1998 FORD EXPLORER Tires Problems

THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF FIRESTONE TIRES ON WATER LED TO ACCIDENT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, SUSPENSION MAKES VEHICLE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROLL OVER, CONSUMER COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICEL ONCE IT BEGAN TO HYDROPLANED, VEHICLE VEERED TOWARDS THE RIGHT UNTIL IT HIT A GAURDRAIL. *ET

TIRES ARE DAMAGE AND CRACKING

THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF FIRESTONE TIRES ON WATER LED TO ACCIDENT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, SUSPENSION MAKES VEHICLE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROLL OVER, CONSUMER COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICEL ONCE IT BEGAN TO HYDROPLANED, VEHICLE VEERED TOWARDS THE RIGHT UNTIL IT HIT A GAURDRAIL. *ET

THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF FIRESTONE TIRES ON WATER LED TO ACCIDENT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, SUSPENSION MAKES VEHICLE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROLL OVER, CONSUMER COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICEL ONCE IT BEGAN TO HYDROPLANED, VEHICLE VEERED TOWARDS THE RIGHT UNTIL IT HIT A GAURDRAIL. *ET

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES ON MY VEHICLE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. HOWEVER, EACH OF THE TIRES HAS A CRACK ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE WHERE THE CAP MEETS THE SIDEWALL. I HAVE VISITED BOTH THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AND MY FORD DEALER TO GET THEIR OPINION AND TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRES. BOTH AGREED THAT THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES BUT NEITHER WOULD REPLACE THE TIRES. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE TIRES WITH CLOSE-UP SHOTS OF THE CRACKS. THESE CAN BE PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY IF REQUESTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. (DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

TIRE SPLIT AT SIDEWALL AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT... ONLY 1,800 MILES ON TIRE. NO APPARENT REASON FOR SPLIT. FIRESTONE TOLD ME IT WAS CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD. THE CAR WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN. I WALKED OUT TO GO TO WORK AND HAD A SPLIT TIRE. IT HAPPENED OVER NIGHT. I HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE TIRE AT MY COST. (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

AFTER DRIVING SHORT DISTANCE, TIRE WENT SUDDENLY FLAT. IT WAS SITTING ON THE RIM WHEN DRIVER GOT IT OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. A REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE EXCEPT THAT IT HAD NO AIR IN IT. THERE WAS NO TREAD SEPARATION.

TIRES COMING APART, WIRES VISIBLE BETWEEN TREADS, TREAD WEAR NORMAL AND NOT EXCESSIVE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P25570R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )

1.THE FIRST BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON JUNE 3, 1998, ON INTERSTATE 80 JUST SEVERAL MILES EAST OF THE TOWN OF FERNLEY, NEVADA. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF TWO (2) PASSENGERS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER, IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE TIRE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES PER HOUR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE TIRE THAT FAILED WAS THE LEFT (DRIVERS) REAR. 2.THE SECOND BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON JULY 23, 1999, ON A MAINTAINED GRAVEL ROAD NEAR THE TOWN OF JARBIDGE LOCATED IN NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE SECOND TIRE FAILURE. THERE WERE THREE (3) PASSENGERS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER, IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE TIRE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR AT...

REPORTED PROBLEM TO LOCAL FIRESTONE. THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A VOUCHER (CHECK) SO I CAN PURCHASE A TIRE OF MY CHOOSING AT ANOTHER TIRE DEALER SUCH AS "NTB" [NATIONAL TIRE & BATTERY]. I SPOKE WITH STORE MGR: MR. ANDY RIGGS. I REFUSE TO DO BUISNESS WITH FIRESTONE & DON'T HAVE ANY INTENTION OF GIVING THEM ANY OF MY MONEY. THEY HAVE OFFERED TO SELL ME ONE TIRE [AMERICAN GENERAL] AT THE PRORATED VALUE OF MY DEFECTED WILDERNESS AT TIRE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, I SHOULD HAVE THE TIRE OF MY CHOOSE....AND I USUALLY TAKE ALL ME TIRE BUISNESS TO NTB DUE TO THE QUALITY OF TIRES THE SELL AND THE GOOD SERVICE. THE FIRESTONE STORE I WENT TO HAS THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS "747 DAIRY ASHFORD ROAD" "HOUSTON, TX 77079" "PH(281) 493-1870" "FAX (281) 493-9174" STORE MANAGER NAME: MR. ANDY RIGGS.....ASST. MANGERS NAME: MR. PATRICK BEECH. A PHONE CALL TO...

WHILE TRAVELING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. *AK THE VEHICLE'S TIE ROD BENT AS THE RESULT OF THE VEHICLE COLLIDING WITH THE CRUB WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT . FIRESTONE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CUSTOMER FOR REPLACEMNET TIRES PURCHASED. *YH

MY TIRES WERE CRACKED WORSE THEN THE THREE RECALLED SIZE 15 THAT I SAW !*AK (DOT NUMBER: P255570R16 TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 255/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )

I WAS INSPECTING THE TIRES AND TESTING THE INFLATION PRESSURE BEFORE DRIVING OUR EXPLORER WHEN I NOTICED A CRACK RUNNING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRES WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD ON BOTH REAR TIRES. I ALSO NOTICED THE FRONT TIRES STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF CRACKING IN THE SAME LOCATION. WE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER AND HAD THE TIRES REPLACED UNDER PRO-RATED WARRANTY. FORTUNATELY FOR MYSELF, MY WIFE AND OUR 16-MONTH-OLD SON, I DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT RESULTED IN A BLOW-OUT SITUATION. I STRONGLY BELEIVE THAT FIRESTONE SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL ALL WILDERNESS AT TIRES AS THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS FLAW WHICH POSES A THREAT TO ANYONE WHO OWNS THESE TIRES. I ALSO FEEL THAT IT IS UNFAIR THAT I HAD TO PAY ANY AMOUNT TO HAVE THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES REPLACED AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM RECALLED SO I CAN RECEIVE TOTAL...

ALL TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND ARE DEVELOPING CRACKS ALONG THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WHERE IT MEETS THE TREAD. THESE CRACKS HAVE CONTINUED TO ENLARGE AND TWO SEPARATE TIRE DEALERS IN MY HOME AREA HAVE OBSERVED THE TIRES AND STATED THAT THEY ARE SEPARATING AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN ON. I HAVE ADVISED FORD VIA A LOCAL DEALER AND VIA E-MAIL TO THE MAIN HEADQUARTERS AND HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION. THESE TIRES ARE KEPT AT A 32 PSI MINIMUM AND ARE EVEN REMOVED IN THE WINTER MONTHS. I WOULD THINK THAT SOMEONE FROM FIRESTONE WOULD WANT TO VIEW THESE BEFORE THEY COMPLETELY SEPERATE AND THEY MAY HOLD A BETTER CLUE AS TO THE SEPERATION PROBLEM THAT IS TAKING PLACE. (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

ORIGINAL TIRE ON A 1998 FORD, EXPLORER, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (P255 70 R16). WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE DELAMINATED, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

FIRESTONE DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE ALL THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS A (P235 75 R15)TIRES EXCEPT ONE DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE TIRES. *AK *SLC

FIRESTONE AND FORD REFUSE TO CO OPERATE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ALL 4 TIRES CRACKING ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF TIRE NEAR TREAD LINE AS WELL AS THE CENTER MINOR DIAMETER. TWO INDEPENDENT SERVICE CENTERS DECLARED UNSAFE. FIRESTONE CLAIMS "NORMAL WEAR" WILL NOT PRO-RATE TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2 TIRESIZE: P255/70/16)

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS INSPECTING TIRES AND FOUND CRACKS ALL AROUND SIDEWALLS OF TIRES. CRACKS WERE GETTING BIGGER. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS#AT, 2P2375R15, #DOT W2. THERE WAS NO IMJURIES AT THIS TIME, AND CONTACTED FIRESTONE. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE TO GET TIRES INSPECTED. AND ATTENDANT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD BUBBLES, AND STEEL COIL WAS STICKING OUT ON THE EDGE OF THE TIRES. THERE WAS NO INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHILCE TO BE INSPECTED TO SEE IF THE TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN THE FIRESTONE RECALL NOTICE, UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT CODE EDHL MEANT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE BUT UPON SELF INSPECTION AT HOME CONSUMER SAW THAT THE TIRES WERE PLAINLY MARKED VDHL, WHICH WAS THE PROPER CODE AND RECALL IDENTIFICATION. NLM

AT WILDERNESS TIRES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE ROLLOVER (P235/R7515, 2-PLY). NLM

ALL 4 OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P255/70R16 DOT VNCU HAVE CRACKS BETWEEN THE SIDEWALLS AND THE TREAD PART OF THE TIRES, FIRESTONE WOULD ONLY PRORATE 4 OF THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *SLC

I OWN FOUR WILDERNESS TIRES W ITH THE VD MARK, THE RECALLED TIRES; THE TIRE SHREDDED AND I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WHICH RESULTED IN RIDING ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE RIM. THE RIM BECAME JAGGED AND IT COST $175 TO GET IT SMOOTHED OUT. I AM REQUESTING A REPLACEMENT OF RIM IN ADDITION TO REPLACEMENT OF ALL TIRES ON THE EXPLORER. I AM ALSO REQUESTING A REFUND OF $175 FOR HAVING THE RIM REPAIRED.( DOT NUMBER: VD TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRES WERE INFLATED TO 22LBS. BECAUSE I COMPLAINED ABOUT ROAD NOISE. I HAD PUT THE PRESSURE @ 28. TIRES CAME BACK @ 22. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FIRESTONE AND FORD AND BOTH TELL ME TO CONTACT EACH OTHER. THE TIRES ARE NOW @ 28. I HAVE ASKED BOTH IF THE TIRES HAVE BEEN DEGRADED AND AGAIN BOTH TELL ME TO GO TO THE OTHER. I'M AT A LOSE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF TOWN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS STOPLIGHTS SO I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30MPH. AT THIS TIME, MY CAR BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I PULLED OVER EXPECTING A FLAT TIRE. WHAT I DISCOVERED WAS A FLAT RIGHT FRONT TIRE; HOWEVER, THE STEEL CABLE THREADS WERE SHOWING THROUGH WHERE THE TREAD WAS WEARING OFF. THE ENTIRE TIRE HAD BEGUN TO COME OFF THE RIM. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF THE SAME PROBLEM--THE TREAD WAS COMING OFF AND YOU COULD SEE THE STEEL WIRE CABLE COMING THROUGH.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225-70-15 )

TIRES WERE INFLATED TO 22LBS. BECAUSE I COMPLAINED ABOUT ROAD NOISE. I HAD PUT THE PRESSURE @ 28. TIRES CAME BACK @ 22. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FIRESTONE AND FORD AND BOTH TELL ME TO CONTACT EACH OTHER. THE TIRES ARE NOW @ 28. I HAVE ASKED BOTH IF THE TIRES HAVE BEEN DEGRADED AND AGAIN BOTH TELL ME TO GO TO THE OTHER. I'M AT A LOSE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF TOWN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS STOPLIGHTS SO I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30MPH. AT THIS TIME, MY CAR BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I PULLED OVER EXPECTING A FLAT TIRE. WHAT I DISCOVERED WAS A FLAT RIGHT FRONT TIRE; HOWEVER, THE STEEL CABLE THREADS WERE SHOWING THROUGH WHERE THE TREAD WAS WEARING OFF. THE ENTIRE TIRE HAD BEGUN TO COME OFF THE RIM. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF THE SAME PROBLEM--THE TREAD WAS COMING OFF AND YOU COULD SEE THE STEEL WIRE CABLE COMING THROUGH.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225-70-15 )

THE 2 FRONT TIRES ON MY FORD EXPLORER HAD STEEL CORD SHOWING THROUGH THEM AT 38,00 MILES I TOOK THE CAR TO BIG O TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED THE INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRES DID NOT MATCH THE DOT CODE THAT FIRESTONE IS RECALLING BUT THE NEW TIRES COULD NOT BE PUT ON THE CAR WITHOUT HAVING THE WHEEL BARRINGS REPACKED. I DON'T KNOW IF FORD HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBY ON THE EXPLORERS OR IF THE FIRESTONE TIRES ARE TO BLAME BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN GIVE ME. I AM AFRAID OF THE CAR NOW AND I AM OUT $547.00 ON A CAR THAT I STILL CONSIDER TO BE NEW FOR THESE PROBLEMS.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TREAD SEPARATION & CRACKING AT 2 YEARS & 20,000 MILES.. POSSIBLE RECALL ITEM ?( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1PX TIRE SIZE: P255/70/16 )

