WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, WE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON COMPLETING OUR TRIP HOME, I MADE NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS REGARDING THE TIRES AND EVENTUALLY WAS REFERRED TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE TIRE DEALER. AFTER VISITING THE DEALER AND HAVING MY TIRE INSPECTED, FIRESTONE CLAIMS I HAD VALVE STEM FAILURE. (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)
2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TREAD OF TIRE DETACHED FROM SIDEWALL AT SPEED. NO DAMAGE TO TREAD OR SIDEWALL PRIOR TO BLOWOUT. THIS PROBLEM SOUNDS EXTREMELY SIMILAR TO EARLIER "TREAD SEPARATION" ISSUES. I CAN SEND A DIGITAL PICTURE IF DESIRED.*AK