1996 Ford Taurus Tires & Wheels Problems

1996 FORD TAURUS, DRIVER FELT VEHICLE SHAKE, PULLED TO THE RIGHT BERM AND RIGHT TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THERE WERE FIVE BROKEN TIRE SPOKES ALONG WITH A SCRAPED BRAKE ROTOR FROM CONTACT WITH THE ROADWAY. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0385-91) *JB UPDATED 09/13/10*BF

DOUGLAS TIRE ON 1996 FORD TAURUS "CAME APART" ON I-10, NO APPARENT PUNCTURE OR OTHER SIGNS OF HITTING AN OBJECT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

THE UNIROYAL TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE DEVELOPED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE JUST SITTING IN ITS COMPARTMENT. *TR

DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM ON YOKO AVID TRZ-ITEM # YH03720655T BOUGHT AT MERCHANT'S TIRE. THE VALVE STEM CRACKED AT THE BASE CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THE TIRE BEAD WAS RUINED BY THE TIME I PULLED OVER. *TR

ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE EXPLODED. THE TIRE HAD A DAMAGED AREA ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES LONG AND WAS CENTERED ON THE SIDEWALL IN A CIRCUMFERENTIAL ORIENTATION. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALER WHERE IT HAD BEEN PURCHASED. *NM

ON 6/13/2006 I PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR NEW P205-65R-15 WYNSTAR TIRES FROM A LOCAL TIRE STORE AND HAD THEM INSTALLED. IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITH LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 35-40 MPH, IN THE RAIN. THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE UPPER 50'S F. I PUT THE SPARE ON AND RETURNED THE TIRE TO THE RETAILER ON 9/5/06 FOR WARRANTY. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE OF THE SAME BRAND. ON 5-23-2007 THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT AGAIN, BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE RETAILER FOR REPAIR, THEY TRIED TO PATCH IT, BUT IT DID NOT WORK, SO THEY PUT A TUBE IN IT. A TUBE SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY IN A NEW TIRE. IT IS COMPENSATING FOR SOME TYPE OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT. NOW ON 7-5-2007, ANOTHER TIRE IS FLAT, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE TIRES. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THE PREVIOUS TIRES WERE 5 YEARS OLD, WITH 70,000 MILES AND NEVER WERE OFF OF THE RIM FOR REPAIR. I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT IS DRIVEN TO THE SAME PLACES AS THIS VEHICLE, (DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRES) AND IT DOES NOT EXPERIENCE ANY TIRE FAILURES. BOTH VEHICLES ARE PARKED IN THE SAME DRIVEWAY. THE RETAILER IS OF NO HELP, HE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THESE TIRES. THE FACTS SEEM TO TELL A DIFFERENT STORY. *AK

FIRESTONE FT70C TIRE. P205/65R15 DOT#EL9LDAB389. THIS TIRE HAD COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY ABOUT 75 MPH AND FELT VIBRATION. WHEN TREAD SEPARATED IT CAME APART, AND THE RUBBER THAT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE DAMAGED THE SIDEVIEW MIRROR.*AK

VEHICLE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED.*MR THE TIRES ONLY HAD 30000 MILES ON THEM. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES. *JB THE CONSUMER HAD NEW STRUTS INSTALLED ALONG WITH HAVING THE TIRES ROTATED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. *SC *JB

THE ALUMINUM ON ALL FOUR WHEELS IS CHIPPING OFF CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR, I HAVE TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES ON A DAILY BASIS, I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE RIDING ON TIRES THAT ARE LOW ON AIR.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE P205165R15. *AK

MY 1996 FORD CAR CAME WITH GENERAL AMERI G4S P20565R15 TIRES. BY NOW THREE OF THE FOUR HAVE FAILED DUE TO BELT/TREAD SEPARATION. MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 40000 AND 50000 MILES. REMAINING TREAD ON HIGHEST MILEAGE TIRE WAS .207". THEY HAVE NEVER RAN UNDERINFATED OR OVER LOADED. THE SERIAL # IS ACUR442515.*AK

THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB

3 TIRES BLEW OUT AFTER I BOUGHT CAR

CONSUMER STATES THAT SIDEWALLS FAILED ONLY 3 WEEKS INTO OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, GENERAL ALL SEASON RADIAL, P205/65R15, DOT NUMBER NOT GIVEN. *SLC

NOTICED A SHIMMEY(VIBRATION) EARLY AUGUST, TOOK CAR TO DEALER, BACK TIRES HAVE FLAT SPOTS. CAR WAS TAKEN BACK ON 8/13/01 BECAUSE IT CONTINUED TO SHIMMEY, WAS TOLD THAT ALL TIRES HAVE BROKEN STEEL BELTS. GENERAL TIRES #9002 154 3376-0000-P205/65R15 6H

MASSIVE TREAD SEPARATION AFTER ONLY 11,000MILES OF NORMAL ROAD USE. CONTINENTAL-GENERAL CONTACTED RESPONSE WAS "TOUGH LUCK."*AK (TIRESIZE: P20565RS15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P20565RS15 )

TREAD CAME OFF TIRE (FIRESTONE BRIDGESTONE P205 65RX158420). NLM

TIRE HAS BEGINNING BELT SEPARATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ACUR442175 TIRESIZE: P20565R15)

IN 1998 I BOUGHT A USED 1996 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON. IT HAD JUST OVER 12,000 MILES ON IT AND CAME EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL TIRES, SIZE P205/65R15.*AK (TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/65R15 )

VEHICLE WAS SOLD SUBSEQUENT TO THE INCIDENT. SCARED FOR THE CAR AND TIRE PERFORMANCE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/65R-1 )