115/112R LRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: May 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A MICHELIN LTX M/S LT225/75R16 115/112R LRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Feb 6, 2014
ON MY 2014 AUDI A6 AT 2300 MILES THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS A BUBBLE. THE MANUFACTURE OF THE TIRE WAS NOTIFIED AND EXCHANGE THE TIRE, NOW AT 6300 MILES ANOTHER TIRE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM . *TR
CONTINENTAL
CONTI PRO CONTACT
(9999) - TIRES
May 6, 2014
Incident date: Feb 6, 2014
ON MY 2014 AUDI A6 AT 2300 MILES THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS A BUBBLE. THE MANUFACTURE OF THE TIRE WAS NOTIFIED AND EXCHANGE THE TIRE, NOW AT 6300 MILES ANOTHER TIRE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM . *TR
Incident date: May 4, 2014
ON 7/2/2013 I BOUGHT TWO TIRES:GOODYEAR P235/65R17 103H AMAX AT SAM'S CLUB, AND OTHER TWO ON 4/16/2013.AFTER DRIVING LESS THAT 5,000 MILES ON THESE TIRES, COMING ON I95 AT NIGHT AT A SPEED OF 65 MILES MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND TWO MINUTES LATER MY CRV JEEP LIBERTY 2007 STARTED TO ZIGZAG. AFTER GAINING CONTROL OF THE CAR I STOP TO THE RIGHT OF THE HWY AND TO MY DISBELIEF MY RIGHT REAR TIR... Read more
Incident date: May 4, 2014
ON 7/2/2013 I BOUGHT TWO TIRES:GOODYEAR P235/65R17 103H AMAX AT SAM'S CLUB, AND OTHER TWO ON 4/16/2013.AFTER DRIVING LESS THAT 5,000 MILES ON THESE TIRES, COMING ON I95 AT NIGHT AT A SPEED OF 65 MILES MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND TWO MINUTES LATER MY CRV JEEP LIBERTY 2007 STARTED TO ZIGZAG. AFTER GAINING CONTROL OF THE CAR I STOP TO THE RIGHT OF THE HWY AND TO MY DISBELIEF MY RIGHT REAR TIR... Read more
EZ LOADER
BOAT TRAILER
(2013) - TIRES
May 4, 2014
Incident date: Mar 12, 2014
THIS IS A COMPLAINT DUE TO A RECENT LETTER I RECEIVED FROM CARLISLE TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS INC. REGARDING A RECALL ON DEFECTIVE WHEELS ON MY TRAILER (SAFETY RECALL# 13E-059) WHICH I CONTACTED CARLISLE INC. ON MARCH 12TH, 2014 TO START MY CLAIM. ON MARCH 31ST, 2014 I FINALLY RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT A WARRANTY ORDER HAD BEEN PLACED (#20436381) AND THE WHEELS WOULD BE SHIPPED OUT AND REPLACED AT ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 12, 2014
THIS IS A COMPLAINT DUE TO A RECENT LETTER I RECEIVED FROM CARLISLE TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS INC. REGARDING A RECALL ON DEFECTIVE WHEELS ON MY TRAILER (SAFETY RECALL# 13E-059) WHICH I CONTACTED CARLISLE INC. ON MARCH 12TH, 2014 TO START MY CLAIM. ON MARCH 31ST, 2014 I FINALLY RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT A WARRANTY ORDER HAD BEEN PLACED (#20436381) AND THE WHEELS WOULD BE SHIPPED OUT AND REPLACED AT ... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2012) - TIRES
May 3, 2014
Incident date: Sep 13, 2013
20K SERVICE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON MY CAR, AGAIN I NOTIFIED VW THAT THE NOISE IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AND THAT I CAN NO LONGER STAND IT. I ALSO NOTIFIED THEM OF NEWER ISSUES THAT HAVE NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE STARTING TO HAPPEN, BUT THEY TOLD ME LETS FIX THIS ISSUE FIRST BEFORE MOVING ON. THIS NOISE THAT HAD BEEN HAPPENING FOR AWHILE NOW HAS NOW PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN LOUDER AND NOW MAKING NOISES... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2014
2010 JEEP PATRIOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT TIRES CONTROL ARM FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, HE WAS INFORMED THE TIRES WERE SEVERLY WORN AND THE CONTROL ARMS WERE CATASTROPHICALLY FAILING. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE CONTROL ARMS.
Incident date: Apr 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET ASTRO EQUIPPED WITH GREMAX MAX 5000 TIRES (N/A), SIZE 215/75R15 AND THE DOT WAS JEHKDVP2312. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,057.
