Comments on: Tire Review: Firestone Firehawk GT

By: JustCallMeDick

JustCallMeDick — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:57:42 +0000

@Chad Get them installed from a shop that actually knows how to balance tires.

By: Chad

Chad — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:59:56 +0000

Joe,

Be careful. My Firehawk GT’s cupped after 15,000 miles.

Good Luck.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:08:17 +0000

Thanks for the reply Chris.
Yes it is a bit noisy over previous tires that I have had. We have two cars with these tires, both with over 10k miles on them. One car has a slight tire noise that you only hear if the radio is off, the other car makes a ton of noise and drives my father crazy. It’s a great tire if you don’t mind noise or if you drive with a loud stereo on so you can’t hear it. They are excellent in the rain and snow and grip rather nicely on dry roads.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:43:13 +0000

Nice review. I’m considering the Firehawk GT for my 2000 Maxima, it seems like a promising tire from Firestone. Firestone’s current product line of mostly low-quality Original Equipment tires is outdated and non-competitive (and the Ford Explorer problems didn’t help). But the Firehawk could be a new start for the brand. However, I have heard that road noise gets louder after about 10K miles, and some have complained about the tread wearing quickly. I’d love to see a followup review on the tire from you.

I’m afraid you, like the majority of tire consumers, have misunderstood the Uniform Tire Quality Grade. The UTQG is used to compare different products offered by the same manufacturer. As the quality grades are determined by tests conducted by the manufacturers, they– like the manufacturers tread wear warranty– are used as marketing tools. Check out this link from tirerack.com, and it should give you a better understanding. And thanks for the nice review!