1994 FORD EXPLORER Tires Problems
135 NHTSA complaints on file
All Tires Complaints — Page 2
#556811
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THE FAULTY FIRESTONE TIRES CAUSED NOISE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND AND THE NOISE CEASED, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
#556548
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VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE BLEWOUT AND COMPLETELY SHREDDED, AFTER THE TIRE WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A BUBBLE IN IT, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL THREE TIRES, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
#556511
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FIRESTONE ATX TIRES FAILED (ATX 235-75R15). NLM
#737016
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I HAD THIS TIRE LOOKED AT BY 3 TIRE DEALERS AND ALL SAID IT WAS A DEFEECT I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AND 3 OTHERS AND 1 THAT IS ON THE RECALL LIST. I SPOKE WITH FIRESTONE THEY WERE RUDE AND UNHELPFUL. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235-75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235-75R15 )
#554601
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FIRESTONE AT TIRES (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCE VIBRATION, DEALER HAD REBALANCED THEM SEVERAL TIMES WHICH WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN THE VIBRATION CAME BACK, CONSUMER HAS 1 ATX TIRE ON THE VEHICLE THAT IS COVERED BY THE RECALL, BUT THE OTHER 3 TIRES THAT ARE GIVING THE PROBLEM ARE NOT, CONSUMER REQUESTS REPLACEMENT OF THE 3 FAULTY TIRES. *SLC
#557003
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FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, UNEVEN WEAR, AND VIBRATION, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
#555752
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FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED CUPPING, FIRESTONE TOLD CONSUMER THE TIRES WERE FAILING DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL THE TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRE AND HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *SLC
#556980
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CONSUMER INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT DUE TO POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE OR SUSPENTION PROBLEMS WHEN THE CONSUMER OVER COMPENSATED LANE CHANGE RESULTING IN ROLLOVER (FIRESTONE). NLM
#556539
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CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AFTER A TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT IN 1996, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
#557192
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FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS AND FLAT TIRES. *SLC
TIRE BLEW AND CAUSED MY ACCIDENT (TIRESIZE: 15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
#554601
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FIRESTONE AT TIRES (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCE VIBRATION, DEALER HAD REBALANCED THEM SEVERAL TIMES WHICH WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN THE VIBRATION CAME BACK, CONSUMER HAS 1 ATX TIRE ON THE VEHICLE THAT IS COVERED BY THE RECALL, BUT THE OTHER 3 TIRES THAT ARE GIVING THE PROBLEM ARE NOT, CONSUMER REQUESTS REPLACEMENT OF THE 3 FAULTY TIRES. *SLC
#736162
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I HAVE 2 TIRE CO. TELL ME THIS IS A DEFECT AND I NEED HELP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
#555422
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VEHICLE ROLLED DUE TO FAULTY TIRES, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
#556149
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FIRESTONE TIRES CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHIMMY, VIBRATE, PULL TO THE RIGHT, DRIFT, AND FLOAT, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
#734730
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NEED TO KNOW OF REIMBURSEMENT OF FAULTY TIRES ? I BOUGHT KELLYS AFTER THE RECALL ?
