Tire Blowout problems of the 2001 Buick Regal

Two problems related to tire blowout have been reported for the 2001 Buick Regal. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Buick Regal based on all problems reported for the 2001 Regal.

1 Tire Blowout problem

Failure Date: 08/05/2013

Since two of the four tires have now failed I will submit two complaints, one for each tire. Goodyear viva 2 tires bought from walmart on may 31, 2011. P225/60r16 97s dot mdx0 h6hp 1911 tires for my 2001 Buick Regal. After almost a year I noticed the car was not riding smoothly so I took it in to get the tires balanced. The tire man showed me that there was a tread issue on a tire, so on may 9, 2012 I bought a replacement viva 2 tire. The failed tire had less than a year and 17,601 miles on it. Recently while driving on the freeway another of the initial viva 2 tires blew out (same dot code). This tire was about 26 months old with 31,440 miles on it.

2 Tire Blowout problem

Failure Date: 05/09/2013

I am an auto mechanic and later automotive engineer and I always keep my tires properly inflated with routine balancing, rotation and alignments. In over 30 years of driving I had never had a tire issue beyond the occasional flat until I bought a set of goodyear viva 2 tires from walmart on may 31, 2011. P225/60r16 97s dot mdx0 h6hp 1911 tires for my 2001 Buick Regal. After almost a year I noticed the car was not riding smoothly so I took it in to get the tires balanced. The tire man showed me that there was a tread issue on a tire, so on may 9, 2012 I bought a replacement viva 2 tire. The failed tire had less than a year and 17,601 miles on it. Recently while driving on the freeway another of the initial viva 2 tires blew out (same dot code). This tire was about 26 months old with 31,440 miles on it. I still have this tire if you want to inspect it.


Other Tire related problems of the 2001 Buick Regal

Tire problems
3
Tire Blowout problems
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