1999 Ford Explorer Tires

V1 TRAVELING ON E W CONNECTOR RD. IN THE RAIN, THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD. P235/75/R15 FIRESTONE. (CLAIM# 01-6162-088) *MW

TIRE BLOW OUT TIRES ARE FIRESTONE AT WILDERNESS, P235-R75R15, MADE IN DECAITUR IL PLANT, INS'D BROUGHT HIS EXPLORER IN 10/99. (CLAIM# 06-5306-611) *MW

THIS VEHICLE HAD TWO TIRES BLOW OUT. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES COULD ALSO BLOW OUT WITHOUT A TREAD SEPARATION? THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. (CLAIM# 43-R369-551) *MW

TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R15, 105S M/S. TIRE CAME APART ON INSD. RECVD MESSAGE FROM ESTIMATOR THAT TIRES NOT CAUSE OF ACCIDENT. (CLAIM# 59-V547-062) *MW

FIRESTONE: INSD CLAIMS HE HAS DEFECTIVE/WILDERNESS TIRES WHICH LIKELY CAUSED HIS SON TO FLIP VEHICLE (ONE CAR LOSS), HLDING VEH AT SADISCO, PLEASE ADVISE. (CLAIM# 59-V524-541) *MW

LOSS RESULTED FROM A BLOWN FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15. I HAVE THE TIRE IN MY POSESSION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHO TO CONTACT WITH FIRESTONE FOR SUB DOTVDHL P235. (CLAIM# 43-R536-759) *MW

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, FORD, EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P23565R15, DOT NUMBER BEGIN WITH W2. TIRES ONLY HAVE 18 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED HAIRLINE CRACKS JUST ABOVE THE WHITE LETTERING MARK. TIRE CRACKS CAN BE MOVED WITH ONES FINGER, TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED. *AK TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL, BUT THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPLACE THEM WITH PRORATE. *YH

FIRESTONE: INSURD'S TIRE BLEW CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEH. HITTING 3 OTHER CARS. ONE OTHER PERSON OT HER THAN INSRD WAS TAKEN TO HOSP. POLICE REPORT IS AVAIL. DAMAGE TO OTHER VEH. AND DRIVERS UNKNOWN. INFO. GIVEN BY WIFE. I/D TIRMOMG ROGJT PMTP RT 31 S. MADE A WIDE RIGHT TURN AND STRUCK A LANE MARKER BLOWING OUT HIS LEFT FRONT TIRE. REVIEWED CSR PHOTOS TIRE IS A WILDERNESS. (CLAIM# 46-0299-589) *MW

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE FAILURE-TREAD SEPARATION SUSPECTED-WHILE DRIVING LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED-INSURED WAS AVOIDING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WENT OFF SHOULDER OF ROAD AND WHEN INSURED BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO SURFACE, TIRES FAILED. INSURED THEN LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE FILIPPED. (CLAIM# 33-0243-110) *MW

PE00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 1999, FORD, EXPLORER, P23575R15, DOT W2HL1PL229, WITH 25000 MILES . DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEFLATED QUICKLY. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE HOLE OR CRACKS, AND NO TREAD SEPARATION. *AK ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE CUSTOMER. *YH

PE00 020; CONSUMER CHECKED VEHICLE A MONTH AGO AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE STRESS MARKS AND CRACKING ALL AROUND SIDEWALLS. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #AT, P2357515. HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT ROTATED THE TIRES.*AK

I HAVE DETAILED DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE 8/7/99 ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE WILDERNESS XT TIRE AND NOW WITH THE RECENT RECALL, HAVING THE SECOND SET OF WILDERNESS XT TIRES REPLACED AT THE SCARSDALE FORD DEALERSHIP, WHO CONFIRMED THAT ON BOTH OCASSIONS, MY FORD EXPLORER CONTAINED SAID TIRES. ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND DOCUMENTATION WAS PROVIDED TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL IN DEARNBORN, MI, WITH NO RESPONSE, (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RECEIPTS, POLICE REPORT AND OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES DUE TO THE DELAY IN FORD'S RESPONSE TO MY WRITTEN AND TELEPHONE INQUIRES ($6,000), IN ADDITION TO THE COST OF REPAIRS WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER MY AUTO INSURANCE. I CAN AND WILL PROVIDE ALL THE CORRESPONDING DOCUMENTATION TO OBTAIN THE APPROPRIATE RENUMERATION. THE FORD SCARSDALE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO MAINTAINED COPIES OF MY DOCUMENATION WHICH THEY ARE ALSO READY TO PROVIDE UPON REQUEST. I MADE A CALL TO YOUR OFFICE AND WAS ADVISED THAT I WOULD RECEIVE THE FORM IN THE MAIL AND THAT WAS ALMOST A MONTH AGO, REASON FOR WHICH I SUMBITTING THIS ELECTRONIC COMPLAINT FORM. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH THE AIR PRESSURE FROM THE TIRE. HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW

LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE ATX TIRE BLEW OUT (1 FOOT HOLE) CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO CONSUMER. *MJS

SIDE BLEW OUT OF TIRE. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE RESULT OF A PRIOR HARD IMPACT WITH A CURB. NO SUCH IMPACT OCCURRED. I'M REPORTING NOW IN LIGHT OF THE FIRESTONE RECALL OF OTHER TIRES AND THE FACT 2 FIRESTONE DEALERS SAID MOST INSTANCES OF KNOWN TIRE FAILURES ON EXPLORERS WERE TO THE RIGHT REAR TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70 R16 )

I HAD NOTICED VIBRATION AT HIGHYWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH, KEPT MY SPEED BELOW 70 MPH, AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE FIRESTONE DEALER ON S. HOLLY IN LITTLETON. I BOUGHT THE FORD'S EXTENDED CARE PLAN, AND FORD ROTATES THE TIRES EVERY 6,000 MILES DOES NOT CHECK THE TIRES' BALANCE. FIRESTONE DEALER FOUND (1) TIRE COULD NOT BE BALANCED WITHIN MANUFACTURES' SPECIFICATIONS AND OBSERVED VISIBLE 8TH-INCH WOOBLE ON BLACK INTERIOR SIDEWALL ON THE MACHINE. DEALER REPLACED TIRE WITH IDENTICAL BRAND WITH A $13 CHARGE FOR RECYCLING-DISPOSAL. ON 8/10/00, I WENT BACK TO HAVE THE SPARE TIRE REPLACE THE RIGHT-REAR USED TIRE ON THE AXLE OPPOSITE THE NEW TIRE ($29). I APPRECIATED THE PROMPT ACTION, BUT OF COURSE WAS TOLD, "YOUR TIRES WEREN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL". MAYBE THEY SHOULD BE, WHAT DO YOU THINK?( DOT NUMBER: VNCU 1PX TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER IS STILL ON A WAITING LIST FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES, ONE OF THE TIRES CRACKED AND WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. *SLC

CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAULTY TIRES BUT HAS NOT RECIEVED REFUND TO DATE, CONSUMER HAS SUBMITTED ALL ORIGINALS AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION BUT MANUFACTURER SAYS THEY DONT HAVE IT (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT). NLM

TIRESIZE: 16 INCH, NO DOT NUMBER. INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMERS FIRESTONE TIRE FAILED 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO RECALL 00T-005 CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER 5-6 TIME, CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEPARATED SHOULDER AND LEFT HIP HEMATOMA. NLM

REAR LEFT TIRE BLOW OUT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2H TIRESIZE: 235/75R/15)

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TIRE TREAD SEPARATED .*AK

I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPLORER, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 1999. IN EARLY MAY OF 1999, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE SIDE WALL (TWO 8-10 INCH RIPS, NOT A PUNCTURE) WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH SOUTH ON I-5 NEAR SAN ONOFRE POWER STATION IN CA( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

VEHICLE RIDES UNSTABLE AT SPEEDS OF 55MPH OR GREATER, PARTICULARLY ON THE FREEWAY. VEHICLE AGGERSIVELY TRACKS AND SWAYS. VEHICLE ALSO OVEREACTS WHEN SUDDEN MOVE TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT IS NECESSITATED TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROAD OR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN INSPECTED 3 TIMES AND RULED OUT AS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. NEW EDDIE BAUER AND XLT MODEL EXPLORERS WERE ALSO TEST DRIVEN WITH THE DEALER (HOMER HELLER FORD) AND FOUND TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS SUBJECT LIMITED. ALL HAVE FIRESTONE WIDLERNESS AT TIRES STOCK FROM FACTORY. PROBLEM, THEREFORE IS NOT SPECIFIC TO MODEL OF EXPLORER, 4WD VERSUS 2WD, OR SIZE OF WHEEL (15" VERSUS 16").( DOT NUMBER: VNCU-1PX TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

I HAVE HAD A BLOW OUT ON ONE OF THE RECALLED TIRES. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DANGER OF ANOTHER ONE GOING, BUT I CAN'T GET ANYBODY TO TALK TO ME(FIRESTONE AND FORD). THEY SAY I HAVE TO WAIT MY TURN. I STIL HAVE THE SHREDDED TIRE. I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD MERIT SOME KIND OF PRIORITY.LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HURT, BUT WHO KNOWS NEXT TIME?( DOT NUMBER: 027477 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )