1999 Chevrolet Pickup

WE OWN A SERVICE COMPANY IN LAS VEGAS. WE HAVE 6 NEW CHEVROLET TRUCKS ALL WITH GENERAL TIRES. 3 ARE 1999 AND 3 ARE 2000. WE HAVE HAD 5 GENERAL TIRE BLOW OUTS IN THE SAME MANNER AS FIRESTONE. NEITHER CHEVROLET, NOR GENERAL WILL RETURN ANY PHONE CALLS OR HELP OUT IN ANY MANNER. THEY ARE MAKING US PAY $100.00 TO REPLACE THE BLOWN TIRE. AND THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE TIRE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL THAT WAS BLOWN. THIS PROBLEM COULD BE LIFE THREATENING, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THUS FAR WE HAVE HAD ONLY DAMAGE TO OUR VEHICLES AS A RESULT TO THE BLOWN TIRES. I DO NOT WISH TO SEE BODILY INJURIES, OR DEATH COME OF THIS SITUATION. I WISH FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION. THANK YOU!*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

WE HAVE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75R16 114S M/S TIRES ON OUR 1999 CHEV 1/2 TON PICKUP TRUCK. 2 OF THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OUR COST AS TIRES RECEIVED ON NEW VEHICLES ARE NOT COVERED BY ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY. WE HAVE ALSO HAD 3 FLAT TIRES. ALL OF THE PROBLEMS APPEAR TO BE DUE TO ROCKS PUNCTURING THE TIRES. WE DO SOME DRIVING ON GRAVEL ROADS IN OUR AREA AND THESE TIRES APPARENTLY CAN'T BE DRIVEN ON GRAVEL ROADS SAFELY. I WOULD GUESS THAT WE ARE LUCKY TO BR ALIVE WITH SUCH POOR QUALITY TIRES ON THE TRUCK. I WROTE TO FIRESTONE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES ON JANUARY 22, 1999 (FIRESTONE TECHNICAL SERVICES, 2100 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, WOODBRIDGE, IL 60517) COMPLAINING ABOUT THE 2 REPLACEMENTS (THE REPLACED TIRES WERE ALMOST NEW THEN) THAT WERE NECESSARY, BUT NEVER HEARD FROM THEM. IN MY OPINION, THESE TIRES SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE ABOVE IF YOU REQUEST IT. THANK YOU. BOB JOHNSTON, 83 VOYAGEURS POINT, GRAND MARAIS, MN 55604, 218-388-4425, BOBJ@BOREAL.ORG. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

I AM NOT CERTAIN IF THESE TIRES HAVE "FAILED". HOWEVER, AFTER INSPECTION, I NOTICED SOME UNEVEN TREAD WEAR AND SUBSTANTIAL CRACKING THROUGHOUT THE TREAD ON EACH TIRE. FOLLOWING A REPORT ON NPR ADVISING CONSUMERS TO REPLACE THE 16" FIRESTONES IN QUESTION, I DID SO. I RETAINED THE RECEIPT AND THE FOUR TIRES REPLACED. I DID NOT REPLACE THE SPARE SINCE IT HAS NEVER BEEN USED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF FIRESTONE MAY CONSIDER REIMBURSING CONSUMERS OR RECALLING THIS PARTICULAR TIRE TYPE. THANK YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W263/WTS TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )