TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WITH DELTA ESTEEM XLE TIRES. WITHIN A MONTH AFTER TWO TIRES WERE PURCHASED BY THE SAME MANUFACTURE. HE WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SEVERELY SHAKE. HE PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE TIRES BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE FAILURE. HE THEN PRECEDED TO DRIVE AT 50 MPH AND T…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WITH DELTA ESTEEM XLE TIRES. WITHIN A MONTH AFTER TWO TIRES WERE PURCHASED BY THE SAME MANUFACTURE. HE WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SEVERELY SHAKE. HE PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE TIRES BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE FAILURE. HE THEN PRECEDED TO DRIVE AT 50 MPH AND TOOK THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT TO A DEALER. THE MECHANIC THERE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SEVERE THREAD SEPARATION AND BUBBLES ON THE SIDE OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS THEN REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER HE WAS TRAVELING AT 75MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE REMAINING DELTA TIRE THAT WAS LOCATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT. HE REPLACED THE TIRE BUT HE BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES WHERE DEFECTED AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 370,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 380,000. -
NHTSA ODI #10280695
151,547 miles · Jul 8, 2008
Tires
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS A PEP BOYS FUTURA, SCRAMBLER AP, TIRE SIZE P215/75R/15. THE DOT NUMBER IS 3DHFPANM3104. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE TIRE SEPERATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND LEFT RUBBER MARKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR PAN…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS A PEP BOYS FUTURA, SCRAMBLER AP, TIRE SIZE P215/75R/15. THE DOT NUMBER IS 3DHFPANM3104. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE TIRE SEPERATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND LEFT RUBBER MARKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR PANEL. THERE WAS NO TRACTION WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PRIOR WARNINGS TO THE FAILURE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE DOT AND ADDITIONAL TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 151,547.
NHTSA ODI #10233582
18,380 miles · Jul 23, 2004
Tires
VEHICLE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. A SHORT TIME LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. THE CONSUMER SAW NO NAIL OR OTHER INDICATION OF A PUNCTURE. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10083411
Mileage unknown · Apr 16, 2002
Tires
UNIROYAL, HIDE A WAY, T155/80D18, ON A 2000, CHEVROLET, ASTRO WITH 22360 MILES. SPARE TIRE HAS DEEP CRACKS ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALL.*AK
NHTSA ODI #8007744
Mileage unknown · Apr 16, 2002
Tires
UNIROYAL,HIDE A WAY, T155/80D18, ON A 200, CHEVROLET, ASTRO WITH 18570 MILES. SPARE TIRE HAS DEEP CRACKS ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALL.*AK.*JB
NHTSA ODI #8007742
Mileage unknown · Dec 12, 2001
Power TrainService Brakes, HydraulicTiresCrash
TIRES WER WEARING OUT ON INSIDE , AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED.. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WAS HARD, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #8000645
Mileage unknown · May 29, 2001
Tires
THE TIRE EXPLODED AND SHREDDED OFF THE RIM. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225X70X15)
NHTSA ODI #746046
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