Cadillac Deville tire blowout problems

Filed Aug 2, 2016 · Suspension, Tires · 36,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 cadillac deville equipped with michelin primacy mxv4 tires, size: 235/60/r16 (na). While driving 50 MPH, the tires vibrated. It was diagnosed that the vehicle needed a new front axle. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The tires were replaced. The tires were replacement tires. The contact also noticed that all four tires were dry rotted. The vehicle failure mileage was 36,000 and the tire failure mileage was 5,500. The VIN was not available. Updated 09/08/16*lj

Filed Aug 12, 2015 · Tires · 9,000 miles · OH

Viva2 side wall separation and tire tread separation p225/60r16 noticed tire failed had bulge on side wall went bought another did same ask employee at walmart where I purchased tire he said the wheels are out of line on my car he did not know I had had my car inspected before I came to replace faulty tire at repair shop they said tire was at fault there was nothing wrong with the alignment

Filed Dec 6, 2012 · Tires · 110,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 cadillac deville with uniroyal tigerpaw tires, size: 265/75/r16 . The contact stated that while parked, the front driver side tire blew. The tire was taken to a dealer for inspection. The technician stated that the tire was out of warranty and would not be covered for replacement. The failure caused damage to the front fender of the vehicle and the coolant system hose. The tire was not replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dot number was not available. The approximate tire failure mileage was 30,000. The failure mileage of the vehicle was 110,000.

Filed Aug 21, 2011 · Wheels · 20,000 miles · MI

Bad rims cause low tire pressure, tire dealers (multiple) state that this is known problem with gm rims. Occurs constantly and can lead to premature tire failure. This problem has occurred since vehicle was purchased and dealers were never able to repair.

Filed Mar 15, 2011 · Tires · 86,000 miles · OH

Tire has severe tread separation in multiple locations around tire. The largest separation includes approximately 30% of the tread on one side of tire. Tread separated on dot serial side of tire. The tire failure occurred on my mother's 2001 cadillac deville. Not sure of date tread separation commenced but I discovered the tread separation in december 2010. The vehicle belonged to my father when the tire was installed in 2007. He became ill in 2008 before eventually dying in 2009. So very few miles were put on the car/tire by december 2010. The tire had approximately 14000 miles on it in december 2010.

Filed Jun 9, 2010 · Wheels · 71,305 miles · CO

I had a tire blowout at 11:00 pm while driving on a freeway. I was unable to remove the wheel lug nuts using the lug wrench furnished with the car (I even tried standing on the hinged arm of the lug wrench) and was saved by a driver of a SUV who stopped to help. The lug wrench had an effective arm length of 9 inches and a arm diameter of about 3/4 inch. I later found out that the lug nuts are to be torqued to 100 ft-lbs. I then bought a torque wrench with an arm length of two feet and an arm diameter of 3 inches. Checking the torque required to break the lug nuts lose I got values between less than 100 ft-lbs up to 200 ft-lbs. The manufacturers should be required to furnish lug wrenches that ordinary people can use to replace the tires. Furthermore, they would also be required to specify a maximum value for torquing lug nuts in addition to a minimum value because a large variation in torque between the nuts on each wheel warps the brake drums or disks and results in severe surging when braking (what fun I had with this condition when dropping down off of donner summit into sacramento - the whole car was shaking violently when I applied the brakes). I complained to the dealer who was already aware of the lug wrench problem (which they could do nothing about) but not about the unequal torquing problem (they posted a list of my torque readings in the shop). I also complained to cadillac customer service but got nowhere with them.

Filed Jan 6, 2009 · Tires · 93,800 miles · NJ

Refer to open the federal safety agency action number pe94071. Customer owns a 1996 cadillac sedan deville with 93,884 miles. Car was originally equipped with michelin xw4 tires from manufacturer in size p225/60 r16 97s with a thin whitewall. All 4 tires replaced with same michelin xw4 tires at around 50,000 miles in 2002, due to age and wear. All the new tires had dot code: b93v 222x 0902, and are marked made in USA. In 2006, while traveling at about 40 MPH, the front passenger tire had a sudden blowout. This blowout created a hole from just past the tire bead to the beginning of the tread, making a flap about the size of your palm, still attached to the side of the tread. Tire replaced with a matching xw4 with dot code: b33v 222x 1105, marked made in canada. At that time, the xw4 was discontinued by michelin, so had to find it as nos (new old stock) via mail order distributor. In sept. 2008 at around 93,800 miles, the front drivers side xw4 tire was noticed to have a small bubble in the sidewall, near the tire bead and in the writing area for the tread and sidewall designations. Have pictures showing this bubble, which is about 3 inches long and 1.25 inches wide. Submitted claim to michelin and replaced the tire with a michelin symmetry, which almost exactly matched the xw4 in tread and sidewall appearance. When tire was dismounted from the rim, the bubble stayed inflated?! Michelin came back saying the tire was out of warranty, as it was a few months past the 6 year warranty. At the same time, the 2 remaining xw4 tires on the back exhibited significant cracking right where the tread meets the sidewall, around the entire circumference of the tire. Appears to be tread separation. These 2 rear tires also have a dot code: b93v 222x 0902, and marked made in USA. Rear tire tread depths measured 9/32 inches, front drivers side 6/32 inches, and newer xw4 on front passenger side measured 9/32 inches. All tread depths measured the same across the entire width of the tread.

Filed Jul 29, 2008 · Tires · 78,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 cadillac deville. While driving at 55mph she felt the vehicle was out of balance. The dealer stated that the four tires had tread separation. The tires are manufacturer by vogue, line custom build radial, size 225-60-r16 the dot number was unknown. The manufacturer replaced the tires. The tire failure mileage was 22,940. The vehicle failure mileage was 78,888 and the current mileage was 80,000. Updated 10/08/08. *lj the tire had sidewall cracking. Updated 10/10/08.

Filed Oct 2, 2006 · Tires · FL

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle's tire experienced a blowout while driving 40 MPH. A vibration was felt, and the vehicle pulled towards the left before blowout occurred. Regular tire service was provided. There was no abnormal bulging in the tire. The manufacturer was contacted and had the tire checked out by the place of purchase. A letter was received from the manufacturer stating technical staff examined tire dot # hnc7frez1606, and determined the tire failed by impact from an unknown object. The contact expressed the cause of the blowout was due to a manufacturer defect. There was no recall indicated on the federal safety agency website to support that the blowout was called by a recall. No recall # could be provided because the contact did not know the component that was affected. The tire manufacturer was michelin.

Filed Sep 29, 2005 · Tires · 20,000 miles · NV

Dt: the consumer was the owner of a 1999 cadillac deville. The consumer stated that the tires had bubbles. The consumer replaced one tire at a time until all of the tires were replaced because of the bubbles. The consumer stated that this past weekend he experienced a blow out on the passenger's side front tire because of a bubble. The consumer exchanged the tire with the cadillac dealer, and they installed the same brand of tire that was originally on the vehicle. When the contact returned home he replaced the tire with a different brand of tires. The mileage on the vehicle at the time of the first replacement was 20,000 miles. The second time the vehicle had approximately 40,000 miles. The dealership stated that they would replace the vehicle with the same type of tires, but if the consumer wanted a different brand of tires there would not be a warranty for the tires. The consumer had not contacted the manufacturer about these the tires. The tire manufacturer was vogue, the tire line is p225/ 975. The contact was going to submit additional information about the vehicle and tires by mail. *ak (11/17/05)