1995 FORD EXPLORER Tires Problems

TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE CAUSING BLOW OUT. GOOD YEAR DEALERSHIP WERE TIRES WERE REPLACED SAID ALL 4 TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF CRACKING( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1PL035 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

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THE TIRE SPLIT AND I TOOK IT TO A TIRE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

THE FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 50-55 MPH. AS A RESULT I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHICH FLIPPED OVER THE GUARD RAIL AND ROLLED DOWN A 70 FOOT DITCH. I WAS IN THE CAR AND WAS SEVERELY INJURED, SUSTAINING PERMANENT EXTERNAL INJURY (I.E., SCARRING) AND INTERNAL (I.E, HEADACHES, BACKACHE).*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255 16 )

ONE OF ORIGINALLY INSTALLED 16 " FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES IN FORD EXPLORE BLEW OUT PREMATUARLY WHEN WE WERE DRIVING ON THE SOUTH-BOUND OF I-95 AT CONNETICUT ON MAY 10, 1999. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT WAS INVOLVED AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. WE JUST REPLACED BROCKEN TIRE TO A NEW ONE AT NEARBY TIRE SHOP. I HAVE NOT REPORTED TO ANYONE THEN. THIS TIRE FAILURE WAS OBVIOUSLY PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE, WHICH IS THE SAME TO THE ONE CURRENTLY RECALLED ON FIRESTONE TIRES. I BROUGHT THE CAR FOR INSPECTION AT A FORD DEALER IN VIRGINIA IN LATE AUGUST, BUT THEY REJECTED TO REPLACE IT SINCE THIS IS 16 INCH TIRE AND ONLY 15 INCH TIRES WERE RECALLED THEN. I AM REPORTING THAT 16 INCH TIRES OF THIS TIYE ARE ALSO IN DANGER AS WE EXPERIENCED AND THOSE SHALL BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID FUTURE ACCIDENTS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 59 SOUTH IN TEXAS, HEADING TOWARDS HOUSTON WHEN I WAS EXISTING OFF A RAMP INTO A 360 DEGREE CURVE WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND BLEW OUT. MY FORD EXPLORER VEHICLE THEN SPUNNED SEVERAL TIMES IN A COMPLETE CIRCLES, HOWEVER, DUE TO A RAINY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A SLIDING CIRCULAR MOITION RATHER THAN FLIPPING THE VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF TRACTION. MY WIFE, DAUGHTER, SON, AND MOTHER WERE THE OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPEND. MY MOTHER WAS JARRED AND SUSTAIN A LACERATION TO HER LOWER LIP AND BRUSING OF HER FACE DUE TO THE SUDDEN IMPACT WITH THE SHOULDER OF ROADWAY AND A DRAINAGE DITCH. ON THE SECOND BLOWOUT OF THE SAME BRAND OF TIRE, I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 55 IN MISSISSIPPI WHEN I INCURRED ANOTHER TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOW OUT OF THE RIGHT...

TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE CAUSING BLOW OUT. GOOD YEAR DEALERSHIP WERE TIRES WERE REPLACED SAID ALL 4 TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF CRACKING( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1PL035 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

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THE TIRE SPLIT AND I TOOK IT TO A TIRE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPERATION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO IMMEDIATLY AND VERY RADICALLY FLY, BOUNCE AND ROLL NUMEROUS TIMES OFF THE HIGHWAY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

1 TIRE HAD PEELING TREAD, OTHER3 HAVE CRACKS IN TREADS WHY NOT RECALLED?( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

I REPLACED MY TIRES TODAY BECAUSE OF NOTICEABLE CRACKING/TREAD SEPARATION. 2 TIRES WERE VERY BAD. I DID NOT WANT TO PUT MY 2 YEAR OLD CHILD IN JEOPARDY ANY LONGER BY WAITING FOR THE RECALL ON THESE TIRES. WHAT DOCUMENTATION DO I NEED TO KEEP? DO I NEED TO GET THE DEALER TO NOTE ON MY RECEIPT THAT THE OLD TIRES ARE CRACKED? I DID NOT KEEP THE OLD TIRES. THE NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT SAN BENITO TIRE, INC., 246 TRES PINOS RD., HOLLISTER, CA (831) 637-5804( DOT NUMBER: )

