1986 PEUGEOT 505 Recalls, Complaints & Safety

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

RETAINING BOLTS USED THROUGHOUT THE CAR WHICH GROUND CERTAIN ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS WERE IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED, MAKING THE BOLTS BRITTLE AND SUBJECT TO BREAKAGE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DEPENDING ON BOLT WHICH FAILS, THE VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP, FRONT AND REAR LIGHTING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND/OR INTERIOR ACCESSORIES WITHOUT WARNING. LOSS OF POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL WHICH MAY PRESENT A HIGHWAY HAZARD. LOSS OF LIGHTS AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTION MAY PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM HAVING CLEAR VISION OF THE ROAD OR HAVE THE CAR BE VISIBLE TO OTHER TRAFFIC WHICH MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy: INSTALL REPLACEMENT BOLTS WHICH ARE PROPERLY HEAT TREATED.

200 vehicles affected

I BOUGHT 5 KELLY ULTRA TECH 175R14 TIRES FROM COKER TIRES. 1317 CHESTNUT STREET, CHATTANOOGA, TN. 37402. 5/28/2002 ORIGINAL ORDER NUMBER 901887. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES DEVELOPING BULGES ON THE TREADS. THEY REPLACED 2 TIRES AT NO CHARGE. WHEN THEY DEVELOPED BULGES ON THE TREADS. THEN I HAD ANOTHER ONE DEVELOP A BULGE. WHICH I HAD NOT CONTACTED THEM ABOUT. AND REPLACED WITH A SPARE. IN THE LAST WEEK I HAVE HAD BOTH FRONT TIRES BEGIN TO BULGE AND CONTACTED COKER TIRE. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM OR CREDIT THEM BACK. SAYING THEY NO LONGER STOCKED THE TIRE. SO I WENT TO SEARS AND HAD THEM REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE 2 TIRES I HAVE REMAINING ONE ON THE REAR AND ONE NOT EVEN MOUNTED. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE POSTED PICTURES OF THE TIRES I NOW HAVE AND THE OBVIOUS DEFECTS THEY ARE SHOWING IN THE TREADS. AT THIS SITE: HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/DADDY202DEAREST/DEFECTIVE_TIRES__FROM_COKER_TIRE.HTM *LA