Tire Problems of Jeep Wrangler - part 1

Tire flattened after tread wore through the tread and hole created from chunking. Tire size: 255-75-r17. At about 16,500 miles the tire began to show steel belt wires from the sides and developed a slow leak. Measured tread was less than 2/32”. I submitted a claim to nexen and it was denied.

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Tire tread worn to less than 2/32” within 16,500 miles claim denied by nexen the tread showed excessive chunking amd tread wear, even though vehicle was only used on paved and dirt roads.

All four nexen tires failed within 16,500 miles during normal use on dirt and paved roads. I have submitted claims to nexen for four ties on my vehicle which wore to less than 2/32” tread in less than 17,000 miles creating unsafe conditions and one slow leak. Nexen has denied all claims for redress .

All 5 tires dry rotting at tread vehicle has 20k miles and is a 2024 model year drivers rear blew out while driving.

Tire wore to 2/32” in less than 17,000 miles. Belt wires showing from the sidewalls. Submitted a claim to nexen and they cited excessive off-road use and overinflation as the cause. Neither of these is true. This vehicle has only been used for rural mail delivery on paved or dirt roads claim denied.

# 11644630 this is the reference number to the representative I spoke with. I am attaching the latest letter I have received stating our tires was recalled. This letter attached was received on February 25, 2025.

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Tire size: 35x12. 5r18 I bought these tires off amazon and I was notified in December they was recalled. I have been dealing with the seller along the way and the manufacturer. The manufacturer asked me to grind the emblem off the tire to make them meet the standards of the recall. I refused to do so. I contacted amazon to get a refund and the seller will not issue a refund. Can you help me please?.

The tread on all 4 tires wore down faster than it should have, traction in the rain and snow was terrible, tire rotations were done at home, balancing was done at my local shop in town. I had the lt285/70r17 and replaced them as soon as the recall came out. I had the tires replaced at moffits Ford in boone, iowa. They disposed of them there. I would like to know how to go about reimbursement for these tires I spent so much money on.

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Michelin defender tire with ~90% tread exploded with no indicators or warning. Vdot repairman indicated that it had exploded from the side. Incident happened on the highway 2/24/24 going 60mph. Jeep did not observe any potholes, road debris, or curbs. I do not do off-roading. Tires had 35psi. I drive average 6000 miles a year. Tire: lt 285/70r17 121/118r dot 1b7 bf 005x 2922 load range e. Wheel: prc 7069/at l 13+jk 17x9 33x12. 50 r17 employee from tirerack. Com confirmed tire/wheel are a match. Tire is available for inspection. Will have tire shop take it off the wheel and inquire to see if they can evaluate what happened. Tire has only been inspected by vdot employee on site of incident. No sign of warnings or dashboard light before incident until after it blew up which produced a low tire pressure indicator. Has not been reproduced or confirmed by dealer or independent service center. Safety was put in risk to driver and other drivers on highway going highway speed. Was able to control car to a stop. Jeeps are at higher risk of rolling over. Luckily nobody was hurt and no damage to vehicle other than the tire.

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The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Wrangler equipped with bridgestone tires, tire line: dueler h/t 685, tire size: 245/75r17 dot number:9bm1dhv0322. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the front, passenger side tire experienced a complete blowout without incident or warning. The contact managed to pull off to the shoulder of the highway and replace the faulty tire with a spare tire. The tire was taken to an independent mechanic where upon inspection, the mechanic discovered an abnormal tear in the tire along the tire wall. The mechanic stated that the tire was likely a defective tire which had cause the blowout failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The tire had yet to be repaired. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 44,200 and the tire mileage was approximately 4,200.

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The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Wrangler which was equipped with duraturn tires. The model was travia a/t, size 285/70 r17. Dot numbers ufwmflc - 3416, 1916, 0216, 2016. The contact experienced tire layer separation on 1 of the tires however, all tires were replaced due to recall. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number 20t016000 (tires). The approximate mileage on the vehicle was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Wrangler equipped with four goodyear tires. Tire line: Wrangler fortitude ht, tire size: 27565r18. The contact stated that while driving the rear driver tire blew out without warning. The road patrol replaced the damaged tire. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. There were no reported injuries. The manufacturer was notified where informed to send in tire however, no further assistance was provided. . The tire mileage was unknown. The vehicle failure mileage was 100,062.

