Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Apr 22, 2013

POWER KING TOWMAX STR BLEW OUT AFTER ONLY 150 (ONE HUNDRED FIFTY) MILES OF SERVICE. TIRE WAS SPARE FOR 3+ YEARS BEFORE BEING ROTATED INTO SERVICE. AS SPARE, TIRE WAS PROTECTED FROM SUN, BUT MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED UV DAMAGE DUE TO COVER NOT COMPLETELY COVERING BACK. PRESSURE OF 65PSI CONFIRMED 48 HRS PRIOR TO FAILURE. ST225/75R15, DOT 83B4 GPB 0110 DY. TIRE WAS MOUNTED IN DRIVER REAR PO... Read more

Incident date: Jul 22, 2012

WE WERE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON US HWY 131 JUST NORTH OF KALAMAZOO, MI. OUR WILDERNESS AT P255/70R16 SHREDDED AND ALMOST CAUSED US TO ROLL OVER. THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY $2400 PLUS $197 FOR TWO TIRES. WE BOUGHT SUBURBAN FROM A FORD DEALER IN WI IN DECEMBER 2011. THE TIRES WERE ON THE VEHICLE. WE FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE RECALLED AND ALSO WERE 14 YEARS OLD. WE WENT TO TH... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jul 22, 2012

WE WERE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON US HWY 131 JUST NORTH OF KALAMAZOO, MI. OUR WILDERNESS AT P255/70R16 SHREDDED AND ALMOST CAUSED US TO ROLL OVER. THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY $2400 PLUS $197 FOR TWO TIRES. WE BOUGHT SUBURBAN FROM A FORD DEALER IN WI IN DECEMBER 2011. THE TIRES WERE ON THE VEHICLE. WE FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE RECALLED AND ALSO WERE 14 YEARS OLD. WE WENT TO TH... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Apr 18, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE VALVE STEM WAS CORRODED, CAUSING THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR TO FRACTURE. ALL FOUR ALUMINUM VALVE STEM WERE REPLACED WITH RUBBER VALVE STEMS. THE MANUFACTURER... Read more

Incident date: Apr 26, 2013

CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE IN DRIVEWAY AND TPMS SENSOR - TIRE VALVE CRACKED AND FAILED IN 3 OF 4 TIRES/WHEELS. TWO TODAY, AND THE FIRST APPROX. 3 MONTHS AGO. IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF ONE OF THESE VALVES FAILED WHILE . DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Incident date: Apr 23, 2013

2009 DODGE JOURNEY AIR PRESSURE SENSOR FAILURE. ON 4-23-13. I WAS TRAVELING A LOCAL HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE VALVE STEM AND PRESSURE SENSOR CAME LOOSE AND FELL INTO THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR STOPPED SAFELY AFTER LOOSING CONTROL. AFTER READING A DODGE FORUM ON-LINE. THE GENERAL IDEA IS THAT THIS 2009 DODGE JOURNEY PRESSURE SENSOR IS POORLY DESIGNED. FROM WHAT I ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 23, 2011

I PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TOURING P235/65R16 TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED ON 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED AND TIRES ROTATED, BALANCED, AND PRESSURE CHECKED REGULARLY. THE TIRE WAS ADVERTISED WITH A 70,000 MILE TREAD LIFE WARRANTY. AT APPROXIMATELY 17,300 MILES I NOTICED THE TREAD ON ALL 4 TIRES APPEARED TO BE SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE WHEN VIEWED FROM THE SIDE. I TOOK IT TO ORIG... Read more

Incident date: Feb 23, 2011

I PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TOURING P235/65R16 TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED ON 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY LX. VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED AND TIRES ROTATED, BALANCED, AND PRESSURE CHECKED REGULARLY. THE TIRE WAS ADVERTISED WITH A 70,000 MILE TREAD LIFE WARRANTY. AT APPROXIMATELY 17,300 MILES I NOTICED THE TREAD ON ALL 4 TIRES APPEARED TO BE SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE WHEN VIEWED FROM THE SIDE. I TOOK IT TO ORIG... Read more

Incident date: Apr 24, 2013

VALVE STEM RETAINING NUTS ARE ALL CRACKED. I CAUGHT THEM BEFORE THEY SEPARATED, BUT HAVE READ ABOUT OTHERS THAT HAVE SEPARATED, ALLOWING TPMS MODULE TO FALL INTO TIRE, WHICH INSTANTLY DEFLATES AND COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DESPITE BEING CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

