Dt*: the contact stated while driving 35 MPH in normal driving conditions, the right front tire tread separated without warning. There were no obvious road hazards. The tire was inspected by a dealer who was unable to determine the cause of the tread separation. The manufacturer was not contacted. The tire was a continental, touring contact as p215/60r16, dot number uptr4561205. Updated 10/17/2006 -
2001 Ford Taurus tires complaints
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2001 ford taurus' left rear tire blewout. *kb the drive lost control of the vehicle and traveled off the right side of the roadway striking a guardrail. The entire left side of the vehicle was scraped. The tire were purchased two weeks prior to the accident. The driver sustained injury to right shoulder.
Continental tire-p215/60r16 94t, touring contact as. I looked for a dot # but didn't see anything that said dot. Did find dk67838 34255 on the inner edge. This tire has large knots and is splitting and separating in only one part of the time. The tires were original equip. On a 2001 ford taurus. One has been replaced, but still has three original ones with very good tread. The car has only about 40,000 miles on it. The other two tires have no problems so far. We had notice a severe bumping on the driver side rear where the tire is, but I suppose the car hasn't stopped in the right position for us to see it until now. We found other continental tires on your website that have the same problems and were installed the same year. We will have to replace it since we are afraid that it could cause an accident if we continue driving it.
While driving at approximately 5 MPH and approaching a stop sign the left rear coil spring broke and punctured the tire. The owner later contacted the manufacturer, and was told that there was nothing else they could do. *ak all four tires were replaced due to cracking and not holding air.. Two rear spring were replaced. *sc
Driver was backing out of parking space and the right side collapsed to the ground, and the tire blew out. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that right side coil spring and tire needed to be replaced.
There were tire cracks 3-5 inches long and they leaked air. *sc they manufacturer gave the consumer 88.00 which only covered the cost of one tire. (the consumers son in law wrote in on behalf of the consumer lawrence marinelli)
Consumer noticed that tires had stress marks and tread separation from the sidewalls. Consumer drove vehicle to dealer, and mechanic determined that all four tires needed to be replaced due to corrosion. Continental, p215/60r16.
Bought used 2001 taurus in aug. Of 2002. On the test drive I noticed the car pulled to the left and there was vibration in the steering wheel. The dealer at no cost to me did a wheel alignment and wheel balance. I drove again and it was fine. Approximately 4500 miles later the steering wheel vibration returned and the car was again pulling slightly to the left. I took it in to the dealer again and was told that the likely cause of the vibration was that a wheel weight was lost, but had no explaination for the pulling. They rebalanced the wheels and rotated the tires. Again everything was fine until nov. 2003 as I was driving I once again felt the vibration in the steering wheel and it was much more severe on cornering. I took it to an independent repair shop(nearest ford dealer was 25 miles away). They found the left front tire to have a flat spot on the outer tread area(slipped belt) and both outer tie rod ends to be loose, the left one being extermely worn. They indicated to me that they have seen numerous problems with the continental oe tires not holding balance, having bad wear problems, etc. They installed two aftermarket, greasable tie rod ends and did a wheel alignment and rotation. At this point I have submitted the repair bill to a ford dealer for possible reimbursment, however I am not holding my breath. My opinion is that continental tires are junk and ford knows it. The ford dealer indicated to me that they have had no othe problems like mine, a much different opinion than the independent garage. Also tie rod ends usually don't fail at 39k miles for no reason. I have a friend that has a 2002 taurus with continental tires and has had to have them balanced several times due to steering wheel vibration.
While driving at 65 MPH, the heard consumer heard a loud popping sound and soon discovered the left rear tire blew out. The manufacturer was consulted about the problem.*ak *la
While driving at normal speed rear right tire tread separated. Firestone, infinity, size #p215/60r16, dot#unknown.
Tread separation on the tire, the dealer replaced one in front and we had to spend our funds to replace the other. Tire is p215-60-r16 94t m+s. Infinity touring t3. One in back will need replace since the tread is seperating. The tires are defective the milage on our tauras in 31,000 the vehicle is still under warranty.
