1999 Ford Ranger complaints

ORIGINAL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT (P235/75R15) TIRE REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL 00T-005 DUE TO POSSIBLE TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED RECALL REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE TIRE WAS REPLACED ON FEB 9, 2000. *CJ

THE RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT (VDHL1PY508) TIRE FAILED, THERE WAS A PROTRUSION OUTWARD FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TREAD, LESS THAN 3 WEEKS LATER THE LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR BOTH TIRES BUT WAS DENIED FOR THE FIRST TIRE SAYING IT WAS NOT REPLACED AT AN AUTHORIZED FIRESTONE RETAILER. NLM

AIR BAGS DIPLOYED AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 10 MPH AND THE FRONT BUMPER WAS NEVER TOUCHED. *AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE DISINTIGRATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NLM

THE FRONT CENTER 2 POINT SEAT BELT WILL NOT REMAIN IN THE FULLY ADJUSTED POSITION DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. OUR GRANDCHILDREN (MOSTLY 4 AND 10 YEAR OLD BOYS) WILL SIT IN THE FRONT CENTER SEAT AND FASTEN THE 2 POINT SEAT BELT ABOUT THEM; ADJUST IT TO THE PROPER LENGTH; DURING TRAVEL THE CHILD MOVES ABOUT THE SEAT SLIGHTLY; DURING THIS NORMAL MOVEMENT THE SEATBELT ADJUSTMENT WILL LOOSEN ON ITS OWN. SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR, THE CHILD IS NOT RESTRAINED BY THE SEATBELT BECAUSE OF THE "SELF ADJUSTING EFFECT". THIS CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO THE CAR DEALER (DON VANCE), THEY REPLACED THE SEATBELT, AND THE NEW SEATBELT HAD THE SAME EFFECT. I REPORTED THIS CONDITION TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY. A WOMAN CONTACTED ME ABOUT THIS. I EXPLAINED THE AFOREMENTIONED TO HER. NOTHING FURTHER WAS DONE. CHILDREN ARE IN JEOPARDY. *AK

ON OCTOBER 4, 2000 MY SON WAS TRAVELING AT 30 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN HIS DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE ASSEMBLY CAME OFF SPINDLE CAUSING HIM TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A VAN AND A BOAT THAT WERE PARKED IN FRONT OF A RESIDENCE HERE IN MIDLAND, TEXAS. THE POLICE REPORT THAT WAS FILED BACKS UP THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: WHILE TRAVELING EAST ON STANOLIND STREET AT 30 MPH, IN THE 4400 BLOCK, THE 1999 FORD RANGER'S DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM THE SPINDLE CAUSING IT TO PULL LEFT AND ALONG SIDE A PARKED LATE MODEL CHEVY VAN. THE RANGER HAD NO BRAKES, AND SCRAPED ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE VAN, LEAVING SCRAPE MARKS AND AXLE GREASE, AND TIRE RUBBER RESIDUE ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE VAN. THE RANGER HIT THE FENDER OF THE VAN AND SINCE DRIVER WAS TRYING TO STEER AWAY FROM THE WRECK, THIS ALLOWED THE FRONT OF THE RANGER TO PULL TO THE RIGHT BACK TOWARDS THE STREET. AT THAT POINT THE ENTIRE "WHEEL ASSEMBLY" CAME OFF AND TRAVELED 4 HOUSES AHEAD OF THE NOW 3-WHEELED RANGER. AFTER THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY EXITED, THE KNUCKLE HIT THE PAVEMENT AND FORCED THE RANGER INTO THE BOAT WHICH WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE VAN. THE BOAT TRAILER WHEELS WERE "CHOCKED" AND THE IMPACT OF THE RANGER LIFTED THE BOAT TRAILER INTO THE DRIVEWAY NEXT DOOR TO WHERE IT WAS PARKED. WHEN THE MIDLAND POLICE ARRIVED,WE ALL STARTED DISCOVERING THE PARTS LYING IN THE STREET WELL BEFORE THE CRASH SITE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HUB CAP CAME OFF FIRST AND ROLLED TO THE GRASS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE (4' NORTH

TIRE SUDDENLY LOST AIR PRESSURE WITHOUT PUNCTURE THROUGH SIDEWALL BUBBLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/15R70)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/15R70 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE (P205 75 R15) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 45-50 VEHICLE VIBRATES VERY HARD WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED PART OF TRANSMISSION/TIRES, BUT WON'T REPLACE WHEEL WHICH MAY BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL THE AROUND A BIN THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P225/70R15 TIRE LOST PRESSURE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL AND HIT A CURB. *MJS

