Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 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 | |||
| 03/10/2001 | 2 | 03/01/2000 | |
| Replacement tires on a 1994, ford, thunderbied; aftermarket equipment installed at 69,000 miles, tire size p215/70r15, dot# unavailable. after replacement, vehicle would experience a severe bounce when driving 20 mph or more. *ak consumer stated that right rear, right front and left rear steel belt broke and replaced. at 89000 miles right front started thumping from broken steel belt. *yh | |||
| 09/25/2001 | 1 | 07/01/2001 | |
| The complete tire size is p215 70r15 97t m+s. on 9/25/01 i was traveling south on interstate 15 in california at approximately 60/65 mph when i heard a loud pop sound and then a furiously flapping noise. i thought i had a flat tire. i was able to pull over safely and what i found was the tread from the rear drivers side tire had shredded off. this caused damage to the rear bumper. *ak (dot number: w2m31pd134 tiresize: p21570r15) | |||
| 03/09/2000 | 2 | 02/22/2000 | |
| The tires came with the thunderbird & are cracked on the inside. there are hairline cracks on the outside, as well. the casing of the tires are breaking the tires. due to the cracks, tires are 1/2 inch from rim. taking vehicle back to dealer. the tires are lee p21570r15 - performance radial gt. idler pulley went out. | |||
| 03/16/1999 | 01/01/1995 | ||
| This car has been a total disappointment, whats more after my 7th ford product, and every attempt to maintain this car as new, it is still giving me default problems ie: window motor at 33000 miles....car is garaged!!!( dot number: ) | |||
| 12/15/1994 | |||
| Abs: brakes brake unevenly; vibration/shimming when applied; pulls to right; uneven tire wear. tt | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 08/09/2004 | 2 | ||
| In december of 2003 my wife had a michelin x radial plus sidewall blowout on her 94 t-bird. we replaced two tires a that times so they would be equal on the axle. then yesterday another michelin x radial plus sidewall blew on the same car only in the front this time. tire pressure was checked last week and the tread wear was even in both cases. we replaced both the remain two last night. the original set as well as the replacedment tires were purchased at costco. the first incident occured with 50% of the tread remaining the second time there was 25% tread left. the tires were approximately 3 years old. if everyone who bought these has had a 2 out of 4 failure rate, theres a problem. | |||
| 06/10/1995 | 0 | ||
| Sidewall on right rear tire separated due to a leak. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 03/10/2001 | 2 | 03/01/2000 | |
| Replacement tires on a 1994, ford, thunderbied; aftermarket equipment installed at 69,000 miles, tire size p215/70r15, dot# unavailable. after replacement, vehicle would experience a severe bounce when driving 20 mph or more. *ak consumer stated that right rear, right front and left rear steel belt broke and replaced. at 89000 miles right front started thumping from broken steel belt. *yh | |||
| 12/01/1993 | |||
| Thread separation at high speed caused severe shaking and vibration, risking loss of contol and accident.( dot number: fr 480 ? tire size: 215-70r15 ) | |||