The Belt in the tire separated while driving. This caused a "Bubble" to form causing my truck to shake violently and required changing to the spare tire. If this happened on the highway I could have lost control and caused an accident. I took my truck to a tire installer who documented the above finding and noted the tire was properly inflated and there were no impact marks on the tread or sidewalls. I am currently working with the supplier but they are being unreasonable with the requirements to have it inspected. No other reps have been contacted at this time. No ( its a 24 year old truck, I don't have any tire related warning lamps) LT235/85 R16

- Norfolk, VA, USA

TL the contact owns a 1999 Ford F-250 equipped trailered to 2019 forest river East to West travel trailer equipped with tbc brand llc tires, tire line: Trailer king, tire size: ST225/75R15, dot number: 1adb4hft1). The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the passenger's side front tire experienced a blowout. The contact pulled over to the side of the roadway and placed the spare onto the vehicle. The contact stated that about 15 minutes later, approximately 10 miles later, the front driver's side tire also experienced a blowout. The tires were replaced with new tires. The contact contacted campers inn rv of macon - byron (125 peachtree pkwy, byron, ga 31008, (478) 956-6111) and was informed by the dealer that the tires were not repairable. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileages were 221,000 on the vehicle and 1,000 on the tires on the camper. The VIN was not available.

- Dextor, GA, USA

Driver side rear tire suffered tread separation after apx 1 hour around 70 mph. Tire pressure was checked / inflated to max cold prior to departure. Air temperature was in the low 80S. I am providing this information in case you track such incidents. No response is required. Cooper discoverer H/T 255/70 R16 dot upcu C5U 2808.

- Dover, FL, USA

Tire blew out on interestate. Tires only 1-2 months old at the time of blow out. Caused the truck to flip across lanes of traffic and land on its side in the median. Passenger was injured. Tires were federal couragia M/T.

- Baton Rouge, LA, USA

I filed a claim with Michelin North America, Inc (Michelin), that was denied, for damages in excess of $3,000 incurred by my personal vehicle resulting from the complete tread detachment of a uniroyal Laredo tire (dot# bfw8feuu4107), after 13,586 miles. Detachment occurred at highway speed (65mph) with proper inflation pressure, checked prior to beginning of travel. Prior to complete tread detachment, the subject tire was repaired for damage incurred by a common road hazard (I.e., a nail puncture). This, the tire"S only, repair was performed by a reputable service center in accordance with guidelines set by us department of transportation. Michelin does not call into question tire repair as the causal factor. Rather, Michelin asserts that their inspection of the tire indicates tread detachment resulted from tire damage caused by the puncture. And, ?evidence of this is found when tracing the steel cord path from the puncture/repair to the initial detached area?. Michelin feels they are not responsible for any damages. I challenge Michelin"S denial based on (1) Michelin"S admission that the ?initial detached area" occurred at some distance from the repair/puncture; (2) Michelin has a history of tire recalls pertaining to defects and potential tread detachment of similar tires; and (3) the subject tire was manufactured during a period bounded by two Laredo tire recalls, due to the potential for tread detachment: "September 2004, uniroyal voluntary recall of 46,000 tires due to possible tread/belt detachment. "July 2012, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA #12T-019) recall of approximately 800,000 uniroyal tires, due to possible tread belt separation. Further, a modicum of research clearly indicates that insufficient tire bonding and other manufacturer defects are the most frequent cause of tread detachment. Therefore, I would suspect complete tread detachment would result from a preexisting tire defect, rather than a nail puncture.

- Ammon, ID, USA

Inside of tire is separating. Large bubble, 4" X 6" in size. No other leaks or punctures or patches/plugs in tire. Causes extreme vibrations. Had to remove and replace all four tires for safety reasons. 265 70R 17 Wrangler at/S

- Conway, SC, USA

The contact owns a 1999 Ford F250 equipped with Goodyear Wrangler lt tires, size: 265/75R16. The contact was driving 65 mph when the front passenger side tire exploded. The failure caused damage to the front passenger side door and fender. The contact removed the failed tire and installed the spare. The manufacturer was notified of the failure who advised the contact that there were no recalls and that the tires could be returned to where the contact had purchased them, and they would forward them to the manufacturer. The vehicle failure mileage was 137,000. The tire failure mileage was unknown. The dot number was unavailable.

- Smithfield, NC, USA

My left rear tire blew out.

- East Greenville, PA, USA

1999 Ford F250 with Firestone steeltex tires. Tread came off left rear tire. An inspection showed tread was separating on rt front tire. Sent tire to Firestone and got a form letter about abuse of tires (under inflated, over inflated). Same letter Firestone used when failures of Ranger tires were occurring. I have the oil changed every 6000 miles and have tire pressure checked. I also check pressure myself. I also rotated tires as suggested by Ford. Tires had good tread and wear patterns. These tires are defective.

- Chico, CA, USA

Dt couple of months ago the front passenger side tire was wobling. Pulled over, there was a chunk of tire missing. Contacted the shop where he purchased the tires, and they said there was no problem with the tiresl. Found out there was a class action suite. These were cooper discover ht tires. The rear drivers side a lost the tread, did damage to the vehicle, it wrapped around the axle. Tore out the mud flap it flug and scraped out the whole side of the vehicle. The tire line was LT265/75R16.

- Palm City , FL, USA

Front tires wear out unevenly, and are unable to hold air.

- Stallings, NC, USA

While driving 65 mph rear driver side tire blew out. Consumer managed to pull over to change the tire. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. Goodyear, Wrangler at, 285/75R16, dot#pjyuj3H2700.

- Lakewood, CA, USA

While driving 20 mph front passenger's side tire blew out. As a result, the particles from the tire cracked the windshield and damaged the vehicle's frame.

- Fayetteville, NC, USA

While driving at 55 mph driver heard a loud noise coming from the left front of the vehicle. Consumer pulled over to investigate the noise, and noticed that the left front tire had blowout. Firestone, steeltex radial at, size LT265/75R/16, dot# is vdw8-1xl-060.

- Haskell, AR, USA

Problems with vehicle's Firestone tire equipment. While driving up a hill, without warning, the outside cap of the left rear tire had come off and damaged the vehicle. The tire had never gone flat before and had 6/32 and 8/32 tread remaining. The tire disintegrated at 8/32 tread remaining.

- Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

While driving front passenger's side tire blewout without warning. Dealer notified.

- Dunnellon, FL, USA

I have a Ford F250 truck. Both front tires(Firestone) had a tred separation within 15hrs of each other. The first occurred 7/11/03 at approx. 1700hrs. It was the right front tire, the second occurred 7/12/03 at 0720hrs. The left front tire.no-one was hurt, but my veh. Did have a lot of danage.

- Gilbert, AZ, USA

While driving 50 mph the rear passenger tire tread completely separated. The tire remained fully inflated. The tire was not an original tire and it had 30000 miles on it. In total the consumer had three vehicles experienced three different failures: Two blow outs and one separations. The consumer experienced this problem on two different vehicles; on the 99 Ford the tread separated and caused damage to the vehicle (Firestone steeltex/at), and on the second vehicle (5th wheel camper)the tire had blown out and damaged the vehicle as well(steeltex radial/lt 245 75 R16-120/116 rm/S, dot # vn2081xl00).

- Lewes, DE, USA

The rear passenger side tire tread separated and the front passenger side tire blew out while driving.

- Bradley, SC, USA

The vehicle pulled to the left and the right, the tire were cupping on the edges, the cloth seat were wearing, the radius arms were loose, the lights were inoerative, there was a squeak in the cowel, the engine experienced gasket and seal problems, however once the engine was replaced, it burned oil fast.

- Eau Claire, WI, USA