1998 Fleetwood Jamboree Tires Problems

“In may 2003 we purchased a 1998 motor home. The tires passed inpsection and have perfect tread. On may 26 one of the firestone 16 tires blew on the highway. We had it replaced. On july 3, another on of the firestone tires blew. We have both tires and was told by a mechanic the tire were faulty. There was no road hazard. The second incident caused damage to the motor home.”

“4 blow outs on firestone steeltex radial r4s lt 225 75 r16 m/s with less than 20000 miles while on one trip with considerable damage to our Fleetwood motorhome and being stranded for 3 days. Unable to get any help in anyway from firestone, Fleetwood, or ford. These happened in november 2001, we were unable to get any help at all....it was a terrifying experience. We had our son, wife and two small grand children with us and I was very frightened for their safety... I have all information and facts about this occurrence. …”

“Inside dual on motorhome blow-out with no warning. Had driven from phoenix to indiana and was returning home. Occured just south of hannibal,mo on smooth four lane road,temperature approx 85 degrees, with no significant change in load. Air pressure was checked in a:m prior to leaving sprinfield, il. Insurance adjuster for progressive insurance met me in hannibal to survey damage;he has photos of tire. Damage was limited to severed/crimped tailpipe and structural damage to storage compartment. Firestone dealer in hannibal would not adjust the tire and sent me to quincy,il dealer. …”

“Failure of dean wildcat lt, 225-75/r16 load rated e tire. Three out of four tires have failed, with less than 4000 miles on each tire. Tire is similar but not exact to dean tire recall in same time period. Only selection in dean tire list is dean wildcat at, tire on my vehicle is dean wildcat lt.”

“Dt: the consumer stated vehicle had bf goodrich ta all season load range e commercial tires. The tread separated from the sidewall on the tires. There was dry rot on the tire approximately half an inch below the tread. This occurred on four of six tires. The last time it felt like vehicle ran over something, and when consumer looked in the rearview mirror, he could see the tire on the road. It left the sidewall on the tire. The consumer took the tires to a michellin dealer, and they stated that the remaining tires were bad. …”