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While driving down a paved rural road, the tire pressure light illuminated. Pulled vehicle over to the side of the road and right rear tire was flat. Vehicle had 2100 miles on it. Did not drive over any objects, and did not impact sidewall at all. Tire just failed.

I purchased a 2013 Jeep Wrangler from tallahassee Dodge Chrysler Jeep in tallahassee, FL with 8+ year old tires. They are dry rotted. I have ordered new tires but I know the dot says tires should not be on the road after 5 years. I had an accident because of the tires I am thankful I did not hurt anyone else.

I bought 4 new tires from discount tire in jacksonville florida. They are p235/75 r15 108s xl owl ptf pathfinder sport sat. I paid $100 for each tire on August 22, 2015 (not including cost of installation, lifetime balancing, etc) and they were supposed to come with a 60,000 mile warranty. Currently they have less than 28,000 miles on them and have extremely irregular wear. I have had numerous flats and loss of pressure over the past 24 months. I spoke to charles (the manager of the tire store) when I was in there with my 3rd flat in 2 months on December 4th, 2017. I expressed my displeasure at having so many issues with relatively new tires. Charles responded that my trouble is because of the recent hurricanes. . . And I should have bought michelin tires! these tires are extremely inferior quality products, but he says it's normal wear for these tires. Can you help?.

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I was driving on the PA turnpike. I was doing the speed limit. Nothing on the road, no impact. All of a sudden the car starts to shake and I could tell something was wrong.

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The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Wrangler equipped with federal couragia a/t tires, size: 265/75r16. While driving at any speed, the vehicle vibrated and made a loud noise. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic, but was not diagnosed. The tires were not replaced. The VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 13t003000 (tires). The tires had not been replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unknown. The vehicle failure mileage was 60,000 and the tire failure mileage was 65,000.

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I had my Jeep tire rotated and when driving away at 40 mph I felt a wobble. I took the vehicle back into the dealer and there we perfect cuts along the tires on the front. One is sliced and the other looks like sections were sliced off. It just seems very weird to me.

Driving on i10 near casa grand az oct 4 2013 noticed vibration. Pulled over and inspected tires and all ok. Drove slower and headed to home. . . Heard bang. . . Heavy rumble vibration pulled over with flat tire and incredible delamination damage to tire and wheel well.

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We had three blow outs on goodyear tires with less than 15,000 miles on a 50000 mile tire in less than 1 mile on a state gravel road. We were only going 20 mph and the belts broke in the thickest part of the tire. I was being followed by another person on the third one. Goodyear is not standing behind tires saying I was off-roading on a state road. If I was going any faster I would of flipped. I talked with other people and are having problems after 15,000 miles. I could understand with one , maybe two tires, but three at20mph with a short distance. Goodyear told me the tires are not to be driven on gravel. 90 percent of people drive on some type during the life of tire. They were being sold in a area were gravel is prevalent and they are not safe. No tire should fail in this way at 20 mph with a belt break with a small rock like would be be found on many highways in many situations. These are goodyear Wranglers sr-a made for off road vehicles such as 4x4s, trucks and many other vehicles made for dirt.

Tire tread seperation ,at 60miles per hour in 110 degree weather at 19292 miles of use one tire conpletly threw the treao 3 other tires stated to deplay tread seperation. One tire complletly distroyed ane replaced by the dealer where the tires were purcased pn 04/17/2009 under road hazard warranty the other 3 tires they refused to accept asroad hazard damage and would onlt pro rate areplacement cost .

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Hit a small bump, left tire shook uncontrollably, losing control, over curb, hit post, damaging front end and hitting passengers head on windshield.

