NHTSA Complaint #10222337 — 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE

I PURCHASED 4 SUMITOMO HTR SPORT H/P P285/50R20 ON 9/26/2006 FROM EAST COAST TIRE SALES. THIS TIRES WERE STORED IN A GARAGE UNTIL FEBRUARY 06, 2007 WHEN THEY WERE PROFESSIONAL MOUNTED, BALANCED AND INSTALLED ON THE CHEVY TAHOE WITH 53,604 MILES. DOT ID#'S FOLLOW. > V4JD3MTR1306 V4JD3MTR1306 V4JD3MTR1306 V4JD3MTR0406 ON MARCH 8, 2008, AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE RIGHT REAR V4JD3MTR1306 BLEW OUT FOR NO REASON AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT WAS REPLACED WITH V4JD3MTR4507. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT IT WAS ROAD HAZARD EVEN THROUGH THERE ARE ONLY 5,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. I HAD TO PAY $117.70 TO REPLACE A TIRE I FEEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN 100% WARRANTY REPLACEMENT AT NO COST TO ME. ON MARCH 20, 2008 AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE LEFT REAR V4JD3MTR1306 BLEW OUT. AGAIN THE TIRE TREAD IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND THE BLOW OUT OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING AND FOR NO REASON. THESE WERE BOTH IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE TIRE FAILURES AT 75 MILES PER HOUR. I FEEL THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED THE REMAINING TWO TIRES TO BE REPLACED ALSO. THE TIRES WERE MOUNTED AT 53,604 MILES THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 58,700 MILES THIS IS ONLY 5,100 MILES FOR TIRES RATED UTQG 480 AA H-RATED DURABILITY. > I ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM SONSIO DIAMOND > 1-800-553-2878 THE WARRANTY ID #'S ARE BELOW. > > ID# NK-5022-9683 > ID# NK-5022-9684 > ID# NK-5022-9685 > ID# NK-5022-9687 PLEASE CALL 480-497-6710 OR EMAIL [email protected] A REPLY TO THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. > CHIP MANDELA *TR