Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Sep 17, 2024

CASTL ROCK RADIAL ST226 235/80R16. WHILE TRAVEL AT 65 MPH THE TIRE TREAD ON THE FRONT AXLE OF MY CAMPER CAME APART AND WHIPPED AROUND. THIS WHIPPING CAUSED MULTIPLE PUNCTURE HOLES IN THE REAR TIRE CAUSING THE REAR TIRE TO GO FLAT. THIS CAUSED DAMGAGE TO THE SKIRT OF THE CAMPER AND A DRAIN VALVE. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED WITH THE CAMPER WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN MAY OF 2021 AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 4... Read more

Incident date: Aug 23, 2024

So I've had to have 1 tire replaced already working on number 2. First one not sure what the problem was, but this tire is having problems holding air. It'll hold air for about 9 hours then the gauge on inside of car comes in saying low tire pressure.

Incident date: Aug 23, 2024

So I've had to have 1 tire replaced already working on number 2. First one not sure what the problem was, but this tire is having problems holding air. It'll hold air for about 9 hours then the gauge on inside of car comes in saying low tire pressure.

Incident date: Jul 6, 2024

P 255/45 R19 Tire blew up after few miles of driving.

Incident date: Jul 6, 2024

P 255/45 R19 Tire blew up after few miles of driving.

Incident date: Aug 1, 2024

(215/60/R16) I have two tires that are Continental Procontact A35M WD3T one on front passenger side and other on rear driver side. These tires leak air, tread looks like they're gonna split open. They have lines going all which ways on them. When driving these tires give a jar to my car like never before.

Incident date: Aug 1, 2024

(215/60/R16) I have two tires that are Continental Procontact A35M WD3T one on front passenger side and other on rear driver side. These tires leak air, tread looks like they're gonna split open. They have lines going all which ways on them. When driving these tires give a jar to my car like never before.

Incident date: Sep 9, 2024

The contact owns a 2022 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while getting the vehicle service and the dealer advised him the vehicle had uneven trade wear on the tires. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number that is unknown. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 19,560.

Incident date: Jul 24, 2023

P275/50R2i bought this car new after 18000 miles my 2 back tires getting flat dealer did not help and it end I paid $950 from my pocket it was bad idea about Mercedes then in 2023 my front tires getting bad too my car was 26000 miles and it end with replacing my front tire and my rear tires because rear tires getting bad again and I paid from my pocket again on discount tire store on Orland Park ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 24, 2023

P275/50R2i bought this car new after 18000 miles my 2 back tires getting flat dealer did not help and it end I paid $950 from my pocket it was bad idea about Mercedes then in 2023 my front tires getting bad too my car was 26000 miles and it end with replacing my front tire and my rear tires because rear tires getting bad again and I paid from my pocket again on discount tire store on Orland Park ... Read more

Incident date: Sep 8, 2024

THE BELTS ON ALL 4 TIRES WERE SEPARATING AND ONE BLEW OUT WHILE ON THE ROADWAY AND A SECOND HAD LOST AIR PRESSURE WITH NO NOTIFICATION. ALL 4 TIRES ON THE FIFTH WHEEL WERE COMING APART PER THE TIRE SHOP (AOK TIRES).

Incident date: Sep 8, 2024

THE BELTS ON ALL 4 TIRES WERE SEPARATING AND ONE BLEW OUT WHILE ON THE ROADWAY AND A SECOND HAD LOST AIR PRESSURE WITH NO NOTIFICATION. ALL 4 TIRES ON THE FIFTH WHEEL WERE COMING APART PER THE TIRE SHOP (AOK TIRES).

