1998 FORD EXPLORER Tires Problems

PE00-020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH FORD, EXPLORER 1998, P23575R15, DOT W2 30,000 MILES. 2 TIRES, ONE IN THE FRONT AND THE OTHER IN REAR, HAD STARTED SEPARARTING . TIRE IN FRONT HAS SEPARATED SO BADLY THAT STEEL BELT WAS VISIBLE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK ONE MORE TIRE ON THE FRONT HAS STARTED SEPARATING. *YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL START VIBRATING. CONSUMER HAD REPLACED TIRES TO CORRECT VIBRATION, BUT STILL THERE WAS VIBRATION. SHOCK ASORBER HAD BEEN REPLACED AND VIBRATION CONTINUED. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT COULD BE A VEHICLE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER HAS WENT THROUGH 4 SETS OF TIRES WHICH START CUPPPING AFTER 15000 MILES, THE TIRESARE BALANCED AND ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES. A NEW SHOCK WAS PUT ON WHICH HELPED VIBRATION SOME BUT NOT COMPLETELY. THE PINION BEARING REAR AXLE WENT OUT AT 36000 MILES. *SLC

AFTER REVIEWING THE RECALL INFORMATION ON THE NEWS, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. A TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT THAT REAR TIRES WERE WEARING OUT.*AK THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P23575R15) ON VEHICLE ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. DOT#W2HL. *SLC

ONE TIRE FAILED WHILE DRIVING; THE DEALER INSPECTED AND DETERMINED REMAINING TIRES WHERE ALSO DEFECTIVE.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ALL 4 TIRES DEVELOPED CRACKS IN EVERY OTHER CLEAT WHERE THE TREAD JOINS THE TIRE CASING AND ALONG THE BEADS. THERE WAS NO TREAD SEPARATION BUT I FELT IT WAS IMMINENT. PORTSMOUTH FORD DID NOT WANT TO INSPECT THE TIRES UNTILL I INSISTED. THEY THEN TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT WHICH WAS 2 WEEKS AWAY.I FINALLY CALLED THE NATIONAL FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER.THEY WOULD NOT EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE TIRES UNTILL I VERBALLY FORCED A CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT TO TAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT. THE PEOPLE AT THE FIRESTONE NATIONAL 800 NUMBER WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ABOUT WARRRANTEE REPLACEMENT. I HAD TO LOCATE A FIRESTONE TIRE SERVICE CENTER IN MANCHESTER, NH. FIRESTONE OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRES ALLOWING 50% TREAD WEAR. THE PROBLEM IS THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR 5-6 MONTHS. TO SUM THIS UP, I PURCHASED...

TIRE BLEW OUT AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO SWERVE RIGHT AND TO COLLIDE WITH THE REAR TRAILER OF AN 18 WHEEL TRACTOR-TRAILER, AND THEN VEHICLE PROCEEDED OFF ROAD ACROSS SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY AND THROUGH THE ADJACENT FENCE. VEHICLE RECEIVED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ON SEPTEMBER 17,1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR, I SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING AN ON COMING VEHICLE. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVERSIDE TIRES BLEWOUT CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO "ROLLOVER" SEVERAL TIMES. AT "NO TIME" DID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. UPON ARRIVAL OF THE POLICE, I WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH "SEVERE" HEAD INJURIES. MY TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED. I HAVE IN MY POSSESION PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT, INCLUDING THE TIRES AND "NO" AIRBAGS.( DOT NUMBER: )

ON SATURDAY NIGHT JULY 8, 2000 MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE ON INTERSTATE 65. SHE HAD TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. SHE WAS LUCKY SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. UPON MY ARRIVAL IT LOOKED AS IF THE TIRE HAD BLEW OUT ON THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE. THE TIRE WAS BARELY STILL ON THE RIM. I TOOK THE TIRE TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER ON JULY 10, 2000 FOR REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER COULD NOT PIN POINT A REASON FOR THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE TIRE AT A PRO-RATED PRICE OF $40.66. I NOTICED THE REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED IN CANADA AND THE ORIGINAL TIRES (INCLUDING THE FAILURE) WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE USA. NOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I...

