NHTSA Complaint #10463489 — 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

WE PURCHASED A SET OF BF GOODRICH TIRES ON 5-16-2009. THE 1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED 7-11, DRIVING HOME NOTICED A BAD THUMPING SENSATION IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE TIRE HAD A BUBBLE IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD, SO PULLED OVER AND CHANGED TIRE. SO ON 7-29-11 I PURCHASED 2 NEW TIRES TO REPLACE THIS BAD ONE. THE 2ND INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON 5-11-12 WAS A BLOW OUT AND NO WARNING. SO I CHANGED THIS TIRE AS WELL.ON THE SAME DAY I FELT A THUMPING SENSATION SO PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRES HAD A BUBBLE. SO OF THE 4 TIRES PURCHASED 3 OF THEM WENT BAD. I PULLED THE OTHER TIRE OF MY TRUCK AND PURCHASED 2 NEW TIRES ON 5-12-12. I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT TO BF GOODRICH TO SEE IF THEY WOULD EITHER COVER THE COST OF THE NEW TIRES OR THE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CLAIM WAS DENIED. I PROVIDED THEM WITH ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE PAPERWORK SHOWING THE TIRES WERE ROTATED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THEIR ANSWER WAS THE TIRES WERE RUN ON A 'RUNFLAT" CONDITION. THAT THE TIRES WERE RUN ON IN A FLAT CONDITION. NOW HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY DRIVE DOWN THE FREEWAY WITH NO AIR IN THEIR TIRES. AND HOW WOULD 3 TIRES SO FAR GO BAD. *TR