Tire Tread/belt problems of the 1997 Toyota Tacoma

Tread splitting/cracking all the way around tires on all tires/steel belts showing through/technician said it was "dry rot. " (tiresize: 31105r15).

Consumer was driving on highway and heard a noise, got out of truck, and looked under it to see where noise was coming from. Dueler tire, apt, 31 x 10. 50/r 15lt.

Pe00-020; while driving about 65 mph right rear tire blewout and had a tread separation. However, consumer kept control of vehicle and drove off road. Toyota, Tacoma 1997; firestone, firehawk atx, 30x9. 5x15 r15lt, dot vd66/axc. Firestone dealer was not helpful when the customer reported the failed tire. The customer wants reimbursement for the new tire purchased to replace the failed one.

Original equipment on a 1997 Tacoma, 31x10. 50r15lt size, w260ax1526. Left rear tire tread was peeling off.

Had the first tire inspected for a nail, screw, any foreign object to identify why a v-shaped whole occurred in my tire that the steel cable was cut and showing. When my right front tire blew out in may 2000, I also had it inspected to identify why my sidewall of my tire blew out so suddenly. Again, there was no nail or foreign object in the tire. ( dot number: tire size: p225/75r15 ).

The first failure was written up by the firestone dealer as "splits in tread area". It was splitting around the circumfrence of the tire. I noticed it while washing the truck. The second failure happened while driving. Some stones had washed on to the pavement, due to heavy rain. One of the stones penatrated the tread area, in the same area as the other one had split. It seems to me that this is a very weak area for a truck tire. I did not contact firestone because I figured they would say it was a road hazard. D( dot number: tire size: 31x10. 50x1 ).