My Ford Explorer was slipping all over the road in the most minimal amount of snow, but fine on dry pavement. I bought it to Firestone for an alignment in hopes to fix the problem. This did not fix the problem.
I called Firestone and was told to bring it in for a test drive when we would be able to recreate the problem. We went for a ride and it was INSISTED that I needed 4 new tires because the rubber was hard and snow/slush was getting stuck in the tread mimicking "bald" tires. My tires were 4 years old, 19000 miles and had a 7 tread depth remaining which should be covered under warranty. So, the woman at the desk picked up the phone, called Goodyear, acted like she were a family member of mine and sent me down there.
Once I arrived at Goodyear, I was told there is NOTHING wrong with my tires. Trusting that the Firestone employee (who claimed to have 30 years experience) knew what he was talking about, I called Goodyear corporate and they warrantied my tires (1/2 price, almost $800). This did not fix the problem either (because I DID NOT need tires). Again, go back to Firestone $800 poorer.
The new "manager" approached me with a cocky, arms folded, eye rolling attitude and proceeded to say "What would you like us to do about it? Just because you were told to get new tires, didn't mean you HAD to." My truck was unsafe and I am not a mechanic...so yes, I am going to trust that Firestone employees know what they are talking about.
I ended up going to Cole Muffler DESPERATE to find a solution as my truck was extremely unsafe to drive in Rochester, NY winters. The problem??? The rear toe (part of the alignment which was the FIRST thing I attempted) was WAY off!!! If Firestone would have done their job in the first place, I would have saved a lot of time, money, aggravation and safety.
I have written to the email suggested...got the run around, no call back from corporate and they closed the case without any resolution. read more