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
FOREST RIVER
FLAGSTAFF
(2018) - TIRES
Dec 2, 2019
Incident date: Oct 6, 2019
ON 27-APR-2018 I PURCHASED A NEW FLAGSTAFF 832OKBS. THE TIRES ON THIS TRAVEL TRAILER WERE CASTLE ROCK (LIONS HEAD TIRES) ST22575R15 LOAD RANGE E 10 PLY TIRES. ON THE FIRST DAY OF A RECENT TRIP, ABOUT 28 MILES FROM HOME, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON THE TRAVEL TRAILER EXPLODED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT BELIEVE THE CONDITION OF THE TIRE AND THE DAMAGE TO THE FENDER AREA OF... Read more
LIONSHEAD
CASTLE ROCK
(9999) - TIRES
Dec 2, 2019
Incident date: Oct 6, 2019
ON 27-APR-2018 I PURCHASED A NEW FLAGSTAFF 832OKBS. THE TIRES ON THIS TRAVEL TRAILER WERE CASTLE ROCK (LIONS HEAD TIRES) ST22575R15 LOAD RANGE E 10 PLY TIRES. ON THE FIRST DAY OF A RECENT TRIP, ABOUT 28 MILES FROM HOME, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON THE TRAVEL TRAILER EXPLODED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT BELIEVE THE CONDITION OF THE TIRE AND THE DAMAGE TO THE FENDER AREA OF... Read more
HIGHLAND RIDGE FW
OPEN RANGE 3X
(2018) - TIRES
Dec 2, 2019
Incident date: Dec 1, 2019
TRIED SEPARATION/BLOW OUT
Incident date: Sep 24, 2019
I WAS DRIVING FOR 2.5 HOURS FROM VIRGINIA TO WEST VIRGINIA AND 3 OF MY 4 BRAND NEW TIRES WENT FLAT AT THE SAME TIME ON I81 NORTH. THEY WERE INSTALLED THE PRIOR SATURDAY AND I DROVE ON THE NEXT TUESDAY. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR ASSURANCE MAXLIFE, AND THEY WERE PROPERLY INFLATED. THE GOODYEAR TIRE SERVICE WHERE I WAS TOWED FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES SAID THERE ARE NO PUNCTURES ON THE TIRES, WHICH I STILL ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 23, 2019
I BOUGHT MICHELIN TIRES (PREMIER LTX- 225/65 R17 102H SL BSW GM) WITH WARRANTY OF 60K MILES. I DROVE 25K MILES AND IT IS WORE OUT. I BOUGHT THE MOST EXPENSIVE TIRES AS IT IS MY FAMILY CAR. I COMPLAINED TO MICHELIN AND THEY DON'T THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS PRORATED WARRANTY IT IS NOT A GUARANTEE. THEY COULDN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT IF I TRUST THAT THE TIRES WILL RUN AROUND 60K AND THEY... Read more
MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, I
LT265/70R17 121R LTX A/S LRE TL ORWL MI
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 30, 2019
Incident date: Nov 23, 2019
I BOUGHT MICHELIN TIRES (PREMIER LTX- 225/65 R17 102H SL BSW GM) WITH WARRANTY OF 60K MILES. I DROVE 25K MILES AND IT IS WORE OUT. I BOUGHT THE MOST EXPENSIVE TIRES AS IT IS MY FAMILY CAR. I COMPLAINED TO MICHELIN AND THEY DON'T THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS PRORATED WARRANTY IT IS NOT A GUARANTEE. THEY COULDN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT IF I TRUST THAT THE TIRES WILL RUN AROUND 60K AND THEY... Read more
Incident date: Nov 29, 2019
WHILE DRIVING A DODGE RAM 2500, WITHOUT ANY LOAD AND AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SMOOTH ROAD THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BURST FOR NO APPARENT REASON. A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER BELIEVES THAT THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AND AT A LOW PRESSURE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT AS A VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE TRIP WHICH RESULTED IN THE BLOWOUT DID NOT INDICATE A LOW PRESSURE.
FIRESTONE
TRANSFORCE HT
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 29, 2019
Incident date: Nov 29, 2019
WHILE DRIVING A DODGE RAM 2500, WITHOUT ANY LOAD AND AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SMOOTH ROAD THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BURST FOR NO APPARENT REASON. A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER BELIEVES THAT THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AND AT A LOW PRESSURE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT AS A VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE TRIP WHICH RESULTED IN THE BLOWOUT DID NOT INDICATE A LOW PRESSURE.
Incident date: Nov 25, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG EQUIPPED WITH COOPER ZEON R53-61R20 TIRES, SIZE: 255/40/ZR19-XL (NA). WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE ENTIRE CROWN AT THE MIDDLE OF REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SPLIT AND DE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 25, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG EQUIPPED WITH COOPER ZEON R53-61R20 TIRES, SIZE: 255/40/ZR19-XL (NA). WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE ENTIRE CROWN AT THE MIDDLE OF REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SPLIT AND DE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA SIENNA EQUIPPED WITH FOUR BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES, SIZE: 235/55/18 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSIDE SHOULDER OF EACH TIRE EXPERIENCED SEVERE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MY AUTO IMPORTS TOYOTA (1860 EAST STERNBURG RD, MUSKEGON, MI), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILU... Read more
BRIDGESTONE
TURANZA
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 25, 2019
Incident date: Nov 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA SIENNA EQUIPPED WITH FOUR BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES, SIZE: 235/55/18 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSIDE SHOULDER OF EACH TIRE EXPERIENCED SEVERE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MY AUTO IMPORTS TOYOTA (1860 EAST STERNBURG RD, MUSKEGON, MI), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILU... Read more
Incident date: Oct 23, 2019
4 TIRE SIDEWALL DRY ROT LEADING TO A PARTIAL SIDEWALL SEPARATION ON 1 TIRE, APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH IN SIZE. THESE WERE NEW 50,000 MI TIRES ON A NEW CHEVROLET. THEY WERE REPLACED AT 48,000 MI. , THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT. ALL 4 WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. I HAVE A PICTURE IF NEEDED.
GOODYEAR
EAGLE RS-A
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 24, 2019
Incident date: Oct 23, 2019
4 TIRE SIDEWALL DRY ROT LEADING TO A PARTIAL SIDEWALL SEPARATION ON 1 TIRE, APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH IN SIZE. THESE WERE NEW 50,000 MI TIRES ON A NEW CHEVROLET. THEY WERE REPLACED AT 48,000 MI. , THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT. ALL 4 WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. I HAVE A PICTURE IF NEEDED.
VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
(2015) - TIRES
Nov 21, 2019
Incident date: Mar 20, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT EQUIPPED WITH VREDESTEIN QUATRAC TIRES, SIZE: 215/55R17 (NA). WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIRE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE. THE TIRE MANUF... Read more
Incident date: Mar 20, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT EQUIPPED WITH VREDESTEIN QUATRAC TIRES, SIZE: 215/55R17 (NA). WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIRE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE. THE TIRE MANUF... Read more
Incident date: Oct 30, 2019
TIRES WITH PLENTY OF TREAD BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY WITH DELAMINATION. SECOND TIRE WITH WORN BULGES INDICATION UNDERLYING DELAMINATION AS WELL. DOT 277A YA19 0715, SOLUS KL21 KUMH0 225/60R , 0244416 021343
KUMHO
SOLUS KL21
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 21, 2019
Incident date: Oct 30, 2019
TIRES WITH PLENTY OF TREAD BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY WITH DELAMINATION. SECOND TIRE WITH WORN BULGES INDICATION UNDERLYING DELAMINATION AS WELL. DOT 277A YA19 0715, SOLUS KL21 KUMH0 225/60R , 0244416 021343
Incident date: Nov 18, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A TRAILER WITH INNOVA ULTRA RUNNER UTILITY TIRES, SIZE: 4.80/4.00 X12. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17T017000 (TIRES). THE CONTACT CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER LISTED IN THE NOTICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPANY (HARBOR FREIGHT) NO LONGER SOLD THE TRAILER TIRES; THEREFORE, THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL WAS NO LONGER PROVIDED. THE CONTACT... Read more
INNOVA
ULTRA RUNNER
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 20, 2019
Incident date: Nov 18, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A TRAILER WITH INNOVA ULTRA RUNNER UTILITY TIRES, SIZE: 4.80/4.00 X12. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17T017000 (TIRES). THE CONTACT CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER LISTED IN THE NOTICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPANY (HARBOR FREIGHT) NO LONGER SOLD THE TRAILER TIRES; THEREFORE, THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL WAS NO LONGER PROVIDED. THE CONTACT... Read more
Incident date: Nov 18, 2019
I HAVE PURCHASED 4 AFTERMARKET RIMS WITH 4 TIRES FROM A LOCAL TIRE DEALER IN MARCH 2018. I HAD A SLOW LEAK IN ONE TIRE AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CRACKED RIM. THAT WAS APPROX TWO WEEKS AGO. LAST SATURDAY NIGHT I HAD ANOTHER TIRE GO SOFT. ANOTHER RIM CRACKED. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE RIMS FROM HAS PUT TWO NEW RIMS (SAME MANUFACTERER) I WENT ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE FOR THIS COMPNAY AND I SEE SEVERAL ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 18, 2019
I HAVE PURCHASED 4 AFTERMARKET RIMS WITH 4 TIRES FROM A LOCAL TIRE DEALER IN MARCH 2018. I HAD A SLOW LEAK IN ONE TIRE AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CRACKED RIM. THAT WAS APPROX TWO WEEKS AGO. LAST SATURDAY NIGHT I HAD ANOTHER TIRE GO SOFT. ANOTHER RIM CRACKED. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE RIMS FROM HAS PUT TWO NEW RIMS (SAME MANUFACTERER) I WENT ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE FOR THIS COMPNAY AND I SEE SEVERAL ... Read more
TOYOTA
PRIUS PRIME
(2017) - TIRES
Nov 16, 2019
Incident date: Nov 13, 2019
VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH, THE SPEED LIMIT, REAR LEFT TIRE EXPLODED LEAVING SHREDS ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND DAMAGING THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. TIRE WAS TOYO NANOENERGY A29 195/65R15
Incident date: Nov 13, 2019
TIRE SIDEWALL FAILURE COOPER TIRE 245/60R18 DISCOVERER SRX, 35,000 MILES APPROX. DECELERATED FROM 70MPH TO 30MPH COMING INTO TOWN AND TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT WITH NO ROAD HAZZARD. 2014 FORD EDGE LIMITED. REPLACED TIRES IMMEDIATELY 11/13/2019. DID NOT KNOW ABOUT RECALL OF CERTAIN COOPER TIRES UNTIL AFTER TIRES REPLACED. TIRES REPLACED AT TIRES 1, 3325 S 38TH ST, GRAND FORKS, ND 58201, 701757300... Read more
COOPER
DISCOVERER M+S SPORT
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 14, 2019
Incident date: Nov 13, 2019
TIRE SIDEWALL FAILURE COOPER TIRE 245/60R18 DISCOVERER SRX, 35,000 MILES APPROX. DECELERATED FROM 70MPH TO 30MPH COMING INTO TOWN AND TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT WITH NO ROAD HAZZARD. 2014 FORD EDGE LIMITED. REPLACED TIRES IMMEDIATELY 11/13/2019. DID NOT KNOW ABOUT RECALL OF CERTAIN COOPER TIRES UNTIL AFTER TIRES REPLACED. TIRES REPLACED AT TIRES 1, 3325 S 38TH ST, GRAND FORKS, ND 58201, 701757300... Read more
FOREST RIVER
CEDAR CREEK
(2018) - TIRES
Nov 13, 2019
Incident date: Sep 19, 2019
I PURCHASED A 2018 SABRE COBALT 37BHQ FIFTH WHEEL IN MAY 2018. I HAVE TAKEN THIS FIFTH WHEEL ON 5 TRIPS, ALL OF WHICH WERE LESS THAN 50 MILES FROM HOME. ON THE FIFTH TRIP I ARRIVED AT THE CAMPGROUND AND NOTICED THE RF TIRE TREAD HAD COME OFF IN A LARGE SECTION AND PARTS OF THE STEEL BELT WERE EXPOSED. I ENDED UP REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES BECAUSE I READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM RV OWNERS WITH SIMILA... Read more
LIONSHEAD
RADIO ST 226
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 13, 2019
Incident date: Sep 19, 2019
I PURCHASED A 2018 SABRE COBALT 37BHQ FIFTH WHEEL IN MAY 2018. I HAVE TAKEN THIS FIFTH WHEEL ON 5 TRIPS, ALL OF WHICH WERE LESS THAN 50 MILES FROM HOME. ON THE FIFTH TRIP I ARRIVED AT THE CAMPGROUND AND NOTICED THE RF TIRE TREAD HAD COME OFF IN A LARGE SECTION AND PARTS OF THE STEEL BELT WERE EXPOSED. I ENDED UP REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES BECAUSE I READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM RV OWNERS WITH SIMILA... Read more
GMC
YUKON DENALI
(2019) - TIRES
Nov 13, 2019
Incident date: Sep 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GMC YUKON DENALI EQUIPPED WITH FOUR BRIDGESTONE ALLIANZ TIRES, SIZE: 275/50/R22 (NA). WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY BUICK GMC (1857 EDWARDS LAKE RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35235, (205) 718-7565) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES FAILED TO BALANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. T... Read more
BRIDGESTONE
UNKNOWN
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 13, 2019
Incident date: Sep 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GMC YUKON DENALI EQUIPPED WITH FOUR BRIDGESTONE ALLIANZ TIRES, SIZE: 275/50/R22 (NA). WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY BUICK GMC (1857 EDWARDS LAKE RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35235, (205) 718-7565) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES FAILED TO BALANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. T... Read more
