0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007100560 | Incident Date: Mar, 21 2007 |
| Consumer's City: SMYRNA | Consumer's State: DE |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
| Model Name: WRANGLER RTS | 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#: 1GCDT13X73K | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 30 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 04 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Point 1. - events were un-noticed sidewall "dry-rotting" of the goodyear wrangler rt/s p235/75r15 tires for 21000 miles.....theses tires were 'original equipment' on a new 2003 chevy s-10 crew cab 4wd truck. the "failed" tire was on the front, drivers side. simple highway driving at 60 mph (rt.1 n., delaware), dry conditions, 65 - 70 degrees temperature. tires were religiously 'rotated' at 6500 - 7500 miles. point 2. - tire lost air, eventual "flat" during 60 mph highway drive. there was not a whole lot of "pulling" involved. attention was given to me by a "passing" driver, upon which time i pulled off to the shoulder of the highway. point 3. - changed the "failed" tire with the spare tire (same model), eventually replaced the "suspect" tire with a new same model (ergo, two new tires on the front).inspected the three other original tires and noticed "dry rot" on all tires ranging from medium 'bad' to just-as-'bad' as the failed tire. goodyear personnel acknowledged to me that they see this 'dry-rotting' quite often on these tires. old tire is available for inspection...there is no "road hazard" involved...the 'leaks' are definitely from the "dry rotted" splits in the sidewall close to the thread. this is a very dangerous tire...i keep remembering bridgestone and ford explorer from a few years ago!! *jb |