Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 12, 2022
The contact owns a 1994 Lincoln Town Car equipped with Goodyear Tires, Tire line: Assurance Comfortred Tread Touring, Tire size: 215/70/R15 DOT: PJ343912 and PJ340214. The contact stated that all four tires were showing signs of cracked sidewalls and treads. The contact stated that the failure was discovered while cleaning the tires. The contact stated that the tires were purchased new from Walmart on 10/31/2014. The tires were not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer Goodyear was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the tires were too old as there was a 6-year warranty on cracking. There was no assistance offered. The tire failure mileage was unknown. The approximate vehicle mileage was 200,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 11484053
- Incident
- Feb 12, 2016
- Mileage
- 200,000 mi
ElectricalTires & wheels
Filed Aug 23, 2002
WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TIRE SIZE 215715, NOT ORGINAL TIRE. DOT #P21570R15. *AK *SCC
- NHTSA ID
- 8017077
- Incident
- Aug 19, 2002
Tires & wheelsTransmission
Filed Jun 10, 2002
WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE IS A WASHBOARD SHUDDER EFFECT WITH TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION WAS DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC MODULE. CONSUMER STATES THAT 2 MICHELIN TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATIONS FROM THE STEELBELTS, 2 OF THE OTHER TIRES HAD STEEL WIRES THAT CAME THROUGH THE SIDES OF THE CROWN AREAS, THE OTHER TIRE DEVELOPED HOLES WHICH ALLOWED THE TIRE TO LEAK AIR, MICHELIN STEELBELT RADIALS, XW4 M AND S 97S, P215/70R15, DOT NUMBER HTC7585X044. CONSUMER STATES THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE FIRESTONE, P215/70R15, 97S DOT NUMBER HYM3MIA338, OF THESE TIRES 2 OF THEM EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATIONS FROM THE STEELBELTS AND BLEWOUT. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 8011427
- Incident
- Jun 6, 1994
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 27, 2001
COOPER, FUTURA PLUS, P215/70R16, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 24000 MILES ON A 1994, LINCOLN TOWN CAR, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. NO INJURIES.*AK *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 899524
- Incident
- Nov 21, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 11, 2001
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH IN A 1994, LINCOLN, TOWN CAR LEFT-REAR FIRESTONE TIRE, SIZE: P215/70R15, DOT: UNKNOWN EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, AND THEY WERE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK DOT NUMBER HYM3F28018. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 897618
- Incident
- Oct 2, 2001
BrakesDriver assistanceEngine+4 more
Filed Jan 11, 2001
THE ENGINE HAD A NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF OIL EXHAUST SMOKE, THIS IS AN INDICATION OF INTERNAL ENGINE WEAR. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 558908
- Incident
- Aug 22, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 29, 2000
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND STARTED TO FEEL VIBRATION, RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE FTZ0C EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 871862
- Incident
- Aug 27, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 17, 1998
A LARGE PIECE OF BROKEN RETREAD WAS KICKED UP BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, STRIKING THIS VEHICLE AND BREAKING THE GRID.
- NHTSA ID
- 539994
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.