NHTSA Complaint #732706 — 2000 CHEVROLET S10

DISMISSED AS ROAD HAZARD, THE PUNCTURE'S LOCATION--JUST BELOW THE CROWN--INDICATES TO ME A STRUCTURAL WEAKNESS IN THE TIREWALL. ON ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH UNIROYALS, THE RUBBER ON THE CROWN WAS EATEN AWAY BY BROKEN GLASS (BOTTLE) AS IF CHEWED BY A DOG. NEW TIRES SHOULD NOT BE SO SOFT, SO INCAPABALE OF HANDLING ORDINARY AND COMMON ROAD HAZARDS. I RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER OR THE TIRE'S REP. I WAS ON MY OWN AND MAKE THIS REPORT TO WARN OTHERS THAT TIRES WHICH COST IN EXCESS OF $100 EACH SHOULD PERFORM TO A HIGHER AND SAFER STANDARD. AND NOT UNLIKE THE CURRENT FIRESTONE CONTROVERSY, TIRES ARE MADE TO RIDE SOFTER SO TO COMPENSATE FOR THE STIFF RIDES SO TYPICAL WITH THE NEW MUSCLE TRUCKS AND SUV'S. SIMPLY, THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. THE TIRE'S RUBBER CHEMISTRY AND CONSTRUCTION COULD HAVE ENDANGERED MY FAMILY'S HEALTH AND WELL BEING.GNER. *AK (DOT NUMBER: APULJLUU35 TIRESIZE: P205/75R15)