Tire Problems of Subaru Forester - part 1

Bridgestone ecopia h/l plus tires are m+s rated. They actually have almost no traction in the snow. I can be going under 5 mph on level ground and apply roughly 30% breaking power and the tires start to slip. They are going to kill someone.

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225/60r17 99t.

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Purchased 4 tires for my awd Subaru from costco. The driver side rear tire kept losing air a few days after installing them. Pumped air in it a few times at home. Took the car back to costco. They found a leak that they repaired. Brand new tires leaking was my problem with michelin 225/55r18 primacy tour a/s.

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2015 Subaru Forester. Consumer writes in regard to defective firestone tires.

Purchased my 4 tires, good year assurance weatherready in Dec 2019 with 42,304 miles. My tire indicator light came on alerting of low tire pressure. Upon inspection of rear passenger tire, substantial dry rot on tire sidewall, inside. I only have 39,800 miles on the tire. Tire is a 60,000 mile tire. Tire is defective due to dry rot. Dry rot is so bad, tire does not hold air.

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February 2020 both rear and front driver side tires (manufacturer provided) ripped potentially after hitting pothole. Dealership replaced 2 tires. November 2020 tire started a slow leak (in 5-7 days)- dealership fixed per manufacturer recommendations, leak continued at a lower pace (in 3-4 weeks).

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2016 Subaru Forester. Consumer writes in regards to excessive wear on vehicle tires. The consumer stated the outer edges of the vehicle's tires were excessively worn. All four tires were worn out in less than 20,000 miles.

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Yokohama g-91 tires- on a subrau forrester 225-60-17 with less than 30k miles the tires were balding. Rotations were down between 6000 and 7000 miles- like clockwork. I wrote yokohama. I have not received a response. I have spoken with other owners, (subrau using g91) and they have noticed this problem,too. I have purchased another brand of tire as these are dangerous-.

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The contact owns a 2003 Subaru Forester equipped with firestone tire fr380, size p215-60-r16. The contact stated that the tires became prematurely worn, out-of-round and exhibited tread and belt separation. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The tires were replaced. The failure mileage of the tires was 53,000 and the vehicle failure mileage was 160,000.

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I recently purchased a new set of 4 cooper cs4 (p215/60r16) tires for my 2002 Subaru Forester, having them installed by a dealer, along with balancing and alignment. About a week later I crossed the country from wisconsin to California. On grooved concrete interstate highways, the tires made my car "swim" from side to side erratically. I had to constantly be vigilant to keep the car going straight, and this problem was exacerbated when near large trucks. I assume this is due to the tread design, since I've had two previous sets of tires and never experienced this difficulty. Are tire manufacturers checking their designs on grooved concrete, which is becoming more and more prevalent on interstate highways? is the government checking this issue and working with manufacturers to assure driver safety?? I now have to live with this issue for the life of my tires, which is most unfortunate, and very disconcerting.

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I purchased 4 new kumho solus kr21 p215/60r16 tires on July 18, 2013, from tiresouth in atlanta, GA. When I tried to register them on the company's website, I found that 2 of them do not have date codes (only 8 characters after “dot” instead of 12). Does this mean that the tires are inauthentic or defective? I have attempted to contact kumho multiple times, but have not received a response.

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We are 15,000 miles into 4 new (April 2012 purchased, mounted may 2012) p225/55zr -17 pirelli p6 all-road 2007 production tires. I have had the tires inspected and balanced at regular service intervals and on this occasion (feb2013) was asked how old my tires were because they were in need of replacement and would likely result in a ticket by german police if stopped. By our mechanics estimate our tires looked three-four years old. Because we live oconus we purchased our tires through tirerack. Com. He recommended we try working with them to seek resolution, because our tires are not in compliance with german law and potentially unsafe.

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I purchased and had installed 8 new hankook tires for two vehicles at l&m tire & wheel 185 w. King st. Abbottstown, PA. 17301, 7172590567. They did not record the type of vehicles, mileage of the vehicles or my address. All that was written on the receipt was my name and phone number. This information would not be sufficient for me to be notified if there were a recall of these tires. This should be a requirement to protect the public. If it is a requirement what agency is responsible for enforcing the retention of this information?.

Constant vibration from tires at 65mph or faster, gets worse as the speed increases.

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The manufacturer provided tires that wear at an excessively rapid pace, resulting in a car accident due to losing traction while driving over sand/grit used for treating the road during snow. Additionally, the flatirons imports, an authorized Subaru dealership, never advised us on the degree of tread loss. On Sunday December 2 at noon, my husband was coming down left hand canyon traveling at 35mph when he lost traction while driving into a right-turn bend. The car left the road and landed nose-first about 30 ft into an irrigation ditch. The boulder county sheriff department came to the scene of the accident and determined that he was not at fault (regrettably neither they nor the state police have filed a report). The road surface was free from snow and/or ice but there was a significant amount of sand/grit upon which the car lost traction. In spite of the road conditions, the vehicle would have regained traction had not the condition of the tires been defective, the principle cause of the accident, we believe. The vehicle was taken to flatirons Subaru on August 21 at 9,142 miles. The mechanical report indicated that the tread on the tires was at 8/32; on October 19 at 13, 182 miles the car was taken in for a regular service as well as to check a radiator leak, and the mechanical report indicated the tire tread at 5. 2/32, 5. 9/32 (3/32 tread loss in 2 months). At the time of the accident, we were notified that the tread was at 1. 2/32 at 15,763 miles (representing a 4/32 tread loss in 6 weeks and approx 2,500 miles!). We feel this represents a defective product.

The contact owns a 2007 Subaru Forester. The vehicle has yokohama geolandar, size p215 55r17 tires. When accelerating slightly from a stop, the rear of the vehicle would move from left to right. While driving 20 mph, the contact applied the brakes. The abs activated, but the vehicle did not stop for 100 feet. There were no warning indicators. The failure occurred in snowy conditions. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer; however, the contact believes the failure is with the tires. The dot number was unknown. The failure mileage was 5,000 and current mileage was 20,400. Updated 12/31/07 the consumer replaced the tires at his expense on Dec 9, 2007. The vehicle wouldn't stop in light snow. Updated.

We purchased a 2006 Subaru Forester taking delivery of the car we noted that Subaru included yokohama tires to which we complained we felt that these tires were less than adequate. The dealer countered that these were good tires and that they would serve our needs. We foolishly believed the dealer and on 29 July we experienced a side wall blowout. After repairs were made we traveled to a tire dealer who agreed to repair the tire but after dismounting the tire the mechanic reported that the tire was ng and could not be re-mounted. He then placed a used tire on the car, assuming that Subaru would take yokohama to task and the tire would be replaced. Subaru reported that they have no responsibility for the tires mounted on the car, that these tires matched their specifications, they would not be able to replace the tire or tires as requested at time of sale. Returned to the dealer for inspection of the yokohama tire and he stated that the failure was due to road hazard, that there can be no replacement. The dealer then added that he does not stock this tire, that he would not recommend that tire to a customer but if the customer insisted he would order the tire, he does not keep them in stock. Subaru was willing to help to the extent that they contacted the dealer and asked if they were willing to make the desired change in tires. The dealer was willing to underwrite a portion of a new set of tires if I was willing to pay a part of costs. Yes, but this is not the issue. The issue is our disagreement with the Subaru CO and their lack of responsibility for placing a safe tire on their vehicle. Their claim is their desire to provide a safe vehicle for their customer. Our first Subaru filled this need completely but our. We are seeking from Subaru and your agency how they conclude that this is a safe tire for this car? we feel strongly that the Subaru company is failing their customer by placing the dollar before safety.

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Dt: contact states he has had to change the tires on his vehicle on 1-22-05. The miles on the vehicle were 14,394. There are now 21,000 miles on the car and he has had to change the rear cylinder on the car. This was covered by the extended warranty. He has contacted the dealer. He has also talked to the manufacturer. On 4-7-05 he had to change the tires again at 17,151. The manufacturer was rude to him and said he had waited a long time to complain about the tires.

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Tire explosion while driving on freeway. No accident entailed. Tire shows good tread left, and no apparent source of puncture, hitting road hazard or any other damage. Tire will be replaced . Tire was stock on new (2003 Subaru Forester) vehicle with approx 20,000 miles. Tire is a yokohama geolander 900, p215/60r 94h with serial number on c6288u-16. I am concerned because the other three tires are same type. Wondering if any defects led to failure?.

Recall ww-99 was issued by the manufacturer that was not found at this time. There was external coolant leak into the head gasket, which could cause the vehicle to overheat. Dealer was only flushing the system, and was unable to remedy the problem. Also, yokohama tires that were under the proper inflation for the vehicle caused it to slip and slide even though it was all wheel drive.

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When driving in cold temperatures tires loose air. Tires needed air every 10 miles. This could be caused by the aluminum rims being used. They corroded and lost their seal.

Consumer states that bridgestone dueller 683 (p205-70-r15, dot# unknown) original equipment tires are softer and wear out quickly.

Consumer had gone to dealer to have tires checked. Dealer verified rear tires were worn unevenly, and, shoe on rear wheels were put on turned in at factory, causing tire wear. Said to come back in a week, and dealer would replace tires. Before that date, consumer had an accident due to worn rear tires. Subaru stated they were not responsible. Damage to vehicle $1700. After accident, tires were replaced at no charge, consumer did not give tire information.

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The Subaru forrester was purchased on 8/25/2000. The above tire (and 3 other tires) were brand new on the vehicle which showed 24,900 miles on the odometer. These tires have had excellent care and we have been especially careful to maintain the correct air pressure. The tire failed suddenly, that is went entirley flat in about 5 seconds at 55 mph. As far as we know, the tire was not punctured just prior to the failure. Both poquet auto and the local firestone dealer promptly worked with us to replace the tire and rebalance the new unit at no cost to us. We are grateful for their quick service and cooperation. While we have had excellent service from past sets of firestone tires on previously owned automobiles, we are somewhat concerned about the road worthiness of these tires considering the recent publicity regarding firestone tires of this model in the r15 series. We do not expect any action on the part of the NHTSA, firestone, or poquet but thought it best to report this unexpected tire failure. (dot number: unknown tiresize: p225/60r16).

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The Subaru forrester was purchased on 8/25/2000. The above tire (and 3 other tires) were brand new on the vehicle which showed 24,900 miles on the odometer. These tires have had excellent care and we have been especially careful to maintain the correct air pressure. The tire failed suddenly, that is went entirley flat in about 5 seconds at 55 mph. As far as we know, the tire was not punctured just prior to the failure. Both poquet auto and the local firestone dealer promptly worked with us to replace the tire and rebalance the new unit at no cost to us. We are grateful for their quick service and cooperation. While we have had excellent service from past sets of firestone tires on previously owned automobiles, we are somewhat concerned about the road worthiness of these tires considering the recent publicity regarding firestone tires of this model in the r15 series. We do not expect any action on the part of the NHTSA, firestone, or poquet but thought it best to report this unexpected tire failure. ( dot number: unknown tire size: p225/60r16 ).

While driving, tires wobble causing the front end to wobble, when accelerator pressure is released the wobble goes away until tires get warmed up, then the wobble does not go away, tires were replaced before due to the same reason, dealer states this is atire problem and not an alignment problem, tires are firestone tires, size p285/75r15, dot # hxlr1800.

The 15" wilderness that came stock with this Forester had to be replaced at approximately 29,800 miles. I took it in for a tire rotation and les schwab informed that they could not rotate the tires as they had to be replaced due to extreme wear. Those 15" tires should have lasted at least another 30,000 miles. I think that all wilderness tires regardless of size should be recalled as they are definitely a defective tire. ( dot number: ).

There was not enough room on the questionnaire to show the entire dot number which is dot el yt chb 1000. This tire failed at 55 degrees temperature, at 60 mph on the freeway. The odometer had only 1563 miles on it. I heard a clunking sound that alarmed me, so I got into the slow lane. After a few minutes the clunking sound stopped. A minute or so later, the tire failed. There was no evidence of nails or other road hazard, but the tire did have a lot of tire dust inside it. I did not go in to work that day, so I could replace all my tires as soon as possible. I replaced 4 tires with michelins at a cost of $408. 29, and I intend to replace the 5th tire as soon as costco gets a new shipment in. I have retained all the tires I replaced. I hesitated to take the tire to firestone for evaluation, because I did not think they would be impartial. ( dot number: elytchb100 tire size: p205/70r15 ).

On March 9, 2000 I took my car in to les schwab to have my tires rotated. The serviceman came out to my car to write up the paperwork and as he was checking my tires out he said that he wouldn't rotate my tires due to extreme wear on all tires. He apologized but he said there was no possible way that they needed to be replaced. So reluctantly I had to replace my tires as I thought it would be better to be safe rather than sorry as I was going on a road trip in a month. These tires had extremely low mileage to be replacing them at 29,860 miles as they should have lasted another 30,000 miles if not more. ( dot number: ? tire size: p205/75r15 ).

Consumer heard a roaring noise from rear of vehicle, beginning at 4000 miles. Dealer could not find cause. After third visit dealer suggested it was a tire problem. Consumer replaced all tires, but noise kept getting louder. On fourth visit dealer replaced all wheel bearings, which took care of noise, September 25, 2001.

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Rear tires were wearing out excessively on the outside edge. Had the tires replaced at 25,000. Front tires are the original & still good.

I did not have an accident, at my 26,000 mile check up 2 different dealers told me my tires were worn out. I was highly concerned that original equipment should wear out at 26,000 miles. They refused to cover them in the 30,000 mile replacement clause. Soon after firestone started having recalls, I believe my tires are defective not worn out. (tiresize: rx15)( dot number: tire size: rx15 ).

Road salt gets in between tires and rims ,causing a slow leak to occur in the tires. Dealer beaded the tires, and slow leak reoccurred.

Front, left tire is bald and the other three tires are very worn. ( dot number: ).

Yokohama geolander h/t radial p215/60r16. All 4 tires failed to maintain air. Air would leak out between tire and wheel. Had noticed that tires were almost flat, and took them to mechanic. Nothing in tires were found. Took to dealer, and tire seals were replaced.