NHTSA Complaint #10420937 — 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE CENTER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEVERE TIRE WEAR WAS CONTRIBUTED TO MISALIGNMENT. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE IDENTICAL TIRE. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE. A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE REAR DRIVER, FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED AS A RESULT TO THE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CONSISTENT FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.