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Pontiac Montana Tires Tread/belt Safety Report | May 31, 2006
Reported on May 31, 2006
| RE; TIRE FAILURE OF TBC CORPORATION ULTREX IV P215/70R15 97S, DOT # A3M3 3JY 1003. I HAD THESE TIRES ON MY PONTIAC MONTANA AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES ON THEM. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD SOME MILES THERE WAS STILL PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT. WHILE DRIVING, A VIBRATION OCCURS THAT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A TIRE BALANCE PROBLEM. THIS IS EVIDENT WHILE GOING SLOW AND MAKES THE VEHICLE WIGGLE OR VAVE THEN AS SPEED INCREASES IT BECOMES RATHER SEVERE VIBRATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS WITH THESE TIRES. THE FIRST TIME WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE SECOND TIME APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO ANOTHER TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. IN BOTH CASES THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON. THE TREAD JUST PEELED OFF LIKE THEY WERE RECAPPED TIRES CAUSING COSMETIC DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. FROM THE LOOK OF THE REMAINING CARCASS I WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE DRIVEN ANY FURTHER ON IT AND FEEL LUCKY THAT THE TIRE KEPT PRESSURE AND DIDN'T BLOW OUT. I HAVE SINCE REMOVED THE REMAINING TWO TIRES FROM MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. IF THIS HAD ONLY HAPPENED ONCE I WOULDN'T BE TELLING YOU THIS STORY BUT TWO TIMES WITH THE EXACT SAME OCCURRENCE SEEMS MORE THAT JUST A COINCIDENCE. I HAVE MADE A CLAIM TO TBC FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT AND AM CURRENTLY HOLDING THAT TIRE IN CASE THEY NEED IT TO PROCESS MY CLAIM. *NM | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Montana |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | FT. MYERS FL |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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