Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||||
| 611 | 11/01/2004 | 10016268 | Tire pressure monitor reset/learn-when the pressure in the affected tire was set to specification on some vehicles, the check tire pressure and or xx tire high/low display is canceled within 20 seconds of the pressure adjustment. *sc | 09/06/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 04/19/2004 | 32000 | 1 | 05/22/2003 |
| While attempting to pull out of driveway consumer's wife heard a loud noise. she thought that consumer ran over something, but instead it was a tire. consumer took the tire to a tire repair shop, and was told that the tire blewout from the inside sidewall and could not be repaired. consumer thought that the defective tire was a recalled tire. *ak *nm | |||
| 07/27/2003 | 1 | 07/27/2003 | |
| Shakes & vibrations in steering wheel & floor of vehicle, dealer has attempted to balance tires without much success. *jb | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 04/19/2004 | 29500 | 1 | |
| While pulling out of the driveway consumer heard a loud popping sound. consumer left the vehicle, and found that the tire blew out at the sidewall. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 04/07/2003 | 49993 | 4 | |
| My '03 buick lesabre had a stability problem. while in las vegas nevada, i took it to pat clark buick and they informed me that two of my tires were separated. the remaining two had bubbles protruding from the tread. the tires had 49,993 miles on them and these tires were on the tires when the car was purchased new in '03. *tr | |||
| 09/05/2005 | 27140 | 1 | 11/22/2003 |
| Tire bulged out and lost pressure while driving on highway. tires were original equipment on a new 2003 buick lesabre, bought in nov, 2003. the tires were general tires, brand ameri-gs60. as i was on a long range trip, the tire needed immediate replacement; the tire store said tire was defective and that the steel belt had given way.*jb | |||