I REPLACED MY TIRES TODAY BECAUSE OF NOTICEABLE CRACKING/TREAD SEPARATION. 2 TIRES WERE VERY BAD. I DID NOT WANT TO PUT MY 2 YEAR OLD CHILD IN JEOPARDY ANY LONGER BY WAITING FOR THE RECALL ON THESE TIRES. WHAT DOCUMENTATION DO I NEED TO KEEP? DO I NEED TO GET THE DEALER TO NOTE ON MY RECEIPT THAT THE OLD TIRES ARE CRACKED? I DID NOT KEEP THE OLD TIRES. THE NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT SAN BENITO TIRE, INC., 246 TRES PINOS RD., HOLLISTER, CA (831) 637-5804( DOT NUMBER: )

I IDENTIFIED THE DEFECTIVE TIRES BEFORE THEY FAILED. 95% OF EACH TIRE WAS LIKE NEW, BUT THE INSIDE TREAD WAS WARN DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS. I CONTACTED FORD, BUT THEY SAID THE ONLY THING THEY WOULD DO WAS LOOK AT IT. I ALREADY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND DECLINED THEIR OFFER TO "LOOK AT IT!" AFTER GOING THROUGH THREE SETS OF FRONT TIRES IN 75,000 MILES, I CONVINCED MY FRONT END ALIGHMENT MECHANIC TO SET THE ANGLE OF THE ALIGNMENT SO THAT THE TOPS OF THE TIRES WERE OUT 1/4 INCH. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED THE PROBLEM. I BELEIVE THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT WAS COMPOUNDED BY A FLAWED ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATION. I'M SURE THAT I WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, IF I HAD NOT PERFORMED MY OWN OIL CHANGES AND KEPT SUCH A CLOSE EYE ON THE TIRE WEAR.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R15 )

I PURCHASED THESE TIRES AT VEHICLE MILEAGE 111655, AND THE TIRES HAVE A 50,000-MILE WARRANTY. I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT 150984 MILES BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION ON THE BACK TWO TIRES. MECHANIC'S NOTES ARE "TWO REAR TIRES SEPARATED. TREAD DEPTH 2 AT 12 & 2 AT 10." DESCRIPTION OF TIRES -- WILDERNESS AT P255 70R 16 109S M/S (27951URBMO61755) MADE IN CANADA. I WAS HOPING THAT THESE TIRES WOULD MAKE IT TO THE RECALL, SO I HAVE NOT SUBMITTED THEM FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT YET. I HAVE THE TIRES. I HOPE REGISTRATION OF THIS COMPLAINT IS HELPFUL TO THE MISSION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION.( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1P7079 TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )

CONSUMER DISCOVERED A SLOW LEAK IN ONE OF THE TIRES (FIRESTON ATX RADIALS) UPON INSPECTION OF ALL THE TIRES NOTICED THEY ARE CRACKING ALONG THE OUTSIDE ALTHOUGH THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE IS LOW. NLM

IN MY OPINION, THE FORD EXPLORER AND FORD F SERIES PICKUPS HAVE UNUSUAL FRONT END HARMONICS PROBLEMS, WHICH CAUSES PREMATURE AND UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR SYMTOMS. FORD RECOMMENDS TO ROTATE TIRES AT 6000 MILES, ON FORD EXPLORER, IF YOU WAIT TILL 6,000 MILES THE TIRES WILL HAVE UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR TO THE POINT THAT ROTATING THE FRONT TO THE REAR, AND HOPE THE REAR TIRES WILL CORRECT THEMSELVES WITHIN NEXT 6000 ROTATION WILL NOT OCCUR. IN OTHER WORDS, THE FORD EXPLORER WILL WEAR TIRES TO UNUSUAL LIMITS WITHIN 6,000 MILES TO WHERE ROTATION WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITHIN THE NEXT 6000MILES. I BOUGHT 4 BRAND NEW GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT'S AT 28,000 MILES, THEY NEEDED ROTATED FAR BEFORE 34,000 MILES, GOODYEAR SAID WAIT UNTIL THE 34,000 MILES WHICH I DID. I ROTATED THE TIRES AGAIN AT 40,000 MILES AND TRADED VEHICLE OFF AT 41,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE OF...

IN MY OPINION, THE FORD EXPLORER AND FORD F SERIES PICKUPS HAVE UNUSUAL FRONT END HARMONICS PROBLEMS, WHICH CAUSES PREMATURE AND UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR SYMTOMS. FORD RECOMMENDS TO ROTATE TIRES AT 6000 MILES, ON FORD EXPLORER, IF YOU WAIT TILL 6,000 MILES THE TIRES WILL HAVE UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR TO THE POINT THAT ROTATING THE FRONT TO THE REAR, AND HOPE THE REAR TIRES WILL CORRECT THEMSELVES WITHIN NEXT 6000 ROTATION WILL NOT OCCUR. IN OTHER WORDS, THE FORD EXPLORER WILL WEAR TIRES TO UNUSUAL LIMITS WITHIN 6,000 MILES TO WHERE ROTATION WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITHIN THE NEXT 6000MILES. I BOUGHT 4 BRAND NEW GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT'S AT 28,000 MILES, THEY NEEDED ROTATED FAR BEFORE 34,000 MILES, GOODYEAR SAID WAIT UNTIL THE 34,000 MILES WHICH I DID. I ROTATED THE TIRES AGAIN AT 40,000 MILES AND TRADED VEHICLE OFF AT 41,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE OF...

