Tire Sidewall Problems of Jeep Wrangler

Going down the road at 70mph and tire blew out. It only had 8600 miles on it. Tire size 245/75r/17.

We purchased our Jeep brand new in January 2021. Tire details: bridgestone dueler a/t, size 255/70r18, load index: 133t, speed rating: m+s, dot/tire id#: 93xj rhf 4820. In November 2022, we experienced a catastrophic sidewall blowout of the passenger side front tire while driving 75-80 mph in the high speed lane on I-75. We were instantly warned by the dashboard automatic tire pressure monitoring system. The tire pressure dropped from normal to zero in a matter of 100 yards. This warning saved our lives. To this day, I still don’t know how we got the Jeep safely over to the emergency lane on the right side of I-75 during high traffic. Key point to note – we only had approximately 30,000 miles on our tires at the time of the incident. We called florida’s road rangers who put our spare tire on the vehicle. When we got to our destination, we took it to the okeechobee Jeep dealer. The service manager and mechanic both said they had never seen a sidewall blown out like this tire. They recommended we contact bridgestone to notify them of a safety complaint and possible monetary credit. At their recommendation we took detailed pictures of the blown tire. The dealer pitched the blown tire as we had a car full of luggage. We purchased a new bridgestone tire from this Jeep dealer at that time as we did not want to ride around with no spare. We were not sure of the integrity of the remaining 3 tires. We contacted bridgestone, ref # 1387342. After talking to a series of reps, they seemed indifferent about this unsafe event and said they could do nothing on the tire warranty since we did not go to an authorized bridgestone dealer. A rep said if we had the original tire they would warranty it, but the pictures would not suffice! I came away with the sense that bridgestone does not have any concern about their tire safety. They never asked for the pictures or the dot/tire identification number. They did not stand behind their tires from a warranty aspect.

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Sidewall blowout, p225/75r16 m+s , Wrangler st 104s. Dot m671 eyer4611. Vehicle under tow 121 miles at failure, ca210fwy @ 57 mph. Driver side rear. 1109 total miles on vehicle and all tires. 285 total miles towed. No tread flat spots, no indication of tire damage at start of final tow. No heat noted in other tires at failure. Wheel spun freely on jack, transmission in park, transfer case in neutral.

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The tires had less that 2,000 miles of use and. Upon driving at approximately 60 mph on the interstate, the driver's side rear tire suffered a blowout in the sidewall. This resulted in loss of control, however the vehicle was managed to be brought to a safe stop. The tire is unusable and will be replaced.

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The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Wrangler. The vehicle has goodyear Wrangler gsa tires, size 225/70/r15 (na). While driving approximately 45 mph on normal road conditions, the front end of the vehicle was shaking uncontrollably. The malfunction caused steering difficulty. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle proceeded to a complete stop and began to operate normally. The contact inspected the front passenger side tire and noticed blistering on the sidewall. The vehicle was taken to the authorized dealer and they stated that the failure was related to blistering of a defective tire. The front passenger side tire was replaced for free. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for the same failure for the front driver's side tire; however, they refused to assume responsibility for the repair. The defective tire has not been replaced. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 3,000 and current mileage was 16,118.

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I own a 2006 Jeep Wrangler x with 9,060 miles. I have goodyear GS-a tires. I am replacing my second tire on the Jeep in less than two years. This tire has a "sidewall failure" and must be replaced. I also have owned a 2001 Jeep Wrangler. I put 24,000 miles on that car but had to replace 3 goodyear tires similar to the GS-a's. The latest incident involving my Jeep and goodyear tires transpired two days ago. I noticed the tire was losing air before I got behind the wheel. Considering I was about to drive on a highway, it may have been recipe for disaster. I put air back into the tire and was able to drive to a sears automotive center. The mechanics informed me that the tire had a "sidewall failure" and was unfixable. Sears did state that the tires had little to no wear on them and were "like new". I contacted goodyear pertaining to the issues. The customer service representative was not entirely helpful. I gave my history with the goodyear tires and the Jeep Wrangler to goodyear. I was told to seek a second opinion by goodyear. I had another goodyear retailer look at the tire with the same result. I contacted goodyear again. Goodyear was quite unhelpful and I felt "blown off". I sincerely have a concern that every time I get in my Jeep one of my tires may become damaged. Jeep Wranglers are an SUV, so the chances of rollover are higher. The first tire that went on my current 2006 Jeep Wrangler almost cased me to spin out in the middle of a busy intersection. That incident transpired in September of 2006. I am hoping that this complaint will inspire some sort of investigation into the product, goodyear did not seem interested in doing so. Everywhere you look there are Jeep Wranglers on the road, many of them with these same goodyear GS-a tires. That is a large number of people potentially at risk, along with those who may be traveling at the same time. Thank you for your time, I honestly hope this can be addressed and approached for the potentially serious manner that it is.

I currently own a Jeep Wrangler, which was purchased used, that is equipped with firestone wilderness at tires, dot vd66 w2, 30 x 9. 50 r15 lt. I am unsure of the dot code as it is slightly worn but the vd is certain. While driving down the highway, we encountered a flat. It appears that the tread separated from the sidewalls as the sidewalls are still presesnt.

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Tire failure, blow out of rear drivers tire, very near to rollover condition.

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Tread on the tires are falling out in "patches" sidewalls are blowing out.

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Right rear tire blowout.

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