2005 Dodge Grand Caravan Tires Problems

“I had a flat tire on my 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan and was unable to get access to the spare tire, stored under the front of the car. The system to lower the spare tire only lowered it a few inches and then the piece that you turn with the handle assembly only would jerk around if you turned the handles extremely hard. I tried doing about 30 turns though to no effect. The mechanism in the floor was turning with alot of effort but the tire was not being lowered. …”

“I purchased two goodyear integrity tires on 6/10/11 from duncan's auto repair in lincolnton, nc. Yesterday, 8/7/11, I drove less than 5 miles from my home to pick up dinner and back home (all on hard surface roads). There was no debris in the road, I did not run off the side of the road, and I did not hit anything. When I pulled into my garage and turned the car off, I heard a hissing noise and found that my tire was rapidly going flat. My husband took the tire off and found that the inside sidewall on the right front tire was split in three places. …”

“While on a trip to attend a wedding in grand rapids, michigan, we experienced a sidewall blowout of a bridgestone turanza el42 (21565r16 98t) on our 2006 Dodge caravan. The blowout occurred pulling into a parking place at a low angle, at a low speed, and with a relatively low curb height' just pulling in at walking speed. This is the second bridgestone turanza el42 that has been replaced on a car that had 13,278 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The last routine service (12,000 miles) was at 10,970 miles. …”

“The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the front driver’s side tire detached from the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to the residence and then towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact stated that the independent mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact was provided a cost for the repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000.”

“Bridgestone/ firestone tires experienced seam failure. The consumer requested that all four tires be replaced as good faith due to the prior history of the bridgestone/firestone seam failures. The consumer experienced a tire failure 2 weeks after purchasing the vehicle.”