Incident date: Aug 29, 2024

POSSIBLE RECALL SITUATION Kumho Crugen HP 71 101H 235 55 R19 Warranted Tire Life: 65,000 Miles Failed at: 32,000 Miles (estimated) 3 out of the 4 original tires failed on vehicle under 50% through normal life of tire. I DO Have Tires in my possession. • According to 2 different tire departments including Dealership in which car was purchased, 3 out of 4 original tires failed due to BROKEN BELTS... Read more

Incident date: Aug 29, 2024

POSSIBLE RECALL SITUATION Kumho Crugen HP 71 101H 235 55 R19 Warranted Tire Life: 65,000 Miles Failed at: 32,000 Miles (estimated) 3 out of the 4 original tires failed on vehicle under 50% through normal life of tire. I DO Have Tires in my possession. • According to 2 different tire departments including Dealership in which car was purchased, 3 out of 4 original tires failed due to BROKEN BELTS... Read more

Incident date: Aug 29, 2024

POSSIBLE RECALL SITUATION Kumho Crugen HP 71 101H 235 55 R19 Warranted Tire Life: 65,000 Miles Failed at: 32,000 Miles (estimated) 3 out of the 4 original tires failed on vehicle under 50% through normal life of tire. I DO Have Tires in my possession. • According to 2 different tire departments including Dealership in which car was purchased, 3 out of 4 original tires failed due to BROKEN BELTS... Read more

Incident date: Aug 29, 2024

POSSIBLE RECALL SITUATION Kumho Crugen HP 71 101H 235 55 R19 Warranted Tire Life: 65,000 Miles Failed at: 32,000 Miles (estimated) 3 out of the 4 original tires failed on vehicle under 50% through normal life of tire. I DO Have Tires in my possession. • According to 2 different tire departments including Dealership in which car was purchased, 3 out of 4 original tires failed due to BROKEN BELTS... Read more

Incident date: Aug 29, 2024

Kumho Crugen HP 71 101H 235 55 R19 Warranted Tire Life: 65,000 Miles Failed at: 32,000 Miles (estimated) 3 out of the 4 original tires failed on vehicle under 50% through normal life of tire. I DO Have Tires in my possession. • According to 2 different tire departments including Dealership in which car was purchased, 3 out of 4 original tires failed due to BROKEN BELTS. • A blowout can cause ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 29, 2024

Kumho Crugen HP 71 101H 235 55 R19 Warranted Tire Life: 65,000 Miles Failed at: 32,000 Miles (estimated) 3 out of the 4 original tires failed on vehicle under 50% through normal life of tire. I DO Have Tires in my possession. • According to 2 different tire departments including Dealership in which car was purchased, 3 out of 4 original tires failed due to BROKEN BELTS. • A blowout can cause ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 29, 2024

Kumho Crugen HP 71 101H 235 55 R19 Warranted Tire Life: 65,000 Miles Failed at: 32,000 Miles (estimated) 3 out of the 4 original tires failed on vehicle under 50% through normal life of tire. • According to 2 different tire departments including Dealership in which car was purchased, 3 out of 4 original tires failed due to BROKEN BELTS. • A blowout can cause loss of control of vehicle, leadin... Read more

Incident date: Aug 29, 2024

Kumho Crugen HP 71 101H 235 55 R19 Warranted Tire Life: 65,000 Miles Failed at: 32,000 Miles (estimated) 3 out of the 4 original tires failed on vehicle under 50% through normal life of tire. • According to 2 different tire departments including Dealership in which car was purchased, 3 out of 4 original tires failed due to BROKEN BELTS. • A blowout can cause loss of control of vehicle, leadin... Read more

Incident date: Jun 18, 2024

The contact owns a 2016 Ram 2500 equipped with Hankook Tires, Tire Line: Dynapro AT2, Tire Size: 275/70/R18, DOT Number: 1BJWBRNB. The contact stated that while his son was driving approximately 60-65 MPH, the vehicle started severely vibrating and shaking on the front passenger’s side of the vehicle. The driver pulled to the side of the road and removed and replaced the front passenger’s side... Read more

Incident date: Jun 18, 2024

The contact owns a 2016 Ram 2500 equipped with Hankook Tires, Tire Line: Dynapro AT2, Tire Size: 275/70/R18, DOT Number: 1BJWBRNB. The contact stated that while his son was driving approximately 60-65 MPH, the vehicle started severely vibrating and shaking on the front passenger’s side of the vehicle. The driver pulled to the side of the road and removed and replaced the front passenger’s side... Read more

Incident date: Sep 7, 2024

Was driving on highway at 74 mph when the vehicles loss of air warning light came on. Five seconds later, I heard a pop which caused me to lose slight control of suv. Managed to pull safely over to the right side of highway where I managed to put on the spare tire. Luckily there was no other car to our right when the tire blew if not we would have hit another car and the incident could have been m... Read more

