Here's the situation: One of our cars was fitted with Firestone tires in the rear. Late last year while driving on the highway, the tread on the left rear tire separated from the tire (didn't actually deflate like a flat tire) but tore off a piece of the ground effects causing hundreds in damage. I replaced that tire with a different brand, did not replace the right rear because the tire tech said there was like zero chance it would happen with the other firestone. Well.... Today, while on the highway the same exact thing happens to the right rear firestone. It completely separates from the tire itself, plus it tore off some of my ground effects on this (right) side now, actually it did more damage this time then last. Now I remember a couple of years back Firestone had a big problem with this especially with the Ford Explorers and such, however, I don't remember how that all turned out. So, my question is, what can I do and/or who can I contact about getting this resolved? Basically I want my money back for both tires and the damage they did to my car. I've never had this happen to any other car I've owned because I've never had firestones, ever. After this experienece I never will again.
wow you are a brave man to run firestone after all that schtuff. 1. Always replace tires in sets, replacing just one tire throws off the dynamics of your suspension. On some cars (all wheel drive) you can do significant damage to the drivetrain because the tires will be of different size (due to wear, and design, its like saying a pair of womens jeans are 10. That doesn't mean squat --told to me by gf--) 2. Unless there was a recall you are probably SOL. You need to find out why they separated. Have you any proof that the wheel was within the wear spec? The alignment was good? The tire didn't hit something on the road? Good luck, if you have the specific tire, and the tire that was recalled, you should have been notified in the mail to return the tires to the manufacturer for refund.
Thanks for the info Sam. I wouldn't have received any type of notice because I never supplied my address or personal info. when I purchased these tires. I'll look at the serial number (or whatever its called on a tire) and see if there ever was some type of recall on this particular one. The tread was fine, more than enough. Don't know about hitting something in the road, but the way I see it, wouldn't the tire blow out/go flat rather than the tread separating? Thanks again!
