FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES Complaints

VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT DURING BRAKING AND WAS GETTTING WORSE...DEALER SAID TREAD WAS CROOKED AND WOULD ONLY REPLACE ONE TIRE NOT A PAIR...THIS AFFECTS DRIVABILITY. THE TREAD WAS NOT CROOKED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.....WHAT HAPPEN...........????? THANKS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)

WAS TRAVELING 60-70MPH WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. TIRES WERE ORIGINAL MANUCTURED ON 2000, TOYOTA, 4 RUNNER, BUT HAD BEEN ROTATED LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A GRINDING SOUND, AS IF THE TEXTURE OF THE ROAD WAS CHANGING. MINUTES LATER TIRE EXPLODED. TIRE SIZE P225/75R15, DOT#W2. *AK

THE TIRE STARTED TO COME APART WHILE DRIVING THE OHIO TURNPIKE, SOUNDED LIKE RUMBLE STRIPS PRIOR TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265 /16)

A BRAND NEW TRUCK>>BACK AT DEALER A VIBRATION IN THE BODY OF TRUCK AT 38-42 MPH >>639 MILES ON TIRES>>TWO TIRES OUT OF ROUND, DEALER REPLACED 2 TIRES. PROBLEM STILL THERE>> TIRES AT 7420 ROTATED AND BALANCED>>PROBLEM STILL PRESENT>>> BACK TO A DEALER AT 9,705 MILES>>TIRES RE-BALANCED>> PROBLEM STILL PRESENT>>TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AT 11,366 MILES>> THEY HAD TO RE-BALANCE ALL FOUR TIRES>>>>PROBLEM STILL PRESENT. THESE TIRES WILL NOT STAY BALANCED, THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN TAKED OFF ROAD OR ABUSED FOR THE TIRES TO KEEP DOING THIS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W273 TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)

BRAND NEW TRUCK,AT 639 MILES 2 TIRES FOUND TO BE OUT OF ROUND. THERE HAS BEEN A VIBRATION FROM 38-45 MILES PER HR. IN THE BODY OF THE TRUCK. TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AT 7,420 MILES, PROBLEM STILL THERE. TRUCK TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TIRES NEEDED BALANCED AGAIN AT 9,705 MILES. PROBLEM STILL THERE, TRUCK TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AT 11,366 MILES. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT. ITS DUE TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, PLUS ANOTHER THING FOR THE THIRD TIME. THERE IS NO WAY TIRES SHOULD HAVE TO BE BALANCED THIS MANY TIMES ON A BRAND NEW TRUCK THAT HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD OR ABUSED. ON IN THE BODY OF THE TRUCK AROUND 38-45 MLIES AN HR. DEALER PUT ON TWO NEW TIRES. I NOW HAVE 11,000 MILES ON TRUCK, THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED 3 TIMES, NOT COUNTING WHAT THE DEALER DID AT 639 MILES. THEY WERE BALANCED & ROTATED AT 7420 MILES, PROBLEM STILL THERE,TRUCK TAKEN TO CHEVROLET DEALER, TIRES BALANCED AT 9,705 MPROBLEM STILL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W273 TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, 30X9.5 R15 MOUNTED ON A 1995, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO, REPLACEMENT TIRES, 60000 MILES.TWO FRONT TIRES HAD SOME TREAD SEPARATION. ALSO, REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD SOME TREAD SEPARATION. *AK

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P265/75R16, DOT VN73W273, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, CHEVROLET,SILVERADO WITH 12000 MILES. AFTER FIRST TIRE ROTATION VEHICLE STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT. DEALER ROTATED TIRES AGAIN AND DID WHEEL ALIGNMENT, DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. CONSUMER FELT RUBBER OF TIRES WERE TOO SOFT, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE.*AK

I WAS TRAVELING ON A RURAL PAVED ROAD IN WILLCOX ARIZONA (REX ALLEN DR.) I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW. I KEPT THE TIRE AND DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND WHEEL WELL DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. LOOKING AT THE TIRE (WHAT'S LEFT), IT LOOKS LIKE THE TIRE SEPERATED CAUSING THE DAMAGE. ALSO, THE ALUMINUM WHEEL IS SCRATCHED BECAUSE IT HIT THE PAVEMENT. IT WAS A SUNDAY AND WILLCOX, AZ IS A SMALL TOWN. I DROVE TO A LOCAL TRUCK STOP (RIP GRIFFEN TRUCK & TRAVEL CENTER - ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY) THAT ACTUALLY SOLD FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE, BUT NOT FOR REGULAR TRUCKS. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SPARE (THE SPARE WAS USED) SO I PURCHASED A KUMHO TIRE OF THE SAME SIZE (IT IS NOW THE SPARE). I DROVE TO TUCSON AZ (ABOUT 70 MILES - CLOSEST LARGE TOWN) AND DIDN'T WANT TO CHANCE DRIVING ON THESE FIRESTONES SO I WENT TO ONE OF THE ONLY SUNDAY OPENED TIRE STORES WHICH WAS SAM'S CLUB AND PURCHASED 4 NEW GOODYEAR TIRES AGAIN OF THE SAME SIZE AS THE FIRESTONES. I DO HAVE PICTURES OF BOTH THE TIRE (ONLY KEPT THE DAMAGED TIRE - THE OTHER 4 TIRES I CHECKED THE SERIAL NUMBER AND THEY ALL MATCHED AND LEFT WITH THE SAMS CLUB) AND THE WHEEL WELL DAMAGE. THE ALUMINUM WHEEL IS SCRACHED PRETTY BAD ALSO. I ALSO HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS FOR REPLACING THESE 5 TIRES. I ONLY ESTIMATED ON THE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND ALUMINUM WHEEL.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W273WMA059 TIRESIZE: 265 75R 16)

TREAD SPLITTING/CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND TIRES ON ALL TIRES/STEEL BELTS SHOWING THROUGH/TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS "DRY ROT." *AK (TIRESIZE: 31105R15)

I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR CONCERNING RECALL OF THESE TIRES. THEY NEVER SEEM TO FALL IN ANY OF THE RECALLS EVEN UNDER THE RECENT RECALL BY FIRESTONE FOR TIRES AFTER 1998. IN CHECKING WITH SEVERAL TIRES STORES IN OUR AREA I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ONLY REASON THAT THEY ARE NOT UNDER THE RECALL IS THAT THEY ARE NOT ON A FORD PRODUCT. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE LUDICIOUS SINCE THESE TIRES ARE KNOWN TO FAIL AND ARE ON A VEH OF SIMILAR WEIGHT AND CHARACTERISTICS TO THE FORD PRODUCTS. I WANT TO KNOW WHY FIRESTONE IS NOT REPLACING THESE TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDW8 AW2 TIRESIZE: 235/75R16)