Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| SB-05-50-10R | 02/03/2011 | 10037968 | Ready | 06/08/2011 | |
| SB-05-50-10R | 02/03/2011 | 10037968 | Subaru: there is a steering wheel vibration at highway speeds due to an imporper wheel balance. *rm | 06/08/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 06/14/2012 | 57835 | 1 | |
| I had a blowout on the freeway. purchased replacement tire and drove 313 miles on this brand new tire and it developed a bubble and had to be replaced again. *tr | |||
| 06/14/2012 | 57835 | ||
| I had a blowout on the freeway. purchased replacement tire and drove 313 miles on this brand new tire and it developed a bubble and had to be replaced again. | |||
| 09/02/2003 | 1 | ||
| While driving approximately 65 mph the left rear tire blew out. the driver managed to pull the vehicle to side of the road. the tire manufacturer was contacted. the tire will be replaced ( big o size 18570r14). please provide further information. *nlm | |||
| 07/19/2001 | 1 | 01/01/2000 | |
| The bridgestone tire,(dot#obt2pfb419,tire size p205/55hr16) the right rear tire blewout and literally splited in two while driving. | |||
| 12/20/2000 | 1 | 06/01/2000 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 07/19/2001 | 1 | 01/01/2000 | |
| Tire failed under highway speed for no apparent reason. the tire did explode. the tire dealer inspected the other three tires while still on the vehicle ,and found no apparent defects. *ak (dot number: obt2pfb tiresize: p205/55r16) | |||
| 06/18/2000 | 1 | 05/01/2000 | |
| Left front tire blew out on highway at speed of 75 mph on a 85 degree day. outside sidewall blew and completely split approx. 2 up from bottom of tire. had inflated all tires to 36lbs. load was 3 passengers + luggage. load est. 700lbs max... pictures available & still have tires. replaced all 4 with michelins. subaru and firestone have been contacted via e-mail with detailed description of incident. looks like firestone has discontinued this tire as it's not listed as available on their web site.*ak (dot number: w2x0w66120 tiresize: p225/60r16) | |||
| 06/27/2001 | 1 | 10/01/2000 | |
| The tire is tubeless. traveling at an estimated 50 mph the tire side wall separated from the tread. if i lost a front tire i would have had an accident. *ak (dot number: 8m15794-7 tiresize: p22560r16) | |||
| 04/09/2001 | 1 | 07/19/1999 | |
| Right rear tire blewout while driving at 60 mph, car became difficult to control.*ak tire is firestone wilderness. *slc | |||
| 08/05/2000 | 1 | 01/01/2000 | |
| Firestone tire experienced a blowout, consumer requests reimbursement. *slc | |||
| 07/20/2000 | 1 | 07/01/2000 | |
| Right front tire was pulling car to the right. dealer also said to keep tires inflated 5psi above manufacturer's specifications. car shakes at 55mph in warm weather but does not occur in colder weather. (dot number: bm19359-1 tiresize: p225/60r16) | |||
| 08/05/2000 | 1 | 01/17/2000 | |
| The firestone wilderness tire experienced blowout while driving. *mjs | |||
| 07/07/2000 | 1 | 05/01/2000 | |
| Tread seperation, totally flat tire at 50 mph, on i-95 in lumberton nc( dot number: w2x0-w66 tire size: p225/60r16 ) | |||
| 07/31/2000 | 1 | ||
| The original firestone wilderness tire failed and shredded while driving. *mjs | |||
| 07/15/2000 | 1 | 02/01/2000 | |
| No summary( dot number: tire size: 16 ) | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 06/16/2001 | 1 | 10/01/2000 | |
| Sidewall deterioration and failure. on sidewall, 1 cm. below the corner/beginning of tread, rubber deteriorated esposing white material underneath for the entire circumference of tire. no blowout experienced, just slow leak resulting in flat. vehicle location at time of failure: nh route 16 south, 0.5 miles before exit 9. very hot day - temperatures in the mid 90's. failed tire left at tri-city subaru (nh) service desk on 6/16 - contact service manager (paul) at (603) 742-3647 (mon-fri 8am-5pm). due to local unavailability of firestone wilderness at replacement tire (on 6/16), my vehicle now has a goodyear spirit tire on front/left. i am aware that having different design tires on my vehicle is unsafe, but i had no choice. it would have been more unsafe to continue driving on the donut spare. requesting of tri-city to replace failed tire, and reinburse my costs associated with the goodyear spirit tire. *ak (tiresize: p225/60r16)( dot number: tire size: p225/60r16 ) | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 08/06/2000 | 0 | ||
| Pe00 020; consumer was traveling about 55 mph and, heard a noise, and and saw tire debris hitting against vehicle . vehicle started to vibrate. because entering a tunnel he pulled over. no visible puncture on the tire. left rear driver side tire had tread separation. *ak | |||