#734367
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BLOW OUT ON FREEWAY. REPORTED TO LA CANADA FIRESTONE THAT TIRE MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. I SPOKE WITH A REP. FROM FIRESTONE BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE. THEY STATED THE TIRE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE AND THAT I MUST OF HIT A ROAD HAZARD WHICH I DID NOT.( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
#734454
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PARTIAL DELAMINATION DESTROYED WHEELWELL AND ALMOST CAUSED ROLLOVER (DOT NUMBER: VNHL IMO TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)
#734367
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BLOW OUT ON FREEWAY. REPORTED TO LA CANADA FIRESTONE THAT TIRE MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. I SPOKE WITH A REP. FROM FIRESTONE BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE. THEY STATED THE TIRE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE AND THAT I MUST OF HIT A ROAD HAZARD WHICH I DID NOT. (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)
VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES. DRIVER SIDE FRONT FIRESTONE ATX TIRE WAS FLAT AND OFF RIM. (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
#733736
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REPLACEMENT OF FIRESTONE TIRE (SUBJECT TO SUBSEQUENT RECALL) IN MID 1999 DUE TO ROUGH RIDE CAUSED BY BUBBLING. FIRESTONE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT.( DOT NUMBER: )
#872750
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WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKING. . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIP BUT NON OF THEM CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT A FOURTH SET OF TIRES. *YH
#732928
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TIRES ARE NOT ON RECALL - HOWEVER CRACKS ARE FORMING ON THE SIDE OF ALL FOUR TIRES WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE TIRE - SPARE IS OF DIFFERENT BRAND. TAKEN TO FIRESTONE DEALER, THEY CLAIM THIS IS NORMAL - THEY WILL PRO-RATE THE TIRES ONLY - MENTIONED THAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THEM BLOWING OUT - MECHANIC TOLD ME "THERE'S NOTHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU THEN" WE ARE WORRIED -- CONSIDERING BUYING NEW TIRES ON OUR OWN ANYWAY BUT FEEL THE NEED TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. NOT OUT FOR MONEY -- ONLY CONCERN IS SAFETY FOR MY FAMILY AND A BIT ANGRY AT THE FIRESTONE METHOD OF HANDLING ALL OF THIS. PLEASE ADD THIS TO YOUR COMPLAINT LIST AGAINST THESE TIRES AND HELP GET THEM OFF THE ROAD! NOTE: THESE TIRES ARE APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS OLD. (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235/75R14)
BOTH TIRES ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE BLEW, CAUSING TRUCK TO ROLL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
#554114
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VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END VIBRATING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH TO 65 MPH, SEVERAL REPAIRS COMPLETED (FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND WHEEL BEARING AND TIRE REPLACEMENTS DUE TO WEAR), HOWEVER TSB 96-4-15,96-4-16,96-4-17 ALL DESCRIBE THE FRONT END SUSPENSION SHAKE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THIS PROBLEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TIRE ISSUE HAS CAUSED THE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS. *MJS
#554419
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THE VEHICLE HAD FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH DRIFTING, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. *MJS
#730244
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WHILE TRAVELING ON VACATION IN 1999, I HAD A CHUNK OF RUBBER COME OFF MY TIRE. THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT. EVEN THOUGH I HAD PLENTY OF TREADWEAR LEFT, I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE. THE RUBBER LOOKED BAD ON ALL MY TIRES SO I REPLACED THEM ALL. I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL SPARE WHICH IS ALSO P235X75R15 FIRESTONE ATX. I WAS INFORMED BY MAIL FROM FORD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL. WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IT HAD 35,300 MILES ON IT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE TIRES WOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED THAT QUICK, INCLUDING THE SPARE. I BELIEVE FORD MADE AN ERROR IN SAYING MY VEHICLE DID NOT COME WITH TIRES INVOLVED IN RECALL. I STILL HAVE THE SPARE TO PROVE IT. I WONDER IF FORD IS ACCIDENTLY MISINFORMING OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR TIRES NOT BEING INVOLVED IN RECALL. I ALSO FEEL THE RECALL...
