2004 Kia Sedona Tires Problems

THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF DOUGLAS TIRES I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR EVEN THOUGH WALMART SAYS IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THEY GET HOLES IN THE SIDE OF THE TIRES THIS TIME THE WHOLE INSIDE OF MY TIRE IS GONE LOOKS LIKE ROPE HANGING OUT ME AND MY DAUGHTER COULD OF BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED SO I THINK THAT DOUGLAS SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY TIRES ON MY KIA MINI VAN I AM SICK AND TIRED OF WALMART AND THE DOUGLAS TIRES I CANNOT AFFORD MORE TIRES HERE IS THE DOT NUMBER ON THE TIRES AND THE SIZETHEY R EXTRA TRAC [[ MTS 215/70R15 MD34 O1R 17/11 SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012, MY WIFE TOOK OUR GRANDDAUGHTER SHOPPING. AFTER DROPPING HER OFF AT HOME, MY WIFE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ~30 MILES HOME. ON THE WAY SHE NOTED A THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. SHE STOPPED AT A GAS STATION ABOUT HALFWAY HOME TO CALL ME AND ASK THAT I COME OUT TO CHANGE THE TIRE. AT THAT TIME SHE NOTED A BLISTER IN THE TIRE SIDEWALL. MOMENTS LATER THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE SITTING AT THE GAS STATION. THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WHERE PURCHASED IN THE FALL OF 2010. AFTER LISTENING TO A LITANY OF EXCUSES FOR THE FAILURE, INCLUDING; SHE (MY WIFE) MUST HAVE HIT A POT HOLE, TIRES WERE UNDER INFLATED, FRONT WHEELS WERE NOT ALIGNED, TIRES HAD NOT BEEN ROTATED, FINALLY THE SALESPERSON CONCEDED THAT THE TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE BLOWN OUT. THE BAD TIRE WAS REPLACED AT MINIMUM EXPENSE TO ME, BUT I PAID FOR MOST OF THE OTHER FRONT TIRE, IN ORDER TO HAVE TWO TIRES WITH SIMILAR WEAR ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

75,000 MILE TIRES COMING APART AFTER 23,844 MILES ! AFTER VISITING RELATIVES IN STUART FLA ON OUR WAY HOME ON I-95 HEADING SOUTH TO POMPANO BEACH AT 70MPH OUR VAN STARTED TO VIBRATE VICIOUSLY IN THE REAR,I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO CHECK THE TIRES,I THOUGHT ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS CAME LOOSE I JUST HAD IT IN AT THE POMPANO BEACH PEPBOYS FOR A TIRE ROTATION AND FRONTEND ALIGNMENT,AFTER CHECKING ALL THE WHEEL NUTS ON THE REAR AND FRONT WHEELS I FOUND NONE TO BE LOOSE. I DID NOT HAVE A FLASHLIGHT TO INSPECT THE TIRES WITH US,I HAD TO WAIT TILL WE ARRIVED HOME SO I COULD SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE TIRES,I HAD TO KEEP THE SPEED DOWN TO 55 MPH BECAUSE OF THE BAD VIBRATION TO MAKE IT HOME THIS WAS AT 9PM SUNDAY NIGHT. MONDAY MORNING I INSPECTED THE TIRES,I FOUND THE TIRES TO HAVE CRACKS ALL AROUND BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRES WHERE THE TREAD COMES TOGETHER WITH THE SIDEWALL. THE LEFT REAR TIRE IS THE WORST,THE TREAD HAS A BULGE THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL NEXT TO THE SIDEWALL. I FELL THAT ALL OF THE TIRES ON MY VAN NOT TO BE SAFE TIRES AND I DON'T TRUST THEM. *TR

BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA SE200 SIZE P215/70R15 65K MILE TIRES SET OF 4 PURCHASED. MAY 2009 WITH 77,567 MILES ON VEHICLE. DATE ON TIRE IS 2108 SO THEY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN A YEAR OLD WHEN INSTALLED AT COYOTE TIRE SHOP IN GLENDALE AZ. DRIVING IN 80 DEGREE WEATHER 70MPH IN A KIA SEDONA WITH 2 ADULTS AND ONE 6YR OLD CHILD INSIDE. TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. AIR NEVER ESCAPED FROM TIRE. STILL HAS 32LBS IN IT COLD. TIRE TREAD DESTROYED REAR BUMPER OF VEHICLE UPON SEPARATION. NO PRIOR HANDLING OR VIBRATIONS OCCURRED. ODOMETER READ 104235 AT TIME OF INCIDENT SO THE TIRE ONLY HAD 26,668 MILES ON IT. DOT NUMBER: Y7M3 MODEL YEAR 2004 MAKE KIA MODEL SEDONA EX VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A TIRES WERE AFTERMARKET. *TR

DRIVING ON 8/9/09, CAR STARTED SHAKING, GOING ABOUT 70 MPH. PULLED TO RIGHT LANE SLOWING DOWN, GOT OFF EXIT RAMP AND ABOUT 30 FEET DOWN LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AND ONCE GOT TO SAFE PLACE TO CHANGE TIRE, MY FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT WERE DAMAGED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUMPING SOUND. AFTER SHE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THE WHEEL AND TIRE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER HOWEVER; THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. AS OF MARCH 25, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

DT: THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VAN SITS ON A METAL RACK. THE METAL RUBED ON THE TIRE AND MADE RIDGES ON THE TIRE. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK *SB *NM