FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES Complaints

TREAD SEPARATION WAS DISCOVERED UPON INSPECTION FOR A ODD FEELING WITH THE TIRES ON MY PICK UP IN APRIL OF 2000. THEY WERE REPLACED AT THAT TIME AND I WAS IN CONTRACT WITH FIRSTONE THE NEXT DAY IN REGARDS TO THIS. FINAL OUTCOME WAS NOTHING BY FIRESTONE,I HAVE BEEN IN COMMECTION WITH FIRESTONE,SINCE IT WAS IN THE NEWS AND BECAME PUBLIC INFO. THAT THEY WERE HAVING A PROBLEM,I DO HAVE COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTATIONS I HAD WITH FIRESTONE IN REGARDS TO THIS.MY TIRE SIZE WAS NOT ONE THAT WAS LISTED. ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION,ALL SAME MILAGE,ALL HAD APROX. 5/32,AND 6/32 OF TREAD LEFT ON TIRES.NO DAMAGE TO TRUCK,WERE REPLACED BEFORE THAT COULD HAPPEN. PLEASE CONTRACT ME IF ADDITION INFORMATION IS NEEDED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W208IPT377 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

ON MAY 1,2001 I NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL FOUR TIRES. ITOOK THE VEHICLE TO ROBERTS TIRE AND RECAPPING AT 1210 W. STATE STREET BRISTOL TENN. A FIRESTONE DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE TIRES AND STATED THEY COULD NOT GURANTEE THAT I WOULD GET HOME WITHOUT TIRE SEPARATION. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL AND WOULD ONLY PRORATE THE TIRES. I CALLED FIRESTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH A SET OF MICHELIN FROM SAM SNEED TIRE IN BRISTOL TENN. I STILL HAD APPROX 40 PERCENT TREAD LEFT ON THE FIRESTONE TIRES. I BELIEVE THE 16 INCH WILDERNESS TIRES WILL FAIL AS THE 15 INCH HAVE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )

RUBBER IS GETTING DRY DUE TO OZONE DETERIORATION WHICH IS CAUSING TREAD TO SLOWLY SEPARATE. DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL. *AK

I ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 321150R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 321150R15 )

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A FORD, EXPLORER SPORT, 1998. P25570R16, DOT VNCU1PX. CONSUMER WHILE DRYING OFF WHEELS AFTER WASHING CONSUMER NOTICED CRACKS ON ALL 4 OF TIRES, AND FELT THEY WERE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON.*AK

WHEN ROTATING THE TIRES ON OUR PICKUP, WE NOTICED CRACKS/SPLITS ON THE SIDEWALLS OF THREE OF THE TIRES. THESE TIRES CONTINUE TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE. WE BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO THE CRACKS/SPLITS IN THE SIDEWALLS. WE VISITED A FIRESTONE DEALER, WHO CLAIMS THE TIRES ARE NOT DEFECTIVE, AND WILL NOT REPLACE THEM. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD70 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)

FORD, EXPLORER, 1999. THESE ARE ORIGINAL TIRES, 25570R16 REAR TIRE MAKES A FUNNY NOISE, SOUNDS LIKE TIRE IS NOT ROUND, TREADS ARE NOT STRAIGHT.*AK

THESE TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AS THEY SHOW SIGNS OF SEPARATION RIGHT AT THE TREAD/SIDEWALL LINE. FIRESTONE WOULD OFFER ME A CREDIT IN FIRESTONE DOLLARS OF $100 BUT I HAD THESE REPLACE WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND AT A COST OF $350. MORE IMPORTANT IS THE FACT THAT THIS TIRE IS DANGEROUS AND YET HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. PLEASE RESPOND AS I AM GOING TO AUCTION THESE TIRES ON THE INTERNET TO ATTORNEYS THAT ARE SUING THE PANTS OFF THESE NEGLIGENT MORONS THAT ARE NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNCUIPX366 TIRESIZE: P25570R 16)

REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR A 1997 JEEP, WRANGLER, TIRES SIZE P-225/75R15, DOT NUMBER 4YHHLHA054. TIRES HAVE LESS THN 12000 MILES ON THEM WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT MPH WHEN LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND STAYED INFLATED, BUT RUBBER FLEW COMPLETELY OFF, DAMAGING VEHICLE.*AK