While driving, pipes from catalytic converter fell off, consumer states muffler now needs replaced. Firestone tires size 14, dot number wz7jmnb466, replaced under 20000 miles.
1997 Honda Civic tires complaints
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Driving at 70 miles an hour on I-95, the tire tread peeled off and exploded on the front left tire, damaging the car, and causing loss of control and winding up on the side of the road in a shallow ditch. Firestone refused any responsibility. After replacing the front tires, leaving the original rear tires, 2 months later, leaving an on ramp to I-4 at approximately 37 miles an hour, the rear right tire tread peeled off too. No damage was done this time, but all firestone tires were removed and replaced with goodyears. Firestone has refused any responsibility. State farm has a claim against firestone. Firestone has not made any compensation to this date. I believe that two firestone tires damaged within 2 months of each other on the same car is more than coincidence.*ak (tiresize: p185/65r14)
I was driving on the 101 califonia highway (northbound) in an uphill section near agoura hills, when suddenly we heard a sound like "clack" twice. I was traveling on the middle lane and signaled to my right so I could pull out of the road. Then, there was this huge sound, and I felt the passenger's rear side tire blow up. I almost lost control of the car but was able to pull out of the road. Neither me nor my wife & 7 month old son were injured. When I got out of the car, I found out the tire's tread had separated and it caused the rear bumper to become deattached. I changed the tire and put the spare one. The car lost the rear bumper and had some dents as a result of the tread separation. I just bought the car a month ago, and the tires looked in good conditions.*ak (dot number: n/a tiresize: p185/65r14)
While going 70mph felt like tire had a blowout. After stopping and checked the tire, noticed that chunks of tire was in bumper. Middle of tire tread was gone. No tread left on rear tire. Firestone, fr680, p185/65r14, dot w27j.
I was driving on the highway at a speed ranging between 75-80 MPH when I heard a loud sound from the back end of my car. It started to pull so I tried to carefully move from the left lane of the highway to the emergency lane at the right when my car did a 360 and after narrowly avoiding a head on collision with a semi, ended up in the ditch on the left side of the road. The tread had separated from the tire and damaged the frame as well as paint on the back bumper of my car. I was able to get assistance to the nearest firestone dealer, who found upon inspection that the tread on my remaining tires was lifting as well and assumed that one more would completely separate before I drove the remaining 50 miles back to phoenix. My car has been properly maintained and tires were rotated at appropriate intervals. The tread was not worn and shouldn't have separated with that level of use. It was absolutely terrifying and I can't believe that these tires weren't on the recall list!*ak (dot number: w27j)
Pe00 020; consume rwas traveling about 70mph on highway and heard a noise. She was able to pull over to shoulders and noticed that rear driverside tire tread had separated from vehicle. Firestone tire, 18565r14. There were no injuries to report.
While driving about 70 MPH tread separated from tire, damaging bumper. Dot w27jmnb, original equipment on honda, civic, 1997.*ak
Sidewall of tire blewout when travelling approximately 60 MPH. No evidence of puncture or other tire distress.*ak (dot number: w27j mnb tiresize: p185/65r14)
Firestone fr680 tires p185 65 r14 experienced tread wear.
All of the tire tread down to the steel belt peeled off of the tire while driving down us route 4 in lakeland ,florida. There was no sign or warning of the tire being in trouble. I barely was able to keep control of the car. (dot number: w2epvaa tiresize: p175/70r14)
Tread separated from body of tire( dot number: w27j tire size: p185/65r14 )
I was driving south on i95 at highway speed and tuned off at exit 74 went north at 35 miles per hour and tire sidewall blew out after driving about a mile and a half. No damage to car. Changed tire myself. National tire co 252 flanders road, niantic, connecticut. Was two miles south on same roadd( dot number: w27j, mnb tire size: fr 680,185 )
While driving on fl I-95 near boca raton, tread on left front tire separated from tire down to the casing. Firestone refuses to reimburse for a new tire because it is not on the designated recall. When the honda dealer service department checked the other 3 tires they were all showing signs of impending tread separation.( dot number: 200 tire size: p185/65-r1 )
Failed inspection @ 21,000 miles bald treads unsafe- suppose to be a 50,000 mile tire( dot number: tire size: 1856514 )
The air bag falsly deployed when the right front tire went flat causing the consumer to crash into a utility pole. Consumer escaped with only a few bruises. Nlm
While driving 30mph tires would just chug. Left front tire would eventually go flat. Took to dealer & had tires rotated. Problem still exists.
Two premature flat tires. (p185/65r14 firestone) yh
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