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.
The contact owns a 1999 Nissan Quest. The vehicle has cooper trendsetter SE, size P205/75R15 tires. The contact stated that she saw a defective trend in several cooper tires that she purchased. She bought four tires initially in August of 2006. In November of 2006, the contact returned one tire because it was defective. On December 23, 2007, the tires experienced tread separation while driving 55 mph. Both passenger side tires separated. The contact purchased new tires. The dealer and manufacturer have not been notified. The VIN was invalid. The purchase date, engine size, and powertrain were unknown. The current mileage was 174,500 and failure mileage was 159,328.
I have had to look into alignment probelms again and replace the brakes and the tires again. I also was told by the dealer that this was because of "normal" wearing of the cv joints and that my front axle was shot so I had to replace this too. I have had so much tire, tire valve, brake and front end trouble, it's ridiculous.
General ameri gs 60 tire had tread separation on the highway while traveling at the recommend speeds of 70 miles an hour. The tire through a large chunk into the car and could have lost control or worse.
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- Navarre, FL, USA