Jeep Cherokee tire blowout problems

Filed Feb 23, 2024 · Tires · 200,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 1998 Jeep Cherokee equipped with Goodyear Tires, Tire Line: Wrangler Radial A/S, Tire Size: 275/75/R15, DOT Number: 1PJHLFNWR. The contact stated that he had purchased two tires from Walmart that were installed in the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle started wobbling. The contact stated that the failure occurred increasingly as he continued driving, causing him to pull to the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to Walmart, where it was inspected, and the contact was informed that the rear tires were out of round and the tread had separated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that he needed to drive to the nearest Goodyear dealer for the tire replacements; however, the nearest Goodyear was 100 miles away. The tires were not replaced. The contact was awaiting a call back from the manufacturer. The tire failure mileage was approximately 200. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Filed Nov 28, 2023 · Visibility · WI

No front defroster… blows but does not blow out defroster vents… Very serious problem here in Wisconsin… Could cause accident if windshield frosts up while driving

Filed May 16, 2023 · Tires · 73,000 miles · IL

The contact owns a 2020 Jeep Cherokee equipped with Continental Tires, Tire Line: Conti Pro Contact TX, Tire Size: 245/40/ZR19, DOT Number: A3E4WBJC0723. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle experienced a flat tire. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the front passenger’s side tire had a blowout. The contact stated that with the assistance of a fellow motorist, the contact was able to change the tire with the spare and drove to the residence. The tire was taken back to the dealer where it was recently purchased; the tire remained in the dealer possession for an inspection. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The tire failure mileage was approximately 1,800. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 73,000.

Filed Mar 21, 2022 · Wheels · WV

I was driving on route I79 Southbound. I had just entered I79 southbound via exit 152. I was accelerating to the speed limit of 70mph. There were no vehicles or objects within 1/4 mile of my location. At approximately 68Mph, the tire front passenger side blew out without cause or reason. As I maneuvered the vehicle over to the shoulder, the rear passenger tire blew out. Upon having the vehicle towed to the repair shop at my expense, I saw that the rim on the front passenger tire was completely destroyed. I believe this was was caused by a defect in the front passenger rim. It appears there was something wrong with the rim.

Filed Sep 23, 2020 · 41,000 miles · KS

While driving east on interstate 70, I had a blowout. After looking at the remaining tires, it seemed that they were all pretty worn - if they have the minimum 2/32 tread remaining, they barely do. I feel that a proper safety inspection was completed before enterprise car rental on 37th street north in wichita, kansas sent me away in the vehicle.

Filed Sep 1, 2020 · Tires · 86,500 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep cherokee equipped with a set of sentury tires, tire line: lionheart n/a, tire size: 225/60/r17, n/a dot number: 1bfny12702. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the passenger's side rear tire suffered a blow out. The contact pulled off the roadway safely and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The contact was informed that the tire needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact requested that the tires be replaced with another brand. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact stated that the tires were 18 years old. The tire failure mileage was 5,000. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 86,500. *ln

Filed Aug 26, 2020 · Suspension · 16,070 miles · CA

While flat towing my jeep behind my motor home from antioch,to crescent city ca on july 1, 2020, I was thirty five miles from antioch, when my jeep started swaying severely left and right and bouncing.I thought that I had two blowouts on the right rear of the motor home. I had to slow down to two miles per hour until I could pull off the hiway. I had to dis-connect my jeep from the motor home and put it in drive mode. When I did this my light on the dash said check engine light. I called the jeep dealership in petaluma and they told me to bring it in t they said the brain in the computer went dead and they had to re program it. I then had my wife drive the jeep and follow me behind the motor home 315 miles to crescent city ca. It took a couple of days and I drove 21 miles into brookings or I told the jeep dealer about the sever swaying and bouncing and the service tech gave me a copy of a star online publiation case #s1823000010. The release date of 03-09-2018. Vehicle issue explains about my jeep. It explains that I need a kl-flat tow kit p/n68321424aa tsb08-022-16. This kit allows the electric power steering to active and separate from other systems during flat tow. This kit costs $132.00 plus labor of $390.00. I bought my jeep in february 2017. The star online publication is dated one year and one month after I bought my jeep. There never was a recall on my jeep and I am wondering why. I have been dealing with the service manager and they have refused to pay to install the kit. I plan on leaving 10-01-2020 my wife will have to drive the jeep 375 miles behind my motor home. I will be dealing with them when I get home. Please let me know after you investigate this if it should be a recall item my vehicle is a 2017 jeep cherokee latitude with active drive ii

Filed Jul 30, 2018 · Wheels · 8,005 miles · MA

I recently had a tire blow out while traveling a short distance. The tire had only 8000 miles on it, so I question a firestone dealer in n.smithfield, r.I. Whether the tire had a defect and was told (common reply of deniability) a pot hole caused the tire to blow. I pointed out that the damage was done on the inside wall not the outside wall and I hadn't hit any potholes driving to my daughter's house. I even asked him to come check the route I took and could see for himself the condition of the road I traveled on (he refused to do so) it is not normal for a t ire to explode with such low mileage on it. There was no damage to the rim or wheel that could of affected the life of the tire but upon inspection no damage was found. It is so easy to blame potholes for a tire that may have had a defect when it was made especially when the tire has a warrantee of 72 months from the date of purchase. I bought t he vehicle in 2017 with said tires attached

Filed Jun 30, 2017 · Steering · 14,000 miles · NY

We were sold this vehicle to flat tow behind a motor coach. On the highway the car starts to shake dangerously out of control. A death wobble. We had to come to a complete stop to get the vehicle under control. We thought we had a tire blow out. It is unsafe to tow as was dictated in my manual. This vehicle was sold under false pretense and needs to be recalled. I should not have to pay another $600 to tow this vehicle safely when it was sold to me as a safe vehicle to tow

Filed Feb 26, 2017 · Tires · 310,500 miles · NC

On 2/21/17 at 6:25 am, traveling at 65 MPH, my passenger rear tire blew out and became detached from the wheel. No evidence of puncture or valve stem issue. Took tire remains to discount tire in durham for replacement. Yokohama ykhtx. P235/75 r15.