Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
| 11/13/2007 | 216000 | 1 | 03/01/2003 |
| I was driving down the at around 45mph when i felt a bump in the back of my truck. i looked back and my spare tire had fallen off the underside of my truck. no other cars were around so i turned around and got the tire off the road and put it in the truck bed. i looked under the truck and the cable that held the tire in place was frayed and broken. if i had been going town a busy freeway this could have caused an accident. 1999 ford f250 superduty 4x4 built prior to 3/22/99. to repair i will have to purchase new spare tire carrier from ford. *tr | |||
| 06/23/2005 | 57000 | 1 | 09/21/1998 |
| I had just driven about 10 miles on i-25 from work to my house. i pulled into my driveway, got out of the vehicle and opened the gate, then i got back in the vehicle and drove on to where i park. after parking, i glanced back at the driveway, where i had stopped to open the gate, and there was a tire laying on the ground. it was actually my spare tire, that had been mounted up under the bed of my truck. also on the ground was the bracket that holds the tire onto a cable and the nut-like device that holds the bracket onto the cable. the nut-like device apparently sheared off from the cable and the tire fell off. looking under the bed of the truck, you can see the fraayed cable hanging down. i am so extremely relieved that this happened in my driveway instead of on the highway. had the tire fallen off on the interstate, there is no telling what would have happened. i notified ford motor company, via there web site. they acknowledged and suggested i take the truck to a local dealer to get the cable fixed. | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 12/15/2006 | 115000 | 1 | 01/10/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford f250 super duty. the vehicle has continental contitrac suv, size p2658r16 tires. while driving 65 mph, the front driver side tire tread completely separated from the tire. the failure caused the tire to slowly deflate. the contact pulled off the road. the dealer stated that the contact was at fault because he either did not properly inflate or overloaded the tire. the contact owns a mechanic shop and checks the tire pressure regularly. the current mileage was 137,000 and failure mileage was 115,000. | |||
| 09/06/2006 | 3 | ||
| I have had 3 of 4 tire belts separate on my uniroyal lt265/75r16/8laredo awp owl. i replaced the 4th tire before the belt broke. these tires were purchased in feb 2002. dot bfw8fo74501. one of these blowouts almost caused a wreck. theses tires are a safety risk. *tr | |||
| 10/24/2006 | 89000 | 2 | 08/03/2000 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford f250 super duty. the vehicle has cooper dominator sport a/t tires, size lt265/75r16e. in october of 2006, the tread separated from both rear tires. the tires were replaced. on july 10, 2007, the contact received a safety recall notification for the tires, but they had already been discarded. the contact has spoken to cooper concerning reimbursement, but was denied since he no longer had the tires. the tires were not the original ones that came with the vehicle. the dot and recall numbers were unknown. the failure mileage on the tires was 12,000. the current vehicle mileage is 96,000 and failure mileage was 89,000. the consumer provided the repair invoice for the vehicle. updated 08/07/07 *tr | |||
| 08/14/2006 | 89900 | 1 | 05/01/1999 |
| Tire tread separating and is causing an adverse impact on the steering of the vehicle. *nm | |||
| 07/06/2005 | 10000 | 1 | 03/27/1999 |
| I was northbound on interstate i95 in florida traveling at 60 mph in the right lane pulling a 32 ft 5th wheel trailer at approx 09:00 when the right rear tire tread on my pickup came off and caused approximately $7000.00 in damage to the truck, i was able to control the truck and trailer without further damage. the tire had less then 10000 miles on it and was a firestone lt265/75r16 steeltex at. *jb | |||
| 11/15/2004 | 4 | ||
| Tires were purchased in december, 2001 from a goodyear dealer. tires have recently separated (two front tires last week) (two back tires this week). no blowouts have occurred; however, we were lucky. goodyear agreed to replace the tires for us at a discounted price, which price was figured based on the life left on the tire. they had no knowledge of this recall and now we are out of $232.+ for the replacement of the first two tires. they are currently in the process of replacing the second two tires at a rate of $96.00 a tire. goodyear apparently has no knowledge of this defect/recall and should be notified immediately of their incompetence. *jb | |||
| 08/27/2004 | 164000 | 1 | |
| While pulling a trailer at 65 mph there was a noise in the front passenger side . consumer lost control of vehicle, and it went in the direction of oncoming traffic. consumer then turned the steering wheel hard to the right and vehicle went to the right , down an embankment, and crashed into a ditch. this collision occurred because the front passenger side tire tread separated. *ak | |||
| 09/19/2004 | 85265 | 1 | 01/18/2001 |
| Was traveling around 55 mph and the passenger's rear tire separated. when the the tire separated, part of the rubber came up and caused damage to the right passegers side bed. i put my spare tire on it to get home. the bed has not been repaired or tire(s) replaced. have pictures to document the damage. the tire company we bought the tires from advised us to file this complaint. they are wild country, radial rvt, size- m+s 35x12.50r16.5lt 1230. *ak | |||
| 10/03/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer traveling 65 mph on oem firestone steeltex r4s tire when driver side rear tire tread separated causing damage to vehicle. *jb | |||
| 06/22/2004 | 1 | ||
| While traveling on the highway at approximately 70 mph tread on the rear driver side tire separated rapidly, resulting in complete destruction of the tire. one week later, the left front tire tread separated. firestone steel tex radial a/t, size lt265/75r16. the dealership replaced tire at consumer's expense. *ak *sc | |||
| 04/05/2004 | 32046 | 1 | 06/01/1999 |
| While driving the vehicle at 70 mph and no warning the left front tire tread separated and the consumer had to pull over. firestone steeltex . size #lt265/75r16 dot #: vnw81xl149 *nm the tire still had 70lbs of pressure. the front left tire separated without warning. the tread wrapped around the axle area and severed one of the brake line's. the tire had not blown out. *sc *jb | |||
| 09/30/2003 | 27000 | 1 | 06/05/1999 |
| Goodyear wrangler rt/s separated from belts and blew out with 5/16 tread left, others are cracked and bubbled.*ak | |||
| 11/14/2000 | 1 | ||
| While driving, firestone steeltex at tire, p26570r16, experienced tread separation, there was damage to vehicle's rear, dealer replaced tires and made repairs at no cost to consumer. *slc | |||
| 05/29/1999 | 1 | 10/01/1998 | |
| Pe 00 040/tire failed; left rear tire experienced a blowout / tread separation while traveling with driver only in vehicle at 73 mph at 90 degree tempature in a 1999, ford, f250; original equipment, lt 265/75r15, dot# unavailable. firestone notified and replaced tire at no cost. *ak the firestone service center could not find out the reason for blow out. the driver wants the tires replaced. *yh | |||