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 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 09/01/2004 | 1 | 01/01/1999 | |
| Two of the vehicle's firestone steeltex tires blewout. *nm consumer had two blowouts the same day. vehicle was damaged as a result of the blowout. *tc | |||
| 07/01/1999 | |||
| Goodyear is replacing these tires on 15 passenger vans. our van has the identical chassis and tires, but goodyear ignores them. please help. we travel to art shows with as much or more weight then a passenger van. most of our travel is at interstate speeds. any suggestions?*ak (tiresize: lt245/75r1) | |||
| 08/25/2000 | 6 | 10/01/1999 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak (tiresize: p255/70r15)( dot number: tire size: p255/70r15 ) | |||
| 08/15/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1999 | |
| Ford dealer analysis, tread separation, then blowout (dot number: vdtl 1xb tiresize: 225/75r16) | |||
| 1 | 12/24/1999 | ||
| Vehicle was parked when back tire was low on air. noticed cracks 1/4 around the rim. checked other tires & same type of cracks on those tires. tires were original equipment. have not had tires exchanged. firestone steel tex, rt225/75r16 with 4,000 miles on a 1999,ford econoline. *ak | |||
| 06/26/1999 | 10 | 06/01/1999 | |
| Vibration between 50 to 70 mph. had same type problem with 1997 van and tires were switched to michlen and corrected problem. they wont do this i was told. | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 09/30/2000 | 1 | 11/01/1998 | |
| Noticed 2 seperate cracks or splits on the front left tire of my vehicle. the cracks are on the sidewall of the tire about 1/2 inch each.they are seperate and about a 1 inch space betwween them. but a very fine line or crack can be seen conecting the two from one end to the other.i've taken the vehicle to the firestone dealer at bustleton and street rd. in feasterville,pa 19053 iwas told my tires were not on the recall list , i mentioned that these tires were on the news for blow outs and tire seperation.the dealer then said if the cracks get worse to bring them back and he would reinpspect them but for now it looked minor.also i pointed out that very small cracks surrounding the diameter of the tires below the tread on the side wall could be seen on all the tires. the dealer said it looked like dry-rot, i then commented that the tires were new with vehicle and purchased 11-98 and only had 11,700 miles on them. the dealer said to just keep an eye on them and if it worsens to come back.after that i took the vehicle to john kennedy ford where the vehicle was purchased from and told them about the tires. i was told they were not on the recall list and there was nothing they could do and they reccommened to take them to the tire manufacter for inspection. (tiresize: lt22575r16)( dot number: tire size: lt22575r16 ) | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 04/14/2001 | 2 | 02/01/1999 | |
| The first incident occurred 4/14/01 on the way back to florida from pa. we were on i-77 traveling approx. 60 mph. when a noticeable vibration started. we slowed down and pulled off at the next exit. on inspection the left inside duel had experienced separation of tread from the tire. tire pressure had been set at manufacturer's recommended pressure. the tire appeared to hold air pressure. upon arriving home we took pictures of the tire and returned it to our firestone dealer who pro-rated it. yesterday (6/17/01 we experienced the same problem with the right side inside duel. this time the tire would not hold any air pressure. our mileage on this tire was 19,126. we find it odd that we have not experienced this kind of problem with other rigs we have owned. we are very concerned about the other 4 tires since we are planning an extended long distance vacation in july. we have not been able to find these tires on any recall list. *ak (dot number: vo1l1xd398 tiresize: lt22575r16) | |||