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 | |||
| 09/30/2012 | 126000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1992 ford taurus with gillette silver bear (205/65r/15) tires (dot e2urmyc2003). the contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph the rear passenger side tire blew out. the driver stopped the vehicle on the shoulder of the road and replaced the tire with the spare tire. the driver noticed the tread had separated from the tire. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact he would have to mail the tire in for inspection. after the tire was inspected, the manufacturer determined the tire had evidence of over deflection. the manufacturer did not provide a replacement. the approximate failure mileage was 126,000. pmb | |||
| 09/30/2012 | 126000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1992 ford taurus with gillette silver bear (205/65r/15) tires (dot e2urmyc2003). while driving approximately 70 mph the rear passenger side tire blew out. the driver of the vehicle stopped the vehicle on the shoulder of the road and replaced the tire with the spare tire. the driver noticed the tread had separated from the tire. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact he would have to mail the tire in for inspection. after the tire was inspected, the manufacturer determined the tire had evidence of over deflection. the manufacturer did not provide a replacement. the approximate failure mileage was 126,000. da | |||
| 01/01/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer is against ford motor company. the consumer stated ford makes faulty cars and his car is one of them. the consumers vehicle did not get good gas mileage. the vehicle had constant engine and transmission failure. the seat was broken, the tire blew out, the vehicle stalled. *jb nar 1/22/2003 | |||
| 05/04/2002 | 1 | 06/01/2095 | |
| Driving at 55 mph and r/rear tire separated and 13 of outer tread was ejected into rear bumper area. the force of the sparation almost tore bumper loose from car. tire did not blow out and i was able to stop the vehicle. i am retaining the complete set of 4 tires for your investagation if needed. these tires still have at least half the tread remaining. *ak | |||
| Purchased 2 tires 5-27-00. about 1 month later the tread came off of the left front. on 8-17-00 second tire blew out the sidewall when it hit a 4 inch pothole. tire was worn about 20% after 4800 miles driven on it. store where they were purchased, replaced both tires. just wanted to send info to be looked into.( dot number: tire size: 70sr 15ww ) | |||
| 07/28/2000 | 2 | 03/01/1998 | |
| I recently purchased the 70,000 mile warranty tires described. within a couple of weeks one of the tires split apart on the side while i was traveling approx. 30 mph. it was ruled defective and replaced. on 7/28, while going 70 mph on the interstate a second tire split apart resulting in a wreck with injuries. the tire place where i purchased the tires said it failed and split apart after they examined what was left of the tire. a week later i heard about the firestone problems and i was wondering whether or not bf goodrich had had reported problems with these tires as i have had two come apart? anyway, i wanted to report this to you because if it is a problem i don't want to see anyone killed or injured any more seriously than my son and i were.( dot number: urtu11 tire size: p205/65r15 ) | |||
| 1 | |||
| Tires replaced due to dry rot. | |||
| 07/15/1998 | 4 | ||
| Recall on tires could not be completed properly (model # and type) due to lack of tires available for the recall work. kelly-springfield superguard gt tires. | |||
| 09/01/1996 | 1 | 05/01/1992 | |
| Tires replaced. | |||
| 05/04/1996 | 1 | ||
| Front springs that go around struts snapped while driving; caused vehicle to drop down about an inch above tires; cannot turn vehicle, tires hit wheel well.*ak | |||
| 04/01/1992 | 1 | ||
| Firestone tire blew out, another went flat ( 2nd vehicle on 501361). tt | |||
| 07/01/1995 | 1 | 07/01/1992 | |
| Vehicle vibrates when driving at 60mph and above. tt consumer states the vehicle vibrates much worse as the brakes are applied, the problem will start sooner at slower speeds if driving on rougher roads, problem still exists. also tire misaligned, replaced front motor mount, vibration on front end, radio antenna is inoperative.*jb | |||
| TIRES - BEAD | |||
| When brakes are applied would make grinding noises, like metal against metal. rotors were very bad. had deep grooves in them. cords were coming completely through & out of tires. also, ball bears are wearing out. | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 4 | 11/01/1997 | ||
| Local tire dealer has stated that this model of tire (lte 3000) has problem with separation of layers in sidewall.( dot number: tire size: p205/65r15 ) | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 07/25/2003 | 135300 | 1 | 11/01/2002 |
| Toyo 800 ultra tire tread separation-toyo 800 ultra dot cx9l 49v428 800u p205/65r15 92t. tire tread separated at 65 mph, causing fender and body damage to automobile. parts of the tire hit driver side rear view mirror breaking mirror from mounts and hitting driver in the shoulder/face causing minor cuts and bruising.*ak | |||
| 09/30/2000 | 1 | 08/08/1992 | |
| Firestone fr680 tire (p205 70 r14) experienced tread separation, the separation also caused damage to the vehicle. *slc | |||
| 04/06/1999 | 2 | ||
| Pe00-020; tires were showing tread separation on right front and left rear tires. ford, taurus, 1992 firestone, 440 205/70r14. *ak both right front and left rear tires experienced steelbelt separation and only had 48000 miles. *slc | |||
| 07/13/1999 | |||
| While driving at 68 mph the tread came off of the rear tire, causing the consumer to lose control and hit a wall. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1997 | 2 | ||
| Tread separated from both right tires(front and rear), causing loss of control. | |||