#730295
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TWO (2) OF THE FOUR (4) ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES HAD BULGES IN SEVERAL SPOTS AROUND THEM. I HAD THEM REPLACED AT NTB (NATIONAL TIRE & BATTERY) IN LOUISVILLE, KY ON 5/18/98 WITH ONLY 36,418 MILES FOR FEAR OF MAJOR FAILURE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
#730304
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ALL FOUR TIRE FAILURES INVOLVED TREAD SEPARATION ON TRIPS ON I-10 BETWEEN TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA. REPLACEMENTS WERE MADE AT NON-FIRESTONE FACILITIES. CASES SUCH AS THIS ARE THE VERY CAUSE OF THE FIRESTONE RECALL, YET ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR EITHER REPLACEMENT TIRES OR A REASONABLE ALLOWANCE, SINCE THESE FAILURES WERE A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL RECALL DATE!( DOT NUMBER: VNHL IMO TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
CAR ROLLED OVER 5 TIMES. I REPRESENT THE HUSBAND OF THE DECEASED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
#731114
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THIS BLOW OUT OCCURRED ON A BRAND NEW CAR IN NOVEMBER NOT IN THE SUMMER AS BEING SUGGETED IN THE NEWS. I WAS DRIVING FROM MICHIGAN TO MASSACHUSETTS AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON ROUTE 401 IN ONTARIO. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
#870679
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PE#00020; FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 DOT#W2HL. LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED CRACKING WHERE THE TREAD MET THE SIDEWALL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SEE THE WIRE (STEELBELT) WHERE TREAD WAS MOLDED ON THE CAP. TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES, AND PURCHASED IN A FORD DEALERSHIP. APPROXIMATELY MILEAGE ON TIRES WAS 10000. VEHICLE WAS A FORD TRUCK, EXPLORER, 1994.*AK THESE TIRES BEGAN TO SWAY/SWARVE AT A NORMAL SPEED ON HIGHWAY. SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH BEGAN TO SHOW A BUMPING OR BOUNCING TYPE SENSATION FROM THE REAR END AND TIRES. *YH
#730244
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WHILE TRAVELING ON VACATION IN 1999, I HAD A CHUNK OF RUBBER COME OFF MY TIRE. THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT. EVEN THOUGH I HAD PLENTY OF TREADWEAR LEFT, I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE. THE RUBBER LOOKED BAD ON ALL MY TIRES SO I REPLACED THEM ALL. I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL SPARE WHICH IS ALSO P235X75R15 FIRESTONE ATX. I WAS INFORMED BY MAIL FROM FORD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL. WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IT HAD 35,300 MILES ON IT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE TIRES WOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED THAT QUICK, INCLUDING THE SPARE. I BELIEVE FORD MADE AN ERROR IN SAYING MY VEHICLE DID NOT COME WITH TIRES INVOLVED IN RECALL. I STILL HAVE THE SPARE TO PROVE IT. I WONDER IF FORD IS ACCIDENTLY MISINFORMING OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR TIRES NOT BEING INVOLVED IN RECALL. I ALSO FEEL THE RECALL...
#730304
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ALL FOUR TIRE FAILURES INVOLVED TREAD SEPARATION ON TRIPS ON I-10 BETWEEN TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA. REPLACEMENTS WERE MADE AT NON-FIRESTONE FACILITIES. CASES SUCH AS THIS ARE THE VERY CAUSE OF THE FIRESTONE RECALL, YET ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR EITHER REPLACEMENT TIRES OR A REASONABLE ALLOWANCE, SINCE THESE FAILURES WERE A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL RECALL DATE!( DOT NUMBER: VNHL IMO TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
#730295
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TWO (2) OF THE FOUR (4) ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES HAD BULGES IN SEVERAL SPOTS AROUND THEM. I HAD THEM REPLACED AT NTB (NATIONAL TIRE & BATTERY) IN LOUISVILLE, KY ON 5/18/98 WITH ONLY 36,418 MILES FOR FEAR OF MAJOR FAILURE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
#729969
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DURING THE FIRST PART OF AUGUST, I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL ON MY FIRESTONE TIRES, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER IN MONROE. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THEY WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING YET; HOWEVER, I COULD MAKE AN APPT. TO HAVE MY TIRES CHECKED. IT WAS 3 WEEKS BEFORE THEY COULD GET ME IN. I WAITED 3 WEEKS AND TOOK MY EXPLORER IN TO HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED. THEY LOOKED AT THE INSIDE OF 1 TIRE & SAID, YES, YOUR TIRES ARE BEING RECALLED, WE WILL PUT YOU ON THE LIST TO RECEIVE NEW TIRES, WE ARE ALL OUT AT THIS TIME. THEY ALSO STATED IT WOULD BE 2-2.5 MONTHS BEFORE THE TIRES WOULD BE IN. THEY NEVER BOTHERED TO CHECK MY AIR PRESSURE OR FOR ANY DEFECTS IN THE TIRES. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH 2 CHILDREN. MY SON JUST CAME HOME FROM A REHAB CENTER BECAUSE HE...
I HAD TO REPLACE MY FIRESTONE TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES IN OCT 98 FOR A COST OF $380.00 BECUASE MY TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. IN JAN 97 MY EXPLORER ROLLED OFF THE INTERSTATE 35 DURING A SNOW STORM. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE CAR LOST CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE. THE TOTAL PROPERTY DAMAGES WAS $6000.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
#729617
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MY TEENAGE SON DRIVES THE FORD EXPLORER, I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS SPORTS UTILITY IS SAFE.
#729702
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I OWN A 1994 FORD EXPLORER. ON OR ABOUT 1996 I BEGAN EXPERIANCING A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS, ABOVE 55MPH. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AND HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED AND THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. THIS ONLY SLIGHTLY REDUCE THE VIBRATION PROBLEM. I RETURN THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE AND HAD THEM RECHECK THE ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ALINGMENT WAS FIME. FIRESTONE TOLD ME TO CHECK WITH FORD TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETTENS RELATED TO VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEED. I CALLED FORD AND SPOKE WITH THEIR SERVICE MANAGER WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS A TSB RELATED TO VIBRATION IN EXPLORERS AT HIGH SPEEDS. I TOOK MY EXPLOER TO A FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A TSB RELATED TO THE VIBRATION AND THAT FORD...
#728452
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NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON FLA. TURNPIKE ON A CLEAR, WARM MORNING IN JUNE, 1998 AT 70 MPH, THE TREAD ON MY LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE (TIRE STAYED INFLATED). I LOST STEERING CONTROL, CRASHING INTO A MEDIAN RETAINING WALL AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, RESULTING IN PHYSICAL INJURY TO MYSELF AND TOTAL LOSS OF MY VEHICLE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 75R15 )
#728506
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TREAD SEPARATION RESULTING IN BODY DAMAGE TO RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL. MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO TIRE GOING FLAT.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL1MO204 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
#728537
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THE TIRE FAMILY ON A FAMILY TRIP TO FLORIDA. WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED A STRANGE VIBRATION. WE PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE CAR AND TIRES. NOTHING WAS APPARENT. APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES LATER, THE VIBRATION INTENSIFIED AND THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FORM THE TIRE AND FLEW UNDER THE CAR, MAKING A LOUD NOISE., WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. YOU COULD SEE TIRE TREAD FLYING IN THE AIR FROM THE CAR IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR. WHEN WE STOPPED THE RIM OF THE TIRE WAS PRACTICALLY ON THE GROUND AND A HUGE STRIP OF TREAD WAS MISSING. VERY SCARRY! OTHER TIRES WERE FINE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
#728570
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HAD 2 OF THESE TIRES FAIL ON HOT SUMMER DAY WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. ONE ON PASSENGER REAR AND ANOTHER ON DRIVER FRONT. TWO REMAINING TIRES SHOWED EVIDENCE OF TREAD BEGINNING TO SEPARATE FROM CORE. TURNED TIRES INTO FIRESTONE FOR ANALYSIS (THEIR NASHVILLE LABORATORY) AND THEY REIMBURSED ME FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO REAR OF CAR. THEY ADJUSTED THE TREADWARE AND CHARGED ME $300.38 FOR A NEW SET OF TIRES. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE OR ADJUST THE ORIGINAL SPARE (WHICH I STILL HAVE) OR REIMBURSE FOR THE USED TIRE I WAS FORCED TO BUY IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME (HAD 2 FAILURES WITHIN 10 MILES). THE TIRES IN QUESTION WERE EXHIBITING EXCEPTIONAL WEAR. THE TIRES SPENT MOST ALL THEIR LIFE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND MEMPHIS, TN. THE TIRES HAD BEEN INSPECTED, BALANCED, ROTATED 8 DAYS BEFORE THEY FAILED BY THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE:...
