1998 FORD EXPLORER Tires Problems

1998 FORD EXPLORER VIN#[XXX] REGISTERED TO THE STATE OF NEVADA; ORIGINAL OWNER: [XXX]...REGISTERED BECAUSE OF DISABILITY REASONS TO WIFE [XXX]...WE WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR CRASH ACCIDENT...RESULTING TO A TOTAL LOSS AT BAKER, CALIFORNIA BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL WHICH COULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO BE TREADED...PUSHING THE CAR TO BE OUT OF CONTROL..WHILE THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKING...AND THE AIR BAG SAFETY FAILED TO DEVELOP (OPEN). I THINK FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBLE OF THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE WORKMANSHIP AND THE CAR DESIGN. I GOT IN TOUCH WITH THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT: PRODUCT RECALL & LIABILITY. THE ACCIDENT REPORT# [XXX] NCIC#[XXX]. THE INJURED DRIVER [XXX]; PASSENGER AND THE PERMANENT DISABLED PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO BARSTOW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. I NEED YOUR HELP IN REMOVING ALL 1998 FORD EXPLORER FROM THE ROAD; THIS CAR COULD CAUSE MAJOR & FATAL INJURIES TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. INFORMATION...

TIRE - TREAD SEPARATION VEHICLE - FORD EXPLORER (1998) TIRES - FIRESTONE (PURCHASED SOMEWHERE IN THE 2003-2005 TIMEFRAME). THESE TIRES WERE SNOW TIRES AND ARE USED ONLY A FEW MONTHS OUT OF EACH YEAR, SO THERE IS LOW MILEAGE ON THEM. AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM, MY DAUGHTER LEFT A SCHOOL FUNCTION IN BURBANK, WA, AND TURNED ONTO HIGHWAY 12. SHE ACCELERATED; ABOUT 100 YARDS LATER, JUST AS SHE REACHED THE SNAKE RIVER BRIDGE, THE LEFT REAR TIRE LOST ITS TREAD. SHE WAS GOING LESS THAN 50 MPH. THE CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE, SPUN AROUND, AND SMASHED INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER OF THE BRIDGE. THE CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED (TOTALED). NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED. *TR

WE HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF TIRE BLOW OUTS IN 4 MONTHS THE LAST ONE OCCURRING ON OCT 12, 2008. THE CAUSE OF BOTH BLOW OUTS WAS THE TIRE STEM BUT WE DID NOT HEAR ABOUT THE RECALL UNTIL I HEARD IT ON THE NEWS TODAY. WE HAVE SINCE BOUGHT NEW TIRES AFRAID THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN BUT WHAT CAN WE DO NOW? I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED BUT HOW? THE FORD DEALER WE BOUGHT THE TIRES FROM IS OUT OF BUSINESS SO WE COULD NOT GO THERE WHEN WE REALIZED THAT IT WAS A TIRE STEM PROBLEM AND WITHOUT KNOWING THERE WAS A RECALL WE HAD NO OPTION BUT TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE WHICH WAS AMERICAN TIRE. WE WENT TO AMERICAN TIRE BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED FOR THEM TO FIX THE TIRES AND THEY DID NOT MENTION A RECALL EITHER. THE TIRES WERE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO...

I WAS TRAVELING IN MY 1998 FORD EXPLORER WITH MY SON AND FIANCE TO BULLHEAD, AZ. TRAVELING EAST ON HWY40. ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF NEEDLES, CA I EXPERIENCED A BLOWN TIRE ON MY LEFT REAR WHEEL. THESE TIRES WERE A YEAR OLD AND LATER WE DISCOVERED A NAIL IN THE TIRE. WE SAFELY MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON THE LEFT REAR. THIS SPARE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P235/75 R 15). WE TRAVELED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 20 MILES WHEN THE SPARE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING MY SUV TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE MOVEMENT BACK AND FORTH AND ALMOST TIPPING OVER; SLAPPING THE TREAD INTO THE REAR FENDER AND HATCH OF THE CAR. MY FIANCE MANAGED TO GET THE CAR UNDER SOMEWHAT CONTROL AND GET US OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE WERE TRAVELING APPROX. 70 TO...

I HAD 4 OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON MY EXPLORER WHEN I HEARD OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER. I REMOVED THEM IMMEDIATELY (MY WIFE AND CHILD WERE USING THAT CAR) BEFORE THEY WERE RECALLED. FIRESTONE REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THEM BECAUSE I TOOK THEM OFF BEFORE THE RECALL. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED THAT RIGHT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE HAD REPLACE THE BRAKES, TIRES, FUEL FILTER, THE FUEL INJECTION WAS CLEANED , THE ANTI LOCK SENSORS WHERE REPLACED, THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED . THE AIR BAGS ARE ALSO DEPLOYED. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT VIBRATES ON THE LEFT SIDE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC THEY PUT THE VEHICLE ON A RACK TRYING TO LINE THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT LINE UP. THEY FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINTS BAD, ALSO THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE FRAME IS BENT BEYOND REPAIR. *NM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTERMITTENTLY, AND WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SMASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. CONSUMER WAS AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS ONGOING, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT RECALLED VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS EVALUATED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*AK THE CONSUMER HAD A TIRE FAILURE. *TC

STOCK JACK WITH FORD EXPLORER WILL NOT ALLOW THE TIRE TO BE CHANGED. ALSO FOUND DEALER DID NOT REPLACE RECALL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT RECALLED TIRE AS PER INVOICE. TIRE EXPLODED AND RUINED. NEAR MISS 16 WHEELER. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT OF MY BRIDGESTONE TIRE. *AK

TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER LOSS CONTROL OF THE CAR, VEERED TO THE RIGHT, MISSED A COUPLE OF CARS ON THE RIGHT LANES AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE HILL ON THE LEFT OF THE ROAD. CAR SPUN AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. ALL PASSENGERS (5) WERE INJURED. TIRE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND DRIVER DID NOT DRIVE OVER ANYTHING (I.E. POTHOLES, DEBRIS, ETC). *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768040

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER. (TIRE BY MICHELIN) THERE WAS A CUT FOUND IN THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL. *JB THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT, VEERED HARSHLY TO THE RIGHT, AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD SHREDDED, WHICH WAS A FIRESTONE TIRE. (THE FRONT TIRES WERE MOVED TO THE REAR AND REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES WITH THE SPARE A NEW TIRE. IN OCTOBER 2000, ALL OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH MICHELIN TIRES) *SCC

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE STEERED TOWARDS A HILL AND BOUNCED OFF IT. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OVER AND LANDED ONTO THE LANE, ON ITS ROOF. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT; SIZE P255 70R16. TS

DRIVER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WITH THREE PASSENGERS IN A 1998 EXPLORER WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT. INSTALL AT 29,17 MILES, TIRE SIZE 235/75R/15. DOT # UNAVAILABLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURERS WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

DRIVER WAS DRIVING 55MPH WITH ONE PASSENGER IN THE 1998 FORD EXPLORER WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWOUT; CONDITIONS CAUSES A ROLL OVER CRASH. DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THE CRASH. A AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT, INSTALL AT 57,276 MILES TIRE MICHELIN, MODEL TXA115 SIZE 235/75R15, DOT UNAVAILABLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

TIRE BLEW UP ON A HIGHWAY. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, VEERED TO THE RIGHT, MISSED A COUPLE OF CARS ON THE RIGHT LANES AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE HILL ON THE LEFT OF THE ROAD. CAR SPUN AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. ALL PASSENGERS (5) WERE INJURED. TIRE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND DRIVER DID NOT DRIVE OVER ANYTHING (I.E. POTHOLES, DEBRIS, ETC). MR

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR 4 FIRESTONE 15INCH TIRES WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO FIRESTONE RECALL RECEIVED. CONSUMER MAILED REPLY CARD BUT HAS YET TO HEAR FROM FIRESTONE REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT. *TT

THE FORD EXPLORER HAD THE CORRECT TIRES ON IT- THE DRIVER TURNED THE WHEEL SHARPLY, THE BACK TIRED LIFTED AND THE EXPLORER STARTED TO ROLL, IT ROLLED 7 TIMES RESULTING IN 1 DEATH, 1 CRITICALLY INJURED AND 3 OTHERS WITH INJURIES. THE FORD EXPLORER WAS SAID TO ROLL FROM THE TIRES, THIS EXPLORER HAD THE CORRECT TIRES ON IT AND IT STILL ROLLED TOO EASILY. *AK

