FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES Complaints

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, EXPLORER, P235/75R15 SIZE DOT#: VN. TREAD ON LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A FORD EXEIDITION, 1999, P2557016 DOT W2CUIRD348. WHILE EXITING FREEWAY AT 55 MPH, RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AND THE SIDEWALL CAME APART.*AK

PE00023; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH TREAD ON REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. TIRE SIZE P23575R15, DOT # W2. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, FORD, EXPLORER. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 45.000. FIRESTONE WAS CALLED ABOUT TIRE. FIRESTONE WOULD NOT REPLACE TIRE FREE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON THIS TIRE ON THE MORNING OF 10/31/00 AT 5:30AM WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS DRIVING ON THE SW FWY IN HOUSTON. THE ROAD WAY IS VERY SMOOTH AND LEVEL. IT WAS DRY AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. THE TIRE DID NOT SOUND LIKE A TYPICAL BLOWOUT. I FELT IT RATHER THAN HEARD IT BUT THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY COMPROMISED. THE VEHICLE SWERVED BUT I REGAINED CONTROL, SLOWED AS QUICLKY AS POSSIBLE AND PULLED OVER. THE TREAD IS IN ONE SEPARATE PIECE AND THE CARCAS IS TORN, FRAYED, ETC.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 02-6555 TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

16" TIRE RECALLED ELSEWHERE, FORD NOT HONEST, REPLACED MYSELF $544.47. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDCU1PX469 TIRESIZE: 255/70/R16)

LEFT REAR TIRE WAS NOTICED WITH STEEL BELT COMING THROUGH TIRE ON A 1999, FORD, RANGER, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P245/75R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTON WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WENT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER TO HAVE NEW TIRES PUT ON. AFTER LEAVING PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60MPH IN A 1998, FORD EXPLORER. TIRE SIZE P235/75R15 DOT# PLEASE FILL IN.*AK

EA003 ,INVESTIGATION STILL OPEN AT THIS TIME, 255/75R16, CONSUMER DROVE 55MPH AND HEARD LOUD NOISE FROM REAR, TREAD SEPARATED AT SIDEWALL AT RIGHT REAR TIRE, CONTACTED DEALER WHO COULD DO NOTHING FOR CONSUMER, WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1994 FORD RANGER, 33.OOO MILES ON TIRE DOT W2 AB 42578. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH TIRES BLEW OUT WITHOUT ANY INDICATION . TIRES WERE NOT PART OF RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE TIRES WERE NOT MADE AT THE DECAUTER PLANT,HOWERER, THE TIRES ARE SPLITTING AND SEPERATING AT THE LETTERS AND JUST ABOVE THE LETTERS THEY ARE CRACKING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS THE ONE THAT BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION. I TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTOR BUT THE ADVISED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE NOT ON THE RECALL. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS TRUCK 100 MILES ROUND TRIP DAILY TO WORK AND I AM CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. PLEASE HELP US FOR WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES AND FEEL THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. THANKS ROBERT EDWARDS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: E4 02 7477 TIRESIZE: P235-75R15)