NHTSA Complaint #10163577 — 2000 FORD TAURUS

I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK TO MY TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES WENT BAD WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. I BEGAN TO FEEL BUMPING ON THE ROAD, AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS IT WAS BAD ENOUGH TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE FORD SHOP. I WAS SHOWN WHERE EACH TIRE HAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE AND GET WARPED. I COULD FEEL THE UP-AND-DOWN BUMPINESS IN THE TIRES WITH MY OWN HAND WHEN THEY SHOWED IT TO ME. THIS WAS ON ALL THE TIRES. ONE WAS SO BAD IT LOOKED LIKE A BUBBLE. THESE TIRES ONLY HAD 53,800 MILES ON THEM; ON A NEW CAR I GOT THROUGH MILITARY OVERSEAS CAR SALES IN APRIL 2000. I HAVE HAD ALL THE REGULAR SERVICING/ROTATION/CHECKS AND MY HUSBAND ROUTINELY CHECKED THE PRESSURES. MY CONCERN IS THAT THESE ALL HAD THE SAME LOT NUMBER - WE CHECKED THEM TO BE SURE. THE A3X844P0400 NUMBER WAS ON ALL OF THEM. THE REPORT READS "ALL 4 TIRES ARE WORN OUT - BELT SEPARATED." THE FORD SHOP PERSONNEL SAID THIS IS A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE AND THEY FELT IT WAS WORTH REPORTING. IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS THESE TIRES AND AND ACCIDENT RESULTS FROM THIS SEPARATION, IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD. THEREFORE, I AM REPORTING MY EVENT SO THAT IF THERE ARE OTHERS, YOU MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO PREVENT INJURIES/DAMAGES. I WILL ALSO SEND A COPY OF THIS NOTE TO DOT AND MIL OVERSEAS SALES. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES @ A COST OF $717.91 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. LINDA SHIRAISHI 1760 150TH AVE SAN LEANDRO CA 94578. *NM