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Bought Wilderness for my ‘92.  After 10k miles had a rotation. Could hardly drive a freeway speed. The tires were bouncing all over the road. Took into Firestone dealer for "courtesy check" after reading about problems.  They said tires were OK but balance was off by over 2.5 ounces on three of four tires (this is the dealer who sold me the tires and balanced them the first time).  Seems like a big change for 10k miles (no weights were thrown, the balance just changed). So still on the Wilderness – hope they are ok. Nate

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Anyone who has had a problem with the Firestones, please list the truck year, mileage, and what happened. I’m just curious. Thanks.

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Back in 1995, I had three flats in one year on my ‘92 Isuzu Rodeo with between 25-30K miles. Two of the flats were on different tires during the same trip. The last flat trashed the tire and I was forced to look for a tire store that was open on Sunday in Las Cruces, New Mexico. When I got back to Austin, I waited for a sale at Sears and dumped the Flintstones for a set of Michelins. Nice tires and no complaints. For those of you trying to decide, I recommend them. Now I own a new 2001 Explorer Sport with a set of Firestones. I wasn’t happy about them coming standard on new Explorers, but what are ya gonna do? I’ve looked them over while cleaning them and haven’t noticed any obvious problems – yet. Probably keep them for about another year and then start watching for sales on Michelins. Afterall, they aren’t cheap but you get what you pay for. BTW, I love my new Sport. So far, no apparent SOHC problems with about 3900 miles. Ron – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Anyone who has had a problem with the Firestones, please list the truck year, > mileage, and what happened. I’m just curious. Thanks.

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Two true account: Bought Wilderness for my ‘92.  After 10k miles had a rotation. Could hardly drive a freeway speed. The tires were bouncing all over the road. Took into Firestone dealer for "courtesy check" after reading about problems.  They said tires were OK but balance was off by over 2.5 ounces on three of four tires (this is the dealer who sold me the tires and balanced them the first time).  Seems like a big change for 10k miles (no weights were thrown, the balance just changed). So still on the Wilderness – hope they are ok. Second: Co-worker driving to LAX in fairly new explorer.  Firestone tires.  Front tire "explodes" ripping inside of fender well and somehow breaking the fuel line. Stranded but no injuries. Nate

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