2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Tires & wheels Problems

The contact's granddaughter owns a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with Cooper Tires, Tire Line: Discoverer EnduraMax, Tire Size: P245/65/R17, DOT Number: [XXX] . The contact stated while the driver was driving at 70 MPH, the rear passenger's tire had a blowout. The driver was able to pull to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the residence, where the tire was inspected, and the contact became aware that the tire had blown out at the sidewall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and the defective tire was shipped to the manufacturer for inspection. The manufacturer later informed the contact that the tire failure had been caused by a pinhole that gradually deflated the tire until the tire had the blowout; however, the contact stated that the TPMS did not indicate a loss of tire air pressure prior to the blowout, and that the failure had occurred abruptly. The manufacturer offered to partially reimburse the cost of the tire. The contact purchased a new tire from the dealer and replaced the tire himself. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 189,000, and the tire failure mileage was approximately 4,000. The VIN was not available. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11584408

Incident

Mar 19, 2024

Mileage

189,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA HL (P) TIRES, SIZE: H245/65/R17 (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE CONTACT'S ATTENTION THAT THE THREADS ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE SEPARATION AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10760448

Incident

May 13, 2015

Mileage

65,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE LOW TIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. LESS THAN A MILE LATER, MY LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW AND THE WHEEL CUT INTO THE TIRE EFFECTIVELY DESTROYING THE TIRE. ALL THAT WAS LEFT OF THE TIRE WAS A RUBBER BAND AROUND THE WHEEL AND 25% OF ONE SIDEWALL. THE REMAINING RUBBER PIECES WERE STREWN ACROSS THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY, I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD WITH NO VEHICLE TRAFFIC CLOSE, SO I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. IF THIS INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED ON A STEEP CURVE, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ETC, THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE CREATED A DANGEROUS, EVEN LIFE-THREATENING, SITUATION. WHEN THE TIRE FELL APART, IT DAMAGED MY SIDE PANEL, REAR FENDER, AND BLEW OF MY BUMPER. I PUT ON THE SPARE, TIED ON MY BUMPER, AND DROVE TO THE TIRE STORE WHERE THESE TIRES HAD BEEN PURCHASED A COUPLE OF YEARS PRIOR. THE TIRES HAD 40,000 MILES ON THEM. THEY ARE WARRANTED FOR 65,000 MILES. THE TIRE STORE MAILED THE DAMAGED TIRE TO MICHELIN FOR THEIR ANALYSIS. I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I WAS TOLD BY A REP AT THIS TIRE STORE THAT MICHELIN NO LONGER MADE THIS PARTICULAR TIRE BECAUSE, AS HE UNDERSTOOD IT, THEY HAD KNOWN QUALITY ISSUES WITH IT. MICHELIN EXAMINED AND ASCERTAINED THAT THE TIRE WAS A "RUN FLAT" AND THEREFORE THEY DID NOT COVER EITHER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRE OR THE $1800+ OF DAMAGE. WHILE GLAD TO BE ALIVE AND UNINJURED, I AM SHOCKED AND VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MICHELIN'S RESPONSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10670166

Incident

May 24, 2014

Mileage

73,000 mi

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AIR PRESSURE SENSING TIRE VALVES THAT ARE MADE OF A SUBSTANDARD METAL THAT CORRODES AND BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME I HAD AN ISSUE THE TIP OF THE VALVE BROKE AND THE TIRE COULD NOT BE INFLATED. THE SECOND TIME, TODAY, THE VALVE BROKE IN HALF AND THE TIRE DEFLATED IN ABOUT TEN SECONDS. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. I REPLACED THE PART AT THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME AND THEY STATED IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PART AND THAT A NEW PART HAD BEEN MADE THAT WOULD NOT CORRODE. THE FACT THAT IT HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OF THE FOUR SENSORS SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. CLEARLY SUCH A BLOW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WOULD HAVE PUT MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF THOSE NEAR ME IN JEOPARDY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10586388

Incident

May 3, 2014

Mileage

61,000 mi

WHILE CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE ON A CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE, THE TIRE VALVE ON THE TPMS SENSOR BROKE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10585709

Incident

Apr 24, 2014

Mileage

76,606 mi

GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A EMT (HIGH PERFORMANCE ALL-SEASON) - RUNFLAT RE: GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TREAD SEPARATION (TIRE FAILURE) I HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL TIRES, NO MODIFICATIONS TO VEHICLE, 2007 SRT8 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BOTH FRONT TIRES DEVELOPED AN UNNATURAL GROOVE ON THE INNER EDGE (WHERE TREAD MEETS INNER SIDEWALL) CAUSING TREAD SEPARATION AND FAILURE, ACTUALLY AT THE SAME TIME. TIRE PRESSURE WHEN TO ZERO. NOTHING WAS RUBBING THE TIRE, BUT LOOKING AT IT YOU WOULD THINK IT IS THE ONLY EXPLANATION. TREAD SEPARATION IN MY CASE HAPPENED AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES FROM NEW AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR. I CAN SEND PHOTOS TO ANYONE WHO WANTS THEM. THERE ARE MANY REFERENCES TO THE SAME TYPE OF TIRE FAILURE ONLINE OVER SEVERAL YEARS, ONE EXAMPLE BEING WITH AN SRT8 FORUM HTTP://WWW.SRT8OC.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=211455#POST211455 *JS

NHTSA ID

10457015

Incident

Nov 15, 2010

Mileage

30,000 mi

DEFECTIVE TIRES: ********GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A EMT*********** 04/12/12-THIS SECOND EVENT, DRIVING 2007 JEEP SRT8 ON SIDE STREET, TIRE PRESSURE WENT ABRUPTLY TO ZERO AS STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO VEER OFF ROAD AND ONTO SHOULDER AND GRASS. UPON REMOVAL OF LEFT FRONT TIRE, TREAD SEPARATION CRACKS WERE APPARENT, SOME AS LONG AS 1-1 1/2 INCHES, AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH SEPARATED THROUGH TO AIRLOCK. INNER EDGE OF TIRE VERY MUSHY ALONG 14-16 INCHES OF WHERE SEPARATION OCCURRED. TIRE REPLACED WITH SAME ISSUE. THIS EVENT IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO AN OCCURRENCE THAT HAPPENED SEPTEMBER 2011 ON THE SAME VEHICLE, REAR TIRE DISPLAYED SEPARATION ON INNER EDGE OVER LARGE AREA. TIRE DEALER ADVISED LIKELY DUE TO POTHOLE, WHICH WAS NOT AN EXPERIENCED EVENT [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

NHTSA ID

10455573

Incident

Apr 12, 2012

Mileage

54,000 mi

TIRE PRESSURE DROPS AFTER 1 DAY OF DRIVING APPROX. 12 MILES A DAY. I HAD REPLACED ONE ABOUT 20000 MILES AGO. NOW BOTH THE FRONT TIRE AND SPARE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, THE ISSUE IS THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR VALVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10442877

Incident

May 5, 2011

Mileage

76,000 mi

THE FRONT TIRES HAVE PREMATURE WARE ON THE INNER EDGE OF TIRE, THE RESULT WAS TIRE SEPARATION. AFTER ONLY 16000 MILES OF USE. I HAVE THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED AN IT WAS WITHIN FACTORY SPECIFICATION. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW SET OF TIRES. OLD TIRES STILL IN HAND AND HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10423155

Incident

Aug 11, 2011

Mileage

16,000 mi

BOTH FRONT TIRES SEPARATED ON THE INSIDE EDGES OF THE TIRES. HAD NOTICED IT WEARING THIN AT AROUND 13 THOUSAND. HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED, AND IT WAS IN PERFECT SPEC. AROUND 15 THOUSAND, I NOTICED A VERY THIN SPOT AND HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED AGAIN, AND THE ALIGNER TOLD ME THAT THE METAL WAS SHOWING THROUGH, AND THE TIRES WERE ABOUT TO SPLIT APART. HAD THE TIRES CHANGED FOR ANOTHER BRAND ON ALL FOUR CORNERS, AND HAVE NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS SINCE AFTER 22,000 MORE MILES. STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL FRONT TIRES FOR REFERENCE OR INSPECTION, AND ALL ALIGNMENT SHEETS. BEING AN INCIDENT FROM OVER A YEAR AGO, I AM NOT 100% SURE ON THE DATES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10420093

Incident

Nov 15, 2009

Mileage

15,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ADDING AIR TO THE TIRES, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE CONTINUED TO LOSE AIR AND THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CORRODED, BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

NHTSA ID

10393578

Incident

Mar 25, 2011

Mileage

28,000 mi

PREMATURE TREAD SEPARATION ON MY FRONT GOOD YEAR RUN FLAT TIRES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10378268

Incident

Jan 22, 2011

Mileage

23,600 mi

AFTER READING WHERE MULTIPLE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT8 OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING FRONT TIRE FAILURE WITH FACTORY TIRES, I HAD MY TIRES CHECKED DURING AN ALIGNMENT. BOTH OF MY FRONT TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING A TREAD SEPARATION FAILURE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH BRAND NEW TIRES ON IT, 0 MILES FROM A LOCAL DEALER. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR CORPORATE, WHO SENT ME TO A GOODYEAR DEALER LOCALLY, WHO INSPECTED MY TIRES, INFORMED ME THEY WERE DEFECTIVE, AND OFFERED ME A PRO-RATED REPLACE OF 50% OFF. I FEEL THAT IF A TIRE (OR ANY PRODUCT) HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, THEN IT SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SUCH AND NOT PRO-RATED. THE TIRE WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE FROM DAY ONE, AND IS ONLY SHOWING SUCH AFTER SOME USE. NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF TIRES THAT ARE NOT COMPLETELY USED NOR WORN TO TREADWEAR MARKERS FOR FEAR OF COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10353550

Incident

Sep 1, 2010

Mileage

49,002 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED SHE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES. THE CURRENT MILES WERE 23000. UPDATED EVOQ 09/01/10*JB UPDATED 10/28/10 *BF UPDATED 11/01/10 UPDATED 11/23/10 *BF UPDATED 11/23/10 THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TO PAY $1090 TO REPLACE TWO DEFECTIVE TIRES. UPDATED EVOQ 12/17/10. *JB UPDATED 10/24/11.*JB

NHTSA ID

10340792

Incident

Jun 29, 2010

Mileage

23,114 mi

TIRE WEARS ON INSIDE WALL WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL ON GOODYEAR RSA EMT TIRES I HAVE GONE THROUGH 4 TIRES NOW ALL WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. GOODYEAR HAS WORKED WITH ME ON "PRO-RATING" AT A REDUCED PRICE TO REPLACE. I AM STILL UNHAPPY WITH TIRES FAILING AFTER LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AND HAVING TO PAY TO REPLACE THEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10336572

Incident

May 26, 2010

Mileage

71,200 mi

FRONT GOOD YEAR TIRES SEPARATING FROM THE BELT. CAR IS IN PERFECT ALIGNMENT CHECKED BY DEALER. HUNDREDS MAYBE THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM, ALL AT AROUND 20K MILES. DEALER FAILING TO WARRANTY THEM CLAIMING THAT ITS NORMAL ON THESE TRUCKS DUE TO THE SUSPENSION??? NOT MY PROBLEM! DO NOT PLAN ON SPENDING $460 DOLLARS PER TIRE EVERY 20K MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10269529

