Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,192,899 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 137,559 crashes, 55,854 fires, and 8,555 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 2,192,899 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 44,440 complaints — component: TIRES
Incident date: Sep 19, 2013
RIGHT FRONT TIRE JUST BLEW-OUT TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOUSE. IT'S MY SONS CAR AND THANK GOD HE DIDN'T MAKE THE HIGHWAY BEFORE IT BLEW! TIRES ARE BF GOODRICH RADIALS TA P245/55R18. *TR
Incident date: Sep 17, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS EQUIPPED WITH FALKEN ZIENX TIRES, SIZE: 185-65-R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 20,000 MILES THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO WARP AND THE OTHER THREE TIRES BEGAN TO WEAR AT AN UNUSUAL RATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 64,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Incident date: Sep 17, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS EQUIPPED WITH FALKEN ZIENX TIRES, SIZE: 185-65-R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 20,000 MILES THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO WARP AND THE OTHER THREE TIRES BEGAN TO WEAR AT AN UNUSUAL RATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 64,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
CHRYSLER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
(2005) — TIRES
Sep 20, 2013
Incident date: Aug 27, 2011
PURCHASED DOUGLAS XTRA TRACK II TIRES AT WAL-MART IN AUGUST 2011. ONE WEEK TO THE DAY LATER WITH LESS THAN 100 MILES ON THE TIRES ONE BLEW OUT. COMPLETE FAILURE RIPPED THE MIDDLE TREAD BLEW APART. MY DAUGHTER WITH A LEARNERS PERMIT WAS DRIVING AND THANKFULLY AT A SLOW SPEED OF ABOUT 40 MPH. RETURNED THE CAR TO WAL-MART. THEY DID NOT WARRANTY THE TIRE BUT DID REPLACE IT UNDER THE ROAD HAZARD WARRAN... Read more
Incident date: Sep 11, 2013
AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE, THE CAR BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT VERY STRONGLY; STRONG ENOUGH TO PULL ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IF IT HAD NOT BEEN SO EARLY IN THE MORNING. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS SAID THE PRESSURE WAS PROPER @ 36 PSI. THIS STRONG PULL LASTED ABOUT ANOTHER MILE AND THEN SUBSIDED. IT HAS OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. DEALER HAD THE CA... Read more
BRIDGESTONE
TURANZA EL400-02
(9999) — TIRES
Sep 19, 2013
Incident date: Aug 7, 2013
TIRE WEAR TOO SOON. *TR
Incident date: Aug 22, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES, SIZE P275/55 R20, DOT NUMBER: N94BY5204610. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000 FOR BOTH THE VEHI... Read more
PIRELLI
SCORPION ZERO ASIMMETRICO
(9999) — TIRES
Sep 19, 2013
Incident date: Aug 22, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES, SIZE P275/55 R20, DOT NUMBER: N94BY5204610. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000 FOR BOTH THE VEHI... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A KEYSTONE RV TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH FOUR GOOD YEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: T235/80 R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAULING THE TRAILER THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, WHO REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH TWO OTHER TIRES, BO... Read more
GOODYEAR
MARATHON ST
(9999) — TIRES
Sep 19, 2013
Incident date: Mar 15, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A KEYSTONE RV TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH FOUR GOOD YEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: T235/80 R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAULING THE TRAILER THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, WHO REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH TWO OTHER TIRES, BO... Read more
Incident date: Sep 9, 2013
MY WIFE AND I WERE ENROUTE TO COLUMBUS OH FROM NEWBURY MA. APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS INTO THE TRIP ON RT 84 IN LUDINGTON, N.Y. A HORRENDOUS BANG FROM THE REAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE TO INVESTIGATE. I FOUND A 3 1/2 INCH HOLE IN THE PASSENGER INSIDE REAR DUEL ON THE OUTSIDE WALL. I LIMPED TO THE NEXT EXIT AFTER THE HIGHWAY PATROLS SUGGESTION TO A HESS GAS STATION AND CALLE... Read more
GOODYEAR
UNISTEEL TIRE
(9999) — TIRES
Sep 19, 2013
Incident date: Sep 9, 2013
MY WIFE AND I WERE ENROUTE TO COLUMBUS OH FROM NEWBURY MA. APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS INTO THE TRIP ON RT 84 IN LUDINGTON, N.Y. A HORRENDOUS BANG FROM THE REAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE TO INVESTIGATE. I FOUND A 3 1/2 INCH HOLE IN THE PASSENGER INSIDE REAR DUEL ON THE OUTSIDE WALL. I LIMPED TO THE NEXT EXIT AFTER THE HIGHWAY PATROLS SUGGESTION TO A HESS GAS STATION AND CALLE... Read more
GMC
SIERRA 1500
(2008) — TIRES
Sep 18, 2013
Incident date: Aug 30, 2013
I RECENTLY PURCHASED NEW TIRES AUGUST 14. ON AUGUST 30TH MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT AS I WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE I NOTICED A KNOT AND AIR COMING OUT FROM THE RIM.I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED THIS PAST SATURDAY SEPT 14TH ON SEPT 17TH THE TIRE I HAD REPLACED DID THE SAME THING.
GENERAL TIRE
GRABBER HTS
(9999) — TIRES
Sep 18, 2013
Incident date: Aug 30, 2013
I RECENTLY PURCHASED NEW TIRES AUGUST 14. ON AUGUST 30TH MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT AS I WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE I NOTICED A KNOT AND AIR COMING OUT FROM THE RIM.I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED THIS PAST SATURDAY SEPT 14TH ON SEPT 17TH THE TIRE I HAD REPLACED DID THE SAME THING.
THOR CALIFORNIA
JAZZ
(2008) — TIRES
Sep 18, 2013
Incident date: Aug 28, 2013
WHILE TRAVELING WEST ON I70 NEAR COLUMBIA, MO. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON THE TRAVEL TRAILER BLEW OUT. WE PURCHASED A NEW TIRE IN COLUMBIA SO AS NOT TO BE WITHOUT A SPARE. GOOD THING! BACK ON I70 AND LESS THAN AN HOUR LATER THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ON THE TRAILER BLEW. OF COURSE THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER BOTH TIMES. YOU CAN'T BLOW A TIRE ON A TRAVEL TRAILER, WITH TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION, AND NOT HAVE ... Read more
GREENBALL
TOW MASTER
(9999) — TIRES
Sep 18, 2013
Incident date: Aug 28, 2013
WHILE TRAVELING WEST ON I70 NEAR COLUMBIA, MO. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON THE TRAVEL TRAILER BLEW OUT. WE PURCHASED A NEW TIRE IN COLUMBIA SO AS NOT TO BE WITHOUT A SPARE. GOOD THING! BACK ON I70 AND LESS THAN AN HOUR LATER THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ON THE TRAILER BLEW. OF COURSE THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER BOTH TIMES. YOU CAN'T BLOW A TIRE ON A TRAVEL TRAILER, WITH TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION, AND NOT HAVE ... Read more
MERCEDES BENZ
E
(2011) — TIRES
Sep 17, 2013
Incident date: Sep 1, 2013
TIRE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM TIRE ON BACK OF TIRE. ALL FOUR TIRES ON VEHICLE DISPLAY TREAD SEPARATION APPROXIMATELY HALF CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRE IS AFFECTED. *TR
Incident date: Sep 1, 2013
TIRE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM TIRE ON BACK OF TIRE. ALL FOUR TIRES ON VEHICLE DISPLAY TREAD SEPARATION APPROXIMATELY HALF CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRE IS AFFECTED. *TR
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(2011) — TIRES
Sep 17, 2013
Incident date: Aug 8, 2013
2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE VEHICLE TIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER REMOVED THE TIRE, AND REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE. AN INSPECTION OF THE TIRE, REVEALED HEAVY DETERIORATION INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE RUBBER AND A SEPARATION OF THE RUBBER EXPOSING THE INNER METALS. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 8, 2013
2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE VEHICLE TIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER REMOVED THE TIRE, AND REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE. AN INSPECTION OF THE TIRE, REVEALED HEAVY DETERIORATION INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE RUBBER AND A SEPARATION OF THE RUBBER EXPOSING THE INNER METALS. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE... Read more
MERCEDES BENZ
E
(2011) — TIRES
Sep 17, 2013
Incident date: Sep 1, 2013
ALL FOUR TIRES ON 2011 MERCEDES E550 HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. TREAD SEPARATION IS OCCURRING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TIRE AND IS UNKNOWN UNTIL THE TIRE BEGINS TO LOSE TIRE PRESSURE. TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MICHELIN RADIAL X TIRES. FAILURE BETWEEN 38,000-40,000 MILES. *TR
Incident date: Sep 1, 2013
ALL FOUR TIRES ON 2011 MERCEDES E550 HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. TREAD SEPARATION IS OCCURRING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TIRE AND IS UNKNOWN UNTIL THE TIRE BEGINS TO LOSE TIRE PRESSURE. TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MICHELIN RADIAL X TIRES. FAILURE BETWEEN 38,000-40,000 MILES. *TR
Incident date: Jul 15, 2013
I HAD 2 ACCIDENTS SO FAR. LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES THE PIRELLI TIRES BLEW OUT OF THE SIDEWALLS. MAJOR DAMAGE. ALMOST GOT KILLED. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Sep 1, 2013
16,000 MILES ON MY "VOGUE" TIRES AND THE TREAD FELL OFF. *TR
VOGUE
CUSTOM BUILT RADIAL IX
(9999) — TIRES
Sep 17, 2013
Incident date: Sep 1, 2013
16,000 MILES ON MY "VOGUE" TIRES AND THE TREAD FELL OFF. *TR
Incident date: Sep 15, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS TIRES, SIZE: 225/60/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE SPARE TIRE WITH A NEW TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 15, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS TIRES, SIZE: 225/60/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE SPARE TIRE WITH A NEW TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 21, 2013
KUHMO ROAD VENTURA TIRE BLEW WHILE DRIVING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD LESS THAN 25 MILES PER HOUR. TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT CREATING A HUGE OPEN HOLE IN THE TIRE SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME TIRE AND PICTURES LOOKED THE SAME. *TR
KUMHO
ROAD VENTURES
(9999) — TIRES
Sep 17, 2013
Incident date: Aug 21, 2013
KUHMO ROAD VENTURA TIRE BLEW WHILE DRIVING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD LESS THAN 25 MILES PER HOUR. TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT CREATING A HUGE OPEN HOLE IN THE TIRE SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME TIRE AND PICTURES LOOKED THE SAME. *TR
Incident date: Aug 28, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THEY NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO BECOME SLIGHTLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STRAPPED THE FUEL TANK BACK ONTO THE VEHICLE AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MAN... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2010
2009 DUTCHMEN DENALI. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AXLE ASSEMBLY ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER LEARNED THE TIRES WERE FILLED WITH NITROGEN, RATHER THAN REGULAR AIR. IN NOVEMEBR 2010, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR AFTER HAVING DRIVEN LESS THAN 1800 MILES. LOOKING AT ALL FOUR TIRES, HE NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD THE MOST EXCESSIVE WEAR, THAN THE OTHERS ON TH... Read more
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(2009) — TIRES
Sep 15, 2013
Incident date: Sep 14, 2013
LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH PULLED OVER TO CHECK TIRE WHILE CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE IN TIRE THE TPMS SENSOR/VALVE STEM BROKE CAUSING ALL OF THE AIR TO ESCAPE FROM THE TIRE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 19, 2013
WHILE DRIVING, I THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS REVVING DUE TO THE SOUND THAT I WAS HEARING. I WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AT 10,000 MILES, AND MENTIONED THE NOISE TO THE ADVISER. I TOLD HIM THE SOUND STARTED AT ABOUT 9500 MILES AND APPEARED TO BE GETTING LOUDER AT 10,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION OR ANY OTHER COMPONENTS OTHER THAN A WHEEL BEARING ON THE FRONT DR... Read more
Incident date: Sep 5, 2013
TIRE POPPED AND I SPUN OUT OF CONTROL WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN. I SPUN INTO SOME TREES. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Sep 2, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS KL21 TIRES, SIZE 235/60/18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND A WHEEL BALANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILA... Read more
Incident date: Sep 2, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS KL21 TIRES, SIZE 235/60/18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND A WHEEL BALANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 26, 2013
I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, I BOUGHT GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES BACK IN MAY 2010 AS A SET OF 4 TIRES. THESE TIRES HAVE A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY OF 80000 MILES THOUGH AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 35000 MILES THE TIRE TREAD DEPTH CAME DOWN TO BELOW 2/32ND AND THE DEALER DENIED TAKING THE CAR OUT OF DEALERSHIP WITHOUT A REPLACEMENT OR AN ASSURANCE OF IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE WITHIN... Read more
Incident date: Aug 26, 2013
I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, I BOUGHT GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES BACK IN MAY 2010 AS A SET OF 4 TIRES. THESE TIRES HAVE A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY OF 80000 MILES THOUGH AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 35000 MILES THE TIRE TREAD DEPTH CAME DOWN TO BELOW 2/32ND AND THE DEALER DENIED TAKING THE CAR OUT OF DEALERSHIP WITHOUT A REPLACEMENT OR AN ASSURANCE OF IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE WITHIN... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
(2005) — TIRES
Sep 12, 2013
Incident date: Sep 11, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA TIRES 8VID IN VIGOR 205/55/16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE POPPED AND HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED AAA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE SHOP WHERE THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED AND THE MECHANIC STATED T... Read more
YOKOHAMA
AVID ENVIGOR
(9999) — TIRES
Sep 12, 2013
Incident date: Sep 11, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA TIRES 8VID IN VIGOR 205/55/16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE POPPED AND HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED AAA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE SHOP WHERE THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED AND THE MECHANIC STATED T... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2011) — TIRES
Sep 12, 2013
Incident date: Jan 15, 2013
NOTICED LARGE CRACKS IN SIDEWALL OF HANKOOK OPTIMO H725A DOT 1GPR DY H 0711 205/55 R16 91H - 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 45,000 MILES. HAD TIRE REPLACED AT OWN EXPENSE. 9-12-2013 53,000 NOTICED 2 OTHER TIRES NOW WITH THE SAME LARGE CRACKS IN SIDEWALL. *TR
HANKOOK
OPTIMO H725A
(9999) — TIRES
Sep 12, 2013
Incident date: Jan 15, 2013
NOTICED LARGE CRACKS IN SIDEWALL OF HANKOOK OPTIMO H725A DOT 1GPR DY H 0711 205/55 R16 91H - 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 45,000 MILES. HAD TIRE REPLACED AT OWN EXPENSE. 9-12-2013 53,000 NOTICED 2 OTHER TIRES NOW WITH THE SAME LARGE CRACKS IN SIDEWALL. *TR
Incident date: Sep 9, 2013
THESE VEHICLES HAVE A BALD PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES GOING BALD WAY TOO SOON AND THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10,000 MILES I ALWAYS GOT NEW TIRES AT 45,000 TO 60,000 BUT NOW I CANT WAIT THAT LONG. I'VE SEEN MANY OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS NOT JUST ME. I DID PLENTY OF RESEARCH BEFORE I FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS.. *TR
Incident date: Sep 10, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H727 P215/65/R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR TIRES AND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ... Read more
HANKOOK
OPTIMO H727
(9999) — TIRES
Sep 11, 2013
Incident date: Sep 10, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H727 P215/65/R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR TIRES AND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 2, 2013
I HAVE A 2012 KEYSTONE COUGAR 324RLB AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN AUG. 2011. IT HAS ST235/8016 POWER-KING TOW-MAX STR TIRES (DOT 83B5 GPB 1211) THAT CAME NEW WITH THE TRAILER. THESE TIRES HAVE VERY LOW MILES ON THEM, LESS THAN 5000 MILES. ON LABOR DAY 2013 I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE CURB SIDE REAR WHEEL WHILE COMING BACK FROM A CAMPING TRIP. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY TRAILER AND WHEN... Read more
POWER KING
TOWMAX
(9999) — TIRES
Sep 11, 2013
Incident date: Sep 2, 2013
I HAVE A 2012 KEYSTONE COUGAR 324RLB AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN AUG. 2011. IT HAS ST235/8016 POWER-KING TOW-MAX STR TIRES (DOT 83B5 GPB 1211) THAT CAME NEW WITH THE TRAILER. THESE TIRES HAVE VERY LOW MILES ON THEM, LESS THAN 5000 MILES. ON LABOR DAY 2013 I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE CURB SIDE REAR WHEEL WHILE COMING BACK FROM A CAMPING TRIP. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY TRAILER AND WHEN... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2013
WITH MY SEVEN YEAR OLD CAR I HAVE GONE THROUGH NUMEROUS TIRES. ALWAYS REPLACING THEM DUE TO THE ALIGNMENT ON MY CAR WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE FIXED. THIS IS WAY BEYOND COSTLY AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR HONDA'S MISTAKES. I WILL JUST BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THEN RANDOMLY MY TIRES WILL BLOW OUT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR
Incident date: Sep 10, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET BERETTA WITH KUMHO SOLUS TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS... Read more