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 Ford Tempo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE A LARGE BULGE APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES IN LENGTH AND 3 INCHES WIDE WAS FOUND IN THE TREAD OF THE TIRE NEAR THE SIDEWALL. THE NAME OF THE TIRE IS CORDOVAN NOVA 70 METRIC RADIAL AND IS MADE IN BRAZIL. *NM
ALL FOUR TIRES DEVELOPED SLIPPED BELTS, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF TIRE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 THE RIGHT DRIVER SIDE GOODYEAR TIRE TREAD SEPARTED FROM THE TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLES TIRES WERE 6 MONTHS OLD AT TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES CHECKED FOR SAFETY BEFORE BEGINNING THE TRIP (TIRE INFO: GOODYEAR, 185/70R14, PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT #). *NLM
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. *JB THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD SPLIT APART. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE TIRE WHICH WAS SOLD TO HER NEW WAS PLUGGED PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *SCC
MICHELIN REPLACEMENT TIRES SIZE P18570R14, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. TIRES HAD LESS THEN SIX THOUSAND MILES ON THEM AND FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED AT SIDEWALL AREA. ALSO, REPLACEMENT TIRE WITH LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND MILES EXPLODED WHEN DRIVING AT 30-35 MPH. *AK *SLC
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. CONSUMER CONTINUOUSLY HAS TO REPLACE BRAKES. ALSO VEHICLE HYDROPLANES AT SLIGHTEST ACCELERATION WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET.
FAULTY TIRES CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HYDROPLANE AT THE SLIGHTEST ACCELERATION WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET. NLM
BRAKES SHIMMY UPON APPLICATION. DEALER INSTALLED SHOES, HUBS AND ROTORS. EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS DEALER REPLACES SAME COMPONENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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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