2007 DODGE CARAVAN Tires Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 DODGE CARAVAN WITH ARIZONIAN SILVER TIRES, SIZE: 215-70-15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CARAVAN SXT EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 42 TIRES, LINE SIZE P215/65/16, DOT NUMBER 7X6VCT20807. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD BELT ON ALL FOUR TIRES WAS SEVERELY DRY ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE CENTER AND THE FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000.

THESE TIRES (BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 ? 215/65R16) WERE OEM ON MY 2007 DODGE CARAVAN WITH A FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE WARRANTY. AT 10,000 MILES I NOTICED A PULL TO THE RIGHT. I PURCHASED A LIFETIME ALIGNMENT AND ROTATED THE TIRES AT B/F. AFTER ANOTHER 1300 MILES, THE PULL WAS A HARDER RIGHT. F/B CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT, STATING IT WAS GOOD AND TOLD ME THIS WAS A "BELT" ISSUE....PUT THE "BAD" TIRES TO THE REAR AND ORDERED TWO OEM TIRES. I AM AWAITING 2 NEW TIRES OF THE SAME OEM (ONE TO BE WARRANTED THE OTHER SELF PAY). THE F/B STORE, WHERE I PURCHASED THE LIFETIME ALIGNMENT, TELLS ME YOU CAN CHECK A BELT PROBLEM BY CROSS ROTATING THE TIRES. UNTIL THAT TEST IS COMPLETED, THEY CANNOT CONSIDER REPLACING A DAMAGED TIRE UNDER THE WARRANTY. BOTH TIRES ARE UNDER THE 12 MONTH-2/32 DEPTH WARRANTY PROVIDED WITH MY NEW CAR. I THINK F/B SHOULD COVER...