While driving and without warning front and rear passengers side tires were separating. Dealer notified. Tire size p215/60r16.
While driving at 70 MPH the passenger rear tire blew out. The blowout occurred on the sidewall of the tire, and half of the tire was separated from the tread. It appears that the rim was slightly damaged.
Left front tire, on firestone affinity 206016, blew out while driving. If I was driving at a faster speed would have cause a lot of damage.
The driver's side tire experienced a blow out.
One of my oem tires (firestone affinity) suddenly failed without warning. There was no road hazard damage such as nails or screws involved. The tire's outside sidewall failed resulting in a split large enough that a credit card could slide through it. The oem tires had less than 18,000 miles at the time of failure. The pressure had been checked during a routine service visit on all of the tires one month prior to this. After taking the tire to a corporate firestone store, they blamed the failure as "impact damage". Basically they said it was my fault for hitting something and not due to a problem with the tire. If I had actually hit something, then I could accept the problem. But since I did not hit anything when the tire failed, I am now concerned about the other oem firestone affinity tires on my 2001 ford taurus. There were four passengers in my car at the time this tire failed and all would reitterate the fact that nothing in the roadway was struck to cause the sidewall failure. I was only traveling less than 20 MPH when the tire failed as I approaced a stop light.
Consumer experienced a tire failure. (continental general tires)
There was a problem with tires. Tires were causing vehicle to shake when driving due to improper design of the tire belt. Contacted dealer, and dealer replaced tires at 1600 miles. P215/60r16, replacement tires, 4000 miles, mounted on a 2001, ford, taurus. *ak the vehicle still sways and shakes, even after the tires and rims had been replaced. Alternator failed and was replaced. There was rattle noise from windshield /dash area.
While driving on the interstate, the front right tires suddenly exploded and had gone flat in a matter of seconds. Consumer stated that the vehicle did not hit a curb, stone, or any sharp objects, and it was obvious that there was something wrong with the tire itself that caused the internal damage whether over a period of time or rapidly. Consumer is aware of the history of such incidents with continental tires, and would like for continental tires to replace the tires with another brand, due to their lack of reliability and concern over his family's safety. (continental touring contact as tires-under warrantee tire/file#01265)
Continental touring contact as p21560r165. There is a hairline crack on the right front of tire, and on left side rear. Tires are slowly losing air. Please provide any further information.
The tire split apart on the sidewall while driving approximately 30mph. I immediatly coasted in to a parking lot of a tire shop. I called middlekauf ford and explained the situation. No tread wear etc. Middlekauf said they would reimburse me for the price of the tire if I had it replaced. I did so, and upon presenting middlekauff with the tire and the receipt from the tire shop, they refused to honor their agreement. There is no excessive wear on the tire, and I still have it in my possesion if you need it for research.
Consumer stated at the time of purchase, he noticed the left front tire was showing signs of tiny cracks, consumer stated now that it is 1 year later there is small debris falling from the edges of the tire where the cracks are located, ford and firestone recommended replacing the tires, ford assured consumer that the tires were under their supplement warranty, however ford has now refused to honor its warranty for all firestone tires, and firestone is denying any responsibility.(firestone tires p215/60r16, 94t m+s) (dot#027728)
Tires hydroplaned causing car to become uncontrollable and spinning the car head into a guardrail, where the airbags (drivers and passengers) failed to deploy.*ak (tiresize: p215/60r16)
On I-24 east bound, raining, about 65 MPH, pulled into left lane to pass slower vehicle, car hydroplaned and lost complete control of vehicle, hit head on into guardrail - neither drivers nor passengers airbags deployed (battery still had power after collision), went backwards down the interstate on the shoulder causing car to be a complete loss. Car: 2001 blue ford taurus ses - purchased: 01/21/2002 loss: 01/23/2002. *ak (tiresize: 16 inch)
Original equipment on a 2001, taurus, p215/60r16 size. While driving at 70mph tread on front right separated from sidewall, causing minor damage to vehicle. Firestone has been notified.*ak firestone replaced this tire, however refused to replace the others.
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