1988 DODGE ARIES User Comment / Complaint

Since purchased of this vehicle the passenger seat has been used considerably less since the vehicle has been maintained by a single individual. it is not a used family vehicle. disappointed this bolt wasn't harden to withstand the seldom used mechanism.  view

After putting gas in the car with the windows rolled up there is an odor of gas inside the car. the odor is also there with the windows down while driving the car. it goes away after about 15 minuets of driving.  view

Alignment done @ tire kingdom 2/8, problem persisted, went to maroone toyota 2/26 aligment & high speed balancing done vehicle still vibrates and veers to right.checked firestone per maroone for tire fault still no solution to problem firestone hint vehicle problem, maroon hit tire problem. who's right?  view

Rear seat belts on both sides have frayed in identical places, where the shoulder belt enters the housing in the seat. plastic "guard" is sharped edged, and has cut 1/2" into each seat belt. showed to dealer during routine mtc. they claimed they hadn't seen anything like this ("did you close it in the door?" "no, we hardly use the back seats at all, since only two adults ride/drive this car.") they agreed to one round of replacement under warranty, but we expect it may happen again.  view

Vehicle was operated below speed limit, when it started to shimmy and shake violently causing operator to loose control. vehicle wanted to go towards the right and would not respond to operator's attempts to steer towards the left. vehicle abruptly responded towards left, dipped down on the passenger side front and rolled over, hitting an embankment causing it to flip up on it's wheels (right side up). police and insurance adjuster noticed shredded and mangled tires on passenger side of vehicle, but had no explanation. i now realize the cause of the crash/roll-over must be the firestone tires. i no longer have possesion of the vehicle or tires, as the vehicle was totalled and taken by insurance company. (dot number: unknown tiresize: p235/75r15)  view

Blowout on right front tire due to tread separation (tiresize: lt26575r16)( dot number: tire size: lt26575r16 )  view

Blowout on right front tire due to tread separation( dot number: tire size: lt26575r16 )  view

The tread unzipped from the tire identical to that of the firestone defect, causing my bronco ii to lose control and flip three times into oncoming traffic. (dot number: a3ul423186 tiresize: p205/75r15)  view

Rear passenger tire blow out, resulting in damaged wheel. one person in the vehicle, no one hurt. vehicle did not roll over. did not lose control of vehicle. the time was 11:20 am. the temperature 81 degrees. the tires had been checked two days earlier for inflation to 35psi. the tires had been inspected by a firestone dealer 3 months earlier and showed no signs of tread separation. (dot number: vncu1rd079 tiresize: p255/70r16)  view

Head gaskets blewout while driving. had noticed leaking of fluid. took vehicle to 3 different mechanics. one did not know cause. the other indicated that head gaskets needed to be replaced.  view