Incident

May 20, 2009

Mileage

20,000 mi

THE AUTOMOTIVE OIL CHANGE ASSOCIATION (AOCA) REPRESENTS THE FAST LUBE INDUSTRY, WITH MORE THAN 3,500 LOCATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA, SERVICING MORE TIRES THAN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS MEMBERS REPORTED AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS (TPMS) ' AND THEY ARE GETTING WORSE. CONVENTIONAL TPMS'S MEASURE TIRE PRESSURE AT THE VALVE AND USE A RADIO FREQUENCY TO TRANSMIT THE DATA TO AN ANTENNA ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE QUALITY OF THESE VALVE STEMS IS SO POOR THAT CAR CARE PROFESSIONALS KNOW - IF THEY CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE, IT IS LIKELY THE VALVE WILL BREAK AND THEY WILL INCUR THE COST TO REPLACE, ABOUT $110.00 PER UNIT. SPECIFICALLY, THE 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, AND THE 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, HAVE ALUMINUM VALVES STEMS; THESE EASILY CORRODE, BECOME BRITTLE, AND BREAK AT THE TOUCH. THEY ALSO HAVE A PLASTIC CAP. IF THIS PLASTIC CAP IS IMPROPERLY SEATED, OR REPLACED BY AN AFTERMARKET CAP CONTAINING BRASS, OR BRASS THREAD INSERTS, IT LEADS QUICKLY TO GALVANIC CORROSION; THE RESULT- THE CAP FUSES TO THE VALVE STEM. ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE CAP, THE STEM BREAKS. THE DRIVING PUBLIC IS BEING 'TRAINED' TO TRUST THESE MONITORS FOR ACCURATE TIRE PRESSURE. PROPERLY INFLATED TIRES REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE-THREATENING BLOWOUTS, ENHANCE HANDLING, IMPROVE FUEL EFFICIENCY, AND PROLONG TIRE LIFE; LOWERING THE COST OF OWNERSHIP. THESE SYSTEMS ARE TOO FRAGILE TO CONTINUE USING THEM IN PASSENGER VEHICLES WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE DURABILITY. AS THESE SYSTEMS AGE, FAILURE WILL INCREASE 100%. TPMS UNITS ARE SPEC'D OUT BY OEM'S- MANUFACTURED BY SIEMENS VDO (ACQ'D BY CONTINENTAL AG IN MAY '07). AOCA HAS MADE MANY INQUIRIES TO SEE IF THESE UNITS ARE INTENDED TO BE RECALLED OR REDESIGNED'THE RESOUNDING ANSWER IS 'NO'. IF OEM'S DO NOT CHANGE THE SPEC'S TPMS'S WILL CONTINUE TO BE POORLY MADE. AOCA ASKS NHTSA RECALL THESE UNITS TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER, AND PEOPLE MAINTAINING THE TIRES ON VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10260195

Incident

Jan 15, 2009

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT8 AND THE FRONT TWO TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT WITH ONLY 12K MILES ON THEM TWICE. ONCE AT 12K AND AGAIN AT 24K. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED IN 2006 FOR 2006 SRT8 MODELS BUT NOTHING FOR THE 2007 MODEL YEAR. THESE TIRE HAVE BEEN DETERMINED UNSAFE IN 2006, BUT THE SAME TIRES AND PROBLEMS ARE HAPPENING IN 2007. I HAD 2 WHEEL ALIGNMENTS DONE AND BOTH WERE OK. IT IS A TIRE ISSUE THAT KEEPS COSTING ME MONEY AND THE RISK TO ME AND MY FAMILY EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK. THE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A 255-45-R20 RUNFLAT TIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10237663

Incident

Dec 20, 2007

Mileage

12,000 mi

2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, 4.7 ENGINE, VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 75 MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BOTH DRIVESHAFTS WHICH HELPED SOME. GOODYEAR REPLACED ON GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRE WHICH WAS OUT OF ROUND. THIS HELPED SOME AS WELL. STILL THERE IS A VIBRATION (SHUDDER) THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE AT THE SPEEDS MENTIONED PRIOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10203131

Incident

Jul 7, 2007

Mileage

6,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL OF HIS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRE (P245/45R18). HE SPOKE WITH A TIRE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO TELL HIM WHERE HE MIGHT FIND A TIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE TIRE AND COULD TAKE FOUR TO FIVE DAYS TO ARRIVE. THE DOT # WAS M64YDVER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,000. THE TIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE

NHTSA ID

10191948

Incident

May 26, 2007

Mileage

13,000 mi