2000 Jeep Cherokee tires problems

“The contact owns a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with Cooper tires, Tire Line: Discoverer A/T, Tire Size: 225/75R17, and DOT Number: UT2Y1DF1515. The contact stated that all four tires had cracks along the sidewall. The tire dealer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the manufacturer and the NHTSA Hotline. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.”

“LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED AND BLEW OUT AT 70MPH. THE GOOD THING IS THE TIRE DEFLATED RAPIDLY WITH NO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ON INSPECTION OF TIRE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INNER SIDE WALL HAD A RECTANGULAR RIP/PATCH FROM THE RIM TO THE TREAD. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS OR OTHER ROAD HAZARDS WHEN THE TIRE FAILED. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 25000 MILES ON THEM. *TR”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE R-SA TIRES, SIZE 255/45/R20. THE VEHICLE WAS IN A STATIONARY POSITION WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16,536.”

“DT: THE CONTACT STATED EVERY TIME IT RAINED THE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS SHORTED OUT. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE SPARE TIRE STORAGE AREA KEPT FILLING UP WITH WATER. *AK”

“DT: WITHOUT WARNING, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO OTHER TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR BECAUSE THE SIDEWALLS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS CONSTANTLY PUTTING AIR IN THEM. *JB”

“DT: SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WA S VIBRATION AND SHIMMYING WHEN BRAKING,. HAD THE ROTORS TURNED, REPLACED, AND TURNED AGAIN. IN MAY 2004 FOUND THAT ALL OF THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. IN NOVEMBER 2004, THEY DID FIND A VERY SLIGHT VIBRATION, BUT THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES, AND IS TAKING WAS BACK IN NEXT WEEK. THIS RESULTED IN REPLACING THE TIRES EARLY.*AK”