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
CHEVROLET
TRAILBLAZER EXT 370
(2005) - TIRES
Aug 10, 2013
Incident date: Aug 10, 2013
MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR ALL SEASON TIRES HAD SIGNIFICANT CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE TREAD. TIRES WERE 2 YEARS OLD. SOME SUPERFICIAL CRACKS OTHERS WERE DEEP AND WIDE. 65,000 MILE WARRANTY, ONLY 25,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. SIZE P245/65R17 105T ORWL. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. *TR
MICHELIN
LATITUDE TOUR
(9999) - TIRES
Aug 10, 2013
Incident date: Aug 10, 2013
MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR ALL SEASON TIRES HAD SIGNIFICANT CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE TREAD. TIRES WERE 2 YEARS OLD. SOME SUPERFICIAL CRACKS OTHERS WERE DEEP AND WIDE. 65,000 MILE WARRANTY, ONLY 25,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. SIZE P245/65R17 105T ORWL. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 9, 2013
I WAS AT THE LOCAL MALL AND I LEFT TO GO TO A NEARBY KOHLS, NOT EVEN A MILE AWAY. I NOTICED THAT THE LOWTIRE INDICATOR HAD COME ON AND PARKED THE CAR IN KOHLS PARKING LOT. A COUPLE NOTICED ME STRUGGLING WITH THE EQUIPPED AIR PUMP AND CAME TO HELP. THE TIRE WOULDN'T HOLD AIR AND WE TRIED A CAN OF FIX-A-FLAT. IT DIDN'T HELP EITHER AND WE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE IN THE TIRE WHICH HAD APPA... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2013
CUPPING ON OUTERMOST TREAD GROOVE PRODUCING ROARING ROAD NOISE. 2011 HONDA CR-V WITH 15,626 MILES AS OF 8/9/13. TIRES ROTATED AT 7500 AND 15000 MILES, ONLY SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING ON REAR. *TR
CONTINENTAL
CONTINENTAL 4X4 CONTACT
(9999) - TIRES
Aug 9, 2013
Incident date: May 1, 2013
CUPPING ON OUTERMOST TREAD GROOVE PRODUCING ROARING ROAD NOISE. 2011 HONDA CR-V WITH 15,626 MILES AS OF 8/9/13. TIRES ROTATED AT 7500 AND 15000 MILES, ONLY SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING ON REAR. *TR
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(2010) - TIRES
Aug 8, 2013
Incident date: Aug 7, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE TIRE SENSOR INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT BECAUSE THE ALUMINUM TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WAS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROX... Read more
Incident date: Feb 11, 2013
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE,A GENERAL AMERITRAC 235/80R/17,WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE THAT WAS PUT ON JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE,STARTED TO SHAKE. I WENT TO LOCAL TIRE STORE TO GET A NEW ONE INSTALLED. THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY SO I WAS ON MY WAY HOME. ITS ABOUT 8 MILES EACH WAY TO THIS STORE FROM MY HOME. ON THE WAY HOME,THIS TIRE BLEW UP LIKE IT HAD A BOMB IN IT! THE DISINTEGRATING TIRE DESTROYED... Read more
Incident date: Aug 3, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL TIRES, SIZE 238/80R/17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND MERGED TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS BLOWN. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.... Read more
GENERAL TIRE
UNKNOWN
(9999) - TIRES
Aug 8, 2013
Incident date: Aug 3, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE RAM 3500 EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL TIRES, SIZE 238/80R/17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND MERGED TO THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS BLOWN. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.... Read more
Incident date: Aug 7, 2013
I WAS DRIVING AND WITHIN 15 MINUTES MY HYUNDAI RIPPED THROUGH 2 TIRES. LUCKILY I FIGURED SOMETHING WAS UP AND WAS TAKING BACK ROADS WHEN THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED PARTS OF THE RUBBER FROM THE TIRES WERE IN THE ROAD. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND APPARENTLY THE CRADLE SUB FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED APART CAUSING THE ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ISSUES. I AM IN THE SALT BELT STATES SO IT SHOULD BE COVERED... Read more
Incident date: Jun 8, 2013
BMW 550XI, NORMAL DRIVING, TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON, CAR BECAME UNSTABLE. PARKED VEHICLE AND OBSERVED LARGE BUBBLE IN FRONT RIGHT TIRE SIDEWALL HAD SPLIT, CAUSING RAPID DEFLATION. NO ROAD HAZARDS WERE INVOLVED, MECHANIC STATES THAT THESE TIRES GET SIDEWALL BUBBLES ALL THE TIME. *TR
GOODYEAR
EAGLE LS-2
(9999) - TIRES
Aug 8, 2013
Incident date: Jun 8, 2013
BMW 550XI, NORMAL DRIVING, TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON, CAR BECAME UNSTABLE. PARKED VEHICLE AND OBSERVED LARGE BUBBLE IN FRONT RIGHT TIRE SIDEWALL HAD SPLIT, CAUSING RAPID DEFLATION. NO ROAD HAZARDS WERE INVOLVED, MECHANIC STATES THAT THESE TIRES GET SIDEWALL BUBBLES ALL THE TIME. *TR
Incident date: Jun 24, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE VEHICLE HYDRO PLANED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TWO BROKEN BONES AND TORN MUSCLES IN THE ELBOW OF HER LEFT ARM. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISING AND SWELLING TO THE LEFT ANKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED BUT DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE MANUF... Read more
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Aug 3, 2013
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT MAZDA HAS NOT RECALLED THE TPMS ON THE 2008 MAZDA 3'S. ALL OF THE TPMS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, I WILL BE GETTING THE LAST TWO FIXED/REPAIRED COMING THIS MONDAY. ALL OF THEM WERE EITHER CRACKED OR CORRODED. THE FIRST INCIDENT RESULTED IN ONE OF MY TIRES BEING "SHREDDED" ON THE INSIDE. PART OF THE KIT BROKE OFF AND WAS INSIDE THE RIM. I WAS ACCUS... Read more
Incident date: Jul 9, 2013
THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A "TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM". I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW DUAL-WHEELED-AXLE (I.E., 4 WHEELS ON ONE AXLE) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) THAT WAS MANUFACTURED IN TWO STAGES BY TWO SEPARATE WELL KNOWN MANUFACTURERS. THE CHASSIS WAS MANUFACTURED BY MERCEDES-BENZ AS A MODEL SPRINTER 3500 HAVING A 11,030 LBS GVWR. THE SECOND MANUFACTURER WAS WINNEBAGO WHO MODIFIED THE C... Read more
FOREST RIVER
FLAGSTAFF
(2012) - TIRES
Aug 8, 2013
Incident date: Jul 23, 2013
TWO TIRES BLEW OUT APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES APART. FIRST TIRE DAMAGED WIRING AND BODY OF 5TH WHEEL. TIRES WERE CLASS C. SAMS AND GOODYEAR STATED THESE TIRES WERE UNDER RATED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH E RATED TRAILER TIRES. *TR
AUDI
A4 ALLROAD
(2013) - TIRES
Aug 6, 2013
Incident date: Aug 2, 2013
NEW AUDI A4, 10 DAYS OLD 800 KM. DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH ON TWO LANE HIGHWAY, HIT MINOR BUMP. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE COLLAPSED, SMOKED AND THERE WAS COMPLETE SEPARATION OF TREAD AND SIDEWALL. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A DANGEROUS CURVE WHERE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AND LOTS OF TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY BUT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. *TR
Incident date: Aug 2, 2013
NEW AUDI A4, 10 DAYS OLD 800 KM. DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH ON TWO LANE HIGHWAY, HIT MINOR BUMP. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE COLLAPSED, SMOKED AND THERE WAS COMPLETE SEPARATION OF TREAD AND SIDEWALL. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A DANGEROUS CURVE WHERE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AND LOTS OF TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY BUT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. *TR
HONDA
ACCORD CROSSTOUR
(2010) - TIRES
Aug 6, 2013
Incident date: Aug 5, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD CROSSTOUR EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRE LINE LATITUDE TOURING HP, TIRE SIZE 225-60-R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING WARNING SYSTEM ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP FOR INSPECTION, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SIDE WALLS WERE CRACKED AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS LEAKING. THE TI... Read more
MICHELIN
LATITUDE TOUR
(9999) - TIRES
Aug 6, 2013
Incident date: Aug 5, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ACCORD CROSSTOUR EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRE LINE LATITUDE TOURING HP, TIRE SIZE 225-60-R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING WARNING SYSTEM ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP FOR INSPECTION, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SIDE WALLS WERE CRACKED AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS LEAKING. THE TI... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2013
CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIRES ON VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER NOTICED ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE WERE CRACKED.( NITTO TERRA GRAPPLER, TIRES).
NITTO
CROSSTEK 2
(9999) - TIRES
Aug 5, 2013
Incident date: May 1, 2013
CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIRES ON VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER NOTICED ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE WERE CRACKED.( NITTO TERRA GRAPPLER, TIRES).
Incident date: Aug 2, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR WRANGLER TIRES, TIRE SIZE 235-75-R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENTERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE WRIST, LOWER BACK, AND NE... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 2, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR WRANGLER TIRES, TIRE SIZE 235-75-R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENTERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE WRIST, LOWER BACK, AND NE... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 31, 2013
WE HAD THREE BLOW OUTS ON GOODYEAR TIRES WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON A 50000 MILE TIRE IN LESS THAN 1 MILE ON A STATE GRAVEL ROAD. WE WERE ONLY GOING 20 MPH AND THE BELTS BROKE IN THE THICKEST PART OF THE TIRE. I WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER PERSON ON THE THIRD ONE. GOODYEAR IS NOT STANDING BEHIND TIRES SAYING I WAS OFF-ROADING ON A STATE ROAD. IF I WAS GOING ANY FASTER I WOULD OF FLIPP... Read more
GOODYEAR
WRANGLER SR-A
(9999) - TIRES
Aug 4, 2013
Incident date: Jul 31, 2013
WE HAD THREE BLOW OUTS ON GOODYEAR TIRES WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON A 50000 MILE TIRE IN LESS THAN 1 MILE ON A STATE GRAVEL ROAD. WE WERE ONLY GOING 20 MPH AND THE BELTS BROKE IN THE THICKEST PART OF THE TIRE. I WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER PERSON ON THE THIRD ONE. GOODYEAR IS NOT STANDING BEHIND TIRES SAYING I WAS OFF-ROADING ON A STATE ROAD. IF I WAS GOING ANY FASTER I WOULD OF FLIPP... Read more
Incident date: Aug 3, 2013
I BOUGHT A 2012 CHEVY CRUZE ECO THAT HAS 4 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE FUEL MAX TIRES ON JULY 12, 2013. I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM MY PARENTS HOUSE APPROXIMATLEY 30 MILES AWAY. I GOT ABOUT 4 MILES OUT OF TOWN AND MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE SCREEN ON THE DASH AND I WAS SLOWLY LOSING TIRE PRESSURE. I MADE IT BACK HOME WITH 6 PSI OF AIR IN MY TIRE. (IT IS SUPPOSED TO... Read more
GOODYEAR
ASSURANCE FUEL MAX
(9999) - TIRES
Aug 4, 2013
Incident date: Aug 3, 2013
I BOUGHT A 2012 CHEVY CRUZE ECO THAT HAS 4 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE FUEL MAX TIRES ON JULY 12, 2013. I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM MY PARENTS HOUSE APPROXIMATLEY 30 MILES AWAY. I GOT ABOUT 4 MILES OUT OF TOWN AND MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE SCREEN ON THE DASH AND I WAS SLOWLY LOSING TIRE PRESSURE. I MADE IT BACK HOME WITH 6 PSI OF AIR IN MY TIRE. (IT IS SUPPOSED TO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 29, 2013
TWO THINGS #1-TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 95. RIGHT REAR TIRE BLOW. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE RIP ALL AROUND. I HAVE A PICTURE OF THE TIRE IN TWO PIECES.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING THE PICTURE EMAIL ME AND I WILL SEND IT TO YOU. #2-ALSO EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2010 THE BRAKES SQUEAKS. ITS BEEN LOOKED AT MULTIPLE TIME BY TWO DEALERS. TO THIS DAY THE BRAKES STILL SQUEAK. VERY ANNO... Read more
FOUR WINDS
FUN MOVER
(2006) - TIRES
Aug 2, 2013
Incident date: Jul 28, 2013
INSTALLED 6 TIRES (WILDCAT LT225/75R16) ON 31' 2006 FOUR WINDS FUN MOVER MOTORHOME ON 4/12/2010 @ 17951 MILES. I BELIEVE THEY ARE MANUFACTURED BY COOPER.1ST FAILURE WAS 9/8/2010 AFTER 1449 MILES. THE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED BY THE TIME IT WAS SERVICED. THE TIRE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE AT NO COST. THE 2ND FAILURE WAS 7/28/12 AFTER 1981 MILES. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPA... Read more
Incident date: Jul 28, 2013
INSTALLED 6 TIRES (WILDCAT LT225/75R16) ON 31' 2006 FOUR WINDS FUN MOVER MOTORHOME ON 4/12/2010 @ 17951 MILES. I BELIEVE THEY ARE MANUFACTURED BY COOPER.1ST FAILURE WAS 9/8/2010 AFTER 1449 MILES. THE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED BY THE TIME IT WAS SERVICED. THE TIRE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE AT NO COST. THE 2ND FAILURE WAS 7/28/12 AFTER 1981 MILES. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V542000 (TIRES) HAD NOT BEEN FINALIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ
Incident date: Jul 26, 2013
THE RUBBER COMPOUND ON CONTINENTAL TIRES 225/50R17 IS SEPARATING FROM TREAD, CAUSING A RUMBLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AFTER ONLY 23,000 MILES, AND TREAD WEAR IS, ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, DOWN TO HALF LIFE ON AN 80,000 MILE EXPECTED TIRE LIFE. CONTINENTAL WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED, WITHOUT EVEN INSPECTING THE TIRES, TO REPLACE THEM OR HONOR THE GUARANTEE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 29, 2013
I HAVE A SET OF 4 UNIROYAL LIBERATOR A/T P235 70R16 TIRES DOT APO8 C62U 4410 THAT HAVE HORRIBLE PROBLEMS. ONE OF THEM IS SO ELLIPTICAL THAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE RIDING ON A EGG SHAPED TIRE THAT ALMOST MAKES YOU SICK AT SLOWER SPEEDS. IT HAS A AWFUL VIBRATION AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE OTHER 3 OF THE SET ARE SO OUT OF BALANCE THAT EVEN WITH 5 OUNCES OF WEIGHT, THE TIRES STILL VIBRATE. *TR
LIBERATOR A/T
P255/70R16
(9999) - TIRES
Aug 1, 2013
Incident date: Jul 29, 2013
I HAVE A SET OF 4 UNIROYAL LIBERATOR A/T P235 70R16 TIRES DOT APO8 C62U 4410 THAT HAVE HORRIBLE PROBLEMS. ONE OF THEM IS SO ELLIPTICAL THAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE RIDING ON A EGG SHAPED TIRE THAT ALMOST MAKES YOU SICK AT SLOWER SPEEDS. IT HAS A AWFUL VIBRATION AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE OTHER 3 OF THE SET ARE SO OUT OF BALANCE THAT EVEN WITH 5 OUNCES OF WEIGHT, THE TIRES STILL VIBRATE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 31, 2013
WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES ON MY 2009 MATRIX I NOTICED THE INSIDE SIDEWALL WAS SEPARATING (SPLITTING) AROUND THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF SIDEWALL DAMAGE FROM A HIT OR ACCIDENT, THE SIDEWALL IS JUST FAILING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I AM GLAD I CAUGHT IT BEFORE THE FAILURE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT FROM A BLOWOUT. *TR
FUZION
FUZION HRI
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 31, 2013
Incident date: Jul 31, 2013
WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES ON MY 2009 MATRIX I NOTICED THE INSIDE SIDEWALL WAS SEPARATING (SPLITTING) AROUND THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF SIDEWALL DAMAGE FROM A HIT OR ACCIDENT, THE SIDEWALL IS JUST FAILING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I AM GLAD I CAUGHT IT BEFORE THE FAILURE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT FROM A BLOWOUT. *TR
Incident date: Jun 28, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KEYSTONE COUGAR WITH TOWMASTER TIRES, SIZE: 235/80R/16E. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER, PASSENGER AND FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN A ONE MONTH PERIOD. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE W... Read more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KEYSTONE COUGAR WITH TOWMASTER TIRES, SIZE: 235/80R/16E. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER, PASSENGER AND FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN A ONE MONTH PERIOD. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE W... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2013) - TIRES
Jul 30, 2013
Incident date: May 31, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT ACTIVATE WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. WHEN A 100 POUND PERSON OCCUPIED THE SEAT, THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE WEIGHT HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WOULD RECOGNIZE THE WEIGHT OF A 140 POUND PERSON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID... Read more
Incident date: Jul 29, 2013
WE WERE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, HIT A SMALL POTHOLE AND IMMEDIATELY OUR LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING WENT OFF. MY HUSBAND WHO WAS DRIVING THE CAR, PULLED TO SAFE LOCATION, GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE TO FIND THAT THE GOODYEAR TIRE HAD ACTUALLY BLOWN OUT. WE HAD A 4 INCH TEAR IN THE TIRE JUST ABOVE THE RIM. THIS IS THE THIRD DUNLOP TIRE THAT WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME ISSUES ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 19, 2013