CONSUMER HAD FOUND CRACKS ON THE FOUR SET OF TIRES. DEALER HAD REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM.*AK

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT (P25570R16) TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ALL HAVE CRACKS, THESE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BEING ISSUED AT THIS TIME. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P255/70R16) FAILED, DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO GET VEHICLE ONTO GRASSY SHOULDER, THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO THE PAVEMENT AND ENDED UP ROLLING 1-2 TIMES DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHERE IT ENDED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE LEFT LANE. NLM

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (P235/75R15) TIRES THAT WERE ON THE VEHICLE ALL CONTAINED CRACKS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SIDEWALL AREA, CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND TIRES WERE REPLACED PER RECALL, HOWEVER WERE EXPERIENCING FAILURE PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION. *MJS

PE00-020, TIRE SIZE P235/75R15; SIDE OF TIRE MADE IN CANADA. A HAIRLINE CRACK DEVELOPED ABOUT AN INCH DOWN FROM THE TREAD, ALL AROUND THE TIRES. DEFECT WAS OCCURRING ON ALL 4 TIRES.*AK THE CUSTOMER PURCHASED FIVE NEW TIRES TO REPLACE THE TIRES THAT DEVELOPED HAIR LINE CRACKS AROUND THE TREAD. *YH

CONSUMER HAS A 1998 FORD EXPLORER THAT HAS CRACKS AROUND THE 2 BACK TIRES WERE THE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE. A FIRESTONE CENTER SAID IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EXCEPT REPLACE THEM AT THE CONSUMER'S COST. APPROXIMATE 33,850. TIRE SIZE P235/75R15, DOT#W2HL1DT. TIRES MAKE A LOUD NOISE.*AK ALSO, THE CUSTOMER HAD ONE NEW TIRE ON FRONT BLOW OUT. *YH

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING FAILURE, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED RECALL REPLACEMENT (P255/70R16) HOWEVER TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. *MJS

CONSUMER PURCHASED REPLACEMENT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE, REPLACEMENT TIRES HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATIONS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PURCHASED DEFECTIVE TIRES (OOT-005). *MJS

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 2 REAR TIRE (FIRESTONE AT) BLOWOUT IN ONE DAY THE SECOND TIRE LEFT REAR BLOWOUT CAUSED CONSTUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CAME THROUGH A FENCE AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 2-3 TIMES AND BECAME LODGED UNDER THE TRAILER OF A SEMIM BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINEDBACK AND LEG INJURIES. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) NLM

WHILE TRAVELLING AT 70 MPH, THE BACK OF THE TRUCK STARTED TO "BOB AND SWAY." THE TIRE THEN CAME APART AND THE TRUCK WENT SKIDDING ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. DURING THE SKID, THE VEHICLE HAD A HEAVY ROLLING SENSATION AND FELT AS IF IT WERE ON ONLY TWO WEELS MULTIPLE TIMES.( DOT NUMBER: VDHLIPY TIRE SIZE: 235/75/R15 )

FIRESTONE AND FORD ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH ON THIS RECALL. THIS RECALL DID NOT CATCH THEM BY SURPRISE AS THEY HAVE RECALLED TIRES IN FOREIGN NATIONS WITHOUT INFORMING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. MY EXPLORER SITS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND CLEARLY SHOWS SIGNS OF TIRE SEPERATION THAT IS ABOUT TO COME. AS OF FRIDAY THE 25TH OF AUGUST FORD HAS TOLD ME ANOTHER 45 DAYS FOR TIRES, CUSTOMER SERVICE IS SO POOR AT FIRESTONE I REFUSE TO EVEN DEAL WITH THEM. FIRESTONES TOP EXECUTIVES DO NOT WISH TO TALK TO ANY CONSUMERS AS I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT THEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ONLY TO BE TRANSFERED TO LINES THAT ARE NON EXISTANT IN THE END. I DO NOT BELEIVE IN FILING LAWSUITS AGAINST CORPORATIONS AS I FEEL IT HURTS AMERICA MORE THAN IT HELPS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE IGNORANCE OF FORD AND FIRESTONE , I FEEL THESE COMPANIES SHOULD PAY TO...

THIS TIRE "SEPARATED" WHILE TRAVELING ON I 37 FROM CORPUS CHRISTI, TX TO SAN ANTONIO, TX. THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION AND AN EXTREME PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. UPON ARRIVAL IN SAN ANTONIO, WE SOUGHT OUT A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP AND STOPPED AT FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE CENTER AT 4906 WALZAM RD. I APPRISED THE TECHNICIAN OF THE SYMPTOMS AND HE ALREADY KNEW WHAT I WAS DESCRIBING. HE ADVISED THAT THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED BUT THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO CHECK IT FOR SURE. ON THIS TIRE, IT HAD "SEPARATED" BUT HAD NOT COME APART LIKE THE ONE WE LATER EXPERIENCED THAT I HAVE ALREADY NOTIFIED YOU. IT OCCURED ON 7/24/2000 AND CAUSED AN ESTIMATED $2,800.00 DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF MY VEHICLE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTIFICATION IS TO ADVISE YOU OF A TIRE THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL "VD......"...

