Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | ||||||||||||||||
| 05T022000 | CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC. | T (Tire) | 34396 | 12/07/2005 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 11/21/2005 | 11/23/2005 | 571 | 119 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain continental contitrac tr owl, contitrac tr bsw, general grabber tr bsw, and contitrac bsw tires manufactured between may 29 and june 11, 2005, and sold as original equipment on certain ford trucks and sold as replacement tires. these tires can wear prematurely which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 119, new pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Affected tires may not meet the endurance test requirements of the standard. continued use of the affected tires can result in tire failure which could lead to vehicle damage or motor vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Continental will notify owners and replace the tires free of charge. the recall began on december 7, 2005. owners may contact continental at 704-588-5895. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 03/10/2012 | 125000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250 equipped with fts compass tires, size 235/85/r16. the contact was driving 20 mph when the front and rear passenger side tires exploded. the contact was not sure of the cause of the failure. the tires were neither inspected nor replaced. the tire failure mileage was unknown and the failure mileage of the vehicle was 125,000. the vin was not available. kmj | |||
| 03/10/2012 | 125000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns tires foreign tire sells (dot oukpf size235/85r16)(tires where used on 2006 ford f250). the contact stated while 20 mph the front passager side tire blow out and than the back passager side blow out. the vehicle was not towed. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 125,000 and the current mileage was 136,000. the vin was not available.jp | |||
| 11/07/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Tire seperation | |||
| 08/23/2008 | 61667 | 1 | |
| I purchased the tires (4) in april 2008 through a wholesaler friend. i had the tires install and liked them. on august 23, 2008 i was on my way home and about 6 or 7 mile from the house i felt a vibration in the front of the truck (06 ford f250). it got a little worse than there was a scraping noise than boom and the tread flies out from the right of the truck. i pulled off onto the shoulder and got out and could hardly believe what i saw. luckily no one was to my right as the truck swerved to the right. the tire was almost gone, the rim was damaged the right fender and door damaged and all the plastic parts were gone. this was on a saturday evening and i pulled the truck into a business so it was the truck was off the road. the next day we found some of the plastic pieces about 75 feet from where the tire blew. we took pictures and had to wait till monday to find out what need to happen. monday morning i contacted the wholesaler and he gave me the number to cooper tire. i called and they took down information and said i would receive a letter explaining what i needed to do to file a claim. that afternoon i was traveling home with my son and just before we turn on our road i start feeling another vibration and as i slow to turn the left front tire lets go and luckily the east bound traffic noticed and moved to the right because the truck swerved to the left. if the tractor trailer driver did not notice something was wrong my son and i would have gone head on into the tractor trailer. this time there was little damage to the truck and we were both alive praise the lord. now i was on the phone a second time to cooper tire and turning in a second claim. this is monday afternoon august 25, 2008. we got the truck off the road and i removed all the remaining tires and replaced them. remember these two tires separated about 48 hours apart. i just got a letter from coopers insurance company and they claim i caused the tires to separate so they are not repsonsible. *tr | |||
| 07/18/2006 | 1 | ||
| I had a flat tire on my 2004 ford f250. i took the lug bolts off but the tire would not come off of the axle. i called the dealer and they told me to get under the truck and hit the tire with a sledgehammer. this has to be very dangerous, particularly since the truck was raised up on a jack. according to the ford dealer this is a very common problem with ford trucks. i believe that this is a very hazardous situation and should be corrected. *jb | |||
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||
| 08/08/2008 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. the contact stated that the vehicle has an uncontrollable shake and whenever the hits a bumps the vehicle shakes. the contact stated that the problem is at its worse when the vehicle is going 50 mph or more. the manufacturer gave the caller a disclaimer saying the problem was a result of improper tire inflation. the contact stated that when the tires are inflated at the manufacturer | |||
| 02/11/2006 | 38000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle drove over a bump in the road and began to shimmy and vibrate excessively. the failures occurred whenever the vehicle traveled over rough road surfaces. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection, but they were unable to duplicate the failures. the dealer suggested that a loss of tire pressure may have possibly contributed to the failures. the failures occurred on twenty separate occasions. the service warranty expired and the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was 38,000 and current mileage was 50,500. | |||