1999 Chevrolet Malibu Tires Problems

Your vehicle failed inspection because all four Bridgestone Potenza tires developed cracks around their entire circumference and showed signs of tread separation, making them unsafe to drive. The tires were purchased in October 2010 and only had 24,183 miles on them when they were replaced in November 2015, despite still having adequate tread depth remaining. You had to purchase a complete set of new tires to pass inspection. The issue may require replacing all four tires and investigating whether they were defective or improperly stored.

ON 6 AUGUST 2010, I PURCHASED 3 TIRES FROM RAY'S TIRE & SERVICE IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FL 32084, HAVING A GOODYEAR LOGO TOUTED ON THEIR INVOICE AND A HUGE GOODYEAR SIGN ON THEIR BUILDINGS, THEREFORE, ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT TIRES BEING BOUGHT AND INSTALLED ARE GOODYEAR... WELL THAT'S NO SO... WHILE DRIVING TO CLEVELAND, OHIO SUBURB LAST MONDAY (20 SEPT 10), MY LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED ON I-75 RUNNING AT APPROX 74 MPH HEADING NORTH IN LONDON, KY. HAD IT BEEN A WOMAN DRIVER WITH LESSER DRIVING SKILLS, LORD ONLY KNOWS THE HORRORS. UPON RETURNING TO TOWN AND VISITING RAY'S TIRE FOR A REBATE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE AND THAT TIRE INSTALLED WAS A KUMO TIRE... NOT A GOODYEAR... THUS, I ASK THOSE OF YOUR OVERSEEING HIGHWAY SAFETY, IS THIS ACCEPTABLE AS A "TRUTH-IN-ADVERTISING" ISSUE? THUS I ASK OF YOU OVERSEEING HIGHWAY SAFETY, IS THIS ACCEPTABLE TO GOODYEAR CORPORATE BOARD OF DIRECTOR STEWARDSHIP? THUS I ASK, IS THIS ACCEPTABLE FROM A HIGHWAY SAFETY STANDPOINT AND TRUSTWORTHY, THE AVERAGE CONSUMER CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH? THIS 84 YEAR OLD WW II OVERSEAS VETERAN CONSUMER DOES NOT BELIEVE SO AND FEELS STRONGLY YOU SHOULDN'T EITHER. *TR

ON JUNE 18, 2010 I HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT I BELIEVE WAS CAUSED BY A TIRE FAILURE. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. ON JUNE 18, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00PM I WAS DRIVING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. MY VEHICLE WAS HEADED WEST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE DONEGAL EXIT AND THE NEW STANTON EXIT OF THE TURNPIKE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WHAT I CONSIDER IDEAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE OF THE TWO LANE ROADWAY AND AS I WAS APPROACHING A MODERATE CURVE IN THE ROADWAY MY VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE LEFT, I ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BY USING THE STEERING WHEEL AND MODERATE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. NO AMOUNT OF CONTROL I TRIED TO EXERT WAS OF ANY VALUE AND WITHIN SECONDS MY VEHICLE HAD STRUCK THE JERSEY BARRIER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SPUN INTO A POSITION AGAINST THE RIGHT JERSEY BARRIER FACING TRAFFIC. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD HERE THAT I HAD OWNED AND DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND APPROACHING 75,000 MILES, I WAS COMPLETELY ACCUSTOMED TO MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THIS VEHICLE EVEN WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE WORST OF CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT MY VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR P215/60R15 93T YOKAHAMA AVID TOUR S S319 BW SERIAL NO. M6ORPLHR1410 TIRES. THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND MOUNTED ON JUNE 15, 2010 AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES ON THEM. THE IMMEDIATE AND SEVERE LOSS OF THE CONTROL I EXPERIENCED IS THE BASIS FOR MY OPINION THAT ONE OF THESE TIRES FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY TO CAUSE THIS ACCIDENT. MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY HAS RESEARCHED THE MATTER AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE NO MANUFACTURER RECALLS, INVESTIGATIONS, OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS RELATING TO THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED. I URGED THEM TO MAKE A PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF THE TIRES OR ANY OTHER DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL, BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO DO SO. UPDATED IVOQ 09/22/10 *TR UPDATED 10/2811

I'VE HAD 2 TIRES MANUFACTURED BY COOPER TIRE FAIL DUE TO FAULTY CONSTRUCTION. BOTH TIRES HAVE FAILED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. THEY ARE 215/60R15 AVENGER GT RWL TIRES MANUFACTURED BY COOPER TIRES AND I PURCHASED THEM AT KAUFFMAN TIRES. SERIAL #U9MWFF6032. *NM

