Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 09/01/2004 | 1 | ||
| After purchasing tires and placing them on the vehicle. the right rear tire blew out from the inside. next the vehicle started to buckle, the left front tire blew out. the consumer drove to a tire shop and the other two tires are defective. *jb | |||
| 07/26/1997 | 1 | 11/02/1998 | |
| Vehicle is leaking anti freeze between the head gasket and the engine due to defective casting.*ak tires were showing heal and toe wearing. dealer offered to prorated tires but customer declined. *yh | |||
| 1 | 02/01/1997 | ||
| Tires worn out at 25,000 miles (general tire p215/75r-15). *yc | |||
| 1 | |||
| The tire was worn out.( p215/75r15) yh | |||
| 1 | 12/02/1996 | ||
| Tire disintegrated / shredded while traveling at high speed - ( qcu r p*yc/ ) bw tires. *yc | |||
| 1 | 03/01/1997 | ||
| Cut in left rear american genereal tire. | |||
| 05/13/1997 | |||
| While driving (60) mph driver experienced a blow out on the rear passenger's tire. the rim and tire will be replaced. *ak | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 12/28/2002 | 2 | ||
| Sidewall failure. two tires within 2 months. tread depth worn to (3 readings taken across width of tread) .220, .240, .240 tire description firestone fr440 p225/70r15 100s m + 5 dot hyuu 4fa s/n (??) 140 (this number is molded into all three remaining tires) mounted on 1997 chevrolet astrovan 96,000 miles the first tire that failed was left in pieces all over freeway. the second tire failed while sitting in garage. i attempted repair of 2nd tire and was told sidewall had delaminated and could not be repaired. i have kept this tire for anyone to look at who wishes to. i can get police report confirming that i had tire failure on interstate because i required police assistance to keep from being run over while putting on spare tire. willis clark e-mail wgclark39@yahoo.com | |||
| 0 | 02/25/1997 | ||
| General tire ruptured at sidewall. | |||
| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
| 09/16/1998 | 1 | ||
| The spare tire, supplied by the manufacturer, was not the proper size for vehicle. as a result of being used, the front axle and transfer case have been destroyed. | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 07/20/2003 | 1 | ||
| While driving 60-62 mph rear driver side tire experienced tread separation. 4 tires were replaced on 07-02-03. *ak | |||
| 03/13/2003 | 96900 | 1 | 01/20/1999 |
| The left rear firestone tire i purchased at montgomery wards lost the tread while driving and caused me to swerve across the road a number of times before getting the van under control. *nlm | |||
| 04/22/1998 | |||
| General tires p215-75-r-15, experience excessive wear of the tread on the inside and outside of the tire every 6,000 miles. nothing left, no tread left, highway travelling and around town. dealer contacted and is aware of the problem. they will replace the tires, attempted to order, still on backorder. *ak | |||