Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 12/26/2009 | 34012 | 1 | |
| My right front studded snow tire ( purchased oct of 2008) suddenly lost air on an interstate highway. i pulled over and the tire was half down. i went back to the seller today and they said i needed a new tire $97 and they have valve stems that go bad all the time. *tr | |||
| 07/25/2007 | 4 | ||
| Kelly tire 195 65 r14 one tire came apart on freeway, one had a very large bump, one had a broke belt and one was wearing real bad on the rear. they were one approx. 2-3 months old. it was aligned by purcell tire in princenton, ky were i purchased the tires. *jb | |||
| 03/01/2002 | 1 | 04/29/2000 | |
| Sign of cracking is showing on front and rear drivers side tires on a 2001, hyundai, elantra; original equipment, tire size p195/60r14, dot# hnbhbm8x389. dealer/manufacturer were notified. *ak michelin xgt tires, tire store stated the 2 front tires would be replaced free of charge if the consumer purchased 2 rear tires, consumer declined. *slc | |||
| 09/28/2001 | 2 | ||
| 2000 hyundai, elantra, original equipment, tire size 195/60r14, at 14,000 miles both front tires had to be replaced because of tire blistering, at 16,900 miles consumer replaced the left rear tire due to a blowout.*ak *slc | |||
| 09/27/2000 | 1 | 03/01/2000 | |
| Michelin all season steel belted tire (p195 60 r14) experienced blowout, the blowout caused the consumer to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a concrete divider, during this the airbag experienced no deployment, the vehicle is a total loss because of the accident. *slc | |||
| 1 | 09/17/2000 | ||
| The right front michelin tire had a bubble protruding from the tire (195/65/14). nlm | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 3 | ||
| Firestone tire failure steel belt separation from the tread. *mr the consumer purchased two new tires for the rear of his vehicle because one of his original tires had a slow leak. the consumer was not aware that the tire dealer replaced the two rear tires with firestone tires. after the new tires were installed that consumer wife began to complain about the vehicle wobbling while driving. the consumer took the vehicle to a local pep boys so they could check the tires. during this check they informed the consumer that the tread on one of the rear tires had separated and that was what was causing the car to wobble while being driven. *nm *sc | |||
| 09/18/2000 | 1 | 09/01/2000 | |
| Internal belt separation--occurred first time on passenger front, now it has occurred on passenger rear. i will be replacing all four tires with something else due to this continued problem, fear of well-being in danger due to defect, and the factor that the manufacturer does not manufacture these tires any more. (tiresize: 195/60/r14)( dot number: tire size: 195/60/r14 ) | |||