Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 9852 | 04/13/1998 | 601290 | Information on tire company telephone numbers for customer assistance. *yc | 07/17/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 10/01/2088 | |||
| Tires are 60,000 mile tires,they have 40,000 miles and are seperating from the casing. dt | |||
| 02/12/2001 | 1 | 06/01/1997 | |
| Tire has a stress split/crack at the point of attachment of the sidewall in 4 places, a total of 4 spilt/cracks are detected. they ordered a new tire from continental tire. *ak( dot number: adhl2v7 tire size: p235/75r15 ) | |||
| 08/01/2000 | 05/01/2000 | ||
| No summary( dot number: tire size: 31x10.5 ) | |||
| TIRES - BEAD | |||
| 06/05/2000 | 75808 | 1 | 03/01/1989 |
| Tl* - the contact owns a 1989 ford f150. on june 5, 1998 a set of 4 new goodyear eagle gt2 tires , size m+s p255/70r15 108s were installed on the vehicle with an odometer reading of 75,808 miles. the contact stated that after two years all four tires began to show visible cracks about 1 1/2 inches from the rim around the bead area of the tire. the contact took the vehicle back to goodyear, and was told the vehicle was out of warranty. the contact stated that this vehicle was only driven in town. the current mileage was 10,5733. the contact filed a complaint against goodyear since these tires have been only used about 29,000 miles and began to show visible cracks two years after they were installed on the vehicle. the contact wanted to make reference to odi 8008687 and 10037981. in addition, dot# was t277225-gcw-71mw, front driver's side and rear passenger's side; do# t277223-gcw-71mw, rear driver's side; and dot# t277227-cgw-71mw, front passenger's side. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 07/26/2000 | 1 | 11/01/1988 | |
| Pathfinder apr tire p235 85 r16 experienced tread separation, consumer feels this may not be a defect of the tires, but of the vehicle. *slc | |||
| 07/31/2000 | 1 | ||
| Insured says they lost control of the vehicle when the tire blew out. firestone radial atx, p235/75r15, steel belted radial, 25% wear and < 1yr. old. (claim# 22-v369-810) *mw | |||
| 06/07/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1999 | |
| Consumer has an 1989 ford f150. right front tire tread separated between the layers of steel at 65mph. tires didn't lose pressure. only underhood damage. firestone sent some papers & would like the tire sent to them. no tire no claim. dot# vdhl1m4069. tire size p235/75r15. *ak *slc the tire failed violently at highway speed due to tread separation. *yh | |||