[XXX] Steering wheel started bumping then heard noise from passenger side front. Started losing control of vehicle. Made it to the shoulder. Inspected tire, tire failure tread had separated from cord. Changed to spare tire which was bald. However tread from failed tire had bent metal wheel well and was rubbing on spare. Made it to Mr Tire. Had wheel well bent back and new tire installed. We could have been severely injured, killed or crashed into another vehicle, hurting or killing them. My daughter and grandson were in vehicle with me. No ins claim filed. No police report. Mr Tire did not inspect failed tire as I had changed to the spare I still have the failed tire. I plan to take the tire back to Walmart where it was purchased and installed. However I do not want another uniroyal tire. If someone needs to inspect the tire please let me know so I don't return it. No warning. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #11594332 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STARTED OUT WITH A WOBBLE ON THE TIRE THEN MY BALL JOINTS UPPER AND LOWER LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT ALONG WITH MY TIE RODS INNER AND OUTER LEFT AND RIGHT MY LEFT BALL BARRING HUB WAS REPLACED ON THE LEFT SIDE FRONT ALSO I STILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE STABILIZING FRONT BAR WHICH I WILL BE PURCHASING THIS WEEK OF SEPT 1ST. THIS ALL HAPPENED JUST THESE PAST TWO WEEKS AND NOW I AM FORCED TO PURCHASE 4 TIRES THAT I CANNOT AFFORD AFTER SPENDING ALL THAT MONEY TO FIX THE FRONT END. PLEASE HELP ME. I DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS THAT IS JUST FROM DRIVING TO WORK AND FOR PLEASURE.
NHTSA complaint #10422987 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC JIMMY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE HOIST THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND STATED THE SPARE TIRE HOIST WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
NHTSA complaint #10410504 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AT MY WORK PLACE PARKING LOT AND BACKED ON TO MY SPARE TIRE. THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH AND SOMEONE BEHIND ME RUN INTO IT. I HAVE OWNED BLAZERS AND JIMMY'S FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. CHECKING OUT THIS WEBSITE I NOW KNOW THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. I WILL TELL EVERYONE THAT I KNOW WHO OWN THESE VEHICLES ABOUT THIS DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10364086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2001 GMC JIMMY DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *KB (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)
NHTSA complaint #10194657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IT HAPPENED IN SONORA, MEXICO AT 7:00PM THE BACK PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED. MY HUSBAND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS TWO LANES GOING WITH VEHICLES DRIVING AT 60 TO 70 MPH AND THERE WAS NO WAY PULLING TO THE SIDE WE WERE HANGING ALMOST FELL IN A HOLE THE VEHICLE WAS HALF WAY IN THE LANE AND HALF HANGING . THESE TIRES COULD OF CAUSED A DEATH AND OR A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE TIRE'S BRAND ARE WILD COUNTRY.
NHTSA complaint #10149112 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNED A 1997 GMC JIMMY. HEARD A LOUD CRASHING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN HE LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR HE SAW SOMETHING BOUNCING IN A FIELD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE SPARE TIRE WAS GONE. THE CABLE THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE BROKE. THIS OCCURRED LAST NIGHT, AND HE HAS NOT YET HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. ALSO OCCURRED ON CONSUMER'S SON' VEHICLE, 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE.
NHTSA complaint #10130788 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVING 1995 GMC JIMMY WITH NO PASSENGERS AND NO LOAD AT 40MPH ON SUBURBAN ROAD AT 10:00 IN EVENING SWERVED TO MISS SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF LARGE DEER. BOTH DRIVER SIDE TIRES (KELLY SPRINGFIELD SAFARI SJR 235-70R15) BLEW OFF THEIR RIMS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE AS BARE RIMS HIT PAVEMENT. VEHICLE DEVELOPED SEVERE YAW CAUSING IT TO SPIN TWICE. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. DEALER REPLACED TIRES UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT OEM ALLOY WHEELS WHICH COST $558 TO REPLACE.
NHTSA complaint #10095687 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 2000 GMC JIMMY UNIROYAL LAREDO TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, NO ONE WAS INJURED. BUT THE COMPANY REP AT DISCOUNT TIRE SAYS IT HAD TO BE LOW ON AIR. I DO NOT AGREE I HAD CHECKED ALL MY TIRES JUST THE WEEK BEFORE AND THEY ALL HAD THE SAME PRESSURE OF 32 PSI, THE TIRE SPLIT HORIZONTALLY IN FOUR PLACES IN THE FRONT AND 1 IN THE BACK.
NHTSA complaint #10017029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TREAD SEPERATION IN PHANTOM A/P TIRE THAT WAS MANAUFACTURED WITHIN TIME PERIOD OF NHTSA ACTION #PE02056. SUBSTANTIAL PHYSICAL INJURY TO 72 YEAR OLD DRIVER AND TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. RIMKUS CONSUTLING SERVICES EXPERT GARRET MITCHELL MADE THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS: 1.A DEFECT IN THE LEFT-REAR TIRE ON THE CHEVROLET CAUSED THE TREAD TO SEPARATE FROM THE CARCASS. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE IS CONSISTENT WITH CONTAMINATION OR IMPROPER VULCANIZATION OF THE TIRE COMPONENTS DURING MANUFACTURING. 2. THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE TIRE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDE WITH A SOLID OBJECT. "THERE WAS A PRESENCE OF POLISHING AND BLUING ON THE RUBBER CARCASS OF THE TIRE [WHICH INDICATED] OVERHEATING OF THE TIRE. . . . IF EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING IS OBSERVED AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE, FLEXING OF THE TIRE DUE TO OVERLOADING OR UNDER-INFLATION IS INDICATED. IN THIS CASE, HOWEVER, THE EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING IS LIMITED TO ONE AREA OF THE TIRE, SPECIFICALLY THE AREA WHERE THE TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE CARCASS. THIS INDICATES LOCALIZED OVERHEATING DUE TO FRICTION BETWEEN ADJACENT TIRE COMPONENTS WAS TAKING PLACE IN THIS AREA. FURTHERMORE, THE REMAINING TREAD IN THIS AREA IS UNEVENLY WORN, INDICATING A DISCONTINUITY IN THE TIRE STRUCTURE AT THIS LOCATION. THESE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THE COMPONENTS OF THE TIRE WERE NOT PROPERLY BONDED TOGETHER IN THE AREA WHERE THE TREAD SEPARATION BEGAN."
NHTSA complaint #10003175 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRE SEPARATED GOING DOWNHILL ,CAUSING DAMAGE TO FENDER/ DOOR AND BODY OF VEHICLE. TIRE DID CONTINUE TO HOLD AIR, ENABLING DRIVER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE TO PREVENT A SERIOUS COLLISION.
NHTSA complaint #764561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A "FLOATING" SENSATION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, AND REPLACED VARIOUS COMPONENTS, INCLUDING STEERING BOX/ BALL JOINTS/ IDLER ARM, AND TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.
NHTSA complaint #899073 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.