2006 Cadillac DTS Tires & Wheels Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS EQUIPPED WITH DEXTERO TOURING DTR1 TIRES, SIZE: 225/55/R17 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WIFE'S CO-WORKER NOTICED BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO CENTER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND SEEK REIMBURSEMENT; HOWEVER, THE TIRE WAS OUT OF STOCK. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF TWENTY THREE POUNDS. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION TO INFLATE THE TIRE; HOWEVER, THE TIRE WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUED TO READ TWENTY THREE POUNDS. AFTER THE CONTACT REACHED HIS DESTINATION THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE WAS MEASURED BY A TIRE GAUGE WHICH READ FORTY POUNDS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CADILLAC DTS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY AUTO SERVICE STATION WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ALLOY WHEEL RIM EXHIBITED CORROSION WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE WHEEL RIM WAS CLEANED. THE TIRE WAS RE- MOUNTED AND RE-BALANCED. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EVERY THREE MONTHS ON A DIFFERENT WHEEL RIM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR ALLOY WHEELS WERE REPAIRED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF UPDATED 12/29/10.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S CONTINENTAL FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH. THE TIRE WAS TOO NEW TO HAVE BEEN ROTATED. THE TIRES WERE KEPT AT REGULAR PRESSURE AND THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL BULGING. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE TIRE HAD A TEAR IN THE SIDE THAT CAUSED THE BLOWOUT. THIS WAS A CONTINENTAL, SIZE: P235/55R17.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON DRY ASPHALT, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE VIOLENTLY DEFLATED WITHOUT WARNING, SPINNING THE VEHICLE 360 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS THROWN INTO A GUARD RAIL. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. THE TIRE SIZE WAS P235/55R17.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A BLOW OUT OF THE SIDEWALL IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CONTACT DISCOVERED BOTH THE RIGHT FRONT AND REAR TIRES WERE FLAT. AIR APPEARED TO BE SEEPING THROUGH SECTIONS OF THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR VOGUE Y TRAC TOURING II H RATED. UPDATED 3/20/2006 - *NM