Incident date: Apr 24, 2013

I JUST HAD MY 4TH GOODYEAR RUN FLAT TIRE FAILURE. THE FIRST TWO WERE REPLACED BY GOODYEAR AS THEY SAID THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. LAST MONTH ONE OF THE REPLACED TIRES FAILED AND THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE REPLACEMENT. TODAY THE 4TH TIRE FAILED. THE TIRE DEVELOPS A BUBBLE IN THE SIDE WALL THAT IS 5 TO 6 INCHES LONG AND PROTRUDES ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF. IT AFFECTS THE STEERING AND CAUSES HARSH VIBRATI... Read more

Incident date: Apr 23, 2013

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY AND HEARD A NOISE LIKE AIR RUSHING. MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND I PULLED OVER. THE TIRE BLEW OUT IN TWO PLACES ON THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. ROAD WAS CLEAR, DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, TIRE JUST BLEW OUT. I WAS AMAZED WHEN I SAW OTHERS WITH HONDA CR-V'S HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. I AM GOING TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES TOMORROW. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER ONE OF... Read more

Incident date: Apr 7, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR EQUIPPED WITH HERCULES S208 LOAD RATING TIRES, SIZE: 255 70 22.5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW AND THE TREAD BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR OF THE TIRE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM TRUCK DRIVERS ABOUT THE TIRES. TH... Read more

Incident date: Apr 7, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER AMBASSADOR EQUIPPED WITH HERCULES S208 LOAD RATING TIRES, SIZE: 255 70 22.5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW AND THE TREAD BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR OF THE TIRE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM TRUCK DRIVERS ABOUT THE TIRES. TH... Read more

Incident date: Apr 23, 2013

TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LEAKS AND DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

Incident date: Nov 15, 2012

ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED 11/15/2012. ORDERED BRAND NEW KUMHO TIRES, HAD THEM MOUNTED, BALANCED AND SECURED WITH RH WARRANTY. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THEY WERE MORE NOISY THAN THE TIRES THAT WERE ON JOURNEY BEFORE REPLACEMENT 11/15/2012. SLIGHT SHIMMY AND HUMMING NOISE. NOVEMBER 2012 - TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO SERVICE CENTER THAT MOUNTED TIRES. EXPLAINED ISSUE(S), OWNER TOLD SERVICE CENTER POSSIBLE BAD TIRE(... Read more

Incident date: Nov 15, 2012

ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED 11/15/2012. ORDERED BRAND NEW KUMHO TIRES, HAD THEM MOUNTED, BALANCED AND SECURED WITH RH WARRANTY. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THEY WERE MORE NOISY THAN THE TIRES THAT WERE ON JOURNEY BEFORE REPLACEMENT 11/15/2012. SLIGHT SHIMMY AND HUMMING NOISE. NOVEMBER 2012 - TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO SERVICE CENTER THAT MOUNTED TIRES. EXPLAINED ISSUE(S), OWNER TOLD SERVICE CENTER POSSIBLE BAD TIRE(... Read more

Incident date: Apr 6, 2013

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED ,RAPID TIRE DEFLATION CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEERING OFF ROAD,,,INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT FRONT VALVE STEM HAS A DISSIMILAR METAL CORRODED ISSUE ,CORRODED AND FELL APART ALLOWING VALVE STEM TO FALL INTO WHEEL CAUSING RAPID DEFLATION,,, INSTALLED SPARE TRAVELED DOWN ROAD ABOUT 60 MILES NOW THE TPMS LAMP IS ON AS THAT RT TIRE IS FLAT LAYING IN BED OF... Read more

Incident date: Apr 20, 2013

ON 4/20/2013 WAS DRIVING I95 FROM PA TO FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY,CT ON THE LAST LEG OF THE TRIP TO FAIRFIELD CARS WERE MERGING ON TO I95 I WAS LOOKING TO MERGE INTO THE LEFT LANE LOOKED IN MY MIRROR THEIR A TRACTOR TRAILER,NEXT I DECIDED TO STAY IN THE LANE I WAS IN,NEXT THING I KNOW THE CAR SPUN AROUND AT LEAST ONCE MAYBE MORE, I WAS LOOKING AT A GUARD RAIL AT ONE POINT,GOT IT UNDER CONTROL,AN ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 21, 2013

