Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 07/15/2008 | 162000 | 1 | |
| Highway driving-2 sidewall blowouts and 1 flattened within a 7 week period. tires were purchased in feb 07 with approx. 20 k miles. 3 different tires blew out and i replaced all 4. *tr | |||
| 02/12/2001 | 66900 | 1 | |
| Consumer experienced two tire blow outs while driving. *ph one blowout was on the front passenger side the other one was on the front passenger's side. . *nm | |||
| 06/08/2002 | 3 | 05/01/2000 | |
| I braked and swerved to avoid hitting a metal tank that just fell off a trailer in front of me, hit the tank on the right front, then discontinued braking. then the right front, left front, and right rear tires collapsed off the rims. i lost control of the car, swerved into the median/ditch, car turned 180 degrees and rolled back (almost rolled over). car sustained significant body and undercarriage damage. due to seat belt usage, my passenger and i sustained minor injuries only. i was travelling 50 mph on a 4-lane divided highway. weather was 90 degrees, sunny, and dry. if the tires had not failed, i would have had minor body damage only. complete dot number is bfrwtu410202.*ak | |||
| 4 | |||
| Vehicle has required four tire replacements, approximately every 10,000miles,since ownershp have had escalating problems of vehicle pulling right,new tires hae been installed because of uneven wear at 30,445,38,800, 47,649 and now 59,097 miles, vehicle alignment in the past has not solved problem, consumer was adv that tire rotation would correct the pulling to the right of the vehicle,by rotating the tires back to the way they were, and was adv to come back in at 7,500 miles then rotate tires and do an alignment, consumer did not give type of tires, tire wear could be related to a suspension problem or tire problem. *jb | |||
| 09/01/2000 | 1 | 11/04/1994 | |
| Goodyear invicta tires p195/75r14 experiencing cupping and uneven wear, which causes a noise while driving, tires were replaced. faulty sending unit, causing gas gauge to always register 3/4 tank full. *slc | |||
| 08/25/1998 | |||
| One tire was losing ai., mechanic states all four tires were unsafe, tire is general tire 1957014. tires were on the car when purchased. at 20,000 miles tires were defective. dealer cannot duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| 06/07/1996 | 2 | 12/13/1994 | |
| General tires (p-195/70r14) failed, split in tires. | |||
| 12/31/1994 | 1 | ||
| Tire failed. *dsh | |||
| 07/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Goodyear tire failure. | |||
| 07/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Goodyear tires make noise. | |||
| 07/05/1995 | 3 | 07/12/1995 | |
| Abs brake system, when brakes applied noticed noisy and long stopping distance. tt passenger seat failure. window squeaks when winding it down. vehicle has experienced two flat tires, consumer did not give any specific tire information. *slc | |||
| 07/26/1995 | 6 | ||
| Goodyear invicta tire fails to stop vehicle on wet roads, causing vehicle to slide through two intersections. *aw | |||
| TIRES - BEAD | |||
| 03/01/1998 | |||
| Vehicle does not stop in time, stopping distance is not as good as it should be. contacted dealer,and dealer changed calipers/ drums, and master cylinder. *ak | |||
| Consumer stated that on the dunlop tire p205/65r15 which was purchased with vehicle the cord separated from the rubber of the tire, causing a bubble to form in the tire, resulting in the vehicle vibrating when traveling. consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer knows of the problem. please provide further details. *ak | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 01/11/2003 | 149950 | 1 | |
| Tire sidewall failure occurred when vehicle was parked. failure occurred on inner sidewall. no abrasions or other signs of damage, just a 2-1/2 split in the sidewall. | |||
| 09/10/2001 | 03/17/1995 | ||
| After leaving a paved road at 35mph double fine enforced construction zone, wheel response to steering became erratic and the car vibrated, steering and suspension check out fine, two tires has a bulge and two had cracks in the tread grooves, tire replacement recommended. one other time a sudden loss of air in a tire, resulted from a valve stem extension malfunctioned. | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 08/01/2000 | |||
| Pe00 020; was traveling about 50mph on highway and noticed slight vibration . right rear tire tread separated from tires. there were no injuries reported. he contacted firestone, tire wasn't on recall.*ak | |||
| TIRES - VALVE | |||
| 09/10/2001 | 03/17/1995 | ||
| After leaving a paved road at 35mph double fine enforced construction zone, wheel response to steering became erratic and the car vibrated, steering and suspension check out fine, two tires has a bulge and two had cracks in the tread grooves, tire replacement recommended. one other time a sudden loss of air in a tire, resulted from a valve stem extension malfunctioned. | |||