Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 12/04/2007 | 1 | ||
| 1998 chevy blazer with tire failure. consumer states that the tires blew out and when he went to get them replaced the mechanic said they were dry rotted. he said the brakes engaged on his way home. *kb the consumer stated the brake and abs light illuminated and the pedal went to the floor. the rear brakes were replaced. after the tire replacement, the consumer was told there was a problem with the rear brakes by another dealer. the first dealer stated every thing checked out and that maybe the master cylinder that was replaced by the previous dealer may have partially failed. the rear shocks were replaced, the rear view mirror assembly was loose. the dealer glued it back together. | |||
| 04/26/2003 | 85000 | 1 | 01/18/2000 |
| Right front ball joint collapsed at highway speed, causing loss of steering/tire damage, and near collision.*ak | |||
| 03/06/2002 | 2 | 06/01/2000 | |
| Soft spot/belt/tread separation slight bulge/split along edge of tread. *ak (dot number: pjhl3pkr04 tiresize: r235-75-15) | |||
| 11/01/1997 | |||
| These tires have approximately 43,000 miles on them. the minimum tread depth is approximately 4/32 of an inch. all four of these tires have a starkly visable crack line just below the tread case on both sides of the circumference of the tires. it is at the depth of where the steel belting would be found. i removed these tires and purchased another set of firestone at tires with the same dot number and since have found cracking occurring on two of the four replacement tires. the tread on these tires is significantly greater. i have sent in my original correspondence, a photo attachment of the originial tires. firestone store reps. are contending ozone cracking which is preposterous. this shows a safety issue on 75% of the tires not manufactured at the decatur il. plant. i emphasize the cracking is uniform and completely surrounding the perimeter of each tire. this suggests to me as a research engineer, failure would be highly likely. (dot number: vnhl tiresize: p235/r7515) | |||
| 02/01/1998 | 2 | 11/01/1997 | |
| Tire failure ( michelin p235/70 r15 ). *yc | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 07/03/2006 | 95700 | 1 | 04/10/2006 |
| While driving the vehicle i noticed a popping sound from the rear of the vehicle. when i stopped to inspect the vehicle i noticed a whelp in the tire, the size of a tennis ball was protruding from the back passenger tire. as i have a young child and take care of my vehicles i know that it happened suddenly and not over time. i am replacing the tire because i will not chance an accident and am thankful that it did not blow and result in an accident with my 8 month old in the vehicle. *jb | |||
| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
| 02/23/1999 | 1 | 07/17/1998 | |
| Spare tire lock mechanism lubed because of rusting. yh | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 09/08/2003 | 88890 | 1 | 08/04/2002 |
| My car started to shack and shimmy i inspeted the front tires and found that both tires had broken steel belts in them and were notted up. *ak | |||