ON 6/18/2000 OUR 1998 FORD EXPLORER WITH FIRESTONE BLOW-OUT OR A TREAD PROBLEWILDERNESS AT TIRES WENT OUT OF CONTROL AFTER MAKING A SHARP STEERING MANEUVER TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR. OUR VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED OVER (WE WERE TOLD) SIX TIMES. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THERE WAS A TIRE M, BUT WHAT WE SUSPECT HAPPENED IS DEBEADING OF THE TIRES. WE HAVE READ YOUR 130 PAGE REPORT FROM JULY 1999 ENTITLED "AN EXPERIMENTAL EXAMINATION OF SELECTED MANEUVERS THAT MAY INDUCE ON-ROAD UNTRIPPED, LIGHT VEHICLE ROLLOVERS - PHASE II OF NHTSA'S 1997-1998 VEHICLE ROLLOVER RESEARCH PROGRAM". WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WITH THE AMOUNT OF EMPHASIS CURRENTLY BEING PLACED ON THE BLOW-OUT/TREAD PROBLEM, THAT THIS OTHER PROBLEM OF TIRE DEBEADING IS BEING IGNORED. WE HAVE PICTURES OF OUR VEHICLE FROM AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT SHOW THE TIRES SEPARATED FROM THE RIMS (DEBEADED). WE WOULD BE EAGER TO DISCUSS OUR ROLLOVER ACCIDENT FURTHER IN AN...

ALL 4 TIRES ARE CRACKED AT THE TREAD BASE, NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED, BUT APPEAR TO BE IMMENENT IN TIME. THESE TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT SHOULD BE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHL1PY387 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I AM A CERTIFIED MASTER A.S.E. AUTOMOTIVE COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR. I KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY INFLATE AND ROTATE MY TIRES. ONE OF THE TIRES ON MY FORD EXPLORER BEGAN TO GIVE ME TROUBLE WHEN I TRIED TO BALANCE IT. NO MATTER HOW I TRIED, IT WOULD NOT RIDE SMOOTHE AFTER I BALANCED IT . I FINALLY GAVE UP AND PLACED IT ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT ROTATE IT IN THE NORMAL ROTATION PATTERN FOR ABOUT A YEAR. ON SEPT . 1ST , YOUR CONSUMER ADVISORY MADE ME THINK ABOUT MY FAMILYS SAFETY AND I DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL OF MY FIRESTONES WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE. THIS IS MY DECISION. I HAVE WATCHED THE TIRE HEARINGS ON T.V. AND HAVE RECEIVED THE "ALLS O.K. WITH YOUR TIRES" LETTER FROM FORD. BUT, ITS MY LIFE THAT RIDES ON MY TIRES. IF YOU WOULD CARE TO INSPECT MY TIRES...

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED CRACKING ALL AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE AT THE TREADLINE. I REMOVED THE TIRE AND INSTALLED THE SPARE. FIRESTONE DEALER TOLD ME THE TIRE IS UNSAFE BUT ATS FROM WILSON PLANT ARE NOT RECALLED.( DOT NUMBER: W2H1 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FIRESTONE TIRE DELAMINATED AND THE EXPLORER WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER NUMEROUS TIMES. ALL 4 OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED SEVERE BACK AND NECK INJURIES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE IN NJ. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND SIDE-SWIPED A ROAD SIGN. THE VEHICLE HAD OVER $6300 IN REPAIRS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION.*AK( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TOOK SEAT BELT TO BE REPAIRED 3 OR 4 TIMES AND ENDED UP BEING ORDERED AND WRECKED BEFORE GETTING IT REPLACED. TIRE ON RIGHT REAR SHREDDED AND FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT REAR BLEWOUT. IT WAS A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT FRONT TO REAR AND SIDE ROLLOVER AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. MY 5 1/2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS THROWN AND KILLED IN THE WRECK.( DOT NUMBER: )

