Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 12835 | 06/01/1999 | 6092006 | Subject regarding tire balance hint. *tt | 11/17/2000 | |
| 9852 | 04/13/1998 | 601290 | Information on tire company telephone numbers for customer assistance. *yc | 07/17/1998 | |
| BC5195961001 | 10/01/1996 | 50472 | Firestone p235 tires may exhibit a high frequency vibration at 65-75 mph. *tt | 04/24/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| Three out of four goodyear tires had a large air bubble on sidewalls. bubble was the size of a tennis ball. please provide more details. ts. *ak | |||
| 05/28/2001 | 1 | 05/01/2000 | |
| All tires showed signs of coming apart, both on sides and tread. *ak (tiresize: 225-75r-16)( dot number: tire size: 225-75r-16 ) | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 2 | 06/01/1999 | |
| While driving about 75 mph right rear tire blewout early that day. then, another blowout in the evening, but consumer kept control of vehicle. fordtruck, econoline, 1996 htlt 245/75 r16, dot md11 520 v425 272885-grf-66.*ak first tire failure was the passenger rear tire, second failure was the driver rear tire, tires were goodyear wrangler ht, second failure caused damage to vehicle including the water tank and gas hose. *slc | |||
| 05/27/1999 | 1 | 12/01/1995 | |
| 1st tire failure / blowout/ i-580 e; 2nd tire failure / tire separation/i-10 w (dot number: vd1l1xe408 tiresize: 22575r16) | |||
| 09/23/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | |
| Rear right inside tire blewout while going 60 mph.*ak (tiresize: r16 m/s)( dot number: tire size: r16 m/s ) | |||
| 05/15/1999 | 1 | 02/01/1997 | |
| Tire failure/blow out while driving, consumer braked vehicle however the cruise control did not disengage. when repair of the tire was completed the cruise control worked fine. mjs | |||
| 1 | |||
| Tires pick up and throw gravel frequently, rock thrown from front tire into back windshield, cracking it. | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 08/15/2005 | 65000 | 3 | 02/01/1997 |
| Dt: the contact bought 4 new tires around june-2002. 3 failed. the first one failed in 6-04, the second one blew out in 3-05, and the third one failed on 8-15-05. noticed the bubbles before the other two blew out. the dealership replaced them at no cost; but was worried about other people who may have the same tire. the tire brand name is big o. the dot numbers are b4kv3800; utrk-266e r-44448 k-9184 1914. the tire line is: lt235/75r15. *ak *jb | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 02/28/2001 | 1 | 05/01/2000 | |
| Pe-00-020- replacement tires, size p23575r15, dot started with w2hl, tires have no more than twenty thousand miles on them. when driving at 40-45 mph consumer noticed vehicle started shaking, pulled off road, and noticed passenger's side rear tire tread had separated. *ak firestone wilderness at tires. *slc | |||
| 10/21/1999 | 1 | 09/01/1996 | |
| I have suffered two complete tread separations on two firestone fr480 tires, size 235/75r15xl. these were replacement equipment on my 1996 ford econoline 150 custom van. both were rear mounted at the time of failure and had appropriate inflation presuure (around 38 psi). both failures occured on interstate at moderate speeds (60 - 65 mph) in the evening after the heat of the day. first failure occured 10/21/1999. the second failure occured 7/25/00. these tires are the same size and were manufactured at the same factory as the recalled firestone atx and wilderness tires. my data suggests that other tire models of this size produced at this illinois plant may have been defective also. *ak( dot number: vdhl tire size: 235/75r15x ) | |||
| 04/01/1998 | 3 | 04/12/1996 | |
| 3 firestone steel radial r4s tires p225/75r16 tires experienced failure, 2 tires peeled and 1 tire split, even though consumer was rotating tires, wear still occurred, consumer switched brands of tires and has had no other problems, dot vd1l. *slc | |||
| 07/30/2000 | 1 | 04/01/1997 | |
| Incident 1- occurred on may 20,2000. the front driver side tire stipped and peeled off while traveling on the highway. there was a big blow out sound and the car swayed but was safely pulled over. it caused considerable damage to the left front side. firestone was notified. they processed the claim and paid for the repairs. the tire was sent back to them. incident 2-- occured recently on jul 31 2000. the back tire on the drivers side stripped and blew out in a similar pattern while driving on a local steet. firestone was again notified. they asked the tire be taken to a local dealer. we requested that they replace all the remaining tires us we feared driving with the remaining tires. firestone declined to replace it but said would prorate it to the tread wear. we did not accept that us we feel that the tires were originally defective. please inform us about any previous incidents similar to this if it exsisit. we still have two of those tires on the van. please let us know of any exsisting problem so that we can take precautions. thanking you . sincerely. nairs. *ak( dot number: tire size: lt225/75r1 ) | |||