TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER 300M EQUIPPED WITH TOYO PROXES T1R TIRES (NA), SIZE: 245/45ZR16 94W (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM ALL FOUR TIRES AND THERE WERE CRACKS IN EACH TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE STORE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE TIRES TO A TIRE STORE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE DOT NUMBER AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
NHTSA complaint #11097078 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER 300M EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL, TIRE LINE: TIGER PAW, TIRE SIZE: 225/55R1797J, AND DOT NUMBER: Y900FPUU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SEAL BETWEEN THE RIM AND THE TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING LOSS OF AIR TO THE TIRE. IT WAS UNKNOWN THE LOCATION OF THE TIRE THAT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE TIRE AND VEHICLE MILEAGE WERE 128,000.
NHTSA complaint #10820236 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH TRACTION T/A TIRES, SIZE P225/55/ R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RADIAL PULL AND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS 12,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 12/14/12
NHTSA complaint #10483496 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOODYEAR BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/24/12*LJ UPDATED 01/27/12
NHTSA complaint #10441754 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ONE OF MY TIRES CAME OFF THE RIM WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE EVERY OTHER DAY, AS IT IS ALWAYS LOW. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS. I HAVE 17" CHROME RIMS.
NHTSA complaint #10286023 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DECEMBER 20TH 2008 ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VEHICLE STARTED ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALED ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. INNER TIE RODS AND BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED NOT EVEN TWO WEEKS BEFORE ALONG WITH TWO TIRES AND BRAKES. VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION. A TRUCK COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION HIT THE VEHICLE ON THE FRONT LEFT PASSENGER SIDE AND THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS IN A 180 DEGREE POSITION WITH LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #10254176 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I BOUGHT A SET OF YOKOHAMA TIRES FOR MY 1999 CHRYSLER 300M IN JULY 2006. WE HAVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES NOT HOLDING AIR. FINALLY, NOW, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW 2 HALF DOLLAR SIZE HOLES IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AS TO NOT CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TIRES PLUS FOR THE PREVIOUS PROBLEMS AS WELL AS THIS BLOWOUT. WE WILL OBVIOUSLY BE REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES AND WILL NOT BE BUYING THIS BRAND AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10197538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DUE TO SIZE OF TIRES ON HIS CAR THEY ACTUALLY ACT LIKE SLICKS IN THE WINTER TIME AND I HAD TO CHANGE ALL 4 TIRES TO STUDDED WINTER TIRES TO COMPENSATE FOR THE SLIDING AROUND AT CORNERS AND THE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WHILE ON SNOW AND ICE WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD!!
NHTSA complaint #10183533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A PROBLEM WITH SPRINGS AND SUSPENSION. THE CUSTOMER NOTICE THAT THE RUBBER BUSHINGS ARE COMING APART FROM TIRE. HE CUT THEM OF TO PREVENT THEM FROM RUBBING. THE CUSTOMER TIRES ARE BRAND NEW BUT, HE NOTICE THAT THEY ARE WORN ABOUT 1/2 INCH INSIDE OF EACH TIRE. THE TIRE PRESSURE FINE AND BUSHING ON FRONT TIRE IS FINE. HE NOTICE A SOUND WHEN CAR IS GOING OVER BUMPS AT A NORMAL SPEED. THE CUSTOMER STATES CAR IS PULLING TO ONE SIDE WHEN HE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP.
NHTSA complaint #10176589 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON 04/26/06, WHILE AT A SAMS CLUB STORE, I NOTICED A LARGE BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL OF ONE OF THE TWO GOODYEAR EAGLE LS 225/55R17BW TIRES THAT I PURCHASED FROM WALMART AND HAD INSTALLED BY WALMART ON 03/28/06. THE TIRE WAS DETERMINED BY A TIRE ASSOCIATE AT THE SAMS CLUB STORE TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON, SO HE REMOVED THE WHEEL AND REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE. I AM TAKING THE TIRE BACK TO WALMART ON 04/27/06 TO GET A CREDIT TO BE APPLIED TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT TIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10156184 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2000 CHYSLER 300M. MYSELF AND TWO NEIGHBORS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM NUMBEROUS TIMES THIS YEAR. WE ARE FINDING THAT THE WHEELS ARE RUSTING/PEELING AND CAUSING THE SEAL ON THE TIRES TO BREAK, THUS, CAUSING CONSTANT FLAT TIRES. WE'VE ALL HAD THE WHEELS CLEANED AND RE-SEALED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD LET ALONE A CONCERN OF OWNERS FINDING FLAT TIRES ALL THE TIME. OUR DEALER INDICATED NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE AND THAT THERE WERE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF THE WHEELS. THAT'S IT....WE'D LOVE TO HAVE THESE WHEELS REPLACED AT NO COST TO US SINCE THEY ARE EXPENSIVE. ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS TO WHAT WE AS OWNERS (3) CAN DO ABOUT THIS.
