Tire Blowout problems of the 1996 Saturn SL2

Two problems related to tire blowout have been reported for the 1996 Saturn SL2. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tire Blowout problem

Failure Date: 10/19/2001

My tire blew out while driving from long beach, CA. To phoenix, az. Which is about six hours away. About an hour outside of phoenix my tire blew out. I lost control of the car and it went off the road and rolled 2 - 3 times. I experienced minor injuries to my head and other places on my body. I also experienced whiplash that affected my memory and concentration.

2 Tire Blowout problem

Failure Date: 09/13/2000

I was returning to hamilton, mt from having my car in for it's 24,000 service at the Saturn dealer in spokane, wa. I exited I-90 at the liberty lake exit and, as I was approaching the end of the ramp, my passenger side front tire blew out. My speed was approximately 30mph. I informed Saturn of this by telephone 9/14/00. No vehicle damage was done and a tire dealer was a block away so I purchased a new set of tires (dayton). I was not comfortable with continuing to keep the 3 tires that had not blown out on my vehicle. Ak( dot number: tire size: p195/60r15 ).


Other Tire related problems of the 1996 Saturn SL2

Tire problems
2
Tire Blowout problems
2
Tire Sidewall problems
1


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