The contact owns a 2002 Chevy S10 equipped with Tornel Classic All Season Tires. Tire Size: 205/75 R15, and DOT Number: N/A. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact's friend noticed that the passenger's front tire had a large bubble. The contact stated that the bubble was the size of a football. The tire was recently purchased online from Walmart. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000. VIN Unavailable.
NHTSA complaint #11579483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET S10 EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL TIGER PAW AWP II TIRES, SIZE: P205/75/R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE. THE TIRE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
NHTSA complaint #10907708 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I BOUGHT A SET OF GOODYEAR VIVA 2 TIRES AT WALMART. I HAVE LESS THAN 30K MILES ON THEM. I NOTICE THEY SEEM TO ALWAYS BE OUT OF BALANCE, EVEN WHEN I CARRY MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. THE OTHER DAY, I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN AND THE TECH LOOKED AT ONE OF MY TIRES AND NOTICED A BULDGE ON THE SIDE OF ONE OF MY TIRES AND MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THE BELTS SEPERATING AND BEING READY FOR A BLOW-OUT. I ASK IF WALMART WAS REPLACING THEM AND HE SAID NO. AFTER GETTING HOME I NOTICED TWO MORE TIRES WITH THAT SAME BULDGE ON THE SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #10750205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS PULLING OUT FROM AN INTERSECTION WHEN SOMETHING "JOLTED" THE VEHICLE AND MADE A NOISE LIKE SOMETHING HIT THE TRUCK. LOOKING BACK IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS LYING IN THE ROAD AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT IT. I WENT BACK AND PICKED UP THE TIRE. AFTER RETURNING HOME MY FATHER INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND SAID THE CABLE HAD BROKEN WHERE THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT HOLDS THE TIRE UP UNDER THE TRUCK BED. THE TIRE IS CUT IN A COUPLE PLACES ON THE SIDEWALLS AND THE BRACKET THAT SHOULD BE ON THE END OF THE CABLE IS MISSING. I DIDN'T NOTICE IT LYING IN THE ROAD AS I JUST GRABBED MY TIRE IN A HURRY BECAUSE MORE TRAFFIC WAS COMING.
NHTSA complaint #10643394 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
GOODYEAR ALLEGRA P205 75R15 SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND CRACKING LEAD TO BLOWOUT. INNER SIDEWALL SHOWED CRACKING AND RIPPLING AS THOUGH CHORDS WERE BROKEN. ONLY 25,000 MILES AS MY DAILY DRIVER, NO HEAVY LOADS.
NHTSA complaint #10594171 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (LUCKILY NOT FAST AND WITHOUT TRAFFIC!!) . I FELT A SLIGHT BUMP. FIRST THOUGHT WAS I HIT A POTHOLE OR RAN OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROAD IN SPITE OF THE FACT I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. NATURALLY, I CHECKED THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND TO MY SURPRISE, SAW A WHEEL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHICH I KNOW I DID NOT RUN OVER- NEXT THOUGHT WAS "ITS FROM MY TRUCK! THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY !!". UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE SPARE TIRE RETAINING CABLE HAD RUSTED THRU AND ALLOWED THE WHEEL TO DROP OFF FROM UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK. I CALLED CHEVY TO COMPLAIN BUT WAS MET WITH THE ANTICIPATED RESISTANCE TO WARRANTY REPAIR. I SUGGESTED TO MY WIFE THAT IT WOULD NOT BE WISE TO DRIVE BEHIND ANY CHEVY S10 TRUCKS!
NHTSA complaint #10568294 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE HAD FRACTURED PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,620.
