2001 FORD EXCURSION Tires Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXCURSION EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75R16 119/116R (NA). WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TIRES EXPLODED AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

COPPER TIRES DOMINATOR AT LT 305 70 16 PURCHASED FROM DISCOUNT TIRE 10-14-2005. THE VEHICLE A FORD 2001 EXCURSION HAD 86000 MILES ON IT. ON 11-24-2009 A BLOWOUT OCCURRED, RIGHT REAR TIRE. DAMAGING REAR TAIL LIGHT THE PAINT ON REAR DOOR AND REAR QTR PANEL WHEEL WELL TRIM DAMAGE RUNNING BOARD DAMAGE AND WHEEL DAMAGE. THE BLOWOUT SEPARATED THE TREAD FROM THE TIRE LEAVING THE BELTS EXPOSED. *TR

3 BLOWN TIRES W/STEERING AND BODY DAMAGE, NEAR ROLL OVER. I HAVE ALL THE BLOWN TIRES. *NM

THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT & ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH!!!

THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES ON HIS 2001 FORD EXCURSION PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED THE FORM AND RECEIPT FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT HASN'T HEARD FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM *SC *JB

STEELTEX RADIAL BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES HAS A RECALL BUT THE CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. *SC *JB

FAILURE OF BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRE. REPLACEMENT OF TIRE AT OWNER EXPENSES.. *BF THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE DUE TO A BLOW OUT. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE DENIED THE CLAIM STATING A TIRE BLOW OUT WAS NOT A TIRE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION OF A TIRE FAILURE. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE EQUIPMENT ON 2001 FORD EXCURSION. *MR THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT THE PROPER TIRES. THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RANGE E AND RANGE D. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WHICH RANGE E. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SPARE TIRE FOR FREE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REMAINING TIRES. *JB

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FIRESTONE TIRES CORPORATE OFFICE REGARDING A SAFETY RECALL ON 2001 FORD EXCURSION STEELTEX RADIAL A/T TIRES LT265/75R16 LR D [XXX] AND PROMPTLY SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED INFORMATION VIA MAIL ON JUN3 4, 2004. I HAVE TRIED REPEATEDLY TO CONTACT FIRESTONE VIA MAIL, TELEPHONE, AND E-MAIL SINCE THAT TIME WITH NO RESPONSE.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALLED TIRES THE CONSUMER REPLACED. *PH CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACING TIRE EQUIPMENT ON HER 2001 FORD EXCURSION. THE TIRES FAILED PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *MR *NM

PROBLEMS WITH TIRE FAILURE ON 2001 FORD EXCURSION. *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 2 CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURES WHILE DRIVING. DURING THE FIRST FAILURE THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A ROAD HAZARD AND THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE CONSUMER SIMPLY ACCEPTED THE TIRE FAILURE AS A FLUKE. THE SECOND TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE PLIES ACROSS THE TREAD FACE AND A VERY NOTICEABLE THUMP WAS HEARD AND FELT. NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED OR ALTERNATE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE PRODUCT WITH HIGHER LOAD RANGE WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO REPLACE ALL 5 TIRES. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. WHEN THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A ROUTINE WARRANTY SERVICE, AND DEALERSHIP NEVER INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE TIRE RECALL 04T003000. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT,' THE FIRESTONE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL DEALING WITH THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL TIRE A/T.' THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. BRIDGESTONE, SIZE 285/75R16, DOT K99001D693A7. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

BOTH FRONT TIRES LEAKED AIR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE FOR AIR ESCAPING FROM THE TIRES. FIRESTONE STEELTEX, P265/75R16. *AK

VEHICLE TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH.*MR

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE DRIVER CHANGED THE TIRE, AND CONTACTED THE FIRESTONE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK

AT 62 MPH, MY LEFT REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A LARGE BULGE (APPROXIMATELY 12" IN DIAMETER) ON THE TREAD AREA WHICH EXTENDED INTO THE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY 4". THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND I PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE TREAD NEVER SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CARCASS. I BELIEVE IT WOULD HAVE SEPARATED IF I HAD NOT STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. MY VEHICLE IS A 2001 FORD EXCURSION WITH A DIESEL ENGINE. THE TIRES- FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT265/75R16- ARE ORIGINAL WITH 35,850 MILES ON THEM. I CHECK TIRE PRESSURE WEEKLY AND KEEP IT AT 60PSI FOR THESE TIRES. THEY HAVE NEVER LOST AIR IN THE 12 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *JB

TIRE BLOWOUT ON ARIZONA SR 69 NEW DEWEY, AZ. TIRE TYPE: FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S SIZE 265/75R16 WITH 25,000 MILES AS AN OEM TIRE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON A 2001 FORD EXCURSION. *JB

FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRES ON 2001 FORD EXCURSION. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO GARAGE THE CONCLUSION IS THAT TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES ARE NO LONGER STABLE. THE TIRES ARE MAKING THE VEHICLE HANDLE IN AN UNSTABLE MANNER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER.*AK

