FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES Complaints

MAY OF 2000, I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSTATE AND NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS GETING HARDER TO STEER. I MERGED FROM THE FAST LINE TO THE SLOW LANE IN ORDER TO PULL OFF TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. WHEN I GOT OUT TO CHECK MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD GONE FLAT. NO WARNING AND IT WAS FINE NOT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THAT. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO FIX IT AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE RIM. I WENT TO THE DEALER TO OBTAIN 2 NEW FRONT TIRES AND PAID OVER $200.00 FOR THEM. THE VIN STARTED WITH VN AND THE 2 NEW ONES START WITH W2. I THEN HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL AND JUST FIGURED THAT GOD MUST HAVE BEEN WITH ME ON THAT DAY TO MAKE MY TIRE GO FLAT BEFORE I COULD PICK UP ANY REAL SPEED. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT HAVING FIRESTONE RECALL ANY OTHER WILDERNESS AT TIRE, HOWEVER I THINK YOU SHOULD RECONSIDER. I HAVE TAKEN THESE TIRES OFF MY VEHICLE AS I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THEM. I REPLACED THEM WITH GOODYEAR. I THINK THERE IS A BIGGER PROBLEM WITH THE WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAN IS BEING SAID. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN TIRESIZE: 23575R15)

I HAVE SUBMITTED INFORMATION TO FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE AND THEY CLAIM THAT I DO NOT HAVE DEFECTIVE TIRES. THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME AS THEY PREVIOUSLY STATED THAT THEY WOULD. WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP OF MY COMPLAINT? *AK (DOT NUMBER: DOTVD TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

PE 00 020/ TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, A PASSER BY VEHICLE NOTIFIED DRIVER OF A PROBELM WITH REAR TIRE. PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE STILL INFLATED ON A 1996 FORD, EXPLORER; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P255/75R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, AND THAT THEY WOULD PRORATE THE TIRE AT 50%. TIRE WAS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDEANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ALL 4 TIRES SHOW DEFINITE CRACKING ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE WHERE TREAD MEETS BODY. MFR REFUSES TO REPLACE (DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

TREAD SEPARATION. HAVE REQUESTED REFUND FOR REPLACEMENT TIRE, BUT NO RESPONSE FROM FIRESTONE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 038040 TIRESIZE: 23575R15)

I HAD TIRE BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING AT APROX.55-60 MPH. VEHICLE VEERED FROM THE ROAD . TIRE SHOWS SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION IN AN AREA ABOUT 8 INCHES LONG THAT RUNS ALONG THE SIDEWALL AND RAPS ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY ACROSS THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS A RIGHT REAR WILDERNESS AT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235 75 15)

REAR TIRES HAD 35,000 MILES ON THEM, AND THEY BLEW, TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED.*AK

TIRE IS THE IN SPARE POSITION, ALL OTHER FIRESTONES WERE REPLACED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SPARE IS FULL OF CRACKS AND WAS NEVER ON THE ROAD. IT IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL.( DOT NUMBER: )

PE00-020; WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, DRIVING OFF ROAD, AND WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. FORD, EXPLORER, 1996.*AK

HEARD ABOUT TIRES ON TV & CHECKED TIRES. NOTICED CRACKS ON INSIDE WHERE TREAD MEETS THE TIRE CASING. CRACKS ALL AROUND ALL FOUR TIRES. HAVE NOT BEEN TO TIRE RETAILER. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT 30X9.50R15 ON 1991, CHEVROLET, BLAZER.*AK