1999 Chevrolet Malibu

VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PASS INSPECTION DUE TO TIRE (TREAD) SEPARATION ON ALL 4 BRIDGESTONE POTENZA 'S INSPECTOR POINTED OUT THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE CRACKED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE ON ALL 4 TIRES AND DANGEROUS/HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE ON. HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES IN ORDER TO PASS INSPECTION... HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS OF ALL THE TIRES... TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN OCT, 2010 AND REPLACED IN NOV, 2015 -- TIRE HAD A TOTAL OF 24,183 MILES ON IT... AND STILL HAS PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT.

ON 6 AUGUST 2010, I PURCHASED 3 TIRES FROM RAY'S TIRE & SERVICE IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FL 32084, HAVING A GOODYEAR LOGO TOUTED ON THEIR INVOICE AND A HUGE GOODYEAR SIGN ON THEIR BUILDINGS, THEREFORE, ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT TIRES BEING BOUGHT AND INSTALLED ARE GOODYEAR... WELL THAT'S NO SO... WHILE DRIVING TO CLEVELAND, OHIO SUBURB LAST MONDAY (20 SEPT 10), MY LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED ON I-75 RUNNING AT APPROX 74 MPH HEADING NORTH IN LONDON, KY. HAD IT BEEN A WOMAN DRIVER WITH LESSER DRIVING SKILLS, LORD ONLY KNOWS THE HORRORS. UPON RETURNING TO TOWN AND VISITING RAY'S TIRE FOR A REBATE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE AND THAT TIRE INSTALLED WAS A KUMO TIRE... NOT A GOODYEAR... THUS, I ASK THOSE OF YOUR OVERSEEING HIGHWAY SAFETY, IS THIS ACCEPTABLE AS A "TRUTH-IN-ADVERTISING" ISSUE? THUS I ASK OF YOU OVERSEEING HIGHWAY SAFETY, IS THIS ACCEPTABLE TO GOODYEAR CORPORATE BOARD OF DIRECTOR STEWARDSHIP? THUS I ASK, IS THIS ACCEPTABLE FROM A HIGHWAY SAFETY STANDPOINT AND TRUSTWORTHY, THE AVERAGE CONSUMER CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH? THIS 84 YEAR OLD WW II OVERSEAS VETERAN CONSUMER DOES NOT BELIEVE SO AND FEELS STRONGLY YOU SHOULDN'T EITHER. *TR

ON JUNE 18, 2010 I HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT I BELIEVE WAS CAUSED BY A TIRE FAILURE. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. ON JUNE 18, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00PM I WAS DRIVING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. MY VEHICLE WAS HEADED WEST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE DONEGAL EXIT AND THE NEW STANTON EXIT OF THE TURNPIKE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WHAT I CONSIDER IDEAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE OF THE TWO LANE ROADWAY AND AS I WAS APPROACHING A MODERATE CURVE IN THE ROADWAY MY VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE LEFT, I ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BY USING THE STEERING WHEEL AND MODERATE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. NO AMOUNT OF CONTROL I TRIED TO EXERT WAS OF ANY VALUE AND WITHIN SECONDS MY VEHICLE HAD STRUCK THE JERSEY BARRIER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SPUN INTO A POSITION AGAINST THE RIGHT JERSEY BARRIER FACING TRAFFIC. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD HERE THAT I HAD OWNED AND DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND APPROACHING 75,000 MILES, I WAS COMPLETELY ACCUSTOMED TO MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THIS VEHICLE EVEN WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE WORST OF CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT MY VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR P215/60R15 93T YOKAHAMA AVID TOUR S S319 BW SERIAL NO. M6ORPLHR1410 TIRES. THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND MOUNTED ON JUNE 15, 2010 AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES ON THEM. THE IMMEDIATE AND SEVERE LOSS OF THE CONTROL I EXPERIENCED IS THE BASIS FOR MY OPINION THAT ONE OF THESE TIRES FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY TO CAUSE THIS ACCIDENT. MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY HAS RESEARCHED THE MATTER AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE NO MANUFACTURER RECALLS, INVESTIGATIONS, OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS RELATING TO THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED. I URGED THEM TO MAKE A PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF THE TIRES OR ANY OTHER DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL, BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO DO SO. UPDATED IVOQ 09/22/10 *TR UPDATED 10/2811

ROTOR REPLACEMENT X 3. SUSPENSION - FRONT REPLACED. CALIPERS X3. TIRE WEAR AND LEAKS - REPLACED ANNUALLY. RADIO - BAD WIRING. A/C IN DASH WIRING REPLACED TWICE. REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED TWICE. LEAKING IN REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND TRUNK. COOLANT LEAK - 8/06 AT 74000 MILES. MECHANIC BELIEVES IT IS THE WATER PUMP. A/C SENSOR REPLACED. *NM

THE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL WHILE DRIVING. SHE THEN OBSERVED FUEL DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING AT THE FUEL FILTER CONNECTOR DUE TO CORROSION. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE 100% RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE FUEL LINE. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD OTHER COMPONENTS FAIL ON THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO CENTER TREAD WEAR. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 20000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 41313. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR BROKE. BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED DUE TO BEARING FAILURE AT 41313 MILES. BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 41313 MILES. *JB *NM

AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL PROBLEMS DEALER INSISTED NOTHING WRONG NEVER REPAIRED TIRES; WORN OUT AT 16000 DEALER INSISTED THAT THAT WAS NORMAL FOUGHT TO GET THEM TO REPLACE ONLY 2 TIRES ENGINE: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WENT OUT NEVER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM IN ALL THE CARS I EVER OWNED 978.00 LATER. ENGINE 3 MONTHS LATER PRESENTLY ENGINE HAS SERIOUS INTERNAL ENGINE RATTLE, LOSE OF POWER DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG YET THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM OIL WAS CLEAN NO TEMP PROBLEM JUST BLEW LAST WEEK TOWED TO THE HOUSE BRAKES; HAD TO CHANGE BOTH FRONT CALIPERS COULD NOT RE USE THEM NEEDED NEW ONES WHEN DOING BRAKE JOB WOULD NEVER BUY A CHEVY PRODUCT EVER AGAIN!!!!

SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, ROTORS REPLACED (ALSO CLEANED AND OTHER THINGS-TO THE POINT THEY ASKED ME TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON BRAKES AND ROTORS). THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT WORK FROM THE DRIVER SIDE TO ROLL DOWN BUT CAN STILL ROLL IT UP FROM THERE. THE AIR CONDITIONER BUTTON(RESISTOR) NEEDED REPLACING AND THEN THE VENT BUTTON(RESISTOR) NEEDED REPLACING. ALSO, HAD TO REPLACE TIE ROD END AND WHEEL BEARING . NOT TO MENTION A WATER PUMP. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM SAWYER CHEVROLET WITH 38,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 76,000. BUT WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF OF OWNING IT, THIS IS ALL THE WORK WE HAD TO PUT INTO IT. I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT NEEDED ALL THAT REPAIRING DONE BEFORE IT REACHED 100,000 MILES. PLUS WE HAD TO GET NEW TIRES BECAUSE THEY HAD FIRESTONE TIRES ON THEM THAT WERE WARPING, ETC. BUT SAWYERS REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM AND FIRESTONE DID NOT GET BACK TO US IN TIME BEFORE OUR VACATION. SO WE PUT NEW TIRES ON OURSELVES.