Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 12835 | 06/01/1999 | 6092006 | Subject regarding tire balance hint. *tt | 11/17/2000 | |
| 9852 | 04/13/1998 | 601290 | Information on tire company telephone numbers for customer assistance. *yc | 07/17/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 03/22/2009 | 74800 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford econoline van. the vehicle has cooper wintermaster tires, size 235/75/r15. while driving 55 mph, the contact heard a loud popping and grinding noise coming from the rear driver's side of the vehicle. he pulled over to inspect the vehicle and noticed that the rear driver's side tire was blown. there was tread separation and a large portion of the steel belt was exposed. the contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. the failure and current mileages were 74,800. | |||
| 06/30/2002 | 1 | 11/01/2000 | |
| Heard thumping and started to slow when tire blew and van became hard to control. van pulled onto dirt shoulder (of two lane highway) and almost flipped.managed to get back onto road, slowed down and stopped. changed tire. it was destroyed. the tread was separated, and the sidewall blown apart in several places on both sides. the rim was undamaged to my eye, and the bead near the rim was also undamaged. the tire shop removed the tire, looked for a cause of the blow out but could find none. the steel belts and tread were completely separated from carcass around 80% of circumference and partially around the rest.the nylon cords were exposed where ever the belts had separated and were shredded and probably caused the sudden tire failure with only a few minutes of thumping as a warning of impending failure.whole event probably took less than 2 minute. i have more of these tires in the car now.*ak | |||
| 03/13/1998 | |||
| Abs brakes; when applying brakes in a panic stop, brakes fail to stop the vehicle. mechanic at dealership blamed the brakes failing on uneven tire wear frpm when tires were rotated. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 09/20/2000 | 1 | 08/01/2000 | |
| Tread seperated from carcass at spead causing partial loss of car control. could have led to serious accident.( dot number: vdhl frw tire size: p235/75r15 ) | |||