THE SIDEWALL/TREAD OF ONE OF MY FRONT TIRES LOOKED AS IF IT WERE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF TREAD SEPARATION AS INDICATED BY A CRACK OR LINEAR INDICATION THAT EXTENDED ALMOST 75% AROUND THE PERIMETER WHERE THE SIDEWALL MET THE TREAD AREA. THERE WERE ALSO NUMEROUS OTHER AREAS OF NOTABLE SEPARATION THAT APPEARED TO BE A RESULT OF THE RUBBER MATERIAL BEING TOO DRY PERHAPS. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT AND REFERRED ME TO THIS SITE. BEFORE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE, I INSTALLED ALL FOUR NEW TIRES, MODEL MICHELIN LTX M/S THAT I PURCHASED FROM COSCO. THIS IS A 2001 FORD EXCURSION WITH APPROX 30,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. UNFORTUNATES, I WASN'T REALLY THINKING AT THE TIME AND DID NOT HAVE THE TECHNICIANS AT COSCO SAVE THE OLD TIRES FOR ME. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARD RAIL. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC CHANGE TIRE. CAUSE OF BLOW OUT IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARD RAIL. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC CHANGED TIRE. CAUSE OF BLOW OUT IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

FORD EXCURSION WITH 2700 MILES SHOWED SEVERE WEATHER CHECKING ON THE WHITE LETTER SIDE OF ALL FOUR TIRE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRES APPEARED AS IF THEY WERE ROTTING AWAY. A FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT IN THE TIRE BUSINESS AND REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. FIRESTONE INDICATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR UNTIL I INDICATED THAT I WANTED THEIR OPINION IN WRITING. FIRESTONE THEN REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, CHARGING ME FOR LABOR, BALANCING, STEMS, ETC. THE MEDIA HAS INDICATED THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOW FAILING LIKE THOSE FOUND ON THE FORD EXPLORERS. I HAVE NO FAITH IN FIRESTONE OR THE TIRES AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ON THE STEELTEX RADIALS. DT

LT265/75R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000 FORD EXCURSION WITH 27000 MILES. 2 BLOWOUTS AT 25 MPH, REAR PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER TIRE. ON 18 AUGUST 2002 TREAD SEPARATION ON REAR DRIVER TIRE AT 50 MPH.*JB *YH

ON 7/18/02, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE QUICKLY WENT FLAT AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 65MPH. THE MILEAGE ON THE TIRE WAS 24,000. THE BRAND NEW SPARE, ALSO A FIRESTONE STEELTEX, WAS INSTALLED ON THE RIGHT FRONT, AND BLEW OUT AT APPROX 20 MILES. THE NUMBER ON THE NEW TIRE IS DH323XG12D, SERIAL # VNW81X03400. NUMBER ON THE TIRE WITH 24000 MILES IS D5323XG16L, SERIAL #VNW81X03400. THESE 2 FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE FAILURES OCCURRED ON THE SAME DAY LESS THAT A FEW HOURS APART. ROADS WERE DRY, AND TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 85 F. OBVIOUSLY, I LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THE TIRES, AND REPLACED ALL 5 TIRES (YES, EVEN THE SPARE) WITH MICHELINS AT A COST OF OVER $1100. THESE ARE LOAD RANGE E TIRES WHICH MAKES THEM QUITE EXPENSIVE. ALTHOUGH THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE NOT SUBJECTED TO RECALL, I WONDER WHY NOT. THE FIRESTONE DEALER I CONTACTED WAS EXTREMELY RUDE, AND SAID...

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS A VIBRATION WAS NOTICEABLE. VECHILE HAD TENDENCY TO PULL TO THE LEFT. STOPPED AND CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES. PRESSURE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES WAS 62PSI HOT. STOPPED A WALMART SERVICE TO HAVE BALANCE CHECKED. RIGHT TIRE HAD A BULGE WHERE THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM TIRE. TIRE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. REMAINING TREAD DEPTH WAS 11/32.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, JUNE 2, 2002, WE HAD ONLY TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES, WHEN WE EXPERIENCED A TIRE EXPLOSION ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS CAUSED US TO LOSE CONTROL OF OUR VEHICLE, CROSSING TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND ENDING UP IN THE MEDIAN. BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE HAD TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS, TURNED SIDEWAYS, AND ALMOST ROLLED. MY EXCURSION WAS UP ON TWO WHEELS, NEARLY ROLLING OVER. IT STAYED SUSPENDED IN AIR FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE FALLING BACK DOWN ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED, AND NO PHYSICAL INJURY WAS INCURRED. HOWEVER, IT ENDANGERED THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY, AND TRAUMATIZED MY CHILDREN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO FIRESTONE TIRES. THERE DEFINITELY IS A PROBLEM THERE.*AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO SEPARATE TIRE INCIDENTS. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WHICH WENT FLAT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPAIR SEAM OF TIRE. ON SECOND INCIDENT, LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. TIRE SHREDDED. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX, ALTERRAIN, P265/75R16. TIRES WERE PURCHASED WITH VEHICLE AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 4400 MILES ON THEM. *AK

LOAD BANG AND TIRE BLEW OUT IN INTERSTATE 80. LOOK LIKE INTERNAL RIP BY TREAD WARE TIRE WAS DESTROYED. DEALER REPLACE BUT OFFERED NO REASON AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75/16 )