Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 03/01/2001 | 1 | 01/01/1989 | |
| This tire and rim is the original spare tire that came with the vehicle when new. spare tire was mounted on rear axle of vehicle for first time use. after a few miles of use, noticed a tire wobble condition. thought it was one of the front tires so replaced them with new. problem persisted. swapped out rear tires and rims with others and isolated the problem to be the nos spare that i had just put on 100 miles earlier. with the intention of bringing the tire/rim to a tire dealer for inspection, remounted this tire/rim in the spare tire carrier in passenger compartment. the next day, i went out to the vehicle and noticed that the tire had exploded. fortunately a window was left down. otherwise, all the vehicle glass would have been blown out from the explosion, possibly injuring a pedestrian nearby. if a person had been in the vehicle, especially if sitting right in front of the tire, they could have been injured severely or lost their eardrums. i still have the tire for inspection.*ak (dot number: m3cc861x3 tiresize: p205/75r15) | |||
| 1 | |||
| Original equipment; tire exploded while inside of vehicle. *ak tire was a michelin xw4 (p205 75 r15) dot #m3cc861x508, michelin will not cover costs of vehicle damage that was caused to the inside of the roof, the dome light, and the roof liner due to the explosion of the tire. *slc | |||
| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
| 06/06/1997 | |||
| While driving the jeep about 30 mph, michelin spare tire exploded in the back of the jeep. the belts separated from the tire and the tire cover sheared off. the roof liner was damaged by the explosion. the dome light was also damaged. $850.00 worth of damage was done to the jeep. michelin has not replaced the tire, or taken responsiblity for damages to the jeep. michelin tire xw4, manufactured in 1988. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 04/20/2000 | 1 | ||
| Was traveling 50mph & had heard a noise. started to have shaking in the steering wheel. stopped vehicle & checked tires. left front tire was flat & the tread had separated & was shredded. had to get tire replaced, but did not have tire. tires were not the original tires on the jeep cherokee. firestone atx, 0235/75rf15 with 20,000 miles on a 1989 jeep, cherokee.*ak firestone replaced the three tires at no charge to customer. *yh | |||
| 0 | |||
| While driving about 50 mph left rear tire had a tread separation. consumer could keep control of vehicle. firestone 15. *ak | |||