Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 06/22/2001 | 3 | ||
| While driving 60 to 65 mp,h vehicle started shaking and right rear pirelli tire, size lt24575r16, dot# xl115985478, was budging from tread. next day while driving 60 to 65 mph vehicle experienced quick shaking, and right front tire exploded. consumer contacted sears.*ak sears informed consumer that they were not responsible for any of the damages, a third tire experienced belt separation. *slc | |||
| 12/01/1998 | 8 | ||
| Bridgestone dueler h tires (p265 75 r16) failed, one tire experienced a blowout that also caused damage to the vehicle, while changing the defective tire the consumer cut his finger and injured his back. *slc | |||
| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
| 03/03/1997 | |||
| The vehicles spare tire located underneath the pickup bed came loose and flew into another vehicle's windshield due to premature corrosion caused by exposure to different road elements. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 09/15/2007 | 2 | ||
| I purchased a set of 4 firestone steeltex radial 245/75r 16 e-range tires for my pickup 3 or 4 years ago. the tires have approximately 20-25 thousand miles on them. in june of this year one of the tires showed the beginnings of a tread separation of about 4 inches along the tread line of the tire. several weeks ago (sept, 07) one of the rear tires experienced a total separation of the tire tread while driving at 55 mph. the tread separation occurred at exactly the same point as the tire which failed several months earlier. all tires are maintained at the vehicle manufacturers recommended load of 50 front and 80 rear. pressures are checked twice monthly. none of the tires have been repaired. the last tire failure which led to a violent tread separation did $2406.00 worth of damage to the rear fender of my pickup. since two of the four tires have experienced tread separation, i no longer feel safe with the other two tires. i feel lucky that there was no personal injury...yet. *jb | |||
| 10/02/2000 | 2 | ||
| While driving the left front tire tread separated from the tire, a few months later the right rear tire tread separated causing extensive damage to the truck bed, ride-rite airbags and exhaust system, there were signs on the remaining 2 tires of tread separation, the consumer is requesting reimbursement for all damages (kelly safari tires lt26575r16 dot# j11ktl5098). nlm | |||
| 1 | 05/27/1995 | ||
| Consumer rotated the tires, checked balance but noticed increased vibration, consumer discovered separation close to the rim, consumer purchased four new tires and request reimbursement (goodyear wrangler rt/s lt245/75r16 load range e). nlm | |||
| 1 | |||
| Tires rotated, then, drove vehicle and it started vibrating. pulled over and checked tires, saw nothing wrong. continued driving and vehicle continued to vibrate. arrived home and inspected tires again. noticed split in 1 tire and cracks around other 2 tires. contacted goodyear. referred to retailer and was offered a prorate on tires. later informed no tires available with raised white lettering. tires over 5 years old. 1995, dodge, 2500. *ak *slc | |||
| 04/01/2000 | 3 | ||
| All four goodyear wrangler load range e tires (p23575r16) began to separate, goodyear replaced the tires with the same model. the right rear tire fully separated, causing damage to the vehicle, the consumer paid to upgrade all tires to goodyear workhorse tires. 2 of these tires failed at the same time also causing damage to the vehicle, the left rear tire blisterd and was removed prior to separating, the left front tire completely separated. *slc | |||