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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: the contact stated while driving 30 mph on normal road conditions a noise was observed coming from the left front tire. The vehicle was taken to the dealership who replaced the tire. The tire presented tread separation. The warranty of the tire did not identify the mileage covered.
Caller said that while driving at 65 mph passenger's side rear tire went flat. When he pulled off the road and looked at the tire it was in threads and completely pulled away from the rim. He had the tire for about a year. Dealer gave him a new tire. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet. Bridgestone tire, P185/65R14.
Vehicle suffered from tread separation while driving at 55 mph. The consumer was traveling on the highway when she heard a loud noise and discovered the rubber on the back tire had come loose and was flapping.
While driving vehicle shook uncontrollably. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer. Driver's side and passenger's side tires were replaced due to bubbles located on the outer side of the tires. Dunlop, sp20fe, P185/65R12/85, dot db7jc11. All four tires were original equipment. All incidents occurred on the rear tire about 1000 miles apart of the previous incidents.
- Altamonte Springs, FL, USA
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I was riding on the expressway when my tread separated from my tire. I had my 2 yr old daughter in the car. I crashed and my car was totaled. My daughter and I are lucky to be alive but we are hurt.
Visible tire separation on firehawk gta 02 P195/55R16 86H M+S. the tires were replaced with Michelin all weather here at dr. Tire, hwy 21, beaufort, SC,29906. These tires would not have made the trip to charleston 80 miles away at the Firestone dealer. We did not keep the tires. I am only offering this info as a courtesy to the rest of the planet, who may have the same tires. Fortunately for my son and his family, he arrived for new year's without incident. I have photos of the faulty tire. All tires were replaced. The tire was split about 12 inches around where the tread interfaced with the sidewall and was separating. I did communicate with Firestone Consumer Affairs, but since I didn't take it back to a Firestone dealer, there was not much they could do for me. My husband followed him to the dr. Tire in the event there was a problem. We could not have driven the 80 miles to the Firestone dealer.
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- Davis, CA, USA