TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH DORAL FDL60 TIRES, TIRE SIZE 225/60/16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 7TA6 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN AUTO SHOP, WHO BOTH STATED THAT THE FOUR TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE TREAD BELT SEPARATION AND UNEVEN WEAR. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. PREVIOUSLY, FRONT SUSPENSION REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; UNCERTAIN OF THE SPECIFIC REPAIRS WHICH ALSO INCLUDED A TIRE ROTATION AND BALANCING ON THE FOUR TIRES. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE FRONT TWO TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES AND THE VEHICLE'S ROAD PERFORMANCE IMPROVED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO REPLACE THE TWO REAR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,370.
NHTSA complaint #10462291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE HAS DOMINATOR ALL SEASON TIRES, SIZE P225/75R15. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SMACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD BEEN SEPARATING AND PEELING OFF, LEAVING PIECES OF RUBBER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY GAS STATION AND HAD THE TIRE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE SEPARATED SO QUICKLY AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,000.
NHTSA complaint #10278573 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
REPEATED OVERHEATING PROBLEMS RESULTED IN REPLACING MY RADIATOR TWO TIMES, THERMOSTAT THREE TIMES AND THERMOSTAT W/ BREATHER HOUSING TWO TIMES. COOLING SYSTEM INCLUDES EXTERNAL METAL PIPES WHICH HELP CIRCULATE COOLANT TO HEATER. THE PIPES ARE HIDDEN FROM CLEAR VIEW AND WHEN MINE SPRUNG LEAKS DUE TO THEIR PLACEMENT THE LEAKS WERE DIAGNOSED AS BEING BLOWN HEAD/HEAD GASKET BY THREE SEPARATE SHOPS. REPLACEMENT OF PIPES SOLVED OVERHEATING. MOISTURE GETS TRAPPED IN AND AROUND THE FRAME AND SUBFRAME AREAS WHERE THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ARE LOCATED AND ALLOWS FOR UNNECESSARY PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF ALL THE MOUNTS, BUSHINGS, MAIN FRAME AND SUBFRAME. THIS HIDDEN CONDITION HAS RESULTED IN ALL MOUNTS NEEDING REPLACEMENT, TRANSMISSION DROPPING, FRONT INNER&OUTER TIE RODS AND BUSHINGS GOING OUT, RACK N PINION PROBLEMS AND THE SUBFRAME COLLAPSING. DOCUMENTED RECORDS SHOW THAT FROM 2004 THROUGH 2008 ON AVERAGE I DROVE 7000 MILES A YEAR. IN THAT 28000 MILES I REPLACED ALL MOTOR/TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, ALL 4 INNER&OUTER TIE ROD BUSHINGS/ENDS TWICE, RADIATOR TWICE, THERMOSTAT HOUSING TWICE, COOLANT PIPES ONCE AND HAVE GONE THROUGH TWO SETS OF TIRES. I AM REPLACING SUBFRAME, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS AND FRONT AXLE AGAIN. I CONTINUE FIXING THE CAR BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT BUT I AM GETTING VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STEERING, AXLE OR BRAKES GIVING OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC. SO CONCERNED MY DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO FAMILY MEMBERS IN CASE OF FATALITY RESULTING FROM THE DEFECTS MENTIONED.
NHTSA complaint #10246579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAD FLAT TIRES IN THREE OF MY 4 TIRES IN A 6 WEEK PERIOD. THE FIRST AND THIRD OF THESE 3 FLATS WERE TRACED TO A CRACK IN THE VALVE STEM. THE 2ND AND 3RD FLATS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHIN 50 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER DAMAGING BOTH TIRES BEYOND REPAIR. THE SECOND TIRE CAUSED SEVERE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. BY THE TIME I PULLED OVER THE TIRE WAS SMOKING. SEARS HAD INSTALLED THESE TIRES IN 2006. THEY SUSPECT THE TECH TR413 VALVE STEM WAS THE CULPRIT. SEARS AGREED TO REPLACE ALL TIRES WITH NEW. THIS WORK HAS NOT YET BEEN DONE YET SO ONE VALVE STEM REMAINS INSTALLED AND WILL BE CLOSELY INSPECTED UPON REPLACEMENT. DO YOU WANT THIS VALVE STEM RETURNED FOR INSPECTION? THE POLICE PROVIDED AN ESCORT FOR TIRE FAILURE #2 SO POLICE RECORDS SURELY EXIST THOUGH I FILED NO FORMAL REPORT.
NHTSA complaint #10237108 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER LIFELINER TOURING SLE TIRES, SIZE 205/60R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BLOW OUT. THE FAILURES CAUSED THE FENDER TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. THE SPEED, VIN, AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 236,000.
NHTSA complaint #10199680 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT PURCHASED NEW TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ONE WEEK, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 97,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10190016 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LAST SPRING I HAD TO REPLACE THE COOPER TIRES ON THE FRONT OF MY CAR BECAUSE THEY WERE CAUSING MY CAR TO VIBRATE EVEN THOUGH THE TREAD AND TIRE PRESSURE WERE PERFECT. I STILL HAD COOPER TIRES ON THE REAR OF MY CAR AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE TREAD OF MY REAR RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. IT TORE OFF MY REAR BUMPER AND DID DAMAGE UNDERNEATH THE CAR. CURRENTLY I DO HAVE QUOTES TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE, BUT AM WAITING TO FIND OUT IF COOPER TIRE WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.
NHTSA complaint #10172307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUBJECT: MASTERCRAFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATION COMMENTS: IN MARCH, 2003, I PURCHASED A 2002 DODGE INTREPID USING EBAY. THE CAR HAD 8,000 MILES AND CARFAX SHOWED NO ACCIDENTS. WHEN THE CAR ARRIVED, I NOTICED IT HAD TWO NEW MASTERCRAFT SENSY TIRES ON THE FRONT, UNUSUAL FOR THAT LOW MILEAGE. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE RIGHT TIE ROD END HAD BEEN BENT AND NOT REPAIRED, THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE NEW TIRES. I THEN REPLACED THE RIGHT TIE ROD END AND HAD ALL FOUR WHEELS ALIGNED. AS THE TIRES HAD A TREAD WEAR RATING OF 620, I FIGURED THERE WERE GOOD FOR MANY MILES. IN LATE JULY, 2006, THE CAR HAD 32K MILES. I WAS HEARING A LOUD "SLAPPING" SOUND ON THE FRONT END. TAKING THE CAR TO A COSTCO CAR CENTER, THEY DETERMINED THAT BOTH TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION, REQUIRING IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 25K MILES ON THEM. THE CAR HAS A LIFETIME FOUR-WHEEL ALIGNMENT POLICY FROM FIRESTONE EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT, AND THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED ABOUT EVERY 3-4K MILES. THESE TIRES APPARENTLY HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THEIR IDENTIFICATION IS MASTERCRAFT SENSY 01, 225 60 R16 M&S 98T, DOT 3DX3 FMW 3302, NOT AS DESCRIBED BY YOUR FORM BELOW WHICH HAS INCOMPLETE INFO USE ONLY THE INFO IN THIS PARAGRAPH TO DESCRIBE MODEL, SIZE AND DOT NUMBER. I SUGGEST THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE TIRES WERE LEFT AT COSTCO AND ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE, BUT I HAVE THEIR WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM. YOUR COMMENTS PLEASE. THANK YOU.