Incident date: Sep 7, 2024

Was driving on highway at 74 mph when the vehicles loss of air warning light came on. Five seconds later, I heard a pop which caused me to lose slight control of suv. Managed to pull safely over to the right side of highway where I managed to put on the spare tire. Luckily there was no other car to our right when the tire blew if not we would have hit another car and the incident could have been m... Read more

Incident date: Sep 10, 2024

235/50/R20. Found driver side rear tire completely flat in personal garage yesterday morning and passenger front tire had low psi warning on as well. Used the fix-a-flat kit that came with my car to fill driver rear and able to get to shop. Car/tires have 5000 miles on them. Tire shop could not find anything wrong with the driver rear tire but stated a puncture was found in passenger front tire ... Read more

Incident date: Sep 10, 2024

235/50/R20. Found driver side rear tire completely flat in personal garage yesterday morning and passenger front tire had low psi warning on as well. Used the fix-a-flat kit that came with my car to fill driver rear and able to get to shop. Car/tires have 5000 miles on them. Tire shop could not find anything wrong with the driver rear tire but stated a puncture was found in passenger front tire ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 24, 2024

On October 23 2023 I purchased from Firestone where I have been a customer for some 30 years paying nearly $1000 for 4 tires. 1) On January 6, 2024 the first tire on the front driver"s side had picked up a nail GEICO road hadzard came and removed the tire. Firestone said they could not repair the tire and replaced it with another SureDrive new tire and charged me $55 plus dollars to replace. 2) ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 24, 2024

On October 23 2023 I purchased from Firestone where I have been a customer for some 30 years paying nearly $1000 for 4 tires. 1) On January 6, 2024 the first tire on the front driver"s side had picked up a nail GEICO road hadzard came and removed the tire. Firestone said they could not repair the tire and replaced it with another SureDrive new tire and charged me $55 plus dollars to replace. 2) ... Read more

Incident date: Sep 6, 2024

My wife and I were traveling from Wilson NC to Virginia Beach VA on Friday [XXX] for a vacation and we had 3 tires explode and do damage to fender on both sides of the unit and on the way home from Virginia Beach VA the 4th tire exploded ( Between all costs it has cost almost $1500 in service fees and replacement tires ( also the spare tire being the 5th tire) I have tried researching on NHTSA web... Read more

Incident date: Aug 2, 2024

I previously submitted a problem My #11606217 I found out that these tires (2nd set replacement due to tread low within 7 months) I am very concerned that due to the DOT # on these tire is 0119 (last four) which is 5 years old I do not feel safe to travel on tires that is 5 yeas old The original purchase was January 2024. They were replaced (due to tread worn) with these tires August 20... Read more

Incident date: Aug 2, 2024

I previously submitted a problem My #11606217 I found out that these tires (2nd set replacement due to tread low within 7 months) I am very concerned that due to the DOT # on these tire is 0119 (last four) which is 5 years old I do not feel safe to travel on tires that is 5 yeas old The original purchase was January 2024. They were replaced (due to tread worn) with these tires August 20... Read more

Incident date: Jul 15, 2024

Castle Rock ST225/75r15 Was traveling with a 2021 Forest River RV and had a rapid loss of tire pressure and complete tread separation. Tires were at the proper pressure and driving below the speed rating of 70 mph. Incident occurred about an hour into trip, but less than 15 minutes after a stop and check of tires. Even a flat or picking up something in the road should not cause a full scale trea... Read more

Incident date: Jul 15, 2024

Castle Rock ST225/75r15 Was traveling with a 2021 Forest River RV and had a rapid loss of tire pressure and complete tread separation. Tires were at the proper pressure and driving below the speed rating of 70 mph. Incident occurred about an hour into trip, but less than 15 minutes after a stop and check of tires. Even a flat or picking up something in the road should not cause a full scale trea... Read more

Incident date: Aug 29, 2024

The contact owns a 2023 Jeep Renegade equipped with Continental Tires, Tire Line: Cross Contact, Tire Size: 215/60/R17, DOT Number: HWKTD956. The contact stated while driving approximately 3 MPH, there was a loud booming sound from the rear of the vehicle. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the rear passenger’s side tire had experienced a blowout. The vehicle was slowly driven to a nearby t... Read more

Incident date: Aug 29, 2024

The contact owns a 2023 Jeep Renegade equipped with Continental Tires, Tire Line: Cross Contact, Tire Size: 215/60/R17, DOT Number: HWKTD956. The contact stated while driving approximately 3 MPH, there was a loud booming sound from the rear of the vehicle. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the rear passenger’s side tire had experienced a blowout. The vehicle was slowly driven to a nearby t... Read more

Incident date: Aug 26, 2024

The contact owns a 2007 Ford F-150 equipped with Cooper Tires, Tire Line: Discovery ATP, Tire Size: 265/70/R17, DOT Number: (N/A). The contact stated that while performing a tire rotation, the contact discovered sidewall bulges and tread separation on both rear tires. The vehicle was taken to the tire retailer, where it was determined that the rear tires were defective and needed to be replaced. T... Read more

Incident date: Aug 26, 2024

The contact owns a 2007 Ford F-150 equipped with Cooper Tires, Tire Line: Discovery ATP, Tire Size: 265/70/R17, DOT Number: (N/A). The contact stated that while performing a tire rotation, the contact discovered sidewall bulges and tread separation on both rear tires. The vehicle was taken to the tire retailer, where it was determined that the rear tires were defective and needed to be replaced. T... Read more

Incident date: Sep 3, 2024

The contact owns a 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V482000 (Tires); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2023

The contact owns a 2017 GMC 1500 Denali equipped with Land Spider Tires, Tire Line: Wild Traxx, Tire Size: 35x121/2/R22, DOT: (N/A). The contact stated that while diving at various speeds and turning, the tires were rubbing against the sidewall. The coolant line blew out. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2023

The contact owns a 2017 GMC 1500 Denali equipped with Land Spider Tires, Tire Line: Wild Traxx, Tire Size: 35x121/2/R22, DOT: (N/A). The contact stated that while diving at various speeds and turning, the tires were rubbing against the sidewall. The coolant line blew out. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was... Read more

Incident date: Sep 2, 2024

225/60/18

Incident date: Sep 2, 2024

225/60/18

Incident date: Aug 1, 2024

All tires are completely worn at 37,000 miles causing my braking stop time to increase and traction reduction when roads are wet and slippery. Also the tires are now making a rubbing sound when turning and was told it may be due to the way the tire tread has worn. Continental 225 / 65 R17

Incident date: Aug 1, 2024

All tires are completely worn at 37,000 miles causing my braking stop time to increase and traction reduction when roads are wet and slippery. Also the tires are now making a rubbing sound when turning and was told it may be due to the way the tire tread has worn. Continental 225 / 65 R17

Incident date: Aug 9, 2024

205/75R16C front left tire blew out. Complete tire tread separating. Traveling 60 mph. No warning. Tread depth was 8/32 at the time. Caused vehicle to lose control. Seems to be a reoccurrence with Hankook on the vehicles

Incident date: Aug 9, 2024

205/75R16C front left tire blew out. Complete tire tread separating. Traveling 60 mph. No warning. Tread depth was 8/32 at the time. Caused vehicle to lose control. Seems to be a reoccurrence with Hankook on the vehicles

Incident date: Aug 30, 2024

Driving on the highway and the middle of the tire flew off. The edges of the tire still remained 245/40 R 18 97 H MS

Incident date: Aug 30, 2024

Driving on the highway and the middle of the tire flew off. The edges of the tire still remained 245/40 R 18 97 H MS

Incident date: Aug 1, 2024

The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Malibu equipped with Continental Tires, Tire Line: Pro Contact, Tire Size: 245/40/R19, DOT Number: 6Y66WBR27. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at highway speeds, there was a blowout of the front driver's side tire. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The tire was replaced. The contact stated that later while inspecting the vehicle it... Read more

Incident date: Aug 1, 2024

The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Malibu equipped with Continental Tires, Tire Line: Pro Contact, Tire Size: 245/40/R19, DOT Number: 6Y66WBR27. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at highway speeds, there was a blowout of the front driver's side tire. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The tire was replaced. The contact stated that later while inspecting the vehicle it... Read more