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Re: firestone lt245/75r16; load rated 'e'; mounted on a 2000 roadtrek camper, chevrolet express 3500 chassis.while traveling on i-95 @ 70mph the right rear tire tread separated from the tire. The rest of the tire simply shreaded. The impact of the tread on the wheelwell punched a hole (approx.14" x 20") in the storage compartment immediately behind the wheel well. The force of the impact also bent the locking mechanism on the storage access door flinging it open and allowing the contents of the bin to be propelled out onto the roadway. Fortunately no one was injured and the only property damage sustained was to our vehicle. Although there was a lot of traffic around us they all were able to manuever around the flying debris. Needless to say, this was a very harrowing experience.
We experienced three separate blowouts on a trip rom phoenix, az to san ramon, ca.the first and third blowout totally disintegrated the tires with onl the partial sidewalls left attached to the rims.each blowout occurred in the rear "dually" tires, 2 on the right and 1 on the left, each one a firestone original equipment tire.the force of the third, right rear blowout damaged the tail pipe and subsequebtly caused heat damage to a luggage storage compartment resulting in melted luggage handles and obviously, almost a fire.after each blowout, we stopped and purchased and replaced with a winston (kelly springfield) tire and for the rest of the trip, we had o problem with the new tires, as the remaining firestones continued to blowout. (tiresize: 225/75/16)
While driving on i-75 at70 mphrear passenger tire blew out.stopped the vehicle and the tireblew out from the side, all the way around the tire.
The contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe equipped with firestone steel radial a/t tires, size lt245-75-r16. While driving on the highway at approximately 60 mph, the right rear tire blew. The inner side wall failed. The contact called the manufacturer but was told that the tire was not included in any recalls. The tire mileage was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were approximately 60,000.
My tire tread came completely off as i was going 70mph on florida turnpike yesterday, almost causing an accident, and ripped my whole plastic dust protector, (not sure of proper name) off.tires are firestone steelex atlt 245/75/r16 which had 40,000miles, but showed very little wear.aaa came and got me on the road again, but was really a frightening experience.any other complaints on these tires?these were the original tires on my chevy silverado which i bought new, and have maintained faithfully.
Tire delamination.
Firestone lt245/75-r16. Rear tire blew out at 70 mph.entire tread flew off tire.managed to get vehicle to the shoulder and change the tire.rear quarter of truck was pushed in by the tire.tire marks all over the rear quarter and bumper.another rear tire blew in june of 2002.no warranty offered by dealer or firestone for original tires.
Traveling 70 miles an hour oni 95 north. Tire blew,taking plastic cowling from front right fender. Tire blew into a great many pieces. Replaced with [cooper tire] tire size,lt245-75r16.also! ! ! ! !3 weeks later,traveling at 35 mph, the front left tire blew, lt245-75r16. Sidewall blew out,replaced with a cooper tire. Just aboutcaused an accident. First tire is not available,2nd one i have.
The contact owns a 2003 gmc sierra 2500 with firestone steeltex a/t tires, line size lt245 75/r16, dot number vn11bac1403. The contact stated that the tread separated on the rear driver side tire. In addition, the tread was also exhibiting signs of premature tread separation on the remaining three tires. The manufacturer advised that the tires were not on recall and would not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 45,000.
While driving on i-75 at70 mphrear passenger tire blew out.stopped the vehicle and the tireblew out from the side, all the way around the tire.
The contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe equipped with firestone steel radial a/t tires, size lt245-75-r16. While driving on the highway at approximately 60 mph, the right rear tire blew. The inner side wall failed. The contact called the manufacturer but was told that the tire was not included in any recalls. The tire mileage was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were approximately 60,000.
Traveling 70 miles an hour oni 95 north. Tire blew,taking plastic cowling from front right fender. Tire blew into a great many pieces. Replaced with [cooper tire] tire size,lt245-75r16.also! ! ! ! !3 weeks later,traveling at 35 mph, the front left tire blew, lt245-75r16. Sidewall blew out,replaced with a cooper tire. Just aboutcaused an accident. First tire is not available,2nd one i have.
While the vehicle was parked the driver rear driver tire tread separated from the sidewall. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the tire needed to be replaced due to tread separation. The consumer stated that he no longer feels safe with firestone tires.*tc
One of the firestone steeltex radial r4sl245/75/r16 tires on my van failed on the interstate. The tread with the steel bands separated from the tire at speed. The tire did not blow out and my wife proceeded slower to help. The tread slammed up into the back door of the van denting it. I have the tire and tread at home.
Traveling up from va, the right rear firestone tire which is a lt245/75r16 mounted on a 19962500 suburban load range etire rated at max80 psi, was inflated to 65 psi.i felt a bobbling then the tread came off the casing, damaging the side of my suburban, ripping off the mud flap and damage the paint as it flopped around and just ripped itself off.fortunately the tire did not go flat but lost the entire tread portion.this set of four was purchase and was exact replacement from oem tire when new. There is about 80% tread on tires.firestone is telling me to run 45 psi in the front end 80 psi in the rear.i don't believe this is accurate.
My family and i were nearly killed when our right rear tire on our 1996 suburban lost it's tread.the tire was a firestone, at, steeltex, 245/75r16.the tire never lost pressure the tread came off and cause us to go out of control into oncoming traffic where we nearly hit a pickup truck head on.from the point where the tire lost the tread to the time that i avoided hitting the oncoming truck we were in a skid which was about 100 to 150 feet with a chord lenght of about 8'.since i had overcompensated to miss the oncoming truck we started to skid sideways with the front tires pointed towards the shoulder of the road.at the time that the vehicle left the road we were just past perpendicular to the highway.i don't think that i had applied any brakes because i was afraid that it would make matters worse perhaps it would roll.at that time we left the road...i cranked the wheel the opposite way to avoid rolling the vehicle.it started to go straight for a time then it spun around the other direction...we were skidding with the front of the vehicle pointed towards the highway.we skidded sideways for several feet where we came to rest next to a telephone pole.my wife, my 7 year old daughter, and my twin babies luke and marin, 2 years old were in the back seat.everyone was shaken up.luckily no one was injured.there is approximatly $2,500 damage to our vehicle.$1,000 to the yard that we damaged.the day before our trip i took the suburban to get the tires checked at a firestone dealership.there was 8/32nds of tread on the tires.
Traveling 70 miles an hour oni 95 north. Tire blew,taking plastic cowling from front right fender. Tire blew into a great many pieces. Replaced with [cooper tire] tire size,lt245-75r16.also! ! ! ! !3 weeks later,traveling at 35 mph, the front left tire blew, lt245-75r16. Sidewall blew out,replaced with a cooper tire. Just aboutcaused an accident. First tire is not available,2nd one i have.
While driving at 40 mph, the driver side rear tire lost its tread, butit did notgo flat. The entire tread was gone.the consumer was able to drive on the tire.the consumer had all of the tires replaced.the tire manufacturer offered no assistance.
The contact owns a 2003 gmc sierra 2500 with firestone steeltex a/t tires, line size lt245 75/r16, dot number vn11bac1403. The contact stated that the tread separated on the rear driver side tire. In addition, the tread was also exhibiting signs of premature tread separation on the remaining three tires. The manufacturer advised that the tires were not on recall and would not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 45,000.
Two tires had tread separation, fortunatly rough ride noticed, tires replaced with cooper tires.( dot number: tire size: lt 245/70r )
I have a firestone lt245 75r16 steeltex a/t that i used on my suburban.i removed it to install larger tires and used the best take-off for a spare kept inside the vehicle.i kept that spare to use on my truck that i purchased a few months ago and put the spare in the bed of the truck, kept inside a garage.while the tire did not "blow" and lose air, it separated and threw off 1/3 of the circumference worth of tread while just setting there.i kept the carcus to hand over if your interested.i do have a few digital pictures i could send you.this tire should also be off the road.
Tire/tread separation on a firestone lt245/75r16.right rear wheel (the tire did not loose air pressure).this tire was original equipment on a 2000 chevrolet passenger van - less than 25000 miles.*nlm
Re: firestone lt245/75r16; load rated 'e'; mounted on a 2000 roadtrek camper, chevrolet express 3500 chassis.while traveling on i-95 @ 70mph the right rear tire tread separated from the tire. The rest of the tire simply shreaded. The impact of the tread on the wheelwell punched a hole (approx.14" x 20") in the storage compartment immediately behind the wheel well. The force of the impact also bent the locking mechanism on the storage access door flinging it open and allowing the contents of the bin to be propelled out onto the roadway. Fortunately no one was injured and the only property damage sustained was to our vehicle. Although there was a lot of traffic around us they all were able to manuever around the flying debris. Needless to say, this was a very harrowing experience.
I run a rental car co.in the past 6 months i have had 5 of the firestone s4s steeltex radial 16 inch tires, that the tread had rolled off the 15 pass van, someone is going to get hurt bad ..i went to the local firestone store and all they want to do is make an adjustment on the tires that failed, but i have this tire on all 7 of my vans and i am afraid to rent them out... I need some help from firestone to replace all of these tires...help me before someone gets hurt.
My tire tread came completely off as i was going 70mph on florida turnpike yesterday, almost causing an accident, and ripped my whole plastic dust protector, (not sure of proper name) off.tires are firestone steelex atlt 245/75/r16 which had 40,000miles, but showed very little wear.aaa came and got me on the road again, but was really a frightening experience.any other complaints on these tires?these were the original tires on my chevy silverado which i bought new, and have maintained faithfully.
Tread separation and blowout on firestone steeltex tire.the tire was totally destroyed and could have caused a rollover if my travel trailer had not been attached.i was driving 60 mph on the interstate when a vibration started. I slowed down to 35 mph.the tread separated and blowout occured before i could find a safe place to stop.the tire was exchanged at a firestone dealer under warranty because the tire wasn't on therecall list.the damage to this tire was more than that of the ford explorer tire tread separations that i have seen in reports.i have digital photos of the tire damage.
I had a firestone tire on the front passenger side of my suburban.i was on the freeway when without warning the tire separated from the steel belt and caused major damage to my suburban.my suburban is currently being repaired by my insurance company but the rental coverage has already been exceeded.i am legally disabled and i cannot afford to pay for the additional rental cost.
Passenger rear tire tread separated from the sidewall. Consumertook the tire to a firestone garage for inspection, andmechanicdetermined that the tire needed to be replaced due to tread separation.iconsumer purchased a new tire consumer would like a credit towards new tire when needed. *tc
Belt separation on firestone steeltex lt245/75r-16 caused sudden onset of hard wobble on interstate hwy at 65mph. Firestone mechanic says blowout may have been imminent.
Firestone lt245/75-r16. Rear tire blew out at 70 mph.entire tread flew off tire.managed to get vehicle to the shoulder and change the tire.rear quarter of truck was pushed in by the tire.tire marks all over the rear quarter and bumper.another rear tire blew in june of 2002.no warranty offered by dealer or firestone for original tires.
Tire delamination.
The contact owns a 2000 chevrolet k2500.the vehicle has firestone steeltex radial tires, size lt245/75r16.on august 6, 2007, a 24-inch long strip of tread separated from the rear passenger side tire.the tire blew out on august 8, 2007 and caused two rear windows to shatter and damaged the front passenger side of the vehicle.the contact has pictures of the tire and vehicle.the dot number and speed were unknown.the current and failure mileages were 20,500. Updated 02-01-08 updated 02/01/08the consumer stated the speed was between 5 & 10 mphapproaching a stop light.updated 02/01/08
The contact owns a 2002 gmc sierra 2500 hd.the vehicle has firestone radial, size lt/245/75/r16 tires.while driving approximately 65 mph, the driver side front tire blew out.the contact was able to safely maneuver to the side of the road.he noticed that the tread completely detached from the tire.prior to driving the vehicle, he noticed that the tire pressure was normal.the manufacturer stated that the tires were not defective.the current and failure mileages were aprox. 40,000. Updated 02-19-08 updated 02/14/08
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