Tire Sidewall Problems of Volvo V70

Tires have not failed. Sidewall cracks/deterioration noticed during routine stop for gas. I plan to replace all 4 tires immediately.

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Consumer complaint for michelin energy tires. She states in the past 2. 5 years she has had 6 sidewall blowouts with these tires. She is concerned for the safety of her self and children and wants them recalled. The consumer stated has 2. 5 years left on the warranty of this tire and would like to have a different tire for the vehicle. The check engine light illuminated due to an evaporator leak.

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The contact owns a 1998 Volvo V70. The contact stated that the sidewall on one of his sumitomo tires completely failed while driving 50 mph. The contact was unsure of the dot number. The current and failure mileages were 124,000. The tire information was unavailable.

Tire failure. Bf goodrich traction t/a 195-60/15. 35000 miles wear. Mounted on right rear of 99 Volvo V70 wagon. Sudden blowout while driving about 45 mph. Tire pressure was about 34 psi and had always been religiously maintained. Weather: dry, 55 f. No puncture or road hazard involved.

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On 7/5/04 I discovered that the right front tire on my Volvo V70 had large bulges on the side wall. The tire is a pirelli p6 235/45 r17 all season. This is an oem tire. The car has 9,300 miles on it. I dove the car immediately to the dealer where it sits currently. This is the second instance of this happening. The first instance occurred with a right front tire at 7,400 miles.

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Michelin 195/65 r15 mxv4 + energy radial xse developed radial crack on outside sidewall of tire. Installed on 2003 Volvo V70. Diagnosed by dealer as tire defect (belt separation). Dealer (discount tire) refused adjustment on tire with approx 9k miles. Had to buy new tire. Later offered 75% discount at sears on new tire.

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On 3/1/04 I discovered that the right front tire on my Volvo V70 had large bulges on the side wall. The tire is a pirelli p6 235/45 r17 all season. This is an oem tire. The car has 7,400 miles on it. I dove the car immediately to the dealer. I was told by the dealer that the damage must have been cause by hitting something and it would not be covered under warranty. I have not hit anything with the tire and there was no there was no evidence of anykind of any impact. The dealer replaced the tire on 3/2/04 at my expense. I am filing this now because on 7/5/04 I had a second similar event. See odi number 10080391. Having researched the odi compliant log I have discovered that many people have reported this same problem including blowouts.

The front tire on my Volvo V70 developed a crack on the side wall by the wheel rim under normal usage conditions less than a month after I bought the car. I took the car back to smythe Volvo of san jose where the purchase was made. The sales manager, michael, refused to address the problem or even take a look at my car, and initiated a challenge for me to sue Volvo. The service manager initially promised to look into resolving the problem for me with Volvo corporate, but ultimately fell thru. I escalated the issue all the way up to the ceo of Volvo north America, and they said that they don't cover the tire under the warranty. The tire manufacturer, pirelli, has also refused service so far. The problem is with the design of the tire. I did a brief research on the internet, and pulled up 18 pages of mostly complaints from other Volvo and Audi owners who have had similar problems with their tires. The side wall of this pirelli p6 tire develops bubbles and cracks easily if it runs into any road irregularity. I did a search on other tires of similar configuration and found no such problem. Pirelli designed and manufactured the tire. Volvo engineers and management choose the tire to put on its V70 wagon as an oem. Now both of them are disclaiming responsibility via finger pointing and technicalities on their warranties. They have given me the usual run-arounds, and in one case, outright rude treatment.

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Within the first 5-1/2 months of owning my new Volvo station wagon, I had to replace 2 pirelli tires due to sidewall bubbling. 5 months later, with 12,000 miles on the car, one of those brand new tires has to be replaced again due to the same issue. My main complaint is that Volvo recommended these tires to me despite the fact that I indicated that I live in redding, CT, primarily drive on back roads, and that my main reason for buying the car was safety. They told me I was better off with "high performance tires". I've contacted Volvo and they refused to accept any responsibility or do anything to help. They told me that I must have hit a pothole so the damage was my fault but in 18 years of driving on the same roads that I've been driving my Volvo on, I have never had to replace tires for any other reason than normal wear and tear. And since the problems with all 3 tires occurred at separate times, it seems apparent that these tires are not appropriate for the local driving conditions. Luckily, this has not yet resulted in an accident, but due to the fact that I spend a lot of my driving time shuttling my small children around, I'm afraid to drive the car for fear that the tires will blow out. I'd appreciate any help you might be able to provide since I am very concerned about safety.

While driving 65 mph, sidewall separated from tread on right rear tire. Dealer contacted michelin, mxv4 tire size 195/60r15, dot fuda chyx369 06-51078-01, original equipment for a Volvo, V70 ,2000.

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Failure of tire sidewall - blowout at 50 mph - loss of vehicle control! (tiresize: 195/60/r15).

The sidewall of the right front tire failed, the consumer request reimbursement (michelin xse 205/55/r16). Nlm.

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Sidewall of the tire failed. There was no unusual road condition to initiate failure. Manufacturer claims tire failure resulted from impact which is not covered under warranty. (tiresize: 205/55/r16)( dot number: tire size: 205/55/r16 ).

While driving, michelin mxv4 left rear tire experienced sidewall blowout, there was no pothole or debris on road, tire was replaced at prorated cost, tire size p195/60r15, dot fudachyx289.