Tire Sidewall problems of the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Two problems related to tire sidewall have been reported for the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee based on all problems reported for the 2002 Grand Cherokee.

1 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 12/16/2008

My daughter was returning home to madison, al from auburn university, alabama using interstate I-65 north. Just outside of birmingham, al at mile marker 170 she had a blowout of the right rear tire. The tire tread seemed to completely separate from the sidewall all around the tire. The tire was completely useless. The tire was on a Jeep Grand Cherokee overland with full time four wheel drive, which we believe helped my daughter come to a safe stop on the highway median. The tire was a goodyear wrangler sr a p235/65 r17 dot mk87 dywr 0506. We are now very concerned about the quality of the remaining wrangler tires on this vehicle and if it is safe to continue to use them. Pictures of the damaged tire and the tire itself are available.

2 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 09/30/2003

The rear driver's side tire blew out while driving at 50 mph and the other 3 tires formed bubbles in the sidewall. Manufacturer replaced all tires, including the spare tire. There were bubbles on the inside and outside.


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