Consumer Complaint Detail

TRAIL BUSTER / LT24575R16 / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 002098441 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2002
Consumer's City: ATCHISON Consumer's State: KS
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Model Name: LT24575R16 Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:sidewall
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2002 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: The front tires have slits in the sidewalls of the tires. when we purchased the vehicle we had test drove it and when we got it on the highway we noticed a shaking in the front end. we told the dealer of this problem and they said they would check into it. they said they had the problem fixed. the tires looked brand new when the vehicle was purchased. we continued with the purchase and later when the vehicle was taken on the highway it done the same thing. the dealer said there was no problem. the only time the vehicle would shake was when you were driving between 55 and 65 mph other than that it drove fine. then my driver side tire developed a leak that got progressively worse until i would have to put air in it every day. my husband put some other tires on and when the tires were removed one of them had 6 weights on it. the 2 front tires both had large cracks. once the newer tires were put on the shaking on the highway has stopped. i see so much about the bad tires on the ford explorer, that it leads me to wonder, is it the tires or is it the explorer? i do not see how there could be so many different tires that would have defects. i am lead to believe the problem lies with ford and not with firestone or the other tire companies who have paid to replace these tires. the tred on the tires is still good but they are not usable because of the cracks.*ak