1993 Chevrolet Pickup Truck Tires Problems

“I purchased the tires in february of 2001, about two weeks after I bought them, I went over a small curb in the snow. Both front tires blew out at the sidewalls. I e-mailed goodyear and told them of my problem.they responded by replacing tires and charging me for the labor. May 15, 2001, I was driving down the highway at about 55-60 MPH. When my front right tire blew out at the inside sidewall forcing the truck to pull hard to the right and off the road. My right shoulder was injured due to this incident. …”

“The firestone tires were installed on our pickup at around 15,000 miles on the pickup itself, at 28,246 miles we went to have the tires rotated and rebalanced and the right front tire that came of would not balance. They took it apart and discovered the inner liner of the tire was completely coming apart and turning into powder. Firestone said it had been ran at low presure and that was the cause of the inner liner coming apart, and that it was not adjustable . The tires were never ran low and were checked along with the vehicle when it was serviced every 2,000 miles. …”

“Tread separation. The first (2/8/2001) one was at approximately 34,000 miles of use (89,000 miles on the vehicle) and was noticed (severe vibration) prior to actual tire failure and complete separation. The most recent failure was at 39,000 miles of use. (DOT number: 78a3pua457 tiresize: 245/75r16)”

“Low tire after shopping, aired up 50 PSI to drive home. As airing up the tire started to seperate/split down the center of tire around its' diameter. Quickly released air and changed tire. Tire wear was at the wear tread, should have been replaced sooner. These were on the vehicle at time of purchase with approximately 68,000 miles on vehicle. (DOT number: vn11 bab tiresize: lt24575r16)”