Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Oct 30, 1995

TENSIONER BELT MALFUNCTION WHEN RIDING THROUGH PUDDLES, RESULTING IN HARD STEERING, REPLACE TENSIONER BELT DRIVE. TT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, DEALER REPLACED. SLIDING DOOR WINDOW POPS OPEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED DUE TO LATCH FAILURE. POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. BATTERY FAILED. TIRE LEAK(NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN). *SLC

Incident date: Jul 5, 1995

TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE WHEN CAR WAS IN DRIVE. TT

Incident date: Nov 6, 1995

TIRE BLEW OUT AT THE SIDEWALL ON TWO DIFFERENT TIRES. TT

Incident date: May 21, 1995

GENERAL SIDEWINDER TIRE'S STEEL BELT CAME LOOSE FROM TIRE, CAUSING BLOW OUT/DENT RIM/TAILPIPE TO BECOME SHEARED OFF.

Crash

Incident date: Jul 5, 1995

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, WHEN BRAKES APPLIED NOTICED NOISY AND LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT PASSENGER SEAT FAILURE. WINDOW SQUEAKS WHEN WINDING IT DOWN. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED TWO FLAT TIRES, CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE ANY SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION. *SLC

Incident date: May 2, 1992

BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR-LOUD ENGINE NOISE. TT BOTH REAR MICHELIN TIRES, P175/70R13, DOT B3F253AX102 SHOWED SIGNS OF ABNORMAL WEAR. WARPED DISCS, DRUMS AND SHOES FOUND GLAZED, BRAKES SQUEAL AND CAUSE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE, BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY UNDER EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATIONS. LOUD KNOCKING SOUND IN ENGINE UPON COLD START UPS, DEALER REPLACED TIMING BELT, HOWEVER ON BOT... Read more

Incident date: Oct 21, 1995

WHEEL AND TIRE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT

Incident date: May 2, 1992

BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR-LOUD ENGINE NOISE. TT BOTH REAR MICHELIN TIRES, P175/70R13, DOT B3F253AX102 SHOWED SIGNS OF ABNORMAL WEAR. WARPED DISCS, DRUMS AND SHOES FOUND GLAZED, BRAKES SQUEAL AND CAUSE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE, BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY UNDER EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATIONS. LOUD KNOCKING SOUND IN ENGINE UPON COLD START UPS, DEALER REPLACED TIMING BELT, HOWEVER ON BOT... Read more

Incident date: Aug 15, 1991

DRIVER AND PASSGENER SEAT BELT AND REAR BACK SEAT DO NOT RETRACT. TT AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED, LEFT DOOR LOCK SWITCH OVERHEATS. DEFECTIVE RADIO, CD PLAYER INOPERATIVE, REAR SPEAKERS HAVE POOR CLARITY. ALARM INOPERABLE. DIMMER SWITCH MISALIGNED, TAIL LENS MISALIGNED, HIGH BEAM LAMP INOPERABLE, TURN SIGNAL LAMP BROKEN, CENTER BRAKE LIGHT INOPERABLE, TURN SIGNAL TRANSMITTERS INOPERABLE, TURN ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 1, 1995

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CLEAR NIGHT DRY THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE FELL OFF ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT . TT

Incident date: Oct 23, 1995

LEFT REAR TIRE FAILURE, THE TIRE SPLIT OPEN. TT

Incident date: Oct 23, 1995

LEFT REAR TIRE FAILURE, THE TIRE SPLIT OPEN. TT

Incident date: May 23, 1995

3 MICHELIN TIRES BLEW OUT, CAUSING ONE BENT RIM. *SKD

Incident date: Oct 19, 1994

TIRE OUT OF BALANCE, CAUSING VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

Incident date: Jun 20, 1995

SPARE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE MOUNTED INSIDE TRUNK. *AK

Incident date: May 23, 1995

BRAKE LINES REPLACED.

Incident date: Jul 15, 1994

WHEN COMING TO A ROLLING HILL, AND START UP, VEHICLE SEVERELY JERKS FORWARD; AT TIMES, TIRES. TT

Incident date: Jul 15, 1994

WHEN COMING TO A ROLLING HILL, AND START UP, VEHICLE SEVERELY JERKS FORWARD; AT TIMES, TIRES. TT

Incident date: Oct 25, 1995

CONSUMER HAVE THREE GOODYEAR TIRES ON VEHICLE TIRES ARE BLISTERED. TT

Incident date: Aug 14, 1995

GOODYEAR 700/15 BIAS TIRES REPLACED WITH NEW DESIGN OF 225/75 RADIALS WHICH ARE 1.3 INCHES SMALLER IN DIAMETER, CAUSING POOR HANDLING/LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT.