TWO WEEKS AGO WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO A FIRESTONE DEALER FOR THE RECALL. THEY PUT US ON A WAITING LIST AND SAID NOT TO WORRY, THEY LOOKED AT THE TIRES AND THEY WERE FINE. YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TIRE CAME APART. SHE NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT AS SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT THE FREEWAY. UPON INSPECTION, THE TIRE HAD A MAJOR HOLE FROM SEPARATION, NOT FROM ANY FOREIGN OBJECT. TODAY WE BOUGHT NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE FIRESTONE DEALER STILL DID NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235R15 )

FORD DEALER THAT REPAIRED THE DAMAGE TO THE FORD ADVISED ME THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPERATED AND BLOWN THE TIRE APART. HE POINTED OUT THAT THE THREE REMAING TIRES HAD A CRACK AROUND THE TIES WHERE THE TREAD ATTACHES TO THE BODY, AND SUGESSTED THAT I TAKE THE CAR TO FIRESTONE FOR REPLACEMENT AS THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FIRESTONE MGR EXAMINED MY TIRES AND AGREED THAT ALL FOUR SHOULD B REPLACED. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THEM AND WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE CAME IN. THE TIRES CAME IN AND WERE INSTALLED JUNE 28 1999. FIRESTONE DID NOT REPLACE THE BLOWN TIRE AT NO CHARGE BUT GAVE ME AN ADJUSTED PRICE CHARGING ME 59.99 FOR EACH OF 4 TIRES PLUS BALANCE,NEW VALVE STEMS,TIRE DISPOSAL FEE,ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY,PLS SHOP SUPPLYS. TOTAL ADJUSTED PRICE 359.49 I WAS UNAWARE AT THE TIME OF THE PROBLEM FIRESTONE WAS HAVING OR I...

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WILDERNESS HT BRAND BLEW AT 65 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY. I KEEP THE AIR PRESSURE AT NORMAL. NO RUBBER LEFT, NO NAILS FOUND, WAS RIDING ON THE RIM. REPORTED IT TO FIRESTONE DEALER. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE, TOOK OUT ANOTHER WARRANTY BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIND THE FIRST RECEIPT AND FIRESTONE DOES NOT KEEP THE WARRANTY INFO IN THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM. HOW CONVENIENT. I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT TIRES AND NEED CONSTANT ALIGNMENT. FIRESTONE SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM TWICE, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS THE TIRES. THE HT BRAND IS JUST AS UNSAFE AS THE AT AND ATX. THE SUV DRIVES LIKE IT IS ALWAYS WINDY OUTSIDE AND THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT IS HARD TO CONTROL. THE RECALL NEEDS TO INCLUDE THE HT BRAND.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE -- ONCE ON THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE ATX TIRES AND THEN AGAIN ON THE REPLACEMENT ATX TIRES I BOUGHT TO REPLACE THE ORIGINALS. BOTH TIMES A BLOWOUT OF THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL. I NO LONGER OWN THIS AUTOMOBILE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

I CANNOT READ THE DOT NUMBER, BUT THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THE FAILURE THAT OCCURED WAS AS FOLLOWS: LEFT FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY DEFLATED AFTER DRIVING ~150 MILES AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 81 IN VA. NO PUNCTURE WAS FOUND, HOWEVER AIR WAS LEAKING FROM LARGE CRACKS THAT APPEARED AT THE TREAD LINE. SIMILAR CRACKS WERE OBSERVED ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT DEFLATE. BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH THE SAME FIRESTONE TIRES ON 6/1/2000. THE REAR TIRES ARE NOW DEVELOPING CRACKS IN THE SAME LOCATIONS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255 70R16 )

THESE 4 TIRES GAVE ME HORRIBLE HANDLING & VIBRATIONS WHICH I TRIED TO HAVE FIXED BUT COULDN`T AT HIBDON TIRES OF ENID,OK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 2357515 )

TREAD SEPARATED - ALMOST ROLLED VEHICLE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT 235R75 )

