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: Nov 4, 2013
CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRES ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE FAILED A SAFETY INSPECTION IN IRELAND, BECAUSE THE TIRES HE PURCHASED DID NOT DISPLAY THE E-MARK LOGO WHICH APPARENTLY BECAME COMPULSORY ACROSS EUROPE.
Incident date: Dec 15, 2011
2007 HONDA CRV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WHEELS INSTALLED WITHOUT TPMS SENSORS CAUSING TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INOPERABLE AND REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE RETAILER KNOWINGLY AND WILLINGLY MADE THE TPMS INOPERATIVE, BY INSTALLING WHEELS WITHOUT TPMS EVEN AFTER THE COMPANY HAD BEEN ADVISED THAT SUCH ACTION WOULD VIOLATE THE MAKE INOPERATIVE PROHIBI... Read more
FOREST RIVER
SALEM
(2004) - TIRES
Nov 5, 2013
Incident date: Sep 5, 2013
CARLISLE TRAILER TIRES 2 OF 4 TIRES EXPLODED ON MY CAMPER I HAVE A REMNANT FROM THE 1ST ONE & A PICTURE OF THE SECOND THE 3RD TIRE HAS A DEFECTIVE BELT I HAVE THE 3RD & 4TH TIRE IN MY GARAGE. *TR
CARLISLE
RADIAL TRAIL
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 5, 2013
Incident date: Sep 5, 2013
CARLISLE TRAILER TIRES 2 OF 4 TIRES EXPLODED ON MY CAMPER I HAVE A REMNANT FROM THE 1ST ONE & A PICTURE OF THE SECOND THE 3RD TIRE HAS A DEFECTIVE BELT I HAVE THE 3RD & 4TH TIRE IN MY GARAGE. *TR
FOREST RIVER
SURVEYOR
(2013) - TIRES
Nov 5, 2013
Incident date: Oct 5, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FOREST RIVER SURVEYOR SPORT RV EQUIPPED WITH SUMITOMO TOWMAX POWER KING TIRES, SIZE 205-75-R14 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE DROVE AT 60 MPH, THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A SAFE AREA WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,500.
Incident date: Oct 5, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FOREST RIVER SURVEYOR SPORT RV EQUIPPED WITH SUMITOMO TOWMAX POWER KING TIRES, SIZE 205-75-R14 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE DROVE AT 60 MPH, THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A SAFE AREA WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,500.
Incident date: Oct 10, 2013
PURCHASED THIS MOTOR-HOME NEW IN 2009. DROVE THE MOTOR-HOME 4 YEARS APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS. IN MAY OF 2013, I PURCHASED 6 DELTA ESSENTIAL TIRES ( LT225/75R16 ) TO REPLACE THE OLD TIRES THAT WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION DUE TO CRACKS IN THE SIDE WALLS. THEN WE TOOK A 7500 MILE TRIP ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND BACK WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION OF... Read more
Incident date: Jul 16, 2013
I HAVE HAD FIVE TIRE SEPARATIONS WITH THE COMMODORE TIRES. THE DEALER HAS CHECKED TIRE PRESSURES AND THE ALIGNMENT OF THE TANDEM AXLES HAS BEEN CHECKED. THE SEPARATIONS SEEM TO OCCUR AFTER SLIGHT IMPACTS SUCH AS POTHOLES ON THE FREEWAYS OR ROADS. *TR
Incident date: Jul 16, 2013
I HAVE HAD FIVE TIRE SEPARATIONS WITH THE COMMODORE TIRES. THE DEALER HAS CHECKED TIRE PRESSURES AND THE ALIGNMENT OF THE TANDEM AXLES HAS BEEN CHECKED. THE SEPARATIONS SEEM TO OCCUR AFTER SLIGHT IMPACTS SUCH AS POTHOLES ON THE FREEWAYS OR ROADS. *TR
Incident date: Oct 22, 2013
HANKOOK DYNAPRO AS P255/65SR17 SEPARATED AT APPROX. 10,000 MILES. POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENT SINCE IT WAS A STEERING TIRE. PURCHASED AT PEPBOYS STORE # 661 TUCSON, AZ. *TR
HANKOOK
DYNAPRO AS
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 5, 2013
Incident date: Oct 22, 2013
HANKOOK DYNAPRO AS P255/65SR17 SEPARATED AT APPROX. 10,000 MILES. POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENT SINCE IT WAS A STEERING TIRE. PURCHASED AT PEPBOYS STORE # 661 TUCSON, AZ. *TR
CHRYSLER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
(2007) - TIRES
Nov 5, 2013
Incident date: Nov 5, 2013
2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAD LOW TIRE PRESSURE MESSAGE ON THE CONSOLE. REMOVED VALVE STEM CAP AND WENT TO FILL TIRE WITH AIR WHEN PART OF THE VALVE STEM SHOT AT ME. LUCKILY IT HIT MY SHOULDER AND NOT FACE OR EYES OR WHILE DRIVING. TIRE THEN RAPIDLY DEFLATED. HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE TPMS SENSOR. TPMS SENSOR VALVE STEM WAS MADE OF CHEAP ALUMINUM. *TR
