FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED, TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 90'S TODAY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS TIRE SIZE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIRESTONE RECALL.*AK

CONSUMER HAS TWO (2) RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES ON VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN ON A WAITING LIST TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. REPLACEMENT HAS NOT OCCURRED AS OF YET. *JG THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN 18 MONTHS. THE CONSUMER WAITED THE 18 MONTHS BUT REPLACEMENT TIRE STILL WEREN'T AVAILABLE. ONE TIRE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE ON A CHEVROLET AND NOT A FORD. *NM

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R15, DOT VN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, FORD RANGER WITH 24000 MILES. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT AT 65 MPH.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR 1997, FORD EXPLORER. GOT RECALL LETTER TO GO TO FORD DEALER BEFORE RECALL WAS OVER, AND WAS PUT ON WAITING LIST. FORD NEVER RETURNED CALL. WHEN CHECKED ON RECALL FORD INDICATED RECALL WAS OVER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

THE TIRES WERE PUCHASED 04/03/01 AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES OF USE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE SEPARATED TREAD TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 20/59. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY INVOLVED.*AK

I PURCHASED THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES AT THE TIRE STATION IN SACRAMENTO, CA IN JUNE 1997. THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WITH THE TIRES WAS A BLOWOUT OF THE REAR LEFT TIRE TRAVELING AT 60MPH ON INTERSTATE 5 FROM CALIFORNIA TO OREGON. DURING MOST OF THE LIFE OF MY WILDERNESS AT TIRES I WAS LIVING IN BISHOP, CA AND YUCCA VALLEY, CA, WHICH ARE BOTH HOT DESERT CLIMATES, WHICH I UNDERSTAND ARE WHERE MOST OF THE OTHER TREAD SEPARATIONS HAVE OCCURRED. THE TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HILL ON HWY 62 FROM YUCCA VALLEY TO PALM SPRINGS, CA. I BARELY KEPT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS SIMPLY A FLAT TIRE, BUT THE TIRE PEOPLE SAID THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED, AND THEY SHOWED ME A LARGE BUBBLED UP AREA OF THE TIRE. BECAUSE I HAD HEARD OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH WILDERNESS AT TIRES INVOLVING FATALITIES, I OPTED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES (THOUGH I STILL HAVE A WILDERNESS AT UNDER THE TRUCK AS A SPARE). I REPLACED THEM WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELLERS BECAUSE THEY HAD A BETTER REPUTATION FOR QUALITY, AND I HAD HEARD AT THE TIME THAT THE REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR THE FAULTY WILDERNESS AT'S SHOULD BE THROUGHT FIRESTONE OR BRIDGESTONE. WHEN THE RECALL BECAME OFFICIAL, I OBTAINED A LETTER FROM THE TIRE PLACE NOTING THE TIRE SEPARATION SO THAT I COULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE FAILED TIRES. SHORTLY AFTER OBTAINING THE LETTER, NOT KNOWING WHERE TO SEND IT, MY JOB TRANSFERRED ME TO CHEYENNE WYOMING, AND I ONLY RECENTLY RELOCATED THE LETTER, AS WELL AS LEARNED THAT THE WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT I PURCHASED WERE OFFICIALLY DEEMED AS FAULTY AND UNSAFE. I WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE INJURY, BUT I ATTRIBUTE THAT TO MY EXCELLENT DRIVING SKILLS - THE TIRES TRULY CREATED AN UNSAFE SITUATION FOR ME.*AK

FRONT RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE GOING 65MPH. OUTER SHELL CAME OFF. TIRE, SIZE P235/75R15, WAS AFTERMARKET ALREADY PURCHASED ON THE USED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

TWO OF MY 4 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION BUT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUGHT BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE OCCURRED. TIRE REPLACEMENT HAPPENED 2 DAYS BEFORE THE RECALL WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED. MY FAMILY AND I WERE LUCKY NOT TO BE VICTIMS BUT WE STILL EXPERIENCED THE FAILURES. BOTH FORD AND FIRESTONE REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR ANY PART OF MY REPLACEMENT COSTS. I HAVE OTHER DOCUMENTATION AND A LETTER THAT I WILL GLADLY SHARE IF CONTACTED. I AM NOT EVEN SEEKING FULL REIMBURSEMENT BUT SOMETHING OTHER THAN A "YOU DON'T QUALIFY BECAUSE YOU REPLACED YOUR TIRES 2 DAYS BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT" IS IN ORDER. REGARDLESS OF MILES, MY TIRES STILL HAD OVER 1/2 INCH TREAD AND THE TWO REAR TIRE TREADS SEPARATED FROM THE BELTS. MORE THAN ANYTHING I AM THANKFUL FOR MY FAMILY'S SURVIVAL FROM WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC BUT WAS AVERTED BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE. THANK YOU.*AK

SIDEWALL BLUE OUT AND THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL AND STOP.*AK

FORD STATED TO ME THAT I NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE MY TIRES BUT THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR THIS.*AK (TIRESIZE: 17)