1990 Chevrolet Suburban

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO HAVE TIRES BALANCED DUE TO VIBRATION AND WAS ADVISED TIRES WERE SEPARATING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THESE TIRES WERE NOT PART OF ANY RECALL, SO CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES, 2 WEEKS LATER CONSUMER REPORTS INDICATED THAT THE TIRES WERE ON RECALL, SO CONSUMER FILLED OUT A FORM AND SENT IT IN, HOWEVER HAS HEARD NO RESPONSE, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R15, DOT W2HL1PY407. *SLC

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO SHOP AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT TIRES WERE SEPARATING, WHICH WERE REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER EXPENSE AFTER BEING TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT APART OF ANY RECALL, THE TIRES THAT CONSUMER PURCHASED, HOWEVER WERE ON RECALL, CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET A REPSONSE FROM FIRESTONE. (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235/75R15)*YH

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON I 95 WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 70 MPH. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH FROM THE LEFT LANE THEN BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS LUCKY THAT NOBODY WAS BESIDE ME AT THE TIME. WHEN I PULLED OFF THE ROAD I SAW THAT THE WHOLE TREAD WAS GONE OFF THE TIRE. IT BENT UP THE QUARTER PANEL AND RIPPED THE TAILPIPE OUT OF THE MUFFLER. THE TREAD HAD HIT SOME OTHER CARS AND WAS ABOUT 1/4-1/2 A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. THE TIRES ALL HAVE LARGE BULGES OF UNEVEN TREADS. I CALLED GOODYEAR AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY DONT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES AND ANY WEAR PROBLEMS ARE PROBABLY THE FAULT OF MY VEHICLE. THEY DID SAY THEY WANT THE BLOWN TIRE AND WILL REPLACE IT, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THE OTHERS. SO THEY ARE ALL IN MY GARAGE WAITING FOR A RECALL. THEY ARE DANGEROUS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CALL ME AT MY WORK #. THANK YOU. *AK (TIRESIZE: 31/10.5/15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31/10.5/15 )

ABOUT 1 MILE AFTER GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY, I WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH ON A WELL PAVED SURFACE STREET WHEN LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND VEER TO THE LEFT SUDDENLY. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND SLOWLY SLOW DOWN BEFORE THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE BUT IT DID NOT COMPLETELY DETACH FROM THE TIRE. ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE TREAD STAYED ATTACHED TO THE STEEL BELTS AND THIS CAUSING A SLAPPING OF THE DETACHED PORTION OF THE TREAD AGAINST THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN ABOUT 300 FEET WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THE TIRE WAS STILL FULLY INFLATED WHEN THE TOW TRUCL DRIVER CMAME TO PUT ON MY SPARE TIRE. THE FIRESTONE DEALER REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANY ADJUSTMENT OR ALLOWANCE TOWARD REPLACING THE TIRE OR THE REMAINING 3 OTHER TIRES. SINCE I WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THE FIRESTONE DEALER'S ANSWER AND FELT THAT THE OTHER 3 TIRES COULD ALSO BE HAZARDOUS, I BOUGHT FOUR TIRES FROM GOODYEAR TO BE SAFE. THE ONLY REASON I AM WRITING IS SO THAT THE NHTSA WILL BE AWARE THAT THE TIRE SEPARATION PROBLEM ON FIRESTONE TIRES IS ALSO PRESENT IN THE 16 INCH SIZES. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE ISSUE A WARNING TO OWNERS OF THIS SIZE TIRE ALSO SO AT LEAST THOSE DRIVERS CAN BE AWARE OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TIRES THAT COULD KILL THEM OR THEIR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IF A TREAD SEPARATION SHOULD OCCUR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I KNOW THAT IF THE SEPARATION HAD OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE JUST ONE MILE EARLIER WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DOING 65 MPH, I COULD EASILY HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NOT HAVE HAD THE ABILITY TO PREVENT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR FATALITY TO MYSELY, MY OCCUPANTS, OR PERHAPS OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD THAT DAY. AGAIN, PLEASE NOTIFY THE DRIVERS OF VEHICLES WITH THE 16 FIRESTONE TIRES THAT THEY ARE ALSO AT EXTREME RISK, NOT ONLY THE 15 INCH TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235-85-R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-85-R16 )

PE 00 020/TRIE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION ON A 1990 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT; P235/75R15; DOT# UNAVAILABLE. DRIVER / TWO PASSENGERS INVOLVED, NO INJURY REPORTED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW