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1999 Cobra Salem Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 8, 2002
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Apr 8, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1999 Cobra Salem. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 8, 2002

OCTOBER 28, 2001, PULLING TRAILER AT 55 MPH, 8:PM, LEFT SIDE FRONT TRAILER TIRE COMES APART AND TREAD IS IS FLUNG THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL AND INTO THE INSDE OF THE TRAILER. THIS CAUSED OVER $700 OF DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. APRIL 5, 2001, APPROX 55-60MPH, 7PM, LEFT REAR TIRE COMES APART. THE TREAD COME OFF AND WRAPS AROUND THE AXEL. ON APRL7, 2002, (YES, LESS THAN 48 HOURS LATER) THE RIGHT , FRONT TRAILER TIRE STARTS TO SOME APART. A DRIVER "MOUTHS" FLAT TIRE AND WE PULL OVER JUST BEFORE THE TREAD COMPLETELY COME OFF THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRES HAVE BETWEEN 4-5,000 ON THEM, ARE 3 YEARS OLD AND WE CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE BEFORE EVERY TRIP. WE LIVE IN A MILD CLIMATE AND THE TIRES AREN'T SUBJECT TO EXTREME TEMPERATURE CHANGES. THEY ARE COVERED FROM TO KEEP THE SUN OFF. THERE IS NO REASON WE SHOULD HAVE HAD 3 TIRES COME APART IN 6 MONTHS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: DBUL H12 TIRESIZE: 205-75-15)

NHTSA ID
760394
Incident
Apr 5, 2002

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.

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