NHTSA complaint #10167201 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND FELT A RUMBLE IN THE CAR, LIKE THE TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE. I CHECKED THE TIRES AT A GAS STATION BEFORE LEAVING AND ALL LOOKED FINE. THE RUMBLING GOT WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF THE DRIVE DOWN 95 SOUTH IN MASSACHUSETTS, UNTIL I GOT OFF 95 S AND WAS ON THE EXIT RAMP FOR 295 SOUTH WHEN I FELT AND HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE BLOW OUT. I INSTANTLY SLOWED DOWN AND GOT AS FAR TO THE RIGHT AS I COULD. ANOTHER MOTORIST HAD STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME THAT HAD SEEN THE WHOLE THING. HE GOT OUT MADE SURE I WAS ALRIGHT AND WHETHER OR NOT I HAD AAA (WHICH I HAD) AND HE TOLD ME THAT MY WHEEL ROLLED OFF INTO THE WOODS. AND SURE ENOUGH I LOOKED AT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THE CAR WAS RIDING ON THE ROTOR, WITH SOME DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENS WITH DIFFICULTY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ROTOR, ALL 5 OF THE STUDS HAD SHEARED OFF AND THE LUGS WERE GONE. AAA AND THE MECHANICS AT MEINIKEE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AFTER RETRIEVING THE WHEEL, INSPECTION SHOWED THAT NONE OF THE HOLES IN THE RIM HAD BEEN OVALED. I HAD THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CHANGED BY TOWN FAIR TIRE TWO MONTHS PRIOR AND IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE LUGS WERE EITHER LOOSE OR OVERTIGHTENED, HOWEVER TOWN FAIR TIRE IS LOOKING THE OTHER WAY BECAUSE I HAD DRIVEN 8,000 MILES SINCE THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. EVERYONE THAT LOOKED AT THE WHEEL THOUGHT THAT IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE USUALLY WITH LOOSE LUGS ONE OR TWO OF THE LUGS LINGER BEHIND, NOT IN THIS CASE. MEINIKEE WAS ABLE TO SALVAGE THE WHOLE WHEEL AND ONLY HAD TO REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY COSTING $311, NOT INCLUDING BODY DAMAGE. THE WHOLE THING SEEMS SUSPICIOUS, SINCE THERE SHOULD NO WAY THAT ALL 5 OF THE STUDS SHOULD HAVE SHEARED OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT SOME SORT HELP FROM EITHER HUMAN ERROR ON THE LUGS OR A FACTORY DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10136543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PURCHASED 1996 DODGE INTREPID IN MAY 2005. FOLLOWING WEEK HAD TO TAKE CAR BACK TO DEALER RE: BRAKES, TO NO AVAIL. A MECHANIC STATED BRAKES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. WAS ADVISED THAT TIRES WERE NOT IN SUCH GREAT CONDITION EITHER. KEPT HEARING STRANGE SOUNDS (RATTLING NOISES) FROM THE CAR. IN AUGUST, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CAR WOULD NOT STEER AT ALL. HAD TO TAKE CAR TO MECHANIC, WHO TOLD US FAN BELT HAD COME OFF WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AND POWER STEERING LINE. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. FINALLY, ON AUGUST 26TH, WAS GETTING IN CAR TO DRIVE AND DID NOT GET VERY FAR, WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND FOUND TWO BOLTS ON THE GROUND. PLEASE HELP !!! DISTRESSED. DO WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE HERE? HAVE RECEIPTS, BUT DO NOT HAVE OLD PARTS. *JB *AK
NHTSA complaint #10134636 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
GOODYEAR TIRE EQUIPMENT HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE 2004 DODGE INTREPID.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR BOTH REAR TIRES TIRE WORE OUT WITH ONLY 26882 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED REGULARLY.
NHTSA complaint #10132367 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MICHELIN TIRES MODEL XGT H4 225-60 R/16 SIDEWALL BLOW OUT ON 2 TIRES ON SEPERATE OCCASIONS 6/05 AND 7/05. TIRES WERE LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD WITH 30,000 MILES. *JB SERIAL # OF SECOND TIRE THAT BLEW-OUT WAS AU 795 35-55030-01 BOTH TIRES FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY IN THE METRO DC AREA, NO OBJECT OR POTHOLE WAS STRUCK, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER WHEEL. BOTH TIRES THAT FAILED WERE LOCATED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE
NHTSA complaint #10130642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT: CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM IN ONE PIECE. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. SAW A VERY BIG DENT IN THE BEAD ON THE INSIDE. HE ROTATED TIRES EVERY 3,000 MILES, AND REGULARLY SERVICED TIRES. THE TIRES HAD A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THE TIRE ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES WAS TOYO. CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY VIBRATION BEFORE THE TIRE CAME OFF. THE WHEEL JUST STARTED TO WIGGLE A LITTLE BIT AND THEN THE CAR HIT THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS TO COME ON IN THE CAR BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.
