Consumer Complaint Detail
GOODYEAR / WRANGLER HT / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000059500 | Incident Date: Jun, 29 2000 |
| Consumer's City: WEST PALM BEACH | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
| Model Name: WRANGLER HT | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 20 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tire size lt235/85r16, load range e. tires inflated to 80psi. exterior temperature 78 degrees. two failures within 400 miles. tread delamination on 1st tire. tread completely separated from base (doing damage to undercarriage of coach). this tire retained pressure, however. 2nd tire blow out within 5 miles of a cold start. complete destruction of tire occurred with subsequent additional undercarriage damage to coach. speed was 65mph in both cases. these tires are rated at 3042 lbs (at 80psi). approximate actual load on tire(s): 2400lbs. only experienced driver skill prevented loss of control (and the fact that that this was a 5th wheel and not a "bumper pull" coach). we susequently slowed our speed to 55mph with no further mishaps (for 1500 additional miles after the incidents). please note that two tires (from the original four) remain on the coach and will be made available to you at your request for further testing. we feel that these tires had not been abused in any way and ought to have withstood a 65mph towing speed regardless of road temperature. the failures occurred in rhode island. *ak (tiresize: 235/85r16)( dot number: tire size: 235/85r16 ) |