Crash

Incident date: Jul 26, 1995

GOODYEAR INVICTA TIRE FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE ON WET ROADS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE THROUGH TWO INTERSECTIONS. *AW

Incident date: Sep 12, 1995

GENERAL AMERITECH TIRES FAIL TO ADEQUATELY STOP VEHICLE ON WET ROADS. *AW

Incident date: Sep 15, 1995

PREMATURE WEAR OF MICHELIN TIRES. *AK

Incident date: Jul 1, 1995

THE ENGINE BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING AT 29,000 MILES.TT THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A STRANG NOISE, CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WAITED FOR ENGINE TO COOL DOWN, CHECKED WATER AND OIL THERE WAS NO OIL, ALSO CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS.*JB

Incident date: Sep 12, 1995

GENERAL AMERITECH TIRES FAIL TO ADEQUATELY STOP VEHICLE ON WET ROADS. *AW

Incident date: Aug 14, 1995

GOODYEAR 700/15 BIAS TIRES REPLACED WITH NEW DESIGN OF 225/75 RADIALS WHICH ARE 1.3 INCHES SMALLER IN DIAMETER, CAUSING POOR HANDLING/LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT.

Crash

Incident date: Jul 26, 1995

GOODYEAR INVICTA TIRE FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE ON WET ROADS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE THROUGH TWO INTERSECTIONS. *AW

Incident date: Sep 15, 1995

PREMATURE WEAR OF MICHELIN TIRES. *AK

Incident date: Sep 18, 1995

LOST FRONT BRAKE, DUE TO FRONT ROTOR OVERHEATING AND CRACKING. TT CONSUMER HAS ALSO HAD ALL FIVE TIRES REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING OUT OF ROUND.*JB

Incident date: Oct 12, 1995

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW TWO BACK TIRES HAVE NO THREAD. TT

Incident date: Aug 6, 1995

THE TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT. TT

Incident date: Dec 28, 1992

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE BRAKING. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT

Incident date: Apr 15, 1994

CONSUMER WAS DOING 55 MILES PER HOUR AND TIRE BLEW OUT. TT

Crash 1 injured

VEHICLE HAD TIRE FAILURE DUE TO DEFECT.MICHELIN DEALER SAID,DUE TO TREAD DESIGN PICKED UP ROCKS THAT CAUSE SEPARATION. TT

Incident date: Nov 9, 1994

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING, DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE'S TIRE. TT

Incident date: Mar 12, 1995

FOUR CONTINENTAL TIRES CRACKED ON SIDE WALL.

Incident date: Aug 19, 1995

TIRE DEVELOPS A SEPARATION, THE TWO REAR TIRES DEVELOPED SEPARATIONS AFTER 19K MILES. TT

Incident date: Mar 23, 1995

TREAD CAME OFF FROM TWO MICHELIN TIRES, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK

Incident date: Oct 14, 1995

PURCHASE THE TRUCK NEW THE TIRE BLOW OUT WHEN TO LOOK FOR THE SPARE TIRE THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE THERE . TT

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING RIGHT . TT TIRE FAILURE, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. STARTER, REMOTE GAS TANK DOOR, TRUNK RELEASE, AND RADIO HAVE ALL FAILED. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. *SLC

WHEN ROADS ARE WET THE TIRES CAUSE SKIDDING AND POOR STOPPING DISTANCES DUE TO POOR DESIGN/MANUFACTURING OF THESE TIRES.OWNER HAS ALL 4 TIRES AVAILABLE. TT

Incident date: May 4, 1994

RIGHT FRONT MICHELIN TIRE FAILED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.

PURCHASE CAR NEW CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND A MICHELIN TIRE BLEW OUT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT . TT

Incident date: Jan 9, 1995

VEHICLE TIRES CANNOT BE USED WITH CHAINS FOR DRIVING IN SNOW CONDITIONS DUE TO TIRE SIZE WHICH HAS LIMITED CLEARANCE. *AW

Incident date: Feb 14, 1995

TWO GOODYEAR TIRES BLEW OUT. *SKD

PURCHASE CAR NEW WITH TIRE ON TWO OCCASIONS TIRE BLEW OUT . TT

Incident date: Feb 14, 1995

TWO GOODYEAR TIRES BLEW OUT. *SKD

PURCHASE CAR NEW WITH TIRE ON TWO OCCASIONS TIRE BLEW OUT . TT