Tire Tread/belt problems of the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Two problems related to tire tread/belt have been reported for the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tire Tread/belt problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2017

The contact owns a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with antares comfort a5 tires, size: 235/70/r16 (na). The tires were purchased on June 10, 2016 from walmart. The contact stated that the tires were already completely bald and the wear bar was slightly exposed. The tires needed to be replaced. The contact stated the tires had a guarantee of 60,000 miles. Walmart stated that they were not responsible for the replacement of the tires. The tires had not been replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The dot number was unknown. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 113,000 and the approximate tire failure mileage was 11,000.

2 Tire Tread/belt problem

Failure Date: 06/20/2000

The vehicle would shimmy at 60 mph, 3 out of the 4 goodyear eagle GA tires (p225/70r15) experienced tread separation, a few months after the tires were replaced, the vehicle began to shimmy again and the dealer performed a front end alignment.


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