Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 04/11/2010 | 70000 | ||
| My firestone compact spare tire for a 1998 saturn sl2, which has never been used, shows tread separation. the rubber is splitting apart in the tread area and the belts are showing through. this also happened to a previous firestone compact spare i owned for a saturn. the tire is size t115/70r14 and the serial number is hym7h5a377. the tire is admittedly old, but the extent of damage is alarming considering the tire has not been used. it has been impossible to find a new replacement- tire dealers say to get a replacement from a junk yard, but they would have the same problem. a full size spare will not fit in the trunk's tire well. | |||
| 10/23/2005 | 110700 | 1 | |
| My new husband and i had just driven over 300 miles the night before on the interstate to our honeymoon destination. the next afternoon, we were traveling on a divided four lane at approximately 50 mph when a tire blew. the tires were relatively new and had little wear. the gentleman at the tire dealership showed us where the tire had just ruptured on its on. the tire was made by firestone and was an affinity label. i replaced the damaged tire and the opposite tire on the front (my car is front wheel drive). the remaining two tires on the rear look just like the front tires did, and the salesman recommended we have them checked as well and also recommended they be replaced asap. i have heard of other individuals who have had problems with this same tire (after i made my purchase) and was worried. i feel these tires should be recalled by firestone asap because they are unsafe. *jb | |||
| 12/02/2000 | 1 | 05/01/1998 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicles. *ak( dot number: tire size: p28565/r15 ) | |||
| 12/02/2000 | 1 | 05/01/1998 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicles. *ak (tiresize: p28565/r15)( dot number: tire size: p28565/r15 ) | |||
| 09/21/1999 | 1 | 07/01/1998 | |
| Traveling on i-5 so @ approx 72mph left rear tire blew out. original stock tire on saturn. luckily vehicle didn't fishtail or go out of control @ freeway speeds. saturn dealership referred me to firestone. firestone claimed no credit towards new tires; replaced all four at this time. tire had multiple gashes/holes & tread coming apart. had to drive on rim till got to shoulder 2 lanes over. don't know if lucky i was in a low profile vehicle so avoided the problems the suv's have or not? due to long commutes will not purchase this type of tire. have had better results from other brands.damage of $120 is only 1/4 cost of complete set of tire replacement of $467.87 paid. (tiresize: p185/65hr1)( dot number: tire size: p185/65hr1 ) | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 08/23/2000 | 1 | ||
| While driving about 35 mph left rear tire suddenly blewout. firestone infinity p185/65r15. *ak | |||