Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 70000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer noticed three tires experienced failures. the two rear driver's side tires experienced tread separation, and the passenger's front tire developed cracks. the cause of the failurue was undetermined. *ak | |||
| The first tire started losing big chunks of thread while driving on the freeway at 75mph. there was very little damage to the bottom of my vehicle at that time, and that's why i decided not to file a claim when i had the tire replaced. the second tire started making strange noises while driving in the city at 40 mph. i went back to discount tire where i had bought the four tires to have it inspected. i was told that the thread was separating from the inside out. the tire was replaced at that moment. the third tire blew up while driving on the same freeway at 75 mph. my wife was able to control the vehicle, avoiding an major accident. there was a $2,600 damage to the vehicle. while i was having that tire replaced i asked the discount tire manager to inspect the fourth and last desert dog tire i had left on my vehicle. he concluded that the tire was separating from the inside out too, and replaced it. dt | |||
| 08/26/2001 | |||
| While traveling 65-70mph left front tire tread separated due to a bubble that formed on tire, it was 14-16 inches long. this caused vehicle to shake. had pulled to side of road, and contacted a neighbor, who changed the tire. owner has the tire. firestone, firehawk, lt235/75r15 with 40,000 miles. not original equipment.*ak | |||
| 5 | 05/01/1994 | ||
| Over the coures of several years i had 5 out of 8 of these tires slip their belts before firestone acknowledged a problem and replaced them with bridgestone equivalents. my wifes van still has them on and she suffered a catastrophic tire failure last year on the highway. *ak (tiresize: 30x9.50r15)( dot number: tire size: 30x9.50r15 ) | |||
| The tread on the rear passenger tire peeled apart from the tire.( dot number: tire size: 16 ) | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 05/15/2001 | 1 | 09/01/2000 | |
| A 1 1/2 hole blew out in the sidewall. no puncture apparent.*ak (dot number: vn11bab437 tiresize: lt24575r16) | |||
| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
| 05/25/2004 | 169300 | 1 | |
| The spare tire inside the cab of the vehicle exploded. the tire mfr. was general tire. ameri 550as lt245/75r16. dot#ad11c9b153. *nm | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 09/27/2002 | |||
| Traveling at highway speed, the right rear cooper 31x1050r15 tire tread separated, causing my chevrolet suburban to rollover 1 and 1/2 times. these tires were 21 months old, with approximately 45,000 miles on them. they were rotated every 3000 miles, the car was aligned every six months and i checked the pressure regularly. i had a tread separation with my previous cooper 30x950r15. the dealer said my load was excessive for the tire so i weighed my truck and he recommended the 1050r15s. the suburban did a great job of cradling us and fortunately we didn't hit anything on our tumble and slide into the median. *nlm | |||
| 09/12/2002 | 1 | ||
| The right rear tire experienced tread separation. ts *jb | |||
| 07/06/2001 | 2 | ||
| Aftermarket tire lt265/75r16 size. on two separate occasions tread on rear tires separated at highway speeds. firestone retailer has inspected the tires. *ak dot number 7bw8pda 407. *slc | |||
| 07/18/2001 | 1 | 05/01/1993 | |
| Tread separated from tire body - 3 tires on 3 separate occassions - separation occurred while moving at 55-60 mph. *ak (dot number: a311c9b088 tiresize: 245/75r/16) | |||
| 04/04/1999 | 3 | 11/01/1994 | |
| On two occasions consumer experienced tire tread separation at moderate speed, prior warning was tread hitting the fenders, the third failure was discovered as a separation bubble while having tires balanced big o (lt245/75r16). *jb | |||
| 03/13/2001 | 1 | ||
| The driver was traveling at 70 mph when the left rear tire had tread separation, causing the driver to lose control. the vehicle rolled over on the interstate due to the tire problem.*ak (dot number: dbhk613299 tiresize: lt23575r15) | |||
| 1 | |||
| While driving the vehicle developed a shimmy, by reducing speed the consumer was able to control the vehicle, upon inspection consumer found out that the left rear tire belt separated and took the tire to firestone dealer where he was told that the tire was not included in recall 00t-005, consumer replaced all four tires with different brand. nlm | |||
| 03/25/2000 | 1 | 11/01/1992 | |
| At vacaville, ca, approx. 3pm, aprox 85 deg., complete tread separation of right rear tire on i80 heading east. 2 chp's, 2 aaa mechanics present. firestone charmichael, ca store replaced n/c w/ same type tire. i insist on 4 new tires, not firestone or bridgestone. chp, @ aaa. *ak (dot number: 123/120 q tiresize: lt26575r16) | |||
| 2 | 09/01/1995 | ||
| When turning windshield wipers on they would work intermittently. consumer would give wipers a push to start. *ak the computer board solder cracked causing windshield wipers to malfunctions. the tire tread separated two times. *yh | |||
| 09/13/2000 | 1 | ||
| Replacement tires on a chevrolet, suburban 1993, lt245/75r16. while at 70 mph left rear tire exploded and separated, tire stayed inflated. *ak the manufacturer of the tire was contacted but did not respond. | |||
| 02/23/1999 | 1 | 07/01/1993 | |
| I was traveling on i-5 in irvine, california when my vehicle began to vibrate & the left rear tire disintegrated. upon further inspection, 1 of the remaining 3 tires was determined to be defective. bridgestone/firestone settled my claim for the cost of bodywork and replaced all 4 tires. i am concerned that the problems reported with atx & atx ii tires are not isolated to those models. my experience was identical to those related to atx & atxii failures. i strongly suggest that the nhtsa's investigation into bridgestone/firestone tires be extended to include the deuler ht lt265/75r16 model for safety assurance.( dot number: tire size: lt26575r16 ) | |||
| 07/01/2000 | 0 | ||
| Pe00 020; consumer was traveling about 65mph and she heard a noise, right rear tire tread separated. firestone tires, steel tex, p245r75 16. *ak | |||
| 08/10/2000 | |||
| Pe00020; tire tread separation: while driving from maine to maryland, about 60 mph, tread on rear passenger's side tire peeled off, like a retread tire. two other passengers were in the truck. no one was injured. tire size lt23575r15, apt. not original tire equipment. 40,000 miles on tire. please list dot # if possible.*ak bridgestone 235/75/r15 *mw | |||
| 07/01/1993 | |||
| After hitting a bump and then applying the brakes the vehicle seems to hydroplane. tt | |||