2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Tires & Wheels Problems

The contact owned a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with Prinx Tires, Tire Line: High Country RT, Tire Size: LT265/65/R16, DOT Number: N/A. The contact stated that, while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed during light snowfall and attempting to reduce speeds, the vehicle lost traction. As a result, the driver lost control of the vehicle and slid off the roadway, only coming to a complete stop after rolling once down an embankment and colliding with a tree. The air bags did not deploy. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a storage facility and deemed a total loss by the contact's insurance provider. A police report was filed, and injuries were reported. The driver did not receive immediate medical attention but later transported himself to a chiropractor and was treated for stiffness. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 24T014000 (Tires), and the VIN was included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with Cooper Tires, Tire line: Discoverer H/T, Tire Size: 245/70/R16, DOT Number: UP9HC5T4216. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the driver's side front tire had a blowout, causing the vehicle to bounce and shake. Additionally, there was smoke coming from the driver's side front tire. The contact was able to pull over and a tow truck assisted by replacing the faulty tire with the spare tire. The dealer was made aware of the failure and replaced the tire. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

LOST STEERING CONTROL ON JEEP CHEROKEE WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FRONT END HAD SEVERE LATERAL OSCILLATION WITH NO DAMPING; STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. HAD TO SLOW VEHICLE TO BELOW 35 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. VERY HAZARDOUS ON HIGHWAYS! INSPECTION AT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED ONE FRONT TIRE HAD BROKEN STEEL BELT AND OTHER TIRE HAD PARTIAL BELT SHIFT. TIRES WERE 2.5 YRS OLD AND HAD ONLY 18 K MILES. NO EVIDENCE OF ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE WAS PRESENT. REPLACED ALL TIRES ON VEHICLE AND PROBLEMS WERE ELIMINATED. TIRES WERE SUPER SPORT AP RADIALS MANUFACTURED BY GOODYEAR. I UNDERSTAND THESE TIRES ARE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. *TR

2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIRE RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE REPAIR SHOP THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE THE RECALLED TIRES WITH B.F. GOODRICH TIRES. THE CONSUMER STATED HE PREFERRED TO KEEP MICHELIN ON HIS VEHICLE. *JB

NEEDED TIRES ROTATED. TECH SHOW ME THE SIDE WALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES WITH CRACKS AND SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THEM ASAP. TIRES ARE BIG O BIG FOOT. *TR

I HAD A SLOW LEAK IN MY REAR TIRES , SO I WENT TO GET THEM PLUGGED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RIMS HAD RUSTED THROUGH THE BACK TIRES AND PUNCTURED THE TIRES. I COULD NOT GET INTO A JEEP DEALERSHIP FOR TWO WEEKS SO MY MECHANIC ORDERED A NEW RIM (JEEP PART) AND TWO NEW TIRES SO THAT I COULD DRIVE SAFELY. JEEP REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY BASED ON THE FACT THAT I HAD MY OWN MECHANIC REPLACE THE TIRES. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD HAVE WAITED TWO WEEKS. HOWEVER, I WAS NOT GOING TO RISK DRIVING ON A FAULTY RIM AND TIRES. I STILL HAVE THE RUSTED OUT RIMS AND PUNCTURED TIRES THAT JEEP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *JB

DT: CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE YEARLY MAINTENANCE DONE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. ALSO, THE CHROME RIMS WERE CORRODED. THE PLATING INSIDE THE RIMS WAS CORRODED. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD HIM THEY WOULD REPLACE TWO OF THE WHEELS, BUT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE OTHER TWO AT HIS EXPENSE.*AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

THE CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD WITH FACTORY INSTALLED ALLOY WHEEL AND AFTER TWO YEARS I NOTICED THE CHROME STARTING TO CHIP OFF ON ALL FOUR RIMS. I RECENTLY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RIMS WERE IN EVEN WORSE SHAPE THAN I HAD EXPECTED. FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT THIS OCCURED AND THE EXTRA MONEY PAID FOR THE OPTION, I JUST DON'T FEEL THAT THIS IS RIGHT. I AM OVER ON MY WARRANTY MILES AND FEEL AS IF THERE IS NO RECOURSE.

TIRES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY.*AK

CAR SKIDS, HYDROPLANES AND DOVETAILS IN EVEN SLIGHTLY WET ROAD CONDITIONS. RECENTLY, THE CAR HYDROPLANED INTO A FALLEN TREE ON A HIGHWAY OFF-RAMP, CAUSING EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.

WHILE TRAVELING OVER THE HOWARD-FRANKLIN BRIDGE, (THIS IS A 6 MONTH OLD 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE GRAND LAREDO WITH 13000 MILES) HEADING INTO TAMPA, FLORIDA AT A RATE OF 65 MPH MY DRIVERSIDE REAR TIRE OUTER SIDEWALL FAILED AND INSTANTLY WENT FLAT AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT, NOT TO MENTION, CAUSING THE JEEP TO DROP HARD ON THE ROAD WITH THE RIM, THEREBY DAMAGING MY WHEEL RIM AND RENDERING THE TIRE USELESS. A FLORIDA ROAD RANGER ASSISTED ME AND CHANGED MY TIRE WITH THE SPARE. MY TIRE DID NOT HIT ANY OBJECT NOR DID ANY OBJECT HIT MY TIRE. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR AND SHOWED THEM THE TIRE AT THEIR GOODYEAR TIRE CENTER LOCATED AT 7511 49TH STREET, PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA 33782..(727) 547-8422. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE UNTIL I GAVE THEM MY OLD TIRE TO BE SHIPPED, AT MY EXPENSE, TO CORPORATE GOODYEAR'S TEST LABS. A LITTLE LIKE THE FOX WATCHING THE HEN HOUSE IN MY OPINION. I GOT ALOT OF BS FROM GOODYEAR AND EXPLAINATIONS ABOUT THE TIRE FAILURE THAT WITH A LITTLE COMMON SENSE DIDN'T ADD UP. THIS TIRE IS VISUALLY A DEFECT FROM THE LOOKS OF THE TREAD SEPERATION FROM THE SIDEWALL, JUST LIKE I HAVE SEEN ON THE NEWS WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES. THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER DIDN'T SATISFY ME AND DIDN'T EVEN CARE ABOUT MY NEEDS SO, I CONTACTED GOODYEAR CORPORATE BY PHONE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SIDEWALL LOOKED ALL SHREDED UP BECAUSE THE TIRE ROLLED ON ITSELF DEFLATED AT THE 65 MPH SPEED AS I COASTED TO AT STOP ( THANK GOD I DIDN'T PANIC AND USE MY BRAKES) ( IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A FOUR LANE BRIDGE TRAVELING IN THE THIRD LANE ). IF THEIR THEORY ABOUT SHREDING IS TRUE, WHY DIDN'T THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL GET SHREDED? IT LOOKS LIKE NEW. THEY'RE FULL OF EXCUSES. I WANT ALL OF THESE TIRES OFF MY TRUCK. IF I HAVE MY FAMILY RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE I DON'T FEEL SAFE KNOWING WHAT MIGHT OCCUR. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY TIRE. I KNOW SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH THE WAY IT WAS CONSTRUCTED AND CAME APPART. THANK YOU. THIS IS MY SECOND REQUEST IN 4 MONTHS. THOMAS A. NERVINA

WHILE DRIVING OUTSIDE WALL OF DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL (DOTM69LDYWR2900). *AK NLM

MICHELIN LTX A/S M+C P235/65R17 103S THE TWO SIDEWALL PUNTURES THAT HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED, BUT RESULTED IN A CATASTROHIC FAILURE

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. THERE WAS VIBRATION INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR TIRE, 15INCH TIRES.*AK