1999 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Tires Problems

WE BOUGHT A HORSE TRAILER WITH NEW TIRES ON IT IN 2008. THESE TIRES HAVE ABOUT 4000 MILES ON THEM. IN MAY I HAD A BLOW OUT AND THEN ANOTHER ONE IN JULY. THE TRAILER HAS ONLY BEEN OUT 4 TIMES THIS YEAR. I JUST THOUGHT THE FIRST BLOW OUT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS, HOWEVER WHEN THE SECOND ONE OCCURRED I DECIDED TO GO ON LINE AND CHECK OUT MY TIRES. THEY ARE YKS TELLURIDE LT235/85R16 LOAD RANGE E CR 860 WITH A DOT # 7DT2FTS I DO NOT DARE TAKE THE TRAILER OUT AGAIN. IT HAS COST ME TOWING SERVICES. AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE A FENDER AND LIGHT. I HAVE HAD TO RENT ANOTHER TRAILER TO TRANSPORT HORSES. SINCE THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE TIRES, I AM HOPING THAT THESE COSTS CAN BE COVERED. I NEED TO GET IT FIXED SOON SO THAT I CAN...

TIRES LOOSE THE CAP AT BETWEEN 3-6K MILES. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF THEM LOOSE THE CAP AND STILL HOLD AIR FOR ABOUT 2-3 MILES TRYING TO FIND A PLACE I COULD PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND CHANGE TIRE. I WENT THROUGH 7 TIRES ON MY 24' COVERED TRAILER AND HAVE GONE THROUGH 3 ON MY CAR HAULER. I WENT TO A FIRESTONE TIRE AND SOLVED THE PROBLEM ON THE COVERED TRAILER. STILL HAVE A SET ON OF THE HIGH FAILURE RATE TIRES ON MY CAR HAULER. GETTING READY TO REPLACE THOSE ON THE CAR HAULER WITH THE SAME FIRESTONE TIRES. OVER 12 K ON THE FIRESTONE AND NOT A SINGLE PROBLEM. *NLM

HAD 1ST BLOW OUT IN JANUARY 2002 NO DAMAGE TO MOTOR HOME . TOOK TIRE TO FIRESTON DEALER AND HE REPLACED IT FOR FREE.2ND BLOWOUT HAPPINED 8-24-02 CAUSED ABOUT $1500.00 DAMAGE TO MY MOTORHOME. WENT OUT TODAY AND REPLACED ALL 7 TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES.*AK

RECIEVED NOTICE THAT GOODYEAR WAS RECALLING LT245/75R16 TIRES ON 15 PASSENGER FORD VANS 2000 MODELS. WE HAVE THE SAME TIRES ON OUR RV AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RE-CALLED. I HAVE SPOKE WITH GOODYEAR AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN 15 PASSENGER VANS. I FEEL THAT IF THE TIRE IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A ROLL-OVER ON A VAN THEN IT COULD POSSIBLE CAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM ON OUR RV THAT HAS THE SAME GOODYEAR TIRE. PLEASE, REPLY TO THIS COMMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, CLOYCE SCARBERRY. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)

WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 87 (ARIZONA) AT A SPEED OF 65MPH I EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT WITH SOME TREAD SEPARATION ON THE RIGHT REAR OUTER TIRE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1XD TIRESIZE: 75R16 M/S)

TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT ,IN THE SIDE, AND BOTTOM UNTIL I STOPEDON INTERSTATE TIRE WAS DESTROYED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215-65RS )

SUMMARY OF 2 PROBLEMS WE ARE EXPERIENCING: 1) POWER ASSIST STEERING BINDING (STICKING) DURING LEFT TURN AND ACCELERATION; THE STEERING WHEEL WILL STICK AT ABOUT THE 10 O'CLOCK POSITION AND REQUIRE UNUSUAL MANUAL OVERRIDE TO RETURN TO STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION. WE CONSIDER THIS CONDITION ANNOYING AT BEST AND A SAFETY HAZZARD. 2) TIRES PROBLEM: VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT SINCE NEW AND REQUIRES CONSTANT STEERING INPUT TO KEEP POINTED STRAIGHT AHEAD. AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS BY DEALER TO FIX PROBLEM (DEALER SIMPLY ROTATED TIRES FRONT TO REAR AND LEFT TO RIGHT) VEHICLE STILL PULLS SLIGHTLY TO LEFT, BUT NOW MORE SO UNDER BRAKING. TOYOTA MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE IS NOW INVOLVED, HAS NOTED EXISTENCE OF BOTH PROBLEMS AND HAS ORDERED REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEM; THEY ARE UNSURE AS YET WHAT IS CAUSING TIRE PULLING BEHAVIOR.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/60R15 )