2001 FORD EXCURSION Tiressidewall Problems

SIDEWALL FAILURE OF 4 FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S 265/75/16 TIRES THAT WERE OEM ON FORD EXCURSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A BLOW OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE. AFTER CONTACTING THE TIRE COMPANY THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. TWO MONTHS LATER THE LEFT DRIVER'S TIRE MELTED FROM THE INSIDE. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT TIRE WAS TOO LARGE, AND HE NEEDED TO DISCUSS IT WITH THE DEALER.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR FIRESTONE TIRES ONE YEAR AGO. THE TIRES HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED WITH BRIDGESTONE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED. AFTER SENDING THE RECEIPT TO DEALER IT WAS RETURNED. SINCE HE DID NOT REPLACE THE TIRES WITH FIRESTONE TIRES THE CLAIM WAS DENIED.*AK

THE SIDEWALL ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON MY 2001 FORD EXCURSION SEPERATED FROM THE PLY EXPOSING THE CORD. THIS HAPPENED DURING HIGHWAY USE, WITH THE TIRE PROPERLY INFLATED TO VEHICLE SPECS. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. *AK

DEALER CALLED THE CONSUMER FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL ON FIRESTONE TIRES. A DATE WAS SET. BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED FOR THE APPOINTMENT HE WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER DID FIND SPLITS IN THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES, SPLITS EXTENDED FROM THE RIM TO THE TREAD.*AK

EMAIL SENT TO FIRESTONE TODAY. I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN THAT THE SERIOUSLY FLAWED SIDEWALLS ON MY STEELTEX LT265 R75 R4S TIRES ON MY 2001 EXCURSION WOULD NOT LEAD TO A REPLACEMENT. I REPORTED A PROBLEM ON THESE TIRES TO THE BRIARWOOD FIRESTONE STORE IN 2002 AND AGAIN TODAY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLING SINCE I WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE A TIRE IN 2002 AT MY COST AND HAVE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SIDE WALLS OF THE REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH I CONTINUED TO USE THE SAME CAR WASH I HAVE USED SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR NEW IN AUGUST 2001. ALSO, I RAN FIRESTONE FIREHAWK 31-10.5-15 ATXS ON MY SEMA SHOW JEEP IN 1995 AND 1996 ONLY TO BE FORCED TO REQUEST REPLACEMENTS FROM NASHVILLE AFTER SERIOUS SIDEWALL DAMAGE IN COMPLETING THE RUBICON. THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO MAJOR SIDEWALL WEAKNESS LEADING TO LARGE AREAS OF THE SIDEWALL PEALING AWAY...

FIRESTONE, STEELTEX A/T TIRES ON FORD EXCURSION. LATERAL WALL SLITS IN TWO TIRES THAT HAVE JUST OCCURRED WITH ONLY 34,000 MILES. ONLY ONE PERSON HAS DRIVEN THE CAR RECENTLY AND I KNOW NOTHING WAS HIT OR CAUSED THIS NO DAMAGE TO CAR ,ETC, AND YET - DEALER & FIRESTONE KEEP BLAMING IT AS ROAD HAZARD AS CAUSE! PLEASE HELP!!!!*AK

THE SIDEWALLS OF THE FOUR TIRES PEELED FROM THE CORDS/BELTS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE SIDEWALL RUBBER APPEARED TO BE TOO THIN. SCC

FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S LT265/75RX16R4S----SIDEWALLS OF 4 TIRES PEELED FROM THE CORDS/BELTS, FAILURES OCCURED ABRUPTLY

WAS DOING 70MPH WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. MANAGED TO CONTROL AND STOP VEHICLE. SIDEWALL WAS SHREDDED, BUT TREAD HAD REMAINED INTACT ON TIRE. MANAGED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER , AND THEY REPLACED ALL TIRES. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, LT265/75R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.*AK TIRE PRESSURE ONE WEEK PRIOR TO INCIDENT WAS 65 PSI, TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T, DOT NUMBER VNW81X02900. *SLC