2000 Ford Explorer Tires

THESE TIRE ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF COMPLETE DETERIATON( DOT NUMBER: VDOUPX4091 TIRE SIZE: 255/70R/16 )

WHEN THE STORY ABOUT THE WILDERNESS TIRES FIRST BROKE I WAS IN A PANIC BECAUSE I TRAVEL EVERY DAY FOR MY JOB. ON 8/09/200 I WENT TO FIRESTONE TO GET MY TIRES INSPECTED AND THEY SAID MY TIRES WERE FINE. I WAS ASKED IF I FOUND ANYTHING UNUSAL RIDING ON THESE TIRES. I TOLD HIM IT WAS LIKE A FLAT SPOT ON MY TIRES. HE SAID THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF TIRE. ON 8/25/00 I WAS TRAVELING ACROSS A BRIDGE ABOUT 55 TO 60 MPH I FELT MY REAR END SWAYING THEN HEARD A NOISE LIKE A HELICOPTER I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND SAW MY REAR TIRE WAS BLOWN WITH PIECES OF RUBBER ALL AROUND. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SENT EDDIE'S TOW TRUCK OUT. A POLICEMAN STOPPED AND CALLED TO MAKE SURE HE WAS ON HIS WAY. EDDIE'S TOOK ME TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER IN TOWN. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I WAS NOT ON THE RECALL SHEET FOR THESE TIRES THAT THEY COULD ADJUST MY TIRE . WELL I WAS NOT ABOUT TO PUT THE SAME TIRE BACK ON KNOWING WHAT WAS HAPPENING FIRESTONE DID NOT TAKE DOWN MY DOT# AND REPORT THIS , THEY DID NOT WANT TO BOTHER WITH ME BECAUSE I WAS NOT ON THE RECALL SHEET. I HAD TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE WHERE I COULD PURCHASE 5 NEW TIRES EQUIVALENT TO THE TYPE THAT WERE ON MY VEHICLE.I HAD 11,200 MILES ON THOSE TIRES AND AS I SAID I TRAVEL EVERY DAY AROUND THE STATE FOR MY JOB. I WAS NOT GOING TO BE A STATISTIC BEFORE FIRESTONE DECIDES TO RECALL ALL WILDERNESS TIRES . I VALUE MY LIFE TO MUCH. AS YOU CAN SEE I AM VERY UPSET. I HOPE BY SENDING IN THIS COMPLAINT NO ONE WILL DIE BECAUSE OF THESE TIRES AND FIRESTONE WILL RECALL ALL OF THE WILDERNESS TIRES( DOT NUMBER: 8XHL1PY110 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

IT WAS RAINING BUT I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY ON RIGHT SIDE. SUDDENLY, I REALIZED THAT THE EXPLORES HYDROPLANE AND HIT THE LEFT HAND SIDE GUARD RAIL. THEN THE AIR BAG WENT OFF AND I HEARD A BIG NOISE. THE CAR HIT THE FRONT LEFT FIRST AND THE BANK. AFTER THAT IT CROOSED OVER TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND SLIDED ALL THE WAY TO FAR SIDE GUIDE RAIL. IT SLIDED FOR ANOTHER 5 METERS BEFORE COMING TO REST FINALLY. I NOTICED THAT TIRES WERE OFF THE RIM AND TEAR APART.( DOT NUMBER: )

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUND NOISE AND REALIZED THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON MY RIGHT REAR TIRE. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND PROMPLY NOTIFIED MY FORD DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. FORD NEVER NOTIFIED ME AT ANY TIME THAT THE TIRES WERE UNDER POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION FOR DEFECTS. I BELIEVE THAT I EXPERIENCED DEFECTIVE TIRES MADE BY FIRESTONE THAT WERE ONLY SEVEN MONTHS OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 13K MILES ON THEM.( DOT NUMBER: )

DURING TIRE CHECK, DEALER DETECTED THAT WIRES WERE STARTING TO COME OUT OF THE SIDEWALL OF LF TIRE, FROM THE POINT WHERE THE TREAD MET UP WITH THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 6600 MILES ON IT. MY TIRES (DOT 8XHL) ARE NOT RECALLED BY FIRESTONE, BUT I FEEL THAT THIS IS IRRESPONSIBLE GIVEN THE NATURE OF THIS DEFECT. I HAVE CHANGED ALL OF MY TIRES TO A DIFFERENT BRAND AT MY OWN EXPENSE, BUT WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND MY REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE NEW TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: 8XHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRE FAILURE, FAILURE NEAR EDGE OF TIRE ON INSIDE NEAR WHERE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. TIRE PARTIALLY OFF RIM. TIRE BEYOND REPAIR. NO EVIDENCE THAT A ROAD HAZARD CAUSED THIS DAMAGE.( DOT NUMBER: 8XHLIPY499 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH THE RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES, CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, WHEN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AT THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE INCLUDED THEY WERE FOUND TO BE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES, NO REMEDY WAS OFFERED BY THE DEALERSHIP, CONSUMER REQUESTING NEW TIRES. *MJS

TIRE BLEW OUT, CAME COMPLETELY APART AT THE SEAMS, COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE AFTERWARDS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. REPORTED TO BOTH LOCAL FORD AND FIRESTONE ABOUT THIS, AND THEY WOULDN'T EVEN DISCUSS IT SINCE IT WASN'T ONE OF THE "RECALLS". I BELIEVE THEY ALL NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO. CALL T.V. STATION AND THEY HAVE FOOTAGE OF THE TIRE AND ALL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

APOLOGIES IF THIS IS NOT THE PLACE TO SUBMIT THIS. FIRESTONE DOES NOT RESPOND. MY 16" TIRES ARE FROM THE DECATUR PLANT. WHY ARE ONLY THE 15" BEING RECALLED? SAME PLANT, SAME TIME, SAME TIRES. I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR. PLEASE FORCE FIRESTONE TO REPLACE ALL DEADLY TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: VDCU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

WE REPLACED THE FIRESTONE TIRES BECAUSE MY WIFE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE RIDING ON THEM EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NOT RECALLED..AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES, THE GOODYEAR SERVICE MANAGER NOTICED THE TREAD SEPARATING FROM THE TIRES AND BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION..I TOOK THE TIRES TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THE MGR. HE COULD DO NOTHING. HAVE CALLED FIRESTONE BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY..WE HOPE THE RECALL IS EXTENDED BCAUSE THERE A MUCH BROADER PROBLEM THAN THEY ARE STATING..THANK YOU, RICHARD POWELL( DOT NUMBER: 8XHL TIRE SIZE: P235/R15 )

WHAT MAKE THEY THINK THE 16" IS SAFE THAN THE 15" TIRES, I AM DRIVING IN FEAR, I DEMAND A REPLACEMENT WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255X16 )

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT, WHEN THE BACK TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING ME TO GO INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

SENT AN E-MAIL TO FOR SAYING THAT MY TIRES HAD TURNED GREEN AROUND THE( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )

ON 12/6/99 ABOUT 10PM, AS I ENTERED CURVE OF RAMP INTO I-75 SOUTH THE RIGHT-REAR TIRE FAILED. THE DAMAGE WAS ON THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE TREAD/RUNNING SURFACE. A GASH EXTENDING ABOUT 1/3 THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE WAS CREATED. ALTHOUGH MY TIRES ARE NOT FROM THE DECATUR PLANT, I RECOGNIZED THE SAME OR SIMILAR FAILURE FEATURES AS SHOWN ON TELEVISION RECENTLY. MY TIRES START WITH 8XHL. AT THAT TIME THE FAILED TIRE WAS REPLACED UNDER MY NEW VEHICLE TIRE WARRANTY. RECENTLY, REPLACEMNET OF OTHERS WAS DENIED ON THE BASIS THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT COVERED BY THE ACTUAL RECALL AT THIS TIME. I AM CERTAIN THAT THESE TIRES ARE ALSO UNSAFE.( DOT NUMBER: 8XHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

3/10, ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. DRIVING HEARD LOUD BANG, LOOKED TO MY BACK RIGHT AND SAW DEBRI FLYING IN THE AIR. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE, I PULLED OVER AND MY TIRE WAS TOTALLY FLAT. , IT EXPLODED. 7/4 DRIVING ABOUT 40, HEARD LOUD BANG FROM FRONT OF CAR, CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. MANGED TO PULL OVER TO SIDE AND TIRE WAS TOTALY FLAT( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1PX409 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

JUST WANTED TO LET NTSB KNOW OF ANOTHER FAILURE AND GET ON RECORD. COOL WEATHER, NOT SPEEDING. FIRRESTONE REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRENTY. THNX JIM( DOT NUMBER: )

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE BUBBLED AND SPLIT. TIRE SIZE P25570R16, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALERSHIP. TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW WILDERNESS TIRE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. OWNER HAS REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH KELLY TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION AND DOT# IF POSSIBLE.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P255/70/R16 *MW

WE PURCHASED A 2000 FORD EXPLORER IN FEB OF 2000, WE HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE SLID OF OF THE ROAD AND THEN ROLLED. WE WERE DRIVING UNDER THE POSTED SPPED LIMIT AND NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED. IT WAS RAINING AND WET AND WE HYDROPLANED OF THE ROAD. UNFORTUNATELY I ONLY HAVE MINIMAL INFORMATION ON THE VEHICAL BECAUSE IT WAS TOTALED SOON AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED. THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE PROVIDED IS FROM THE ACCIDENT REPORT AND MEMORY AS ALL PAPER-WORK ETC.. WAS STILL IN THE CAR AND SUBSEQUENLY LOST IN THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THE CAR WAS EQUIPED WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED - AS THAT MAY HAVE ATTRIBUTED TO THE SERVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT. I KNOW THAT WHEN I WENT BACK TO SIGN THE EXPLORER OVER TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY THE TIRES WERE SERVERLY DAMAGED. I BROKE MY COLLAR BONE AND MY EXPECTANT WIFE ONLY HAD MINOR SCRAPS (THE BABY TURNED OUT FINE). ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU COULD PROVIDE TO ME WOULD BE GREATLY APPEVIATED AS I AM GETTING TIERED OF GETTING NO WHERE. THANK YOU. JASON KOCH

DRIVER WENT ONTO SHOULDER THEN BACK ONTO PAVEMENT, LOST CONTROL, TIRES DEBEADED AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DEATH OF BELTED PASSENGER.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15 )

WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE FAILED ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR, IN MANEUVERING AND TRYING TO CONTROL THE SPIN THE CAR ROLLED OVER COMPLETELY. NLM( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

HEARD A LOUD SOUND THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION, THEN FELT WHEEL LOSING CONTROL AND ABOUT TO GO OVER THE RAMP, VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL, STOPPED JUST IN TIME , TIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE EXPLODED.

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P255/70R16 EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE ONLY HAD 9450 MILES ON IT. *SLC

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL 00T005 OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE ONLY COVERS THE FIRESTONE 15 INCH TIRE AND NOT THE 16 INCH TIRES. NLM

TIRE BLEW OUT AT HIGH SPEED, EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION. WAS NOT IN HEAT CLIMATE, HAPPENED ONLY 3 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING HOME.. TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED.. BOTH FORD AND FIRESTONE HAVE BLOWN ME OFF.. MADE ME PAY FULL PRICE FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE AND DISCARDED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. REPEATED CALLS TO BOTH COMPANIES HAVE FALLEN ON DEAF EARS.. I BELIEVE THIS TIRE SIZE IS ALSO AS DEFECTIVE AS THE 235'S ALREADY RECALLED AND SHOULD BE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. AT MINIMUM I THINK I SHOULD BE REEMBURSED FOR THE NEW TIRE I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70 R16 )

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