Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 01/15/2010 | 87769 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet equinox. the vehicle was equipped with firestone destination le 235/65/16 tires. the contact was driving approximately 45 on normal road conditions when there was a loud noise outside of the vehicle. suddenly, the vehicle swayed off the road into a ditch. there were no personal injuries. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. the front passenger tire exploded and the rear passenger tire sidewall exhibited an extremely large bubble. the vehicle has not been driven due to a safety hazard. the tires have not been replaced at this time. the failure mileage was 87,769. the dot number was unavailable. | |||
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||
| 01/05/2013 | 300 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet equinox. the contact stated that the tire pressure monitoring light illuminated continuously while the vehicle was on. the contact also stated that while driving 25 mph, acceleration power reduced dramatically and the vehicle decelerated to 3 mph. the contact also stated that both headlights failed and needed to be replaced every 3 months and the brake lights had failed and needed to be replaced. in addition, the windshield wipers failed to operate when activated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was confirmed that the throttle body had failed and needed to be replaced. no other repairs were completed. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 300. | |||