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF CAR DUE TO TIRE TRACTI0N DURING INCUMBIENT WEATHER. DRIVER STATED THAT TIRES WERE BRAND NEW BF UNIROYAL TIRE PAW TIRES DOTP235/75R15SL SIZE 15X7 PURCHASED NEW DUE TO FIRESTONE RECALL.CONSUMER WANTS TIRES REPLACED WITH A BETTER BRAND AT NO COST. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, SIZE P265/70R16 AND MANUFACTURED IN CANADA, EXPERIENCED CRACKING AROUND THE OUTSIDE EDGES, THERE HAVE BEEN 2 FLATS IN WHICH ONE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE CRACKING, CONSUMER HAD ALSO FOUND A SPOT ON ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES THAT EXPOSED THE STEEL BELT, CONSUMER HAD REPLACED ALL THE TIRES AT HER EXPENSE DUE TO THESE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T005, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THESE TIRES BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT SHE BE REIMBURSED. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, SIZE P265/70R16 AND MANUFACTURED IN CANADA, EXPERIENCED CRACKING AROUND THE OUTSIDE EDGES, THERE HAVE BEEN 2 FLATS IN WHICH ONE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE CRACKING, CONSUMER HAD ALSO FOUND A SPOT ON ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES THAT EXPOSED THE STEEL BELT, CONSUMER HAD REPLACED ALL THE TIRES AT HER EXPENSE DUE TO THESE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T005, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THESE TIRES BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT SHE BE REIMBURSED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH IT STARTED TO SNOW REAR OF VEHICLE TWISTED A BIT, THEN STARTED TO SPIN SIDEWAYS. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, AND LANDED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DRIVER'S REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 5000.00. NO INJURIES.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75515)

I SENT A LETTER REQUESTING A FULL REFUND. SENT MY ORIGINAL RECEIPT WITH COPIES AND RECEIVED A LETTER BACK SAYING MY ORIGINAL RECEIPT WAS NOT RECEIVED. I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES ON THESE TIRES. I WOULD LIKE A REFUND BACK IN THE AMOUNT OF $335.94, I HAVE COPIES SHOWING THAT I PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES. I HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE PRIOR TO THIS RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD TIRESIZE: P235/7515)

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF CAR DUE TO TIRE TRACTI0N DURING INCUMBIENT WEATHER. DRIVER STATED THAT TIRES WERE BRAND NEW BF UNIROYAL TIRE PAW TIRES DOTP235/75R15SL SIZE 15X7 PURCHASED NEW DUE TO FIRESTONE RECALL.CONSUMER WANTS TIRES REPLACED WITH A BETTER BRAND AT NO COST. *TT

TIRES HAD BEEN WEARING OUT FROM INSIDE OUT.HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE SITUATION, BUT DEALER SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH TIRES THAT HAD NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED SOME PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION. HAD TO REPLACE SHOCKS AND TIRES. CURRENTLY, DEALER INDICATED THAT WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALSO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

REPLACED FOR RECALL 8/9/00, BUT NOT A AUTH.TIRE FOR EXPLORER-ROUGH/BOUNCY RIDE & HARDER TO HANDLE ON ROAD, SIDE STEPS ON ROUGH ROAD, DON'T FEEL SAFE. BRIDGESTONE IGNORES, DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT23575R15)

4 SETS OF TIRES WITHIN 50,000 MILES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

CONSUMER REPLACED HIS FIRESTONE TIRES, WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER RADIALS (M+S) CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, HOWEVER THE ONLY APPROVED GOODYEAR TIRES FOR THE EXPLORER WERE THE WRANGLER RT/S, HT,GS-A, OR AT/S CONSUMER STATES HE IS QUITE CONCERNED. CONSUMER STATES WHEN HE FIRST RECEIVED THE TIRES HIS INITIAL REACTION WAS THAT THEY APPEARED SMALLER IN THE FENDERS THEN THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED, BUT HE DISMISSED THAT THOUGHT SINCE THEY WERE MARKED P235 75R15 AND WERE PURCHASED FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP.*ET

HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRES FOR FEAR OF OTHER TIRES BLOWING UP AFTER FIERSTONE MANAGER COMMENTED THAT TIRE S BLOW UP AFTER 57,000 MILES. (PER FIRSTONE STORE MANAGER AT MIRA MESA- CALIFORNIA STORE). ME MANAGER. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W 2 U U TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)

