We have classified the 4 complaints from 1999 Buick Century about TIRES into the following categories.
Tire failure. failure was spontaneous. new tires less than 2 months old and only 200 miles driven. bulging sidewall. is in process of being fixed.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 buick century equipped with goodyear douglas (na) tires, size: 215/70r15/98t xtrac2 (na). after inspecting the tires, the contact discovered that the rear passenger side tire sidewall was uneven. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician stated that the tire needed to be replaced. the tire was replaced; however, the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate vehicle and tire failure mileage was 71,803.
Tl*- the contact owns a 1999 buick century. while driving at approximately 75 mph on the highway the contact heard a loud grinding noise. the contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and noticed the tire blew out. the road conditions were clear. there were no pot holes or other road hazards visible on the highway. there was approximately 6000 miles on the tire at the time of the blowout. the tire was a douglas touring p205/70r15 bw. the vehicle currently had an odometer reading of 43000 miles. *ak
While driving at 40 mph rear driver's side tire blew out. *ak
While driving 30-35 mph in a 1999 buick century, the right rear tire had a flat because of a nail, also noticed a deep split on sidewall. original equipment, tire size 205/70r15, and dot# a3mod81099. general dealer was contacted. *ak the inside seam failure ran up both sides of the sidewall. the other tires were inspected and were found to have the same sidewall failure. all tires were replaced and carried the same dot number as stated above. *jg
Consumer discovered cracks in the sidewall of the tires due to them being dry rotted, all 4 tires were replaced. the upper strut mount was lubricated, the blower resistor in the air condition was replaced, the carpet was replaced, and there was a wind noise coming from the driver side window.ts *jb
There has not been an actual failure to this point. however, the tires have indulations on the sidewalls which are visible to the naked eye and dramatic to the touch. *ak (tiresize: p205/70r15)( dot number: tire size: p205/70r15 )