Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 07/17/2000 | 1 | 04/01/1998 | |
| The entire tread section debonded and seperated from the rest of the tire. the tire immediatelly lost all pressure. the vehiche became uncontrollable and left the right side of the interstate. the vehicle became airborne for 40 to 50 feet and impacted on the right forward quarter panel. the vehicle then rolled four times coming to rest on it's wheels. all the occupant were wearing seat belts, which saved their lives. all were airlifted to good samaritan hospital in phoenix az. my wife suffered two dislocated carpels in her left wrist, bruised left shoulder and bruised right arm. my daughter's right wrist was severly lacerated that required intensive recontructive surgery. my son's suffered only bumps and bruises and was treated and released from the hospital. my daughter is going to require extensive rehab for her right hand, but the doctor is optimistic for recovery. these tires were recently rotated, were properly serviced and inspected before my family left on their trip.( dot number: tire size: p175/65r14 ) | |||
| 06/25/1998 | |||
| Defective steering system caused loss of steering control, resulting in an accident. prior to the accident, steering had a vibration and tires were worn too quickly. also had a problem with vehicle overheating intermittently. dealer cannot determine problem. *ak | |||
| 08/24/1998 | 4 | 08/21/1998 | |
| Uniroyal yoldypri 476 (p175) tires did not hold air properly causing excessive wear and failure. | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 10/22/1998 | 4 | 08/21/1998 | |
| All four tires replaced due to excessive wear on tread, (uniroyal p175). | |||