FUTURA FUTURA 2000 RADIAL LTE TIRES Complaints

I bought two new Futura 2000 LTE tires (P175/70R14) and in less than a week, there were bubbles in both. There were no impacts and the tires themselves show no evidence of impact.

TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE APROXIMATLEY 70 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE IMPACTED THE GUARD RAIL. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SEPARATED FROM THE CAR AS THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPIN DOWN THE ROAD. THE CAR CAME TO A REST AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 SPINS, AND THE ENGINE CAME TO REST ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE 3 LANE INTERSTATE.

DRIVING ON ENTRANCE RAMP TO HIGHWAY WHEN THERE WAS A VIOLENT SHUDDER. CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER (SEVERE VIBRATION). PULLED OFF ON EMERGENCY SHOULDER. THERE IS A LARGE HOLE IN TIRE SIDEWALL. SIDEWALL WAS SHREDDED. TREAD WAS NOT AFFECTED. 4500 MILES ON TIRES. TIRE WAS REMOVED AND SPARE TIRE WAS MOUNTED. *TR

PEP BOY REPLACED MY FLAT TIRE WITH FUTURA 2000 LTE TIRE SIZE P215/60TR16 FOR MY CAR IN NOV. 2009. I DROVE ABOUT 15000 MILES BY MAY OF 2011. THE TIRE CRACK OPEN AT SIDEWALL ON THE FREE WAY ON 5/7/2011 . I DID NOT HIT ANY BUMP . NO NAILS ON TIRE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE DEFECT OF TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE CARAVAN. THE VEHICLE HAS PEP BOYS FUTURA 2000 RADIAL LTE TIRES, SIZE P215/70R/15. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED DRASTICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND BOTH REAR TIRES WERE SEPARATING. THE TIRES HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. THESE WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,906.

EVENTS: SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION FROM RIGHT REAR OF CAR AT HIGH SPEEDS , AUDI A6 AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH. FAILURE: 2 OF 4 FUTURA 2000 TIRES ON CAR SHOWED WHAT SERVICE MANAGER DESCRIBED AS BELT SLIPPAGE OR SEPARATION. ONE TIRE WAS VISIBLY OVAL IN SHAPE WHEN TURNED ON DEALER BALANCING APPARATUS AND SECOND HAD ABNORMAL WEAR PATTERNS. OTHER 2 TIRES APPEARED OKAY. SET OF 4 TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT SAME TIME IN MID 2005 AND WERE USED APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES , 70000 MILE TIRE, PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES. DEALER KEPT 2 DEFECTIVES AND I KEPT 2 BETTER TIRES.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR FUTURA 2000 RADIAL LTE TIRE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SEND THEM THE TIRE FOR AN INVESTIGATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, PURCHASE DATE, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FUTURA 2000 RADIAL LTE TIRES. THE REMEDY LISTED WAS TO REPLACE THE TIRES IN 60 DAYS. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. PEP BOYS STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED , AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE FULL PRICE TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. *AK

TIRE BLOWOUT ON HIGHWAY 505. THE TREAD CAME OFF THE BACK LEFT TIRE OF MY DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WE PULLED OVER AND GOT AAA TO COME. THERE IS $1967.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES DAMAGE TO FENDER, GAS COVER AND CAP, AND PAINT DAMAGE. JB

TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED TO INFORM NHTSA THAT HE RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER FROM PEP BOYS ON HIS TIRES, THE COOPER FUTURA 2000 RADIAL LTE, SIZE 225/60/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE TIRE BECAUSE THIS IS A PEP BOY RECALL, AND THEY DECLINE TO DO SO. PEP BOYS STATED THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE RECALL.