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 - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
| 11/25/1998 | 1 | 10/01/1992 | |
| I was east bound on interstate 8 east of alpine, ca pulling a trailer up a 6% grade. i noticed smoke from the rear of the truck. i pulled onto the shoulder of the road to investigate. the spare tire had shifted in its mount near or against the tail pipe. the tire had ignited and was in flames. it is mounted against the bottom of the rear fuel tank. i extingushed the fire, and removed the tire from the truck. i have been informed of 3 other incidents of this occurring on other ford pickup trucks since this incident. in all four incidents, the trucks were pulling trialer up hill. my concern is the possibility of the burning spare tire igniting the fuel in the rear fuel tank. i can provide the vin number later if you still need it. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 06/16/2005 | 3 | ||
| I was returning home from phoenix. i was transitioning from the 101 freeway,to the 60 eastbound. almost where the concrete barriers come to a point and end, my left front tire cut loose of it's tread. i briefly saw that it went towards, and in between the concrete barriers. the tire did not go flat. when the tread left, it tore up the inner fender plastic, bent the quarter panel right behind the wheel well, destroyed the footstep bolted on underneath the drivers door. the vehicle is a 1989 f350 4-door longbed 4-wheel drive truck. this episode is not the first. the first happened in 2003. the second time happened to my 20 yr old son while on his way to school. that one was the left rear. it ripped out both supports that the bed has in front and in the rear of the wheel well. it smashed the rear fuel tank filler tube, pulled in the outside door to the gas cap,mangled the portion of the bed that is behind the wheel well, inside and out. i was in iraq when that happened. they said that i had the wrong tire pressure on both accounts, 1st and 2nd tread separations. with a truck that big,i don't let my tires get neglected from having the pressure checked on a regular basis,and adjusted accordingly. i had my wife tell them that was a bunch of bull!#*^,and i wanted something done. they told my wife that i had pepboys put the wrong kind of tire on my truck. that is when i first started trying to find something out along the lines of a lawsuit. they had plenty of lawsuits going on concerning tires, but none were of the tire i had. i am now looking into buying another bed for my truck because of what coopers tires have done to it. i also have to purchase a new step to mount under the drivers door. the tires i had on my truck were dakota futura rvt,33x12.50r16.5lt. i have went and pursued estimates on getting my truck fixed. i am looking at about 3500.00. i now have a different brand (manufacturer) made tire s now. *nm | |||
| 07/13/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1990 | |
| Consumer noticed a 2 feet split in tread, which exposed the tire construction,no air was lost ,tire replaced by firestone,could have resulted in a roll over, according to the berkshire eagle goodyear is conducting a silent recall on this tire. local dealer says at is a worse problem for tread splits.*ak (dot number: mdornjhv tiresize: lt23585r16) | |||
| 08/01/2000 | 1 | 11/01/1988 | |
| Large area of tread seperation a road contact surface area. *ak (tiresize: 235-85-r16)( dot number: tire size: 235-85-r16 ) | |||
| 02/08/1996 | 2 | 11/01/1988 | |
| Michelin tires p235 85 r16 experienced tread separation, consumer feels it may be a defect of the vehicle instead of the tire. *slc | |||
| 1 | |||
| Pe00020- steel tex r4s, replacement tires on a ford f350 1989. while driving 55 mph on the highway tread separated on the dual inner tire. *ak | |||
| 07/06/2000 | 2 | 01/01/1995 | |
| This is a fire (attack) truck owned by regional fire & rescue in pinal county arizona. on two occasions, we sufferred two tire separations with firestone steeltex a/t radial tires. the first was july 6, 2000 when traveling at high speed, while enroute to a fire call on interstate-8 south of casa grande, az., on the left rear tire. the second separation ocurred one month later, on the front right tire, again at high speed, again on interstate-8 south of casa grande, az., on the early afternoon of august 16th 2000. low tire inflation was not a factor due to the continuous tire pressure checks made by firefighter during morning apparatus checks on monday, wednesday and friday of every week. we replaced the remaining two tires due to the circumstances. due to the potential for further vehicle damage, employee injury or loss of life. we shipped the last tire which separated, and pictures, claim forms, etc., to bfts in nashville tennessee for their inspection. this was too ironic - having two tires separate, one front, one rear without any apparent cause. thank you. chief steven kerber. *ak( dot number: vdorrab208 tire size: p23575r16 ) | |||