1995 Ford Taurus

PURCHASED 2 FIRESTONE FR 380 ON 7/21/09 AND HAD THEM PUT ON REAR.ON 7/28/09 WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT 70MPH SUDDENLY DRIVER REAR TIRE FAILED. PEOPLE IN CAR BEHIND REPORTED TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT AND HUB CAP FLEW OFF. DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WENT INTO DITCH AND ALMOST FLIPPED HIT MANY SMALL TREES 1 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER CAR CAME TO A STOP PASSENGERS NOT HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAS DOUGLAS AND LOMASON EXTRA TRAC A-W, SIZE P205/165R15 TIRES. THE CONTACT PURCHASED TWO TIRES FOR THE FRONT OF HER VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2007. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN MAKING A LOUD NOISE EVER SINCE THEY WERE PURCHASED. THE TIRES CAUSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. WAL-MART, FROM WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED, BALANCED THE TIRES TWICE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,261 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,128. THE CONSUMER STATED TRIED SWITCHING TIRES AND THE SAME DEFECT STILL PERSISTS. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

THE TREAD ON A COOPER LIFE LINER CLASSIC II TIRE #P20565R15 SEPARATED AND FLEW APART FROM A '95 FORD TAURUS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BY THE OWNER'S DAUGHTER AT 55 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. A NEW SET OF FOUR OF THESE TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE ON OCT 12, 1999 AT 37,182 MILES. THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,850 MILES. THE TIRES WERE RATED FOR 60,000 MILES AND HAD BEEN ROTATED ON A REGULAR BASIS. BODY DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE AROUND THE WHEEL WELL AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WAS CRACKED. THE ESTIMATED DAMAGE IS $550. FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLES OCCURRED. THE DRIVER DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS HURLED INTO THE FAST LANE AND MISSED HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT BY THE OWNER'S DAUGHTER AND NO PROBLEMS OR EXCESSIVE WEAR WERE VISUALLY NOTICEABLE. *AK

ON 10.12.2000, WHILE DRIVING ON THE H-1 VIADUCT TO ENTER THE MAIN FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING BEGAN TO PULL STRONGLY TO THE LEFT. I GAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN HEARD A NOISE WHICH SOUND LIKE THERE WAS A BUBBLE IN A TIRE. I PROCEEDED ON TO TRY AND REACH A SERVICE STATION, WHEN WITHIN A HALF MILE OR SO, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT. THE SOUND OF THE BLOWOUT WAS EXTREMELY LOUD AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT. THE IMPACT OF THE BLOWOUT WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO STUN ME MOMENTARILY. WHEN I GAINED CONTROL, I PROCEDED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I CONTACTED AAA AND NOTED THAT THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES RIGHT FRONT AND SIDE PANEL. MY ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THIS THROUGH MICHELIN WAS TO NO AVAIL, THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT LIABILITY. I HAVE THE REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THEM, PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND VEHICLE DAMAGE AND THE TIRE ITSELF AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. ALL TIRE "EXPERTS" HERE IN HONOLULU ARE ASTONISHED BY THE DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AND NONE BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A RESULT OF MY RUNNING OVER AN OBJECT. ANY ASSISTANCE YOUR OFFICE COULD PROVIDE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I CONSIDER THE TIRES UNSAFE AND AM APPALLED THAT MICHELIN WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AND REPLACEMENT TIRES HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THANK YOU AND FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ANYTIME (H) 808-836-6826 OR (C)808-754-3070. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205/65R15)

CONSUMER STATED BEFORE BUYING VEHICLE NOTICED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON. AFTER BUYING VEHICLE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT.*AK CONSUMER STATES MOTOR MOUNT IS BROKEN SO SHIFTING,STARTING, STOPPING OR ANY OTHER MOVEMENT IN THE CAR WOULD LIFT THE ENGINE IN AN UPWARD MOTION, THE FRONT MARKER LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AIR BAG EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE MODULE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, THE BRAKES NEEDED TO HAVE THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED, TIMING GEAR GASKET, HOOD LATCH WAS BROKEN HOOD WOULD NOT STAY DOWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD, ALSO SECURITY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET.*JB

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRE. TIRES ROTATED EVERY 7500 MILES AND INFLATED TO MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENED PRESSURE OF 35 PSI. WE WERE TRAVELING FROM MI TO AZ. ON I-40, NEAR JOSEPH CITY AZ, AFTER TRAVELING AT POSTED SPEED OF 75 MPH, WE STOPPED FOR COFFEE AND I CHECKED THE TIRES AS I DO AT EACH STOP. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION OF LEFT REAR TIRE WHICH AT PREVIOOUS INSPECTION ABOUT 100 MILES EARLIER WAS FINE. . TH (DOT NUMBER: A3UR438424 TIRESIZE: 20565R15)