1994 Chevrolet Suburban Tires Problems

“I have had 7 bridgestone (either dueler a/t and or dueler h/t develope lumps on the tire tread and blow out violently 3 within 30 seconds, 3 within 1 mile and 1 had a lump as I am writing this complaint form. I have had passengers on 3 occations, luckily I was able to control the vehicle and come to a safe stop. (DOT number: d689q tiresize: lt24575r16)”

“After I purchased a replacement set of tires ( identical to original eqmt tires) I noted a vibration would develop above 63 MPH. I took the car back to dealer ( a firestone store )... They re-balanced the tires...the vibration continued...a second trip to the dealer resulted in nothing- they said the problem must be in the vehicle even though I pointed out there was no vibration with the old tires...they refused to test drive the car. …”

“The contact owns a 1994 Chevrolet Suburban equipped with two Lionhart Tires, Tire Line: LHS, Tire Size: 305/30/ZR26, DOT Number: TB2ACY50. The contact stated that he had installed two Lionhart tires on the front of the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was a secondary vehicle that was not driven often. The contact stated that he observed a bulge on the tire, and the tire sidewall was separating from the tread next to the bulge. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 4,500 on a new installed engine. …”

“Approximately 80% of the tread separated from the tire carcass. It remained attached to the tread which was still attched to the carcass and damaged the left rear fender and door (approximately $800 in damage + $125 cost of the tire, see later). The carcass blew out immediately. Control of the vehicle was not lost. I sent the tire to firestone for analysis and possible coverage of my damage due to a product defect. Their response was that the tire had been damaged by a road hazard and they were therefore not responsible for the damages. …”

“I purchased this vehicle as a new demo with 3210 miles. In feb 1995 with only 8000 miles on this vehicle while traveling at 65+ miles per hour on the fwy the left rear tire exploded ( tread separation) . Almost causing accident and roll over!( no accident or injuries occured). When I pulled to the side of fwy the left rear tire was completely ripped to shreds. I changed the tire installing the spare. I took failed tire to local firestone tire dealer ( kennedy firestone) for warranty adjustment. They said I must have hit something on the fwy. …”