NHTSA complaint #10130267 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE TURNING RIGHT THE DRIVER HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE STEERING AND THE TIRES WERE NO LONGER PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING ROD WAS BENT. *SC
NHTSA complaint #10108765 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE WASHING MY VEHICLE, WAS SCRUBBING TIRES WHEN I NOTICED A BULGE/BLISTER ON MY LEFT REAR TIRE, ON THE SIDEWALL. IT WAS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF TPC, AND THEN THE TIRE SIZE. I NOTIFIED GOODYEAR OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO LOCATE THE NEAREST GOODYEAR RETAILER THAT DOES ADJUSTMENTS. THIS TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS 2 YRS. OLD. THIS TIRE REPLACED ANOTHER ONE OF THE SAME MAKE, THAT ALSO DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME AREA. HAD I HAVE KNOWN.....! THIS TIRE CAME AS OEM WHEN THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN '93, AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIRE I'VE RUN ON THE CAR....BUT NOW? GOODYEAR PRORATED THE TIRE, OUT THE DOOR AT $94.00. I WAS SHOWN WHERE THE BELTS ON THE SIDEWALL HAD SEPARATED, WITH THE TIRE BEING SENT TO NPSC. TIRE SIZE IS P225/60/R16.
NHTSA complaint #10104615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A HUGE BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT. (TIRE SIZE 225/60R16) PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #10097120 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
GOODYEAR, AMERICAN EAGLE, SIZE 225/60R16 BW. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER CHANGED THE FRONT TIRE. ABOUT 50 MILES AFTER REPLACING THE FIRST TIRE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW UP. WALMART REPLACED BOTH TIRES WITHOUT ANY CHARGE.*AK ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE WALL MART GOODYEAR IN PORTSMOUTH, NH. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44750. THE LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT AT 46604. THE RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT AT 46674. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE.
NHTSA complaint #10087862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE IN 2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID STARTED TAPPING NOISE AT 58017KM BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT, TOLD THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ENGINE APART TO CHECK NOISE. I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SLUDGE THAT PREVENTED THE OIL FROM CIRCULATING PROPERLY. THEY STILL REFUSED TO CHECK ENGINE. AT JUST OVER 62000 KM ENGINE BECAME NOISY. BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALER WHO KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS, THEN TOLD ME ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6500.00 AND THERE WOULD BE NO WARRANTY COVERAGE OR GOODWILL. I GAVE THEM A COMPLETE HISTORY OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWING THAT PROPER MAINTENANCE WAS DONE WITH IN THE REQUIRED MILEAGE AND TIME. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE INVOICES DO NOT CLEARLY IDENTIFY MY 2000 BLACK INTREPID AND THAT IT COULD OF BEEN ANOTHER CAR. I ONLY OWN ONE 2000 INTREPID. THE INVOICE SHOWS THE WORK THE MILEAGE AND MY NAME AND DATE. NEXT ME THEY TOLD ME THE INVOICE NUMBERS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE WORK WAS DONE AT FOUR DIFFERENT GARAGES. THEN THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS SLUDGE THAT SHOWED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THEN THEY ASKED ME THE BRAND OF OIL THE GARAGES USED AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY. END RESULT IS THAT THEY REFUSE TO CHANGE THEIR POSITION IN REGARDS TO WARRANTY COVERAGE OR GOODWILL REPAIRS AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE AN ENGINE THAT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN MAY 2001. I AM FRUSTRATED AND DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO TURN. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
NHTSA complaint #10071392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.