NHTSA Complaint #11079646 — 2016 FORD EXPLORER

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2016 FORD EXPLORER SPORT 4WD 4DR IN 2016. THE OE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE 4 HANCOOK VENTUS S1 NOBEL 2 TIRES, SIZED 255/50R20. THE DOT RATING IS "5MNC 1A H". AT 13,369 MILES ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACE UNDER "WARRANTY". THE FRONT TIRE TREADS WERE "FLACKING/PEELING" . THE WORK WAS DONE BY MATHEWS-CURRIE FORD, 130 TAMIAMI TRIAL NORTH, NOKOMIS FL 34275, ON 5/10/17, RO # 6199123/1. OUR COST FOR THE TIRES WAS $419.62. WE WERE FORCED BY HANCOOK TO REPLACE "LIKE WITH LIKE". AT 23,101 MILES I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES ARE AGAIN "FLACKING/PEELING." THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEM WITH THE SAME TIRES. THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT THIS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS BRAND OF TIRES. MY BACKGROUND IS THAT OF AN EXECUTIVE IN THE OE AND AFTERMARKET AUTOMOTIVE AND HEAVY TRUCK INDUSTRY. MY EMPLOYERS MANUFACTURED FOUNDATION BRAKES, BRAKE CHAMBERS AND RIDE CONTROL. I KNOW AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHEN I SEE ONE AND THIS ONE IS NOT SAFE. I WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR SAFETY RECALL ON RIDE CONTROL AND KNOW WHAT IT CAN COST A COMPANY TO NOT RECOGNIZE WHAT THEIR POTENTIAL LIABILITY CAN BE. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY WITH HANCOOK TIRES. MY REQUEST IS THAT SOMEONE FROM YOUR LEGAL STAFF CONTACT FORD'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND WARN THEM ABOUT THE FUTURE LIABILITY BEING CREATED FOR THEM BY ONE OF THEIR SUPPLIERS.