FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES Complaints

UNDER TIRE INSPECTION NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON ALL TIRES., *AK (DOT NUMBER: W273WMA369 TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P265/75R16, ORIGINAL TIRES ON A CHEVROLET, SILVERADO, 1999. WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH DRIVER HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED RUBBER HAD COME OFF OF RIGHT REAR TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BERNARD HARRIS ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEE STATES THAT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SWERVE AND ALMOST CRASH. *JG

I FIRST NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS HANDLING DIFFERENTELY WHILE TAKING MY SON TO PRESCHOOL. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK FOR A FLAT BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IT FELT LIKE. NO FLAT. SO I CONTINUED ON. THAT WAS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8. THE SUNDAY AFTER, MY HUSBAND AND I HAD TO GO SHOPPING IN THE NEARBY CITY OF UKIAH. I MENTIONED TO MY HUSBAND THAT THE TRUCK WAS HANDLING FUNNY AND I WAS WORRIED ABOUT IT. HE CHECKED THE TIRE TOO AND COULDN'T DETECT ANYTHING. SO WE WENT TO UKIAH, ABOUT A 25 MILE DRIVE ONE WAY ON A TWISTY, TREACHEROUS ROAD. THE TRUCK WAS STILL HANDLING FUNNY BUT MY HUSBAND THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE WEIGHTS. LATER IN A PARKING LOT IN UKIAH MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE (FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE) WAS COMING APART. NOW THESE TIRES STILL HAVE PLENTY OF TRED LEFT SO SHOULD NOT BE FALLING APART LIKE THIS. WE HAD BEEN WONDERING WHY WE'D BEEN HAVING ALL THESE FLATS LATELY. WE SAW WHY WHEN WE CHANGED THE TIRE, THE ONE WE REPLACED IT WITH WASN'T MUCH BETTER! ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T COMING APART YET THE RUBBER INBETWEEN THE TRED IS WEAK AND CRACKING EVERYWHERE. ALL OF THE TIRES ARE IN THAT CONDITION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 8XHLIPY309 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT THE RUBBER HAS SEPERATED FROM THE CORD ON THIS VECHICLE. THESE WERE NOT ANY OF THE TIRES LISTED ON RECALL BUT HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM FOR ME TO DEAL WITH. THE FIRST WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL WAS MADE ON ANY OF THE TIRES AND THAT IS DOCUMENTED FOR REPLACEMENT. THE SECOND TIRE THAT SEPARATED RUBBER WAS ON 02-03-02. IS IT POSSIBLE THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR TIRE ALSO. I WANTED TO REPORT IT SO THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF DOCUMENTATION IF THERE IS A FAILURE IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS TYPE AND MODEL OF TIRE. I HAVE LOST CREDIBILITY FOR SAFETY IN FIRESTONE TIRES AT THIS POINT AND INTEND TO REMOVE THEM ALL FROM MY VEHICLE ASAP. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE THAT YOU MAY OFFER. (DOT NUMBER: W273 TIRESIZE: P265/R7516)

FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE REPLACEMENT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, SIZE 26575R15 WITH TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND MILES ON THEM ARE CRACKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FIRST BLOWOUT, AUGUST 1998, TIRE BLEW OUT WHEN TRAVELING DOWN ROAD. TIRE TAKEN TO FIRESTONE AND RECEIVED NEW TIRE AT A COST OF $20. SECOND BLOWOUT OCCURRED ONJANUARY 27, 2002, WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AS IF IT WERE A RECAPPED TIRE!! WILL KEEP TIRE. DO NOT WISH TO HAVE IT REPLACED WITH ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE. (DOT NUMBER: W2HHAWA157 TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)

TIRE BLEW OUT, EXPLODING SIDEWALL, COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNCUIRD019 TIRESIZE: P255/70R/1)

SIDEWALLS OF 2 FRONT TIRES HAD EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR, SUCH AS WIRES SHOWING THROUGH SIDEWALLS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS OF THE DEFECT.*AK

REAR TIRE SIDEWALL SHREDDED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WAS NOT A BLOWOUT, BUT A SEPARATION OF THE TIRE COMPONENTS. PHOTOS AVAILABLE.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)