Cooper Tire And Rubber, Cooper Tire claims that my tire failed due to tire pressure. All my tires have stress cracks on sidewalls. Internet, Ohio

I had a Cooper Tire Discover STT explode while I was traveling on the highway. The day I started my road trip from California to Kansas I stopped at a Discount Tire shop in California and paid to have the tires balanced, rotated, and tire pressure checked. I have the receipts and sent it in with my claim to Cooper Tire. The following day while traveling on the highway my tire exploded without warning while I was towing my trailer at 65 mph. Both sidewalls exploded on the right rear of my truck. I didn't strike anything in the roadway. The tread stayed together as my rim hit the ground and my tire hit the side of my truck causing approximately $1100.00 dollars worth of damage to my truck. I was also left without a rim and tire.

I had to change all four tires on the side of the road and continue with my trip. I examined the other three tires and found that there are cracks at the top of the side walls on all three remaining tires. These cracks are not weather cracks, they appear to be stress cracks. I watched the tire guy check my tire pressure and he confirmed what pressure he was going to install.

The cooper tire claims people told me that the tire exploded due to insufficient tire pressure. I find this to be a cover up for liability reasons. I have photos if anyone is interested in seeing them and I still have the remaining tires. Cooper tire would not send me back my tire and rim after I requested. It was difficult to get Cooper Tire to call me back when I left messages on multiple occasions. I felt like they were laughing at me knowing that there is nothing I can do. I am a soldier in the U.S. Army and I serve proudly. I will be deploying to Iraq in March so I will be able to replace my tires and the damages to my truck after I return. All I can say is that I will not buy Cooper tires again nor will I allow anyone I know to purchase them. I believe you give your business to the corporations that take care of their customers.