Incident date: Apr 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET ASTRO EQUIPPED WITH GREMAX MAX 5000 TIRES (N/A), SIZE 215/75R15 AND THE DOT WAS JEHKDVP2312. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,057.
Incident date: Jul 14, 2012
INCIDENT #1: IT WAS DETERMINED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS THE MANUFACTURER OF MY EXPEDITION VEHICLE/MOTOR HOME (MH) WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN., DOT REGULATION UNDER 571.108 COVERING LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. SPECIFICALLY MY MH WAS MISSING TWO AMBER CLEARANCE LAMPS ON THE FRONT, AND TWO RED SIDE MARKER LAMPS ON THE REAR. AFTER MANU... Read more
Incident date: Apr 29, 2014
HIT SMALL POT HOLE WHICH OTHER CARS WERE DRIVING OVER WITH NO FAILURES. I CALLED SUBARU ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY PUT DONUT FLAT ON. *JS
Incident date: Apr 29, 2014
HIT SMALL POT HOLE WHICH OTHER CARS WERE DRIVING OVER WITH NO FAILURES. I CALLED SUBARU ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY PUT DONUT FLAT ON. *JS
Incident date: Apr 19, 2014
1. AFTER 4YRS AND 8000 MILES OF NORMAL USE (PRIMARILY COMMUTING), TIRE DEVELOPED A FAIRLY LARGE BULGE IN THE CARCASS, AS IF AN GRAPEFRUIT-SIZED TUMOR WAS INSIDE. IT IS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY MORE WORN ON THE LEFT SIDE THAN ON THE RIGHT; THE FRONT TIRE SHOWED A MUCH MORE NORMAL (EVEN) WEAR PATTERN. 2. THE BULGE IS PERMANENT. PROBLEM MANIFESTED ITSELF IN THE FORM OF A CYCLIC VIBRATION WHICH WAS MO... Read more
Incident date: Apr 19, 2014
1. AFTER 4YRS AND 8000 MILES OF NORMAL USE (PRIMARILY COMMUTING), TIRE DEVELOPED A FAIRLY LARGE BULGE IN THE CARCASS, AS IF AN GRAPEFRUIT-SIZED TUMOR WAS INSIDE. IT IS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY MORE WORN ON THE LEFT SIDE THAN ON THE RIGHT; THE FRONT TIRE SHOWED A MUCH MORE NORMAL (EVEN) WEAR PATTERN. 2. THE BULGE IS PERMANENT. PROBLEM MANIFESTED ITSELF IN THE FORM OF A CYCLIC VIBRATION WHICH WAS MO... Read more
Incident date: Apr 9, 2014
WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY HOME FROM WORK AND IN A SPLIT SECOND THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK STARTED BOUNCING AND BECAME HARD TO STEER. I SLOWED DOWN AND WAS GETTING READY TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER WHEN A BIG CHUNK OF MY TIRE SEPARATED AND CAME FLYING OFF OVER MY TRUCK HITTING THE CAR BESIDE ME. I SLOWED DOWN EVEN MORE AND PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY, ( ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN ... Read more
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Incident date: Apr 26, 2014
NEW HANKOOK OPTIMO H428 TIRE ON MY 2014 SONIC DEVELOPED A BULGE ON THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE. DEALER CLAIMS IT WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD. RESEARCH SHOWING THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THIS COMPANY'S TIRE. NO KNOW HAZARD WAS HIT TO CAUSE THIS. TIRE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE A BLOW-OUT OCCURS, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *JS
Incident date: Apr 26, 2014
NEW HANKOOK OPTIMO H428 TIRE ON MY 2014 SONIC DEVELOPED A BULGE ON THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE. DEALER CLAIMS IT WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD. RESEARCH SHOWING THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THIS COMPANY'S TIRE. NO KNOW HAZARD WAS HIT TO CAUSE THIS. TIRE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE A BLOW-OUT OCCURS, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *JS
Incident date: Apr 13, 2014
I PURCHASED A NEW5TH WHEEL RV IN JULY 2013 AND I HAVE HAD 2 TIRE BLOW OUTS WITHIN 8 MONTHS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I ALWAYS CHECK AND MAINTAIN THE RECOMENDED 80 PSI COLD PRESSURE THAT THE TIRE CALLS FOR AND I KEEP MY HIGHWAY SPEED BELOW 65 MPH. IT APPEARS TO BE TREAD SEPERATION AND IT HAS DONE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY RV BOTH TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE RV REPAIRED BY A RV DEALER BOTH TIMES. *JS
