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.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
On Sept 4th 2020 I stopped to put air in a tire. I noticed the side wall appeared to be splitting. I checked the other tires and they were splitting as well. All for tires have been replaced. I still have the tires that were splitting.O also have pictures.
I purchased at from Michigan auto wheel & tires (mawt) at 38190 van dyke ave, sterling heights, mi 48310 and had them mounted, balanced, and installed on my vehicle in preparation for my vacation trip. While on my trip one of the tires went flat. When I had the tire replaced, I learned that the 4 tires were not new, but were all about 5 year old and each had a patches on the sidewall. When reputable dealers have a tire that ages out of their inventory at approximately 5 years, they destroy the tire by drilling the sidewall. They pay a recycler to dispose of the tire. In my case, the tires had no sign of wear and appeared new. It appears that mawt is involved in purchasing scrap tires and repairing them, or purchasing repaired scrap tires, and selling them as new. This is a dangerous practice. I have a significant amount of additional information and documentation.
Contacted Jeep to tell them of our rims that are failing, due to product deterioration and they decided to settle for half of the cost at the first call. These rims are expanding at the mag part of the wheel & separating from the rim. This is my wife's car and I might not be around if they fail & cause an accident. I don't feel I should have to pay a thousand dollars to replace rims that went bad at 22,000 miles. Keith bishop
The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The vehicle has Goodyear Wrangler St tires. The contact stated that he must inflate his tires every two weeks. The wheels are aluminum and that is why he feels that the tires were always underdeflated. The dealer found no tire failure. The dot number and tire size were unknown. The current mileage was 40,000 and failure mileage was 15,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that all four Goodyear P225/75R16 tires have developed a crack around the rim. The cracks have begun to grow larger. The dealer stated that the cracks are normal. The vehicle does not drive differently. The dot number was unknown. The current mileage is 21,000 and failure mileage was 14,000.
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- Soddy-Daisy, TN, USA