NHTSA Complaint #732364 — 1998 FORD EXPLORER

I AM A CERTIFIED MASTER A.S.E. AUTOMOTIVE COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR. I KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY INFLATE AND ROTATE MY TIRES. ONE OF THE TIRES ON MY FORD EXPLORER BEGAN TO GIVE ME TROUBLE WHEN I TRIED TO BALANCE IT. NO MATTER HOW I TRIED, IT WOULD NOT RIDE SMOOTHE AFTER I BALANCED IT . I FINALLY GAVE UP AND PLACED IT ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT ROTATE IT IN THE NORMAL ROTATION PATTERN FOR ABOUT A YEAR. ON SEPT . 1ST , YOUR CONSUMER ADVISORY MADE ME THINK ABOUT MY FAMILYS SAFETY AND I DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL OF MY FIRESTONES WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE. THIS IS MY DECISION. I HAVE WATCHED THE TIRE HEARINGS ON T.V. AND HAVE RECEIVED THE "ALLS O.K. WITH YOUR TIRES" LETTER FROM FORD. BUT, ITS MY LIFE THAT RIDES ON MY TIRES. IF YOU WOULD CARE TO INSPECT MY TIRES I WILL BE GLAD TO SURRENDER THEM TO YOUR AGENCY IN ORDER THAT YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF A DEFECTIVE FIRESTONE P255/70R16 WILDERNESS TIRE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME.( DOT NUMBER: W2 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )