10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 1
Average Mileage:
13,591 miles

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problem #12

Jul 012010

Grand Cherokee

  • 163,097 miles
The contact owns a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with Goodyear Wrangler radial (P) tires, size P235/75R15. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle began to shake. The contact pulled over and noticed that all four tires were out of round and had bubbles on the sidewalls. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the tires were replaced with another set of the same tires. A week later, the failure occurred again. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The failure mileage was 163,097 and the current mileage was 165,660.

- Dublin, VA, USA

problem #11

Apr 132010

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
I had a uniroyal tire explode inside the vehicle. The tire was being used as a spare inside a 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee. When it exploded it bent the rear hatch hinges out 2 inches and shredded all the plastic trim pieces causing over two thousand dollars in damages. Thank god there wasn't anyone in the vehicle.

- Geneva, FL, USA

problem #10

May 191999

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
To whom ever I am speaking too, I recently purchased a vehicle at a local public auction. It has the Firestone wilderness R15 tires that were on the recall. I was wondering if I can still get the recall, and get new tires. These tires are not safe, and I encounter a bumpy ride. The vehicle I bought is a Jeep Grand Cherokee, and the car was a theft recovery, so the Firestone tires were on the car, so no recall could of been done. The tires may still be dangerous, and I was wondering what to do to get new ones. Thanks, I would be thankful to hear back from you.

- Rossford, OH, USA

problem #9

Sep 062001

(reported on)

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
All four tires were replaced due to normal wear and tear.

- Bartonville, IL, USA

problem #8

Sep 062001

(reported on)

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
All four tires were replaced due to normal wear and tear.

- Bartonville, IL, USA

problem #7

Aug 212001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Vehicle was going 40mph and the rear passenger's tire blewout. No warning, it suddenly blew out. Vehicle started swaying, and consumer saw smoke from back tire. Half of the tire was gone. Original tires, size P225/75R15 on a 1997, Jeep Grand Cherokee with 52,000 miles.

- Dearborn, MI, USA

problem #6

Jul 032001

Grand Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle was going 50-55 mph and consumer noticed road was feeling rough and uneven. Left front tire suddenly blewout. There were no signs before it happened. Consumer has a 1997, Grand Cherokee, aftermarket tires with 24000 miles on them, and size P225/75R15. Tire was a Firestone wilderness ht, dot number vdhhawr 179.

- Knoxsville, TN, USA

problem #5

Oct 122000

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
At 45 mph on smooth highway tire suddenly blew out and we immediately pulled over. The tire was demolished to the point we could not tell what the cause was or the tire repair man. This tire had approxiamately 2000 miles only on it at the time. (tiresize: 16)( dot number: Tire size: 16 )

- Gallatin, TN, USA

problem #4

Sep 212000

(reported on)

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Severe sidewall cracking( dot number: )

- Yorba Linda, CA, USA

problem #3

Oct 191999

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
During the week of 10/18/00 I was returning from a business trip. I was traveling West in the driving lane of I-80 at approximately 2:45 am. In front and behind me were semi trucks and, in the passing lane, was a car. Suddenly I heard an "explosion" and my vehicle slammed to the pavement and veered sharply to the right, toward the shoulder. After nearly losing control of the vehicle I was able to pull to a stop on the berm of the road. The passenger front tire had literally disintegrated and the vehicle was resting on the rim. After returning home I inspected the tire and felt it was a manufacturing defect. I contacted Firestone and was told that they had received no other complaints about this model tire. After some negotiating they agreed to replace the tire which blew out as well as the remaining three tires. I explained to them that, since the incident, I was experiencing some difficulties with the steering. They refused to do more than replace the tires. After they replaced the tires I took the Jeep to a repair shop and found it had a broken front-end suspension part, which I had replaced. I feel this happened at the time of the incident. Additionally, I took photos of the tire which disintegrated and have them available on jpg format, if you wish to have them. I feel that Firestone, Inc. Lied to me about having no complaints regarding this model tire. If I had not pushed the issue I would have been riding on three other of the same model tires. I put approximately 20,000 miles per year on my vehicle and I feel Firestone tried to deliberately cover up what they knew was an ongoing problem. Thank you( dot number: Tire size: 70R16 )

- Titusville, PA, USA

problem #2

Jan 131998

(reported on)

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Design of truck makes it impossible to use tire chain during inclimate weather if you have tire larger than P215/70R15.

- Albuquerqu, NM, USA

problem #1

May 211998

(reported on)

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Vehicle pulls to the right, rotated tires.

- Luling, LA, USA