Affinity touring

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING TIRES SIZE P215/55 R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO OVER INFLATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES, VIN AND DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT. WHEN THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ALL OF THE TIRES WITHIN A ONE YEAR PERIOD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ UPDATED 09/16/2014

FIRST DAY DRIVING NEW 2015 JEEP PATRIOT, TRAVELING AT LEGAL SPEED ON STATE HIGHWAY, REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW. HOT DAY, LOOKS LIKE BELT SEPARATION, LOUD POP AND CUT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE TIRE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. VERY CONCERNED NOW ABOUT THE TIRES. THE ARE FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING T4-P215/60R17 TIRES. THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAVE A DIFFERENT AFB THAN THE REAR TIRES. AFB 4214 IS ON THE ORIGINAL REAR TIRE. AFB 4414 ON THE FRONT. NO DATE OF MANUFACTURE LISTED ON TIRES.

BOUGHT FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING TIRES TWO YEARS AGO, AND ON MY REAR TIRE THE SIDEWALL BLEW A 4.5 " CHUNK OUT OF IT WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. I HAVE HAD MY ALIGNMENT CHECKED TWICE SINCE BUYING THE TIRES AND THEY ARE ROTATED EVERY 5-5.5K MILES. THE TIRES ARE 195/60/15. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.