FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES Complaints

TIRE SIZE 23575R15, DOT W2HL, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, EXPLORER, 1997 WITH 37,000 MILES. TREAD SEPARATION ON DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE 2000 SILVERADO HAS TO BE A BLUNDER BY GENERAL MOTORS. THE TRUCK HAS BAD TIRES, THE ENGINE HAS USED OIL SINCE DAY ONE . THE ENGINE HAS A DEEP KNOCKING NOISE IN THE LOWER PART AND A TAPPING NOISE IN THE UPPER PART . THE ENGINE HAS A MISS AT IDLE AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT YOU HOOK UP TO THE TRUCK YOU CAN'T FIND THE REASON, BUT AFTER CHECKING I HAVE FOUND THAT ALL THE 99 AND 2000 SILERADO'S WITH THE 5.3 HAVE HAD A STRANGE MISS/VIBRATION. THERE ARE SO MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAT I CAN'T EXPLAIN THEM ALL WITHIN THIS COMMENT SECTION. . NOTE THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 8,592 MILES. GENERAL MOTORS HAS GOT A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS . GM TRUCKS HAVE REALLY GONE DOWN HILL .GM CUSTOMERS NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF SOME UPPER LEVEL MANAGEMENT TO DISCUSS THEIR PROBLEMS AND ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS ON TIMELY MANNER. *AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING IS THE DEALERSHIP INFLATES MY TIRES IMPROPERLY DURING SERVICE. THE DRIVERS DOOR READS THAT THE COLD PRESSURE FOR THE FRONT SHOULD BE 30 AND THE REAR 35. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN GETTING MY TIRES SERVICED FOR FREE BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY CONTEND MY TIRE GAUGE IS WRONG. ONCE I HAD THEM CHECK THEM BEFORE I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO LET PRESSURE OUT. ALL I WOULD ASK IS THAT THE SITUATION BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT CHECK THEIR TIRES WHEN THEY LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP IS IN A ACCIDENT AND HURT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

HAD ONE TIRE BLOWOUT AND ONE OTHER WAS CRACKING. A MINOR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. P235/75R15 DOT #. *AK

PULLING INTO DRIVE WHILE TRAVLING AT 20 MPH AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. THERE WAS A DIAMOND SIZE HOLE IN TIRE. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, EXPEDITION, 2000. HAS NOT YET CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A MERCURY, MOUNTINEER, 1998, P235/75R15. ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A BLOWOUT. *AK

MY TIRES HAVE LEAKED AIR SINCE THE SUV WAS PURCHASED. I KNOW THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THREAD SEPERATION. I THOUGHT I HAD A LEAK AND NEEDED A PLUG SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO PLUG WAS NECESSARY. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL SERVICE STATIONS AND ALL HAVE TOLD ME THE THREAD OF ALL 4 TIRES IS 40% WORN OUT. THERE ARE ONLY 23000 MILES ON THIS SUV. THEY HAVE ALSO TOLD ME IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICAL. I HAVE BEEN TO FIRESTONE IN REVERE MA AND THEY WANT 145 DOLLARS FOR TIRES. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE DEFECTIVE, BUT THAT NHTSA MADE A DEAL WITH FIRSTONE TO ALLOW THEM TO ONLY RECALL 15 INCH TIRES. THESE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. THIS IS A TRAVESTY TO THE SAFETY OF AMERICANS AND A DISGRACE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION. THESE TIRES SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH NON FIRESTONE TIRES. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE FROM THIS, WHY WOULD YOU ONLY MAKE THEM RECALL 15 INCH TIRES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO GET FIRESTONE TO REPLACE MY TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND FOR NO CHARGE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 16 INCH)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 INCH )

TIRES DID NOT FAIL, BUT VIBRATE AT A RESONANT SPEED ON HIGHWAY. THIS SPEED VARIES WITH LOADING OF VEHICLE. THE HIGHER THE LOADING, THE HIGHER THE SPEED AT WHICH THEY VIBRATE. MY FEAR IS THAT THEY ARE DELAMINATING AND I COULD HAVE A FUTURE PROBLEM. IT IS THE 16" RIM, SO THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE HEARD OF THREE OTHER EXPLORERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THEY BOUGHT A NEW SET OF TIRES (ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE) AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE SITUATION, BUT CHOOSES TO STAY OUT OF IT IN LIGHT OF RECENT BAD PRESS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )

TIRES BEGAN TO VIBRATE SUDDENLY AT 65 MPH ONE DAY. NO VISUAL PROBLEMS, BUT THE BALANCE MACHINE CHECKED OK. PROBLEMS PERSISTED. BOUGHT OTHER TIRES AND WANT PAYMENT FOR THE COST.*AK (DOT NUMBER: WZHL TIRESIZE: 235/75/R1R)

BELTS ON THE TIRE ARE STARTING TO COME APART ON ALL 4 TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 109S M/S TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)