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Tl * the contact owns a 2012 Jeep Wrangler sport equipped with goodyear Wrangler radial tubeless, size p255/75/r17 (n/a). The contact stated that the rear passenger side tire exploded. The contact temporarily lost control of the vehicle but she was able to pull over. After inspecting the vehicle, she noticed that the tread separated from the inner part of the tire. The contact called a tow service and the damaged tire was replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The dealer was also contacted but offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 2,426.

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Wrangler. While driving 45 to 65 mph, the front end of the vehicle shook violently out of control and caused the suspension to become unstable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the tires needed to be balanced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the steering damper, but the failure recurred two days after the repair was performed. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Front wheels and steering began to shake and vibrate violently while making a right-hand turn from a stop and after accelerating to about 40 mph. Vibration stopped after braking to almost a stop. Same symptoms occurred twice more after hitting small bumps in road at between 50 and 60 mph and again stopped after braking. Dealer said they duplicated the condition and replaced steering dampener at 35726 miles but vibration has occurred once more since repair. I have owned the Jeep since new and it is completely stock with no modifications and original p255-75-r17 tires which were at proper inflation. Tires have also been checked and do not have any damage or abnormal wear.

I had a set of bf goodrich mud terrain tires 33" on a 06 Wrangler. The tires were about 5 years old but had barely been used, approximately 80% of the tread was left. I swapped these tires from a 73 cj5 that I just wasn't using that much anymore. After around 4000-5000 miles after the switch the tire popped on me going down the hi-way doing 75-80 mph. The vehicle shook for 2-3 seconds then I heard a "pop", instantly this threw my vehicle where it flipped and rolled and totaled the vehicle. I had to be airlifted away as a result of this accident. Investigators from Jeep and my insurance company both concluded that this was a product defect that caused the accident. While taking up the issue with bf goodrich they advised me to take the tire in to be inspected. The tire store stated after about 10 seconds of looking at the tire that it was caused by a road hazard. I did not hit anything at all during this 4 hour trip that I was just on and the tire was inflated at 35 psi. Bf goodrich didn't care about the accident or my injuries. They did offer me 30% off a new tire. Too bad I don't have a vehicle to put a tire on anymore. I checked the air pressure prior to the beginning of the trip from san diego to phoenix. I also filled up with gas and walked around the Jeep, to wash the windows, and didn't notice anything wrong with the tires. The road that I was traveling on was well maintained and free from objects. I did not run over anything. I do have custody of the bad tire still on the rim and pleanty of pictures of the tire and the vehicle after the accident. It is obvious that the tire failure caused the accident. One person said that the tire looked almost like it was re-treaded.

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Front tire shimmy so bad that it can cause the car to go out of control. When a bump, pothole or railroad track is driven over that front tires wobble and shimmy so bad that it is difficult to maintain control of the car. There have been new tires, wheels, alignments and steering stabilizers installed but that has not stopped the shimmy. The car has 30,000 miles on it.

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Well I have a 2008 Jeep Wrangler x. When I get to 50 mph I experience extreme "death wobble" as its often called. My vehicle will shake to the point that it feel like either the axel is going to snap or the wheels will shoot off in opposite directions. It is very scary. Its does it roughly 8 out of 10 times at 50mph. It started after having the Jeep for about 4 months and my dealership tried once to fix the problem after they diagnosed it as the front stabilizer. It continued after they replaced that and from that standpoint told me it was the tires and they wouldent cover new tires after once telling me they had fixed the issue. I now have to avoid the highway in fear of death. It is honestly resemblent of a 8 or 9 on the richter scale.

Treads separated from tire after 2000 miles of driving. This happened on the highway.

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I bought a used 2006 Jeep Wrangler unlimited. I have taken this car to the dealership for service four times for excessive shaking when driving at speeds around 50 mph. The entire vehicle shakes until I either speed up or slow down. There is no way to control the Jeep while it is shaking! I have had all the "possible causes" checked, replaced or balanced including: tires, front end alignment, shocks, stabilizer, brakes, rotors (twice). The shaking may go away for a short time but then returns. (this Wrangler was not included in the brake recall earlier this year. ).

I own a 2006 Jeep Wrangler and besides excessive tire wear which the local dealership cannot seem to fix, my latest problem is with the ignition system . Originally I thought it was the ignition switch but when I called the dealership to get a new one the parts salesman told me that my problem wasn't with the switch (and he was right) the problem is a piece of plastic between the switch and the tumbler and that the only way to get the plastic piece was to buy the complete steering column. In that phone call he also informed me that he knew this due to the fact they have had several problems with the Wranglers 1997 on up and the factory hasn't done anything to correct the problem and the only way to get this little 50 cent piece was to buy a $500. 00 steering column. I feel this should be a recalled item due to the fact they know it is a problem and I am afraid that while I'm driving the vehicle could shut down so I am not driving on the freeway so if it does shut down I wont have an uncontrollable vehicle at high speed.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Wrangler. While traveling at speeds of 50 mph, the front end of the vehicle began to vibrate abnormally. The vehicle was not diagnosed and there were no prior warnings. The failure mileage was 35,000 and the current mileage was 36,000. Updated 07/26/10. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer. Upon inspection, they stated the belts in the tires had separated, the front rotors were warped and the steering dampener failed. Updated 08/06/jb updated 11/19/10. Updated 11/24/10.

We purchased a set of bridgestone dueler apt iii tires from sears on July 14, 2007 for our 2001 Jeep Wrangler. At the time of installation the Jeep had 69,903 miles on the odometer. This Jeep has the 2. 5l 4-cylinder engine and 5-speed manual transmission. On June 23, 2009 my son drove the Jeep to his automotive class at cape fear community college to change the oil. While on the lift, the teacher noticed that the right rear tire was missing a section of tread. They removed the tire and installed the spare. The Jeep has 80,104 miles on the odometer. This means that the tire failed with only 10,201 miles and approximately 2 years old. If my son had been driving on the highway, this could have been a disaster. The tire size is 265 70 r16 111s and the code is dot v672 jlp 4506. We are concerned about the remaining tires on the vehicle and if these should be replaced.

Entering the interstate and driving up to approximately 60-65mph, the steering wheel shook violently to the point where I needed to slow down drastically to stop the vibration. I took the vehicle in for service on the13th of March at ewald Jeep in franklin when they told me to replace the front tires because they were 2/32. I told them the tires have only 15,000 miles on them then they told me to see the place (pomps in racine) that sold me the tires. Pomps said I needed an alignment. Then, on the 8th of April driving at 40mph on a bumpy road, the steering wheel shook violently again with what felt like the front wheels were loose. To stop this vibration, I needed to slow to 10 to 20 mph. I called for service once again to ewald on the10th of April. They replaced the steering damper ($126. 28 and $98 for labor). They also performed a 2 wheel front end alignment. Then on Saturday the 18th of April, it happened again. As soon as I got home, I called ewald and told them the shakes are back. Went in on Monday the 20th and had a service tech drive it. He said nothing out of the ordinary occurred while he drove it. Minor shakes in the steering wheel but thats the nature of the beast, he said. They proceeded to look into it more and 20 minutes later, they told me they were replacing the steering damper they replaced only 10 days earlier. I owned a 1997 Jeep Wrangler and never experienced this then. After talking with other Jeep owners, I believe it to be a bad design and hope chryslerjeep can correct this problem.

The contact owns a 2000 Jeep Wrangler. The vehicle has interco super swampers iroc tires, size 37/12. 5/15. While driving approximately 10 mph on normal road conditions, the vehicle began wobbling excessively and pulling in one direction. Immediately, the driver pulled over to the side of the road and inspected the vehicle. He noticed that all four tires exhibited uneven tread belt and were out of round. The tires were recently purchased in 2009. The manufacturer was notified of the defective tires, but did not assist. The VIN, dot number, and failure mileage were unavailable. The current mileage was 104,000.