Table 1 shows two common tire related problems of the 2017 Ford Fusion.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Tire Blowout problems | |
| Tire problems |
I bought 4 tires on 05/13/2023 from discount tire. Exactly 40 days (06/22/2023) from purchase, the sidewall of pssanger side rear tire blew out driving down a busy street with causing other vehicles to make advasive moves to avoid a collission. Discount tire replaced the tire with a different make of tire while stating that the bravuris 5 is no longer made nor sold. Exactly 21 days later (07/13/2023) the second tire (driver rear) blew out the same way the first one did. Both tires blew in the exact same spot on the tire - close to the "safety warning" location on the tire. The first instance I was traveling at 35mph and luckily avoided a collision, the 2nd time I was traveling at 10mph turning a corner-again luckily I was able to avoid a collision. From the time the tires were purchased until the 2nd tire blew out, the vehicle had only been driven about 500-550 miles total.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while pulled over on the shoulder ad changing their tires they were unable to release the bolts to remove the tires. , the vehicle was taken to a dealer and the vehicle was diagnosed as faulty lug nuts. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.