I THINK SOMEONE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THE OTHER 15" WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT ARE NOT IN THE RECALL. WE HAVE A SET ON A 1998 EXPLORER THAT HAS BEEN EXCELLENTLY MAINTAINED. THE TIRES HAVE NEVER BEEN INFLATED LESS THAN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED 26 PSI. IN FACT I HAVE KEPT THEM INFLATED AT 28 PSI. THE TIRES HAVE 30,000 MILES ON THEM AND EXHIBIT ONLY ONE CRACK BUT THAT CRACK IS COMPLETELY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF EACH TIRE AND IN APPROXIMATELY 1/2" FROM THE PERIMETER ON ALL FOUR TIRES. I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THE SPARE BUT I SUSPECT IT IS OK SINCE IT HAS NEVER BEEN ON THE VEHICLE. OUR TIRES WERE MADE IN CANADA AND EXHIBIT DOT CODE VNHL1PY477X5 AND THUS THEY ARE NOT IN THE RECALL ACCORDING TO FORD AND FIRESTONE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A TIRE AT 30,000 MILES. I HAD GONE TO BOTH A...

SPLIT IS APPROX. AT DEPT WHERE TREAD MEETS THE BODY. FIRESTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE NOT INTERESTED.( DOT NUMBER: VN HL )

I BOUGHT MY 98 FORD EXPLORER NEW IN 8/98 AND HAD THE FIRST FLAT ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER WHICH I GOT FIRESTONE TO REPLACE -THEY SAID IT HAD A DEFECT-THEN I HAD ANOTHER FLAT IN MY DRIVE WAY THIS YEAR IN JUNE-COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE-THEN IN JULY I HAD THE THIRD FLAT(A BLOWOUT) ON THE EXPRESSWAY-A BIG ROUND HOLE IN THE TIRE. I AM SO AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THESE TIRES THAT I WENT AND HAD THEM REPLACED TODAY-NOW FIRESTONE DOESN'T WANT TO REFUND MY MONEY BECAUSE THESE TIRES DON'T HAV THE "VD" IN THE SERIAL NUMBER, BUT I'M TELLING YOU THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE TIRES. THIS HAS NEVER BEFORE HAPPENED TO ME AS MNY CARS AS I HAVE HAD. I AM FURIOUS AT THEM.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL1PY288 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I LOST ONE TIRE THE TREADS WERE JUST COMING OFF. FIRESTONE SAID IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD.MY TIRES ARE NOT ON THE RECALL. WHEN I HAD A INDEPENDENT FIRESTONE DEALER LOOK AT MY OTHER TIRES " HE SAID THEY LOOK VARY DRY ROTTED ALL AROUND THE TREAD AREA, AND SAID HE WISHED HE COULD REPLACE THEM" THIS ALL HAPPENED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN I CALLED FIRESTONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY NEW WHAT WAS GOING ON THEY EVEN HIRED PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS WHO HAD NO PRIER TIRE EXPERIENCE THEY TOLD ME MY TIRES ARE SAFE WITH OUT EVEN LOOKING AT THEM. PLEASE SAVE SOME LIVES AND MAKE THEM RECALL THE REST OF THEIR DEFECTIVE TIRES. HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FOR PROFITS?( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

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A ROCK WHEN THROUGH A BRAND NEW TIRE. I DID GET A NEW TIRE AFTER WEEKS OF COMPLAINING, BUT I FEEL THAT THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ARE CHEAPLY MADE IF A ROCK CAN PUNCTURE A BRAN NEW TIRE OVER HALF INCH WIDE. I DON'T CONSIDER A ROCK A ROAD HAZARD. PLEASE USE THIS INFORMATION TO HELP YOU WITH THE RECALL ON 16 INCH TIRES WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIRESTONE RECALL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: 15 )

TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE 48 HOURS PRIOR TO BLOWOUT FOR BALANCE/ROTATE. BLOW OUT OCCURRED GOING 70 MPH. ROAD TEP WAS 113 DEGREES. FIRESTONE TOLD ME ON 7/23 IT WAS DUE TO IMPROPERLY INFLATED TIRES. THEY CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE LESS THAN 48 HOURS PRIOR. THEY VIEWED MY TIRE AND SAID SINCE I DID NOT HAVE ROAD HAZARD I NEEDED TO BUY ANOTHER ONE. I THEN ASKED ABOUT IT'S RELIABILITY AND SAFETY AND THEY SAID THE MEDIA WAS OVERREACTING. BLOWOUT CAUSED MINOR BODY DAMAMGE. HAD TO REPLACE WHEEL AND TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TRAVELING @ 45MPH/NOTICED TIRE THUMPING/STOPPED AND FOUND RT FRONT TIRE HAD SEPERATED. WENT TO FIRESTONE DEALER AND THEY SAID SORRY TIRE NOT RECALLED AND CHARGED ME PRORATED AMOUNT PLUS TAX AND MOUNTING FOR NEW TIRE/ I STILL HAVE 3 + SPARE OF THESE TIRES ON VEHICLE P( DOT NUMBER: W2HC1PY108 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

