Pontiac Trans Sport tire blowout problems

Filed Apr 8, 2010 · Tires · 179,300 miles · MI

I have goodyear assurance cmftrd 97t 80,000 mile tires on my 98 pontiac montana van. They have less than 30,000 miles on them and two of them started leaking air out of the sidewalls which are full of dryrot type cracks. Two tire stores told me they look like defects. I took them back to the store where I bought them and the depth was greater than 3/32 of an inch. I at the time of purchase, bought a free replacement/road hazard certificate that is good for only three years and the tires are now four years old. Because of the tire age they want to prorate these unsafe tires and charge me $65.00 @ for new ones. Why is it that these 80,000 mile tires are not any good after 30,000 miles and must be replaced. This van is our second car and does not get driven enough to get 80,000 miles in the three years that the replacement certificate is good for.when I bought them I was told these were one of the best at that time and I was sure to get a lot of miles on them. I am very very upset that these tires have proven to me that they are very unsafe because sidewall leaks cannot be repaired and I am not now driving this van because I cannot trust these tires or their safety. Years ago, while traveling 700 miles from home I had a blowout with, a tire that was one of them firestone 500 tires. At 70 MPH my whole family could have been killed as a result of this and to this day I take tire safety very seriously. What can I do about this potentially life threatening situation? I cannot just go out and buy new tires because these are junk. An 80,000 mile tire shot at 30,000 miles does not compute. They replaced one tire and charged me only for a new replacement/road hazard certificate.then I took another tire back to them and they charged me $93.00 for the tire. Mounting ,balance and replace certificate. One free one and one for a fee and I still have two more of these bad tires. I could partially understand the pro ration if they were not defective tires but they are. What next?

Filed Mar 27, 2007 · Airbags · 183,000 miles · IL · crash · 1 injury

Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 1998 pontiac transport with 183,000 failure mileage)at 55 MPH the driver's side front tire blew out without any warning. The contact lost control of the vehicle, and the vehicle hit a culvert on the left passenger side. Upon impact, the airbags did not deploy. The vehicle was taken to a local service center, but had not yet been repaired.

Filed Jul 8, 2005 · Tires · 76,000 miles · MI

Continental tire has tread separation traveling to florida. On rear drivers side. Incident causes $ 1900 worth of damage to my 2000 pontiac montana when wheel well / trim is damaged by tread failure. Ps the same type of failure occurred in april of 2005 on the same car on the passenger rear with another continental tire. There is somethinbg wrong with this type of tire -- p21570r15 (or similar) one tire was changed in nashville, tn and the other in clanton , ga.

Filed Jan 5, 2005 · Lights · TN

Consumer complained about a headlight problem. While driving headlight cover popped off, causing the light bulb to blow out. Vehicle was serviced two times for this problem. It was determined to be due to the sealant.

Filed Sep 5, 2001 · Tires · OH

While driving on interstate, the left front tire blew out, causing damage to the undercarriage of vehicle.*jb(ohio traffic crash report #10-91-392) no tire info given.

Filed Apr 12, 2001 · Lights · NY

Plastic lens covers on headlight assembly have fallen off, exposing bulbs, and causing them to prematurely blowout. Please give any further details.

Filed Sep 25, 2000 · Tires · NC

The right rear firestone fr680 tire p215/70r15 dot w2m3 experienced tread separation, consumer noticed the left rear tire was worn and the treads had begun to pull away from the inside, previously in may while having a safety inspection, the 2 rear tires were worn badly and failed inspection.

Filed Sep 11, 2000 · Tires · AZ

Pe00 02o; consumer said that he had a problem with a shaking and vibration throughout vehicle. Mechanic noticed three of tire four tires where the tread separated. Recommend to go to the distributor for replacement. The bridgestone turanza tires.

Filed Aug 12, 2000 · Tires · AZ

After market purchased tires from sears (stock # 09585287), vehicle was driven approximately 100 miles when the tire tread separated causing vibration while driving.

Filed Jul 17, 2000 · Lights · MA

While driving headlight lens cover fell off, causing the bulb to blow out. The manufacturer has been notified.