Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 08/30/2008 | 100000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile silhouette. the vehicle has toyo 800 ultra tires. while driving between 70-72 mph, both front tires and one rear tire flattened on three different occasions. prior to the failures, the contact felt a vibration in the steering column. the vehicle felt as though it was driving unevenly. the tires flattened instantly. the fourth tire has cracks in it and is about to fail like the others. the tires had 20,000 miles and 75% proration remaining. the contact has pictures available. the failure mileage was 100,000. | |||
| 04/17/2001 | 100 | 09/01/1998 | |
| I've had brakes fixed, and have replaced the tires twice! the back-end keeps making noise every time you change the gear from park to drive or any other gear. the brakes squeal a lot and the back end seems like it wants to come off, very loud and very loud squealing. would not recommend anyone to buy this type of vehicle and i won't buy another one! car has had these problems since purchased new in 1998, but under a 5 year lease, i feel stuck! very dissatisfied customer!*ak | |||
| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
| 01/01/2006 | 133000 | 1 | 04/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving at 30 mph the spare tire cables broke under the vehicle . the spare tire fell and was lost. *ak. although no one sustained injuries, witnesses walking on a sidewalk near the incident explained what had happened. this may have been a serious malfunction if it occurred on highway or at speeds of 65 mph or in case of a high pedestrian area. the repairs have been made as of 01/14/2006. *ak under vehicle mounted tire was disengaged from factory cable mounting while operating vehicle under normal conditions. the cable failed, causing the tire to be lost. although no one was injured, witness walking on the sidewalk near the incident explained to the contact what had happened. this may have been a serious malfunction if it occurred on a highway or at speeds of 65 mph or in case of a high pedestrian area. repairs hav ebeen made as of 01/14/2006. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 55000 | 1 | ||
| When traveling up a hill under wet conditions wheels slip. consumer states it's the wrong tread design on the tire. *ak | |||
| 2 | 12/16/1997 | ||
| After 2/3 of the tire (general xp2000 size p215 70 r15) tread wore off the tires, the tire was not strong enough to travel a normal gravel road without the stones puncturing the tire tread. nlm | |||
| 09/02/2000 | 1 | ||
| Tire tread completely came off leaving only sidewalls on the rim. this happened instantly with no warning while driving at high speed. gm dealer says tire only warrented under the 36 month bumper to bumper warranty. general tire does not warrant tires that are ome. (tiresize: 215/70r15)( dot number: tire size: 215/70r15 ) | |||