Winnebago Minnie Winnie tire problems

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

LT 225 75R16 TREAD SEPARATED

NHTSA complaint #11430376 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

TREAD SEPARATED LT 225 75R16

NHTSA complaint #11430377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

LOST 3 AKURET LCT 225/75/16 TIRES IN ONE ROUND TRIP OF APPROX 156 MILES. TRIP TO DESTINATION WAS 8/12/15, RETURN TRIP WAS 8/14/15. THE TIRES WERE ON A 1999 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE DL MOTOR HOME WE PURCHASED USED. THE PREVIOUS OWNER STATED THE TIRES WERE PUT ON ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. THE TIRES APPEARED TO BE BARELY USED WITH MORE THAN 95% OR MORE TREAD. THE UNIT HAD SAT UNUSED FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS. WE CHECKED TIRE PRESSURES IMMEDIATELY UPON PURCHASE AND TOOK THE RIG DIRECTLY TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION TO BRING THE PRESSURES UP TO 70 PSI FRONT AND 80 PSI REAR. WE CHECKED TIRE PRESSURES ALL AROUND BEFORE MAKING THE TRIP ON BOTH THE RVS WE WERE TAKING. WE WERE ONLY ABOUT 20 MILES FROM HOME ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE WHEN THE FIRST TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SITE REAR OUTSIDE OF THE RIG BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL. WE REPLACED IT WITH THE ORIGINAL SPARE A FIRESTONE. WE REACHED OUR DESITINATION AND CAMPED TWO NIGHTS. I NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE APPEARED LOW THE FIRST MORNING. BEFORE LEAVING THE NEXT MORNING THE MEN CHECKED ALL THE TIRES AGAIN AND FOUND THE INSIDE PASSENGER REAR TO BE FLAT. THEY GOT IT TO THE CAMPGROUND MAINTENANCE BUILDING AND WENT TO CHECK IT AND FOUND IT HAD A BELT THROUGH THE TREAD. WE CHANGED IT TO A TIRE WE HAD PURCHASED FROM WALMART THE DAY BEFORE. WE STOPPED AT WALMART ON THE RIDE HOME AND PURCHASED A SECOND TIRE. ON THE RIDE HOME A THIRD AKURET LCT TIRE, THIS TIME THE DRIVERS SIDE INSIDE REAR THREW A BELT AND STRIPPED OFF SERIOUSLY DAMAGING THE COMPARTMENT BEHIND IT. WE REPLACED IT WITH THE SECOND WALMART TIRE AND GOT HOME. WE WILL BE REPLACING ALL THE AKURET TIRES BUT NEEDED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW BECAUSE 3 TIRES WITH NEARLY FULL TREAD FAILING WITHIN 156 MILES IS RIDICULOUS.

NHTSA complaint #10748893 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2000 MINNIE WINNIE MOTOR HOME WHICH HAS 21,000 MILES ON IT AND LEFT FOR OUR SONS HOCKEY TOURNAMENT IN VIRGINIA BEACH. WE LEFT AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00AM AUG 1, 2007 AND EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OUTER TIRE. WHEN THEY PULLED THE TIRE OFF, THEY NOTICED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATED WHERE THE BLOWOUT WAS. THE INNER TIRE TREAD APPEARED AS THOUGHT THE TREAD WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE SO THEY REPLACED IT ALSO AND INSPECTED THE REMAINING FOUR WITH NO PROBLEMS. ON AUGUST 5, 2007 WE WERE RETURNING HOME WHEN I FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE ENTIRE MOTORHOME. THE TWO FRONT TIRES AS WELL AS THE TWO DRIVERS SIDE REAR APPEARED AS THOUGH THE TREAD WAS LIFTING. I CALLED JUST ABOUT EVERY PLACE IN THE PHONE BOOK TO FIND THAT NO ONE COULD HELP US WITH THE SIZE AND QUANITY NEEDED. THE VIBRATION WAS SO BAD I HAD A SEVICE TECH PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON THE FRONT RIGHT WHICH WAS THE WORSE OF THE 4. THE TECH ADVISED ME THAT THE NEXT SERVICE STATION SHOULD HAVE THE TIRES NEEDED. THEY REPLACED THREE TIRES WHICH ALSO ALL SHOWED SIGNS OF THE TREAD SEPARATING. WE CONTACTED OUR FIRESTONE REP AS WE WERE TOLD BY FIRESTONE AND THEY STATED THAT THE E RATED TIRES ARE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WE EXPERIENCED 6 TIRES FAIL IN THE SAME MANNER WITHIN A 6 DAY PERIOD WITH NO ADVERSE ROAD CONDITIONS AT ALL. THE MOTORHOME WE HAVE IS A YEAR 2000 WITH 21,000 MILES AND THE TREAD LOOKS BRAND NEW. THE TIRES WE HAD ON WERE THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S E RATED TIRES 225 75R 16 M/S. WE FEEL THAT THE TIRES STATED ABOVE NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST AND WE SHOULD ALSO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE MONEY SPENT TO HAVE THE TIRES FIXED. I HAVE ALL RECEIPTS IN WHICH WE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $200.00 PER TIRE. MY WINNEBAGO MOTORHOME HAS 7 TIRES TO INCLUDE THE SPARE. IF YOU REQUIRE A PHOTO OF THE TREAD SEPARATING OR ANY OTHER INFO PLEASE ADVISE.

