Firestone SUV Tires

Initial Review, 30,000 Miles on Tires
July 11, 2012

I was not happy Toyota went to the 17" rim. It is difficult to find tires. Most in that size are SUV, off road or truck. I have a 2011 Sienna LE FWD. These are OEM tires. After 30,000 miles they are almost down to the treadbar. They now hydroplane badly, but are still ok in dry conditions. Road noise was medium and dependent on material in road (Asphalt quieter, concrete very noisy). I change over to snows in the winter because I don't beleive these are good in snow. Treadwear was average - good. I consider 30,000+ miles pretty good on these vehicles. Lighter vehicles might do much better. I would say they were reasonably comfortable, no vibrations, wobbles, or bumps. Given the few choices of quality tires at a reasonable price, I might buy them again, but they would not be my first choice. Siennas can give a nice sedan type ride, if you can find the right tire.

Initial Review, 52,000 Miles on Tires
July 02, 2012

Overall, I was pleased with the tire. I went with the A/T to get a bit more traction in winter. The Jeep Liberty traction overall isnt as good as my Pilot or Explorer was with Michelin Cross Terrain SUVs on it - but am thinking that was the vehicle size and shape more. I did love my Cross Terrains - 70k miles out of two sets - awesome winter traction in those vehicles. Overall the A/T is a cheaper buy and performs well. I rotated regularly and got 52k miles from them. Never got stuck in snow, although the Liberty slipped more in light snow coverage than I would like. Maybe a wheel-base to height issue more than tires though. Am buying them again so they cant be that bad!

Initial Review, 22,351 Miles on Tires
June 22, 2012

We had these tires installed last August on our work truck (less than a year ago).
We drive in the mountains, highway and city all in the same trip about 100 miles a day total.
The tires are about average as far as tires go, they are not great and not poor but the tread wear is unacceptable.

We do drive in various conditions including; rain, snow, mud, and hot summer asphalt roads, but we are past the wear bar on all four tires and only have about 22,500 miles on them. We are scheduled to take the truck to the tire shop early next week, and unless they honor the tread wear warranty and prorate the replacement tire's costs I will not be buying Firestone tires again.

We don't have a lot of extra weight in the work truck but its not empty either. I would compare it to an unloaded SUV in weight with two occupants (driver and a passenger).
If you live in the mountains or on roads with lots of corners the tread does not seem to last very long in our experience.

I don't feel like they are unsafe, but just an average tire that wears quickly.

I have Kumho Solus KR21 tires on my own personal truck (1994 Toyota 4WD Pickup, basically the same truck as our '90 work truck)and the Kumho's are almost 5 years old with about 30,000 miles on them and still have around half the tread left.
They are cheaper then the Firestones and comparable (average tires) but have better tread wear in my opinion, and I put them through the same exact roads and conditions as our work truck just not as often.
Someone else from our office left the tire choice to the tire shop based on our tire needs and the Firestone Destination LE is what they put on our work truck.

Initial Review, 32,000 Miles on Tires
April 26, 2012

This is a great tire, but I can find this tire much cheaper at my local tire dealer. Bridgestone/Firestone have made a great economy tire to compete against some of the lesser brands. Most of the Fuzions still carry the Uni-T technology that Bridgestone/Firestone offer. To the user at the bottom. . . It's a "HIGHWAY" tire for a reason. It isn't meant for off-road ventures. Maybe you should do a little more research before you buy next time!

Initial Review, 22,000 Miles on Tires
March 13, 2012

I am a pharmaceutical industry scientist and I write test reports for a living, so excuse me if try to depart from my normal dry and mundane style of writing.

I was hesitant to by A/Ts for my Honda Pilot, this SUV is principally front wheel drive and the rear wheel drive kicks in if the front axle traction slips. I don’t think I have ever seen any Pilot with these tires. Most SUV owners go with the LEs. I really had no good reason to buy A/Ts. I never go off roading, but it is nice to know I can if I want to. I bought these in Nov-2010. We had several blizzards that winter. I noticed that in deep snow and ice the AWD sign did not light up as often on my dashboard as it did with the factory tires, which means the front wheel drive mode was enough for traction even in the worst conditions. I drove my SUV to several places to familiarize myself with the limitations of these tires both in winter conditions and normal conditions. I have driven them to test their limits in all forms of surfaces from ice, snow, gravel, marsh, grass, uphill, downhill and highways.

These tires are by far the best tires I have ever owned. They grab the road like the devil himself. Cornering is exceptional and the overall stability is insane. Braking is on the dime.
I have 22,000 miles on this set and they look about 40% worn so I am guessing I will get a good 40K miles on them. I rotate and balance them every 4K miles without fail. Off course I have to say that the Honda Pilot is an exceptional vehicle and these tires do it justice.
I did go up one size and that may have caused my mileage to drop by about 1 to 3 miles per gallon, but then again higher traction has a price. I ask myself if I had to absolutely stop my vehicle in a hurry what would matter more?

Initial Review, 54,000 Miles on Tires
March 05, 2012

Bought my Escape with these OEM tires and figured most OEM are crap but was pleasantly surprised to find these are the highest rated crossover/SUV tires for my vehicle. I have had no issues driving under wintery, watery or dry conditions although my wife doesn't like the way they drive in the snow. Just rotated F-R-cross and 2 of them will definately need replacement before winter time...to me over 50k miles on factory tires (and still have tread on them) seems pretty decent to me (only got 27k on my Firestones that came on my Saturn). I suggested these to my friend that has a CX-9 and they bought 4 and like theirs as well.

Initial Review, 65,000 Miles on Tires
March 02, 2012

These tires replaced a set of Destination AT's.

Overall, I am VERY pleased with them. I'd been running AT's, and bought these in an effort to save a little cash on the purchase and a little gas.

The LE's give a very comfortable ride, good fuel economy, and a stable on pavement ride. If you drive a small to mid sized SUV, and live in town, stop here and go order a set. You won't regret it. These are by far the best wearing and most civilized SUV tires I've seen. The tread pattern is similar to the Transforce HT's we use on the ambulance at work, which was also a selling point for me. Generally, traction was excellent on wet and dry, but if you live in heavy snow country, go with the AT. The LE is a decent snow driver when new, but after 20K or so miles, it's REALLY squirrelly in slick conditions. It'll resist hydroplaning throughout it's life, so wet isn't a problem. Road noise is very low when new, increasing slightly to "noticeable" as the tire wears. Mine are now down to the wear bars, and the noise is just getting to the point I find it annoying.

Wear is fantastic, with the tires showing little tread wear for the first 40K miles. The last 25K seem to really grind the tread depth down. If you rotate them, the 60K warranty is right on, and I can see how someone that takes it relatively easy on their vehicle could get 75K or more out of Destination LE's.

They're tough tires, too. Mine have been patched repeatedly, and just keep going. My wife had a set of Hankook Dynapro ATM's on her truck, and it seemed like she had to patch a tire about twice as often as I did, even though we make the same drive to work daily.

I said before that I won't use anything but Destinations on my Explorer, and I stand by that. I'm going back to AT's, just for the gravel road traction, but if I still lived in town, I would absolutely buy another set of LE's.

Initial Review, 2,000 Miles on Tires
February 16, 2012

I have had 3 sets of tires on my liberty since new. The stock Goodyears were tires in theory only and were horrible in wear and traction. I switched to BFG All Terrein Ta's for my next set and what a mistake that was. They were horrible in any terrein except for dry conditions. The next set were BFG Mud Terreins and they wore like iron untill around 15,000 mi then they seemed to wear down almost overnight. I have now gone to the Firestone Destination AT for their price and I am not dissappointed. They are by far the best tires I have ever had on this vehicle. They ride far better that the BFG all terrein and they do a great job so far on snow. They may not look as agressive as other all terrein tires but don't let that fool you. If your looking for a great riding, quiet, good traction all terrein tire then look no further. On the hi-way they ride like a touring tire but when the going gets rough they really shine. Although I have only had them a short while I would definetly recommend them for anyone with a small SUV such as the Liberty. For the price they can't be beat.

Initial Review, 32,000 Miles on Tires
December 20, 2010

Prior to installing these on my front-wheel drive Subaru wagon, I was driving on somewhat Goodyear Integrity all-season tires, and I had a hard time negotiating deep snow, slush and hardpack. Wet roads made driving on the Integrities a white-knuckle experience.

I switched to the Winterforce tires (set of 4) at the beginning of a winter when we received nearly 4 feet of snow in December alone. The tires produced a remarkable increase in snow traction, taking me where previously I would have only attempted to drive with my 4wd SUV. I live on a steep hill and I was surprised how well these tires worked climbing hills. I left them on year round which has reduced the tread life. I just ordered a new front set because after 32K miles about 1/8" of tread remains, and having just driven after a 13" snowfall, I am noticing a definite reduction in traction. I agree with others' comments about noise, but to me that noise is a song, my tires singing "Let It Snow!" I'll probably never go back to using an all-season tire. I plan to switch summer and dedicated winter tires from now on. These really got the job done in Wisconsin's winters.

Initial Review, 19000 Miles on Tires
January 13, 2012

I live in the Great Lakes and my wife uses this car for her commuter.She was very nervous about driving it in the winter. We purchased the tires last summer and are very pleased with them.It won't make the car into a SUV ,but she feels very secure driving it on icy and snowy road.A great buy and Tire Rack had a much better selection for us than local dealers.

Initial Review, 1000 Miles on Tires
January 10, 2012

I got this set six weeks ago after much search and compare, I couldn't spend 2K on tires, and yet didn't want to compromise the characteristics of the Sports SUV with the hefty 5000 LB. My Q7 came in with the stock ContiPro H rated, worst tires ever 18K and got worn down to the bars with tire rotations at 5K Miles!! The long search yielded 3 tires that I considered very carefully.

1- The Firestone Destination with 40K Millage Warranty and 400 UTQG
2- The Hankook Ventus RH07 with 65K Millage Warranty and 420 UTQG
3- The Sumitomo HRT Sport with no Millage Warranty and 480 UTQG

I didn't get Firestones, as you end up having to deal with Firestone one way or another down the road, and my experience with the local shops was not good, zero customer service (even though the tire was very attractive see TireRack's test).
I didn't get The Hankook, as they become back ordered and they still are, even thought they had the best warranty in site and a nice tread pattern.

So I got the Summi's, even though the UTQG is higher than stock, so I was worried about the handling capabilities and stopping distance and the cornering ability for the 5K SUV. On day one it sprinkled and I was ready to exchange them right away, after I almost took a light pole at 25 MPH corner in the slick barely wet road!! However once the glossy materials got worn off, they performed much better than the Contis. I took them on a 700 Mile trip at highway speed and they stood their ground admirably.

1- Nice cushioning ride
2- Road noise was minimal, and better than the stock Contis
3- Very good handling, including slalom while avoiding crap on the road at hi speed
4- Great wet performance in heavy rain
5- I performed several straight line breaking tests including full stop from 60 MPH on an empty road, no problem and no squealing and very acceptable stopping distance.

That gave me back confidence with the Summis. Definitely recommended, they are no Michelin but they are superior to other expensive brand

Initial Review, 3000 Miles on Tires
January 07, 2009

Bought these tires because the OEM General's were starting to get a little worn but not to the point of needing replacement. Had them installed on Feb 13 and on Feb 14 we got about six inches of snow in Kansas City. Tires honestly worked better than I expected, much less slipping and sliding, even on hard-packed snow. Drove right by half a dozen SUVs in the ditch. All this with no extra weight in the bed. Figured I'd do the same this season (snows in the rear only) but after the first snowfall on my new Avon Rangers I decided I needed to get tires for all 4 corners.



Tread noise is to be expected, after all, these are snow tires, but less than some older snow tires I used to drive with. You give up a bit in dry handling because of the softness of the sidewalls but I'm driving a truck, not a sports car.



Definitely recommend these tires, especially if you can find a spare set of wheels so you don't have to worry about remounting/balancing in the springtime.

Initial Review, 46000 Miles on Tires
November 06, 2011

I reviewed several tires when I purchased these for my Expedition. I have had experiece with Michelin, General, and Firestone as welll. These have been the best handling truck/SUV tire I have ever had. I have a 2WD Expedition and I have driven though rain, light snow and even snow over a foot and these tire perfom beautifully every time. There are a bit noisier than other tires, but this is an SUV and traction (at least for me) is more important that a little extra noise. When time comes for replacement I will be buying the same tire.