Incident date: Jun 20, 2019
THE HANKOOK DYNAPRO ATM 275/55R20 TIRES ARE FAULTY AND HANKOOK DOES NOT STAND BY THEIR 50,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THEM. I HAVE PROOF FROM MY FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
Incident date: Jun 20, 2019
THE HANKOOK DYNAPRO ATM 275/55R20 TIRES ARE FAULTY AND HANKOOK DOES NOT STAND BY THEIR 50,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THEM. I HAVE PROOF FROM MY FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
GMC
SIERRA 1500
(2014) - TIRES
Nov 12, 2019
Incident date: Oct 10, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR HP TIRES, SIZE: P275/60R20 (NA). WHILE THE CONTACT WAS WASHING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE THREADS WERE SEPARATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BELLE TIRE (39999 VAN DYKE AVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313, (586) 541-1130) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES HAD PREMATURE WEAR AND NEEDED TO BE RE... Read more
MICHELIN
LATITUDE TOUR
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 12, 2019
Incident date: Oct 10, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR HP TIRES, SIZE: P275/60R20 (NA). WHILE THE CONTACT WAS WASHING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE THREADS WERE SEPARATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BELLE TIRE (39999 VAN DYKE AVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313, (586) 541-1130) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES HAD PREMATURE WEAR AND NEEDED TO BE RE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 10, 2019
NEXEN TIRES N5000 PLUS SIDEWALL ON ALL TIRES ARE STARTING TO CRACK AND SPLIT WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND 24 MONTHS OF USE. GOING TO REPLACE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND AND REMOVE THESE DUE TO UNSAFE AND POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF TIRES COMING APART OR BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS..
CHEVROLET
SILVERADO 2500
(2004) - TIRES
Nov 8, 2019
Incident date: Jul 2, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EQUIPPED WITH PRIMEWELL VALERA HT HARRY TRUMAN TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE ALL THE TIRES REPLACED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND COULD NOT BE B... Read more
PRIMEWELL
VALERA TOURING II
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 8, 2019
Incident date: Jul 2, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EQUIPPED WITH PRIMEWELL VALERA HT HARRY TRUMAN TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE ALL THE TIRES REPLACED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND COULD NOT BE B... Read more
CHRYSLER
PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE
(2005) - TIRES
Nov 8, 2019
Incident date: Nov 5, 2019
CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION - COOPER RESPONSE TOURING 205/55 R16 91H ON 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. TREAD DEPTH = 5/32, TIRES WERE NEW ON USED CAR PURCHASED IN 07/2014. NO DRY ROT OR VISIBLE CRACKING ON TIRES, 23K MILEAGE ON TIRES. IN 07/2018, TWO OF THE TIRES IN THE SET OF 4 WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE BEGINNINGS OF TREAD SEPARATION (WOULD NOT BALANCE). I AM A ... Read more
COOPER
RESPONSE TOURING
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 8, 2019
Incident date: Nov 5, 2019
CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION - COOPER RESPONSE TOURING 205/55 R16 91H ON 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. TREAD DEPTH = 5/32, TIRES WERE NEW ON USED CAR PURCHASED IN 07/2014. NO DRY ROT OR VISIBLE CRACKING ON TIRES, 23K MILEAGE ON TIRES. IN 07/2018, TWO OF THE TIRES IN THE SET OF 4 WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE BEGINNINGS OF TREAD SEPARATION (WOULD NOT BALANCE). I AM A ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 17, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHRYSLER 300 EQUIPPED WITH HANCOCK OPTIMO TIRES, SIZE: 235/55R19 (NA). WHILE DRIVING, AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING NOISE WAS DETECTED AND THE VEHICLE SLID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KOLOSSO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2701 W COLLEGE AVE, APPLETON, WI 54914, (920) 659-6064) WHERE IT WAS... Read more
HANKOOK
OPTIMO H426
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 6, 2019
