CONSUMER HAD REPLACED THE BIG O TIRE EQUIPMENT ON HIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD ONE BLOW OUT AND CRACKING IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALL WAS DUE TO AGE. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10132350
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1901
Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Dodge Caravan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
CONSUMER HAD REPLACED THE BIG O TIRE EQUIPMENT ON HIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD ONE BLOW OUT AND CRACKING IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALL WAS DUE TO AGE. *JB
PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT AT 35MPH. *AK (DOT NUMBER: HYHY TIRESIZE: 215/70R/14)
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE TOWING A SMALL TRAILER, THE LEFT REAR TIRE OF THE VAN THAT SHE WAS DRIVING BLEW OUT CAUSING HER TO SWERVE AROUND,WHICH CAUSED THE TRAILER TO JACK KNIFE UP AGAINST THE VAN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER AND THE LEFT REAR OF THE VAN, NO TIRE INFORMATION WAS GIVEN.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-90-344)*JB
TIRE SHREDDED OFF THE RIM AT 60 MPH. STILL HAD 1/4"+ TREAD AVAILABLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDM0 TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)
I HAVE HAD TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS INVOLVING KELLY-SPRINGFIELD AQUA TREAD TIRES. I HAVE HAD TWO OF THE TIRES TO SEPARATE THE SIDE WALLS AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. I PURCHASED TWO TIRES ON APRIL 12, 1996 AND TWO MORE ON FEBRUARY 1, 1997. ON 10/15/98 BECAUSE THE SIDEWALLS SEPARATED, I HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES. ON JUNE 6, 2001 WHILE TRAVELING OUT-OF-STATE, THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED ON ONE OF THE TIRES. BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND A DEALER IN THAT AREA AND IT WOULD TAKE 3 DAYS TO ORDER, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES. TWO OF THE TIRES HAD 24,152 MILES AND THE OTHER TWO HAD 44,872. I HAVE TRIED GOING THROUGH MY LOCAL DEALER, THE PLACE I BOUGHT THE ORGINAL TIRES FROM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST KELLY SPRINGFIELD FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND SEEK RECALL INFORMATION. THE DOT # IS PJM0F8KR378GP.*AK (DOT NUMBER: PJM0F8KR37 TIRESIZE: 205-70R-15)
TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A HALT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL. NLM
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH ON A HEAVY RAINY CONDITION VEHICLE HYDROPLANED , CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND STRUCK A TREE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
ALL FOUR GOODYEAR TIRES HAD NO TRACTION ON A WET PAVEMENT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SD
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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