ALL FOUR TIRES ARE WEARING OUT ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE.. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW AND THERE IS NO REASON THE TIRES SHOULD WEAR OUT LIKE THIS. THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER AND I DON'T RUN OFF THE ROAD I DON'T DRIVE TERRIBLE THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 28, 2013
ALL FOUR TIRES ARE LOSING AIR AND HAVE PUT AIR IN 3 TIMES. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE RIMS ARE CRACKED AND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. SAFETY IS OF CONCERN AND IT WILL COST $600 - $700 TO FIX. FOR WHAT INFORMATION I HAVE GM IS NOT DOING A THING ABOUT IT. I WILL NOT BUY A GM CAR AGAIN IF THEY DO NOT RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 29, 2013
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON JULY 29, 2013 I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2008 MAZDA 3 HATCHBACK. THE ISSUE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT PULL TO THE LEFT SIDE AND LOST OF AIR/FLAT TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE REASON BEHIND THIS FAULT WAS A DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM. AFTER INSPECTING ALL THE OTHER WHEELS, IT TURNS OUT ALL THE VALVE STEMS ARE CRACKED. SOME INITIAL RESEARCH TELLS ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 29, 2013
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON JULY 29, 2013 I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2008 MAZDA 3 HATCHBACK. THE ISSUE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT PULL TO THE LEFT SIDE AND LOST OF AIR/FLAT TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE REASON BEHIND THIS FAULT WAS A DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM. AFTER INSPECTING ALL THE OTHER WHEELS, IT TURNS OUT ALL THE VALVE STEMS ARE CRACKED. SOME INITIAL RESEARCH TELLS ... Read more
Incident date: May 25, 2012
TWO BLOCKS FROM MY RESIDENCE, I EXPERIENCED A LOUD 'BOOM', TREAD SEPARATION AND DAMAGE TO MY RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL, FENDER BRACES AND MY EXHAUST PIPE. THE TIRE IN QUESTION IS A GOODRICH T/A KM LT 285/75R/16/122/119/D M + S MUD TIRE. THIS IS A LOAD RANGE D TIRE WITH A MAX OF 65 PSI. I USE 50 PSI. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 2007/2008, AND MOUNTED ON SEPARATE RIMS. THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND TH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 8, 2013
THE WIPER PUMP STOPPED WORKING OUT OF NO WHERE AND THE TIRES KEEP LOSING AIR IN THEM. *TR
Incident date: Jul 26, 2013
MICHELIN, "PRIMACY", 235 45R18 -- MXM4 SOFT SIDEWALL GIVES SMOOTH, SOFT RIDE, BUT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A "MUSHY", "JELLO-LIKE" SWAY IN TURNS TIRE W/ LESS THAN 3000 MILES BLEW-OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT 75 MPH, ON AN INTERSTATE, CLEAR WEATHER, WARM & SUNNY, BUT TIRE HAD BEEN DRIVEN IN HOT ( 95* + & AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS ) CONDITIONS DURING PREVIOUS WEEK. DRIVER DID NOT SEE OR HEAR, N... Read more
Incident date: Jul 26, 2013
MICHELIN, "PRIMACY", 235 45R18 -- MXM4 SOFT SIDEWALL GIVES SMOOTH, SOFT RIDE, BUT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A "MUSHY", "JELLO-LIKE" SWAY IN TURNS TIRE W/ LESS THAN 3000 MILES BLEW-OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT 75 MPH, ON AN INTERSTATE, CLEAR WEATHER, WARM & SUNNY, BUT TIRE HAD BEEN DRIVEN IN HOT ( 95* + & AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEEDS ) CONDITIONS DURING PREVIOUS WEEK. DRIVER DID NOT SEE OR HEAR, N... Read more
Incident date: Jul 18, 2013
WITHIN 2 DAYS OF DRIVING, MY MAZDA 3 HAD TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS, WHERE THE VALVES OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) FAILED, ON TWO SEPARATE TIRES. ON MONDAY, JULY 18, 2013 WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON RT. 25 IN BOURNE, MA, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED AT THE NEAREST GAS STATION. THE DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE WAS VERY FLAT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO FILL IT WITH AIR... Read more