THIS TIRE AND RIM IS THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN NEW. SPARE TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON REAR AXLE OF VEHICLE FOR FIRST TIME USE. AFTER A FEW MILES OF USE, NOTICED A TIRE WOBBLE CONDITION. THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES SO REPLACED THEM WITH NEW. PROBLEM PERSISTED. SWAPPED OUT REAR TIRES AND RIMS W…
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THIS TIRE AND RIM IS THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN NEW. SPARE TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON REAR AXLE OF VEHICLE FOR FIRST TIME USE. AFTER A FEW MILES OF USE, NOTICED A TIRE WOBBLE CONDITION. THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES SO REPLACED THEM WITH NEW. PROBLEM PERSISTED. SWAPPED OUT REAR TIRES AND RIMS WITH OTHERS AND ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE NOS SPARE THAT I HAD JUST PUT ON 100 MILES EARLIER. WITH THE INTENTION OF BRINGING THE TIRE/RIM TO A TIRE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, REMOUNTED THIS TIRE/RIM IN THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE NEXT DAY, I WENT OUT TO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE HAD EXPLODED. FORTUNATELY A WINDOW WAS LEFT DOWN. OTHERWISE, ALL THE VEHICLE GLASS WOULD HAVE BEEN BLOWN OUT FROM THE EXPLOSION, POSSIBLY INJURING A PEDESTRIAN NEARBY. IF A PERSON HAD BEEN IN THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IF SITTING RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE TIRE, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED SEVERELY OR LOST THEIR EARDRUMS. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE FOR INSPECTION.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M3CC861X3 TIRESIZE: P205/75R15)
NHTSA ODI #747631
Mileage unknown · Sep 19, 2000
Tires
WAS TRAVELING 50MPH & HAD HEARD A NOISE. STARTED TO HAVE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. STOPPED VEHICLE & CHECKED TIRES. LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT & THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED & WAS SHREDDED. HAD TO GET TIRE REPLACED, BUT DID NOT HAVE TIRE. TIRES WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE JEEP CHEROKEE. FIRESTONE ATX, 0235/75RF15 WITH 20…
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WAS TRAVELING 50MPH & HAD HEARD A NOISE. STARTED TO HAVE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. STOPPED VEHICLE & CHECKED TIRES. LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT & THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED & WAS SHREDDED. HAD TO GET TIRE REPLACED, BUT DID NOT HAVE TIRE. TIRES WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE JEEP CHEROKEE. FIRESTONE ATX, 0235/75RF15 WITH 20,000 MILES ON A 1989 JEEP, CHEROKEE.*AK FIRESTONE REPLACED THE THREE TIRES AT NO CHARGE TO CUSTOMER. *YH
NHTSA ODI #870898
Mileage unknown · Sep 15, 2000
Tires
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT; TIRE EXPLODED WHILE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK TIRE WAS A MICHELIN XW4 (P205 75 R15) DOT #M3CC861X508, MICHELIN WILL NOT COVER COSTS OF VEHICLE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED TO THE INSIDE OF THE ROOF, THE DOME LIGHT, AND THE ROOF LINER DUE TO THE EXPLOSION OF THE TIRE. *SLC
NHTSA ODI #870608
Mileage unknown · Aug 28, 2000
Tires
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER COULD KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FIRESTONE 15. *AK
NHTSA ODI #868953
Mileage unknown · Jun 10, 1998
Tires
WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP ABOUT 30 MPH, MICHELIN SPARE TIRE EXPLODED IN THE BACK OF THE JEEP. THE BELTS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND THE TIRE COVER SHEARED OFF. THE ROOF LINER WAS DAMAGED BY THE EXPLOSION. THE DOME LIGHT WAS ALSO DAMAGED. $850.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE JEEP. MICHELIN HAS NOT REPLACED THE TIRE, OR TAKEN …
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WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP ABOUT 30 MPH, MICHELIN SPARE TIRE EXPLODED IN THE BACK OF THE JEEP. THE BELTS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND THE TIRE COVER SHEARED OFF. THE ROOF LINER WAS DAMAGED BY THE EXPLOSION. THE DOME LIGHT WAS ALSO DAMAGED. $850.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE JEEP. MICHELIN HAS NOT REPLACED THE TIRE, OR TAKEN RESPONSIBLITY FOR DAMAGES TO THE JEEP. MICHELIN TIRE XW4, MANUFACTURED IN 1988. *AK
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS). THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT CAN EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON SEAL WEAR WHICH COULD CAUSE PUMP-MOTOR DETERIORATION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURS, THE ABS FUNCTION WOULD BE LOSE AND REDUCED POWER ASSIST WOULD BE EXPERIENCED DURING VEHICLE BRAKING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS WILL SIGNAL SYSTEM IMPAIRMENT AND THE BASE MANUAL BRAKES WILL REMAIN FUNCTIONAL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL TEST THE VEHICLE'S ABS AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY. THE WARRANTY ON ALL ABS COMPONENTS WILL BE EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES (EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON ASSEMBLY AND THE PUMP-MOTOR ASSEMBLY WHICH WILL HAVE A LIFETIME COVERAGE). OWNERS WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR PREVIOUS ABS COMPONENT REPAIR COSTS.
THERE MAY BE HYDRAULIC FLUID CONTAMINATION FROM CONDENSATION FORMATION THAT CAN PLUG THE ABS BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP FILTER; STRESS CORROSION OF THE MASTER CYLINDER SNAP RING HAS BEEN TRACED TO CHLORINE LEAKING FROM THE LOW PRESSURE HYDRAULIC HOSE WHICH MAY CAUSE IT TO BREAK; FRONT BRAKE HOSE TO TIRE INTERFERENCE WHICH MAY CAUSE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE HOSE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: CONTAMINATION OF THE HYDRAULIC FLUID CAN CAUSEMALFUNCTIONING OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM; LOW PRESSURE HOSE LEAKAGE CAUSESLOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND ALSO RESULTS IN CORROSION AND FAILURE OF THE MASTERCYLINDER SNAP RING, RESULTING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE; FAILURE OF THE FRONT BRAKEHOSE DUE TO HOSE TO TIRE INTERFERENCE WILL CAUSE FAILURE OF ONE HALF OF THEBRAKE SYSTEM RESULTING IN A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE THAN EXPECTED.
Remedy: REPLACE ABS LOW PRESSURE HOSE; REBUILD MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER; INSPECT, SERVICE INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS, AND REPLACE FRONT BRAKE HOSE AS NECESSARY.
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