0.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
200,000 miles

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problem #1

Oct 302016

Corolla

  • 200,000 miles
On March 23, 2013, I purchased four new cooper tires from sears auto center in lima, Ohio, for my 1997 Toyota Corolla. The specific tires installed were cooper response touring M+S 175/65R14, dot U9ex lrc 4110, A08. Since that time, I have driven less than 30,000 miles on the tires and maintained appropriate tire pressure, maintenance, and alignment. In the early hours of this morning (October 30, 2016), the tire tread of the front passenger side tire separated from the tire, causing catastrophic failure and forcing me off the road. This incident occurred on I-475 North travelling at the speed limit, in the middle lane. It took less than ten seconds to coast to a stop. We were very fortunate that there were no other vehicles to impact ours before reaching the shoulder. Additional damage from this tread separation include destroying the wheel well, body damage, launching the headlight apart from the car, spontaneous release of wiper fluid on to the window as the tread ripped off from the tire, and other significant damage. The vehicle has been towed to toyonly, 1050 vijay drive, chamblee, ga 30341. While the tread separation has caused the aforementioned significant damage, the vehicle is otherwise mechanically sound. I am waiting for a response from cooper tires.

- Clarkston, GA, USA