2 OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235/75R15) TIRES DOT VD SERIES, EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEELS, THE CONSUMER HAD THE OTHER TIRES REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T005, THE DEALER WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR DAMAGE OR REPLACEMENT TIRES, HE STATED THAT THE RECALL ONLY COVERED CONSUMERS WHO EXCHANGED RECALLED TIRES BETWEEN 1-1-00 AND 8-8-00. *SLC

CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT FIRESTONE TIRES (00T-005), THE RECALL NOTIFICATION STATED $140 PER TIRE AND THE CONSUMER ONLY RECEIVED $100 PER TIRE. *MJS

PE00 020; FIRESTORE WILDERNESS HT, P225/70R15, BULGE IN TIRE AND A CRACK. *AK *SLC

LEFT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING ON EXPRESSWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH. RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW AND I HAD TO PULL OFF AND CHANGE IT. TIRE APPEARS TO HAVE SEPERATED WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL ON OUTSIDE OF TIRE. TREAD BELTS IN THAT AREA ARE TWISTED AND OUT OF ALIGNMENT. (DOT NUMBER: W270IFR428 TIRESIZE: 245 75R 16)

AFTER THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL STARTED I CHECKED MY TIRES TO SEE IF THEY WER PART OF THE RECALL AND I NOTICED THAT THEY WERE NOT BUT WHAT I DID FIND WERE SOME "STRESS FRACTURES" IN THE TIRE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND THEY STATED THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I THEN TOOK THE TIRE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AND HE ALSO STATED THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND I WOULD NEED IT REPLACED. HE ALSO STATED THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE ALL OF THE TIRES DUE TO THE TREADWEAR ON MY TIRES. I HAVE LEASED THE TRUCK AND THE TIRES ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST ME THE TERM OF THE LEASE. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM I CAUSED MYSELF AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE WHICH FIRESTONE REFUSES TO DO. AT THIS POINT I AM THINKING OF FILING A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINS FIRESTONE. I DON'T FEEL THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THE 15" TIRES WHEN IT PROBABLY EFFECTS ALL SIZES. PLEASE ADVISE ME. (TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )

I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FIRESTONE STORE FOR INSPECTION. THEY FOUND THAT THERE WERE BUBBLES AND THE TREAD WAS PEELING AS WAS COMMON WITH THE RECALLED 15" TIRES. IT SHOWED INDICATIONS THAT THE TREAD WAS COMING OFF. WE WERE ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TIRES AS THEY WERE UNSAFE. WE HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES BEFORE A FULL SEPARATION AND ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WE HAVE RETAINED THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES AS THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75% TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: W270 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)

WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 40MPH FRONT RIGHT END OF VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NETHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER TO MY FARMHOUSE IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS WHEN MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE JUST BLEWOUT. THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS ON THE TIRE WHERE THE OUTER RUBBER APPEARS TO HAVE WORN OFF. THOSE AREAS ARE WHITE IN COLOR. ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE IS SHOWING WEAR AND THERE ARE WHITE AREAS SHOWING UP ON IT ALSO. THESE TIRES WERE NOT IN THE RECALL, BUT PERHAPS THEY SHOULD BE. I WAS LUCKLY GOING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND NO INJURIES OCCURED AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND AM WAITING FOR A REPLY FROM THEM. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON ALSO. THANKS, TRENT BUNN (DOT NUMBER: W2UUIPO468 TIRESIZE: P255/70R15)

RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE (145R16) SEPARATED BETWEEN THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. NLM

VEHICLE IN SHOP FOR TIRE MAINTENANCE AND WHEEL BALANCE OVER 3 DAYS. *JG

HEARD ABOUT TIRES ON TV. CHECKED TIRES, INCLUDING THE SPARE. NOTICED THAT ALL 5 TIRES HAD SLITS OR CRACKS AROUND THEM, WHERE TREAD MET THE CASINGS. CONSUMER CAN PULL THE SLIT APART. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P225/70R15 WITH 4,000 MILES.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER HAS HAD 5 FLAT TIRES IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR, ONE BLEW BUT WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMERS TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 00T-005 BUT HE BELIEVES THEY SHOULD BE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P215/75R15). NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEWOUT WITH LESS THAN 7000 MILES ON THE TIRE, AT 15000 MILES THE TIRES WERE CUPPING CAUSING VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END(FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P245/75R16 1095 M+S). NLM

DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH WHEN AXLE BROKE AND PASSENGER'S TIRE SHOTOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A STONE WALL. VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN IN A IMPROPER MANNER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HIT A BUMP AND LOST CONTROL, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ONE MONTH LATER, PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN THEY SAID WHEELS WERE PULLING TO THE LEFT. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO TAKE SOME WEIGHT OUT THE TRUCK. CONSUMER SAID IF GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP ENTIRE CAR SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 12 MPH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT AN LEFT FRONT ANGLE BY AN 18 WHEELER AT 75 MPH. FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER OF THE FORD RANGER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION.VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

I HAVE ALREADY BLOWN A TIRE AND BOTH FORD AND FIRESTONE HAVE SAID THAT MY PERTICULIER SIZE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED.BUT THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. SO I'AM EXTREMELY WORRIED THAT THE NEXT TIME COULD BE FATEL.*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/16 )

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, RANGER, P265/75R15 SIZE . TIRES STARTED LEAKING AIR FROM THE SIDEWALL.*AK THE TIRE DEVELOPED LEAK INSIDE WASLL. THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS TIRE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING THEN COMING TO A TO STOP AND VEHICLE WILL ALMOST STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, DROPING THE RPM, THEN COMING BACK UP. *AK

BRAKES ALWAYS SQUEEK WHEN APPLYING BRAKES.

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES(P245 75 R16)EXPERIENCED LOSS OF AIR AND SPLITTING AND TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

PE00 020; CONSUMER SAID THAT THERE WAS A NAIL IN THE REAR FRONT TIRE. HE TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLACE AND SAID THAT TIRE TREAD WAS BEGINNING TO COME APART. TIRE WAS FIRESTONE#AT, P23575R16. *AK

RECALLED FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235 R15 TIRES FAILED, CAUSING RIMS TO BEND, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

TIRE BLEW OUT ON TRIP, 8/99, TIRE SEPERATED ON INTERSTATE DRIVING- TRUCK TOWED TO CLOSEST DEALTER BY FORD ROADSIDE ASSIST- DEALER JONES FORD, AUGUSTA, REFUSED TO HONOR ANY WARRANTY, MADE US PAY FULL PRICE FOR A NEW TIRE, SAID IT WAS NOT A TIRE PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS NEW/TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 6 MONTH OLD TRUCK. WE LOST A DAY OF WORK WAITING ON THEM TO LOCATE A TIRE TO REPLACE IT AND THEN HAD TO PAY FULL PRICE AS THEY WOULD NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. (TIRESIZE: 2457516)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 2457516 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P245 75 R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

NO SIDEWALL SEPARATION-----CRACKING IN CENTER OF TREAD... SCARED OF THE TIRES.......... (TIRESIZE: 205/14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/14 )

CONDITIONS: 11AM, SUNDAY MORNING, 65MPH, DRY INTERSTATE PAVEMENT, SLIGHT INCLINE, WIND CALM, VISIBILITY UNLIMITED, TRAFFIC LIGHT, MINIMAL TRUCK TRAFFIC, TRAVELING IN RIGHT LANE. SITUATION: THE LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED CAUSING THE TOWED RV TRAILER TO FISHTAI (DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRESIZE: P235/75RX1)

