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Showing 44,440 complaints — component: TIRES
Incident date: Nov 7, 1996
AIR LEAKS FROM MICHELIN TIRES AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMTPS.
Incident date: Oct 20, 1996
POOR TIRE TRACTION PERFORMANCE ON WET PAVEMENT.
Incident date: Dec 20, 1996
THE PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE HAS STARTED A DEPRESSION AND IT IS CAUSING EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE OTHER TIRE WHICH COULD CAUSE A BLOWOUT. *AK
WHEN TRUCK IS PARK OVER NIGHT THE REAR TIRE HAS TO BE REFILLED WITH AIR EVERY MORNING, RECEIVED RECALL # 96V161000 ON CERTIFICATION LABEL. *AK
THIS IS THE SECOND TRUCK CONSUMER HAD, WHEN TRUCK IS PARK THERE IS SLOW LEAK IN THE REAR TIRE, RECEIVED RECALL ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL # 96V161000 . *AK
Incident date: Dec 6, 1996
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WAS LOOSE, HEARD A LOUD SOUND, ENTIRE TIRE HAD EXPLODED & FLEW OFF RIM, DAMAGED/BROKE RIM, NONE OF TIRES REMAINED, DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. GOODYEAR TIRE - P195/65R15. HAVE INVOICES. *AK
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(1986) — TIRES
Dec 10, 1996
Incident date: Nov 6, 1996
DUNLOP TIRES REPLACED.(1ST VEHICLE ON 601601)
Incident date: Nov 6, 1996
TIRES REPLACED.(2ND VEHICLE ON 511132)
Incident date: Aug 22, 1996
WHEEL LUG NUTS STRIPPED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CHANGE FLAT TIRE.
Incident date: Apr 20, 1996
MICHELIN TIRES BUBBLE AFTER HITTING POTHOLES.
Incident date: Oct 18, 1996
POOR PERFORMANCE OF GOODYEAR TIRES.
Incident date: Mar 24, 1996
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH 96, THE STRUT WAS REPLACED ABOUT FOUR TIMES . *AK CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT, DEALER ADVISDED HER THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE TIRE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO SOME TYPE OF OBJECT THAT PUNCTURED TIRE, ALSO AIR CONDITION WENT OUT TWICE, STARTER WAS REPLACED, TORQUE CONVERTOR REPLACED, AND A RECALL ON PISTON PIN, CONSUMER FEELS THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD T... Read more
GOODYEAR INVICTA TIRES ON 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE HAD SPLIT OR WERE TEARING NEAR AND AROUND THE RIM AREA OF THE WHEEL; REPLACED ALL TIRES SEPARATELY; TOTAL 10 TIRES ON VEHICLE. *AK
VOLKSWAGEN
GTI
(1985) — TIRES
Dec 5, 1996
Incident date: Mar 1, 1996
FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/STARTING PROBLEMS, ALSO PREMATURE WEA ROF GOODYEAR TIRES. *AK
WHEN DRIVING ALL FOUR TIRES BLEW OUT AND THE SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REALIGNED. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
Incident date: Nov 1, 1996
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAS IRREGULAR STEERING CONTROL AND ROUGH RIDING, INAPPROPIATE TIRE WEAR. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAN NOT BE ALIGNED PROPERLY DUE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY DESIGN WHICH IS CAUSING IRREGULAR STEERING AND TIRE WEAR. *SLC
THE TIRES ARE AFTER MARKET TIRE S( BRIDGESTONE BOIZZOAK) THERE IS A RUBBER DUST ON THE CAR FROM THE TIRE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Incident date: Oct 23, 1996
REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL AND THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE, CURRENTLY THERE'S A NOISE IN THE FRONT, THE FRONT IS UNALIGNED AND THE TIRES ARE WORN OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Incident date: Mar 12, 1995
HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAILS. *AK
#EA94-038, ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THERE IS A POPPING NOISE AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP; ALSO, THE BRAKES ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash
Incident date: Nov 26, 1996
RIGHT REAR AXLE AND THE TIRE ON PASSENGER SIDE PULLED OUT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL. *AK
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1995) — TIRES
Nov 21, 1996
THE TWO REAR YOKOHAMA TIRES HAVE A LOW LEAK. PLEASE DESCRIBE .
Incident date: Oct 23, 1996
VEHICLE SITTING STILL, NEIGHBORS SAW SMOKE COMING FROM GARAGE, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE; THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND THE TIRES BLEW OUT/WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT AND DASH MELTED. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
Fire
Incident date: May 1, 1996
GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE BLEW OUT. (P22560R16)
Incident date: Sep 6, 1996
BRIDGESTONE TIRES EXHIBIT POOR TRACTION ON ICY ROADS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT.
Crash
OLDSMOBILE
CIERA
(1988) — TIRES
Nov 14, 1996
Incident date: Sep 25, 1996
UNEVEN WEAR OF LEFT FRONT TIRE.
ALFA ROMEO
164
(1991) — TIRES
Nov 14, 1996
Incident date: Jul 15, 1996
SUSPENSION PROBLEM, CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY.
Incident date: Oct 15, 1996
KELLY SPRINGFIELD CAUSE VIBRATION.. (SIZE P185/75 R14)
Incident date: Oct 25, 1996
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS PULLING ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND THERE WAS A REAL LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH NO INDICTATION OF A PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATESDOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE HAD TO BE TIGHTEN, BATTERY WAS REPLACED, RDIO ATENNA WAS REPLACED, TIRES WERE REPLACED,WEATHER STIP ON ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 1996
ABS BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT; ALSO REPLACED ROTORS/PADS/CALIPERS/STARTER/ALTERNATOR/WIPERS/TIRES. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Aug 26, 1996
LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING TREAD TO SEPARATE/STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)
Crash
Incident date: Nov 28, 1995
FUTURA TIRES DESIGNED TO BE INSTALLED W/ROTATION OF TIRE IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY, HOWEVER NO PRECAUTIONS ARE IN PLACE AT POINT OF INSTALLATION, RESULTING IN INCORRECT INSTALLATION/LOSS OF TRACTION/ACCIDENT.
Crash
2 injured
VOLKSWAGEN
CORRADO
(1992) — TIRES
Nov 6, 1996
Incident date: Sep 29, 1996
YOKOHAMA RIGHT TIRE BUBBLED.