Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 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 2,215,138 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 44,568 complaints — component: TIRES
KELLY
KLY EXPLORER AS
(9999) — TIRES
May 18, 2013
Incident date: May 18, 2013
LARGE BUBBLE ON SIDEWALL PULLING BEAD LOOSE FROM RIM, AFTER DRIVING ONLY ABOUT 140 MILES THESE TIRES ARE KELLY EXPLORER 205/70R15 DOT PJMO JD1R. *TR
Incident date: Apr 14, 2013
2012 BMW 535 XDRIVE 27000 MILES. 2.5 INCH BUBBLE ON RIGHT FRONT SIDEWALL, CRACK ON SIDEWALL OF REAR TIRE. *TR
GOODYEAR
ALL SEASON
(9999) — TIRES
May 18, 2013
Incident date: Apr 14, 2013
2012 BMW 535 XDRIVE 27000 MILES. 2.5 INCH BUBBLE ON RIGHT FRONT SIDEWALL, CRACK ON SIDEWALL OF REAR TIRE. *TR
Incident date: May 16, 2013
HAVE HAD MY DODGE PURCHASED NEW FOR A LITTLE LESS THAN ONE YEAR. AT AROUND 20,000 MILES I NOTICED THE TIRES SEEMED TO BE WEARING EXCESSIVELY WHICH I THOUGHT WAS STRANGE WITH NEW TIRES. I REQUESTED AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE TO HAVE THEM ROTATED TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. NEVER PAID IT MUCH MORE ATTENTION UNTIL MY TRACTION LIGHT KEPT COMING ON WHEN DRIVING IN REGULAR WEATHER CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2013
ON OR ABOUT 4/24/2012, I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW SET OF FOUR TIRES AT THE FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP ON ROUTE 36, WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ 732-542-0995. PLEASE ALSO NOTE I HAD MY MAZDA 3I FOR ONLY A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AT THAT TIME. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF THOSE TIRES DUE TO LEAKS/BLOWOUTS. UPON TAKING MY CAR BACK TO THE SELF-SAME FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP IN WEST LONG BRANCH, ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 2, 2011
THE TIRES LOOSE AIR ALL THE TIME, BEEN TOLD IT HAS TO DO WITH THE RIMS. *TR
Incident date: Nov 30, 2011
SBRP215/55TR17 CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT ALL-SEASON TIRES ON MY 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE. I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TIRES AND THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN OCTOBER 2010. I'VE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER COMPLETELY RESOLVED. THE LIGHT WAS A DAILY OCCURANCE AND AT 20K I CONSIDERED TRADING THE VEHICLE IN BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL ... Read more
CONTINENTAL
CONTIPROCONTACT
(9999) — TIRES
May 16, 2013
Incident date: Nov 30, 2011
SBRP215/55TR17 CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT ALL-SEASON TIRES ON MY 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE. I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TIRES AND THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN OCTOBER 2010. I'VE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER COMPLETELY RESOLVED. THE LIGHT WAS A DAILY OCCURANCE AND AT 20K I CONSIDERED TRADING THE VEHICLE IN BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL ... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2013
2001 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE VEHICLE WHEELS LEAKING AIR. *SMD
CHEVROLET
SUBURBAN 1500
(1994) — TIRES
May 16, 2013
Incident date: May 16, 2013
CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED AROUND THE INNER AND OUTER TREAD OF ALL FOUR TIRES AFTER 14001 MILES OF WEAR ON THE YOKOHAMA TIRES GELOLANDER 11/T-S. THE CRACKS RADIATE AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL FOUR TIRES. SIZE P245/75R-16 109S DOT FB8Y. *TR
Incident date: May 16, 2013
CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED AROUND THE INNER AND OUTER TREAD OF ALL FOUR TIRES AFTER 14001 MILES OF WEAR ON THE YOKOHAMA TIRES GELOLANDER 11/T-S. THE CRACKS RADIATE AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL FOUR TIRES. SIZE P245/75R-16 109S DOT FB8Y. *TR
Incident date: May 9, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD E-350 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER ADVENTURE HT TIRES (N/A), SIZE 265/75/16R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY WITH FOUR OTHER TIRES, WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. THE VEHICLE F... Read more
Incident date: May 9, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD E-350 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER ADVENTURE HT TIRES (N/A), SIZE 265/75/16R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY WITH FOUR OTHER TIRES, WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. THE VEHICLE F... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2009
I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 SABRE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER ON 11/03/09. IT CAME EQUIPPED WITH DURO ST 225/75R15 TIRES. ON MY VERY FIRST TRIP I HAD A BLOWOUT. I RETURNED THE TIRE TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED IT. ON 8/4/11 I HAD ANOTHER BLOWOUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS OF TRAILER USE. AGAIN, THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE TIRE. IN JUNE, 2012 I HAD THE THIRD BLOWOUT. THIS TIME THE DEALER ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE SPLIT AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE TIRE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 13, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH KUMHO SOLUS KH25 TIRES, SIZE: P205-65-R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WERE EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES BECAME WORN PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CV JOINT AND AXLE WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO... Read more
KUMHO
SOLUS KH25
(9999) — TIRES
May 14, 2013
Incident date: Apr 13, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH KUMHO SOLUS KH25 TIRES, SIZE: P205-65-R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WERE EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES BECAME WORN PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CV JOINT AND AXLE WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2013
RETAINING NUT ON TPMS SENSOR SPLIT CAUSING TIRE TO LOSE ALL AIR. 1 WEEK LATER ANOTHER TIRE HAD COMPLETE DEFLATION AND TPMS SENSOR HAD FALLEN IN TO WHEEL. INSPECTED ALL SENSORS AND FOUND ALL TPMS RETAINING NUTS HAD SPLIT. THIS CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC AIR LOSS AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED TWO ENTIRE SENSORS AND WILL ATTEMPT TO HAVE RETAINING NUTS ON OTHER TWO SENSORS REPLACED. ... Read more
Incident date: May 11, 2013
KUHMO TIRES CONSTANTLY LOW AIR PRESSURE REFILLED WITH NITROGEN GAS NUMEROUS TIMES WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT WAS DUE TO CHANGE IN OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE ,NORMAL FOR KUHMO. EVENTUALLY AT 23000 MILES WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE WORN TIRES,NO CREDIT MY, EXPENSE KUHMO DOESN'T WARRANTY. *TR
KUMHO
SOLUS KH25
(9999) — TIRES
May 14, 2013
Incident date: May 11, 2013
KUHMO TIRES CONSTANTLY LOW AIR PRESSURE REFILLED WITH NITROGEN GAS NUMEROUS TIMES WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT WAS DUE TO CHANGE IN OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE ,NORMAL FOR KUHMO. EVENTUALLY AT 23000 MILES WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE WORN TIRES,NO CREDIT MY, EXPENSE KUHMO DOESN'T WARRANTY. *TR
Incident date: May 14, 2013
I OWN A 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. COMING HOME FROM A TRIP THAT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES, I TURNED ONTO MY STREET AFTER ABOUT ANOTHER MILE I WENT OVER A BUMP, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD SCRAPPED THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUED ON. WITHIN THE NEXT 500 FEET OR SO THE CAR BEGAN TO PULL EXTREMELY HARD TO THE RIGHT. KNOWING WHAT A TIRE FAILURE FEELS LIKE, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT. TO M... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2013
I OWN A 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. COMING HOME FROM A TRIP THAT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES, I TURNED ONTO MY STREET AFTER ABOUT ANOTHER MILE I WENT OVER A BUMP, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD SCRAPPED THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUED ON. WITHIN THE NEXT 500 FEET OR SO THE CAR BEGAN TO PULL EXTREMELY HARD TO THE RIGHT. KNOWING WHAT A TIRE FAILURE FEELS LIKE, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT. TO M... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2013
LOW AIR CAME ON THEN FOUND OUT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM SENSOR NUT WAS CRACKED ON RIGHT REAR WHEEL AND THE VALVE STEM CRACKED ON LEFT REAR WHEEL. CALLED TWO DODGE DEALERS AND I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE REPLACE THE ENTIRE SENSOR AT A COST OF $130 EACH, AND THEY ARE REPLACING THEM WITH A NEW SENSOR WITH A RUBBER VALVE FOR THE SAME REASON I'M HAVING. THEY TOLD ME THE ALUMINUM PARTS(STEM AND N... Read more
FORD
EXPLORER SPORT TRAC
(2007) — TIRES
May 13, 2013
Incident date: May 5, 2013
B F GOODRICH TIRES, SIDEWALL CRACKING ON TIRE SHOULDER, TREAD SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL ON ALL FOUR TIRES. *TR
B.F.GOODRICH
B.F.GOODRICH
(9999) — TIRES
May 13, 2013
Incident date: May 5, 2013
B F GOODRICH TIRES, SIDEWALL CRACKING ON TIRE SHOULDER, TREAD SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL ON ALL FOUR TIRES. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA AVID TIRES, SIZE: 185/65R/15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE M... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA AVID TIRES, SIZE: 185/65R/15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE M... Read more
Incident date: Oct 20, 2010
I'VE HAD 2 VALVE STEMS CRACK. I DRIVE ONLY ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS. *TR
Incident date: May 9, 2013
MICHELIN PILOT SPORT AS PLUS ARE STARTING TO FALL APART IN THE TREAD AREA. MICHELIN TIRE SALESMAN INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE "CHUNKING" A CONDITION THAT HAS BEEN NOTED ON CARS BROUGHT IN FOR EVALUATION OF THE TIRES. TIRES ARE ACTUALLY FALLING APART IN THE TREAD AREA AND COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE BLOWOUTS OR MASSIVE CHANGE OF BALANCE WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE IF BEING DRIVEN BY AN UNSUSPECTIN... Read more
MICHELIN
PILOT SPORT
(9999) — TIRES
May 13, 2013
Incident date: May 9, 2013
MICHELIN PILOT SPORT AS PLUS ARE STARTING TO FALL APART IN THE TREAD AREA. MICHELIN TIRE SALESMAN INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE "CHUNKING" A CONDITION THAT HAS BEEN NOTED ON CARS BROUGHT IN FOR EVALUATION OF THE TIRES. TIRES ARE ACTUALLY FALLING APART IN THE TREAD AREA AND COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE BLOWOUTS OR MASSIVE CHANGE OF BALANCE WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE IF BEING DRIVEN BY AN UNSUSPECTIN... Read more
Incident date: Nov 7, 2012
WHILE DRIVE AT SLOW SPEEDS OF ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH THERE IS A TICKING/SQUEAKING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT. IT GOES AWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE BEEN IN TO THE DEALER 4 TIME, REPORTED IT TO KIA CORP. AND THE REGIONAL OFFICE CALLED TO TELL ME THEY ARE AWARE OF THE NOISE, IT IS A PART ISSUE, THAT OVER 30% OF THIS MODEL MADE IN 2013 HAVE THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION. THAT WAS SEVERAL DAY... Read more
Incident date: Apr 29, 2012
DRIVING ON HWY880 NORTH BOUND JUST PAST 238 JUNCTION PULLING MY BOAT. MY BOAT WEIGHS APPROX 7000#. I HAD JUST MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 50MPH WHEN I NOTICED A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION GOT WORSE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A HUGE PIECE OF TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. I CAN SAY THIS BECAUSE I SAW IT FLY PAST ME IN THE LANE TO MY LEFT. FOLLOWING THE TREAD S... Read more
PRO COMP
PRO COMP ALL TERRAIN
(9999) — TIRES
May 12, 2013
Incident date: Apr 29, 2012
DRIVING ON HWY880 NORTH BOUND JUST PAST 238 JUNCTION PULLING MY BOAT. MY BOAT WEIGHS APPROX 7000#. I HAD JUST MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 50MPH WHEN I NOTICED A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION GOT WORSE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A HUGE PIECE OF TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. I CAN SAY THIS BECAUSE I SAW IT FLY PAST ME IN THE LANE TO MY LEFT. FOLLOWING THE TREAD S... Read more
Incident date: May 4, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G25. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR WHERE AN INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. THE... Read more
GOODYEAR
EAGLE RS-A
(9999) — TIRES
May 10, 2013
Incident date: May 4, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 INFINITI G25. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR WHERE AN INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. THE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 13, 2013
SPARE TIRE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE TO THE UNDER FRAME BROKE AT THE PLATE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE AND WHEEL IN PLACE. *TR
Incident date: May 7, 2013
I WAS DRIVING MY 98 NISSAN ALTIMA THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE SIDE WALL OF MY DOUGLAS PERFORMANCE TIRE BLEW OUT DOT #PJAE1YLR0712. I PUT THE DONUT ON MY CAR AND TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO WALMART. IN SPEAKING TO THE SALES PERSON HE SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT WORN DOWN ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. SO THE HAD NO WARRANTY, THESE TIRES WILL ONLY BE 7 MONTHS OLD ON MAY,9,... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2013
I WAS DRIVING MY 98 NISSAN ALTIMA THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE SIDE WALL OF MY DOUGLAS PERFORMANCE TIRE BLEW OUT DOT #PJAE1YLR0712. I PUT THE DONUT ON MY CAR AND TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO WALMART. IN SPEAKING TO THE SALES PERSON HE SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT WORN DOWN ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. SO THE HAD NO WARRANTY, THESE TIRES WILL ONLY BE 7 MONTHS OLD ON MAY,9,... Read more
Incident date: Mar 21, 2012
THE AMERICAN GENERAL 245/70/17 TIRES ON 2009 WORE OUT DOWN TO THE TIRES WEAR BARS 2/32 AT 16,000MILES THERE WAS HEAVY EDGE WEAR CHUNCKING PIECES OF TREAD . TIRE WERE ROTATED EVERY 5000 AND ALIGNMENT CHECKED. TOOK TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY FOUND A RECALL OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM AMERICAN TIRE AND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. HOWEVER THEY WERE REPLACED WITH AMERICA... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2013
RAPID WEAR ON MY REAR TIRES, SECOND TIME REPLACING THEM IN 9 MONTHS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. VERY DISAPPOINTING FOR HONDA! *TR
Incident date: Aug 28, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SD EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRES, SIZE: LT245/75/R17 TIRES(N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE HOOD ON THE TRUCK, BEGAN TO VIBRATE IN A VIOLENT MANNER. WITHIN 2-3 SECONDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT AND SWAY UNCONTROLLABLY OFF ROAD, THROUGH SAND, BRUSH ROCKS, AC... Read more
Incident date: Aug 28, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SD EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRES, SIZE: LT245/75/R17 TIRES(N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE HOOD ON THE TRUCK, BEGAN TO VIBRATE IN A VIOLENT MANNER. WITHIN 2-3 SECONDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT AND SWAY UNCONTROLLABLY OFF ROAD, THROUGH SAND, BRUSH ROCKS, AC... Read more
Incident date: Jul 20, 2011
WATER IN SPARE TIRE WELL. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT WATER IN THE TIRE WELL WAS DUE TO HATCH OPENING DURING RAIN/SNOW, BUT SINCE VEHICLE WAS NOT USED FOR A WEEK DURING HEAVY RAIN, THIS MUST BE DUE TO A LEAKING WINDOW SEAL. *TR
Incident date: Apr 18, 2013
APRIL 18, 2013 AT ABOUT 4:30 PM, DRIVING ON RT 400 EXPRESSWAY SOUTH, WITH MY SON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT,THE LOW TIRE ALARM WENT OFF AND I PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST EXIT, AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. UPON INSPECTION, MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. HAD TIRE CHANGED TO SPARE. ON FOLLOWING MONDAY, TOOK TIRE FOR REPAIR TO MY MECHANIC, WHERE HE FOUND THE VALVE STEM INSIDE THE TIRE. THE THR... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2013
I BOUGHT A 2012 NISSAN QUEST ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE 20,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRES ARE HORRIBLE! THEY ARE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400. THEY ARE FEATHERING AND BALDING. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN OR OTHER WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES...IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING THAT YOU BUY A 30,000 VEHICLE AND HAVE TIRES THAT AREN'T WORTH A... Read more
Incident date: May 5, 2013
FAILURE OF VALVE STEM CAUSED RAPID TIRE DEFLATION. INSPECTION OF REMAINING VALVE STEMS INDICATED IMMINENT FAILURE. VALVE STEMS INTEGRATED WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) SENSORS AND CAN CAUSE TPMS SYSTEM FAULTS. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR SAME TIRE STEM ISSUE REPORTED TO NHTSA. COUPLED WITH PINION NUT FAILURE POTENTIAL THAT HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED BY ISSUANCE OF RECALL NOTIFICATION TO OWN... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO, EQUIPPED WITH KUHMO TIRES LINE SOLUS, SIZE 265-50-R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW DUE TO BEING DRY ROTT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMAINING TIRES ALSO EXHIBITED DRY ROTTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Incident date: Mar 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO, EQUIPPED WITH KUHMO TIRES LINE SOLUS, SIZE 265-50-R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW DUE TO BEING DRY ROTT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMAINING TIRES ALSO EXHIBITED DRY ROTTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Incident date: Jan 17, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CARRIAGE CAMEO FIFTH WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH DURO RADIAL TIRES, TIRE SIZE ST235/80/16. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION. THE DEFECTIVE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Incident date: Jan 17, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CARRIAGE CAMEO FIFTH WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH DURO RADIAL TIRES, TIRE SIZE ST235/80/16. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION. THE DEFECTIVE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.