Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 07/22/2002 | 3 | 01/03/1999 | |
| Consumer states that after dealership repaired the recall for the sliding door for the 3rd time,the door slide open, and child fell out off vehicle.dealer/manufacturer contacted.they are not helpful, do not want to take responsibility. mr also having problems with steering, abs brakes lights are on and the firestone tires blew out. *tt | |||
| 10/30/2001 | 02/01/2000 | ||
| Front tire pealed and blew out damaging fender. no crash. back tire is close to doing the same thing. no safety defect. *ak (tiresize: p215/70r15) | |||
| 03/19/2001 | 2 | ||
| While driving in rain heard a loud explosion, pulled off of road. checked around vehicle. noticed left rear tire had a long gash down middle and on outside by rim, and had came off. p215/70r15, firestone, 9755. *ak consumer also states that there was once a flat tire that had a chunk out of the middle missing, firestone has not given consumer any support. *slc | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 09/01/2001 | 1 | 10/01/1999 | |
| While traveling approximately 55 mph in a 1999, chevrolet, venture right rear firestone tire, size: p215/70r15, dot: unknown experienced a blowout in sidewall. *ak nlm | |||
| 08/15/2001 | 4 | 07/01/1999 | |
| All 4 tires on my 1999 chevrolet venture had cracking around the sidewall at the rim and just below the tread. when shown to a mechanic and a tire dealer they both agreed with me that it was the begining signs of side wall and or tread seperation. this was first noticed with only 28000 miles on the tires. replacing the tires at 31278 miles was the only safe thing i could do. this model tire was suposed to have more than 40000 mile tread life. the tread is still exceptable and the tire dealer said they would have lasted another 10 to 15 thousand miles. i could not risk my families life knowing they could come apart at any time. with all tire makers having the tread seperation problem maybe it is time to have the government inforce the safty requirernments in the current laws. the manufacturers will always put the minumum materials in to the products to gain the most profit. if the vehical would cost another $100 dollars per tire it would not change most peoples mind about buying it. i saw 6 other complaints about this model tire failing and think you should have another investigation to start soon.*ak (tiresize: p215/70r15) | |||
| 09/05/2000 | 1 | 04/01/2000 | |
| Sidewall blowout. *ak( dot number: tire size: p215/70r15 ) | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 05/12/2006 | 3000 | 17 | 12/31/1989 |
| I have had so many problems 1. the inner brake pads wore down to the steel ruining the inside of both rotors about 3,000 miles. under warranty. but the brake pads. 2. battery acid is corroding about 4,000 miles the dealership pay all still under warranty 3. battery again but it turn out to be the alternator about 6,500 the dealership pay under warranty. 4. the tread completely separated from the sidewall. p215/70r15, fire stone on all four tires. dealership did not cover tire have no warranty on new vehicle 7,000 miles 5. water leak, and carpet is wet every time it rains i feel it is coming from the windshield. warranty does not cover. 8,000 still does it at 50,256. 6. lighter keep shorting out and ac keep mess up under the warranty 7. while driving the check oil light and the battery line came on. the vehicle shut off, loosing all power the intake manifold under warranty 38,000 miles. 8. intake manifold fix came home my lights was mess up when put on my brakes the four way flasher came on when i put my left turn signals the right one would came on put the right turn signals the left one would come on took it back they had to repaired entire wiring system because of over hearted burn it up under warrant 9. battery acid is corroding the battery pan and surrounding components, positive cable connected to battery has fallen off,38,500 not cover 6 year was up. 10. power steering fluid spraying fluid onto the engine and serpentine belt the dealership did not put cap back on power steering. 11. power locks will not operate from door switches only from the remote power window. back ac does not work. 12. connector left and right melt tail lights, stop lights, turn signals about 42,000. 13. there is a thump noise when stopping and taking off. 14. strong smell of fuel when parked. 15. clouding of lens 16. serpentine belt replace at 50,256 17. leaking from lower intake manifold gasket. at 50,000. *nm | |||
| 02/02/2002 | 1 | ||
| We heard vibration & next thing we knew tire fell off & flew down highway--treads of tire completely separated from sidewall of tire---general xp2000gt p215/70r15 continental | |||
| 1 | 07/01/1999 | ||
| While driving, consumer heard a vibration, then general continental tire, xp2000 gt, p215/70r15, experienced tread separation, the tread completely separated from the sidewall. *slc | |||
| 09/11/2000 | 1 | 07/01/1999 | |
| Tire tread separation and cracks seen during routine tire rotation and balance.*ak( dot number: tire size: p215/70r15 ) | |||