Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE 350 EQUIPPED WITH KELLY TIRES, TIRE LINE: SAFARI LT, TIRE SIZE LT23585R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND THE SOUND OF METAL BEING DRAGGED ON THE GROUND WAS HEARD FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED.THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
- NHTSA ID
- 10630972
- Incident
- Sep 4, 2014
- Mileage
- 300,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 28, 2004
TWO OF THE VEHICLE'S FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES BLEWOUT. *NM CONSUMER HAD TWO BLOWOUTS THE SAME DAY. VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE BLOWOUT. *TC
- NHTSA ID
- 10095478
- Incident
- Sep 1, 2004
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 22, 2002
GOODYEAR IS REPLACING THESE TIRES ON 15 PASSENGER VANS. OUR VAN HAS THE IDENTICAL CHASSIS AND TIRES, BUT GOODYEAR IGNORES THEM. PLEASE HELP. WE TRAVEL TO ART SHOWS WITH AS MUCH OR MORE WEIGHT THEN A PASSENGER VAN. MOST OF OUR TRAVEL IS AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. ANY SUGGESTIONS?*AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)
- NHTSA ID
- 758495
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 18, 2001
THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED 4/14/01 ON THE WAY BACK TO FLORIDA FROM PA. WE WERE ON I-77 TRAVELING APPROX. 60 MPH. WHEN A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION STARTED. WE SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT. ON INSPECTION THE LEFT INSIDE DUEL HAD EXPERIENCED SEPARATION OF TREAD FROM THE TIRE. TIRE PRESSURE HAD BEEN SET AT MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. THE TIRE APPEARED TO HOLD AIR PRESSURE. UPON ARRIVING HOME WE TOOK PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND RETURNED IT TO OUR FIRESTONE DEALER WHO PRO-RATED IT. YESTERDAY (6/17/01 WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT SIDE INSIDE DUEL. THIS TIME THE TIRE WOULD NOT HOLD ANY AIR PRESSURE. OUR MILEAGE ON THIS TIRE WAS 19,126. WE FIND IT ODD THAT WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH OTHER RIGS WE HAVE OWNED. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER 4 TIRES SINCE WE ARE PLANNING AN EXTENDED LONG DISTANCE VACATION IN JULY. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THESE TIRES ON ANY RECALL LIST. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VO1L1XD398 TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)
- NHTSA ID
- 746972
- Incident
- Apr 14, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed May 25, 2001
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R15 )
- NHTSA ID
- 745925
- Incident
- Aug 25, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 10, 2000
FORD DEALER ANALYSIS, TREAD SEPARATION, THEN BLOWOUT (DOT NUMBER: VDTL 1XB TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)
- NHTSA ID
- 733885
- Incident
- Aug 15, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 1, 2000
NOTICED 2 SEPERATE CRACKS OR SPLITS ON THE FRONT LEFT TIRE OF MY VEHICLE. THE CRACKS ARE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE ABOUT 1/2 INCH EACH.THEY ARE SEPERATE AND ABOUT A 1 INCH SPACE BETWWEEN THEM. BUT A VERY FINE LINE OR CRACK CAN BE SEEN CONECTING THE TWO FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER.I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER AT BUSTLETON AND STREET RD. IN FEASTERVILLE,PA 19053 IWAS TOLD MY TIRES WERE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST , I MENTIONED THAT THESE TIRES WERE ON THE NEWS FOR BLOW OUTS AND TIRE SEPERATION.THE DEALER THEN SAID IF THE CRACKS GET WORSE TO BRING THEM BACK AND HE WOULD REINPSPECT THEM BUT FOR NOW IT LOOKED MINOR.ALSO I POINTED OUT THAT VERY SMALL CRACKS SURROUNDING THE DIAMETER OF THE TIRES BELOW THE TREAD ON THE SIDE WALL COULD BE SEEN ON ALL THE TIRES. THE DEALER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE DRY-ROT, I THEN COMMENTED THAT THE TIRES WERE NEW WITH VEHICLE AND PURCHASED 11-98 AND ONLY HAD 11,700 MILES ON THEM. THE DEALER SAID TO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THEM AND IF IT WORSENS TO COME BACK.AFTER THAT I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JOHN KENNEDY FORD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE TIRES. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THEY RECCOMMENED TO TAKE THEM TO THE TIRE MANUFACTER FOR INSPECTION. (TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )
- NHTSA ID
- 733051
- Incident
- Sep 30, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 14, 2000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN BACK TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR. NOTICED CRACKS 1/4" AROUND THE RIM. CHECKED OTHER TIRES & SAME TYPE OF CRACKS ON THOSE TIRES. TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. HAVE NOT HAD TIRES EXCHANGED. FIRESTONE STEEL TEX, RT225/75R16 WITH 4,000 MILES ON A 1999,FORD ECONOLINE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 870539
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 12, 1999
VIBRATION BETWEEN 50 TO 70 MPH. HAD SAME TYPE PROBLEM WITH 1997 VAN AND TIRES WERE SWITCHED TO MICHLEN AND CORRECTED PROBLEM. THEY WONT DO THIS I WAS TOLD.
- NHTSA ID
- 709900
- Incident
- Jun 26, 1999
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