Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 04/14/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Driving on i-95 in florida, when i experienced a violent shaking of the truck. the truck swerved side to side almost resulting in a crash. i was able to control the truck and bring it to the side of the road. i discovered that my driver side rear tire had the tread separated from the tire. it was cooper tire discoverer h/t 265/70r17. so far, cooper took my information and is going to send paperwork on the damage to the truck. | |||
| 09/26/2009 | 96000 | 1 | |
| I purchased new tires and rims in 05/2006. these tires and rims are only used from may through october. on september 26, 2009 i had a tire lose air on the interstate. i pulled over as rapidly as possible. upon examination i found the valve stem to be cause of the tire failure,upon further examination i found the other wheels had valve stems that were cracking in the same manner as the valve stem that failed. i had the valve stems replacedin the three tires that didn't fail but was unable to on the tire that went flat because of sidewall damage to that tire. at this time i found out there had been a recall on valve stems. after further investigation i found out my valve stems are not part of the recall. the recall involves valve stems manufactured for dill or tech international between 07/2006 and 11/ 2006. the valve stems i have are tr 413 manufactured by argo winsoonshanghai. i have two of the valve stems and the damaged tire. *tr | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 06/20/2008 | 61000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. the vehicle has goodyear wrangler tires, size p235/70r16. the contact stated that the sidewalls of all five (including spare) tires were defective. they looked as if someone had taken a knife and cut around the tires. he took the vehicle in for a tire rotation and oil change, which is when the defective tires were discovered. initially, the manufacturer was going to replace the tires; however, the contact was not so certain at the time of the complaint. the current and failure mileages were approximately 61,000. | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 06/16/2008 | 122000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f-150. the vehicle has continental sport lt/suv tires, size lt235/85r16. while driving 65 mph, the tread from the rear driver's side separated from the tire. the failure damaged the wheel well on the vehicle. that same day, the contact noticed that the tire was wobbling. the tire has not been diagnosed by the dealer. the dot number was unknown. the vehicle current and failure mileages were 122,000 and the tire failure mileage was 10,000. | |||
| 06/25/2007 | 59000 | 2 | 05/01/2003 |
| Tread came off, total failure, explosive consequences: two fender braces ripped off, the right rear fender damaged substantially, and the right rear taillight smashed from the tire tread hitting the inside if the fender well. another tire just afterwards had to be replaced when because it was making a ...rump-rump sound. suspect tire tread separation in both instances. *jb | |||