1997 Volvo 850 Tires & wheels Problems

THE TIRE DEALER RECOMMENDED MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 AS A REPLACEMENT TIRE FOR MY 1997 VOLVO 850 (NORMALLY ASPIRATED) SEDAN. THE MICHELIN WEBSITE DESCRIBED THIS TIRE AS AN "ACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTE" FOR THE TIRES SPECIFIED BY VOLVO BECAUSE MICHELIN NO LONGER OFFERS HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES IN MY SIZE. STOPPING POWER IS MUCH WORSE WITH THESE NEW MICHELIN TIRES. THEY SQUEAL EASILY, EVEN AT VOLVO'S HIGHEST RECOMMENDED AIR PRESSURE (36PSI). I HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING FROM 50MPH IN AN EMERGENCY, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY 17 YEAR OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE. I BLAME THESE NEW "COMFORT ORIENTED" TIRES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10628627

Incident

Jul 3, 2014

Mileage

119,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 VOLVO 850. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE TREAD THEN BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE AND CONTINUOUSLY STRUCK THE FENDER OF THE VEHICLE. THE FENDER, PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, AND ROCKER PANEL WERE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 240,000.

NHTSA ID

10210919

Incident

Dec 1, 2007

Mileage

240,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE STEERING WAS ERRATIC. THE CONTACT NOTICED UNUSUAL HYDROPLANING IN SMALL PUDDLES OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT NOTICED CHUNKS ON THE OUTSIDE RIM OF THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THERE WAS UNUSUAL WEAR ON THE TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ALIGNMENT WAS BAD ON THE VEHICLE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS MICHELIN. MODEL: ENERGY. SIZE: 195/60/R15.*AK

NHTSA ID

10165735

Incident

Aug 17, 2006

Mileage

60,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY SCREECH, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THEY WERE JUST GLAZING, HOWEVER THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ABS STARTED ACTIVATING INAPPROPRIATELY WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT MOST LIKELY THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR.*JB

NHTSA ID

567248

THE UNIROYAL FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE THAT I RECENTLY SPOKE TO BY TELEPHONE WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE FAILURE OF ALL 4 OF THESE TIRES THAT I PURCHASED IN MAY 1999. I FELT THAT IT WAS CRUCIAL TO NOTIFY THE NHTSA REGARDING MY EXPERIENCE WITH THESE UNIROYAL TIRES, SO THAT I MAY PREVENT A FELLOW CITIZEN(S) FROM SUFFERING FROM INJURY AND/OR DEATH AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF ONE OF THE SAME TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: BET2 BEUU TIRESIZE: P205/55R16)

NHTSA ID

756336

Incident

Oct 19, 2001

THERE ARE BUBBLES WITHIN THE FRONT TIRES, AND SOMETIMES WITHIN THE REARS TIRE.CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES REPAIRED 11 TIMES. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

848206

Incident

Sep 1, 1997

VOLVO PUT THE WRONG TIRES ON VEHICLE. THEY ARE HIGH PERFORMANCE RACE TIRES INSTEAD OF ROAD TIRES. WHENEVER HITTING A BUMP, A BUBBLE FORMS IN THE TIRES. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES 5 TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

836018

PERRELI (205/45-17) TIRES BLEW OUT, THE DESIGN AND SIZE FOR THIS VEHICLE IS INAPPROPRIATE.

NHTSA ID

514247

Incident

Jan 2, 1997

VEHICLE HAD WRONG SIZE/TYPE OF TIRES. THE TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE DESIGNED FOR ON RACETRACK DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID

514155

Incident

Jan 1, 1997