The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier. The vehicle has yokohama allegiance iv tires, size P19570R14 (na). While driving 65 mph, the vehicle began making rattling noises. The contact was unable to determine the origin of the noise. During deceleration, the tread separated from the tire. He abrubptly stopped and exited the vehicle. He then noticed front end damage and it appeared that the front passenger side tire experienced complete tread separation. He took the tire to the manufacturer for inspection. It appeared as if the tire struck a curb and was not a manufacturer defect. The contact stated that he did not strike any curbs, which made it impossible for the tread to separate so suddenly. He believes this is due to a manufacturer defect in the tire. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 93,836.

- Columbus, TX, USA

Bought 2000 Chevy Cavalier from bay point towing in concord on 4/8/06 after one week of driving vehicle the front started to make a clunking noise and the front wheel just locked up make it hard to steer. I took the vehicle to two different repair shops and both declined working on the vehicle due to too many parts missing from underneath the car in the front suspension. One mechanic stated that I was very lucky I did not get into an accident when driving on the freeway.

- Pleasant Hill, CA, USA

2000 Chevy Cavalier tire came off vehicle.

- Hermitage, PA, USA

When applying brakes ABS brake system locked up, causing vehicle to go into a skid, and the tiresto to blow out.

- Commerce, GA, USA