1997 Honda Civic

DRIVING AT 70 MILES AN HOUR ON I-95, THE TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF AND EXPLODED ON THE FRONT LEFT TIRE, DAMAGING THE CAR, AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND WINDING UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A SHALLOW DITCH. FIRESTONE REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT TIRES, LEAVING THE ORIGINAL REAR TIRES, 2 MONTHS LATER, LEAVING AN ON RAMP TO I-4 AT APPROXIMATELY 37 MILES AN HOUR, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF TOO. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE THIS TIME, BUT ALL FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH GOODYEARS. FIRESTONE HAS REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. STATE FARM HAS A CLAIM AGAINST FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE HAS NOT MADE ANY COMPENSATION TO THIS DATE. I BELIEVE THAT TWO FIRESTONE TIRES DAMAGED WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER ON THE SAME CAR IS MORE THAN COINCIDENCE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P185/65R14)

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 101 CALIFONIA HIGHWAY (NORTHBOUND) IN AN UPHILL SECTION NEAR AGOURA HILLS, WHEN SUDDENLY WE HEARD A SOUND LIKE "CLACK" TWICE. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE MIDDLE LANE AND SIGNALED TO MY RIGHT SO I COULD PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. THEN, THERE WAS THIS HUGE SOUND, AND I FELT THE PASSENGER'S REAR SIDE TIRE BLOW UP. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. NEITHER ME NOR MY WIFE & 7 MONTH OLD SON WERE INJURED. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, I FOUND OUT THE TIRE'S TREAD HAD SEPARATED AND IT CAUSED THE REAR BUMPER TO BECOME DEATTACHED. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND PUT THE SPARE ONE. THE CAR LOST THE REAR BUMPER AND HAD SOME DENTS AS A RESULT OF THE TREAD SEPARATION. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A MONTH AGO, AND THE TIRES LOOKED IN GOOD CONDITIONS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRESIZE: P185/65R14)

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED RANGING BETWEEN 75-80 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SOUND FROM THE BACK END OF MY CAR. IT STARTED TO PULL SO I TRIED TO CAREFULLY MOVE FROM THE LEFT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AT THE RIGHT WHEN MY CAR DID A 360 AND AFTER NARROWLY AVOIDING A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A SEMI, ENDED UP IN THE DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND DAMAGED THE FRAME AS WELL AS PAINT ON THE BACK BUMPER OF MY CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET ASSISTANCE TO THE NEAREST FIRESTONE DEALER, WHO FOUND UPON INSPECTION THAT THE TREAD ON MY REMAINING TIRES WAS LIFTING AS WELL AND ASSUMED THAT ONE MORE WOULD COMPLETELY SEPARATE BEFORE I DROVE THE REMAINING 50 MILES BACK TO PHOENIX. MY CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND TIRES WERE ROTATED AT APPROPRIATE INTERVALS. THE TREAD WAS NOT WORN AND SHOULDN'T HAVE SEPARATED WITH THAT LEVEL OF USE. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES WEREN'T ON THE RECALL LIST!*AK (DOT NUMBER: W27J)