NHTSA complaint #10200742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

MOTORHOME TIRE TREAD PROBLEMS: I HAVE 2000 29 FT. MINNIE WINNIE MOTORHOME. WE HAVE HAD SEVEN TIRE TREAD FAILURES. TWICE DOING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MOTORHOME. NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS. AFTER OUR MOST RECENT FAILURE WE FEEL THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY FACTOR. TWO TIRES WERE FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL R4S LT225/75R16(LESS THAN 27,000 MI.) THREE COOPER C120 LT225/75R16(LESS THAN 30,000MI.)TWO MASTERCRAFT COURSER RD LT225/75R16(10,000 MI.) ALL TIRES WERE LOAD RANGE E.

NHTSA complaint #10166471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER INSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS MADE BY FIRESTONE, TIRE LINE 22575R16. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN ALERTED.

NHTSA complaint #10159723 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELLING IN OUR 1997 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE CLASS C RV AT APPROX. 55 MPH ON RT. 44 IN MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW AND THE RV IMMEDIATELY PULLED LEFT TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK TO THE RIGHT AND SAFELY PULL OVER. UPON INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, THE TREAD ON THE TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S, SIZE LT225/75R16. WE PURCHASED THE RV IN OCTOBER 2004 AND THIS WAS ONLY OUR SECOND TRIP IN IT (FIRST IN 2005). THE TIRE WAS NOT WORN AT ALL AND APPEARED TO BE NEW WHEN WE PURCHASES THE RV.

NHTSA complaint #10120955 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

THE CONSUMER OWNS A MOTOR HOME EQUIPPED WITH 6 FIRESTONE TIRES. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT OF THE REAR INSIDE RIGHT TIRE, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND SENT THE BLOWN OUT TIRE FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE OWNERS CLAIM. THEIR REASON WAS THAT THE TIRE WAS UNDER INFLATED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #10101589 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RIGHT INSIDE DULLER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, WITH TWO ADULT IN A WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE 1999 RV. (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT 225/75R16 AND THE DOT # VD1L1XD049) THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED DURING THIS INCIDENT. FIRESTONE WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #10096762 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

PURCHASED ONE OWNER 1997 29 FT. USED CLASS C WINNEBAGO MOTORHOME PRIVATELY FROM ELDERLY COUPLE (30,000 MILES) PREVIOUSLY SERVICED BY DEALER, LAST APRIL. WE HAVE USED THIS VEHILCLE 2000 MILES THIS YEAR. APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES AFTER GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, TREAD AND OUTER BELT SEPERATED WITHOUT WARNING TO STEEL BELT AT INSIDE CORNER 3 INCHES WIDE X 1/4 TO 1/3 CIRCUMFERENCE FROM FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S LOAD RANGE E TIRE ON PASSENGER REAR AT 58 MPH ALONG SMOOTH ROUTE 95, MYSTIC, CT, DRY, SUNNY 75 DEGREE DAY WITH FAMILY AND DOG ABOARD, UNDERWEIGHT. CAUSING A SEVERE VIBRATION. ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED PROPERLY AND ROUTINELY CHECKED BY ME. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT, CRACKING, OR HEAT CHECKING ON ANY OF THE TIRES. I WORKED AS A TIRE SALESMAN IN MY YOUNGER YEARS. I AM 48 YEARS OLD, WORK AS A MECHANICAL INSPECTOR IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY AND HAVE RACED SPORTSCARS. I HAVE CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE WITH NUMEROUS DIFFERENT BRANDS OF TIRES. EVEN WHEN CONSIDERING THE AGE OF THESE TIRES, THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS LOAD RANGE.

NHTSA complaint #10090929 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH INNER REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. NO IMPACT REPORTED.

NHTSA complaint #10091590 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRE TO A FIRESTONE GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *AKI CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW TIRE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE A CREDIT TOWARDS NEW TIRE WHEN NEEDED.