Incident date: Sep 17, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHRYSLER 300 EQUIPPED WITH HANCOCK OPTIMO TIRES, SIZE: 235/55R19 (NA). WHILE DRIVING, AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING NOISE WAS DETECTED AND THE VEHICLE SLID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KOLOSSO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2701 W COLLEGE AVE, APPLETON, WI 54914, (920) 659-6064) WHERE IT WAS... Read more
Incident date: Aug 9, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE: 235/40R1996V (NA). WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD EXPLODED. THE CONTACT PARKED AT A NEARBY FUEL STATION AND REPLACED THE FAULTY TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. ON OCTOBER 10, 2019, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL... Read more
CONTINENTAL
CONTI PRO CONTACT
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 5, 2019
Incident date: Aug 9, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA ACCORD EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE: 235/40R1996V (NA). WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD EXPLODED. THE CONTACT PARKED AT A NEARBY FUEL STATION AND REPLACED THE FAULTY TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. ON OCTOBER 10, 2019, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2019
ONE GENERAL GRABBER STX, FROM WALMART, ON FRONT OF F150 BASE MODEL TRUCK SHREDDED ON HIGHWAY. FOLLOWING DAY THE OTHER FRONT TIRE OF SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF TIRE SHREDDED. THEY SHREDDED AT 49,189 MIES, 3YRS OF USE, STILL UNDER TIRE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. DOT: A30KHM580816 AND A30KHM581316. I SUSPECT THE MODEL OF TIRE CAN'T HANDLE THE LOAD OF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. WHEREAS THE EXACT SAME MODE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2019
ONE GENERAL GRABBER STX, FROM WALMART, ON FRONT OF F150 BASE MODEL TRUCK SHREDDED ON HIGHWAY. FOLLOWING DAY THE OTHER FRONT TIRE OF SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF TIRE SHREDDED. THEY SHREDDED AT 49,189 MIES, 3YRS OF USE, STILL UNDER TIRE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. DOT: A30KHM580816 AND A30KHM581316. I SUSPECT THE MODEL OF TIRE CAN'T HANDLE THE LOAD OF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. WHEREAS THE EXACT SAME MODE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2019
ONE GENERAL GRABBER STX, FROM WALMART, ON FRONT OF F150 BASE MODEL TRUCK SHREDDED ON HIGHWAY. FOLLOWING DAY THE OTHER FRONT TIRE OF SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF TIRE SHREDDED. THEY SHREDDED AT 49,189 MIES, 3YRS OF USE, STILL UNDER TIRE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. DOT: A30KHM580816 AND A30KHM581316. I SUSPECT THE MODEL OF TIRE CAN'T HANDLE THE LOAD OF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. WHEREAS THE EXACT SAME MODE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2019
ONE GENERAL GRABBER STX, FROM WALMART, ON FRONT OF F150 BASE MODEL TRUCK SHREDDED ON HIGHWAY. FOLLOWING DAY THE OTHER FRONT TIRE OF SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF TIRE SHREDDED. THEY SHREDDED AT 49,189 MIES, 3YRS OF USE, STILL UNDER TIRE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. DOT: A30KHM580816 AND A30KHM581316. I SUSPECT THE MODEL OF TIRE CAN'T HANDLE THE LOAD OF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. WHEREAS THE EXACT SAME MODE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 28, 2019
THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE INNER SIDEWALLS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR WARNING OF ANY ISSUES, LOW PRESSURE, NO CONTROL PANEL WARNING, PULLING ETC. I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, ACCELERATED NORMALLY, THE CAR DRIVING NORMAL. THEN SUDDENLY, I HEARD A LOUD PULSATING VIBRATION SOUND AS IF THE TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT. I PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY ALL THE WAY A... Read more
Incident date: Oct 30, 2019
CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO DEFECTIVE TIRES. *AS *JS
ROCKWOOD LITE WEIGHT TRA
RLF8244WS
(2017) - TIRES
Oct 29, 2019
Incident date: Oct 20, 2019
ROCKWOOD RV TRAILER TIRE EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DURING USE. BLOWOUT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON INTERSTATE. TIRES HAD JUST BEEN AIRED AND TRAILER WAS LIGHTLY LOADED. TIRE BLOWOUT CAUSED AN EMERGENCY EXIT FROM ROADWAY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TRAILER. TRAILER MODEL IS INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED LATER IN THIS FORM BECAUSE ACTUAL MODEL IS NOT LISTED. ACTUAL MODEL IS ROCKWOOD LITE WEIGHT CR... Read more