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Showing 44,440 complaints — component: TIRES
OWNER STATES THAT THERE ARE BUBBLES IN THE TIRES AND THAT OWNER FEARS FOR HER SAFETY. ALSO, THE TIRES ARE WEARING VERY THIN. *AK
Incident date: Mar 23, 1997
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE LOCKS UP WHETHER IN REVERSE OR IN DRIVE. *AK
Incident date: Mar 28, 1997
OWNER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND THE TIRE BURST. OWNER ALSO SAID THAT THE TIRE SIZE IN THE MANUAL DOESN'T MATCH TIRE CO. SIZE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S LEFT REAR TIRE FELL OFF THE RIM, CAR WAS ABLE TO GET ON SIDE. DEALER GLUED THE TIRE BACK ON RIM. THIS IS NOT THE 1ST TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED. *AK
Incident date: Sep 27, 1996
MICHELIN TIRES CAUSE VEHICLE TO RIDE BUMPY.
Incident date: Aug 1, 1996
YOKAHOMA TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING ACCIDENT/AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE IN CRASH, CAUSING SMOKE TO BURN EYES.
Crash
1 injured
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
(1995) — TIRES
Mar 25, 1997
TIRE SIZE 225/60 R16 , AND HAD A ROOFING TACK IN THE TREAD.
Incident date: Nov 29, 1996
POOR TIRE PERFORMANCE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.
Incident date: Jul 9, 1996
DEFECTIVE FIRESTONE TIRES/THUMPING ON SMOOTH PAVED ROADS.
Incident date: Dec 10, 1996
TIRE BLEW OUT. ( NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)
Incident date: Aug 30, 1994
FRONT TIRES CUPPING DUE TO MISALIGNMENT.
FIRESTONE - WILDERNESS TIRES CAUSE VEHICLE TO SLIDE WHEN MAKING A TURN ON SNOWY OR SLIPPERY ROADS.
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(1997) — TIRES
Mar 25, 1997
Incident date: Sep 1, 1996
TIRES UNDER INFLATED TWICE, CAUSING IRREGULAR WEAR.
Incident date: Apr 1, 1996
FIRESTONE TIRE SIZE P175/70R14 BLOWOUT TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Incident date: Feb 6, 1997
GENERAL TIRE BLEW OUT (P23570R15).
Incident date: Feb 1, 1996
B.D. GOODRICH TIRE SIZE 255/50ZR17 BLEW.
Incident date: Mar 6, 1996
MICHELIN TIRE SIZE 155SR13 BLEW DUE TO ACCIDENTALLY STRIKING CEMENT SIDE OF ISLAND.
CHRYSLER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
(1996) — TIRES
Mar 25, 1997
Incident date: Dec 25, 1996
SLOW LEAK IN MICHELIN TIRE.
OLDSMOBILE
88
(1996) — TIRES
Mar 25, 1997
Incident date: Sep 15, 1996
GOODYEAR TIRES CAUSE VIBRATION.
Incident date: Jan 2, 1997
MICHELIN TIRE ON FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE CUT.
CHEVROLET
CHEVROLET TRUCK
(1996) — TIRES
Mar 25, 1997
GENERAL TIRES UNBALANCED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO WANDER.
Incident date: Mar 1, 1996
GOODYEAR TIRES REPLACED DUE TO POOR QUALITY.
Incident date: Dec 23, 1996
FRONT GOOD WRENCH TOURING TIRE CAUSED THE CAR TO SLIDE AND CAUSED CONTROL ARM TO BEND.
Incident date: Dec 30, 1996
BRIDGESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT. (20565R15)
Incident date: Sep 5, 1995
TIRES BUMPED CURB TWICE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ROLLOVER/INJURY.
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 1, 1996
PREMATURE WEAR ON FRONT TIRES.
Incident date: Sep 15, 1996
RIGHT FRONT SPINDLE BROKE, CAUSING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO BENT/FLAT TIRE/VEHICLE ROLLED OVER/INJURY.
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 22, 1997
WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASSIONS EXPERIENCED WATER PUMP FAILURE, AT APPROX. 65MPH, NOTICED HEAT GUAGE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED, THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN, DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR 12 DAYS BECAUSE PART WAS ON NAT'L BACK ORDER. *AK TIRE BLOW OUT AT 10,000 MILES AND REPLACED. POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING DUE TO O'RING FAILURE. SPARK PLUG FAILED.
Incident date: Feb 22, 1997
WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASSIONS EXPERIENCED WATER PUMP FAILURE, AT APPROX. 65MPH, NOTICED HEAT GUAGE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED, THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN, DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR 12 DAYS BECAUSE PART WAS ON NAT'L BACK ORDER. *AK TIRE BLOW OUT AT 10,000 MILES AND REPLACED. POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING DUE TO O'RING FAILURE. SPARK PLUG FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED TIRE BLOW OUT, REPLACED TIRE WITH TEMPORARY (T-TIRE), DROVE APPROX. 20 MILES TO NEAREST GARAGE AT 45MPH, AS DIRECT RESULT FROM USING T-TIRE, NOTICED RUBBER BURNING SMELL, REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEVERLY OVERHEATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO REAR AXEL. *AK
Incident date: Jan 28, 1997
WHILE DRIVING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, BOTH RIGHT/LEFT WHEELS FELL OFF. DUE TO BOTH RIMS AND 10 LUGS COMING OFF. DEALER REPLACED LUGS AND NUTS. *AK
HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT CAUGHT ON FIRE ONCE , FOUR SETS OF TIRES ,TWO SETS OF SHOCK AND FOUR SETS OF ABS BRAKES WERE REPLACED. HAVING OTHER PROBLEM S, INCLUDING FOUR TRANSMISSIONS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Fire
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, OWNER HAD REPAIRED REAR TIRE, OWNER THEN STATES THAT THE OTHER REAR TIRE ALSO BLEW OUT. WHEN OWNER TOOK TO DEALER HE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FAULTY SEAL AROUND RIM AND THAT SOMEONE TOLD HIM IT MAYBE DESIGN FLAW. *AK
Incident date: Jun 6, 1996
VEHICLE CAUSING RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. TIRE REPLACE THREE TIMES AND ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED SEVEN TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. TIRES ARE NOT DEFECTIVE.
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 50-70MPH, VEHICLE HAS TENDENCY TO HYDROPLANE ALL OVER ROAD ON WET PAVEMENT, REPLACED MICHELIN TIRES AND HAS NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SINCE THEN. *AK