#728588
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NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
#728597
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I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON 4 LANE HWY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AT THE REAR OF MY CAR AND THE CAR PULLED TO MY LEFT. I LOOKED IN MY SIDE MIRROR AND SAW A PIECE OF TIRE BOUNCING ON THE ROAD. I THOUGHT I HAD A BLOWOUT BUT I STILL HAD CONTROL OF MY CAR SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SAW THAT THE WHOLE TREAD ON MY REAR LEFT TIRE HAD PULLED AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. IT STILL WAS INFLATED SO I DROVE TO MY OFFICE 4 MILES AWAY AT 35 MPH AND HAD MY MECHANIC PUT ON THE SPARE. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO OSBURN'S TIRE CENTER, INC. IN MORGAN CITY, LA. AND TROY OSBURN TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD ORDER A REPLACEMENT TIRE AND CALL ME WHEN IT CAME IN. I GOT THE TIRE CHANGED OUT...
#728601
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AUGUST 20, 2000 ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 1999 I PURCHASED A 1994 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX, P235/75R15 M+S, DOT # VNHL- 1MO TIRES. I DO NOT DRIVE THAT FAST IN THE WINTER, BUT THIS SPRING I NOTICED THAT EVERY TIME WHEN I WENT TO SPEED UP TO 55, 60 OR 65, THE EXPLORER WOULD START TO SHAKE REAL BAD. BEAR IN MIND THAT THESE SPEEDS ARE ON THE HIGHWAY OR NY THRUWAY. IN JUNE I TOOK MY EXPLORER TO WAL-MART TIRE & LUBE EXPRESS TO HAVE MY TIRES BALANCED AND FOUND OUT THAT I HAD THREE GOOD TIRES AND ONE BAD ONE. THIS WAS WAY BEFORE THE RECALL NOTICES IN THE PAPERS. WAL-MART BALANCED MY TIRES FOR NOTHING THAT DAY, EXPLAINING THAT MY TIRES WERE THE PROBLEM. ON JULY 1, 2000, I WENT BACK TO WAL-MART AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE TWO BACK FIRESTONE...
#728790
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THE TREAD CAME OFF MY TIRE ON THE INTERSTATE AND RIPPED OFF PIECES OF MY CAR. THE DAMAGE WAS $976 FOR ALL OF IT TO BE REPAIRED. WHEN I WENT TO GET A NEW TIRE FIRESTONE PUT ANOTHER "BAD" TIRE ON MY CAR. ALL FIVE OF MY TIRES NEEDED REPLACING BUT NO ONE AT FIRESTONE LET ME KNOW THIS. IT WAS TOLD TO ME BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO IF ANYTHING ABOUT MY SITUATION. THANK YOU.( DOT NUMBER: )
DRIVER TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-95 WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE DETREADED, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, SPUN COUNTERCLOCKWISE INTO MEDIAN, ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES ACROSS SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC LANES, COMING TO REST ON ROOF IN WEST SHOULDER. ONE PASSENGER EJECTED.( DOT NUMBER: W2HLIPY176 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
HAVE PICTURES AND POLICE REPORT( DOT NUMBER: )
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Fuel System Otherdelivery
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Fuel System Otherdeliveryhoses Linespiping And Fittings
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Interior Lighting
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Latcheslockslinkages
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Parking Brakeconventionalair
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Parking Brakeconventionalmechanical
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Parking Brakeindicator Light
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Power Traindrivelinedriveshaft
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Seat Belts
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Seat Beltsfront
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Seat Beltsfrontwebbing
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Seatsfront Assemblypower Adjust
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Service Brakes Airdiscpads
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Service Brakes Airsupplyhoses Linespiping And Fittings
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Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdrumdrum
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Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdrumshoeslinings
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Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdrumwheel Cylinders
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Steeringcolumn Lockinganti Theft Device
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Steeringhydraulic Power Assisthose Piping And Connections
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Steeringlinkagestie Rod Assembly
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Structureframe And Members
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Structureframe And Membersunderbody Shields
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Suspensionfronthub
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Suspensionrearshock Absorber
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Visibilityrear Window Wiperwashermotor
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