1996 FORD EXPLORER Tiressidewall Problems

16 NHTSA complaints on file

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Tiressidewall Issues in the 1996 FORD EXPLORER

16 tiressidewall complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1996 FORD EXPLORER. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

Complaints

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Fires

Injuries

Deaths

All Tiressidewall Complaints

#10187262 | April 8, 2007

I WAS TOLD FROM EMPLOYEES AT AMERCAN TIRE COMPANY . THAT THE DOMINATOR TIRES HAD DEFECTS. NOW WILL NOT REPLACE ANOTHER BAD TIRE . *AK

#10087144 | August 4, 2004

FOUR TIRES CRACKED AT THE SIDEWALL. DEALER STATED THE CRACKS WERE CAUSE FROM DRY ROT. *AK

#10001201 | December 19, 2002

THERE WERE TWO TIRES BLOWOUTS AT THE SIDEWALL SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. THE BLOWOUTS CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH DRIVER'S FRONT AND REAR WHEELS. TIRE INFO: FIRESTONE WILDERNESS 235/75R15 (DOT/UNAVAILABLE) 20K MILES ON BOTH TIRES DRIVER'S FRONT AND REAR. TS SCC

#883915 | March 23, 2001

DUNLOP RADIAL ROVER TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT ON REAR PASSENGER INSIDE SIDEWALL WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15, DOT HLD113100. *SLC

#555764 | October 25, 2000

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE P255 70 R16 EXPERIENCED CRACKING ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF SIDEWALL. *SLC

#555764 | October 24, 2000

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE P255 70 R16 EXPERIENCED CRACKING ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF SIDEWALL. *SLC

#554218 | September 11, 2000

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE CRACKS DEVELOPED AT THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL, THE TIRES THAT ARE PRESENTLY ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME CRACKS AS PREVIOUS FAULTY TIRES. NLM

#869659 | September 6, 2000

WHILE HAVING TIRE SERVICED NOTICE A BUBLE ON THE OUTER SIDEWALL OF TIRE. *AK IN ADDITION, ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKS ON THE OUTER TREAD. *YH

#869629 | September 5, 2000

PE00 020; TIRES WERE CRACKING AROUND SIDEWALL, AND TIRES WERE REPLACED BY FIRESTONE. PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *AK

#728266 | August 31, 2000

SIDE WALL BLEW OUT ON TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. TIRE SEPERATED FROM TREAD ON REAR PASSENGER TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

#726712 | August 22, 2000

TIRE SIDE WALL BLEW APART. LOOKED LIKE A DONUT. CONTACTED NEAREST FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP WHO WOULDN'T REPLACE ACCORDING TO TIRE ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY. CONTACTED ELK GROVE FORD (NEAREST DEALERSHIP) WHO COLLECTED TIRE AND SENT TO FIRESTONE WHO AS OF AUG. 4, 2000 HAS NOT REPLACED DEFLECT TIRES NOR REFUND MONEY SPENT ON DUE TO REPAIRS AS A RESULT OF DEFLECTIVE TIRE ACCORDING TO BIG-O EMPLOYEE ADAM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235-75-15 )

#865857 | July 21, 2000

LEFT REAR TIRE SIDEWALLS CAME TO RIBBONS. TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, UNSURE IF IT WAS THE ORIGINAL TIRES. VEHICLE WAS DRIVING APPROX 60 MPH. TIRE SIZE P255/70R16. THE TIRE WAS GIVEN TO DEALER.*AK CUSTOMER WAS WAITING FOR RECALL TO REPLACE THE TIRES BUT WOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE UNTIL TIRE SAFETY IS ASSURED. *YH

#723354 | June 23, 2000

TIRES ARE CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALL, I'M AFRAID TO GETUP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE IS PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRES. THEY SAY "MADE IN CANADA" I COULD NOT FIND THE DOT #.( DOT NUMBER: NONE TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

#721193 | April 11, 2000

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE BODY AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED (70MPH). *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

#780104 | February 17, 1999

ONE OF THE FIRESTONE FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT DUE TO TREAD PORTION SEPARATING FROM BOTH SIDEWALLS.

#602716 | March 25, 1997

THREE ORIGINAL TIRES REPLACED DUE TO FLEXING OF THIN SIDEWALLS ONTO SHARP ROCKS.

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