Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 24, 2012
1989 FORD F250. CONSUMER STATES RUBBER PEELED OFF TIRE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TREAD PEELED OFF THREE OF THE FOUR NEW TIRES HE PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 29, 2011, WHILE TRAVELING APPR 65-70 MPH. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD BEGAN TO PEEL AWAY FROM THE TIRE AND DAMAGED HIS VEHICLE IN THE PROCESS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT. JP
- NHTSA ID
- 10467463
- Incident
- Oct 29, 2011
Tires & wheels
Filed May 19, 2006
WE (UNKNOWINGLY) BOUGHT $200 EACH, 10 PLY COOPER TIRES FROM DISCOUNT TIRE LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. THESE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE WEIGHT OF OUR TRUCK AND CAMPER. IN OCTOBER OF 2005, THE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF OF ONE OF THE REAR TIRES AND DAMAGED ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND PART OF THE CAB OVER CAMPER. THEN THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF, REALLY DAMAGED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND ALSO PARTIALLY DAMAGED THE BOAT WE WERE TOWING. THE TIRES BOTH TIMES WERE STILL HOLDING AIR, JUST THREW THE TREAD. MY HUSBAND ACTUALLY WENT AND RETRIEVED THE TREAD FROM THE HIGHWAY THIS LATEST TIME. DISCOUNT TIRE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRE, BECAUSE OF THE WARRANTY, BUT THAT DOES NOT SOLVE THE DANGER OR THE DAMAGES THESE TIRES ARE CAUSING. THE SAME NIGHT AS THIS HAPPENED, ABC 15 NEWS SHOWED A STORY THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER WITH COOPER TIRES, AND SHOWED US HOW TO IDENTIFY THAT WE HAD SOME OF THESE TIRES THAT ARE THROWING THEIR TREAD. OURS ARE ON THE LIST. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10157868
- Incident
- May 13, 2006
Tires & wheels
Filed May 30, 2002
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER , THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. GOODYEAR PATHFINDER NT TIRE 16 INCH (DOT UNKNOWN). *JB THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. *TT
- NHTSA ID
- 8010789
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1998
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 12, 2001
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, HE NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL HAD DAMAGE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS ATX, P25585R16, DOT VD10AXD046. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED. *AK DOT NUMBER IS VD10AXD046. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 897683
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 30, 2000
TIRE HAD VERY LITTLE WEAR,BLEW OUT AT SPEED,WAS IN SPARE RACK YEARS,THOUGHT TIRE WAS OLD. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT235/85R1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT235/85R1 )
- NHTSA ID
- 732948
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1999
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 29, 2000
PE00-020; P23585R16, AFTERMARKET WITH 80,000 MILES WITH GOOD AMOUNT OF TREAD. DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND PULLING 18 FOOT RV TRAILOR W HEARD LOUD EXPLOSION. AT THAT SAME MOMENT VEHICLE LOST CONTROL DUE TO RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD THAT COMPLETELY PEELED OFF ,ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE CORE OF TIRE. VEHICLE ALMOST ROLLED OVER. *AK DOT# VDOR1WN174. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 871853
- Incident
- Sep 24, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 23, 2000
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAULTY LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES (P235 85 R16). *AK *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 871330
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1996
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 6, 2000
WHILE WALKING AROUND VEHICLE FOUND OUT THAT TIRES WERE SPLITTING IN THE MIDDLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FIRESTONE AT, LT235/85R16 AND DOT #VN0R1WN035. *AK ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES SPLIT IN THE CENTER. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 869811
- Incident
- Aug 24, 2000
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