TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE OWNS A 1992 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. HE PURCHASED NEW TIRES FOR HIS VEHICLE 11/24/06. ON 04/15/07, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HE HEARD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING. HE LATER LEARNED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD AN INDENTION ON THE OUTER SECTION OF THE THREAD LINING ABOVE THE RIM. THE TIRES WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES SIZE 225 70/S15. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO SEARS WHERE HE PURCHASED THE TIRES AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. HE INFORMED THEM THAT HE'S NEVER SEEN THIS ON TIRES. SEARS TOLD HIM THAT THIS WAS THE TURNING POINT ON THE TIRES. SEARS DID OFFER TO GIVE HIM A NEW SET OF FOUR TIRES THAT WERE LARGE ENOUGH TO PUT ON AN SUV. HE DECLINED THE OFFER AND LEFT. SEARS INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WOULD ORDER HIM SOME NEW TIRES.
1992 Chevrolet Astr0
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsABS: WHEN STOPPING DURING WET WEATHER/SURFACE, ABS WILL KICK IN; VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE; NORMAL SPEED. TT
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.