I HAD JUST COME OFF THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE THREW ITS TREAD OFF, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHANGED IT TO THE SPARE TIRE. LATER ON I HAD ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/15 )

FLUID WHICH WAS LATER CONFIRMED TO BE OIL FROM OVERFLOW TANK SPILLED OUT ON BRAKES ON PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD TO DRIVE 2 HOURS BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP IN GALAX, VA CLOSED AT NOON ON SATURDAYS. IF I WAS BY MYSELF IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY BUT I HAD MY CHILD WITH ME. TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD CONFIRMED THE SITUATION AND STATED THAT FORD HAD SENT OUT A MEMO SAYING IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN WARRANTEE THE COULD PUT THE COVER ON TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM BUT DUE TO MY MILEAGE I HAD TO PAY $375.OO NOT INCLUDING PARTS TO HAVE THIS TAKING CARE OF. MY QUESTION IS IF THEY PUT THIS DEVICE ON AND KNEW THIS COULD HAPPEN WHY NOT WARN THE CONSUMER INSTEAD OF FINDING OUT THIS WAY AND WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WHICH WAS NOT OF...

CONSUMER SAW A 6-7 INCH CRACK IN THE FRONT LEFT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P255/70R16 DOT VNCU1PL IN THE SIDEWALL, THE OTHER TIRES HAD HAIRLINE CRACKS ON THE EDGE OF THE OUTSIDE TREAD, THESE TIRES DOT # IS ST358J, DEALER STATED THE HAIRLINE CRACKS CAME FROM DRYROT, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES ON HIS OWN DUE TO NO HELP FROM FIRESTONE AND FORD BECAUSE THESE SPECIFIC TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL. *SLC

WHILE RETURNING FROM VACATION, I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON HWY. 75 IN HOWE, TX, AT 70MPH WHEN I HEARD THE TIRE BEGIN MAKING NOISE AND THEN IT BLEW OUT. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED ME TO SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY (90 DEGREES TO THE ROAD 3 TIMES, ACROSS BOTH LANES) BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL AND ALLOWING ME TO GET SAFELY OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA AT THIS INSTANT. THE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CASING AND SHREDDED. ALSO IN THE CAR WERE MY WIFE, 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND MY DAUGHTERS FRIEND. THE TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE IN THE WHEEL WELL/REAR QUARTER PANEL AND ROCKER PANEL AREA OF THE CAR AS WELL AS CRACKING THE REAR TAILLIGHT LENS AND DAMAGING THE ALUMINUM WHEEL.( DOT NUMBER: VDUUJBA227 TIRE SIZE: P225-70R15 )

THIS REPORT RELATES TO THE CURRENT TIRE PROBLEMS WITH FORD EXPLORER VEHICLES. MY PREVIOUS LETTER TO NHTSA IS DATED 13 MAY 1997. YOU NEED TO GO BACK AND REREAD THIS LETTER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS DELIBERATELY AND FLAGRANTLY PUTTING INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE LABELS INTO ALL FORD EXPLORER TRUCKS. THE REASON IS THAT THE TRUCK "RIDES BETTER" WITH LOWER TIRE PRESSURE (26 POUNDS). FORDS OWN MECHANICS WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU NEED AT LEAST 35 POUNDS OF AIR PRESSURE TO AVOID PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. THEN WHEN YOU GO BACK TO FORD AND TRY TO GET THEM TO REPLACE YOUR DAMAGED TIRES (IF THEY DON'T FAIL FIRST), THEY "STONEWALL" ALL YOUR LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS. TRUST ME, BECAUSE I WENT THRU THE WHOLE PROCESS AND GOT NO WHERE WITH FORD. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT PREMATURE TIRE WEAR OR DAMAGED/UNSAFE TIRES, THEY JUST WANT A NICE SOFT RIDE IN ORDER TO KEEP SELLING...

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WHILE DRIVING ACROSS ALLIGATOR ALLEY (I-75) IN FLORIDA IN MY 95 FORD EXPLORER AROUND 8:30PM AT A SPEED OF 75MPH WITH FOUR WELL-KEPT INFLATED TIRES WITH NO VISUAL DEFECTS, THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD PEALED OFF FROM THE CORE OF THE TIRE WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT OF ANY OBJECT IN THE ROAD. MY SUVS REAR END BEGAN TO SWERVE, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP SOME CONTROL LONG ENOUGH TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITH NO INJURES. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE CAR FROM THE TREAD BREAKING WAY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING RAIN AND HIGH WIND. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE PROBLEMS RECENTLY REPORTED IN THE PRESS I WANTED TO REPORT THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE DID ROLL OVER AND BOTH TIRES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WERE BLOWN OUT. I DON'T KNOW THE BLOWN TIRE/TIRES CAUSED OR OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE CAR ROLLING OVER.( DOT NUMBER: )

I HAVE SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO FIRESTONE, AND AM AWAITING THEIR REPLY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/R1 )

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON MAY 30, 2000, THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE'S OUTER SURFACE SPLIT OFF FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. ABOUT 30% OF THE TREAD SPLIT FROM THE TIRE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE REAR WHEEL WELL BODY DAMAGE AT THE REAR AND TEARING OFF PLASTIC TRIM. THIS OCCURRED ON A PARTICULARLY DANAGEROUS STRETCH OF ROAD THROUGH TIJERAS CANYON EAST OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. OUR SON WAS FORTUNATE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND GET OFF THE FREEWAY TO CHANGE THE TIRE. WHEN HE TOOK THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE TIRE AT 9500 MONTGOMERY NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87111, TEL: 505-293-4921, HE WAS TOLD HE MUST BUY A NEW TIRE AND THAT HE COULD MAIL THE DEFECTIVE TIRE SOMEWHERE AND THEN GET PART OF IT REIMBURSED. FIRESTONE IMPLIES THAT HE MUST HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE. THIS TIRE AND THE FOUR OTHERS ON THE EXPLORER HAVE BEEN REPLACED...

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSING THE FORD TO FLIP SEVERAL TIMES. I RECEIVED MAJOR INJURIES. I DO NOT RECALL ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCIDENT, EXCEPT WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME. *AK( DOT NUMBER: UNCU 1PL 0 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THIS VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE ATX TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

COMPLETE # ON TIRE IS ATX FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE P235/T5R151055M+S. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/TR15 )

ON MAY 9, 1998 MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A USED 1995 FORD EXPLORER FROM HOOKS FORD IN GRANBURY. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE MY HUSBAND COMMENTED ON ONE OF THE TIRES. THE SALESMAN ASSURED US HE WOULD HAVE THE SERVICE DEPT. CHECK THE TIRES. AFTER MERELY "ROTATING" THE TIRES, THEY DECLARED IT SAFE. THREE DAYS LATER, MAY 12, 1998 WHILE DRIVING HOME TO AUSTIN, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER AND ROLL 5 1/2 TIMES. A FOUR YEAR-OLD CHILD WAS THROWN THROUGH A WINDOW AND SURVIVED. A SECOND CHILD RESTRAINED IN A CAR SEAT WAS PHYSICALLY UNHARMED. THE DRIVER, MYSELF, REMAINED IN THE VEHICLE AS IT ROLLED BUT MY SEAT BELT FAILED AND I SUSTAINED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF MY NECK, LACERATION OF MY HEAD AND EAR, AND WENT INTO A COMA. WE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EEHICLE. *AK

TIRE NUMBERS: 105S M/S; 20958URBW062(2)1; E4 02 6556. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRE BLOW-OUT ON 2 YR OLD CAR WITH 32,000 MILES WITH NO APPARENT REASON. IMMEDIATELY REPLACED TIRES, WITH MICHELINS AT COST OF $500. STILL HAVE PAPERWORK. WITH ALL THE ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TIRES, HAS THERE BEEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST FORD AND FIRESTONE? IF NOT, WHAT IS MY RECOURSE FOR RECOVERY OF MONEY SPENT NOW THAT PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN SURFACED BY OTHER MOTORISTS. THANKS, R. VAUGHAN.....P.S. PLEASE GIVE MY REGARDS TO GENERAL WYKLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: UNK TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

IS THERE A POSS. RECALL , WHAT DO I DO THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215 75 15 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES BLEWOUT ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. FORD WAS CONTACTED. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A BUMPING NOISE. RIGHT REAR TIRES SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE SLID INTO AN ENBANKMENT AND RAN INTO A TREE. *AK FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX P235/75/R15 *MW

WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. CONSUMER UNSURE OF TIRE BRAND. HOWEVER, TIRES WERE ORIGINAL ONES. ALSO, THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DRIVER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LEANING ,NOTICED TIRE WAS FLAT , IT HAD SEPARATED. PIECES OF TIRE WERE STILL ON RIM , CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

TIRE LABEL STATES 26 PSI WHICH IS INCORRECT, RECOMMENDED PSI IS 35. THIS ERROR RESULTED IN TIRES BEING UNDER INFLATED, CAUSING TIRES TO CUP.

RIGHT REAR TIRE CUPPING.