Cooper Cooper Zeon 2xs

• Recall 1190 [USA]: Driving on under-inflated tires may result in a vehicle crash.
  Certain cooper zeon 2xs, sizes 235/35r19xl and 245/40r20, and mastercraft avenger zhp, size 235/35r19xl, replacement light truck tires manufactured between april 25, 2004, and february 12, 2005. The subject tires may develop a scattered compression cracking condition in the innerliner stock. If this occurs, the tire can experience a reduction in its ability to retain proper inflation pressure. The loss of air pressure will cause the tires to run under-inflated.
  cooper will notify owners and replace the tires free of charge. Owners are being warned to avoid driving at highway speeds until the tires have been inspected and replaced. The recall began on february 10, 2006. Owners may contact cooper tire consumer relations at 800-854-6288.
  cooper tire recall no. 146.Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 42167 [USA]: Tread separation could lead to loss of control of the vehicle possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
  Cooper zeon 2xs tires, size 22545r18 re produced between march 28 and april 10, 2004. These tires may be prone to tread chunking which at highway speeds could lead to tread separation.
  cooper will notify its customers, replace, mount, and balance the tires at no charge if you present cooper for remedy within sixty (60) days after; receipt of the notification letter or notice that a replacement tire is available (if not available at time of inspection). Owner notification began may 11, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact cooper tire customer relations at (800) 854-6288.
  also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 41858 [USA]: . tread separation could lead to a loss of control of the vehicle which may result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
  Cooper zeon 2xs and mastercraft avenger zhp, size 265/35r18 manufactured between december 21, 2003, and january 10, 2004. These tires are prone to tread chunking which may lead to tread separation.
  cooper will notify its customers and replace the affected tires free of charge. Owner notification began march 9, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact cooper's customer relations at 800-854-6288.
  also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 41860 [USA]: The loss of air could result in loss of steering control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
  Cooper zeon 2xs, cooper zeon zpt, and mastercraft avenger zhp, size 215/35r18 manufactured between january 11 and january 31, 2004. These tires are prone to sidewall cracking on both sidewalls of the tire. In certain service conditions where excessive flexing of the tire sidewall occurs the cracking could extend to the body ply cords. This condition could lead to the degradation of the body ply cords and loss of inflation pressure. The loss of inflation pressure could cause the tire to run under-inflated and result in early tire failure.
  cooper tire will notify its customers and replace the tires free of charge. Owner notification began march 9, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact cooper tire's consumer relations at 1-800-854-6288.
  also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Lower ball joint failure investigation # SQ97014

  Moog purported that there was no defect in the subject ball joint assembly.Mazda made a mid-year steering spindle change on certain vehicles.The new spindle designs accommodates a ball joint with a larger "pinch bolt" style stud.Moog conducted lab test and concluded that even when the pinch bolts are torqued at double the torque value the ball joint assembly fell freely from the spindle assembly.The two coplaints were from technicians who contacted moogs tech-line to inform them of this discovery.Furthermore, due to the differences in the diameter ( the stud being 2mm smaller then the spindle orfice) the fit would be too loose for final assembly.Additional testing was conducted by moog and at no time did the spindle clamp the ball joint stud.A safety defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does ot appear warranted.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that no safety-related defect exits.The agency reserves the right to take further action when appropriate.
  

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S10 appropriate handling- letter to the secretary from constituent re complaint regarding cooper discover tires. *smd the consumer is requesting reimbursement in the amount of $ 938.66. At approximately 30,000 miles, he noticed significant amount of wear and tear developing, to the point where the rubber was breaking and tearing off. The sidewalls were also developing cracks and a trajectory of crevices were noticeably forming leading to a potential blowout. In addition, the vehicle started to hydroplane when it rained and steering wheel was subject to frequent strong vibrations. The consumer quickly purchased another brand of tires.*jb

1989 ford f250. Consumer states rubber peeled off tire *tgw the consumer stated the tread peeled off three of the four new tires he purchased. The consumer stated the incident happened on october 29, 2011, while traveling appr 65-70 mph. The consumer stated he heard a loud noise as the right rear tire tread began to peel away from the tire and damaged his vehicle in the process. Shortly thereafter, there was a loud bang and then the tire blew out. Jp

2008 mazda 3 4-door - tire pressure monitor valve is corroded and split. A number of complaints on-line about this serious safety issue. Will check if warranty covers replacement tpm, but from reading other complaints, probably not! I am afraid to drive the car on the freeway now. The warning light goes on because it appears air is leaking from the valve stem. Mazda should recall all these poor quality tpm's. *tr

Consumer complaint about beads breaking in tires. Consumer states it has happened twice and she hasn't received her refund for the first tire. *kb the consumer stated on feb 5, 2011, she purchased four tires from the dealer. On june 3, 2011 one of the tires went flat. As the consumer was driving, she heard a pop sound then air releasing. The repair shop informed the consumer bead popping may have occurred when the tire was installed. On august 2, 2011, the consumer heard the same noise again and discovered another tire was flat. The consumer was informed again that the tire bead was broken. *jb updated 08/23/11.*jb

Correspondence from a law firm related to deaths and serious injury as a result of tread belt detachments in cooper steel belted radial passenger light trucks tires*tgw the attorney stated the failure was due to poor quality of critical components as well as the lack of critical safety design components. He also stated cooper tire used the same liner and skim stock in virtually all of their passenger and light truck tires and both of the components were defective. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. The vehicle has cornell tires, size p/205/65/r15 (na). While driving approximately 70 mph, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. Shortly after the noise, the front passenger tread separated from the tire without warning. The contact still has possession of the tires. The failure and current mileages were 135,890. Updated 07/08/09. *lj the tread from the tire damaged the vehicle. Updated 07/08/09.**jb

4 tires purchased from cooper tires failed. *gr on july 22, 2006, the consumer purchased a set of six cooper discover st tires. On october 21, 2008, the first tire failed, with complete tread separation from the carcass which caused damage to the vehicle. On july 8, 2009, the second tire failed with incipient tread separation. On november 20, 2009, the third tire failed catastrophically with complete tread separation and sudden explosive rupture of the carcass, which caused more damage to the consumers vehicle. On april 17, 2010 the fourth tire failed with partial tread separation and sudden explosive rupture of the carcass and the tread area. The consumer learned that cooper changes its rubber compound, perhaps many times without informing suppliers. *jb the consumer stated the fifth tire is now cracking deeply between the tread. Updated 06/10/10.*jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f450 super duty. The vehicle has double coin radial tires, size 225/70/19.5 (na). This complaint is related to odi number 10239016 regarding the other five defective tires. The tires were serviced by an independent tire mechanic and tread separation was discovered in six tires. There was one tire with a different dot number. The tires were replaced on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 95,773 and current mileage was 96,343. Updated 10/16/08. *lj updated 10/20/08. *jb

Sidewall separation occurred at steady-state, interstate, 60mph speed, 15,000 on vehicle new vehicle, tires had been "rotated" two hours previous, never run underinflated. *tr

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• C3501 [1] C3501
• P2057 [1] Reductant Injection Valve Circuit Low Bank 2 Unit 2
• P1957 [1] P1957
• P11C1 [2] P11C1
• P2055 [1] Reductant Injection Valve Circuit High Bank 1 Unit 2