1999 Chevrolet Malibu Tires

THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE ON SLICK PAVEMENT, ICE, OR SNOW COVERED ROADS, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE DESIGNED FOR DRY PAVEMENT ONLY, HE REPLACED THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

TWO FIRESTONE TIRES FAILED AND THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE OTHER TWO REPLACED (P215160 R15). NLM

AFTER MARKET TIRE P215/60X15 SIZE. MIDDLE TREAD HAS STARTED TO WEAR OUT ON ALL FOUR TIRES, AND HAVE STARTED CRACKING ALONG THE SIDEWALLS.*AK FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES (P21560R15) DOT #W2MW0AAA378. *SLC

LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF TIRE (FIRESTONE AFFINITY). NLM

TIRE BLEW APART WHILE DRIVING.NOTHING WAS LEFT ON THE RIM,THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL THAT CAME ON THE CAR WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED NEW.IN APRIL 99( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/60/R15 )

ALL 4 FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES P215-60R15 DOT W2MW EXPERIENCED CRACKING WHERE THE GROOVES ARE IN THE TIRES. *SLC

TIRES WILL NOT HOLD AIR/ CENTER PORTION OF TIRES ARE COMPLETELY BALD AT UNDER 12,000 MILES( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND TIRE BLEW MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

THE TIRES HAVE FAILED TO HOLD AIR PROPERLY FOR ANY LENGHTH OF TIME SINCE ORIGINALLY PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT WAS RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE TIRES HAVE GONE COMPLETELY BALD IN THE CENTER OF THE TIRE. IN CONTACTING THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DAVE HEINRICH CHEVROLET IN LOCKPORT, NY, WE ARE TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBUS IN THAT GM STATES THAT THESE TIRES WERE NOT DESIGNED FOR THIS CAR. GM HAS SINCE ISSUED A BULLETIN STATING THAT THESE TIRES SHOULD ONLY BE INFLATED TO 28# IN FRONT AND 26# IN BACK, WHICH VARIES FROM THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTION. GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND THE TIRES APPEAR TO BE UNSAFE, ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE MANAGER STATES THAT THEY "ARE PROBABLY SAFE". GM SAYS THAT OUR ONLY REMEDY WOULD BE TO CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED FIRESTONE DEALER, EVEN THOUGH GM SOLD THE CAR WITH THE DEFECTIVE TIRES---GM SAYS THAT THEY ARE "NOT DEFECTIVE". PLEASE ADVISE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

FIRESTONE, AFFINITY TIRE P215/60R15 SIZE. MIDDLE TREAD ON ONE OF THE TIRES HAS WORN OFF.*AK THE TIRE DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE FAILED TIRE. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30-40 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE, WITH RIM AND HUB STILL ATTACHED, CAME OFF AND ALMOST CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO OVER A BRIDGE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER A BULGE DEVELOPED IN THIS TIRE. IT GREW ON ITS OWN OVERNIGHT TO TWICE THE ORIGINAL SIZE WHEN I DISCOVERED IT. I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS REPLACED WITH A SIMILAR TIRE. THIS REPLACEMENT TIRE HAS 1991 STAMPED ON IT, THE ORIGINAL FOR DO NOT. I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST A FLUKE, BUT WITH ALL THE NEWS ABOUT FIRESTONE, I MUST TELL YOU I AM VERY UNEASY ABOUT DRIVING WITH THESE TIRES. WHAT IF ANOTHER BULGE COMES UP AND BLOWS OUT, AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT? I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF MALIBUS IN RALEIGH WITH THESE SAME TIRES, (I CHECKED). THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, BARBARA DIPERT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 93T MTS TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)

PE00 020; BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION, AND THERE WERE AIR STILL IN THE TIRES. FIRESTONE, P2215/60R15, THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT. THEY WERE AFFINITY TIRES.*AK