I bought 4 pirelli p4 p185/60r-15 tires. Less than 6k miles a tire blew out the sidewall. Now at 17k miles another tire has a big bubble on the sidewall. I am taking that back to discount tire for a replacement. I did not hit any potholes and I drive slow. This is scary.
Dodge Neon tire blowout problems
21 of the 3,483 owner complaints about the Dodge Neon describe tire blowout or tread separation, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 21
- worst model year
- 1995
- typical mileage
- 81,020
By model year
- 20041
- 20034
- 20021
- 20011
- 20002
- 19992
- 19982
- 19973
- 19961
- 19954
Often reported together
Seat belt 1Overheating 1Loss of power 1Harsh shifting 1No deployment 1
What owners say
I have a 2003 dodge neon with yokohama tires that are 185/60/15. I bought 4 tires and in a month in a half 2 of them both one that was a left front at highway speed the tire blew out the sidewalls. The other one that was on the rear left blew out 3 weeks earlier at highway seeds the sidewalls. I personally has to pay out of pocket to correct the problem.
My car was driving very shaky and the alignment was off significantly. This lasted approximately two days before my front left tire blew up in front of my residence which caused the left frame to pop out. The front left tire was a firestone supreme si p185-65r14 m+s. I also have a right front tire of the same tire brand and model that has significant tread wear, which causes me great concern.
High speed blow out affter only 3 1/2 months totaled my car on top of it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge neon. The vehicle has dunlop sp sport, size 19550r16 tires. While driving 25 MPH, the passenger side rear tire blew out and the sidewall shredded. The tire was replaced with a spare. The dealer stated that the tire was defective. The tire failure mileage was 30,000. The vehicle current and failure mileages were 77,000. Updated 12-12-07. *kb updated
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 dodge neon. The vehicle has falken, size 18565r15 tires. While driving 65 MPH, the rear driver side tire blew out. The tire was replaced with a spare. The road conditions were normal. The dot number was unknown. The tire failure mileage was 300. The vehicle current and failure mileages were 30,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 dodge neon. The vehicle has goodyear eagle ls, size p225/60r16 tires. While driving 65 MPH, the sidewall of the front passenger side tire blew out. The contact quickly pulled off the road. She later purchased a new tire. She did not call the dealer, but felt that the failure was a serious safety risk. She has pictures. The failure mileage was 30,000 and current mileage was 33,000. Updated 12/12/07
While traveling 30 MPH sun roof opened without any indication. Sun roof hinges broke off, causing sun roof to blow out.
Vehicle lost control due to passenger rear tire blow out. *mr the consumer started to swerve, slid into the gravel, swerved again, then crashed into the median. *scc (no tire information was given.
While driving, the front left tire blew out. This was due to the rim peeling off.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Dodge Neon tire blowout
Which Dodge Neon years have tire blowout or tread separation problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (4 complaints), 2003 (4 complaints) and 1997 (3 complaints).
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