Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 9852 | 04/13/1998 | 601290 | Information on tire company telephone numbers for customer assistance. *yc | 07/17/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 06/15/2010 | 132300 | ||
| The tire valve on my right rear tire failed while the car was garaged. this was the second valve failure in a pair of tires installed on 04/27/2007. the first valve failed (on the other tire in the pair) on 04/26/2009 while the car was also parked, but about 30 miles from home (see odi number 10279930). | |||
| 04/26/2009 | 124600 | 1 | |
| While at a destination about 30 miles from home, my left-front tire valve failed just as i was about to enter the parked car to head home. the air whooshed loudly out of the tire as i watched it deflate before my eyes. i called aaa for assistance in changing the tire and took the flat tire to my dealer the following day for replacement of the defective tire valve. the valve was installed as part of a new-tire installation on 04/24/2007 by my ford dealer. *tr | |||
| 08/20/2002 | 4 | 03/01/2002 | |
| Problems with suspension, electrical system, tires and driver seat. mr | |||
| 01/25/2002 | 1 | 11/01/1991 | |
| Steering failed. each front tire pointed different directions.*ak | |||
| 03/15/1996 | 5 | ||
| Two general ameri-tech tires failed, second one by tread separating/causing accident. *dsh | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 03/16/1997 | 1 | ||
| Sidewall of tire cracked, causing flat. | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 11/01/2005 | 1 | ||
| The consumer's general tires developed separation between the tread and the core. *ts *sc | |||
| 04/01/1999 | 4 | 04/23/1992 | |
| All four original tires failed with internal belt separations(general/ameritech st p205/65r15, dota3ur438102). | |||
| 04/01/1999 | 3 | 04/23/1992 | |
| Original tires failed due to internal belt separation, tire model and size general ameritech p205/65r/s. *yh | |||
| 03/15/1996 | 5 | ||
| General ameritech tire separted underneath left fender well, causing loss of control/accident. *sd | |||