ON MONDAY 8/21/00 WHILE HAVING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON MY '98 FORD EXPLORER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES ON MY EXPLORER WERE TIRES THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED BY FIRESTONE(P235/75R15 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT WITH A DOT CODE OF VDHLIPY368). HESTER TRUCKING, INC & TIRE SERVICE(HESTERS TIRE CO.) THE BUSINESS PERFORMING THE SERVICE OFFERED A SELECTION OF TIRES. I CALLED 1-800-465-1904 AND SPOKE WITH FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVES, JASON MILLER AND DAVID ALVALBALOS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT I COULD HAVE THE FIRESTONE TIRES REPLACED WITH ANY BRAND THAT I SELECTED AND FIRESTONE WOULD REIMBURSE ME UP TO $100 PER TIRE. WE HAD A SET OF MICHELINS INSTALLED. REYNOLD HESTER (MANAGER AT HESTER'S TIRE SERVICE 910-863-3149) DID NOT HAVE THE FORMS NEEDED TO REQUEST A REFUND FROM FIRESTONE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FORMS WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY 8/22. I RETURNED TO THE HESTER'S TIRE CO. TUESDAY EVENING TO FIND THAT NO FORMS...

ALTHOUGH THESE TIRES ARE NOT OFICIALLY RECALLED YET, I INSPECTED THE OUTER AREA OF THE SIDEWALL AND NOTICED THAT I HAVE HAIRLINE CRACKS ON 3 OUT OF 4 OF MY TIRES!! THIS IS EXACTLY AT THE EDGE OF THE TIRE, ABOUT 5/8" DEEP AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. IT IS JUST STARTING TO DELAMINATE AT THIS EDGE. I HOPE THIS RECALL IS WIDENED TO INCLUDE THIS DOT CODE. ALSO, HOW DO I FIND OUT ABOUT THE GOVERMENT'S LIST OF TIRES/ I WANT TO REPLACE THESE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE( DOT NUMBER: VNHLIPY457 TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

TIRES NOT MADE AT PLANT ON RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE "CUPPING" PROBLEM PERSISTS(RELATING TO ARTICLE IN USA TODAY A FEW WEEKS AGO)( DOT NUMBER: )

AFTER TAKING MY EXPLORER IN TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER IN MESA, HE REPLACED THE 2 REAR TIRES AND SPARE. HE INSPECTED THE OTHER TIRES AND SAID THEY WERE FINE. HE PLACED THE FRONT TIRES ONTO THE REAR AND PLACED THE NEW TIRES ON THE FRONT. 3000 MILES LATER W( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PY068 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

SIX FLAT TIRES ON REAR OF EXPLORER SINCE BEGINNING OF SUMMER( DOT NUMBER: )

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED FAILURE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER BRAKED THE VEHICLE, UPON BRAKING THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE EXPLODED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A TAIL SPIN AND ROLLOVER, INJURY TO CONSUMER AS A RESULT OF TIRE FAILURE. *MJS

WHILE STEERING VEHICLE TO TRY TO AVOID OBJECT IN THE ROAD, THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TIRES BLEW OUT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND INJURY TO CONSUMER. (TIRE MAKE/MODEL NOT PROVIDED) *MJS

THOUGH NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL, MY TIRES ARE SHOWING TINY CRACKS ALONG THE SIDEWALL AT THE TREAD DEPTH. BECAUSE THERE ARE NEARLY 50000 MILES ON THESE THE FIRESTONE DEALER IS SAYING THEY ARE ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR THAT LONG. WE ARE CONCERNED, BUT TIRES ARE BACKORDERED. WHAT SHOULD I DO?( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/R1 )

OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE RECALLED WILDERNESS AT 16" TIRES FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. WHY HASN'T THE US DONE THE SAME?NO SAFETY DEFECT, INFORMATION INQUIRY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

WESTBOUND ON I-10 IN MADISON COUNTY, FL WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE DETREADS, VEHICLE STEERS INTO MEDIAN, VEHICLE ROLLS OVER, ROOF CRUSH. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HLIPY088 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WE HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT. WITH ALL THE NEWS ABOUT THE FIRESTONE, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS RELATED. THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT IS VERY LUCKY. WE WERE TOLD OUR TIRES WERENT RECALLED YET BECAUSE THEY ARE 16 INCH. I AM VERY CONCERNED, BECAUSE WE HAVE 3 OTHER TIRES THAT I DO NOT TRUST. WE TRAVEL ON A HIGHWAY AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS. OUR DEALERSHIP, ALTHOUGH FRIENDLY, JUST STATES THAT ITS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. PAY FOR THE TIRE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNCU IPX TIRE SIZE: PZ55/70R16 )