1996 Ford Taurus Tires & wheels Problems

DOUGLAS TIRE ON 1996 FORD TAURUS "CAME APART" ON I-10, NO APPARENT PUNCTURE OR OTHER SIGNS OF HITTING AN OBJECT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10268866

Incident

May 1, 2009

Mileage

67,944 mi

THE UNIROYAL TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE DEVELOPED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE JUST SITTING IN ITS COMPARTMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10236012

Incident

Jul 26, 2008

Mileage

122,000 mi

DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM ON YOKO AVID TRZ-ITEM # YH03720655T BOUGHT AT MERCHANT'S TIRE. THE VALVE STEM CRACKED AT THE BASE CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THE TIRE BEAD WAS RUINED BY THE TIME I PULLED OVER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10231655

Incident

May 19, 2008

Mileage

84,275 mi

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE I WAS GOING TO WORK OUT OF TOWN. CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. I MISSED A DAY OF WORK . HAD TO RENT A CAR. I HIT A DITCH AND HAD 2 FLATS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10231074

Incident

Feb 12, 2004

ON 6/13/2006 I PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR NEW P205-65R-15 WYNSTAR TIRES FROM A LOCAL TIRE STORE AND HAD THEM INSTALLED. IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITH LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 35-40 MPH, IN THE RAIN. THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE UPPER 50'S F. I PUT THE SPARE ON AND RETURNED THE TIRE TO THE RETAILER ON 9/5/06 FOR WARRANTY. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE OF THE SAME BRAND. ON 5-23-2007 THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT AGAIN, BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE RETAILER FOR REPAIR, THEY TRIED TO PATCH IT, BUT IT DID NOT WORK, SO THEY PUT A TUBE IN IT. A TUBE SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY IN A NEW TIRE. IT IS COMPENSATING FOR SOME TYPE OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT. NOW ON 7-5-2007, ANOTHER TIRE IS FLAT, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE TIRES. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THE PREVIOUS TIRES WERE 5 YEARS OLD, WITH 70,000 MILES AND NEVER WERE OFF OF THE RIM FOR REPAIR. I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT IS DRIVEN TO THE SAME PLACES AS THIS VEHICLE, (DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRES) AND IT DOES NOT EXPERIENCE ANY TIRE FAILURES. BOTH VEHICLES ARE PARKED IN THE SAME DRIVEWAY. THE RETAILER IS OF NO HELP, HE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THESE TIRES. THE FACTS SEEM TO TELL A DIFFERENT STORY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10195379

Incident

Sep 3, 2006

ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE EXPLODED. THE TIRE HAD A DAMAGED AREA ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES LONG AND WAS CENTERED ON THE SIDEWALL IN A CIRCUMFERENTIAL ORIENTATION. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALER WHERE IT HAD BEEN PURCHASED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10168863

Incident

Sep 20, 2006

Mileage

95,000 mi

SPARE TIRE EXPLODED WHILE IN SIDE COMPARTMENT. *TS TWO YEARS AGO THE SPARE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONSUMER REPLACED IT WITH A USED SPARE BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A NEW SPARE. THE USED SPARE WAS PLACED IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT WHERE IT LATER BLEWOUT. THE CONSUMER HAS THE TIRE IN HIS POSSESSION. *NM

NHTSA ID

10138831

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR IT HAD A SPARE TIRE ON IT, WHICH HAD A HOLE IN IT THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED OF. THE ELECTRICAL THINGS INSIDE THE CAR DO NOT WORK, SUCH AS THE WINDOWS, A/C AND RADIO BUTTONS. THE A/C AND RADIO CUT ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THE WINDSHEID WIPERS ARE SOMEHOW CONNECTED TO THE STARTER SO EVERYTIME I START THE CAR THW WIPERS COME ON AND STAY ON FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. ALSO, I HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC AND HE SAYS THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN SITTING UNDER WATER.