DRIVING TO WORK AT 6:00 AM ON MAIN STREET IN TOWN AT 40 MILES AN HR WHEN I FELT REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLOW. IMMENDIATELY PULLED OFF ROAD AND TREAD WAS COMPLETELY PULLED AWAY FROM THE TIRE. PUT ON SPARE TIRE AND WENT ON TO WORK CALLED LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AT 8:00 TO REPORT INCIDENT, THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. WHEN I ARRIVED THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, SO THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE. I QUESTIONED THEM CONCERNING THE LOW MILEAGE AND THE WARRENTY THAT WOULD BE ON THE TIRE ITSELF, THEY SAID I COULD HAVE HIT SOMETHING AND DAMAGED THE TIRE MYSELF THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT COVER THE TIRE UNDER THE WARRENTY. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THAT IS THAT I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING THEN OR IN THE PAST AND MY RIM WAS NOT DAMAGED A ALL, WHICH WAS VERY CLEAR TO THEM. WHEN I RETURNED TO WORK I CALLED FIRESTONES TOLL FREE # DIRECT THE CUST SERVICE REP ADVISED ME THAT SINCE IT WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AT THIS TIME, BUT IN FUTURE IF IT DID COME ON THE RECALL LIST IF I KEPT MY TIRE AND RECEIPT THEY WOULD REFUND MY TIRE AND MONEY. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN THAT I AM STILL DRIVING ON THE SAME TIRES, I WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT I WAS NOT SHOWN ANY CONCERN IN REGARDS TO THIS AND WAS TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL IT SHOWED UP ON THE RECALL LIST, I ASKED HER HOW THIS GOT ON THE RECALL LIST SHE TOLD ME TO CONTACT THIS ADDRESS. SHE SAID THEY DO NOT INVESTIGATE THIS, THAT THE NHTSA WOULD TAKE CAR

2ND TIRE ON VEHICLE TO SAPARATE FRONT SIDEWALL FROM ENTIRE TREAD OF TIRE. FIRST WAS BACK IN AUGUST OF 1999 BEFORE RECALL HAD BEGUN. HAVE TAKEN THIS LAST TIRE TO 2 DEALERS AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE TIRE TO SEPARATE, BUT BOTH HAVE SAID IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A PUNCTURED TIRE. TIRES DID NOT BLOW OUT, BUT JUST WENT FLAT. SIDEWALLS FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE JUST COLLAPSED! AUTHORIZED FIRESTONE DEALER SAID THIS IS NOT A CURRENTLY RECALLED TIRE. WE THINK IT SHOULD BE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2KC TIRESIZE: P205/75R14)

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 10MPH AND WAS HIT IN THE FRONT HOOD TO THE CENTER OF LEFT SIDE. VEHICLE SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES. FRONTAL AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAS BEEN GOING BACK & FORTH WITH FORD.THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

ORIGINAL SPARE, P23575R15, ON A FORD RANGER, 1999. FIRESTONE WILL NOT REPLACE SPARE TIRE THAT IS ON RECALL.*AK THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE MADE IN CANADA BUT THE SPARE TIRE IS DIFFERENT. *YH

CONSUMER NOTICED AN UNUSUAL NOISE FROM THE TIRES (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P205/75R14 95S M/S), DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE CUPPING AND CAUSING THE NOISE, TIRES WERE ROTATED, HOWEVER NOISE GOT WORSE, FIRESTONE WOULD NOT HELP SO CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER'S FIRESTONE TIRES ARE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T005, CONSUMER FEELS SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENTS. *SLC

MY WILDERNESS AT (P245/75R16) TIRES ARE SEPARATING AT THE TREAD-JUST LIKE THE 15 INCH TIRES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES THAT WE HAVE PURCHASED. TWO OF THE 5 TIRES ARE REAL BAD BUT ALL ARE SEPARATING @ THE TREAD. I HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENED TO MYSELF OR ONE IN MY FAMILY. I HAD NO CHOICE! I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL AGENCIES AND ADMINISTRATIONS REGARDING MY TIRE PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP ME GET REIMBURSED FOR MY WILDERNESS AT TIRES? (I STILL HAVE THE TIRES EVEN THOUGH I BOUGHT NEW ONES.) PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO GET REIMBURSED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W270IRF338 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)

CURRENTLY ON ALL 4 TIRES: NO TREAD CRACKS, NO TREAD SEPARATION. (DOT NUMBER: W270 TIRESIZE: P24575R16)

BLOWOUT CAUSED MYSELF SLIDE INTO A DITCH ON A MULTICURVE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R16 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P245 75 R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND LEAKING OF AIR, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

ALL 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P245/75R16 EXPERIENCED STRESS CRACKS WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A FIRESTONE STORE WHERE THEY STATED THE CRACKING WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER AN INDEPENDENT TIRE STORE STATED THAT THE CRACKING WAS NOT NORMAL, DOT # W2701RF288. *SLC

ALL FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES(P235 75 R15) ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKS AROUND THE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL JOIN. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P245 75 R16 EXPERIENCED A SIDEWALL PUNCTURE, A BLOWOUT, AND A CENTER TREAD PUNCTURE. *SLC