VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SPEED CONTROL WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 4-6 MPH WHEN ENGAGED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS CONDITION WAS NORMAL. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER, OWNER BELIEVES THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK *ML
1990
TIRES
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED PEP BOYS TIRES APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO. HE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH ON A SMOOTH DRY STREET, WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES BLEW UP LIKE A BALLOON. THE TIRES FAILED ONE MONTH APART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS STILL TREAD ON THE TIRES. THE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES. THE CONTACT HAS ONE OF THE TIRES. *AK