Tire Blowout problems of the 1998 Toyota Tacoma

First blowout, August 1998, tire blew out when traveling down road. Tire taken to firestone and received new tire at a cost of $20. Second blowout occurred onjanuary 27, 2002, while traveling at approximately 55 mph. Tread separated from tire as if it were a recapped tire!! will keep tire. Do not wish to have it replaced with another firestone tire. (dot number: w2hhawa157 tiresize: p225/75r15).

I bought a Tacoma pick up a couple of years ago. I recently found that one side of my front right tire was extremely damaged down to the steel belts. I took it in to a tire shop and they said I had a very light truck and because I am usually the only passenger the tire worn unevenly. Having one person on one side of the truck all the time did this damage. I had to pay for an alignment (adjusted for one passenger), and a new tire. Why wasn't I told of this? why isn't the truck built to handle this? I'm sure I'm not the only person driving by myself all the time. Is there anyway I can get reimburse for this. My dealer said I wasn't covered for this. Shouldn't there be a national recall or notice to customers about this? I could have blown a tire and crashed. Please give me some answers to this.

Tire blew-out on interstate la 165. Was traveling approx. 65 mph. There was no prior indication that something maybe going wrong with tire. Tire had approx 40 psi air pressure. Truck was not carrying any load. ( dot number: w29v awi tire size: p265/75/15 ).

I was traveling south on interstate 35 in fort worth when my front left tire suddenly blew out. After putting on the spare, I examined the faulty tire and found that the entire side wall had blown out, 360 degrees around. The tire still had sufficient tread. I took it to three tire dealers, and they all agreed it was not a standard blow out and was caused by a defective tire. There were no road hazards and I was traveling in fairly heavy traffic, but I was able to come to a stop and make it to the shoulder. After hearing of the problems and injuries/fatalaties that had been associated with this particular type of tire, I decided to replace all four rather than take any chances with my safety. The total cost to replace the four tires totaled just under $600. Furthermore, I've inquired about replacing the wheel as it too was damaged. The cost on that is $368 from the Toyota dealer. ( dot number: tire size: 265 75r 15 ).

This tire separated and blew out, exactly the same as the problem described for the p235 tire which has been recalled. Please look into whether these tires should also be recalled. Firestone has contended that they are not defective and will not replace them. ( dot number: 42hh awa tire size: p225 75r15 ).

While driving around a curve the left front firestone wilderness tire blewout, driver lost control of the vehicle but was not hurt.

I have had two blowout with my tires on my pick up truck. One tire the tread came off and the other tire was warn from the inside out. If you have any questions about my questionaire please call me at my home number. Thank you jana burns. ( dot number: w2hy tire size: p215/70r14 ).