FUTURA TIRES Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 3500 WITH FUTURA ADVENTURER HT P245 75 R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE IT WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE THEY REPLACED THE TIRE, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME MODEL TIRES BECAUSE THE TREAD BELT SPLIT OFF AND BOTH REAR TIRES BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE LOW MILEAGE ON THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHILE DRIVING FELT SEVERE VIBRATION AND LOUD NOISE AT ALL SPEEDS AND CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT HARD. VIBRATION BECAME WORSE ABOUT 8 MILES LATER, CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. PULLED OVER, PUT THE SPARE ON. PEP BOYS REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES, THE OTHER TIRE HAD TREAD FAILURE ALSO. PEP BOYS REFUSED TO GIVE ME THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 TO 75 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND THEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BACK QUARTER PANEL. A TOW TRUCK DRIVER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPAIRED. TWO MONTH LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER ABOVE THE WHEEL. THE TIRE DEALER THAT THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 113,000.

ALUMINUM WHEELS CORRODE CAUSING TIRES TO LEAK AIR. 60,000 MILES IN THE TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WASN'T EVEN DRIVEN IN THE SNOW HERE IN MICHIGAN FOR THE 1ST 5 YEARS I HAD IT. TIRES LOSE ABOUT 10 LBS OF PRESSURE OVER A WEEKS TIME. *TR 4TH S-10 I'VE OWNED. THIS 1999 IS NICKEL AND DIMING ME TO DEATH. *TR

HAVE TWO PEP BOYS DAKOTA LT FUTURA LOAD RANGE D 225/75R 16 TRUCK TIRES BOUGHT FEBRUARY 2005.TRUCK IS ONLY USED FOR LOCAL TRIPS AND AVERAGE MILEAGE IS 600 MILES PER YEAR! TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON THEM AND BOTH FRONT TIRES WITHIN 2 WHEELS OF EACH OTHER HAD THE TREAD BLOW OFF THEM! I KEEP CONTINUAL MAINTENANCE ON EVERYTHING AND MONTHLY MAKE SURE THEY ARE AT 65 PSI. I HAVE THESE TIRES ON THE BACK ALSO THAT ARE LARGER IN SIZE AND HOPE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BLOW THE TREAD OFF! THE FIRST FRONT TIRE CAME APART AT FREEWAY SPEED WHERE THE SECOND TIRE WITH NO SIGN OF BOUNCING ETC. TO INDICATE A PROBLEM THE TREAD CAME OFF AT 30 MPH IN TOWN HERE AT APACHE JUNCTION! THEY ARE VIRTUALLY NO TREAD WEAR FROM NEW AND ACTUAL LESS THAN 3000 MILES BY MY YEARLY FIGURES IN MY MAINTENANCE BOOK! *TR

FUTURA 875 TIRES MADE BY BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE WITH TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL 4 TIRES. THESE TIRES SEEM NEVER TO HAVE EXISTED. THEY ARE NOT FUTURA 775 TIRES THEY ARE FUTURA 875 TIRES. THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED JULY 2001 AT A TIME WHEN DANGEROUS TIRES WERE IN THE NEWS FOR ROLL OVER ACCIDENT'S KILLING PEOPLE. YET PEPBOYS NEVER NOTIFIED US THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. NOW THE TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL 4 TIRES IS VERY OBVIOUS AND THE TIRES MUST BE REPLACED. CLEARLY THERE ARE STILL DEFECTIVE DANGEROUS TIRES ON THE ROAD WAITING TO HARM A TRUSTING PUBLIC. WHY? *TR

DEFECTIVE TIRES. STEEL BELTS SPLIT. TIRES READY TO EXPLODE. FUTURA 775 PURCHASED AT PEP BOYS 02/2005. LESS THAN 10,000 MILES DRIVEN ON 55,000 TIRE. SHOWED TIRES TO 4 DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS AND ASKED IF THIS WAS A NORMAL THING OR IF IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE? ALL 4 SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, INCLUDING THE PEOPLE IN THE PEP BOYS GARAGE. THE MANAGER OF THE STORE SAID IT WAS NOT A DEFECT AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES, BUT OFFERED TO SELL ME A COUPLE OF NEW TIRES. *TR

WHILE ON FREEWAY LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE CRASHED INTO CENTER DIVIDER. VEHICLE TOTAL LOSS. THE TIRE FAILURE APPEARS AS TREAD SEPARATION. *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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD RANGER. THE VEHICLE HAS FUTURA GLS SUPER SPORT, SIZE P225/60R15 TIRES. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS ALSO BUBBLING, SPLITTING, AND HAD CRACKS ON THE SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES BOUNCED AND SQUEAKED MORE WHILE DRIVING GREATER THAN 40 MPH. THE OTHER THREE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE, BUT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS THE WORST. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,415 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,415.