FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND BLEW UP. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER . FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS SIZE# UNKNOWN. DOT: UNKNOWN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONSUMER STATED THEY HEARD A POP AND PULLED OVER ON THE SERVICE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD SHREDDED COMPLETELY. SHE SAID HER HUSBAND CHANGED THE TIRE. SHE TRIED TO GET A REPLACEMENT FOR THE SHREDDED TIRE, SHE WAS TOLD NO, BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT ON RECALL. THE TIRE WAS AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/70 R 17 WHICH HAD ABOUT 20,680 MILES ON THEM. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY SINCE THE TIRE BLEWOUT DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. *NM *NM

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE FLOWING THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS JERKING. CONSUMER SAW A LARGE CHUNK OF TIRE FLY AWAY FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. P225/75R15. *AK

TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM REST OF TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. AS TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE, IT STRUCK THE TUBULAR RUNNING BOARD, BREAKING THE RIGHT FRONT PLASTIC STEP OFF. IT ALSO STRUCK THE RIGHT-SIDE MIRROR, BREAKING THE PLASTIC SHELL AND MOTORIZED ADJUSTMENT CONTROLS, AND STRUCK RIGHT REAR FENDER FLARE, CAUSING IT TO BECOME LOOSE. AT THIS POINT, IT IS UNKNOWN IF OTHER DAMAGE WAS CAUSED, AS I HAVE YET TO TAKE IT TO SERVICE SHOP FOR ESTIMATE. TIRE THAT SEPARATED WAS PROPERLY INFLATED PRIOR TO TRIP FROM YUMA TO PHOENIX. TIRE BRAND WAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, WHICH WAS NOT LOT # RECALLED IN PRIOR PROBLEMS CONCERNING FORD EXPLORERS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. VEHICLE WAS 2000 CHEVY TAHOE 4-DR 4X4 Z71.*AK

TIRES ARE CCUPPING TOO SOON, AND MAKING AN UNUSUAL SOUND. *AK THE TIRES ARE RATED AT 50000 (MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY). *NM

AN INDEPENDENT NOTICED THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE CUPPING WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM

HUSBAND NOTICED THAT 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75R16 TIRES WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT...UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT SIDE FRONT TIRE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE, THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT TIRE AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRES. ALTHOUGH TIRE IS DEFECTIVE THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED WITH MY PARTICULAR TIRE SINCE IT WAS NOT ON A FORD VEHICLE AND NOT PART OF THE TIRE RECALL A FEW YEARS BACK. TIRE THAT IS FALLING APART WAS REPLACED WITH A FULL SIZED SPARE TIRE UNTIL NEW TIRES CAN BE PURCHASED.*AK

FIRESTONE TIRES: UNEVEN, EXCESSIVE WEAR; SIDEWALL DEFORMATIONS & SPLITS; NOISY AND VEH PULLS TO THE RIGHT.

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 265 75 R16 TREADBELT CAME COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING. TIES ONLY HAVE 31XXX ON THEM. TIRE HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES AND INFALTED TO MANUFACTURES SPECS. I WILL TAKE PICTURES TONIGHT OF THE DAMAGE AND TIRE.*AK

THE TIRES WERE DISINTEGRATING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RIDE EXTREMELY ROUGH AND CHOPPY. *AK THE TIRES FELT LESS SMOOTH. FIRESTONE ADMITTED THAT THE TIRES FELT CHOPPY AND REFUSED REPLACEMENT. THE PROBLEM WORSENED AS TIME WENT ON. *SC *JB