GENERAL TIRE UNKNOWN TIRES Complaints

TIRE MONITOR LIGHT CAME ON. READ, RIGHT REAR TIRE LOW ADD AIR. PULLED ONTO SIDE ROAD TO INSPECT TIRE. TIRE WAS UP ON FIRST LOOK AND PLACED MY HAND ON TIRE TO BEND DOWN AND GET A BETTER LOOK. SIDE OF TIRE BLEW OUT , I ENDED UP IN DITCH. WAS NOT INJURED. AFTER TIRE REMOVED FROM WHEEL FOUND MUCH DAMAGE TO SIDEWALL INSIDE AND ONE HOLE IN TREAD. NOTHING FOUND IN TIRE THAT MAY HAVE PENETRATED TREAT. OEM JACK BENT AND WOULD NOT RAISE TRUCK. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 NISSAN XTERRA I BOUGHT IN AUG 2010. I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO BRING IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS WITH SAME 3-4 ISSUES. IT NOW HAS APPRX 8000 MILES AND NEEDS A NEW SET OF TIRES WHICH NISSAN IS REFUSING TO CHANGE. THE GAS GAUGE IS CONSTANTLY NOT WORKING, DOES NOT READ PROPERLY, I FINALLY HAD TO PROVE IT TO THEM THIS PAST WEEK AFTER COMPLAINING NUMEROUS TIME AND HAVING THEM, REPLACE THE GAS SENSOR ONE . THE ENGINE HESITATES AT APPRX 40 MILES AN HOUR, ONE OF THESE DAYS I AM AFRAID I WILL BE HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS AND IT DOES NOT GO. I AM DEALING WITH CORPORATE NISSAN BUT THE KEEP PUTTING ME OFF. I FEEL IT HAS BECOME A DANGER. THE DEALER SAYS ITS UP TO NISSAN, NISSAN SAYS ITS NOT THEM SO I AM STUCK WITH BAD TIRES ON MY NEW VEHICLE, THEY ARE GENERAL TIRES. THEY HAVE INDENTED DIMPLES, SIDE WALLS ARE WEARING OUT AND TREAD IS WEARING UNEVEN. THE FIRST SET WAS REPLACED AROUND 3000-4000 MILES. THE ENGINE HESITATION AND THE GAS SENSOR I AM CONSTANTLY GETTING EXCUSES FOR THOSE ISSUES. SO FAR THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN I WAS TOLD NO, GAS SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN THAT IS TO BE DONE POSSIBLY IN THE FUTURE. WHAT ABOUT MY ENGINE ISSUE. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A POSSIBLE LEMON? MY TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP SO MUCH THE DEALERSHIP HAS A KEY TO IT. HOW DO I FIND OUT IF THOSE TIRES ARE SAFE TO DRIVE ON THEM? I CAN NOT HAVE MY LIFE AND THE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE WITH ME IN DANGER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SENSOR FOR THE GAS GAGE- THAT WAS REPLACED I STILL HAVE ISSUES. OBVIOUS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE IF THEY REPLACED THE TIRES ONCE AND NOW 4000 MILES LATER THE NEW TIRES ARE BAD AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID I MIGHT WANT TO ROTATE THE TIRES EVERY 3000 MILES. ALL 4 TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ALL 4 TIRES ARE GOING BAD AGAIN. *TR

96 TAURUS SHO V8 3.4L CAMSHAFT FAILURE. I HAVE KEPT MY CAR IN PERFECT SHAPE WITH TUNE UP AND ALL. IT IS IN MINT CONDITION AND HAS NO RUST. I HAVE NICE EXHAUST SYSTEM PUT ON BY A MECHANIC AND ALSO A COLD AIR INTAKE PUT ON AND A NEW TRANS IN JULY NOW WITH ONLY 3000 MILES ON IT.. I HEARD TICKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OUT OF NO WHERE. I DON'T BEAT ON MY CAR AND HAVE READ THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER EITHER WAY IF YOU BEAT ON IT OR NOT THE CAM FAILURE CAN STILL HAPPEN. SO I HEARD THE TICKING SO I DROVE IT HOME FROM WORK TO PARK IT BECAUSE I FIGURED IT WAS THE CAMS. SO I WAS GOING TO GET IT WELDED THE NEXT DAY AND 5 MIN FROM MY HOUSE THE CAR SHUT OFF AND SO I PULLED THE VALVE COVERS AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS THE BACK CAM NEAR THE FIRE WALL THAT HAD SLIPPED. I DON'T THINK ITS RIGHT THAT ANYONE SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND IN SUCH GREAT CONDITION. ALSO DON'T THINK ITS RIGHT THAT US CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE FORD DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOW IM OUT OF A CAR. I WANT ACTION DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

WE PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR TIRES FROM THE SAME COMPANY ON THE SAME DAY THEY WERE PUT ON. THE MANUFACTURER IS GENERAL, P255/60R17 WHICH ARE THE REAR TIRES FOR A CADILLAC SRX 2004. BOTH TIRES WERE THE SAME, ONE CURRENTLY HAS THE BELTS SHOWING ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, THE OTHER IS FINE. THE PEOPLE WHO SOLD THEM TO US SAID THE WARRANTY IS NOT VALID BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ROTATED. THEY SAID SIX MONTHS AGO WHEN WE WANTED THEM ROTATED, THAT THEY COULDN'T DO THAT, BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT SIZES, WE ASKED FOR THEM TO BE ROTATED FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE FOR THIS, THEY NO LONGER SELL THIS BRAND OF TIRE. THE TIRES ONLY HAVE 23,000 MILES ON THEM WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR IN THIS PAST MONDAY OCT. 11, 2010. THEY SAID THIS IS NORMAL WEAR FOR THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. IT IS ABNORMAL TO ME BECAUSE OF THE UNEVEN WEAR..... WHAT ARE WE TO DO? *TR

TIRE-TREAD SEPARATION ON THREE DIFFERENT WHEELS BEFORE 18,000 MILES HAD BEEN DRIVEN ON NEW DODGE DUALLY. THESE WERE GENERAL TIRES, LOAD RANGE E . THE WARRANTIES ARE NOT ADHERED TO COMPLETELY. CONTINENTAL TIRE IS THE APPARENT OWNER OF GENERAL TIRE AND CONTINENTAL IS AN OFF-SHORE COMPANY. MISERABLE PEOPLE TO DEAL WITH. *TR

I JUST HAD THE TREAD ON MY LT235 80R17 COMPLETELY LET GO OF THE TIRE. JUST A BIG CIRCLE NOF TREAD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN US 60 LEAVING PHOENIX, AZ. HEADING TOWARDS SUPERIOR, AZ. AS I APPROACHED GONZOLUS PASS. WHICH BY THE WAY IS A HECK OF A DEEP CANYON. *TR

GENERAL TIRES - AMERITRAC MTS LT 235/85R16 - ON 9/23/2010 WE WERE DRIVING ON I-75 IN 2004 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY DUALLY - THE LEFT FRONT TREAT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, THE TIRE DIDN'T LOOSE TIRE PRESSURE, BUT IT CAME APART. IT DAMAGED THE LEFT FRONT FENDER, FRONT BUMPER, AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THESE TIRES HAD OVER HALF OF THE TREAD REMAINING. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND HIS TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE BEFORE HE COULD STOP THE TREAD CAME OFF HIS LEFT REAR DUAL AND CAUSED ALOT OF DAMAGE. ($360)THIS HAPPENED TO HIS FRONT TIRE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK LAST SUMMER. I STARTED LOOKING UP INFORMATION ON THESE TIRES AND ON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS THERE ARE 15 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON GENERAL TIRES!!! DO SOMETHING BECAUSE CONTINENTAL TIRES WHO OWNS GENERAL IS NOT. I HAVE TRIED TO DO TALK TO THEM AND NO LUCK. THESE TIRES ARE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY EQUIPPED WITH AMERITRACK TR TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR CENTER WHERE A FULL SIZED SPARE WAS INSTALLED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. SIX DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH; THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT INSTALLED A SPARE TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH GENERAL EXCLAIM TIRES, SIZE P215/55/R17. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED ON JANUARY 2, 2010. HE REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE ON MARCH 20, 2010, WHICH HAD A BLISTER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO PLACE HE PURCHASED IT FROM AND WAS ADVISED THAT HE DID NOT PURCHASE A WARRANTY. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE ALSO HAD A BLISTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.