MICHELIN TIRES XC LT4 P235 70S 15 PURCHASED 12/18/2010 THRU SEARS AND NOW HAVE 19,490 MILES USE AS OF 11/14/2015. PROBLEM IS SIDEWALLS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DRY ROT CRACKING. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO SEARS WHO STATED IT IS CAUSED BY DRY ROT, AGE, & WEATHER EXPOSURE. THIS VEHICLES AIR PRESSURE IS MONITORED ROUTINLY WITH TIRE ROTATION ABOUT EVERY 5 TO 6K MILES. OTHER BRAND TIRES I HAVE HAD WERE MUCH OLDER THAN THESE AND HAD NO DRY ROT.
NHTSA complaint #10795300 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HELLO I HAVE BUY THIS CAR IN A DEALER ''GOVAL AUTO SALES'' IN POMPANO AND WE HAVE MANY PROBLEM WITH SAFE. THE ENGINE MAY BE STOP + SUSPENSION + DIFFERENT TYRE. WE GO TO THE DEALER WHERE WE BUY THE CAR LASTE WEEK. BUT HE SAY, IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM. MY QUESTION : IS IT HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY WHEN HE SELLS A CAR? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10568342 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE ENTIRE CAR IS DEFECTIVE, THOUGH IT DOES NOT STATE IT IS A LEMON. I PURCHASED IT USED. I HAVE REPLACED MANY MAJOR PARTS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, SUCH A DRIVER'S DOOR HINGES AND BEARINGS, HOOD RELEASE CABLE, STEERING ARM (TWICE) HUBS (TWICE) THE WIRING SYSTEM IS FAULTY. I HAVE GONE THROUGH 4 ALTERNATORS IN UNDER 2 1/2 YEARS.
NHTSA complaint #10186255 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1998 GMC S15 JIMMY TRUCK, DEFECTIVE ENCODER MOTOR. *BF ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING SNOW STORMS THE CONSUMER HAD TO RELY ON THE 2-WHEEL DRIVE TO NAVIGATE ON THE ROADS COVERED IN SNOW AND ICE WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF THE ADDED TRACTION OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE. ONCE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM 4-WHEEL DRIVE BACK TO 2-WHEEL DRIVE. THIS PAST WINTER, THE CONSUMER LOST TRACTION AND SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHEEL COVER.
NHTSA complaint #10115766 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FOR THE SECOND TIME OF THIS VEHICLE THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY ON THIS CAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THIS TIME ON THE OTHER SIDE. SOMEHOW, WHEN PUTTING THE WHEEL BACK ON THE CAR NOT ALL THE NUTS WERE TIGHTENED PROPERLY BOTH TIMES. ACCORDING TO THE TOW DRIVER FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT, DALE CHAN OF DC TOWING 570.992.4311, THE DEALERSHIP, BROWN DAUB IN WIND GAP AND FOR THE SECOND INCIDENT ROBERTI MOTORS WHO REPAIRED THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY THE SECOND TIME. THE PROBLEM WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS IS THAT IF NOT ALL NUTS ARE TIGHTENED PROPERLY THE MATERIAL WILL VIBRATE AND LOOSEN THE OTHER NUTS. CHAN SAID HE SEES THIS PROBLEM OFTEN. AFTER THE FIRST FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY REPAIR ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE WHEEL CAME ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF. ALL THE NUTS WERE GONE, 3 OF THE STUDS WERE BROKEN OFF AND THE WHEEL WAS ONLY HANGING ON THE REMAINING TWO STUDS. THE SECOND TIME, 2-3 WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, I CAUGHT IT A BIT EARLIER. ONLY ONE NUT WAS MISSING, ONE STUD WAS BROKEN OFF. THE OTHER NUTS WERE SO LOOSE THAT I COULD MOVE THEM ALL WITH MY FINGERS. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY COUSIN TWICE WHO WAS A LIMO DRIVER IN CHICAGO. IT SEEMS EVERY ONE IN THE INDUSTRY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHY IS IT ALLOWED TO CONTINUE. WHY CAN'T WE GO BACK TO STEEL WHEELS WHERE THIS PROBLEM IS NONEXISTENT. IF WE CAN'T WHY CAN'T IT BE REQUIRED THAT SOME LOCKING MECHANISM BE DESIGNED TO KEEP THE NUTS FROM UNSCREWING AS PART OF THE WHEEL COVER? WHAT IF THE WHEEL HAD COME OFF? THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I COULD HAVE GONE OUT OF CONTROL AND INVOLVED OTHER VEHICLES IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AXEL COULD HAVE DUG INTO THE ROAD SURFACE AND I COULD HAVE ROLLED OF FLIPPED? PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. HAS THIS ALREADY HAPPENED? IT THIS WHAT IT TAKES BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED? I CONSIDER MYSELF TO HAVE BEEN LUCKY.
NHTSA complaint #10104473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND THROTTLE FOR A 1997 GM JIMMY, VIN [XXX]. *BF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAD OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE REPLACED WHICH INCLUDE THE BRAKE PAD SENSOR, BRAKE PADS, ELECTRICAL WIRING. ON THE DAY OF DELIVERY THE VEHICLE'S LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE LOSS OF FOUR MAJOR BOLT WHICH HELD THE ASSEMBLY TO THE CHASSIS. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10097913 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN RT 33 IN PA NEAR NEAR THE SNYDERSVILLE EXIT WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLABLY. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR. I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER. I WALKED AROUND THE CAR & SAW THAT THE HUB CAP WAS MISSING. THE WHEEL WAS BARELY BEING HELD ON THE CAR BY TWO POSTS WITH NONE OF THE NUTS ON THEM. THREE POSTS HAD BROKEN OFF. I LEARNED FROM THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS. I MENTIONED THE INCIDENT TO MY COUSIN AND HE TOLD ME IT HAD HAPPENED TO HIM TWICE. EVIDENTALLY, WHAT HAPPENS WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS IS IF ALL NUTS ARE NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY THE ALUMINUM VIBRATES LOSENING THE OTHER NUTS. I WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED THE CAR FOR FREE. THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS DOES HAPPEN AND THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT THIS 100% OF THE TIME DUE TO HUMAN ERROR. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WITH STEEL WHEELS. THE WHEEL COULD HAVE FALLEN COMPLETELY OFF DOING MUCH MORE DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE AXEL COULD HAVE DUG IN AND I COULD HAVE FLIPPED. I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THAT VEHICLE. MORE VEHICLES COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED. THE MATERIAL NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO ELIMINATE THESE VIBRATIONS OR SOME SYSTEM OF LOCKING THE NUTS BE DEVISEDSO THEY CAN'T UNSCREW UNLESS IT IS INTENDED. THIS HAPPENS WAY TOO OFTEN AND FROM WHAT LEARNED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TOW DRIVER. THERE IS NO WAY TO SEE THIS COMING WITH THE WAY WHEELS ARE DESIGNED THE NUTS ARE COVERED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE HERE TO TAKE OUT HUMAN ERROR OR TO MAKE MORE LEEWAY FOR SUCH ERROR. CHANGING THE MATERIALS USED OR THE DESIGN COULD ACCOMPLISH THIS. I CALLED 911 AND DALE CHAN OF DC TOWING, TELEPHONE NUMBER 570.992.4311 WAS SENT. I DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT. I THINK IT WAS JULY OR AUGUST. THE DATE I PUT IN WAS JUST TO GET THROUGH THE REQUIRED FIELDS.
NHTSA complaint #10091218 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE COMING OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10071566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD HUMMING NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND FRONT HUB BEARING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DRIVERS SIDE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 2/20/03 (NOTE: I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND VEHICLE HAD 27,000 MILES WHEN PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED). SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED RECENTLY THIS TIME ON PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE HUB BEARING ON 3/15/04 AND COST WAS SPLIT 50/50 WITH GM AND MYSELF (NOTE:46,000 MILES ON VEHICLE). FURTHERMORE THIS PROBLEM NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED OR ANY OTHER NON-JIMMY OWNERS THAT I KNOW OF. FROM REVIEWING YOUR COMPLAINTS AND TALKING TO OTHER JIMMY OWNERS, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND A KNOWN DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM.
NHTSA complaint #10062251 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER STATES WHY HE AND HIS SON WAS DRIVING HIS TRUCK, SUDDENLY HIS SON FELT AS THRU HE HAD A FLAT TIRE, HE STOPPED AND GOT OUT AND LOOKED TO DISCOVER THAT THE WHEEL WAS LAYING INWARD TOWARD THE FROM OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES AFTER JACKING THE TRUCK UP TO REMOVE THE TIRE HE THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. HE ALSO STATES THAT HE IS HAPPY THAT THEY WERE DRIVING VERY SLOWLY, BECAUSE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT.
NHTSA complaint #8019326 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD DRAGGING NOISE AND WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY BALL JOINTS, ALSO DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AXLE SHAFT TO REPLACE THE INNER TRI-POD BOOT. *SLC THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL HAD LEANED IN AT THE TOP, AND THE ENGINE HAD AN OIL LEAK. THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MONIES SPENT ON REPAIR. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #566722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEN MAKING A TURN VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS REPLACED SWAY BAR/ IDLE ARM AND HUBS ON FRONT END. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8012159 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
3 OF THE 5 LUGS: BOLTS FAILED ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THEY WERE COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF. WE ONLY NOTICED BECAUSE THE HUB CAP WOULDN'T STAY ON SQUARELY, SO WE REMOVED IT AND FOUND THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #757502 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.