This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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I was driving my Ford F-150 at around 60 miles an hour when the rubber pealed off my General Grabber aw tire. As a result it caused me to swerve and almost resulted in an accident. My rear fender was severely damaged as well as my rear light. I have primewell valera tires on the front and they are cracking. I purchased all tires at Firestone. Of course, when bringing the complaint to Firestone they say I have to call the manufacturer since they do not distribute that name brand.
I repaired a tire that had a nail within an inch or less distance to the sidewall. I let my service/shop manager know about the situation and he told me to do the repair anyway, which I did. The tire repair failed and the tire ended up going flat. All I know is they had me break it down for inspection but the patch did seem to be on the surface properly. There are no posters on how to do the tire repair properly nor are there any methods of double checking the repair after the tire was complete. I do what us asked of me and follow the procedures of the shop but I feel they were insufficient in providing proper procedure in tire repair and verification processes.
The consumer noticed that the left front tire did not hold air because the wheelwas cracked. The manufacturer and the dealership were notified. The factory wheel had a crack approximately 2 inches along the inside of the mounting surface near the rim.
The lug nuts made by american racing fell off vehicle while in motion, consumer noticed when there was a clinking noise in the cap that covers lug nuts, consumer could hear lug nuts rolling all around on the passenger rear wheel. Mechanic tightened nuts. On the 20th of October the front drivers side wheel fell off. Took to mechanic, fix the problem. Consumer feels these wheels are defected.ts
A flat tire while driving, proceeded to change flat tire, and without warning rim was very difficult to remove. Had vehicle towed. Mechanic was able to remove rim. However, advised consumer that rim bolted to frame of vehicle.
- Seeather, IL, USA
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Consumer was involved in a front end collision that resulted in driver's side air bag failing to deploy. Dealer has been contacted. The consumer stated that the collision occurred because the brakes locked up. The front drivers side wheel makes noise.
Vehicle body bounced at 43 mph on smooth road. Floor/seat vibrated and steering wheel shimmied at 68 to 70 mph on smooth interstate. Did not occur all the time. Dealer balanced wheels and tires and then replaced wheels and tires but this did not fix problem. Another dealer bought vehicle back and sold me another. New vehicle runs smooth as glass.
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- Mccomb, MS, USA