Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||||
| BC5218961001 | 10/01/1996 | 50493 | Information on stowing the spare tire stowage. *tt | 04/24/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 06/25/2001 | 2 | ||
| The consumer(s) states that they checked the air pressure regularly, each time the vehicle was serviced. the consumer states that continental wants to blame the tire separation on a previous patch-by the previous owner. (tire: ameri 550 as dot# a308443486 p235 70r16) *scc *dt | |||
| 11/23/1994 | 3 | ||
| Rubber separation and blowouts of goodyear tires. *aw | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 1 | |||
| While driving the consumer heard a thumping noise, the vehicle was taken to a firestone store where it was discovered that the right front tire had a tread separation and the left front tire looked as if it was starting to have a tread separation also, the consumer requested reimbursement but was denied because the wilderness ht tires were not recalled (firestone wilderness ht 235/70 r16). nlm | |||
| 09/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| The passenger side rear tire blewout while driving, the tread completely separated from the casing, the consumer replaced all four tires and is requesting reimbursement (firestone wilderness ht). nlm | |||
| 1 | |||
| While driving on the highay, there was a noise that sounded like a tire blow out, consumer pulled over and discovered that the tread had completely separated from one of the rear firestone wilderness htii p235/70r16 104s tires, causing an eight inch dent in the body of the vehicle, consumer feels that these brand of tires should be included on the recall.*jb | |||
| 2 | |||
| Consumer had 4 firestone tires which were original equipment, the left rear tires blewout at the sidewall with a 6 tread separation, the right front tire experienced tread separation. nlm | |||
| 2 | |||
| The firestone firehawk p225/70r14 tires blew out, a bubble had formed on the tire and the tread separated on two occasions, the tire size is not included in the firestone recall. *mjs | |||