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Consumer received recall 04v332000 concerning front coil springs. No parts were available.service manager walter.front driver'sside tire exploded while driving.firestone, fr440, p215/60r16.
Consumer has a 1998 toyota, camry.front tires were replaced with firestone . Tire size p195/70r14, dot# unknown, aproximate mileage 12,000 on tires. Tires were riding very funny.toyota dealer checkedalignment, it was okay.they found a flat spot, and the it was defective. On february 2, 2001 they were replaced.consumer will take them back where they purchased them.
Dt*: the contact stated the front passenger side tire tread separated from the tire, destroying the front control panel of the vehicle.the tire indicated the recommended psi as 34 and it has been kept to that standard.the tire was approximately one year old when this incident occurred.there was no abnormal bulging and the vehicle had no vibration. There was also no more than 15000 miles on the tire.
Left front tire blew out at 60 mph on the highway with only 82 miles on the brand new car. I had 2 passangers at the time. This happened at 8 pm and traffic was light on i-84 in connecticut.i was able to move the car to the shoulder and had it towed to the dealership. (tiresize: p185/65r15)
While driving 65 mph the left rear tire had a tread separation and remained inflated on a 1994 ,ford, aerostar, aftermarket equipment installed at 102,000 miles, dot# unavailable. Firestone was notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Left rear tier blew out. Tire tore downside from one end to wheretread is. Contacted firestone, and there was nothing they could do.tire size p23575r15.
Vehicle driven approximately 500 ft, cool evening approx 70f, less than 25 mph as pulling out from stop sign from home.tire tread separation.firestone fr440p195/75r14dot vdka 4fa 503possible sn (?) 03626 or 23065 ur bm02826-1min tread wear/usagegarage kept. Other 3 tires same vendor and typedamage to vehicle.
Heard a loudnoise , looked to see what caused the sound.white smoke, firestone tire blow out.the tire had blown.it looked like the tire was cut completely around the rim. *sc
Passenger front tire blowout at 35mph.(dot number: hyhytiresize: 215/70r/14)
No summary listed for above vehicle. (tiresize: p185/70r14)( dot number:tire size: p185/70r14 )
Brand new set of 4 tires, fr440 (dot no.hyrc4fb4703) p195/65r14 purchased from firestone in may 2005.checked air and adjusted after 100 miles as advised, and monthly thereafter.july 13th, 3000 miles later, front driver-side tire blew, while doing 70 mph at 6am (not hot enough for tires to be too hot, only on road for approx. 7 minutes when it happened).golf ball size holes in a pattern blown out half way around the tire on the sidewall, and can see the pattern continuing the rest of the way.firestone replaced tire for $9 due to my road hazard purchase, but wouldn't cover the cost to get a new wheel, control arm, sway bar, axle, strut & strut mount.$500 worth of damage to my 97 mazda 626lx; could've been more, but a friend, my boyfriend & myself did all of the work.a shop would have been much more costly.firestone tennessee office "investigated" and blamed it on: "our inspection showed deformation and rim flange grooving...we did observe signs that the tire has been operated for an unkown period of time in an over-deflected state causing the detachment you experienced."the first shop we took it to at the time of the incident advised us that it was a faulty tire and even though they'd sell us a new tire, to take it back to where we purchased it as the seller should be responsible; that if it was their tire, they'd replace the tire, wheel & pay for any other damage as a result.wished i had bought my tires from them.
While drivingat 40 mphdriver sidetire tread separated.consumer had to pull over the road. Firestone, fr 440, size p185/70r14 , dot:hyrv4fa3100.dealer notified.
Brand new set of 4 tires, fr440 (dot no.hyrc4fb4703) p195/65r14 purchased from firestone in may 2005.checked air and adjusted after 100 miles as advised, and monthly thereafter.july 13th, 3000 miles later, front driver-side tire blew, while doing 70 mph at 6am (not hot enough for tires to be too hot, only on road for approx. 7 minutes when it happened).golf ball size holes in a pattern blown out half way around the tire on the sidewall, and can see the pattern continuing the rest of the way.firestone replaced tire for $9 due to my road hazard purchase, but wouldn't cover the cost to get a new wheel, control arm, sway bar, axle, strut & strut mount.$500 worth of damage to my 97 mazda 626lx; could've been more, but a friend, my boyfriend & myself did all of the work.a shop would have been much more costly.firestone tennessee office "investigated" and blamed it on: "our inspection showed deformation and rim flange grooving...we did observe signs that the tire has been operated for an unkown period of time in an over-deflected state causing the detachment you experienced."the first shop we took it to at the time of the incident advised us that it was a faulty tire and even though they'd sell us a new tire, to take it back to where we purchased it as the seller should be responsible; that if it was their tire, they'd replace the tire, wheel & pay for any other damage as a result.wished i had bought my tires from them.
Firestone fr440 purchased new for 99 chevrolet s-10 pickup with 33,900 miles.after new tires had 150 miles on them, i had a blow out at 65 mph on the freeway.the tire was shredded, sidewall looked really thin. Tire was replaced because i had purchased "road hazard warranty"wanted 4 new tires for light truck.still pending.
Sidewall failure.two tires within 2 months.tread depth worn to (3 readings taken across width of tread) .220, .240,.240tire description firestone fr440p225/70r15100sm + 5dothyuu 4fas/n (??) 140(this number is molded into all three remaining tires)mounted on 1997 chevrolet astrovan 96,000 milesthe first tire that failed was left in pieces all over freeway.the second tire failed while sitting in garage. Iattempted repair of 2nd tire and was told sidewall had delaminated and could not be repaired. I have kept this tire for anyone to look at who wishes to.i can get police report confirming that i had tire failure on interstate because i required police assistance to keep from being "run over" while putting on spare tire.willis [email protected]
Carry 35 lbs. Pressure, tire had slow leak,took to dealer, leak in sidewall of tire, had never ran tire low, was on right rear, so did not hit curb or anything else in road.tire was defective. (dot number: amn509tiresize: 18575r14)
Consumer received recall 04v332000 concerning front coil springs. No parts were available.service manager walter.front driver'sside tire exploded while driving.firestone, fr440, p215/60r16.
I was traveling along interstate 10, at approximately 60 mph. The visibility was clear; the roadway was clear of any obstructions.the tread on the right rear tire completely separated from the tire.i did not hit anything to cause this tread separation.the tire had just been inspected/rotated by a firestone dealer within the previous month.when the tread separated from the tire, the loose tread hit the rear quarter panel on my truck causing $2,000 worth of damages. (dot number: h4p9djd486tiresize: p195/75r14)
While drivingat 40 mphdriver sidetire tread separated.consumer had to pull over the road. Firestone, fr 440, size p185/70r14 , dot:hyrv4fa3100.dealer notified.
Firestone, fr440 tire, size p20570r14, dot # vdke4fa044; while driving 50mph tread separated from right rear tire,causing consumer to crash into a wall. Also, stated damaged right front bumper and right front fender. 1 injury.
Firestone, fr440 after market tire, p215/70r15 size. Tread onleft rear tire has started to separate.firestone will be notified.
While driving on highway heard a banging noise, vehicle started wobbling. Right front tire had tread separation. Almost lost control off vehicle, couldhave caused an accident. Tire size p15580r13. Dot #wze44fe375. Orginal tire.
Vehicle was travels along 113 in kankakee il at approx 55 mph, as vehicle entered a bend the right front tire tread separated from the vehicles right front tire causing the vehicle to go into a left side spin over the embankment and into a fence poll. Vehicle did roll possibly two time. Vehicle was completely destroyed, if anybody else was in the vehicle they would be dead. Drive did suffer multiple injures but was alive, as the police and fire dept put it lucky to be alive. The tire in which the tread separated was a firestone fr440 dot #ejtudjd288. Vehicle was a 94 buick century in good mech shape inspected aprox 1,000 mile prior to accident. The driver stated the was driving fine up to the accident, no vibrations, pulling, noise etc.
Traveling 65 mph for 32 minutes after a cold start (vehicle not on road for 12 hours), vehicle developed a shimmy as if a tire was out of balance.before i could pull off the road (approximately 3 seconds after the shimmy developed), the driver side rear tire tread partially separated from the tire body, from the center of the tread to the side wall.parts of the sidewall also separated and the tire explosively lost pressure.the vehicle was uncontrollable and spun out on the grass median.damage to the driver rear fender flair, dr quarter panel, dr inside fenderwell and partial separation of the driver side rear bumper skin, all due to treat separation.
While driving on interstate 75 between naples and miami florida, the tread on my firestone fr 440 tire separated which cause my ford ranger truck to fish tail on highway.i controlled the vehicle to a stop on shoulder of the highway.called police and they dispatched road service.the firestone p205/70r14 93s m+s tread separated from the tire.the tired did not go flat.the separated tread destroyed the passenger side rear wheel well, tail pipe and part of the vehicle body around wheel well.
The tire lost it tread and did not blow out. The tires had less the 10k miles. The tread seperated in raton new mexico for my daughter (600 miles from home). She obtain a different manufacture tire and i don't have the orginal. The other 3 tires have the codes 31824ur bm19735 and 32746urbm199735. I could not find the dot number on the side it must have been on the inside of the tire. (tiresize: p225/60r16)
Consumer was traveling 65mph andtread came offleft front tire.vehicle was vibrating before tread came off.tire was still inflated, andconsumer was able to drive it to an automobile center.consuemr has a 1992, ford, taurus with original tires that had only 1500 miles on them. Consumer replaced alltires and made no contact to firestone. The sizep205/70r14, ej79djd495 dot.
Firestone fr440 tires were original equipment, size p22575r14, dot number 227874r. When driving at 65 mph on highwayfront driver's side tire tread separated. Please provide any further details.
Vehicle driven approximately 500 ft, cool evening approx 70f, less than 25 mph as pulling out from stop sign from home.tire tread separation.firestone fr440p195/75r14dot vdka 4fa 503possible sn (?) 03626 or 23065 ur bm02826-1min tread wear/usagegarage kept. Other 3 tires same vendor and typedamage to vehicle.
Pe 00 020/tire tread separation: while traveling at highway speed of 70 mph, noticed a thumping noise. Pulled vehicle over to the side ofroad, and saw tread separation onright rear tire. Firestone notified, and informed consumer that tire was not cover under recall. Tire available for analysis. Please feel free to provide any further details
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