FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES Complaints

I HAVE HAD TWO FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES SIZE 245/75R16 LOAD RANGE E THAT THE TREAD HAS CAME OFF OF THE CARCASS BUT THE TIRES HAVE NOT LOST AIR... PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS DONE TO VEHICLE. SENT CLAIM OFF TO BFNT LLC. CLAIM WAS DENIED. SAID DUE TO UNDER INFLATION. I HAVE FOUND TWO OTHER LOCAL INDIVIDUALS WITH SAME TIRES MANUFACTURER COD VN(CANADA) THREE WEEKS APART WITH SAME PROBLEMS. *JB

AS I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON FM 730 IN AZLE, TEXAS, ONE OF MY LT265/75R16 (LRE) FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE TIRE WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR POSITION. I WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE CASING CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE AND MAINTAINED THE PROPER PRESSURE. ALL TIRES WERE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE OWNER OF M&D TIRE IN SPRINGTOWN, TEXAS, CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE BEFORE THE TIRE WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS WITNESSED BY MYSELF AND ANOTHER CUSTOMER. THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES AND NO HEAVY LOADS HAVE EVER BEEN PLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE TREAD WAS RECOVERED AND MEASURES 9/32 NDS. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE (FORD F250 P/U) AT THAT TIME WAS 40,200. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED AND WANTS ME TO SEND THEM THE TIRE AT MY EXPENSE. M&D TIRE DID REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. I DO HAVE THE TIRE AND TREAD AT MY HOME. I NEED TO KNOW IF I SHOULD SEND THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE AS THEY ARE REQUESTING FOR MY CLAIM WITH THEIR COMPANY? *JB

I HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED TO THIS SITE AND THE FIRESTONE CUSTOMER RELATIONS OF MY STEELTEX A/T TIRE CRACKING ON THE SIDE WALL. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THEM CHECKED AT A FIRESTONE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THE INTEGRITY OF THE TIRE WAS NOT COMPROMISED. ON JULY 7, 2004, MY FAMILY AND I WERE ALMOST KILLED (MINOR INJURY) WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRE EXPLODED, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AS WE WERE TRAVELING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON I-85 NORTH. THIS IS A BAD PRODUCT AND I BELIEVE MY SUSPICIONS WERE CORRECT WHEN I PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED TO EVERYONE.*AK

ON 06/28/2004, I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT (70 MPH) IN MY 2001 F-350 PICKUP TRUCK. SUDDENLY, I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, WHICH INCLUDED IMMEDIATE TREAD SEPARATION AND LOSS OF INFLATION. THE FAILURE (BLOW-OUT) CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO IMMEDIATELY AND VIOLENTLY SWERVE TO THE LEFT, INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC WHERE I EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP ON THE OPPOSING SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE NEVER STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE OR OBJECT, IT SUSTAINED APPROXIMATELY $1,930.00 IN DAMAGE FROM THE EXPLODING TIRE. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T, SIZE LT265/75R16. I HAVE RETAINED THE SEPARATED TREAD AND TIRE CARCASS SHOULD ANYONE DESIRE TO INSPECT IT.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 2000 FORD EXCURSION. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HER TIRES HAD CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS. THE CONSUMER HAD PURCHASED FOUR NEW BRIDGESTONE TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED BY THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED AND WAS OFFERED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03T 002 000 CONCERNING FIRESTONE, STEELTEX A/T, LT265/75R16 LOAD RANGE D FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON MARCH 2004. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THAT THE TIRES NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST SIX MONTHS AND CONSUMER WAS CONSTANTLY BEING TOLD THE SAME IN 30 DAY INCREMENTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVROLET 2500 HD CREW CAB 4X4 SOUTH ON US 59 IN HOUSTON TEXAS THE TREAD FULLY SEPARATED OFF THE RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T 245/75R16, LOAD RANGE E, DOT NO.VN11BAC5300 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 ON APRIL 21, 2004. JUST PRIOR TO SEPARATION, TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING (SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH). THE VIBRATION THEN BECAME VIOLENT FOLLOWED BY LOUD NOISES. AT THIS TIME I NOTICED LARGE CHUNKS OF RUBBER FLYING ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY, FOLLOWED BY WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE ENTIRE TREAD. THE ENTIRE EVENT ONLY LASTED SECONDS. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FINDING THE TIRE STILL FULLY INFLATED, BUT MISSING THE ENTIRE TREAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT DAMAGE HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT $4018.38. I HAVE ROTATED MY TIRES ON REGULAR BASIS AND MAINTAINED CHEVROLETS RECOMMENDED PRESSURES. I CAN PROVE THE TIRE THAT LOST IT'S TREAD HAD BEEN AT 80 PSI FROM DECEMBER 2003 TO DAYS PRIOR TO THE SEPARATION. I FILED A CLAIM WITH BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC AND PAID TO SHIP THE TIRE TO THEM. THEIR RESPONSE DATED 5/5/2004, CLAIM REF. NO. [XXX] WAS "WE HAVE CAREFULLY INSPECTED YOUR TIRE. WE DID OBSERVE SIGNS THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN OPERATED FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME WHILE BEING IN AN OVER-DEFLECTED STATE CAUSING THE DETACHMENT YOU EXPERIENCED... WE MUST RESPECTFULLY DENY YOUR REQUEST FOR COMPENSATION." MY TIRES HAVE BEEN AT CHEVROLET RECOMMENDED AIR PRESSURE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW. I HAVE ALSO NEVER EXCEEDED THE GVWR, GAWR FRT OR GAWR RR LOAD RATINGS. WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH THE INTERNET IS THERE SEEMS TO BE LOTS OF OTHER FOLKS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THEM TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT VS. FILING WITH MY INSURANCE BECAUSE FIRESTONE HAS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. I HOPE THIS AGENCY CAN HELP PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM FUTURE INJURIES AND DRIVING UP OUR INSURANCE COSTS. IF ALLOWED, POST MY EMAIL AS [XXX] - I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN THRU THIS.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552

FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES...REPEATED FLAT TIRES ON NEW VEHICLE...DIFFERENT TIRE EACH TIME...DIFFERENT MONTHS. *LA

TREAD SEPARATION ON INTERSTATE 80 WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH CAUSING TIRE BLOWOUT. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLES TIRES LOSE AIR PREMATURELY. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM