1998 Toyota 4 Runner

ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH WILDERNESS AT III 31X10.50R-15 TIRES WHICH HAVE THE SAME ROUGH RIDE AS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 265/75R-15 WILDERNESS TIRES. THE FIRESTONE DEALER REP SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THOSE TIRES TO RIDE THAT ROUGH. THEY RIDE AS IF THE TIRES HAVE BULGES ON THEM YET THEY DO NOT. I HAVE OWNED OTHER BRANDS OF OFF ROAD TIRES WITH SIMULAR DESIGNED TREAD AND THEY DID NOT RIDE NEAR AS ROUGH AS THESE DO.I AM CONCERNED AS TO WHETHER THESE TIRES MAY ALSO BE DEFECTIVE AS ARE THE OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE NEWS LATELY. THE DOT NUMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS VD60 AW4. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION.( DOT NUMBER: NOT AVAIL. TIRE SIZE: 265/75-15 )

TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED AS MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED. INSIDE OF TIRES HAVE SHOWN SIGNIFIGANT WEAR AND AT THE TIME OF RECALL WE HAD TIRES CHECKED ONLY TO FIND THAT THERE WAS STEEL SHOWING ON ONE TIRE AND THAT TIRE WAS CHANGED OUT WITH THE SPARE. OTHER 3 TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF EXTREME WEAR AND WE WERE TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE NOT MADE IN DECATOUR, IL THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE BEYOND PURCHASING NEW TIRES. THERE ARE ONLY 40000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME AND THE TIRES ARE WARRENTIED AT 50000. OUR CONCERN IS THAT THE TIRES ARE A HAZARD BECAUSE OF THE WEAR AND THIS VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY USED FOR THE FAMILY.( DOT NUMBER: W2HH AWB25 TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

CONCERNED ABOUT RECENT TIRE TREAD SEPERATION AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS. COWORKER EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF SAME TIRE INSTALLED ON HER VEHICLE. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY AND LOVED ONES DUE TO THE RECENT DISCLOSURE OF THE TREAD SAFETY PROBLEM AND THE REPLACEMENT OF TIRES IN OTHER COUNTRIES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HHAWB TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

THE TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE. I HAVE HAD BLOW OUTS BEFORE, BUT HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. FIRESTONE DID NOT HESITATE TO REPLACE IT. THEY DID SO UNDER THEIR ROAD HAZARD CLAIM. THE TREAD ON THE TIRE WAS EXCELLENT, WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND MAINTAINED. I DID NOT HIT ANY OBJECTS ON THE HIGHWAY AND FIRESTONE FOUND NO FOREIGN OBJECTS INSIDE THE TIRE WHEN THEY BROKE IT DOWN. I CAN'T AND WON'T WAIT FOR ANY SETTLEMENTS AS TIRE SAFETY IS MORE IMPORTANT THEN THE ENGINE UNDER THE HOOD. I WILL HAVE THESE REPLACED BUT NOT WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. CAN YOU OFFER ME ANY ADVICE AS HOW TO PROCEED? I HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER RELATIONS ASSISTANCE LINE. THANKS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )