1998 Toyota 4Runner Tires

ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH WILDERNESS AT III 31X10.50R-15 TIRES WHICH HAVE THE SAME ROUGH RIDE AS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 265/75R-15 WILDERNESS TIRES. THE FIRESTONE DEALER REP SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THOSE TIRES TO RIDE THAT ROUGH. THEY RIDE AS IF THE TIRES HAVE BULGES ON THEM YET THEY DO NOT. I HAVE OWNED OTHER BRANDS OF OFF ROAD TIRES WITH SIMULAR DESIGNED TREAD AND THEY DID NOT RIDE NEAR AS ROUGH AS THESE DO.I AM CONCERNED AS TO WHETHER THESE TIRES MAY ALSO BE DEFECTIVE AS ARE THE OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE NEWS LATELY. THE DOT NUMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS VD60 AW4. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION.( DOT NUMBER: NOT AVAIL. TIRE SIZE: 265/75-15 )

THE TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE. I HAVE HAD BLOW OUTS BEFORE, BUT HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. FIRESTONE DID NOT HESITATE TO REPLACE IT. THEY DID SO UNDER THEIR ROAD HAZARD CLAIM. THE TREAD ON THE TIRE WAS EXCELLENT, WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND MAINTAINED. I DID NOT HIT ANY OBJECTS ON THE HIGHWAY AND FIRESTONE FOUND NO FOREIGN OBJECTS INSIDE THE TIRE WHEN THEY BROKE IT DOWN. I CAN'T AND WON'T WAIT FOR ANY SETTLEMENTS AS TIRE SAFETY IS MORE IMPORTANT THEN THE ENGINE UNDER THE HOOD. I WILL HAVE THESE REPLACED BUT NOT WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. CAN YOU OFFER ME ANY ADVICE AS HOW TO PROCEED? I HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER RELATIONS ASSISTANCE LINE. THANKS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

UPON SWITCHING MY FIRESTONE TIRES TO ANOTHER BRAND, I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES REMOVED FROM MY VEHICLE HAD A DEFINITE CRACK BETWEEN THE TREAD. IT WAS AN OLDER TIRE, 2 YEARS, 40K MILES, BUT THE DEEP CRACK BETWEEN THE TREADS CONCERNED ME, AS I HAD NOT SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. NONE OF THE OTHER 3 TIRES EXHIBITED THIS UNUSUAL WEAR CHARACTERISTIC. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HH TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)

BAD RIDE. BOUNCY SINCE ABOUT THE 1ST YEAR. I ROTATE & CHECK TIRE PRESSURE BUT NO CHANGE. NERVOUS THIS IS ALSO A BAD TIRE. IS THERE ANY CONCLUSIVE PROOF THAT THIS IS A GOOD/SAFE TIRE?( DOT NUMBER: W2HH TIRE SIZE: P22575R15 )

FLAT TIRE ( FIRESTONE P225/75R15 1025). *YC

THE FRONT TIRES ARE NOISY. ( FIRESTONE P225 75R15 RADIAL ) *YC