Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
TIRES
07/01/1998410/01/1993
 These tires had less than 2000 mi on them in a space of 2.5 hours all foue started to come apart and control was difecult but slowed and was able to find a place whare i had to replace all tires that had ben on the ground. air presure has been maintained at 80 lbs as stated on tires. this happened on the road and vehicle has not been used off road. a female driver could not have controlled the truck. i felt you needed to know this information for firestone is not the only tire with problems.( dot number: mk11 tire size: 245 75 16e )
05/19/19969
 Irregular wear on goodyear tires. *sd
03/15/19955
 Uneven/premature wear of goodyear tires, causing them to leak air. *dsh
06/12/19951
 Tire leak. *ak
TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
 While driving 50 mph the spare tire under vehicle fell out. cause of problem unkown. please provide further details. *ak
02/05/1997111/01/1993
 The spare tire retainer failed and the tire dropped out of the vehicle bounced 10-15 feet in the air.
09/29/1994
 Spare tire not provided, owner feel its a safety problem. tt
TIRES - TREAD/BELT
06/15/20031430001
 While driving driver side rear tire outter tread flew off and impacted the side of the vehicle.*ak
103/30/1999
 Firestone, lt 245/75r16, dot# vd11tau139, while driving 65 mph tire tread separated on right rear.*ak consumer requested reimbursement, however was denied. *jb
10/08/20011
 While driving 55mph, tread separated from left rear tire, tire never went flat, tire size lt 245/75r16, dot# md11t5hv057, damages occurred to vehicle. dealer contacted. *ak *slc
07/15/2000101/01/1994
 On july 15, 2000, a 1994 dodge ram b350 van owned by macedonia baptist church was traveling down interstate 59 when the left rear tire suffered a tread belt separation causing the van to flip and roll over several times causing the multiple injuries and two fatalities. the tire was a tread mark radial belted lt 245/75 r16 load range e (dot pj11ahlv126) manufactured by kelly-springfield/goodyear tire and rubber company, inc. also the 1994 dodge ram b350 van manufactured by daimlerchrysler corporation was not reasonably safe when being used in a foreseeable manner, but to the contrary, was defective, unreasonably dangerous and did not meet the reasonable expectations of an ordinary consumer as to its safety in that in the event of a crash, the van did not possess sufficient rollover protection to prevent injuries and deaths of the occupants.*ak (dot number: pj11ahlv12 tiresize: 245/75 r16)
11/13/1999102/01/1994
 While driving the consumer noticed a noise and the left rear tire separated resulting in damage to the left quarter panel (goodyear wrangler lt 245/75r16 load range e). nlm