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2012 FORD FOCUS ON 2/20/2013. ON SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2013, WHILE IT WAS SITTING PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY, I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD A RATHER SIZEABLE "BUBBLE" IN THE SIDEWALL. FEARING THAT IT COULD BURST, I DECIDED THAT MY BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO SLOWLY DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT AT WHICH IS ONLY ABOUT 5 MILES FROM MY HOME. ONCE THEY LOO... Read more

Incident date: Apr 2, 2012

MARCH 2012 - TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF; ONE SENSOR REPLACED. DECEMBER 2012 - TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF, AND LOCAL TIRE SHOP SAID THEIR DIAGNOSTIC SAID SENSORS OK BUT THAT I SHOULD GO TO DEALER. MARCH 2013 - DEALER'S DIAGNOSTIC SAID BOTH REAR SENSORS BAD, BUT LOCAL TIRE SHOP'S DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES SAID ONLY ONE SENSOR BAD (APRIL 2013). ONE SENSOR REPLACED. APRIL 2013 - TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF, ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 4, 2013

4/4/13 TRAVELING ON FREEWAY TIRE SUDDENLY BLOW OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING FROM TPM SYSTEM. I HAD TO CALL EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICES TO REPLACE TIRE WITH SPARE AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO A TIRE DEALERS WHERE SENSOR ON REAR TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD TO REPLACE 2 MORE SENSORS WITHIN 2 WEEK PERIOD 4/18/13 WHICH HAD CRACKED. THERE WAS NO WARNING NOTICE FROM TPM THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND ONLY NOTICE A... Read more

Incident date: Nov 9, 2011

NOVEMBER 9, 2011 HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES FOR THE 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS IN OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE. TIRE SENSOR FAILED AND TIRE DEPLOYED. APRIL 4, 2013 ADDITIONAL TIRE SENSORS BLOW OUT OR FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR NOTIFICATION HAD TO REPLACE 3 TIRE SENSORS. BRAKES ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN A 15 MONTH PERIOD. LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. THERE IS CLEARLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PRODU... Read more

Incident date: Apr 17, 2013

3 UNIROYAL 215 60R 16 94T DOT# Y9X8VNUU 4110 HAVE DEVELOPED A SMALL FLAT SPOT ON INSIDE OF TIRES APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES FROM OUTSIDE OF TIRE TOWARDS MIDDLE OF TIRE. LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE BEGINNING OF SEPARATION.THESE TIRES HAVE A 80000 MILE WARRANTY. TIRES NOW HAVE ABOUT 25000 TO25500MILES ON THEM THIS DATE. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AT EVERY 5000 MILES. AIR PRESSURE HAS BEEN KEPT A CONSISTENT 40LBS.... Read more

Incident date: Apr 17, 2013

3 UNIROYAL 215 60R 16 94T DOT# Y9X8VNUU 4110 HAVE DEVELOPED A SMALL FLAT SPOT ON INSIDE OF TIRES APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES FROM OUTSIDE OF TIRE TOWARDS MIDDLE OF TIRE. LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE BEGINNING OF SEPARATION.THESE TIRES HAVE A 80000 MILE WARRANTY. TIRES NOW HAVE ABOUT 25000 TO25500MILES ON THEM THIS DATE. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AT EVERY 5000 MILES. AIR PRESSURE HAS BEEN KEPT A CONSISTENT 40LBS.... Read more

Incident date: Apr 20, 2013

THE INSIDE CORDS OF THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED WHILE I WAS HEADED SOUTH BOUND ON I75 FROM MIRAMAR TO MIAMI FLORIDA. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED ON LINE TO SEE IF ANYBODY HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND I FOUND THIS WEB SIGHT THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR. LINK HTTP://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=525812. *TR

Incident date: Apr 20, 2013

SIDE WALLS ARE FAILING. CRACKS ALL AROUND NEAR RIM. RUBBER IS ALSO PEALING OFF IN SLICES. ON 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES TIRE MODEL IS SPORT HT. *TR

Incident date: Apr 20, 2013

SIDE WALLS ARE FAILING. CRACKS ALL AROUND NEAR RIM. RUBBER IS ALSO PEALING OFF IN SLICES. ON 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES TIRE MODEL IS SPORT HT. *TR

Incident date: Feb 25, 2013

I BOUGHT A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IN MARCH OF 2010 BRAND NEW. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER YEAR TWO, AND WHEN THEY WERE BEING REPLACED THEY SAID THAT THE AIR VALVE ON THE TIRE WAS CORRODED WHEN I WENT TO HYUNDAI TO GET THE PART REPLACED THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T CORRODED IT WAS BROKE OFF BECAUSE THERE WAN'T A CAP ON IT AND IT GOT WET. SO, THEY SAID THAT I HAD TO BUY A NE... Read more

Incident date: Dec 12, 2012

WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-75, NEAR LAKE CITY, FL., THE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE. THE TREAD DAMAGED THE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE OF MY FORD RANGER TRUCK. FORTUNATELY, I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. WHEN MY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE REST OF THE TIRES HE DISCOVERED THAT A HALF DOLLAR SIZED CHUNK OF TIRE WAS MISSING FROM THE DRIV... Read more

Incident date: Dec 12, 2012

WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-75, NEAR LAKE CITY, FL., THE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE. THE TREAD DAMAGED THE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE OF MY FORD RANGER TRUCK. FORTUNATELY, I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. WHEN MY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE REST OF THE TIRES HE DISCOVERED THAT A HALF DOLLAR SIZED CHUNK OF TIRE WAS MISSING FROM THE DRIV... Read more

Incident date: Mar 31, 2013

DEAR SIRS: ON MARCH 31ST AT APROX. 2PM I WAS HEADING TO WORK IN I-4 WESTBOUND WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO WOBBLE. I WAS JUST PAST THE OFF-RAMP FOR THE B-LINE, NEAR SEA WORLD, BUT BARELY GO TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE NARROWED THE ROAD. WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN OR LIGHT,THE LEFT SIDE REAR TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE RIM AND WAS FLOPPING AROUND AND CAUGHT THE BU... Read more

Incident date: Mar 31, 2013

DEAR SIRS: ON MARCH 31ST AT APROX. 2PM I WAS HEADING TO WORK IN I-4 WESTBOUND WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO WOBBLE. I WAS JUST PAST THE OFF-RAMP FOR THE B-LINE, NEAR SEA WORLD, BUT BARELY GO TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE NARROWED THE ROAD. WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN OR LIGHT,THE LEFT SIDE REAR TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE RIM AND WAS FLOPPING AROUND AND CAUGHT THE BU... Read more

Incident date: Apr 14, 2013

GOOD YEAR TIRES P195/60R15.. VIVA 2 (WAL MART PURCHASE) TIRES WEAR ON INSIDE OF AROUND TIRES.. TIRES ARE UNABLE TO BE BALANCED DUE TO TREAD WEAR VERY UNEVEN. *TR

Incident date: Apr 14, 2013

GOOD YEAR TIRES P195/60R15.. VIVA 2 (WAL MART PURCHASE) TIRES WEAR ON INSIDE OF AROUND TIRES.. TIRES ARE UNABLE TO BE BALANCED DUE TO TREAD WEAR VERY UNEVEN. *TR

Incident date: Apr 13, 2013

WE PURCHASED A 2010 GMC TERRAIN IN AUGUST OF 2012. THE VEHICLE HAD MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRES SIZE 235-55/R18. ON SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT TO US THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SPLITTING ON THE SIDES AND THAT IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR THE REST OF THAT DAY AND THE NEXT DAY. ON MONDAY WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEAL... Read more

Incident date: Apr 13, 2013

WE PURCHASED A 2010 GMC TERRAIN IN AUGUST OF 2012. THE VEHICLE HAD MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRES SIZE 235-55/R18. ON SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT TO US THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SPLITTING ON THE SIDES AND THAT IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR THE REST OF THAT DAY AND THE NEXT DAY. ON MONDAY WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEAL... Read more

Incident date: Feb 18, 2012

TIRE SEPARATED FROM RIM CAUSING SUDDEN AIR LOSS. OCCURRED ON PARKWAY EXIT LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH SAID HELLO TO A GUARD RAIL. VEHICLE DAMAGE. ASSUMED IT WAS MY FAULT UNTIL IT OCCURRED THREE OTHER TIMES, FOUR TOTAL, ON THREE DIFFERENT VEHICLES WITH THREE DIFFERENT GENERAL TIRE MODELS ON THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WHEELS. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Feb 18, 2012

TIRE SEPARATED FROM RIM CAUSING SUDDEN AIR LOSS. OCCURRED ON PARKWAY EXIT LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH SAID HELLO TO A GUARD RAIL. VEHICLE DAMAGE. ASSUMED IT WAS MY FAULT UNTIL IT OCCURRED THREE OTHER TIMES, FOUR TOTAL, ON THREE DIFFERENT VEHICLES WITH THREE DIFFERENT GENERAL TIRE MODELS ON THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WHEELS. *TR

Crash

Incident date: Sep 24, 2009

I JUST HIT THE 100,000 MILE MARK ON MY 2008 FOCUS, I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, AFTER A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AT 20,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIRES, MY CAR WAS SHAKING REALLY BAD AND MAKING ALOT OF ROAD NOISE. THEN AT 84,000 MILES I HAD TO PUT ON MY 4TH SET OF TIRES. MY MILES ARE ALL HIGHWAY MILES, I ROTATE EVERY 6000 MILES, THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THE ALIGNMENT IS WITHIN FACTORY SETTINGS. THEN AT 98000 ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 15, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MCKENZIE STARWOOD WITH GREEN BALL TOW MASTER TIRES, SIZE 205/75/15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TIRE SH... Read more

Incident date: Jul 15, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MCKENZIE STARWOOD WITH GREEN BALL TOW MASTER TIRES, SIZE 205/75/15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TIRE SH... Read more

Incident date: Apr 7, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ODYSSEY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN ENERGY LX4 TIRES, SIZE 235/65/R16V DOT (AP46 CTXX 3709). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LOOKED AT THE TIRES AND NOTICED THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,039. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED.

Incident date: Apr 7, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HONDA ODYSSEY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN ENERGY LX4 TIRES, SIZE 235/65/R16V DOT (AP46 CTXX 3709). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LOOKED AT THE TIRES AND NOTICED THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,039. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED.

Incident date: Apr 12, 2013

KUMHO TIRE. LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TREADED PART BROKE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FENDER, FENDER LINING, LEFT BODY PANEL BELOW BOTH DOORS, THE FRONT BUMPER, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND POSSIBLY OTHER FRONT END DAMAGE. DRIVER DID NOT HIT ANYTHING ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A SAFE STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING ELSE. THIS, AND THE OTHER T... Read more

Incident date: Apr 10, 2013

TIRE THREAD SEPARATION(S) , SEVERELY VIBRATED THE WHOLE VEHICLE AT ALL SPEED..SEVER TO VERY SEVERE VIBRATION AS SPEED IS GOING UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED LIMITS. AT LOW SPEEDS IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE HITTING A POT HOLE EVERY TIRE ROTATION. TIRE BRAND: YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER 235/65R17 DOT FBLS. INSTALLED IN A 2005 FORD SPORTRAC VIN [XXX] USED JUST OVER 14000 MILES....ALL TIRE PRESSURES, MAINTENANCE AND RECOMM... Read more

Incident date: Apr 10, 2013

TIRE THREAD SEPARATION(S) , SEVERELY VIBRATED THE WHOLE VEHICLE AT ALL SPEED..SEVER TO VERY SEVERE VIBRATION AS SPEED IS GOING UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED LIMITS. AT LOW SPEEDS IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE HITTING A POT HOLE EVERY TIRE ROTATION. TIRE BRAND: YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER 235/65R17 DOT FBLS. INSTALLED IN A 2005 FORD SPORTRAC VIN [XXX] USED JUST OVER 14000 MILES....ALL TIRE PRESSURES, MAINTENANCE AND RECOMM... Read more

Incident date: Apr 1, 2013

CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY HAD FOUR BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK TIRES REMOVED FROM HIS VEHICLE. THE TIRES HAD 11,769 ON THEM AND WERE ABOUT 3 1/4 YEARS OLD. THE DEALER FOUND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE ON THE BACK SIDE AND OUTSIDE SURFACE WHICH WAS TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD LARGE CRACKS AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE... Read more

Incident date: Apr 1, 2013

CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY HAD FOUR BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK TIRES REMOVED FROM HIS VEHICLE. THE TIRES HAD 11,769 ON THEM AND WERE ABOUT 3 1/4 YEARS OLD. THE DEALER FOUND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE ON THE BACK SIDE AND OUTSIDE SURFACE WHICH WAS TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD LARGE CRACKS AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE... Read more

Incident date: Apr 13, 2013

TIRE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE AT THE STEEL BELTS. *TR

Incident date: Apr 13, 2013

TIRE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE AT THE STEEL BELTS. *TR