Tire Sidewall problems of the 2002 Ford F-250

We had purchased 4 tbc wild country radial xtx sport tires which were manufactured during a recent recall period. The tires were replaced with a new set in may 'o8 that we were told were manufactured after the dates of the recall period. We just noticed cracks in the sidewalls of these newer tires (we have approx. 34,000 miles on the tires). We are not certain when these cracks may have appeared, or at what mileage. My wife took the vehicle back to the tire dealer (les schwab tire center in redmond, or) the dealer said that the tires have sidewall separation (which I believe is what the problem was with the tires that were the subject of the last recall), that the cause is from running the tires under the recommended pressure and that they are willing to prorate the tires. We have the tire pressure checked every couple of months with an oil change, so the tires were not running under pressure for the entire time we have had them, and of course we are not certain if they were all actually "under pressure" today, or we were just told that. I would like to know if you have had any other reports of this problem re-surfacing with this particular tire.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford F-250 sd. While placing air in the tire, the contact discovered cracks in the sidewalls of each tire. There was no recall regarding this failure. The current and failure mileages were 26,000. Updated 07/31/08. Updated 08/05/08.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford f250 hd. The vehicle has firestone steeltex radial a/t tires, size lt265/75r16. The contact noticed a bubble on the sidewall of his front passenger tire. He has notified a firestone contractor regarding the failure. The news report about the chinese tires initiated the call regarding the bubble in his tire. The contact will not replace his tire until recalls details specific to his tire are available. The purchase date, tire pressure and dot number were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 42,000. Updated 09/06/07.

While driving west on I-80 in California, my front driver side tire had separated from the wall. This condition sent me into the shoulder of the freeway; I was able to keep my vehicle from going off the highway down the cliff.

While driving the rear passenger side tire tread separated. The consumer managed to pull over and replaced it with a spare tire. Firestone, steeltex at, size lt26575r16. (right rear sidewall).

Frontal tires produced bubbles,and currently started to separate.

Tire blow out.

I have experienced what appears to be a side wall failure of a firestone light truck tire. The failure occurred shortly after entering the highway at a speed of approximately 65 mph. While accelarating down the entrance ramp I noticed a vibration coming from the rear of the truck which stopped once I merged onto the highway at about 55 mph. At that time I thought the vibration was due to rough pavement on the entrance ramp. A short time later, possibly 3 or 4 miles, the driver side rear tire blew. There was a slight loss of control as the rear end of the truck felt as if it were sliding from side to side. The truck noticeably leaned to the left . The exterior sidewall (facing the outside of the truck) of the tire had separated entirely leaving only a small ring of rubber around the rim of the wheel. I'm concerned that this is the type of failure that has occurred with other firestone tires. When I bought this truck I was told by the dealership that these tire were safe. (dot number: ? tiresize: 265/75r16).