Incident date: Nov 2, 2013
ON 5/19/13 I PURCHASED 4 NEW GOOD YEAR ASSURANCE FUEL MAX TIRES. AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON THE TIRES MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES, &WHEN I CHECKED THEM, ALL 4 HAD GONE LOW (BY 5-7LBS OF PRESSURE EACH TIME) . AFTER THE 3RD TIME OF THIS HAPPENING, IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, I DECIDED TO SEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIES. ... Read more
GOODYEAR
ASSURANCE FUEL MAX
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 5, 2013
Incident date: Nov 2, 2013
ON 5/19/13 I PURCHASED 4 NEW GOOD YEAR ASSURANCE FUEL MAX TIRES. AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON THE TIRES MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES, &WHEN I CHECKED THEM, ALL 4 HAD GONE LOW (BY 5-7LBS OF PRESSURE EACH TIME) . AFTER THE 3RD TIME OF THIS HAPPENING, IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, I DECIDED TO SEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIES. ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 4, 2013
ON 8/30/2013, WE PURCHASED A NEW SET OF 4 TIRES FROM COSTCO, IWILEI HAWAII. ON 9/28, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD. NO PUNCTURES PER GOODYEAR OF KAILUA. ON 10/6, THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT AT A RESIDENTIAL ROAD. NO PUNCTURES PER COSTCO, IWILEI. ON 11/4, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. NO VISIBLE PUNCTURES. RIM ... Read more
BRIDGESTONE
POTENZA
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 5, 2013
Incident date: Nov 4, 2013
ON 8/30/2013, WE PURCHASED A NEW SET OF 4 TIRES FROM COSTCO, IWILEI HAWAII. ON 9/28, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD. NO PUNCTURES PER GOODYEAR OF KAILUA. ON 10/6, THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT AT A RESIDENTIAL ROAD. NO PUNCTURES PER COSTCO, IWILEI. ON 11/4, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. NO VISIBLE PUNCTURES. RIM ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 13, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRE LATITUDE TOUR TIRES, SIZE P235-55-R18, AND DOT M33J007X1210. THE CONTACT SATED THREE TIRES SPLIT DUE TO PREMATURE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,300. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 04/02/14*LJ
MICHELIN
LATITUDE TOUR
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 4, 2013
Incident date: Oct 13, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRE LATITUDE TOUR TIRES, SIZE P235-55-R18, AND DOT M33J007X1210. THE CONTACT SATED THREE TIRES SPLIT DUE TO PREMATURE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,300. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 04/02/14*LJ
Incident date: Nov 3, 2013
NOTICED A THUMPING FROM THE REAR. INSPECTED TIRES, FOUND ONE INSIDE OF TREAD WAS WORN AND HAD BUMPS ON IT. 20K ON TIRES. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THESE GENERAL TIRES BUT AFTER LOOKING AT THE TIRE COMPLAINTS I NOW UNDERSTAND, THEY ARE POOR QUALITY TIRES. GENERAL TIRE ALTIMAX RT195 65R 91 T. *TR
GENERAL TIRE
UNKNOWN
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 4, 2013
Incident date: Nov 3, 2013
NOTICED A THUMPING FROM THE REAR. INSPECTED TIRES, FOUND ONE INSIDE OF TREAD WAS WORN AND HAD BUMPS ON IT. 20K ON TIRES. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THESE GENERAL TIRES BUT AFTER LOOKING AT THE TIRE COMPLAINTS I NOW UNDERSTAND, THEY ARE POOR QUALITY TIRES. GENERAL TIRE ALTIMAX RT195 65R 91 T. *TR
Incident date: Oct 31, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC STS. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR BOGUE TIRES, SIZE 235/55/17H. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRES UNEXPECTEDLY EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 31, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC STS. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR BOGUE TIRES, SIZE 235/55/17H. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRES UNEXPECTEDLY EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2013
