NHTSA Complaint #738959 — 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

I WAS ON VACTION WITH MY FAMILY DRIVING ON MOUNTAINOUS ROADS IN NORTHERN ARIZONA AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I BEGAN TO FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND NOTICED THE CONSOLE SHAKING. I SLOWED THE SUBURBAN DOWN TO 15 MPH AND I COULD FEEL THE REAR END WOBBLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST TIRE STORE AND THE INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND WAS ON THE VERGE OF LOOSING ITS TREAD. I VERY CAREFULLLY DROVE TO THE NEAREST FIRESTONE DEALER AND HAD TO PAY A PRORATED PRICE FOR A NEW TIRE SINCE THIS PARTICULAR TIRE HAD NOT BEEN OFFICALLY RECALLED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE OTHER FIRESTONE MODELS WITH TIRE SEPARATION ISSUES AND I AM FORTUNATE THAT I CAUGHT MY TIRE PROBLEM BEFORE A COMPLETE LOSS OF TREAD OCCURED AT 55 MPH WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11B1A019 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)