Consumer Complaint Detail

X RADIAL / LT 285/75R16 / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 002285586 Incident Date: Apr, 24 2002
Consumer's City: TUCSON Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Michelin North America, Inc.
Model Name: LT 285/75R16 Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 26 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 23 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have had my kia for 3 years now (bought on april 24,2001), after only having it one year(april 25, 2002) my two front tires were shredded all the way to the metal. the dealer said that my tires were only covered for a year so i had to replace them, come to find out it was caused by the alignment that showed no sign of being off. right after that the cooling fan shorted causing the engine to smoke and the car to be in the shop for 2 weeks because kia couldn't order the right part. soon after that both of my sunvisors broke to the point they are not usable. kia told me that it would be $35 each to replace, not covered under warranty considered normal wear and tear. my alignment has been fixed 4 times in 3 years with normal driving conditions and regular maintenance. the shifter ( automatic) has gone out twice. once resulting in kia having to replace the whole shifter. the car is constantly vibrating, really bad when a/c is on. the brakes have always made noise and occasionally "stick" dealer said there may be a recall coming out, that was 3 years ago, haven't heard anything yet. *jb