1992 FORD TAURUS Tires Problems

11 NHTSA complaints on file

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Tires Issues in the 1992 FORD TAURUS

11 tires complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1992 FORD TAURUS. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 2 resulted in injury.

Complaints

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

All Tires Complaints

#10482737 | October 31, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD TAURUS WITH GILLETTE SILVER BEAR (205/65R/15) TIRES (DOT E2URMYC2003). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE DRIVER NOTICED THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT HE WOULD HAVE TO MAIL THE TIRE IN FOR INSPECTION. AFTER THE TIRE WAS INSPECTED, THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE TIRE HAD EVIDENCE OF OVER DEFLECTION. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

#10004738 | December 6, 2004

CONSUMER IS AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THE CONSUMER STATED FORD MAKES FAULTY CARS AND HIS CAR IS ONE OF THEM. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE DID NOT GET GOOD GAS MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD CONSTANT ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE SEAT WAS BROKEN, THE TIRE BLEW OUT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *JB NAR 1/22/2003

#762319 | May 28, 2002

DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND R/REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND 13" OF OUTER TREAD WAS EJECTED INTO REAR BUMPER AREA. THE FORCE OF THE SPARATION ALMOST TORE BUMPER LOOSE FROM CAR. TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I AM RETAINING THE COMPLETE SET OF 4 TIRES FOR YOUR INVESTAGATION IF NEEDED. THESE TIRES STILL HAVE AT LEAST HALF THE TREAD REMAINING. *AK

#729741 | September 6, 2000

PURCHASED 2 TIRES 5-27-00. ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE LEFT FRONT. ON 8-17-00 SECOND TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL WHEN IT HIT A 4 INCH POTHOLE. TIRE WAS WORN ABOUT 20% AFTER 4800 MILES DRIVEN ON IT. STORE WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED, REPLACED BOTH TIRES. JUST WANTED TO SEND INFO TO BE LOOKED INTO.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 70SR 15WW )

#728290 | August 31, 2000 Crash

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE 70,000 MILE WARRANTY TIRES DESCRIBED. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS ONE OF THE TIRES SPLIT APART ON THE SIDE WHILE I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 30 MPH. IT WAS RULED DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. ON 7/28, WHILE GOING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE A SECOND TIRE SPLIT APART RESULTING IN A WRECK WITH INJURIES. THE TIRE PLACE WHERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES SAID IT FAILED AND SPLIT APART AFTER THEY EXAMINED WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE TIRE. A WEEK LATER I HEARD ABOUT THE FIRESTONE PROBLEMS AND I WAS WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT BF GOODRICH HAD HAD REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES AS I HAVE HAD TWO COME APART? ANYWAY, I WANTED TO REPORT THIS TO YOU BECAUSE IF IT IS A PROBLEM I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE KILLED OR INJURED ANY MORE SERIOUSLY THAN MY SON AND I WERE.( DOT NUMBER: URTU11 TIRE SIZE: P205/65R15 )

#539417 | October 14, 1998

TIRES REPLACED DUE TO DRY ROT.

#538367 | October 5, 1998

RECALL ON TIRES COULD NOT BE COMPLETED PROPERLY (MODEL # AND TYPE) DUE TO LACK OF TIRES AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL WORK. KELLY-SPRINGFIELD SUPERGUARD GT TIRES.

#602880 | April 24, 1997

TIRES REPLACED.

#984339 | August 15, 1996

FRONT SPRINGS THAT GO AROUND STRUTS SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING; CAUSED VEHICLE TO DROP DOWN ABOUT AN INCH ABOVE TIRES; CANNOT TURN VEHICLE, TIRES HIT WHEEL WELL.*AK

#601093 | February 29, 1996

FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT, ANOTHER WENT FLAT ( 2ND VEHICLE ON 501361). TT

#972902 | October 4, 1995

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING AT 60MPH AND ABOVE. TT CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE VIBRATES MUCH WORSE AS THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PROBLEM WILL START SOONER AT SLOWER SPEEDS IF DRIVING ON ROUGHER ROADS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO TIRE MISALIGNED, REPLACED FRONT MOTOR MOUNT, VIBRATION ON FRONT END, RADIO ANTENNA IS INOPERATIVE.*JB

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