Tire Sidewall Problems of Ford Taurus

This complaint is concerning the michelin tires that came as oe on this car. The sidewalls of these tires began cracking that was first noticed at this date. The cracking has continued to get worst and as of this date I feel that the tires are creating a safety issue and are not reliable. These problem has also occurred with several other people that have these tires on the same cars. This is a common well known problem among owners of this car equipped with these michelin tires. However, as of this date neither Ford nor michelin will acknowledge or act on this problem. These are michelin primacy mxv tires in size: 245/45r20. Currently there is 19,000 miles on these tires and they have been rotated on a regular basis.

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Michelin hydroedge have developed cracks in bottom of all treads with only 37,000 miles on a 90,000 mile rated tire. They do not have sidewall weather-checking so it is not a weather or chemical issue. Michelin was asked to pay for at least 50% of replacement cost but they refused. There is only 40% of the miles used on this set of $600 set of tires. The local dealer said he would replace with a different style for $450, which I did. Michelin owes me $150.

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1. Driving 60 mph on a dry expressway, light traffic, shortly after dark. Car lightly loaded (one person, no luggage), tires properly inflated 2. Left rear tire exploded, destroying a good part of the sidewall; able to pull to a safe stop and change tire. 3. Tire company (goodyear) has been contacted, but no replacement has been made.

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Sears and their defective chinese tires. On July 26, 2007, we purchased four new sumitomo htr h4 p215/60hh16 tires for my 16 year old sons 2001 Taurus from sears in Lincoln, nebraska. On August 12, 2007 he drove approximately 15 miles on the interstate to go to a park with some of his friends. Shortly after pulling into the park, the right front tire went flat. He immediately pulled over and changed the flat tire, replacing it with the donut in his trunk. I had never seen a new tire with less then 300 miles on it in this condition. The flat tire had split open along the sidewall. There was no damage to the tire other then this split. It wasn't scuffed like he had hit a curb and there were no nails or puncture holes in the tires. To me, it just looked to be another defective chinese tire. I have had a terrible time with the employees at sears. They have been extremely uncooperative and we have not yet reached a satisfactory resolution. After several hours of working towards a resolution, they did finally agree that the tire was defective and placed a new tire on the rim. However, they stated that they were too busy to place the wheel back on the car and told my son he would have to do that himself. I expect we will end up in court. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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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.

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I am writing this report on behalf of my wife's cousin, mrs. Barbara pokorny, who experienced a life threatening tire failure. Mrs. Pokorny, a 71 year old widow, had left st. Mary's hospital in tucson, az at approximately 5 pm on Saturday, January 29, 2005. She was southbound on interstate 19, proceeding at approximately 65 mph, in her 2004 Ford Taurus lx VIN 1fafp52234g197542, with 2500 miles on the odometer. The weather was mild, high 60's, the road smooth and clear. Approximately 16 miles into her trip she experienced a sudden and cataclysmic tire failure on the right rear tire, a continental touringcontact as p215-60r16 94t. She quickly decelerated and came to a stop on the right berm of the interstate. I saw the tire in her trunk and it looked "normal". When I raised the tire and flipped it I discovered that the inner tire wall had failed, jaggedly (saw tooth) torn, completely through the wall, 360 degrees around the tire. Much of the tire wall appeared "missing". Her trunk was full of friable black chunks and powder from the tire inner side wall. I have a sample. The inner tire wall bead was still sealed against the wheel rim, no separation. My immediate reaction was that since the outer tire wall appeared normal and only the inner tire wall failed that a manufacturing defect had occurred within the outer tire wall leading to long term overheating and subsequent side wall disintegration and failure. When the dealer examined the tire, he showed the consumer an alleged tread puncture and interior tread layer tear which voided the warranty.

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Consumer noticed that tires had stress marks and tread separation from the sidewalls. Consumer drove vehicle to dealer, and mechanic determined that all four tires needed to be replaced due to corrosion. Continental, p215/60r16.

This complaint was filed via e-mail. Three days after purchasing and installing four new tires, one of the tires went flat, and a pin hole leak was found in the sidewall, near the bead. Two months later, made a left turn too wide and clipped a curb. This resulted in front right tire looking like it was cut in multiple places through the plys in the sidewall. At the same time, the right rear tire showed a bubble in the sidewall. Pep boys implied there was no defect on these tires, and offered no warranty coverage. Cooper, futura plus touring se. The consumer has the defective tires in his possession.

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While driving 60 mph and without any indication passenger rear tire sidewall blew out. The vehicle swerved and fish tailed and struck a cement barrier near the shoulder of the high way. There was no serious injuries and the police did arrive. P21560r16942.

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2002 Ford Taurus tire failure at about 17,993 miles with a 80,000 mile life: left rear, continental touring, p215/60r16, 94t. On inspection, no indication that I ran over anything. The tire failed around the rim section.

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Firestone p205/65r15 peeled and shredded on the rear of my 1997 Ford, Taurus and caused extensive damage to the rear driver side of car.

While driving at 70 mph the passenger rear tire blew out. The blowout occurred on the sidewall of the tire, and half of the tire was separated from the tread. It appears that the rim was slightly damaged.

The tire developed a blister on the sidewall at 15,000 miles.

The consumer noticed cracks on all four tires. The front tires had major cracks all over the surface of the sidewall, while the two rear tires had fine cracks on the surface of the sidewall.

One of my oem tires (firestone affinity) suddenly failed without warning. There was no road hazard damage such as nails or screws involved. The tire's outside sidewall failed resulting in a split large enough that a credit card could slide through it. The oem tires had less than 18,000 miles at the time of failure. The pressure had been checked during a routine service visit on all of the tires one month prior to this. After taking the tire to a corporate firestone store, they blamed the failure as "impact damage". Basically they said it was my fault for hitting something and not due to a problem with the tire. If I had actually hit something, then I could accept the problem. But since I did not hit anything when the tire failed, I am now concerned about the other oem firestone affinity tires on my 2001 Ford Taurus. There were four passengers in my car at the time this tire failed and all would reitterate the fact that nothing in the roadway was struck to cause the sidewall failure. I was only traveling less than 20 mph when the tire failed as I approaced a stop light.

Two blowouts have occurred on this vehicle in about a year. In both cases, the tires had been inspected and properly inflated within a few days of the incidents (by two different shops). The first was a flat tire discovered in the morning, removal of the tire showed a 2+ inch gash on the inside sidewall of the tire, they had been rotated two days previous. The second occured while driving-- the tire fell apart while travelling on the new jersey tpke, 3 days before, I requested the pressure on the tires be checked during a routine oil change. Mr.

The tire split apart on the sidewall while driving approximately 30mph. I immediatly coasted in to a parking lot of a tire shop. I called middlekauf Ford and explained the situation. No tread wear etc. Middlekauf said they would reimburse me for the price of the tire if I had it replaced. I did so, and upon presenting middlekauff with the tire and the receipt from the tire shop, they refused to honor their agreement. There is no excessive wear on the tire, and I still have it in my possesion if you need it for research.

Consumer states that sidewalls failed only 3 weeks into ownership of the vehicle, general all season radial, p205/65r15, dot number not given.

Lump on one of the tires on the front, rotated and alignment at my cost.

Continental general ameri, original equipment on a 2000, Taurus, p215/60r16 size, dot# a3x844p1300. All four tires have slits on sidewall.

The front right sidewall split causing a blow out. Please provide any additional information. Ts.

All four continental tires on the vehicle had cracks in the side wall. (continental tires).