PASSENGER BACK TIRE TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED ,TREAD CAME COMPLETELY CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO SHOULDER AFTER GETTING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IF TRAFFIC WAS MORE HEAVY I DON'T THINK THE OUT COME WOULD HAVE BEEN AS GOOD. CALLED LES SCHWAB TO REPLACE TIRE ON SITE. DAMAGE FROM TIRE RESULTED IN CUTTING INTO SIDE OF VEHICLE AND INSIDE WHEEL WELL. *LA

PASSENGER BACK TIRE TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED ,TREAD CAME COMPLETELY CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO SHOULDER AFTER GETTING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IF TRAFFIC WAS MORE HEAVY I DON'T THINK THE OUT COME WOULD HAVE BEEN AS GOOD. CALLED LES SCHWAB TO REPLACE TIRE ON SITE. DAMAGE FROM TIRE RESULTED IN CUTTING INTO SIDE OF VEHICLE AND INSIDE WHEEL WELL. *LA

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND HAD COME APART. ALSO, THE LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT AND SEPARATED UPON PULLING INTO A REPAIR SHOP TO FILL THE TIRE WITH AIR BECAUSE AIR WAS SEEPING OUT. THE CAUSE OF THE BOTH TIRE BLOWOUTS WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. *AK THERE WERE CRACKS AROUND THE TREAD. (FOUND DURING THE STATE INSPECTION) *SCC *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL.THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE P20585R15. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *TS *JB

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME HARD TO HANDLE AND GET OFF OF THE ROAD. ALSO, THE TIRE HAD SPLIT FROM THE RIM TO TREAD. (TIRE MODEL/TOURING) SCC

ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CUPPED BADLY DUE TO TIRE MALFUNCTION. *JG

ALL 4 TIRES BEGAN TO CUP AT JUST OVER 23,O00 MILES AND WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A ROARING SOUND. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE BELTS BROKE (FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15 93T M-5, DOT NUMBER UNKNOWN). *TT *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN THE TREAD, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15. *SLC

FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES P215/60R15 ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN TREAD. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THE FIRESTONE AFFINITY,P215/60R15 ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN THE TREAD.(STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY)*JB

TIRES ARE CRACKING BETWEEM THE TREAD (FIRESTONE AFFINITY P215/60R15). NLM

FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES P215/60R15 ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN TREAD. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKING IN BETWEEN THE TREAD, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15. *SLC

TIRE IS CRACKING BETWEEM THE TREAD (FIRESTONE AFFINITY P215/60R15). NLM

FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES P215/60R15 ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN TREAD. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THE FIRESTONE AFFININTY TIRES, P215/60R15 ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN THE TREAD.(STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY).*JB

CONSUMER STATES THE FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15 TIRES ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN THE TREAD.(STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY).*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN THE TREAD, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15. *SLC

TIRES WERE CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREAD (FIRESTONE AFFINITY P215/60R15). NLM

THE FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES P21560R15 ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN THE TREAD.(STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY)*JB

THE FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES P21560R15 ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN THE TREAD.(STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY)*JB

THE TIRES ARE COMING APART IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE THREADS. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF A PROBLEM WITH TIRES BEFORE. ARE THEY ON THE RECALL LIST? THE FIRST FLAT TIRE WAS THE LEFT REAR, I'M NOT SURE IF THE TIRE # IS THE SAME AS THE ONE I LISTED FOR THE MOST RECENT FLAT ON THE RIGHT FRONT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP BUYING TIRES. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOU, AND A CRACKLING SOUND. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDERS. FIRESTONE, AFFINITY TIRES. SHE HAD TWO BLOWOUT IN A YEAR. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN A TIRE BLEWOUT, VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL INTO A DITCH AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING INJURIES TO FIVE PEOPLE, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15, CLAIM 32-V322-572. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE QUARTER PANEL, BUMPER, AND ROCKER PANEL, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15 93T, 7/32 REMAINED ON TREAD SURFACE, CLAIM 12-0639-596. *SLC

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED BEHIND THE RV AND THE FIRESTONE TIRE BLEWOUT, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15, CLAIM 43-R502-557. *SLC

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED BEHIND THE RV AND THE FIRESTONE TIRE BLEWOUT, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15, CLAIM 43-R502-557. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN A TIRE BLEWOUT, VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL INTO A DITCH AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING INJURIES TO FIVE PEOPLE, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15, CLAIM 32-V322-572. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE QUARTER PANEL, BUMPER, AND ROCKER PANEL, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15 93T, 7/32 REMAINED ON TREAD SURFACE, CLAIM 12-0639-596. *SLC

TIRES ARE CRACKING AND SPLITTING ABNORMALLY. THE ONES THAT ARE UNDER 3 YRS/36,000 WE HAVE BEEN TAKING TO DEALERSHIPS. SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT BEEN WILLING TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES UNDER WARRANTY. FIRESTONE IS ONLY REPLACING THEM BY PRORATING THE TIRES. THIS IS A BIG PAIN. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)

THE TIRES ARE CRACKING AND SPLITTING ABNORMALLY. THE ONES THAT ARE UNDER 3 YRS/36,000 WE HAVE BEEN TAKING TO DEALERSHIPS. SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT BEEN WILLING TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES UNDER WARRANTY. FIRESTONE IS ONLY REPLACING THEM BY PRORATING THE TIRES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 9215/60R15)

THESE TIRES HAVE NOT FAILED YET BUT ARE ALL CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREAD I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THEY ONLY HAVE 10000 MILES ON THEM. HAS ANYONE ELSE NOTIFIED YOU OF THIS PROBLEM?*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)

SERVICE BULLETIN #00-03-10-003B. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

SERVICE BULLETIN #00-03-10-003B (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

TIRES HAVE DRYROT CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREAD RIBS, THAT FIRESTONE DEALER HAS TOLD ME NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WILL REPLACE THE SET IN A FEW DAYS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

HAD LEASED VEHICLE FROM STATE FARM INSURANCE. NOTICED CRACKS APPEARING BETWEEN TREAD IN TIRES. WAS INFORMED ANY PROBLEMS WITH TIRES TO TAKE TO RETAILER FOR AN EXCHANGE. 1999, CHEVROLET, MALIBU. *AK FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES, NO OTHER SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC

ALL 4 TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES UNDER WARRANTY BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, NELDA STEPHENSON CHEVROLET ON 2-7-01. WORK ORDER OR INVOICE # 92000. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

ALL 4 TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES UNDER WARRANTY BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, NELDA STEPEHENSON CHEVROLET ON 1-15-01. WORK ORDER OR INVOICE # IS 91713. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES. THEY ARE ALL FIRESTONE AFFINITY AND WERE CRACKING. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREAD RIBS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215 60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215 60R15 )

CRACKING BETWEEN TREAD RIBS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREAD RIBS. *AK (TIRESIZE: R215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: R215/60R15 )

CONSUMER HAD INSPECTED TIRES AND FOUND OUT THAT CRACKS HAD DEVELOPED BETWEEN TREADS WHICH COULD LEAD TO TREAD SEPARATION. CHEVROLET, MALIBU, 1999, 215/60R15. *AK *JB

ON 3/1100 AT ABOUT 6:35PM, I WAS COMING FROM DALLAS TO HOUSTON.JUST BEFORE WYLLIS MY CAR WENT TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL AFTER MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT TO PIECES. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES,MY CAR WAS ALL OVER BOTH HIGHWAYS,ALMOST BEEN KILLED BY TWO 18 WHEELERS AND ALTIMATELY CRASHING ON A GUARD ON THE SOUTH DIRECTION.I LOST CONSCIENCE AND WHEN I CAME TO I SAW ALOT OF PEOPLE OVER ME AND THEN TAKEN TO THE FIRST EMERGENCY.AFTER THAT I WAS SENT TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL EMERGENCY & AFTER 3 DAYS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE I WAS IN A ROOM WHERE I STAYED ABOUT 9 DAYS.I SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NECK,OPEN SCAL,BROKEN RIGHT-SHOULDER,KNEE AND A VERY BRUISED & SWOLLEN LEFT WRIST BUT NOT BROKEN.GIVEN THE FACTS (WHICH CAN ALL BE SUBSTANTIATED BY MY DEALER'S RECORDS) THE MAINTENANCE OF MY CAR AND TIRES WERE UP TO THE MINUTE.WE WERE TOLD NOTHING WAS LEFT FROM THE TIRE AND THE PICTURES TAKEN SHOW THE BEAR WELL OF THE TIRE ALL TWISTED.THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT I CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEEN KILLED,AS A RESULT OF A BAD TIRE.I CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND THROUGH AGENTS I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD NO CLAIM SINCE I DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CRACKS, ALL AROUND THE PERIMITER OF INNNER AND OUTER THREAD CHANNELS. CALLED FIRESTONE SAID WATER COULD POSSIBLY GET INTO STEEL BELTS CAUSING THEM TO RUST AND TIRES TO FAIL. FIRESTONE ALSO SAID THAT A FIRESTONE DEALER WOULD PRO-RATE THREAD WEAR, HOW CAN A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT COST A CONSUMER MONEY. ALSO I HAVE PERSONAL;Y SEEN THE SAME DEFECT ON QUITE A FEW OTHER CHEVY MAILBUS, WITH THE SAME TIRES, MAYBE THIS SHOULD BECOME A RECALL BEFORE ONE OF THESE TIRES DO FAIL AT HIGH SPEED. THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2MWAAA118 TIRESIZE: P21560R15)

THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE ON SLICK PAVEMENT, ICE, OR SNOW COVERED ROADS, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE DESIGNED FOR DRY PAVEMENT ONLY, HE REPLACED THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CENTER OF TIRES WORN OUT AT 30,000 MILES. RIM PROBLEMS, GM SAID NO!!FIRESTONE SAID IT HAPPENS TOO OFTEN!!! (TIRESIZE: 214/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 214/60R15 )

PE00 020; BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION, AND THERE WERE AIR STILL IN THE TIRES. FIRESTONE, P2215/60R15, THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT. THEY WERE AFFINITY TIRES.*AK

TWO FIRESTONE TIRES FAILED AND THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE OTHER TWO REPLACED (P215160 R15). NLM

FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER A BULGE DEVELOPED IN THIS TIRE. IT GREW ON ITS OWN OVERNIGHT TO TWICE THE ORIGINAL SIZE WHEN I DISCOVERED IT. I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS REPLACED WITH A SIMILAR TIRE. THIS REPLACEMENT TIRE HAS 1991 STAMPED ON IT, THE ORIGINAL FOR DO NOT. I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST A FLUKE, BUT WITH ALL THE NEWS ABOUT FIRESTONE, I MUST TELL YOU I AM VERY UNEASY ABOUT DRIVING WITH THESE TIRES. WHAT IF ANOTHER BULGE COMES UP AND BLOWS OUT, AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT? I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF MALIBUS IN RALEIGH WITH THESE SAME TIRES, (I CHECKED). THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, BARBARA DIPERT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 93T MTS TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)

AFTER MARKET TIRE P215/60X15 SIZE. MIDDLE TREAD HAS STARTED TO WEAR OUT ON ALL FOUR TIRES, AND HAVE STARTED CRACKING ALONG THE SIDEWALLS.*AK FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES (P21560R15) DOT #W2MW0AAA378. *SLC

LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF TIRE (FIRESTONE AFFINITY). NLM

FIRESTONE, AFFINITY TIRE P215/60R15 SIZE. MIDDLE TREAD ON ONE OF THE TIRES HAS WORN OFF.*AK THE TIRE DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE FAILED TIRE. *YH

ALL 4 FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES P215-60R15 DOT W2MW EXPERIENCED CRACKING WHERE THE GROOVES ARE IN THE TIRES. *SLC

TIRES WILL NOT HOLD AIR/ CENTER PORTION OF TIRES ARE COMPLETELY BALD AT UNDER 12,000 MILES( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND TIRE BLEW MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

THE TIRES HAVE FAILED TO HOLD AIR PROPERLY FOR ANY LENGHTH OF TIME SINCE ORIGINALLY PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT WAS RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE TIRES HAVE GONE COMPLETELY BALD IN THE CENTER OF THE TIRE. IN CONTACTING THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DAVE HEINRICH CHEVROLET IN LOCKPORT, NY, WE ARE TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBUS IN THAT GM STATES THAT THESE TIRES WERE NOT DESIGNED FOR THIS CAR. GM HAS SINCE ISSUED A BULLETIN STATING THAT THESE TIRES SHOULD ONLY BE INFLATED TO 28# IN FRONT AND 26# IN BACK, WHICH VARIES FROM THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTION. GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND THE TIRES APPEAR TO BE UNSAFE, ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE MANAGER STATES THAT THEY "ARE PROBABLY SAFE". GM SAYS THAT OUR ONLY REMEDY WOULD BE TO CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED FIRESTONE DEALER, EVEN THOUGH GM SOLD THE CAR WITH THE DEFECTIVE TIRES---GM SAYS THAT THEY ARE "NOT DEFECTIVE". PLEASE ADVISE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

TIRE BLEW APART WHILE DRIVING.NOTHING WAS LEFT ON THE RIM,THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL THAT CAME ON THE CAR WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED NEW.IN APRIL 99( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/60/R15 )

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30-40 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE, WITH RIM AND HUB STILL ATTACHED, CAME OFF AND ALMOST CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO OVER A BRIDGE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK