Tire Sidewall Problems of Subaru Forester

- I bought a set of 4 cooper adventurer p225 55 r17 tires from pep boys in la habra , CA on 11. 29. 19. - on 7. 1. 2021, I had to replace one due to a flat, and they noticed that I had a serious bulge in another. I replaced those two tires, putting the new ones in the front. - on around may 1 2024, friends helping me with adjusting my side mirror noticed that I had two serious bulges, one in each of the front tires that had been replaced. - they were suspicious about the same damage in two tires, so they checked & found that similar number cooper adventurers sold at pep boys at the same time as mine were among a number of cooper tires that had been recalled for sidewall separation bulges. They suggested I contact you. - there are already 5 complaints about these particular tires for sidewall bulges; mine will make 6. Yet one of the recalled tires only had 2 complaints. - I have photographs of the tire bulges in my phone, but I'm having trouble sending them to my laptop. I will contact you to add the pictures to this report as soon as I sort out the difficulty.

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Tire size: p225/60r/17 98t was driving around a roundabout @ about 25mph. There was a "bang" and the right front tire went instantly flat. At no time did the vehicle either hit an object on the road or a curb. Vehicle was pulled over immediately. There is no rim damage that might indicate a curb strike. Upon examination of the tire there is a 2 inch rip in the sidewall of the tire. The tires (4) had been installed on the car @ 20,988 miles. They had been rotated at 27,427 miles. The blowout occurred @ 33,721 miles (12,733 miles from installation. I was told that there is no warranty on the tire(s) since we were not the original owner of the car when they were installed.

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Two tires on our car developed the same problem two weeks apart: a large bulge in the sidewall near the rim. On 10/5/21 we noticed a bulge on the rear driver’s side tire which looked like a tennis ball was emerging. We took it to our mechanic here in ohio. He said not to drive on it and replaced the tire. It had less than 13,000 miles on it and I thought it should be covered under warranty. We were told the bulge was due to “road hazard” and so wasn’t covered. They said a chuckhole could do this. We have no recollection of anything like that. And a chuckhole would usually affect the front tire, not the rear. Moreover, the mechanic looked at the rim and said it was not dented. So they suggested I contact cooper tire. I paid for the tire and called cooper. They had me bring the tire to a different shop for evaluation, recommending a conrad’s tire nearby. I took it there and the mechanic called cooper and told them he saw no evidence of road hazard. Cooper then asked me to send the tire to them. Two weeks later we were in connecticut and heard a low sound from the tires. We took the car to a local shop 10/19/21 where the mechanic showed us a bulge in the sidewall of the front passenger's side tire near the rim that looked exactly the same as the prior defect albeit somewhat smaller, maybe golf ball size. He said it was dangerous to drive on it and he replaced it. I have a photograph of the second tire but unfortunately not the first. Except for the noise the second tire made, there was no noise or warning light or other symptom to alert us to either problem. I sent both tires to cooper by ups on their dime three weeks ago and have not heard back. Tire size: m&s 225/60r17 both tires are dot u941 1cw 4619 c07r both were purchased 5/19/20 thank you in advance for looking into this. I still have two tires on our car purchased at the same time as the two that failed. If there is truly a defect ,either could fail suddenly at any time. Thank you.

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Tire developed a bubble in the sidewall about 1. 5" in diameter and 3/4" high. Tire removed from service and replaced as a safety issue. I have the tire in my storage. Car is a Subaru Forester used light duty and on paved roads. Approximately 75% to 80% of tread remaining. Tpms operational, so tire was not run low on air. When tire pressure removed (to replace tire), bubble disappeared. Vehicle has 70,000 miles. Vendor declined to reimburse.

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2010 Subaru Forester. Consumer states problems with vehicle tires the consumer stated the right rear tire went flat. He was informed by the service company who replaced the tire, there was a split on the sidewall and could not be repaired. The consumer had to purchase another tire exactly the same as the defective tire for a total of $269. 13.

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The contact owns a 2006 Subaru Forester. The vehicle has yokohama geolandar, size p215/60r16 tires. While driving 30 mph, the rear driver side tire flattened. The road surface was smooth. The vehicle was pulled over and the tire was replaced with a spare. The dealer stated that there was a 1. 5 inch hole in the sidewall of the tire. The current and failure mileages were 12,700. Updated01/08/08.

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There is tear between the tread and sidewall on the right rear side tire, which is causing the consumer to not maintain easy control when being driven. Manufacturer was contacted by owner.

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In late March of 2004 I purchased 4 bridgestone dueler h/l tires for my 2000 Subaru Forester. During the following week the front passenger tire developed a large buldge in the side of the tire and pulled away from the rim of the tire, losing all air imediately. A few weeks later, on may 1, the rear driver's side tire began to budge.

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Four of the 5 original tires have had sidewall blowouts, although I carefully maintain tire pressure. In this last event the front left tire exploded as the car was exiting rte9 in NJ to the service road [a mild s exit ramp at about 38 mph]. The car lost steering control and bounced over the curb. The rear tire also exploded when it followed over the curb. In previous events both right side tire blew out in two separate times while my son was returning from college on the taconic parkway in new york. 4 out of five is a great baseball average but a lousy tire score for failures due to blowouts. I suspect a bad batch that may be on a limited number of Foresters. (dot number: elytchb349 tiresize: 205/70r/15).

Consumer states while traveling, the tire suddenly burst and collapsed around the entire circumference of the sidewall,by the time consumer got the vehicle under control and stopped the tire was completely destroyed, the tire is a yokohama p215/60r16/94h radial tubeless geolandar h/t.

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Within the first 9 months, I experienced problems with 4 out of the original 5 of these tires, including a blowout of the inside sidewall on one of them. I contacted both firestone and the Subaru dealer, but was told I had simply been "unlucky" to have a( dot number: elytchb238 tire size: p20570r15 ).

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Thousands of tiny cracks are visible around all tires sidewalls. Yokohama avid touring 205r6516.

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