Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 08/06/2003 | 1 | 07/07/1999 | |
| Consumer stated that while driving and without warning front coil spring on the passenger's side snapped. dealer notified. *ak when the front coil spring failed, it cut and flattened the tire. the consumer put the spare tire on the vehicle and took it to the tire dealership. the dealership didn't help, all the representative said was 3 years/36,000 miles no concern at all. *ph | |||
| 11/20/2001 | 1 | 11/30/2000 | |
| Right front tire losing air and going flat. drivers airbag prematurely deployed, replace steering wheel inflator module and sensing diagnostic module. | |||
| 04/04/2002 | 1 | 01/21/2000 | |
| While driving passenger front tire went halfway flat, causing vehicle to sway. conusmer was able to make it to the dealer, dealer replaced tire, but could not explain why the tire went flat. *ak tire size p215/60r15. *yh | |||
| 04/01/2000 | 4 | 10/01/1999 | |
| Ford not only firestone tire problem. also, gm , oldsmobile cutlass.( dot number: tire size: 215/r15 ) | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 04/20/2002 | 1 | 06/01/2099 | |
| Tire blew out on sidewall next to tread. travelling at low speed managed to pull off on side road out of traffic. when inspecting tire found all tires had cracks in outer tread groove nearest sidewalls similar to reports filed in odi id #750071 and #870103. dealer claims this is a tire manufacturers problem and is not a dealer or car manufacturers problem even though the car is still under warranty. *ak | |||
| 07/09/2001 | 4 | 08/01/2000 | |
| All tires seperating in first groove next to sidewall.*ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 10/23/2000 | 1 | ||
| Firestone tire experienced tread separation, causing damage to vehicle, firestone affinity touring t2, p215/60r15, claim 13-7112-321. *slc | |||
| 1 | |||
| The consumer examined the firestone tires on his leased vehicle,in which he believed were necessary to replace due to rubber separation and cracking at the tread base.(firestone affinity p215/60r15 bl) *yh | |||
| 10/23/2000 | 1 | ||
| Firestone tire experienced tread separation, causing damage to vehicle, firestone affinity touring t2, p215/60r15, claim 13-7112-321. *slc | |||
| 07/15/2001 | 2 | 08/02/1999 | |
| Orginal manufacturing equipment purchased on a oldsmobile, cutlass, 1999. tire size unknown. tire mileage 2,040. while driving 35 mph tread on left front tire separated.no injuries or collision. *ak consumer states she stopped for a red light and when she started to move forward she heard a flapping noise, the vehicle started to pull to the left, consumer pulled over and found the tread was completely off the tire, firestone, p215/60r15. *slc | |||
| 03/15/2001 | 4 | 08/01/1999 | |
| Vibration of front end of vehicle at 70 mph. dealer evaluated & diagnosed problem as tread seperation of all 4 tires. tires repalced by dealer.*ak (dot number: na tiresize: 215/60/15) | |||
| 4 | 02/18/1999 | ||
| The middle tread of all four firestone affinity tires (p215/60r15) experienced wear at only 13000 miles , the consumer replaced all tires. *slc | |||
| 10/23/2000 | 1 | 09/14/1999 | |
| Pe00 020; consumer was traveling about 65mph on highway and vehicle was vibrating. she was able to pull over to the shoulder, and noticed that right rear tire tread separated from rim. firestone affinity t2 26695gxbm10757-3, there were no injuries.*ak dot#w2mwaaa318 size p21560r15. *slc | |||
| 02/18/1999 | 1 | 02/18/1999 | |
| The firestone affinity p215/60r15 tires are wearing in the center and slapping on the road since purchase of the vehicle, dealership will not replace the tires. *mjs | |||
| 1 | 01/30/1999 | ||
| Pe-00-020; original equipment on a 1999 oldsmobile, cutlass, tires size p215/60r15 dot number wimwaa4581, tires have only 6,479 miles on them. after having tires inspected, inspector notice all four tires have developed cracks on the inside and the outside of the tires tires are bad need replacing. *ak cracks in tire tread run around the circumference both from inside and outside. *yh | |||
| 04/01/2000 | 4 | 10/25/1999 | |
| Firestone affinity tires p215/160r15 dot w2mwaaa488 experienced vibration and were noisy, all 4 tires were cupped from the belts inside the tires, tires were pushing in the middle face of tires, firestone would not cooperate with consumer. *slc | |||