NHTSA Complaint #10407777 — 2009 DODGE JOURNEY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS TIRES, SIZE 225/55/R19, DOT NUMBER: 27PJYA5M . WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THERE WAS A NOISE EXHIBITED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BELT OF THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED AND THE TIRE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE TIRE WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS FOR REPLACEMENT. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.