FRONT DRIVERSIDE TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE ON VACATION IN OREGON. TRED WAS TOTALLY REMOVED. THANK THE GOOD LORD THAT MY DAUGHTER (7YRS) AND MYSELF WERE ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT ROLLING THE VEHICLE. FRONT UNDER BUMPER GUARD WAS RIPPED OFF AND SIDE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

PE00 020; WHEN CONSUMER IS TRAVELING VEHICLE SHAKES DUE TO FIRESTONE TIRES.*AK

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER BY PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT DUE TO A BLOWN OUT TIRE. THE WILDERNESS HT TIRES APPEAR TO HAVE THE SAME DEFECT AS OTHERS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED TOO. *YH

2ND TIRE RECALL, BUT WEEKS HAVE GONE BY AND THEY NEVER HAVE REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND FIIRESTONE WOULD MAKE NO REPLACEMENT UNDER THE ROAD HAZARD GUARANTEE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

DURING AUGUST, 2000, I CONTACED NHTSA RELATIVE TO THE TIRE FAILURE ON MY EXPLORE; HOWEVER, THE AGENT I TALKED WITH ON THE TELEPHONE DID NOT TAKE ANY INFORMATION OR SUGGEST ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN. I WAS INFORMED AT THAT TIME THAT A RECALL WAS IMMIENT. THEREFORE, I MAILED THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO FIRESTONE AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 23, 2000. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD VERY LITTLE CORRESPONDENCE WITH EITHER COMPANY. THE ONLY THING FIRESTONE HAS SAID IS THAT MY ACCIDENT OCCURED IN OCTOBER 1999, WHICH WAS PRIOR TO THE JANUARY 1, 2000 RECALL DATE. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW TIRES DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 2000 WERE NOT IN FACT DEFECTIVE AND SUBJECT TO THE SAME RECALL AS THOSE ON MY EXPLORER. THE TIRE ON THE LEFT REAR BLEW OUT ON I-59 BETWEEN BIRMINGHAM AND TUSCALOOSA ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 14, 1999....

THE CONSUMER SURRENDERED HIS FIRESTONE TIRES WHICH HAD THE SAME DESCRIPTION, SIZE AND SERIAL NUMBER AS THE RECALLED TIRES, THE MANUFACTURER REPLIED THAT THE CONSUMERS TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT HE WAS NOT ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 235-75-15 VDHL228). NLM

HAVE VIBRATION, IRREGULAR WEAR, NOISE. HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT COMPANIES LOOK AT CAR & THEY ALL DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIRES. I ONLY HAVE 19,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT NEED TO REPLACE TIRES. WENT TO FAMILY TIRE, FIRESTONE, & WORLD FORD. ALL HAVE THROWN UP THERE HANDS AND DONT WANT TO HELP OUT THE CONSUMER. CALL THE 800 # FOR FIRESTONE ALL THEY SAY IF THEY ARE NOT RECALLED. ARTICLE DTD 4-12-01 STATES THEY ARE RECALLING MORE FIRESTONE TIRES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS I'AM HAVING. THE MODEL THAT IS NOW BEING RECALLED ARE P265/70R16. I FEEL THAT IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY TWO SMALL KIDS TO BE BEHIND THE WHEEL BECAUSE OF THIS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE ANOTHER DEATH AND FAMILT LOSS FOR SOMEONE TO WAKE UP AND PAY MORE ATTENTION. IF NEED BE WILL REPLACE TIRES AND CONTACT AN ATTORNEY. I DON'T SEEM TO BE...

TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, FORD, EXPLORER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, TIRES HAD 35 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. ALL FOUR TIRES WOULD NOT STAY INFLATED, TIRES CONTINUOUSLY WENT FLAT.*AK CONSUMER STATES CONTINOUSLY HAD SLOW LEAKS FRON STONES FROM DIRT ROAD THATHE LIVES ON.*JB

LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A FLAT. TOOK VEHICLE TO PRIVATE SHOP WHO HAPPENED TO NOTICE SPARE WAS LARGER THAN OTHER TIRES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER , AND DEALER NOTICED THAT OTHER TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE INCORRECT TIRES, AND THAT SPARE TIRE WAS THE CORRECT ONE. *AK *SLC

RIGHT REAR TIRE SHOWS SIGNS OF CRACK WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY AROUND TIRE. THIS TIRE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, AND THE ONLY THING THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN DO IS TO REPLACE THE ONE TIRE AT COST TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER. ANY IDEAS ON WHAT TO DO I KNOW THE LAST THING THEY WANT IS A ANOTHER RECALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/75/15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )

DEPARTED TOPSHAM, ME TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-95. ABOUT 1/2 HOUR OUTSIDE OF MANHATTEN,NY THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CASING THE FORD EXPLORE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT AND HITTING THE GUARDRAIL.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HLIPY317 TIRESIZE: 235/75/R15)

THE FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS KILLED DURING ACCIDENT. (ATTORNEY FOR ESTATE). NLM

THE FIRST FIRESTONE TIRE FAILED ON THE LEFT REAR AND WAS REPLACED BY FIRESTONE WITH MUCH ARGUMENT. IT HAD A CRACK RUNNING ALL AROUND THE TIRE BY THE BELT. NOW THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TIRE ARE STARTING TO SHOW THE SAME CRACKS ALL AROUND THE EDGE OF THE TIRE BELTS. MY LOCAL TIRE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS IS THE EARLY BEGINNING OF TREAD SEPARATION. THESE TIRES WERE BUILT IN WILSON NORTH CAROLINA AND FIRSTONE ISN'T RECALLING THESE TIRES. WHEN IS NHTSA GOING TO FORCE FIRESTONE TO RECALL THE REST OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRES MADE IN WILSON NC?*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

MY TIRES HAVE LEAKED AIR SINCE THE SUV WAS PURCHASED. I KNOW THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THREAD SEPERATION. I THOUGHT I HAD A LEAK AND NEEDED A PLUG SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO PLUG WAS NECESSARY. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL SERVICE STATIONS AND ALL HAVE TOLD ME THE THREAD OF ALL 4 TIRES IS 40% WORN OUT. THERE ARE ONLY 23000 MILES ON THIS SUV. THEY HAVE ALSO TOLD ME IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICAL. I HAVE BEEN TO FIRESTONE IN REVERE MA AND THEY WANT 145 DOLLARS FOR TIRES. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE DEFECTIVE, BUT THAT NHTSA MADE A DEAL WITH FIRSTONE TO ALLOW THEM TO ONLY RECALL 15 INCH TIRES. THESE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. THIS IS A TRAVESTY TO THE SAFETY OF AMERICANS AND A DISGRACE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION. THESE TIRES SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH NON...

THE FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. NLM

I HAD STOPPED TO GET GAS AND TIRE WAS FINE. BY THE TIME I HAD GOTTEN UP TO SPEED ON INTERSTATE, I HAD ONLY GONE ABOUT 5 MILES WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT. I WENT BY THE DEALER A FEW DAYS LATER, BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T WARRANTY THE TIRES I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE FIRESTONE PRO RATE IT. I DID NOT WANT ANY MORE FIRESTONE TIRES SO I KEPT THE SPARE ON FOR A WHILE THEN HAD DEALER MOUNT THE SPARE ON TO THE PERMANENT RIM ON 7/8/99. AT THAT TIME I ASKED THEM TO LOOK FOR A HOLE ON THE BLOWN TIRE. THEY SAID IT WAS SHREDDED SO BAD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY ONE HOLE IT WOULDN'T HOLD AIR AT ALL. THESE TIRES WORE SO BAD THAT I PURCHASED NEW BF GOODRICH ON 6/29/00.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: 235/75R/15)

INDENTATIONS (ROUNDED GROOVES) THAT RADIATE FROM THE HUBCAP TO THE TREAD WERE NOTICED TODAY BY AN ENGINEER ON A JOBSITE. WE INSPECTED ALL THE TIRES, THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAS THREE SUCH INDENTATIONS, THE RIGHT REAR TIRES HAD TWO, AND WE ONLY FOUND ONE ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. NO SUCH INDENTATIONS WERE FOUND ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE ENGINEER SAID THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST INDICATION THAT MY TIRES WERE BREAKING DOWN!!! *AK (DOT NUMBER: W SERIES TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (15 INCH) EXPERIENCED 12 FLAT TIRES AND 2 TREAD SEPARATIONS ALL PRIOR TO RECALL 00T005, CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW TIRES OF A DIFFERENT BRAND, CONSUMER HAS NOW TRADED IN 1998 EXPLORER TO LEASE A 2000 EXPLORER AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS TIRE FAILURES AND IS REQUESTING THAT THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE 2000 EXPLORER BE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *SLC

FIRESTONE WOILDERNESS AT TIRES CAUSED VIBRATION AND NOISE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM