1998 Mazda B-SERIES Truck

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A QUALITY ISSUES ABOUT GOODYEAR'S TRACKER 2 TIRES. IN EARLY SUMMER OF 2007, I HAD 4 TIRES OF THIS BRAND INSTALLED AT WAL-MART. THESE TIRES WERE SOLD AT WAL-MART WITH CLAIMS FOR 50,000 MILES WARRANTY. BY NOW, IT HAS BEEN NOT MORE THAN 3 YEARS AND GOT CLOSE TO 40,000 MILES. ON LAST SATURDAY MORNING WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON SOUTH BOUND I-77, ABOUT 1 MILE A WAY FROM EXIT 58 IN VIRGINIA, THE TIRE ON THE BEAR DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW UP. I HAD TO CALL POLICE FOR ROAD ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I JUST ROTATED THE TIRES ON FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE THIS TRIP. OTHERWISE, THIS TIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN FRONT. WHEN I TOOK MY PICKUP TO WAL-MART TO HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED, THEY THEN FOUND SEVERE BUBBLES AND CRACKS ON OTHER 2 TIRES, RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR. ONLY THE TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE STILL APPEARED TO BE LESS DEFECTIVE, AND BUBBLES WERE FOUND ALTHOUGH NOT AS APPARENT. WE USED TO HAVE TIRES THAT CAN RUN FOR 70,000 OR EVEN 80,000 WILES WITH A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. NOW, THE QUALITY ISSUES SEEM INVADE INTO EVERY CORNER OF OUR DAILY LIFE. WITH THE INCIDENT I JUST HAD, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT I LEARNED A LOT. I JUST HOPE THE GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS UP OUR RULES FOR THESE COMPANIES THAT PROFIT AT THE EXPENSE OF CUSTOMERS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK STARTED TO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT.I PULLED OVER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CHECK THE FRONT.WHAT I FOUND WAS THAT HALF THE TOP SURFACE OF THE TIRE WAS GONE SHOWING BARE METAL.THE TIRE STILL HAD AIR IN IT.THIS SAME TIRE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION THAT SAME DAY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, I HAD TWO TIRE FAILURES. BOTH WERE SIDEWALL SEPARATIONS, OCCCURRING AT LOW HIGHWAY SPEED, WITH NO VISIBLE CAUSE ON THE ROAD. THESE TIRES WEREN'T WARRANTED, AND SINCE THE OTHER TWO WERE ALMOST NEW, TO MATCH THEM UP, I HAD TO BUY 2 NEW ONES FROM A FIRESTONE DEALER. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES, BUT I FELT THAT FIRESTONE SHOULD HAVE WARRANTED THEIR TIRES AGAINST FAILURE, AND THERE WAS COMPLETE FAILURE ALONG THE SIDEWALLS.. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )

PE00020; WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRETREAD HAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT TIRES, P225/70R15. TIRE WAS PURCHASED WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS MAZDA TRUCK, B2500 1998. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING SPLITTING. *AK THE TIRE IS DEFECTIVE. THE TREAD SEPARATED AND RIPPED. THERE IS SPLIT ON THE LEFT REAR ALSO. *YH

THESE TIRES NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL!! I HAD A BLOW OUT (LEFT FRONT) AT 65MPH AT 24K MILES. THE OTHER FRONT TIRE WAS GOUGED AND CRACKED. I REPLACED THESE TIRES WITH 2 MORE FIRESTONE P225/70R15S AND 25K MILES LATER BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE AGAIN GOUGES AND CRACKED. I HAD THOSE REPLACED 2 DADYS PRIOR TO THE OTHER RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT. FROM THE NEWS REPORTS I HAVE SEEN AND FROM COMPARING MY TIRES TO OTHERS, THEY LOOK THE SAME DAMAGE WISE AS THE ONES BEING RECALLED. THERE IS NO REASON ANYONE SHOULD GO THROUGH 2 SETS OF TIRES IN 50K MILES. PLEASE CONTINUE TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT JUST ISOLATED TO THE TIRES CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.( DOT NUMBER: W2UUIPO248 TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )