2000 CHEVROLET PICKUP Tires Problems

THE END OF JULY, MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE AND SOME SEPARATION. I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AND HAD THE REMAINDER CHECKED AND ROTATED. ON AUGUST 17 WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM TUCSON, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND BLEW. WE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED INTO A PALO VERDE TREE. LUCKILY, MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER ESCAPED WITH MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALLED MY VEHICLE. THEY DID NOT COVER ANYWHERE NEAR REPLACEMENT VALUE OF THE TRUCK NOR MY WELDING EQUIPMENT WHICH WAS ALSO TOTALLED. I BELIEVE THAT GENERAL TIRE SHOULD BE MADE TO COMPENSATE ME FOR THESE LOSSES. SINCE THE ACCIDENT, I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH INTO THE INCIDENCE OF TIRE SEPARATION ON GENERAL TIRES. SPECIFICALLY, THE AMERI 550 AS HAS A HIGHER CLAIM RATE (124.4/MILLION) THAN THE FIRESTONE TIRES WHICH WERE RECALLED (15/MILLION). OVER AND ABOVE THE MONETARY LOSSES, I FEEL VERY LUCKY...

I HAVE HAD 3 TIRES FAIL BEGINING AT 13,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND 7500 MILES ON THE FIRST TIRE. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIRE FAILED 8/30/01 AND HAD 13850 AND 21980 MILES ON THE TIRES RESPECTIVELY. ALL FAILURES WERE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE FAILURE CAUSED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245 75R 16)

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60-75 MPH FRONT END WAS VIBRATING. VIBRATION COULD BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL AND FLOORBOARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED TIRES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALER HAS MADE NOTE OF PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT CORRECT IT. ALSO, A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY. *YH

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P265 75 R16) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (P265 75 R16) EXPERIENCED 5 FLAT TIRES, 2 OF THOSE WERE UNREPAIRABLE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC