Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 11/02/2012 | 333500 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 2500 equipped with b.f goodrich commercial t/tires. size lt245/75r16 ecomas. the dot# be11jd1109110. the contact stated while driving 75 mph both the passenger front and rear tire blew out. there was extensive damages to the windshield, radiator, the quarter panel, the entire exhaust system and the rear leaf springs. roadside assistance was notified who came out and install two new tires on the vehicle. the tires was purchase from sam's club who was notified and stated he should notify the b.f goodrich tire manufacturer. the tire manufacturer was notified and he was still waiting on a return call. the failure mileage was 333,582 and the current mileage was 382,000. the tire mileage was 40,000. mw | |||
| 02/28/2007 | 4 | ||
| We bought 4 brand new tires and they shake really bad we took them back to the store we bought them from and they re-balanced the tires saying that was all they could do to fix the problem but it is not fixed and now we are stuck with these tires that we don't feel safe with. *jb | |||
| TIRES - BEAD | |||
| 12/01/2009 | 157127 | 1 | |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 2500. the inside beads of the wheel began to fracture. the vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. the technician stated that the wheels needed to be replaced because of his driving habits. the current and failure mileages were 158127. updated 1/25/10 *cn the consumer stated the aluminum wheels were breaking through the inside beads. all four of the wheels were broken. the wheels appeared to have cracked where the metal wheel weight may have been located. updated 01/26/10 | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 06/10/2003 | 19500 | 04/21/2001 | |
| Defective tires. *nlm | |||
| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
| 12/28/2011 | 150000 | 1 | |
| The spare tire below the pickup bed broke loose from it's cable and fell out on to the highway. this also happened with my 1998 dodge dakota. *tr | |||
| 03/26/2005 | 30000 | 1 | 09/15/2003 |
| I removed the spare tire to fix a flat. it was the original spare and had never been used before. after having tire repaired i tried to return the spare to it's stow area under the bed but the winch would not lift it. it will work when the cable does not have weight on it but it will not lift the spare. the winch appears to have plastic parts. i feel this could be a safety issue if it would fail while driving down the highway. *jb | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 10/03/2002 | 14000 | 1 | 03/06/2000 |
| I was driving a 2001 dodge ram 2500 4x4 v-10 along interstate 50 in sacramento, ca in the fast or left lane and had installed brand new super swamper ssr 305/70/16 tires w/4,000 miles on them and while driving approximately 70 mph the left rear tire flew apart. the tread had separated from the steel cord in 2 large pieces and flew back at the car behind me causing a major car accident involving 3 cars not including mine. it caused extensive damage to my truck (apprx. $3,000.00) the police did an onsite report and after speaking to everyone had decided to let me go without a citation or using my insurance because it was determined that the person behind me caused the accident by trying to swerve and miss the flying debris hitting her car. i tried to take them back to the store where i purchased them and received a response of call the manufacturer which i did with no luck. all i have at this point is pictures but no dot#. *jb | |||
| 06/19/2005 | 85300 | 1 | 07/15/2000 |
| While towing a trailer at approximately 75 mph (speed limit) on interstate highway 10 west between wilcox, az and benson, az, the left rear tire tread separated. as a consequence, the right front tire developed a flat spot rendering it unusable. the separated tread caused significant damage to the pickup towing the trailer and incidental damage to the front of the trailer. no one was injured. two tires were replaced. the left bed side and associated parts were replaced and the dents in the bed were straightened. the old tires are available. *jb | |||
| 09/22/2005 | 1 | ||
| During evacuation of vehicles prior to hurricane rita texas parks and wildlife department staff were proceeding northbound on i-59 near edna, texas, in a 2001 dodge 3/4-ton 4x4 with bridgestone dueler mt tires when a loud explosion was heard and a large piece of tread flew from the left rear of the truck. several vehicles had to swerve to avoid being struck by the large piece of tire tread almost resulting in a serious accident. staff were able to pull over and discovered the tread had separated from the tire causing damage to the left rear fender. the tire retained air but the tread was completely separated from the tire leaving the steel belts and underlayment exposed. local firestone dealers told us we would be charged top replace the tire. *jb | |||
| 08/16/2004 | 77000 | 1 | 11/01/2003 |
| Firestone wilderness at tire p265/75r16 114s on a 2001 dodge ram crew cab 4wd vehicle - tread came off of tire at 55 mph.*ak | |||