Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 3, 2010
I BOUGHT 4 DOUGLAS P215/65R16BW TIRES FROM WAL-MART IN PISCATAWAY, NJ IN FEBRUARY, 2006. THOSE DOUGLAS TIRES WERE ACKNOWLEDGED TO HAVE BEEN FABRICATED BY GOODYEAR TO WAL-MART'S SPECS. MY VEHICLE IS A CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LTD, WHICH FOR ME HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL, RELIABLE VEHICLE. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR 20,000 MILES SINCE THEN. THE TIRES SHOW ONLY MODEST WEAR AND I THOUGHT WERE PERFORMING WELL, DRIVEN MOSTLY IN FLORIDA, WHERE I NOW RESIDE. SIX TIMES SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A WAL-MART STORE BECAUSE OF A SLOW LEAK IN THE TIRES (I HAD PURCHASED LIFETIME SERVICE), AND EACH TIME SOME WORK WAS DONE WHICH TEMPORARILY SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS WEEK I TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE THE AIR LEAKAGE HAS BECOME MORE SEVERE. I WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE TIRES HAVE "DRY ROT" CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO WARM PAVEMENT AND SUNLIGHT. THEY WILL NOT TOUCH THE TIRES BECAUSE THE BEAD IS SO DELICATE IT COULD BREAK AT ANY MOMENT. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR LEST A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE INJURE ME, MY FAMILY, OR OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY.
- NHTSA ID
- 10323572
- Incident
- Apr 2, 2010
- Mileage
- 157,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Oct 29, 2003
CHROME RIMS AND WHEELS ARE PEELING, THIS IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TIRES TO FLATTEN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10045016
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Jun 20, 2003
CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH A TEARING ON A TIRE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THE RIMS WERE BAD.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10024611
- Mileage
- 71,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Mar 19, 2003
TIRES LOSING AIR DUE TO CHROME PLATED ALUMINUM RIMS BEING BADLY CORRODED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10011334
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Feb 20, 2003
WHEEL RIMS ARE ARE LEAKING DUE TO OXIDATION ON THE PLATING. ALL TIRES LEAKING AIR WEEKLY. NOTE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM INDICATES IT IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE.
- NHTSA ID
- 10007855
- Incident
- Aug 16, 2002
- Mileage
- 40,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 22, 2002
THE TIRE RACK (WWW.TIRERACK.COM) IS SELLING TIRES FOR MINIVANS WITH A LOAD INDEX RATING OF 96T. THEY TELL CUSTOMERS THAT LOAD INDEX IS PROPER FOR MINIVANS. THAT IS INCORRECT ACCORDING TO MICHELIN AND OTHER TIRE MANUFACTUERS. THE LOAD INDEX RATING NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST 98. I RECEIVED 31000 MILES ON A SET OF MICHELIN X-1 TIRES THAT HAVE AN 80000 MILE WARRANTY. MICHELIN AGREED TO WARRANTY THE TIRES EVEN THOUGH THE TIRE RACK SOLD ME INCORRECT TIRES. THE TIRE RACK MUST BE STOPPED FROM PUTTING OUT FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT LOAD RATING INDEX. MICHELIN HAS TOLD ME THEY HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT TIRES AND THEY ARE ALL RELATED TO TREADWEAR AND THE PROPER LOAD INDEX RATING. DT
- NHTSA ID
- 768728
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Oct 15, 2002
CONSUMER STATES TIRES ARE CONSTANTLY LOSING AIR PRESSURE. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DLR WHO DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE'S RIMS ARE DISINTEGRATING. MR
- NHTSA ID
- 8020832
- Incident
- Oct 1, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 26, 2002
TRANSFER CASE BLEW OUT AFTER A SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE DRIVEN WITH A SPARE TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 8019532
- Incident
- Jul 25, 2002
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Sep 10, 2002
RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT. INSPECTION BY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOUND THAT THE WHEEL RIM HAD SUSTAINED SEVERE CORROSION DAMAGE. CORROSION HAD EATEN THROUGH THE CHROME PLATING ON THE ALUMINUM ,AND CAUSED PINHOLE LEAKS, LEADING TO THE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. INSPECTION OF THE OTHER THREE WHEELS INDICATED MODERATE CORROSION ON ONE OF THE OTHER RIMS. CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATING TO CORROSION AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN INVESTIGATION PENDING. *TT...*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 567403
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 3, 2002
TIRES WERE LOSING AIR PRESSURE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND REPLACED TIRE VALVE STEM. WORK PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE CHEMICAL REACTION WITH TIRE REPAIR SEALANT, WHICH CONSUMER CLAIMED WAS NEVER USED WITH THIS VEHICLE. AN EMPLOYEE AT A SALVAGE YARD INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM OF CONTINUED LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES COULD BE RELATED TO A CHEMICAL REACTION WITH THE CHROME PLATING OF WHEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8001436
- Incident
- Jan 25, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 26, 2001
2 deaths reported
I HAVE TWO WHEELS ON THIS VEHICLE THAT KEPT GOING FLAT WITH NO APARENT REASON. INVESTIGATION REVEALED IT WAS CORROSION AROUND THE VALVE STEM. THIS WAS ORIGINALY BLAMED ON SALT CORROSION. THIS VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN IN SALT AS I AM A SNOW BIRD AND GO SOUTH FOR THE WINTER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED SAVERE CORROSION AROUND THE SAFETY AND SEALING BEAD. IN THE INNER SECTION OF THE WHEEL WHERE IT IS ONLY .150 INCH THICK THE CORROSION IS .110 INCH DEEP. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND HAVE REPLACED THE TWO DEFECTIVE WHEELS. ONE OF THE WHEELS WHEN REMOVED CONTAINED ABOUT 1/2 CUP OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE WATER.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 749230
- Incident
- Apr 2, 2001
Powertrain (other)Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 2, 2001
ALL FOUR WHEELS ON MY MINI-VAN ARE CORRODING AND TIRE FAILURES ARE RESULTING FROM THE PITTING ON THE WHEELS WEARING THE SEALS ON THE TIRES. THE CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS IS A FAILURE WHICH IS PRESENTING A SAFETLY HAZARD, BUT STATES THAT CHRYSLER WILL OFFER NO ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE AS THE VAN IS BEYOND THE WARRANTY LIMIT FOR MILEAGE. A SECOND 1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED MINI-VAN BELONGING TO A NEIGHBOUR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M30D TIRESIZE: 215/65R16)
- NHTSA ID
- 743432
- Incident
- Feb 15, 2001
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.