Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 07/26/2001 | 1 | 04/01/1998 | |
| This tire suffered a catastrophic failure at 65 m.p.h. for no apparent reason on a straight stretch of highway. i have personally checked the inflation and wear patterns on these tires weekly, inflating them per saturn's recomended p.s.i (posted in the door jam). these tires are nowhere near the wear-bar indicators, and show absolutely no irregular wear due to misalignment etc. etc. the sidewalls completely (and instantly) separated from the tread, it is a clean separation similar to that which is regularly seen on tractor-trailer retread failures. i still posess the failed tire, and showed it to the firestone dealer. he was reasonable, and offered me a discount rate on replacement tires. there is no explanation for this failure, and if it woud have occurred on a curve in the road a potentially damaging accident may have taken place. i believe this tire was defective, and therefore am reporting it to you in the hope that if this is a common occurence a warning may be posted. a saturn coupe has a very low center of gravity, and this is the only reason my car did not lose control (or overturn). if you wish to obtain a picture of this tire please e-mail me at the given address (rtaylor229@yahoo.com). i will be more than happy to scan in a picture. if i am not contacted by october-5-01 i will assume that it is o.k. for me to dispose of the tire carcass. thank you. *ak (dot number: w2v9vfb217 tiresize: p195/60r15) | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 07/14/2001 | 1 | ||
| Tread separation. tread came completely off tire. steal belt is showing and there is a hole in the tire. caused body damage to car. i am not sure what the numbers are , but i have two sets of numbers for the tires. one set is bm01854-1 the other is p195/60r15 87h mts. very unsafe tires. | |||