Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 06/08/2010 | 290000 | ||
| At around 12:30 todd mcfadden (store manager of dunn tire llc 1170 central ave. dunkirk, ny 14048) adivised to michael shevlin (tire tech) to apply a tire that had been run on flat for an unknown distance on a customers car with out the consent or even having informed the customer of this 2000 vw passat. michael shevlin refused said labor and the order was carried out by another individual of the company. michael shevlin was dismissed from his duties for the day after refusing the labor. he advised to the store manager as well as the district manager that this practice was unsafe and could potentially be deadly to the installer of the tire as well as to the driver and passengers of the vehicle. being a nys licensed shop they have a duty to keep the customer safe to the best of their abilities and that did not happen today. | |||
| 03/08/2003 | 30000 | 2 | 05/30/2000 |
| I had two tires blow out within three weeks of each other. the tires are original to my 2000 vw passat gls wagon and have approximately 30000 miles of wear. the tires are made in germany - model: 195/65 r15 radial 91h m+s ecoplus contitouring contact *nlm | |||
| 09/01/2001 | 2 | 12/01/1999 | |
| Consumer stated there was a shake/shimmy in the steering wheel, the alignment was checked and tires were rotated, consumer was informed that everything was ok, however when consumer went back to have the shake/shimmy checked out it was determind that vehicle had a bad tire.*jb | |||
| 05/20/2001 | 1 | 06/01/2000 | |
| My rear right tire blew out and completely shredded on the freeway for no reason. it appeared others have reported the same situation. is this vehicle with these tires safe?*ak (dot number: hdtacxyx48 tiresize: 19565r1591) | |||
| 04/18/2001 | 1 | 12/01/1999 | |
| Tire failure. tire ripped from wheel. by the time the car stopped, the entire tire houseing had shredded off the rim.*ak (tiresize: r195/65r15)( dot number: tire size: r195/65r15 ) | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 08/08/2005 | 3 | ||
| Continental ecoplus 195/65 r15 radial tires were 2 yrs old with approx. 25,000 miles on them. my mechanic noticed two tires had bubbles in sidewalls (driver side front & rear) and were on the verge of blowouts. fortunately i was able to replace all 4 tires without further damage or crash. now with 4 new tires (same model) that are 2 weeks old, yesterday i discovered that one tire had 12.5 psi (front passenger side) while other 3 were at 30 psi. faulty again? *jb | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 06/14/2000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer felt a vibration in the steering wheel but by the time the consumer pulled over to the side of the road the left rear tire completly shredded/blownout (michelin mxv4 plus tire 205/65r15p). nlm | |||