5.2
fairly significant- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 18,097 miles
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The tread came off of the tire, contact states that it was in tread shredded.
- Tinley Park, IL, USA
Tread separation. No punctures, no flats, no strikes to tire. About 30 miles North of brady tx. Temp about 80F, light rain. Road was hard packed gravel under contruction. Heard noise from rear of turck. Slowed down but continued droving. A minute later a loud noise and the right rear tire was flat. Did not swerve off road as our speed was only 30mph. Pulled off road onto soft ground. Changed to spare. Replaced tire at del rio tx Goodyear store on 6 July 2001. No signs of a nail or other puncture. No holes in sidewall. Tread was completely separated from what looked like an inner tube. The side wall was gone due to the rim and the road after the loud noise. The Goodyear dealer had no explanation for the failure. I am concerned that there may be a defect in either the tires or the truck, and this could happen again. I still have 4 original tires on the truck.
- Coppell, TX, USA
Firestone wilderness, P265/70R16, dot 8X72-wli 3600, original equipment on a Chevrolet, Tahoe, 2001 with 5000 miles, . while driving 45 mph rear right tire had blown out.. consumer states the outside tire wall completely separated from tread.
- Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Was driving in newmexico on hot sumer day. Tire failed. The tread and sidewall shreaded. Firestone claimed it was not their fault! finally replaced the tire at a discount price of $70. There was no reason for this tire to have failed. Had been driven the day before about 800 miles over hot highway. This was a brand new tire on a new vehicle. So sign of a hole or damage could be found. However tire was in bad shape.( dot number: Tire size: P265 70R16 )
- Tulsa, OK, USA
Was driving in newmexico on hot sumer day. Tire failed. The tread and sidewall shreaded. Firestone claimed it was not their fault! finally replaced the tire at a discount price of $70. There was no reason for this tire to have failed. Had been driven the day before about 800 miles over hot highway. This was a brand new tire on a new vehicle. So sign of a hole or damage could be found. However tire was in bad shape. (tiresize: P265 70R16)( dot number: Tire size: P265 70R16 )
- Tulsa, OK, USA
- Pierson, FL, USA