Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 08/19/2008 | 109117 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1987 ford ranger. the vehicle has firestone tires, size 30x9.5/r15lt. while driving 35 mph, the contact heard a loud banging sound from the front passenger side tire. he inspected the vehicle and noticed that the tread had completely separated from the tire. he called the manufacturer in reference to nhtsa campaign id number 02t014000 (tires:markings) and was informed that the tires exceeded the warranty; therefore, the contact would have to pay for the repairs. he still has possession of the tires. the failure and current mileages were 109,117. updated 09/24/08. *lj updated 09/26/08. *jb | |||
| 08/27/2006 | 1 | ||
| While driving on interstate 75 between naples and miami florida, the tread on my firestone fr 440 tire separated which cause my ford ranger truck to fish tail on highway. i controlled the vehicle to a stop on shoulder of the highway. called police and they dispatched road service. the firestone p205/70r14 93s m+s tread separated from the tire. the tired did not go flat. the separated tread destroyed the passenger side rear wheel well, tail pipe and part of the vehicle body around wheel well. *nm | |||