# 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `422585` · 2003-08-03 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHRYSLER
- **Model:** PT CRUISER
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** TIRES
- **Miles at failure:** 8,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
YOU CAN DIAL GOODYEAR AT  1-800.321.2136 PRESS 1 THEN, PRESS 3. ASK ABOUT GOODYEAR CASE # 559-496. IT INVOLVES MY PT CRUISERS, ITS ORIGINAL SETS OF TIRES AND CONTINUED PROBLEMS.  I WAS WORRIED ABOUT HAVING FUTURE BLOW-OUTS.  ITS A MATTER OF SAFETY. GOODYEAR REASONABLY, ADJUSTED THREE TIRES FOR ME AFTER I EXPLAINED MY BLOW OUTS SITUATION. I FOLLOWED UP AGAIN WITH GOODYEAR, AND TOYO (FILE # 035253),  EXPLAINED THE 16 INCH WHEEL SAGA. HOW I  SPENT A YEAR GOING FROM DEALERSHIP TO DEALERSHIP COMPLAINING ABOUT THE 16 INCH WHEELS AND THE TIRE BLOW-OUTS.  THEY NEVER RECORDED MY  RIM COMPLAINTS NO MATTER WHICH DC 5 STAR DEALERSHIP I WENT TOO.  THEY WOULD RECORD THE CRUISERS MILEAGE, AND ANY  WARRANTED ITEMS THEY COULD BILL DC FOR, BUT NEVER A WHEEL OR TIRE COMPLAINT.  I QUESTIONED THE SERVICE MANAGERS AND THE MECHANICS AND THEY ALL REPEATED.  NO ONE (WE KNOW OF) IS COMPLAINING ABOUT LOW MILEAGE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, DIFFICULTY BALANCING OR PULLING TIRES,  RIMS OUT OF ROUND, BENT, CORRODED, PEELING OR RUSTED RIMS.  AND  NO ONE IS REPORTING TIRE BLOW-OUTS ON THE PT CRUISER. DC  HAS NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ABOUT THESE ISSUES.     I REPORTED TO GOODYEAR AND TOYO COSTUMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS A FOLLOW-UP.  I REVIEWED THE  FINDINGS FROM PRITZ DC S 5 STAR DEALERSHIP.  AS IT GOES, ITS NOT THE TIRES--ITS THE RIMS.   THESE ALLOY WHEELS ARE OUT OF ROUND, BENT, CORRODED, SOFT, RUSTED ON THE STREET FACE OF THE WHEELS  WITH RUST AND PEELING CHROME AROUND LIPS RIM WHICH SEALS TO THE TIRE ON T
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