2000 SATURN LS Complaints

CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ALIGNMENT CAUSES PREMATURE WEARING OF TIRES. *AK DEALER HAS REPLACED REAR TOE AND CAMBER, FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, ADJUSTED RIGHT FRONT CAMBER, ADJUSTED REAR TOE ON BOTH SIDES, ADJUSTED FRONT TOE, PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED TO THE FIRESTONE TIRES, SIZE P205/65R15. *SLC

CAR IS UNSAFE HAD TIRES REPLACED AND POWER STEERING PUMP CAR SHAKES AT ALL SPEEDS. *AK

RIGHT FRONT AND ONE REAR FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT RIM, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ON MODERATELY HILLY HIGHWAY, THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED THE ENGINE TO GO TO FULL THROTTLE ACCOMPANIED BY A TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT RESULTING IN RAPID AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ACCELERATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES.. *AK

FRONT-END VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. RE-BALANCING AND REPLACING TIRES HAS HAD NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM.

TREAD SEPARATION, TOTAL SIDEWALL DISTRUCTION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2UR TIRE SIZE: 205/65R 15 )

PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE 2000, SATURN, LS1 , TIRE SIZE P195/65R15 AND DOT # W2C6. REAR DRIVER TIRES TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. FIRESTONE WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER. *AK THE RIM AND THE HUB CAP WERE DAMAGED DURING THE TIRE ACCIDENT. *YH

HAVING BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE RECENT FIRESTONE RECALL, I FELT IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THIS TIRE BLOWOUT SINCE IT OCCURED ON A BRAND NEW CAR (W/ ONLY 12000 MILES) WITH A NEW SET OF FIRESTONE TIRES (THE ORIGINALS THAT CAME WITH THE CAR) I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE TREAD COMPLETLY SEPARATED AS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A COINCIDENCE, SINCE THIS MODEL TIRE IS NOT THE ONE BEING RECALLED, BUT I WOULD LIKE SOME MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND POSSIBLE TIRE REPLACEMENT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P185/65R14 )

WE WERE DRIVING, HIT A SMALL POTHOLE DURING A TURN AT ABOUT 5-10 MPH,THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THERE IS A HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL THE TIRE IS ONLY 2 MONTHS OLD WITH ABOUT 1300 MILES ON IT.( DOT NUMBER: W2URAFB349 TIRE SIZE: P205-65R15 )

TIRE DELAMINATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, LESS THAN 8 HOURS AND 250 MILES AFTER BEING CHECKED BY MY NEIGHBORHOOD FIRESTONE STORE. I KNOW OF ATB LEAST 1 OTHER SATURN LS2 OWNER WHO HAD A SIMILAR DELAMINATION. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THESE TIRES, AS THE PROBLEM IS LIKE THE EXPLORER PROBLEM. I WAS JUST LUCKY NOT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. DON'T KNOW IF THESE TIRES CAME FROM THE DECATOR PLANT BUT THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THE EXPLORER PROBLEN. FORTUNIATELY THE LOWER CENTER OF GRAVITY PROBABLY KEEPS THE SATURN FROM FLIPPING OVER.( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P205, 65R1 )