Since two of the four tires have now failed i will submit two complaints, one for each tire. goodyear viva 2 tires bought from walmart on may 31, 2011. p225/60r16 97s dot mdx0 h6hp 1911 tires for my 2001 buick regal. after almost a year i noticed the car was not riding smoothly so i took it in to get the tires balanced. the tire man showed me that there was a tread issue on a tire, so on may 9, 2012 i bought a replacement viva 2 tire. the failed tire had less than a year and 17,601 miles on it. recently while driving on the freeway another of the initial viva 2 tires blew out (same dot code). this tire was about 26 months old with 31,440 miles on it. *tr
I am an auto mechanic and later automotive engineer and i always keep my tires properly inflated with routine balancing, rotation and alignments. in over 30 years of driving i had never had a tire issue beyond the occasional flat until i bought a set of goodyear viva 2 tires from walmart on may 31, 2011. p225/60r16 97s dot mdx0 h6hp 1911 tires for my 2001 buick regal. after almost a year i noticed the car was not riding smoothly so i took it in to get the tires balanced. the tire man showed me that there was a tread issue on a tire, so on may 9, 2012 i bought a replacement viva 2 tire. the failed tire had less than a year and 17,601 miles on it. recently while driving on the freeway another of the initial viva 2 tires blew out (same dot code). this tire was about 26 months old with 31,440 miles on it. i still have this tire if you want to inspect it. *tr
Tl*- the contact called to inform nhtsa that he receive a recall letter from pep boys on his tires, the cooper futura 2000 radial lte, size 225/60/r16. the contact stated that he took his vehicle to pep boys to have them replace the tire because this is a pep boy recall, and they decline to do so. pep boys stated they were unaware of the recall.
The tires on the car have failed. i have done the all of the scheduled rotations and alingments. the tires "goodyear eagle ls (225/60r16) on my 2001 buick regal are putting my life at risk when i drive everyday for work. i contacted buick and they still are making a determination to replace these failed tires, at 23,900 miles. i believe that gm should of tested these tires before they had made the decision to put them on a quite pricy car. goodyear i believe is at fault for producing such a tire that is a complete failure. i hope that something is done about this problem.*ak
While driving rental car from alamo rental, vehicle experienced a flat tire, an inspection of the other 3 tires was done and noted that they were in very poor condition, tires were worn and wear indicators were showing, tires were 3 firestones and 1 general ameria, no other specific tire information given.