DYNAMIC TIRE
DYNAMIC
(9999) - TIRES
Apr 29, 2014
Incident date: Apr 13, 2014
I PURCHASED A NEW5TH WHEEL RV IN JULY 2013 AND I HAVE HAD 2 TIRE BLOW OUTS WITHIN 8 MONTHS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I ALWAYS CHECK AND MAINTAIN THE RECOMENDED 80 PSI COLD PRESSURE THAT THE TIRE CALLS FOR AND I KEEP MY HIGHWAY SPEED BELOW 65 MPH. IT APPEARS TO BE TREAD SEPERATION AND IT HAS DONE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY RV BOTH TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE RV REPAIRED BY A RV DEALER BOTH TIMES. *JS
Incident date: Oct 3, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL TIRES, LINE SIZE P265/70 R16. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, HE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKED SIDEWALLS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE DOT AND THE VIN WAS N... Read more
BF GOODRICH
P265/70R16 111S RUGGED TRAIL T/A TLORWL07
(9999) - TIRES
Apr 29, 2014
Incident date: Oct 3, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL TIRES, LINE SIZE P265/70 R16. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, HE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKED SIDEWALLS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE DOT AND THE VIN WAS N... Read more
Incident date: Apr 21, 2014
APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES FROM HOME, #1 BLOWOUT OCCURRED NEAR MILE MARKER (MM) 175 ON I-75, RT REAR, TREAD COMPLETELY TORN OFF, WRAPPED AROUND AXLE, PUT HOLE IN JACK HYDRAULIC LINE AND DID STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE. HAD GOOD SAM PUT ON SPARE. #2 BLOWOUT OCCURED AT MM 145 ON I-75, LEFT REAR, MINIMAL DAMAGE. GOOD SAM BROUGHT A NEW HERCULES POWER STR TIRE AND MOUNTED IT. WENT TO CAMPING WORLD FT M... Read more
POWER KING
TOWMAX
(9999) - TIRES
Apr 29, 2014
Incident date: Apr 21, 2014
APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES FROM HOME, #1 BLOWOUT OCCURRED NEAR MILE MARKER (MM) 175 ON I-75, RT REAR, TREAD COMPLETELY TORN OFF, WRAPPED AROUND AXLE, PUT HOLE IN JACK HYDRAULIC LINE AND DID STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE. HAD GOOD SAM PUT ON SPARE. #2 BLOWOUT OCCURED AT MM 145 ON I-75, LEFT REAR, MINIMAL DAMAGE. GOOD SAM BROUGHT A NEW HERCULES POWER STR TIRE AND MOUNTED IT. WENT TO CAMPING WORLD FT M... Read more
Incident date: Apr 18, 2014
I HAVE A 2011 FORD F350 THAT CAME WITH MICHELIN LTX A/T2 - LT275/65R 20 TIRES. IT HAS JUST OVER 28,000 MILES, HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY A FORD DEALER, WITH EACH SERVICE REPORT INDICATING NO PROBLEMS WITH RESPECT TO TIRE ISSUES. TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY I EXPERIENCED A SHAKING IN THE FRONT END LIKE A WHEEL HAD THROWN A WEIGHT. PULLING OFF THE ROAD I DISCOVERED A TREAD SEPARATION BUBBLE APPROXIMATEL... Read more
MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA
LTX A/T 2
(9999) - TIRES
Apr 28, 2014
Incident date: Apr 18, 2014
I HAVE A 2011 FORD F350 THAT CAME WITH MICHELIN LTX A/T2 - LT275/65R 20 TIRES. IT HAS JUST OVER 28,000 MILES, HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY A FORD DEALER, WITH EACH SERVICE REPORT INDICATING NO PROBLEMS WITH RESPECT TO TIRE ISSUES. TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY I EXPERIENCED A SHAKING IN THE FRONT END LIKE A WHEEL HAD THROWN A WEIGHT. PULLING OFF THE ROAD I DISCOVERED A TREAD SEPARATION BUBBLE APPROXIMATEL... Read more
Incident date: Apr 20, 2014
MY DAUGHTERS WERE DRIVING HOME AND THE REAR TIRE SLID ON SOME GRAVEL AND IT APPEARED SHE OVER CORRECTED AND THEY WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED AT LEAST 8 TO 10 TIMES. AT SOME POINT WHILE THEY WERE ROLLING BOTH OF THEIR SEATBELTS (BOTH FRONT SEAT)CAME UNHOOKED AND CAUSED MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTERS HEAD TO HANG OUT THE WINDOW. PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS WILL OR MAY OCCUR IN AN ACCIDENT OF THIS TYP... Read more
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