Two problems related to tire have been reported for the 1996 Saturn SL2. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
At 10 am on 9/24/2000 going west on the 210 at approx. 65 mph. Slight bumpiness for less than three minutes, then blowout occurred. Tire exploded and vehicle fishtailed across three lanes of traffic. Mercifully, no one was injured. The tread separated( dot number: tire size: p185/65r1 ).
Rear tire failure caused loss of control of vehicle. 45 mph speed at time of incident. No steering control once rear tire deflated. Road conditions were damp road, asphalt surface with some sand on the surface. On-ramp onto freeway with 45 mph speed limit. Vehicle turned right 90 degrees after tire failure and left the roadway. Vehicle was a total loss. ( dot number: tire size: p19565t15 ).
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