NHTSA Complaint #727651 — 1998 FORD EXPLORER

IN MAY I WAS TAKING MY SON TO HAMPTON, SC. I HAD BEEN ON A SECONDARY ROAD FOR LESS THEN FIVE MILES WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SUBSEQUENT DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING MY SUV. LUCKILY DRIVER'S ED FROM 26 YEARS AGO CLICKED IN AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET MY VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE. AS MY SON AND I REMOVED THE SPARE AND READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL, AN OFF DUTY SC PATROLMAN STOPPED TO HELP CHANGE THE TIRE. EVERYONE WHO SAW IT REMARKED THAT IT LOOKED DIFFERENT THAN THE USUAL "BLOW-OUT" IT LOOKED LIKE IT EXPLODED. I HAD THE TWO TIRES REPLACED WITH MICHELIN TIRES ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN I CAN GET THE OTHERS REPLACED. DESPITE THE HOT CLIMATE IN COASTAL SC, MY TIRES WILL BE RECALLED LAST AND I'VE ALREADY HAD ONE EXPLODING TIRE! PLEASE ADVISE ME OF WHAT STEPS I SHOULD TAKE NEXT AS I FEEL MY LIFE AND THAT OF OTHERS IS IN DANGER. THANK YOU, SUSAN PRESSLEY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )