1999 FORD ECONOLINE Tires Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 1999 FORD ECONOLINE 350 EQUIPPED WITH KELLY TIRES, TIRE LINE: SAFARI LT, TIRE SIZE LT23585R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND THE SOUND OF METAL BEING DRAGGED ON THE GROUND WAS HEARD FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED.THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TWO OF THE VEHICLE'S FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES BLEWOUT. *NM CONSUMER HAD TWO BLOWOUTS THE SAME DAY. VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE BLOWOUT. *TC

GOODYEAR IS REPLACING THESE TIRES ON 15 PASSENGER VANS. OUR VAN HAS THE IDENTICAL CHASSIS AND TIRES, BUT GOODYEAR IGNORES THEM. PLEASE HELP. WE TRAVEL TO ART SHOWS WITH AS MUCH OR MORE WEIGHT THEN A PASSENGER VAN. MOST OF OUR TRAVEL IS AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. ANY SUGGESTIONS?*AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R15 )

FORD DEALER ANALYSIS, TREAD SEPARATION, THEN BLOWOUT (DOT NUMBER: VDTL 1XB TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN BACK TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR. NOTICED CRACKS 1/4" AROUND THE RIM. CHECKED OTHER TIRES & SAME TYPE OF CRACKS ON THOSE TIRES. TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. HAVE NOT HAD TIRES EXCHANGED. FIRESTONE STEEL TEX, RT225/75R16 WITH 4,000 MILES ON A 1999,FORD ECONOLINE. *AK

VIBRATION BETWEEN 50 TO 70 MPH. HAD SAME TYPE PROBLEM WITH 1997 VAN AND TIRES WERE SWITCHED TO MICHLEN AND CORRECTED PROBLEM. THEY WONT DO THIS I WAS TOLD.