2000 Chevrolet Suburban Tires

RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (P235/75R16) TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN CASING WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: V672WL2170 TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

MAJOR TREAD SEPARATION ON THE RIGHT REAR OF OUR NEW SUBURBAN, AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND NEAR BOISE, IDAHO. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED FROM THE FREEWAY WITHOUT LOSS OF CONTROL. THE BOISE, IDAHO FIRESTONE DEALER REFUSED TO WARRANTEE THE TIRE, SAYING THE CAUSE WAS ABUSE. THE TIRE IS 6 MONTHS OLD AND CAN BE PROVED TO BE MONITORED REGULARLY. THE DEALER REQUIRED THAT WE PAY RETAIL FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE, WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE. THE TREAD FAILURE IS EXACTLY LIKE THE DESCRIPTION OF THE WILDERNESS AT FAILURES. WE WANT TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE OF OUR TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE AND THE FACT THAT THE LE 16" TIRE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WE WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THE REMAINING THREE TIRES REPLACED, AS WE ARE NOT COMFORTABLE IN DRIVING OUR NEW VEHICLE ANY LONGER. WE WILL NEXT BE IN CONTACT WITH THE SELLING DEALERSHIP, TO SEE IF THE CAN HELP US.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/70R16 )

AS I WAS DRIVING, I HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE AND COULD FEEL ROUGHNESS IN THE RIDE AND THE STEERING. I PULLED OVER WITHIN 30 SECONDS TO FIND THAT MY TIRE WAS 80 % FLAT. UPON REPLACING THE TIRE I SAW THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PUNCTURE OR NAILS TO THE TIRE. A FEW MINUTES LATER AFTER I HAD PUT MY SPARE TIRE ON, I STOPPED AND INFLATED THE FLAT TIRE TO SEE WHERE THE DAMAGE MIGHT BE. AFTER INFLATING TO ABOUT 10 PSI I STOPPED BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE OUTSIDE EDGE(NEAR TREAD) HAD A VERY SOFT SPOT THAT I COULD HAVE PROBABLY PUSHED MY FINGER THROUGH. IT WAS ALMOST AS SOFT AND THIN AS A INNER TUBE. THEN I ALSO NOTICED SEVERAL LUMPS ABOUT 1 TO1 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER ALMOST ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE CASING NEAR THE OUTER EDGE. THIS WAS ALL ON THE WHITE LETTER SIDE OF THE TIRE. I BRIEFLY LOOK AT THE BACK SIDE BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING. ALL THE TIME I NEVER HEARD AN AIR LEAK, ALTHOUGH AN HOUR LATER IT WAS FLAT AGAIN. AS I STATED EARLIER I ONLY PUT APPX. 10 PSI. WHEN I SAW THE KNOTS APPEAR I STOPED IN FEAR OF THE CASING RUPTURING. IT DEFINITLEY APPEARS TO BE AN INTERNAL PROBLEM SUCH AS BELT OR PLY SEPARATION. BEFORE I CONTACT CHEVROLET OR FIRESTONE I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION SINCE I THINK THIS MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE CURRENT PROBLEM THE THE OTHER RECALLED TIRES AND DID NOT WANT THE EVIDENCE(MY TIRE) POSSIBLY LOST OR DESTROYED WITH YOU HAVING A CHANCE TO SEE IT IF YOU WISH. NON THE LESS I NOW NEED A SPARE, SO I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING SOON. I WILL KEEP THE DEFECT THOUGH. I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO PUT ANOTHER FIRESTONE ON MY TRUCK. UNTIL TODAY I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY ON THE 235 TIRE. ME AND MY FAMILY NEED YOUR HELP TO ASSURE US THAT MY FIRESTONES ARE SAFE OR SHOULD I BE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER TIRE. PLEASE ADVISE SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANKS GEORGE( DOT NUMBER: V672WLI070 TIRE SIZE: 265/70R16 )

TIRE BLOWOUT ON HWY 59 IN HOUSTON, WHILE TRAVELING 65-70 MPH, REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE, REPLACE TIRE

TIRE FAILURE - TIRE SEPARATING. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

WITH LESS THAN 4700 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE REAR RIGHT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT FROM A SIDEWALL TEAR (265/70R16). NLM

THE TIRE DEVELOPED SEVERE TREAD DISPLACEMENT AND DISFIGUREMENT. LUCKILY, WE NOTICED THE VIBRATION WHEN IT STARTED AND PULLED OFF IMMEDIATELY. WE HAD VERY LITTLE WARNING. IT STARTED ALL OF A SUDDEN. WE WERE ON THE EXPRESSWAY, AT 70 MPH, WITH 5 PEOPLE AND A LOAD OF LUGGAGE. IT WAS 98 DEGREES OUT AT THE TIME THE TIRE FAILED. THE TIRE WAS KEPT BY THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN FERNANDINA BEACH. FL. THEIR NAME IS RON ANDERSON CHEVROLET, 904-261-5776. DAVID DUBOSE IN SERVICE HAS THE TIRES. THEY REPLACED ALL 4 OF THE WILDERNESS TIRES ON THE VEHICLE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRE SIZE: P265/70R16 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LEFT REAR TIRE'S P265/70R16, DOT 8X72WLI1600 BELT BROKE CAUSING VIBRATION, CONSUMER WAS ALBE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND EXIT HIGHWAY, FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRE WITH AN UPGRADE AT A PRORATED DISCOUNT. *SLC

PE00-020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE, LEFT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS EQUIPTED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. WHILE TRAVELING AT 70MPH TIRES COMPLETELY BLEWOUT. DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. *AK