Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 3, 2010
I WAS HEADING NORTH ON SCENIC HIGHWAY, NORTH OF CREIGHTON IN PENSACOLA FL DOING 50 IN A 45 MPH ZONE. SUDDENLY I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. I MANAGED TO STOP, CHANGE THE TIRE AND RETURN IT TO SEARS. THE WRITEUP MAN SAID THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GOODYEAR WEATHERHANDLER LS TIRE PROBABLY GOT AN AIR BUBBLE BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL AND THAT CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUTWARD, FROM ITS SIDEWALL. I GOT CREDIT FOR THE 3 REMAINING TIRES AND BOUGHT 4 MICHELINS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10347070
- Incident
- Jul 30, 2010
- Mileage
- 103,479 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 23, 2005
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED BUBBLES ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. BRIDGESTONE, WEATHERFORCE, P215/65R15. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10115638
- Incident
- Jan 13, 2005
- Mileage
- 95,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 30, 2002
TOTAL SEPARATION OF TIRE TREAD FROM TIRE TIRE GUY SAID ROTTING FAILURE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 764963
- Incident
- Jul 15, 2002
SuspensionTires & wheels
Filed Jan 7, 2002
TIRES HAD BEEN WEARING OUT, AND ALIGMENT HAD NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8001721
- Incident
- Jan 7, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 3, 2001
DEALER FOUND TREAD SEPARATION BEGINNING AND METAL SHOWING INSIDE OF THE GOODYEAR TIRES P205/75R14, DEALER STATED THE TREAD SEPARATION WAS CAUSED BY THE DUAL STEELBELTS SLIPPING. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 877321
- Incident
- Dec 28, 1999
AirbagsBrakesInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Nov 8, 2000
WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WATER ENTERS VEHICLE FROM DASH AREA, CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HAD NO GASKET ALONG BOTTON. TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING. FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS AND TWO SETS OF ROTORS FAILE IN TWO YEARS PERIOD. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 874637
- Incident
- Dec 1, 1999
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 22, 2000
SHIMMY AT LOW SPEED. DEALER DIGNOSED TREAD / BELT SEPARATION. MICHELIN DEALER REPLACED TIRES WITH SYMMETRY TIRES EXPLAINING OLD SERIES NO LONGER AVAILABLE, BUT SYMMETRY WAS SAME TIRE WITH SAME TREAD PATTERN. DEALER ADMITTED THAT THEY'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE XW4 TIRES, BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION. I WAS SOLD NEW TIRES AT REDUCED COST, BUT PAPERWORK DOESN'T LIST TREAD SEPARATION AS THE REASON. CO-WORKER HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH MICHELIN TIRES ON PICKUP TRUCK. IS MICHELIN HAVING FIRESTONE PROBLEMS? (DOT NUMBER: HDT2 472X TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)
- NHTSA ID
- 734879
- Incident
- Oct 20, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 31, 1998
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MP TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 832942
- Incident
- Dec 29, 1998
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 8, 1998
THREE TIRE FAILURES, FIRST TIRE FAILURE BEGAN 30 DAYS AFTER OWNERSHIP. (GOODYEAR CONQUEST P215/65R15).
- NHTSA ID
- 533872
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 2, 1998
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR DONE, AND THE DEALER DIDN'T DO WHAT THE RECALL STATED THEY SHOULD DO, TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (97V-200). *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 822215
- Incident
- Jan 9, 1998
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.