Date: 26 Sep 2003 20:19:04 GMT From: Dave Hinz <davehinznopsamcop.net> Subject: Re: Saab Complaint
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 16:05:22 -0400, Nick Monyatovsky <monnopsamnet> wrote: > On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:42:09 GMT, Milt Brewster wrote: (21 days ago...) >>NEW Michelin tires have/had 11,000 miles on them. The first >>blowout occurred at only 5500 miles. The Dealer has refused to >>deal with the issue. > > I concur and confirm what Milton has seen. I leased a new SAAB 9-3 two > year ago, and the tires failed on me 5 times (!) in the first year. > The dealer refused to pay for any replacements, as tires are "wearable > items" and are not covered by warranty. Those were Michelin tires. OK, and what did Michelin say about it? Tire warranties (on all cars, nothing unique to Saab, by the way) are with the tire manufacturers; all of the paperwork for them has been in with my owner's manual (based on '65, '71, '88 and '99 cars). > I doubt that Michelin produces defective tires in such amounts that I > would hit 5 of them (all bought separately) within one year. I tend to > think that there is something in the SAAB's wheel construction that > makes the tires pop so quickly. Maybe you can find something; Milt either wouldn't, or couldn't. This thread has several peoples' suggestions of resources for him to try, perhaps you could try some of them. Dave Hinz
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