NHTSA ID

10126699

Incident

Jun 26, 2005

FIRESTONE FT70C TIRE. P205/65R15 DOT#EL9LDAB389. THIS TIRE HAD COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY ABOUT 75 MPH AND FELT VIBRATION. WHEN TREAD SEPARATED IT CAME APART, AND THE RUBBER THAT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE DAMAGED THE SIDEVIEW MIRROR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10095413

Incident

Oct 6, 2004

Mileage

79,000 mi

VEHICLE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED.*MR THE TIRES ONLY HAD 30000 MILES ON THEM. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES. *JB THE CONSUMER HAD NEW STRUTS INSTALLED ALONG WITH HAVING THE TIRES ROTATED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10081849

Incident

May 21, 2004

Mileage

83,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE P205165R15. *AK

NHTSA ID

10033888

Incident

Aug 7, 2003

MY 1996 FORD CAR CAME WITH GENERAL AMERI G4S P20565R15 TIRES. BY NOW THREE OF THE FOUR HAVE FAILED DUE TO BELT/TREAD SEPARATION. MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 40000 AND 50000 MILES. REMAINING TREAD ON HIGHEST MILEAGE TIRE WAS .207". THEY HAVE NEVER RAN UNDERINFATED OR OVER LOADED. THE SERIAL # IS ACUR442515.*AK

NHTSA ID

10025946

Incident

Jun 12, 2003

THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10019868

Incident

May 14, 2003

GENERAL G4S 20565R15 DOTACUR442990, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE THREE REMAINING TIRES HAVE FLAT SPOTS ALL AROUND. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

NHTSA ID

10006284

3 TIRES BLEW OUT AFTER I BOUGHT CAR

NHTSA ID

10003399

Incident

Feb 17, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT SIDEWALLS FAILED ONLY 3 WEEKS INTO OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, GENERAL ALL SEASON RADIAL, P205/65R15, DOT NUMBER NOT GIVEN. *SLC

NHTSA ID

567091

Incident

Feb 11, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THE REAR AXLE INSIDE DUALTIRE DEFLATED DUE TO THE VALVE STEM RUPTURING. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BEING SERVICED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE WRONG SIZE VALVE STEM ON THE TIRE FOR THE VEHICLE'S WEIGHT CAPCITY AND TIRE PROESSURE. THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR HAS BEEN RECALLED (01-V-046-000 MANFANTURER ID#01S05). THE DEALER IS AWARE. PLKASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

NHTSA ID

8013271

NOTICED A SHIMMEY(VIBRATION) EARLY AUGUST, TOOK CAR TO DEALER, BACK TIRES HAVE FLAT SPOTS. CAR WAS TAKEN BACK ON 8/13/01 BECAUSE IT CONTINUED TO SHIMMEY, WAS TOLD THAT ALL TIRES HAVE BROKEN STEEL BELTS. GENERAL TIRES #9002 154 3376-0000-P205/65R15 6H

NHTSA ID

9004159

Incident

Aug 6, 2001

MASSIVE TREAD SEPARATION AFTER ONLY 11,000MILES OF NORMAL ROAD USE. CONTINENTAL-GENERAL CONTACTED RESPONSE WAS "TOUGH LUCK."*AK (TIRESIZE: P20565RS15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P20565RS15 )

NHTSA ID

746081

Incident

May 26, 2001

TREAD CAME OFF TIRE (FIRESTONE BRIDGESTONE P205 65RX158420). NLM

NHTSA ID

558411

Incident

Oct 26, 2000

TIRE HAS BEGINNING BELT SEPARATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ACUR442175 TIRESIZE: P20565R15)

NHTSA ID

734029

Incident

Sep 20, 2000

IN 1998 I BOUGHT A USED 1996 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. IT HAD JUST OVER 12,000 MILES ON IT AND CAME EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL TIRES, SIZE P205/65R15.*AK (TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/65R15 )

NHTSA ID

732853

Incident

Sep 18, 2000

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE DEFECTIVE LINNING AROUND THE TIRES. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED AT THIS TIME. TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE, #420, P205/165R15. HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND FORD.*AK

NHTSA ID

871452

Incident

Oct 1, 1999

VEHICLE WAS SOLD SUBSEQUENT TO THE INCIDENT. SCARED FOR THE CAR AND TIRE PERFORMANCE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/65R-1 )

NHTSA ID

732397

Incident

Oct 23, 1999

UPON DRIVING ON FREEWAY TO PATIENTS HOME MY LEFT FRONT TIRE SPLIT AND BLEW UP FORCING ME TO COLLIDE WITH THE CENTER WALL ON THE 110 FREEWAY IN CARSON.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/65R15 )

NHTSA ID

728886

Incident

Jan 2, 1999