NHTSA complaint #10143122 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT: CONTACT STATED WHEEL RIM PEELED AND CAUSED THE AIR TO COME OUT OF TIRES. TWO OUT OF FOUR TIRES WERE FLAT IN THE MORNING. THEY ROTATED THEM, AND EVENTUALLY ALL FOUR TIRES BECAME FLAT. SHE TALKED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE BEADS IN THE TIRE RUSTED AND POPPED LOOSE. THIS CAUSED THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ONE YEAR AGO.
NHTSA complaint #10136981 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. ON JULY 23, 2005 I WAS INFORMED BY THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THAT THE RACK & PINION WAS BADLY RUSTED, AND THAT ONE OF THE RODS WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN! THIS CAR ONLY HAD 62,000 AT THE TIME AND WAS NOT USED A A COMMUTING CAR, AND WAS TREATED VERY WELL. SIMPLY PUT, THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, GIVEN THE AGE OF THE CAR AND IT'S USE. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I DEALT WITH SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL 300M'S COME IN WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT LIVE IN A CLIMATE WHERE WE GET SNOW, THUS NO SALT ON THE ROADS, AND I AM NOT NEAR THE OCEAN. BASED ON THIS, AS WELL AS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALERSHIP, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT, ONE THAT COST ME $2300, CONVENIENTLY 1 MONTH AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE RUSTING OCCURRED OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND WOULD HAVE AFFECTED TIRE WARE. THIS EXPLAINS WHY I WENT THROUGH 4 TIRES IN THE PAST YEAR. LUCKILY, THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T CAUSE ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS POTENTIALLY COULD END UP BEING LIFE THREATENING FOR SOMEONE ELSE!
NHTSA complaint #10134162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT: THE TIRE RIMS WILL NOT HOLD AIR BECAUSE THE CHROME PLATING PEALED OFF THE STAINLESS RIMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THEM BY HIMSELF. THIS STARTED ON AUGUST 24, 2004. ORIGINALLY, THE CONSUMER THOUGHT A NAIL WAS IN THE TIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT. EVERY OTHER DAY HAD TO FILL UP TO 15 TO 20 LBS OF AIR.*AK
NHTSA complaint #10134062 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT: CALLER SAID THE ALLOY WHEELS OXIDIZED AND LOST AIR IN THE TIRES. ALL 4 WHEELS WERE DOING IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 YEARS. CONSUMER WAS PUTTING AIR IN TIRES, CLEANED THEM, AND BY NIGHT ALL THE TIRES WERE FLAT. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.
NHTSA complaint #10132106 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN FEAR FOR 5 YEARS. I BOUGHT MY CHRYSLER 2000 300M AT LAFLAM, RUNNEMEDE, NJ AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED ONLY BY MALL CHRYSLER, MOUNT LAUREL NJ. MY FRONT TIRES (ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT TIRE) GO FLAT EVERY 4-5 DAYS. GOODYEAR HAS TRIED TO FIX THEM THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES 2X. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. LAFLAM AND MALL CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP ME. THE 800 # CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT HELP ME. THE MECHANIC AT MALL SUGGESTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO TO REPLACE THE RIMS. WHEN I SUGGESTED THIS TO ALL OF THE ABOVE NO ONE WOULD HELP ME. I'M UPSET FOR TWO REASONS 1)NO ONE EVER SUGGESTED THE RIMS MAY BE MY PROBLEM ALL THESE YEARS!! 2) I DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND CONCERN EVERY TIME I GET INTO THE CAR. 3)NO ONE AT CHRYSLER CARES THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN FEAR. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE EVER DEALT WITH A COMPANY THAT WAS THIS HEARTLESS! I NOW DRIVE WITH SIGNS IN MY CAR WARNING OTHER PEOPLE THAT CHRYSLER SERVICE IS THE WORST AND MY CAR IS NOT SAFE. I AM SAVING MY MONEY TO TRADE THE CAR IN FOR A SAFE CAR. I HATE TO SEE ANYONE DRIVE IT, BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
NHTSA complaint #10106559 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND STALLED. THEN, IT JUST COMPLETELY FAILED. THE TIRES AND EMISSIONS FAILED INSPECTION. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER , WHO ORIGINALLY DID NOT DO A GOOD JOB.
NHTSA complaint #10094552 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE ORIGINAL SET OF TIRES WAS LOSING AIR SLOWLY. INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE ENTIRE SET. CONSUMER NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE NEW TIRES AS WITH THE ORIGINAL TIRES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT INSIDE METAL ON ALL FOUR TIRES SEPARATED, AS RESULT, WILL NEVER KEEP THE AIR PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #10081523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.