NHTSA complaint #10090048 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE DRIVER REAR DRIVER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE NO LONGER FEELS SAFE WITH FIRESTONE TIRES.

NHTSA complaint #10090053 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

TREAD SEPERATION, NO LOSS OF AIR.

NHTSA complaint #10082553 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TWO FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S BLEW OUT WITHIN 2 HOURS OF EACH OTHER,ONE ON AN INSIDE REAR DUAL AND ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OUTSIDE DUAL, ON MY WINNIBAGO MOTOR HOME WHICH WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 1999. MILAGE AT TIME OF BLOWOUT 28000. DAMAGE $1500 PLUS TIRES ETC. IF TIRES WERE ON FRONT A MAJOR ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURED. FIRESTONE SAID TIRES WERE OVER INFLATED IMPOSSIBLE!!!

NHTSA complaint #10075208 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

I WAS ON MY WAY TO SAN DIEGO, CA FROM TUCSON, AZ, WHEN MY LEFT FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY CAME APART AND DEPRESSURIZED INSTANTLY. I WAS IN A 30' RV TOWING A CAR AND TRAVELING 65 MPH. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75 DEGREES. I HAD JUST CHECKED ALL THE TIRE PRESSURES THE DAY BEFORE AND SET THE FRONT ONES TO 70 PSI. THE TIRES WERE ABOUT TWO YEARS OLD AND HAD ABOUT 4000 MILES ON THEM. THEY WERE ALWAYS KEPT TO THE PROPER INFLATION AND COVERED FOR PROTECTION. I HAD ABOUT 3 SECONDS OF WARNING BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE FENDERWELL WAS DAMAGED AND I WAS 50 MILES FROM THE NEAREST TOWN. I MANAGED TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND SLOWLY CONTINUED TO YUMA WHERE I MANAGED TO GET ANOTHER SPARE FROM WALMART AT 4:00 P.M. ON EASTER SUNDAY. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S 225/75/16. THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TIRE SAID I HAD TO RETURN THE TIRE FOR COMPENSATION. I WASN'T ABOUT TO HAUL A SHREDDED TIRE IN MY MOTORHOME FOR TWO WEEKS, SO I RECEIVED NOTHING. I IMMEDIATELY WENT AND BOUGHT $1000.00 WORTH OF MICHELINS SOMEWHERE ELSE.

NHTSA complaint #10068424 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE SEPARATED AT 55 MPH. 100 MILES LATER, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRES SEPARATED AT 55 MPH.

NHTSA complaint #10063490 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

WE HAVE A 1997 MINNIE WINNIE MOTORHOME WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES R4S LT225/75R16 M/S. ONE OF THE REAR DUALLY TIRES BLEW ON A TRIP WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES. WE REPLACED THE TIRE AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL WE TOOK ANOTHER TRIP AND ONE OF THE DUALLY TIRES ON THE OTHER SIDE BLEW OUT CAUSING SOME DAMAGE. I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE SECOND BLOWOUT, NOT SURE ON THE FIRST. WE WERE NOT ON THE ROAD LONG WHEN THE SECOND BLOWOUT OCCURED AND HAD INSPECTED, AND CHECKED THE PRESSURE BEFORE OUR DEPARTURE. NOW THE FRONT TIRES ON THE VEHICLEHAVE AREAS IN MID SECTION OF THE TIRES WHERE THERE ARE DIPS. A FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD US IT LOOKS LIKE "CUPPING" AND PROBABLY CAUSED FROM BEING OUT OF BALANCE. A GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER TOLD US THE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM THE BELT. WE FEEL ALL THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE DEFECTIVE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE! WE ARE LUCKY THE FRONT DID NOT BLOW OR PROBABLY WOULD HAVE FATALITIES INVOLVED. WE WILL SUBMIT WHAT IS LEFT OF THE SECOND TIRE TO FIRESTONE AT OUR OWN EXPENSE FOR THEIR REVIEW OF OUR CLAIM. THEY CERTAINLY DON'T MAKE IT EASY. (THE FIRST BLOWOUT WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WE PURCHASED REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM.

NHTSA complaint #10060764 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

STEAL BELT/TREAD CAME FLYING OFF THE VEHICLE AT 70 MPH. TIRE WAS A DUALLY ON THE OUTSIDE RIGHT REAR. IN JULY, INSIDE REAR, AND 1 YEAR AGO, INSIDE LEFT REAR CAME OFF. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10059282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH TREAD SEPARATED ON THE OUTSIDE DUAL TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE.

NHTSA complaint #10048010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.