Tire Blowout Problems of Plymouth Neon

I purchased a set of bridestone turanza el400t bl 195/60r15 87t dot# hykueadr2106. They were found to be defective and the dealer replaced them with same tires. Last night August 5, 2010 while driving on i95 southbound just north of glades road at 65mph my front passenger tire made a thump sound which I believe was the tread separating from the tire and seconds later the tire blew out causing damage to the right front fender, front passenger door, and aluminum wheel, luckly the accident was not fatal. The road conditions were dry and hot, I did not hit any road debris and did not hit any pot holes or such. The tires have an 80,000 mile warranty and I've driven less then half. Again I believe these tires to be defective for the tread to separate like it did. In addition I have lifetime tire rotations, balancing, and alignments at tires plus and have properly rotated the tires every 3,000 miles and kept a proper balancing and alignment of the vehicle and tires. Their is plenty of tread depth on the tires well above the replacement indicator and the tires were at proper inflation. Please advise!.

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2001 Plymouth Neon, right front tire blew out. The vehicle suffered damage. (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0164-91) updated 05/13/10.

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Firestone fr480 p175 70r14 dot code (hyep fra 229) 4 new tires purchased Nov 8, 2003 from firestone dealer in port richey FL, apparently manufactured 22nd week of 1999. Tire failed catostrophically on interstate causing severe damage to 1997 Plymouth Neon caused by the tire. There was a blown out section of the tire through the metal belts and complete tread seperation around 3/4s of the tire. It appearts based on the manufacture date of the tire, that firestone has kept these tires in a warehouse during the prior lawsuits and investigations, and now that things are quiet, have returned them to the market. I feel that I have been taken advantage of by the sale to me of 4 brand new tires that are actually over 4 years old. Plus, 1 blew out nearly causing a fatal accident. I do not know how to get my car fixed or new tires, other than a replacement of the single blown out tire.

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