1998 Chrysler Sebring Tires & wheels Problems

BEGAN HEARING A LIGHT VIBRATION IN THE SEATS OF MY VEHICLE AS I WAS DRIVING. I DROVE APPROX. 90 MILES ON IT WHEN PART OF THE TIRE TREAD OF MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL BEGAN PEELING OFF. IT IS A COOPER COBRA 91T P215/55R16 M45 RADIAL GT THAT I PURCHASED APPROX. AT MOST 12,000 MILES AGO. I BOUGHT THESE TWO REAR TIRES FOR MY 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. MY FRONT TIRES I PURCHASED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO BUT GOT A DIFFERENT BRAND. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED AND CHANGED THE TIRE WITH MY MINITATURE SPARE TIRE. THIS ALL HAPPENED TODAY.....NO ACCIDENTS/NO INJURIES...THE TIRE IS STILL INFLATED..IT IS JUST MISSING THE OUTER AND A COUPLE OF INNER LAYERS OF THREAD WITH NUMEROUS WIRES PROTRACTING OUT. THE AREA EFFECTED IS APPROX. 10 INCHES LONG...

NHTSA ID

10165281

Incident

Aug 11, 2006

Mileage

59,590 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE INSIDE. THIS RESULTED IN CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, VEHICLE WENT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ROLLED ONTO A FIELD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC,WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10089819

Incident

Nov 24, 2002

Mileage

65,000 mi

I PURCHASED PRECEPT TOURING TIRES AT DISCOUNT TIRE IN JULY. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE 10 OF THEM REPLACED SINCE THAT TIME. THEY ARE TERRIBLE TIRES AND I HAVE WASTED NOT ONLY A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY BUT TIME AS WELL. EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM HAS A BAD SPOT IN IT--THEY HAVE ALL VIBRATED--AND MY CAR HAS PERFECT ALIGNMENT. I EVEN HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT BY MY OWN MECHANIC AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO DISCOUNT. MY MECHANIC SAID HE REFUSES TO SELL GOODYEAR BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. A MECHANIC FROM SAM'S CLUB SAID THE SAME THING--DON'T BUY GOODYEAR. I ONLY WISH I HAD KNOWN THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE TIRES; THE CONSUMER PRODUCTS WEBSITES DON'T HAVE THIS INFORMATION...YET. AM NOT EVEN SURE THE TIRES ARE SAFE.PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY OF MY CONTACT INFO FOR ANY TYPE OF ADVERTISING OR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10045872

Incident

Jul 31, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING RIGHT SIDE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. *AK

NHTSA ID

8012577

GOODYEAR BLOW OUT ON THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGERS SIDE. REPLACED TIRE,

NHTSA ID

9005549

Incident

Oct 19, 2001

ON 12/2000 A TREAD SEPARATION WAS ENCOUNTERED AND YOU WERE INFORMED AT THAT TIME. ON 9/27/01 I SURVIVED A COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE. THE SIDEWALL WAS RIPPED IN A STRAIGHT LINE FROM THE BEAD TO THE TREAD. THE GOODYEAR DEALER SAID IT WAS A TREAD SEPARATION AND INFORMED ME THAT THE OTHER FRONT TIRE (RIGHT), WAS IN DANGER OF DOING THE SAME THING. BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M6PCLNWR25 TIRESIZE: P215/50R17)

NHTSA ID

752899

Incident

Sep 27, 2001

WHILE DRIVE FROM PHILADELPHIA PA TO LINTHICUM, MD ON I-95, MY DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE - WHICH IS 6 WEEKS OLD - BLEW OUT. MY TIRE WAS NOT IMPROPERLY INFLATED NOR WAS I APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED SPEED RATING. HAVING TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO SAFETY, DURING RUSH HOUR ON AN INTERSTATE WAS MORE THAN HAZARDOUS, HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE PREVENTING INJURY TO MYSELF, MY PASSENGER, OR OTHER COMMUTERS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED WHO INFORMED ME THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE THROUGH THEIR ESTABLISHMENT OR THE MANUFACTURER. THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A LEGITIMATE STATEMENT CONSIDERING THAT THIS TYPE OF DEFECT ENDANGERS SO MANY LIVES. PLEASE INVESTIAGE THIS INCIDENT AND ADVISE ME WHAT OTHER COURSE OF ACTION IS AVAILABLE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/55R16)

NHTSA ID

751519

Incident

Aug 30, 2001

GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRE, P215/50R17, DOT M6PCLNWR107, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING VIBRATION, GOODYEAR EXCHANGED TIRE AT A 50% PRORATE. *SLC

NHTSA ID

876818

Incident

Dec 19, 2000

SEVERAL FLAT TIRES, SINCE LESS THAN 15K MILES ON VEHICLE -- I'VE HAD OVER A HALF DOZEN FLATS IN THE TWO YEARS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE( DOT NUMBER: )

NHTSA ID

737762

Incident

Nov 23, 2000

SINCE PURCHASING MY SEBRING IN MAY '98 I HAVE HAD 6 FLAT TIRES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A FLAT BEFORE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH OTHER SEBRING OWNERS IT SEEMS THERE COULD BE A FAULT IN THE SOFT ALUMINUM WHEELS. I HAVE JUST HAD MY SECOND FLAT IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND AM AFRAID TO GET INTO THE CAR. THIS IS HAPPENING ON 3 OF MY WHEELS,NOT JUST THE SAME ONE. USUALLY IT IS A SLOW LEAK. I WORK FOR THE AIRLINES AND I AM OUT OF THE COUNTRY QUITE A BIT. THIS MAKES IT EVEN MORE STRANGE AS I PROBABLY DRIVE HALF THE MILES OF ANYONE ELSE. SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR FROM ANOTHER PERSON IN MAY '98 I HAVE DRIVEN ONLY 15,000 MILES. WHAT SHOULD I DO? THANKS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: OEP215/50R)

NHTSA ID

737610

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. SHE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, AND A KNOT WAS COMING FROM INSIDE, OUT OF TIRE. RIGHT FRONT TIRE LOOKED LIKE IT IWAS DRY ROTTEN. GOODYEAR, PR21550R17. SHE WILL CONTACT GOODYEAR.*AK

NHTSA ID

871664

Incident

Sep 27, 2000

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF THIS CAR!! THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN CHARLOTTE, BUT I LIVE IN SPARTANBURG, SO ALL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED AT QUALITY CHRYSLER (1030 N. CHURCH ST., SPARTANBURG, SC 29303; PHONE: 864/596-4550). THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY IN 11/98, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THEY FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM IN 6/98. STARTED HAVING ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS IN 11/99, AND THEY STATED ONCE AGAIN THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. - THE DOOR PANELS HAVE COME OFF OF BOTH DOORS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. BLEW A TIRE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. RIM APPEARS TO HAVE CUT THROUGH SIDE WALL. - HORN ON RIGHT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT I COULDN'T ALERT A VEHICLE THAT WAS ABOUT TO SHIFT INTO MY LANE. I HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. - I HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT SAFETY ISSUES, INCLUDING : SPOTS IN PAINT ON SPOILER, ALARM SOUNDING WHEN UNLOCKING PASSENGER DOOR WITH KEY, SPOTS ON BACK WINDOW. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS MY VERY FIRST NEW CAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

717496

TIRES (WEAK) SIDEWALL BLOWOUT WHEN HITTING POT HOLE (P215/55R 16 915). *YC

NHTSA ID

607418

LEFT REAR (MICHELIN XGT4) TIRE FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID

607351

Incident

Oct 1, 1998