MY SISTER WAS KILLED WHEN HER FORD EXPLORER ROLLED OVER. SHE HAD A PREVIOUS TIRE FAILURE ABOUT 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE FATAL ACCIDENT.( DOT NUMBER: )

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE STARTED TO COME APART AT 70 MPH ON THE TURNPIKE IN MIAMI. STOPPED THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE TIRE COMING APART. DROVE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AND REPLACED THE TWO REAR TIRES AND THE NEXT DAY THE TWO FRONT. THE FIRESTONE DEALER SAID THE TIRE SHOULD NOT COME APART LIKE IT DID AND WOULD SEND THE TIRES TO FIRESTONE ON 5/6/00.( DOT NUMBER: VDHLW02110 TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15 )

TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-295. PUNCTURE TO RIGHT REAR TIRE, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, ROLLED THREE TIMES LANDING ON ROOF AGAINST MEDIAN GUARDRAIL. FRONT SEAT PASSENGER EJECTED AND KILLED, SECOND SEAT PASSENGER EJECTED.( DOT NUMBER: W2HLIPY148 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ON MARCH 6, 2000 I WENT TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE STORE IN DAVIE FL. AFTER I EXPLANED WHAT HAD ECCURRED & SHOWED THEM THE TIRE WITH THE TREAD HALF OFF, THEY REPLIED "WILL THAT BE CASH OR CREDIT?" NOW I KNOW THAT THIS WAS NOT A FLUKE & HAVE BEEN TRING TO GET MY MONEY BACK FROM FIRESTONE SO FAR WITH OUT ANY LUCK.( DOT NUMBER: )

TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE OF REPORTED TIRE PROBLEMS WITH THIS SIZE AND APPLICATION AND AFTER EXPERT EXAMINATION THEY WERE FOUND TO BE DANGEROUS, SO I HAD THEM REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES, I HAVE SPOKEN TO FIRESTONE BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACT ON REINBURSEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I REPLACED THE TIRES ONE DAY BEFORE THE RECALL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75SR15 )

I AM NOT IN POCESSION OF THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER...BUT I DID TRADE IT ON A FORD EXPEDITION WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. THEY ARE IDENTICAL IN SHAPE FORM AND FUNCTION!!!! FURTHERMORE I DID HAVE A TIRE FAILURE WITH THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TYPE TIRES ON MY 1998 FORD EXPLORER. I RAN OVER A TRACTOR TRAILER MUD FLAP LAYING VERY FLAT IN THE ROAD, AND MY RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE BLEW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )

TIRE BLEW OUT, WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED TREAD WAS SEPERATED FROM REST OF TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: UNREADABLE TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

NEITHER FORD NOR FIRESTONE HAS COMPLIED WITH THE REPLACEMENT. I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES OUT-OF-POCKET TOTALING $460.00.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235 )

3 TIRES SEPARATED WITHIN 2 WEEKS. DEALER INFORMED FIRESTONE OF DEFECT AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT. FIRESTONE REFUSED REPLACEMENT. FURTHER CONTACT WITH FIRESTONE RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT BASED ON PRORATA FOR BRIDGESTONE DUELLERS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

NOT ONE OF THE RECALLED TIRES MADE AT DECATUR IL PLANT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 75R15 )

MY TIRES HAVE NOT FAILED YET BUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE RECALL I HAD THEM EXAMINED BECAUSE THEY WERE PULLING TO ONE SIDE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY "RADIAL PULL" AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I AM NOW WONDERING IF THESE TIRES COULD BE STARTING TO UNRAVEL. I AM WILLING TO HAVE THE NHTSA EXAMINE THEM BEFORE THEY ARE REPLACED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THESE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE BUT NOT ON THE RECALL LIST( DOT NUMBER: P235/75R15 )

MY EXPLORER HAS ~22,000 MILES ON IT. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE SEVERELY CRACKING WHERE THE TREAD JOINS THE TIRE. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND ROTATED AT PROPER INTERVALS. I HAVE NOT DONE ANY OFF ROAD DRIVING WITH MY VEHICLE. ALL THE MILES HAVE BEEN NORMAL CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. WITH THE RECENT RECALL OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS 15 INCH TIRES, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE SAME STRUCTURAL FAILURE IS PRESENT IN MY 16 INCH TIRES. THE CRACKING INVOLVES THE ENTIRE TIRE. IT SEEMS THAT THE TREAD COULD JUST BREAK FREE AT ANY TIME. I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN SEEING TO IT THAT ALL SIZES OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES ARE RECALLED. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEND PHOTOS OF MY TIRES AND THE CRACKING THAT HAS TAKING PLACE ON THEM. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/R16 )

THIS WAS A SIZE 16 WILDERNESS AT TIRE THAT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BUT BLEW OUT ON THE INTERSTATE. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT YOU MAY HAVE OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES THAT ARE BAD!( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P25570S16 )

I HAVE REMOVED & REPLACEDED THESE TIRES AT 16,310 MILES BECAUSE I DO NOT TRUST MY LIFE TO A POSABLE RECALL. I WANT FIRESTONE TO PAY ME IN CASH OR CHECK FOR THE TIES THAT I EXCEPTED IN GOOD WILL FROM FORD & FIRESTONE. IF WILDERNESS TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE FROM ONE PLANT I THINK THEY WOULD BE IN ALL PLANTS & ALL TIRES MADE TO THOSE SPECIFICATIONS.TO ME THE TIRES DO NOT LOOK VERY GOOD NOW THAT I SEE THEM OFF THE CAR.PLEASE PUT ME IN THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT IF YOU WILL.IF I MUST TAKE THE FINACIAL BURDON OF ME PUTING THE NEW TIRES ON MY CAR,SO BE IT. I WILL BE ALIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT. DRIVING IN HOT DESERT AND MOUNTAIN ROAD CONDITIONS IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH WITHOUT TAKING THE CHANCE OF ON DEFECTIVE TIERS. THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK YOU ARE DOING FOR US. PLEASE...

I HAD REPLACED 3 WILDERNESS AT TIRES WITH 3 WILDERNESS AT TIRES BY THE TIME THE 3RD ONE BLEW OUT AND THIS TIME I ENDED UP IN A LARGE DITCH AFTER ROLLING 1 AND 1/HALF TIMES. I COMPLAINED TO FIRESTONE AND FORD BOTH SINCE I BOUGHT THE NEW TIRES AT BOTH PLACES. THEY BLAMED EACH OTHER. I TRIED TO TELL THEM THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT WEARING RIGHT, VERY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER TIRES I'VE EVER OWNED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT LISTEN TO ME, AND NOW ITS TOO LATE!!!!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

THESE TIRES ARE FALITY . THEY HAVE 40000 MILES ON THEM AND HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN MAKING A WHOOPING SOUND FOR A LONG TIME. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TIRERS ARE SEPERATING FROM THE TREAD. I HAVE BEEN TO THE FORD DEALER IN NILES MI, AND THE FIRERSTONE CORP. STORE IN SOUTH BEND INDIANA . EXPERT TIRE PHONE # 219-288-7800. THEY AGREE THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROM WITH THE TIRES. HOWEVER, THEY CAN NOT REPLACE THEM. THEY SAID THAT THERE NOT ON THE RECALL. I NEED HEIP. PLEASE. I THINK THE REPLACEMENT COST IS OVER $500. I WANT TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLANT THAT THESE TIRES NEED TO ALSO BE ON THE RECALL LIST.( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1PX018 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

HEARD BIG BANG NOISE ON HIGHWAY. DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING. TIRE WENT FLAT.( DOT NUMBER: W2CD1PX TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

TIRE WAS TO CRACKING ABOUT 3/4 AROUND WHERE CASING MEETS TREAD( DOT NUMBER: VN TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FORD EXPLORER THAT WAS ONLY TWO MONTHS OLD HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE MAINE TURNPIKE. REPORTED TO DEALER AND RECEIVED A NEW TIRE. WHEN RECALL OCCURED WE WERE CONCERNED SO WE BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND NOW FIRESTONE IS REFUSING TO REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST. WE DID NOT BUY FIRESTONE...WE WERE TOO CONCERNED AFTER THE BLOW OUT AND LEARNING OF THE RECALL WE DO HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE THAT WAS FOR THE BLOWOUT AND ALSO FOR THE NEW TIRES WE PURCHASED( DOT NUMBER: 23575R15 TIRE SIZE: 038040 )

BOTH REAR TIRES HAVE A CRACK COMPLETELY CIRCLING TIRE WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL OF TIRE. FIRESTONE DEALER SAYS TIRES ARE NOT IN RECALL AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )