Tire Sidewall problems of the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Two problems related to tire sidewall have been reported for the 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 01/03/1997

Engine check light comes on/off. Also replaced tire due to defective sidewall and transmission bushing.

2 Tire Sidewall problem

Three different instances of tire failure: 1) bump of sidewall into curb at 10 mph resulted in hole in sidewall requiring replacement of the tire (occurred after 3 months of use). 2) "blow-out" of sidewall of a tire at 60 mph - required replacement of tire (after about 25,000 miles of use). 3) puncture of tire while driving over dirt/rocky road (public road - not "off-road") at 15-20 mph after 25,000 miles of use (able to be repaired). (dot number: y7wap1c??? tiresize: p225/70r16).


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