ONE OF MY TIRE INFLATION SENSORS IS BAD BECAUSE THE WARNING IN THE DASH SHOWS 11-13 PSI WHEN THE TIRE IS AT 32 LIKE THE OTHER TIRES. I WENT TO DEALER BUT THEY JUST PUT NITROGEN IN TIRES AND SAID ITS BECAUSE OF THE COLD. *TR
Incident date: Apr 17, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR EQUIPPED WITH SUMMIT PREMIUM PLUS 2 TIRES, SIZES 235/60/16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER TIME THE STEEL BELT DETACHED FROM ALL OF THE TIRES AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED... Read more
Incident date: Apr 17, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR EQUIPPED WITH SUMMIT PREMIUM PLUS 2 TIRES, SIZES 235/60/16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER TIME THE STEEL BELT DETACHED FROM ALL OF THE TIRES AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
R320
(2007) - TIRES
Nov 1, 2013
Incident date: Oct 30, 2013
PURCHASED FOUR (4) GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TRIPLETRED ALL SEASON SIZE 235/65R17 DOT #PJ81KD1R4111 FROM A GOODYEAR CORPORATE STORE. WENT TO CORPORATE STORE TO REPAIR A "SLOW AIR LEAK ON PASSENGER REAR TIRE". STORE CALLED STATING THAT "PIECE OF METAL HAD DAMAGED" TIRE AND THE OTHER THREE TIRES "HAD A SIDEWALL BUBBLE FROM HITTING POTHOLES'. WE LIVE IN A SOUTHERN SUBURBAN AREA & HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR I... Read more
GOODYEAR
ASSURANCE TRIPLETRED
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 1, 2013
Incident date: Oct 30, 2013
PURCHASED FOUR (4) GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TRIPLETRED ALL SEASON SIZE 235/65R17 DOT #PJ81KD1R4111 FROM A GOODYEAR CORPORATE STORE. WENT TO CORPORATE STORE TO REPAIR A "SLOW AIR LEAK ON PASSENGER REAR TIRE". STORE CALLED STATING THAT "PIECE OF METAL HAD DAMAGED" TIRE AND THE OTHER THREE TIRES "HAD A SIDEWALL BUBBLE FROM HITTING POTHOLES'. WE LIVE IN A SOUTHERN SUBURBAN AREA & HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR I... Read more
Incident date: Jul 26, 2012
ABOUT AUGUST 2012 I WAS INFORMED BY PETTIS TIRES, CORDELE, GA. THAT THE TWO TIRES I HAD BOUGHT FROM THEM HAD BEEN RECALLED. FOR APPROX. ONE YEAR WE TRADED PHONE CALLS AND NO PROGRESS WAS MADE. I CALLED BF GOODRICH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO GO TO SEARS AUTO IN ALBANY, GA. THAT LASTED ABOUT THREE WEEKS, SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET REPLACEMENTS. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN THEY SENT ME TO S... Read more
B.F.GOODRICH
LT23585R16
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 1, 2013
Incident date: Jul 26, 2012
ABOUT AUGUST 2012 I WAS INFORMED BY PETTIS TIRES, CORDELE, GA. THAT THE TWO TIRES I HAD BOUGHT FROM THEM HAD BEEN RECALLED. FOR APPROX. ONE YEAR WE TRADED PHONE CALLS AND NO PROGRESS WAS MADE. I CALLED BF GOODRICH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO GO TO SEARS AUTO IN ALBANY, GA. THAT LASTED ABOUT THREE WEEKS, SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET REPLACEMENTS. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN THEY SENT ME TO S... Read more
Incident date: Oct 30, 2013
I HAVE A 2011 HONDA CRV WITH 18,657 MILES AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW SET OF TIRES. THE ORIGINAL TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL 4X4 CONTACTS, M+S, 225/65R17, DOT # FDF5 3AH2111. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE HAD TWO TIRE ROTATIONS TO DATE. I ALSO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE EVERY WEEK. *TR
CONTINENTAL
CONTINENTAL 4X4 CONTACT
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 30, 2013
Incident date: Oct 30, 2013
I HAVE A 2011 HONDA CRV WITH 18,657 MILES AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW SET OF TIRES. THE ORIGINAL TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL 4X4 CONTACTS, M+S, 225/65R17, DOT # FDF5 3AH2111. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE HAD TWO TIRE ROTATIONS TO DATE. I ALSO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE EVERY WEEK. *TR
Incident date: Oct 29, 2013
I WAS DRIVING HOME, THE LOW AIR PRESSURE INDICATOR TURNED ON, AND I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES. I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TPS ON THE REAR WHEEL WAS CRACKED. ONCE I TRIED TO REMOVE THE PLASTIC VALVE STEM COVER, THE VALVE STEM BROKE RELEASING ALL AIR IN THE TIRE. I PUT THE SPARE ON, THEN CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATES THAT I NEED TO PURCHASE NEW TPS, AS THE "SENSOR WILL NO... Read more
Incident date: Oct 19, 2013
BOUGHT A SET OF FEDERAL COURAGIA MT'S ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO STILL ABOUT 95% TREAD WHEN TWO OF THE TIRES SPLIT GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE READ ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS TIRE IN ALL DIFFERENT SIZES. I ALSO TOOK THE TIRES BACK TO THE COMPANY I PURCHASED THEM FROM ANS THEY HAVE HAD A FEW SETS BROUGHT BACK IN THE PAST MONTH. FEDERAL SO FAR HAS REFUSED T... Read more
FEDERAL
SUPER STEEL
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 30, 2013
Incident date: Oct 19, 2013
BOUGHT A SET OF FEDERAL COURAGIA MT'S ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO STILL ABOUT 95% TREAD WHEN TWO OF THE TIRES SPLIT GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE READ ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS TIRE IN ALL DIFFERENT SIZES. I ALSO TOOK THE TIRES BACK TO THE COMPANY I PURCHASED THEM FROM ANS THEY HAVE HAD A FEW SETS BROUGHT BACK IN THE PAST MONTH. FEDERAL SO FAR HAS REFUSED T... Read more
FEATHERLITE
TRAILER
(2012) - TIRES
Oct 29, 2013
Incident date: Oct 27, 2013
LESS THAT 2000 MILES ON TIRE, IT BLOWS OUT, INTERNAL BELT SEPARATION... NO INFLATION ISSUES, NO DRY ROT. *TR
Incident date: Oct 27, 2013
LESS THAT 2000 MILES ON TIRE, IT BLOWS OUT, INTERNAL BELT SEPARATION... NO INFLATION ISSUES, NO DRY ROT. *TR
Incident date: Oct 26, 2013
WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH FROM DETROIT TO OHIO WITH THREE 13 YEAR OLD BOYS IN MY CAR. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS EXTREMELY LOW. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A SERVICE STATION. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE, THE VALVE BROKE, RELEASING ALL AIR IN THE TIRE. I CONTACT ROAD SERVICE THROUGH MY INSURANCE AND THEY PUT THE SPARE ON. I THEN TRAVELED TO FIRESTONE IN SANDUSKY, OH, WHERE I WAS TOLD T... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2011) - TIRES
Oct 28, 2013
Incident date: Oct 26, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H725A TIRES, SIZE 205/55/R16H. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE ON THE TIRES, HE NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALL ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERAL CRACKS. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE ... Read more
HANKOOK
OPTIMO H725A
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 28, 2013
Incident date: Oct 26, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H725A TIRES, SIZE 205/55/R16H. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE ON THE TIRES, HE NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALL ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERAL CRACKS. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2011
2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRES PROBLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, SHE EXPERIENCED TWO INCIDENTS, WHERE SHE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRES, WERE SEVERELY WORN AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES.
B.F.GOODRICH
B.F.GOODRICH
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 28, 2013
Incident date: Feb 14, 2011
2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRES PROBLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, SHE EXPERIENCED TWO INCIDENTS, WHERE SHE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TIRES, WERE SEVERELY WORN AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES.
MAZDA
MAZDASPEED3
(2007) - TIRES
Oct 27, 2013
Incident date: Oct 23, 2013
I WAS USING A MICHELIN GREEN X TIRE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS AN MILEAGE OF 50000. IN A 45 DEGREE CURVE SUDDENLY MY TAIL WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND I RAN INTO THE MIDDLE SEPARATE OF ROAD,CAUSED A LOT OF WRECKAGE . I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE OF LOW REAR TIRE GRIP TO THE ROAD. *TR
Crash
MICHELIN GREEN X
RADIAL X
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 27, 2013
Incident date: Oct 23, 2013
I WAS USING A MICHELIN GREEN X TIRE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS AN MILEAGE OF 50000. IN A 45 DEGREE CURVE SUDDENLY MY TAIL WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND I RAN INTO THE MIDDLE SEPARATE OF ROAD,CAUSED A LOT OF WRECKAGE . I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE OF LOW REAR TIRE GRIP TO THE ROAD. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Feb 15, 2010
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2010 CAMRY LE (4 CYLINDER), AND IT HAS ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE SET OF FACTORY-INSTALLED TIRES, ANOTHER SET OF FOUR MICHELIN TIRES, A THIRD SET OF FOUR, AND 2 MORE TIRES AS OF 10/27/2013, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE ONLY NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRES CURIOUSLY GO UNIFORMLY BALD ON THE FRONT IN LESS THAN 1/3RD OF THE LIFE OF THE TIRE. EACH COMPANY FROM WHICH I HA... Read more
Incident date: Oct 27, 2013
TWO! NOT ONE BUT TWO OF THE OEM TIRES HAVE BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALL. THAT IS A BLOW OUT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND GOD KNOWS WHAT DAMAGE THAT CAN DO. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR THAT ONE OF THE TIRES COULD BLOW OUT AND SEND ME OFF INTO A DITCH. TO TOP IT OFF, THE CAR DID NOT COME WITH A SPARE TIRE (TO SAVE WEIGHT AND IMPROVE GAS MILEAGE) SO IF IT DOES BLOW OUT AND I CAN SAFELY CONTROL THE CAR O... Read more
KEYSTONE
SPRINGDALE
(2012) - TIRES
Oct 27, 2013
Incident date: Oct 25, 2013
TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT 55MPH PULLING 2012 KEYSTONE COUGAR 1/2 TON SERIES. THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON TRAILER PEELED OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER AND UNDER BELLY LINING AND ELECTRIC BRAKE WIRES. TIRE WERE ORIGINAL WITH LITTLE WEAR, POWER KING, TOWMAX ST225/75R15 LOAD D DOT 83B4. DROVE TO TOWN FOR A REPLACEMENT. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE TIRE GUY HE CHECKED MY OTHER THREE TIRES AND FOUN... Read more
POWER KING
TOWMAX
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 27, 2013
Incident date: Oct 25, 2013
TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT 55MPH PULLING 2012 KEYSTONE COUGAR 1/2 TON SERIES. THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON TRAILER PEELED OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER AND UNDER BELLY LINING AND ELECTRIC BRAKE WIRES. TIRE WERE ORIGINAL WITH LITTLE WEAR, POWER KING, TOWMAX ST225/75R15 LOAD D DOT 83B4. DROVE TO TOWN FOR A REPLACEMENT. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE TIRE GUY HE CHECKED MY OTHER THREE TIRES AND FOUN... Read more
Incident date: Aug 9, 2013
I FILED A CLAIM WITH MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC (MICHELIN), THAT WAS DENIED, FOR DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF $3,000.00 INCURRED BY MY PERSONAL VEHICLE RESULTING FROM THE COMPLETE TREAD DETACHMENT OF A UNIROYAL LAREDO TIRE (DOT# BFW8FEUU4107), AFTER 13,586 MILES. DETACHMENT OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65MPH) WITH PROPER INFLATION PRESSURE, CHECKED PRIOR TO BEGINNING OF TRAVEL. PRIOR TO COMPLETE TREAD ... Read more
UNIROYAL LAREDO AWP
P255/70R16
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 26, 2013
Incident date: Aug 9, 2013
I FILED A CLAIM WITH MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC (MICHELIN), THAT WAS DENIED, FOR DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF $3,000.00 INCURRED BY MY PERSONAL VEHICLE RESULTING FROM THE COMPLETE TREAD DETACHMENT OF A UNIROYAL LAREDO TIRE (DOT# BFW8FEUU4107), AFTER 13,586 MILES. DETACHMENT OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65MPH) WITH PROPER INFLATION PRESSURE, CHECKED PRIOR TO BEGINNING OF TRAVEL. PRIOR TO COMPLETE TREAD ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 8, 2011
GOT READY TO TAKE KIDS TO THE DOCTOR AND THE TIRE WAS FLAT. MANAGED TO GET THE TIRE AIRED UP WITH COMPRESSOR AT HOUSE AND TOOK TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. TURNS OUT NO PUNCTURE. DECIDED TO REPLACE TIRE IN CASE OF "DRYROT", WHEN TIRE WAS TAKEN OFF, THE RIM WAS CRACKED. HAD TO BUY ANOTHER RIM. 2 MONTHS LATER, ANOTHER RIM DID THE SAME THING. NOW WE'VE HAD A THIRD RIM CRAC... Read more