Saturn Ion tire blowout problems

Filed Nov 11, 2015 · Wheels · 185,000 miles · CA

I was driving in the highway at 65mph when the left rear tire blew out and the car swerved violently to the left. Thankfully there were no other cars around, and I was able to handle the steering wheel and break slowly, taking the car to the shoulder. The 4 tires were michelin defender 205/55r16 and were bought at costco on 01/2015. Supposedly they have 90,000 mile warranty. The car was not overloaded, I was the only passenger and the weather was cool.

Filed Jul 30, 2014 · Electrical · 56,000 miles · IA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. As a result, the contact crashed the vehicle into a curb and caused a blow out to the front passenger side tire. There were no injuries. The vehicle was diagnosed and received a new ignition switch. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.

Filed Jan 9, 2013 · Tires · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 saturn ion equipped with bridgestone turanza el400 4305 /b12 tires (n/a). The contact stated that while traveling 55 MPH, the vehicle began to shake. As the vehicle was moved to the shoulder, the tread completely separated from the front driver's side tire but it was still able to hold air. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The tire failure mileage was 20,000. The vehicle failure mileage was not available. The VIN was not available.

Filed Mar 14, 2011 · Tires · 60,000 miles · OH

3 exploded tires with only 60,000mi on them and all within 6mos. Total blowouts without significant treadwear. Tires had to be replaced, totaling $348.61. One of the used tires is still available for inspection. No wear or wobble or any signs leading up to failure.

Filed Jul 29, 2010 · Tires · 30,000 miles · FL

I noticed a vibration on my steering wheel. When I checked the tires I noticed a bubble (tire separation?) on the inside front passenger tire.

Filed Jan 26, 2010 · Tires · 34,383 miles · TX

I have had 4 tire failures on my 1997 saturn ion. All tires were goodyear assurance 195/60/r15 tires. In ones instance, a tread separation occurred. In two instances, bubbles developed on the inside sidewall of a front tire. The fourth instance also had sidewall damage, but whether there was a bubble first is not know. This happened on 1/22/2010, 11/5/2008. 1/26/2009 and 7/16/2009, at 26,000, 29,000, 34,000 and 40,000 miles.

Filed Nov 5, 2008 · Tires · 50,830 miles · NJ

Bought 4 michelin agility touring tires (p195/60r15 87s) from sears auto on 1/15/07. On 6/26/08 rear passenger tire was flat while in the driveway. On 7/11/08 rear driver tire blew out while driving on highway. The interior side of the tire was completely ripped. On 7/16/08 front passenger tire was flat while in another driveway. Each tire showed no punctures and was not under-inflated. The defective tires as well as the 4th michelin that did not go flat yet were replaced as they went bad with firestone affinity touring s2 tires because sears didn't carry any more s class tires for the saturn ion. Discarded 1st flat tire. Will hold last 2 defective tires and the non-flat tire until 12/31/08. It's strange that 3 tires with no signs of punctures went flat or blew out within 3 weeks after only a 1.5 years' use. They could have caused bad accidents. Sears dismissed my complaint since the tires were no longer on the rims. Dot hnda h5fx 4206, 4306, 4406?, and 4506.

Filed Sep 7, 2007 · Tires · 27,000 miles · DC

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 saturn ion. The vehicle has goodyear assurance (na), size p195/60r14 tires. While driving between 35 and 60 MPH, the vehicle began making a loud humming sound. After the vehicle had been parked for a few hours, the front driver side tire flattened. The contact stated that the rear passenger side tire went flat the week before and triple a changed the tire. Chunks of tread separated from the inside of the tire. The contact called goodyear and they stated that it was the contact's responsibility. The failure occurred on three tires. One tire was a replacement and the other three came with the vehicle. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 27,000.

Filed Dec 19, 2006 · Tires · 23,000 miles · NV

The consumer has had two incidents of tire tread separation. Saturn dealer replaced tire as defect free of charge. Dealership took pictures of tire. The consumer was driving approximately 75 MPH. The road conditions were dry.

Filed Dec 21, 2005 · Wheels · 16,500 miles · GA

I had my 2004 ion 3 in to replace a tire on 11/19, then on 11/30 had tires rotated complained to dealer about a rattle. Per dealer the heat shields were cracked and the parts had to be ordered. When I left the dealer on that day the rattle in the front sounded worse, but I was told heat shields were the problem and I knew they would be fixed soon. Rattle proceeded to get worse, contacted dealer about part informed them of rattle getting worse, got appointment to bring back since part was in (appt would have been 12/26). Driving home from work on the evening of 12/20, I was getting off the interstate and the steering wheel started jerking to the right, heard horrible clunking sound coming from front end. Pulled into gas station, did not notice anything, sound quieted. While leaving gas station I heard a horrible clunking sound pulled over in parking lot, thought maybe I had a blowout. When I looked at the front driver side tire, there was one lug nut left in it and one lug nut hanging off. Called roadside assistance, upon further examination the screws had snapped off the wheels, fortunately there were two screws left otherwise I don't think the tow truck could have towed it. When I addressed concerns with the service manager, he was very helpful and fixed the car for free, said the studs(screws) were probably defective. Was advised by him this is most likely scenario as opposed to someone not tightening the lug nuts on the 11/30 tire rotation (because according to him I would not have been able to drive 900 miles if that were the case). The dealership went out of their way to help, but worried if its a defect this could happen at any point to the other 3 tires.