1999 GMC Suburban

HAVING DIRVEN A MANICURED GRAVEL ROAD AT 30 MPH, DISTANCE OF 25 MILES, @ KANANASKIS NATIONAL PARK IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALL FOUR TIRES SHOWED GRAVEL PUNCTURE/SPLIT MARKS, ABOUT 12 ON EACH TIRE. ONE OF THESE WENT THROUGH TO THE AIR CHAMBER, AFTER DRIVING ON THE DAMAGED TIRES FOR APPROXIMATELY 2800 MORE MILES. TIRES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH MICHELIN. ONE MONTH AGO, COSTCO REPLACED ALL 5 FIRESTONES WITH 5 MICHELINS. ONE IS MOUNTED AS SPARE; OTHERS ARE IN GARAGE FOR FUTURE USE. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED IN RENO TWICE. GMC WAS CONTACTED TWICE AND HAD POSSESSION OF DAMAGED TIRES FOR 3 WEEKS. FIRESTONE ATTEMPTED TO REASSURE CUSTOMER (AGE 58) ALL WAS OK. "PERMIT MY GRANDMOTHER TO TRAVEL ON THESE TIRES." AFTER THE AIR LOSS, I DIDN'T BUY FIRESTONE'S REASSURANCE. FIRESTONE HAS NO ROAD HAZARD GUARANTEE. GMC WAS NOT TOO CONCERNED, AND THE TIRES WERE RETURNED TO ME AND HELD FOR A YEAR, UNTIL COSTCO RECENTLY. FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S ARE TOO BRITTLE? THAT IS MY ASSESSMENT. BECAUSE I ACTED QUICKLY TO REPLACE, THEY DIDN'T CATCH ME IN ANY BUT COST AND TIME. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FIRESTONE PRODUCT. GMC IS NOT MY FRIEND. YOU CAN TELL THAT TO GEORGE GREEN, THE GEN. MGR. AT WINKEL GMC, AND SEE IF HE NOW CARES! (TIRESIZE: 245 75R 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245 75R 16 )

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH AND TOWING A TRAILER, PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, SUBURBAN. TIRE SIZE P24575R216. TIRE MILEAGE AT 39,000. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT T PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT HE COULD REPLACE THE TIRE, AND FILE A CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *AK

I HAVE HAD THREE (3) EXPLOSIVE BLOWOUTS OVER THE PAST TEN MONTHS. ALL THE TIRE FAILURES INVOLVED THE SAME TYPE AND SIZE TIRE LISTED. ALL THREE OF THE TIRE FAILURES RESULTED IN TREAD SEPERATION AND THE LAST ONE DENTED MY CAR AND BENT THE EXHAUST PIPE IN HALF. I WAS FORTUNATE IN ALL THREE FAILURES TO HAVE NO TRAFFIC AROUND ME AND A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO CHANGE THE TIRE(S). ALL THREE FAILURES WERE DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AND ALL OCCURED AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )

ON FEBRUARY 3, I TOOK DELIVERY OF AN 1999 SUBURBAN. THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE HAS 5 PUNCTURED HOLES. BOTH THE FIRESTONE DEALER, AND THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE CONFIRMED THAT THIS TIRE IS NOT OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC; FIRESTONE IS SELLING IT ONLY TO GM FOR PRODUCTION. I HAVE MADE PHONE CALLS AND SENT FAXES TO GM. GM HAS NOT SECURED A TIRE. THIS MONOPOLISTIC PRACTICE THREATENS THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. THE TIRE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )