GENERAL TIRE TIRES Complaints

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) GENERAL TIRE "AMERITRAC TR". DESIGN FAILURE. TIRE IS PRONE TO TINY PUNCTURES ON THE SIDEWALL ABOUT ONE INCH (1") BELOW THE TREAD. TWO TIRES ON MY 2008 F-150 SUFFERED THE SAME DAMAGE. BOTH PUNCTURES WERE ABOUT AT THE SAME LOCATION,THE FIRST AT ABOUT 2,000 MILES. THE SECOND AT ABOUT 20,500 MILES. THE TIRES WERE ON DIFFERENT WHEEL POSITIONS ON THE VEHICLE WHEN PUNCTURES OCCURRED. WITH DAMAGE ON SIDEWALLS, BOTH TIRES WERE IRREPARABLE. TIRES CAME ON NEW VEHICLE ON 17 INCH RIMS. VIN#[XXX] , I AM REPLACING ALL TIRES WITH GOODYEAR MTR W/KEVLAR. VEHICLE WAS ON ROUTINE USE. IT WAS DRIVEN ON ROADS, NOT OFF-ROAD. IT WAS DRIVEN ON DIRT ROADS. BOTH FAILURES BECAME APPARENT WHILE VEHICLE OPERATED ON PAVEMENT. *TR

TIRE TREAD FAILURE SEPARATED. BOUGHT TIRES USED NOV/DEC 2009. TIRE=GENERAL AMERI G4S I HAVE PICTURES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE BALD AND HAD NOT THREAD. THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL TIRE, LINE GENERAL GRABER AT2, SIZE LT245-75R16 LOAD EASE, DOT P5111UU. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED HE SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT THEN THEY WILL REPLACED THE TIRE, OR GIVE HIM HIS MONEY BACK. THE VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 240,000.

SUDDEN TIRE BLOW-OUT ON HIGHWAY. PRESSURES OK, TIRES MAINTAINED. APPROX 75% SERVICE LIFE OF TIRE LEFT. TIRE WAS GENERAL GRABBER AW P265/70R16. MERCHANTS TIRE DID NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY. CURIOUS IF OTHER TIRES MAY BLOW OR IS THIS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT 52K MILES, CURRENTLY 74K MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR

I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE GOING 65 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE OF A HIGHWAY. MY 2007 FORD 150- SUPERCREW DROPPED DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED RIGHT. I COULD NOT STEER AWAY FROM AN 18 WHEELER THAT WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE. I BOUNCED OFF THE 18 WHEELER AND IT KNOCKED MY WHEEL STRAIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I HAD $5000 IN PROPERTY DAMAGE . THE 18 WHEELER DID GO OFF THE ROAD AND HAD $70000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE NEXT MORNING AFTER PICKING MY TRUCK UP FROM THE BODYSHOP I HAD ANOTHER BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THIS TIME I WAS GOING 35 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL MY TRUCK. THE BACK TIRES WERE FINE. THESE 2 BLOWOUTS OCCURRED WITHIN 1. 5 HOURS OF DRIVING ALL IN THE FRONT. TIRES ARE NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE THE EXCESS WEIGHT OF A F150 SUPERCREW. I HAD BF GOODRICH LONG TRAIL ON MY LAST SUPERCREW AND HAD EXCELLENT RESULTS. I SPENT $690 TO REPLACE ALL GENERAL AMERITRAC TIRES. *TR

TIRES BOUGHT FROM SEARS AUTO CENTER 31X10.50X15 GENERAL ALL TRAIN L/TS WERE BROUGHT IN FOR ROTATION & BALANCE REGULAR (2X) .TIRES ARE WEATHER CRACKING IN THE TREADS , TIRES WERE 2 YEARS OLD WHEN BOUGHT NEVER TOLD NOW THEY WON'T DO NOTHING HALF TREAD ON TIRES IT IS ALL WAY'S PARKED IN GARAGE. NEED YOUR HELP! *TR

NEW 2009 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP.THE TIRES FURNISHED ON A NEW TRUCK ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS WAS ADMITTED BY LARRY GREEN CHEVY DEALER LOCATED IN BLYTHE CA. THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE 4 TIRES ON THE GROUND BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE COMING APART IN CHUNKS. THE TREAD FALLING APART. THEY SAID THE FULL SIZE SPARE WILL NOT BE REPLACED.AS THE SPARE IN THIS MODEL IS ROTATED ALONG WITH THE OTHER 4 TIRES IT IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED TOO. THEY WANT ME TO KNOWINGLY USE A DEFECTIVE TIRE. THIS AUTO HAS LESS THAN 3,000 MILES. *TR

WHILE PICKING UP SPEED ON AN ON RAMP JUST OUTSIDE LAS. VEGAS NV. UNTO THE I-15 MY F350 FORD TRUCKS FRONT END BEGAN A SHIMMY. AS WE WERE APPROACHING HWY. SPEEDS 71 OR 72 MPH. SUDDENLY THE LT. FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED THROWING US TOWARD THE NEXT LANE. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. ODDLY ENOUGH THE TIRE STILL HAD AIR IN IT. THE ACCIDENT HAS CAUSED APROX. $2600.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. TIRES, LT235/85R16 AMERI TRAC TR 10/32 TREAD.*TR

GENERAL TIRE SEPARATED ON FRONT LEFT TIRE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CAUSED A CRASH ON I-25 IN NEW MEXICO. *TR

VALVE STEMS ON THE TIRES FAILED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS OVER A YEAR TIME FRAME. THESE WERE PURCHASED FROM NTB IN NEWINGTON, NH. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THEM AFTER THE SECOND VALVE FAILED, THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A VALVE PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THE REMAINING VALVES. THE LAST TWO VALVES FAILED WITHIN A YEAR AFTER. *TR