NHTSA complaint #10565676 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, AN A METALLIC CLANK WAS AUDIBLE. LOOKING BACK THE SPARE TIRE LAY ON THE ROAD. RETURNING TO THE SPARE TIRE, IT THE KEEPER AND THE END OF CABLE WERE RECOVERED. THE CABLE HAD BROKEN AT THE CABLE STOP RESULTING IN A SINGLE PART FAILURE INCIDENT. HAD THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED SHORTLY BEFORE THIS AS I DROVE TO THIS LOCATION ON THE FREEWAY, SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITIES WERE PROBABLE. THIS TIRE HOIST MECHANISM WAS ONLY RAISED INTO PLACE WITH BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
NHTSA complaint #10531502 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UPON PERSONAL INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE I DISCOVERED MY SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING AND THE CABLE HAD SNAPPED DUE TO CABLE FRAYING OR CORROSION. THE EXACT TIME AND SPEED OF THIS FAILURE IS UNKNOWN BUT THE DANGER COULD BE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS A: THE TIRE COULD POSE A HAZARD TO TRAFFIC BEHIND THE VEHICLE. B: THE TIRE COULD ROLL INTO LANES OF TRAFFIC OR PEDESTRIANS. C: THE TIRE COULD FALL AT SUCH AN ANGLE TO LIFT AND DEFLECT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF CONTROL. D: THE OPERATOR COULD FIND THEMSELVES STRANDED WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10503416 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MPH, THE TIRE SEPARATED WHERE THE BELT MEETS THE SIDEWALL. APPROXIMATELY 1/5 OF THE BELT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING SMALL CHUNKS TO FLY FREE AND A FLAP OF BELT TO PEEL LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT REDUCED SPEED UNDER HAZARD WARNING, WHERE THE TIRE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED BY THE SPARE.
NHTSA complaint #10464508 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE FRACTURED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO DETACH. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE CABLE BY ADDING A CLAMP AND BOLT TO THE CABLE TO HOLD THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 05/11/12 *BF UPDATED 06/01/12
NHTSA complaint #10454482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 EQUIPPED WITH THE MICHELIN X RADIAL TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES CRACKED ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE HOWEVER, THE TIRES WERE STILL THREADED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000.
NHTSA complaint #10335233 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES HAVE HAD LEAKS SINCE NEW. HAD THEM CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. I THINK THAT MY TIGER PAWS ARE DEFECTIVE AND MAYBE DANGEROUS TO KEEP USING. I ONLY HAVE 32,000 MILES ON THEM. ALSO THEY HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS.
NHTSA complaint #10325593 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED FIRESTONE F380 P235/75R15 TIRES FOR MY VEHICLE. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE TIRES. MY TIRE WAS PRODUCED BEFORE THE RECALLED TIRES BUT IS HAVING VERY UNEVEN & UNSAFE WEAR. THE DOT# IS DOT WBHL 380 2805. I FEEL THAT MY TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND WANT THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THEM AS PART OF THE RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10252742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THERE WAS NO INDICATION THE SPARE TIRE WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 60MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD THUD AND THE TRUCK SHOOK. I LOOKED BEHIND ME TO SEE MY SPARE TIRE SLIDING DOWN THE ROADWAY, ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BEHIND ME. IT ALSO PUT A DENT AND REMOVED SOME PAINT FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BUMPER. THIS OCCURRED AT 32,000 MILES ON TRUCK. I WENT BACK AND RETRIEVED THE SPARE AND THREW IT INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I NOTICED THE DROP DOWN CABLE UNDER THE BED HAD CORRODED AND SNAPPED LESS THAN AN INCH FROM THE END, DROPPING THE TIRE AND LEAVING NOTHING BUT THE FRAYED CABLE BEHIND. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THAT PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
NHTSA complaint #10246792 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY S10 THE ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE DISENGAGED WHEN THE CABLE SNAPPED. THE TIRE BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE REAR BUMPER CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED DESPITE THE TIRE BOUNCING ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND DOWN A SIDE STREET WHERE IT CAME TO REST AGAINST A CURB. THE "PRIORITY" DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THIS IS THE 3RD CASE I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS HAPPENING IN MY AREA.
NHTSA complaint #10236713 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.