0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007116633 | Incident Date: Aug, 04 2007 |
| Consumer's City: PROSPECT | Consumer's State: KY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Continental Tire the Americas, LLC |
| Model Name: P26570R16 | 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#: 1GNET16S956 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 21 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 05 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Two tires failed within a week with similar circumstances. the first tire failure was less dramatic than the second due to the fact that it occurred at night when temperatures were cooler and vehicle stops were more frequent. the second failure was catastrophic. the sidewalls completely separated from the tread on a very busy highway. after the first tire failure i had the tires aligned, balanced and pressure checked by a gm technician. the service manager at the gm dealer clearly told me that the two remaining tires were in good shape and had several thousand miles on them before i had to worry about changing them. four days later the tire failed completely. after the incident i called back to the gm dealer to verify their process for tire alignment. they informed me that the tires were indeed verified to be at 35psi, the factory recommended level. i retained the failed tire for future use. the tires were continental conti-trac p245/65/r17 with a dot number of hw8t bl5 0305. a similar report has been filed with the nhtsa. *tr |