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2001 Tire Pressure Control Redline-Eltek Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 23, 2019
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2001 Tire Pressure Control Redline-Eltek, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Tires & wheels650.0%
  • Other / unspecified433.3%
  • Electrical216.7%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

OWN 2007 H3 HUMMER. TPM MONITOR HAS BEEN GOING OFF SINCE 15,000 MILES. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES AND THEY JUST KEEP RE-SETTING TPM. TIRE PRESSURES NORMAL. NOW 60,000 AND SERVICE TPM STILL FLASHING ON DASH. TIRE SIZE 265/75/16 GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S. TIRES ARE CRACKED AROUND RIM AND SIDEWALL THERE IS NO DOT NUMBER ON ANY TIRE!!!. NEW ONES ON ORDER. *TR

NHTSA ID 10430635 · filed Oct 18, 2011

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO, THE TIRE PRESSURE LOW SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, IF MY CAR WERE A IMPALA GM WOULD FIX IT BUT SINCE IT IS A DISCONTINUED MODEL THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING. THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF DISCUSSION ON THE NET ABOUT THIS ISSUE ALONG WITH REMOTE START/ LOCK PROBLEM FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THAT IS A PROBLEM THEY DO NOT HONOR. *TR

NHTSA ID 10386932 · filed Mar 8, 2011

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

WHAT IS "DISTURBING" IS THE FREEWAY CAM PHOTOS OF TIRES FLYING (AT 1:25) WITH STATEMENT ATLANTA'S '11ALIVE' STATION REVIEWED "FEDERAL DATA" TO REPORT TIRES SEPARATING FROM BIG RIGS CAUSE THREE ACCIDENTS A DAY NATIONWIDE. NOW THAT IS SOMETHING FOR THE NTSA... WHAT IS DISAPPOINTING IS THAT GEORGIA STATE PATROL CAPT. JAMES STEEN {REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL TRUCK SCALE OFFICERS?} APPARENTLY HAS NO IDEA WHY LUG NUTS SEPARATE RELEASING TIRES TO FLY AND KILL THREE TIMES A DAY. MY GUESS TRUCK INSPECTIONS DON'T MEASURE AMOUNT OF LUG STUD STRETCH. OBVIOUSLY THE NEED FOR OOIDA'S PAUL ABELSON TO HIT THE ROAD FOR A ROUND OF EDUCATING. TIM HO ... HERE MACON GA TV13: VERIFY: ARE ALL TRUCK TIRES INSPECTED AT WEIGH STATIONS? AFTER A TIRE FLEW OFF A TRUCK AND KILLED A WOMAN IN PEACH COUNTY, WE VERIFY WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING TRUCK TIRES. ANOTHER STORY: "IT'S DISTURBING:' LOOSE TRUCK TIRES CAUSE MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS [MACON, GA 1 DEAD TWO DAYS LATER 1 IN HOSPITAL] AND CONCERN CENTRAL GEORGIA DRIVERS" HTTPS://WWW.13WMAZ.COM/MOBILE/ARTICLE/NEWS/LOCAL/ITS-DISTURBING-LOOSE-TRUCK-TIRES-CAUSE-MULTIPLE-ACCIDENTS-AND-CONCERN-CENTRAL-GEORGIA-DRIVERS/93-3F933CEA-56F6-47C9-8577-9F1D78CDEC04 RELATED: SEMI-TRUCK DRIVER CHARGED AFTER JONES COUNTY MOM KILLED BY FLYING TIRE ON I-75 IT HAPPENED ON SUNDAY IN PEACH COUNTY, BUT DAYS LATER, SOME ARE STILL ASKING, "WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSPECTING TRUCK TIRES?"

NHTSA ID 11245953 · filed Aug 23, 2019

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS HAVE SUFFERED TIRE FAILURE AT SPEED GREATER THAN 50 MPH. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO TIRE CENTER EACH TIME. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS TPS FAILURE. TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WERE CORRODED AND LEAD TO FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THIS IS A RECOGNIZED AND COMMON PROBLEM, IF FACT THE DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT HAD RUN OUT OF SENSORS. MADE COMPLAINT TO DEALER MANAGEMENT WHO STATED THAT DODGE WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE AS A DEFECT DESPITE NUMEROUS FAILURES AND THAT THE REPAIR COSTS WERE TO BE BORN BY THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

NHTSA ID 10376226 · filed Jan 11, 2011

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

OWN 2007 H3 HUMMER. TPM MONITOR HAS BEEN GOING OFF SINCE 15,000 MILES. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES AND THEY JUST KEEP RE-SETTING TPM. TIRE PRESSURES NORMAL. NOW 60,000 AND SERVICE TPM STILL FLASHING ON DASH. TIRE SIZE 265/75/16 GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S. TIRES ARE CRACKED AROUND RIM AND SIDEWALL THERE IS NO DOT NUMBER ON ANY TIRE!!!. NEW ONES ON ORDER. *TR

NHTSA ID 10430635 · filed Oct 18, 2011

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO, THE TIRE PRESSURE LOW SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, IF MY CAR WERE A IMPALA GM WOULD FIX IT BUT SINCE IT IS A DISCONTINUED MODEL THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING. THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF DISCUSSION ON THE NET ABOUT THIS ISSUE ALONG WITH REMOTE START/ LOCK PROBLEM FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THAT IS A PROBLEM THEY DO NOT HONOR. *TR

NHTSA ID 10386932 · filed Mar 8, 2011

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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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