Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 162528 | 1 | |
| Tire wobble/ no separation yet can feel it pulling / did wait for this one to bubble up and separate wasn't going to wait another 3 weeks for an accident possibly fatal to happen had this last remaining one removed from my vehicle. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 162528 | 1 | |
| Tread / tire separation big bubble in tire severe shaking / severe pulling thought my truck needed an alignment very very very bad. *tr | |||
| 04/10/2008 | 161528 | 1 | |
| Tire separation causing bubble in tire /causing shaking / pulling severely to right side. *tr | |||
| 07/12/2007 | 156880 | 1 | |
| Tires separating causing major bubble and pulling as well as shaking. *tr | |||
| 12/11/2000 | 1 | ||
| While driving, firestone steeltes at tire p235/75r16 experienced blowout, dot urbm05327-1. *slc | |||
| 04/30/2000 | |||
| Pe00 020; consumer noticed that all four tires had cracks and white lines going though the tires. he has contacted firestone. firestone steel tex, r 4s 16 inches, no injuries. *ak | |||
| 4 | 01/01/1995 | ||
| Even though i purchased the vehicle used, it only had 245 miles on it at the time & was purchased from a gm dealer. of the 4 original tires on the ground, i've had to replace two because of irregular wear & the inability to balance or eliminate vibrations from the tires. such wear patterns are usually indicative of separated or broken belts. when i complained to the dealer they offered no adjustment. now the last two of the original 4 tires that came with the vehicle are exhibiting the same types of wear patterns. one of the failed tires was turned into the dealer a year or so ago when i purchased a new tire. i'm still using one of the failed tires as a spare, so i have 3 of the original 4 tires. (tiresize: lt24575r16)( dot number: tire size: lt24575r16 ) | |||
| 11/15/1999 | 1 | 11/01/1993 | |
| Tire blew out at highway speed for no apparent reason. *ak( dot number: tire size: 245/75r16 ) | |||
| 04/15/2000 | 2 | 08/01/1994 | |
| Both front tires failed in about 10000 miles after installation. the tires both lost their integrity and bulged enough to produce a severe shimmy making the car hard to steer. no blowout or tread seperation occurred, but the tires were replaced without hesitation by a bridgestone dealer. is there a problem with these tires?( dot number: 691q tire size: lt245/75r1 ) | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 01/22/1999 | 1 | 11/11/1994 | |
| Ripples in the left front tire sidewall. | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 07/27/2001 | 1 | 04/01/1997 | |
| Left rear tread separated from the tire while traveling at 70mph on an interstate highway.after stopping to change the tire, it was noted that the tire tempature was 150degrees (compared to 130degrees on the 3 remaining tires), and the tire continued to hold 50lbs of air. no injuries were sustained by passengers, but the tire tread caused $4,206 in damage to the middle and rear panels of the suburban.*ak (tiresize: 950r165lt) | |||
| 07/27/2001 | 1 | 04/01/1997 | |
| Left rear tread seperated from the tire while traveling at 70mph on an interstate highway.after stopping to change the tire, it was noted that the tire tempature was 150degrees (compared to 130degrees on the 3 remaining tires), and the tire continued to hold 50lbs of air. no injuries were sustained by passengers, but the tire tread caused $4,206 in damage to the middle and rear panels of the suburban. *ak (tiresize: 950r165lt) | |||
| 12/26/1998 | 1 | 06/01/1995 | |
| Firestone steeltex tire experienced tread separation. *slc | |||
| 08/06/2000 | |||
| Pe00 020; consumer was traveling about 75mph on highwayand vehicle started to vibrate. he was able to pull over to the shoulders, and noticed that back left tire tread separated from the rim. firestone, wilderness#ht. there were no injuries. she will contact contact firestone.*ak | |||
| 08/09/2000 | 1 | ||
| Bridgestone/firestone tires(p235 75 r15 experienced tread separation, this tire is on recall and consumer had to be put on a waiting list and has not yet received reimbursement. *slc | |||
| 08/03/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1994 | |
| Was at a stop light when right rear tire went flat. pulled over, checked the tires, and noticed tire had cracks on sidewall near the caucus of tire. other tires & spare had also the samecracks. took vehicle to tire retailer after replacing tire. all four tires were replaced. firestone, lt 245/75r16 with 50,000 miles. on a 1994, chevrolet, suburban.*ak firestone tires (p245 75 r16) *slc | |||
| 06/25/1999 | 2 | 03/01/1995 | |
| We were traveling home from st. louis on father day, june 25, 1999, when we had a blow out on the left rear tire. the tire blew off and back perhaps hitting the trailer tires causing them to break friction with the road. the whole shebang started sliding sideways down the road and we ended up in the ditch headed south when we had been headed north. when the trailer tipped over it took the gmc with it. we were not injured. at that time we did not contact cooper tires. but when we went to pickup the gmc in springfield and return home stopping in mclean, we had another blowout this time on the rear passenger tire. we were going somewhat slower (fear slowed us to 45 or 50mph). this time the tire didnt come all the way off but damaged the just repaired fender and bumper and underneath of the gmc. thats when we called cooper tires. they paid for the last repairs and replaced the 2 tires and rims. our insurance company chose not to pursue subregation against the tire company for the 1st accident. just thought that what is going on with the firestone tires is just too similar to what happened to us. we have heard of others who have had similar problems with tires. if you need any other information please contact us. harry & cynthia zillion. *ak( dot number: tire size: l245/75r16 ) | |||