1998 FORD EXPLORER Tires Problems

HAD TREAD SEPERATIONS 3 TIMES WITH THESE TIRES. I REPLACED 2 THEN HAD ANOTHER SEPERATIOON AND REPLACED 2 MORE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/75R16 )

FORD DEALER SAYS TIRE IS DEFECTIVE BUT NOT PART OF RECALL (YET). PLEASE HELP!( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE TIRE SHREDDED SO QUICKLY I BARELY HAD TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT TO DO BEFORE I WAS RIDING ON MY RIM AND CAREENING ALL OVER THE FREEWAY. IT IS FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS HURT AND MY DEALERSHIP TOOK CARE OF PUTTING KNEW TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. ALL FIVE OF MY TIRES WERE THE FAULTY MODEL.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PM046 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP WHO HAD FOUND CRACKS ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE, AND ALSO INSIDE THE TREAD. RUBBER HAD JUST BEGAN TO START PEELING. DEALERSHIP WOULD ONLY PRORATE THE TIRES AND REPLACE IT AFTER 3-5 WEEKS DUE TO NONE WERE IN STOCK. TIRE IS A P255/70R16 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE MILEAGE IS 22000. TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES PURCHASED WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS A 1998 FORD TRUCK EXPLORER.*AK

EXPERIENCED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASION TIRE FLATS ON THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES ON MY SUV

PURCHASED A 1998 FORD EXPLORER, WHICH HAD FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES,SLOWING TO A SPEED OF 15MPH, RIGHT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUTWITHIN SECONDS IT WAS COMPLETELY DEFLATED.

THESE ARE THE SAME AT TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT FROM THE DECATUR, IL. PLANT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: NOT DECATU TIRE SIZE: 15 )

MY ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 P.M. ON 24 JULY 2000 AS I WAS DRIVING TO MY RESIDENCE LOCATED AT [XXX], IN MY 1998 FORD EDDIE BAUER EXPLORER. I WAS TRAVELLING EAST ON HIGHWAY 190 IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AT 60 MPH, WHEN A CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK I WAS FOLLOWING. THE TRUCK BRAKE CAUSING ME TO BRAKE. UPON BRAKING, BOTH TIRES ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE EXPLODED CAUSING ME TO GO INTO A TAIL SPIN. I DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE ELSE. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR HURT ANYONE ELSE. MY VEHICLE ENDED UP ROLLING OVER FOUR TIMES AND ENDED UP FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE MEDIAN. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE SUFFERED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THE POLICE, PARAMEDICS, AND FIREMEN...

I HAVE HAD VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL TO THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TWO FLATS, ONE OF WHICH WAS A COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE. THE TIRE CRACKED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SIDEWALL. LUCKILY THE SUV WAS BEING STOPPED WHEN IT HAPPENED. I NOW HAVE A THIRD OF THE ORIGINAL FOUR THAT HAS A SMALL SPOT WHERE THE STEEL BELT IS SHOWING THROUGH. I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH GOODYEAR IN LIGHT OF THE HISTORY OF THE TIRES AND THE RECENT INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED CONCERNING THESE TIRES. I DEFINITELY FEEL OTHER SIZES SHOULD BE RECALLED. THESE TIRES ARE A MENACE. I'M SO LUCKY THAT MY FAILURES HAPPENED IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THEY DID OR I OR MY FAMILY MIGHT NOT BE HERE TODAY.( DOT NUMBER: VNCU IPX TIRE SIZE: P255 70R16 )

HEARD FLAPPING NOISE COMING FROM RT REAR TIRE ON FREEWAY--BY THE TIME I PULLED OFF THE ROAD NOISE HAD STOPPED AND WHEN I LOOKED AT TIRE IT APPEARED NORMAL. DROVE FOR 3 MORE HOURS ON HIGHWAY UNTIL IT BLEW OUT. NOTHING LEFT OF TIRE--ON RIM. FORD ROAD ASSISTENCE SENT SOMEONE TO CHANGE IT. WAS IN DESERT BY MYSELF FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. WHEN THIS ALSO HAPENED TO MY BROTHER I IMMEDIALTELY WENT OUT AND CHANGED ALL 4 TIRES. WHEN I CALL FIRESTONE THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON. I CHANGED THE TIRES RIGHT BEFORE THE RECALL. I AM NOW OUT $630 FOR TIRES AND STILL HAVE NOT REPLACED THE SPARE. HELP!!!( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235/TSR15 )

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: )

MY 1998 FORD EXPLORER ([XXX]) CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE WILDERNESS TIRES. DURING THE FALL OF 1998, I EXPERIENCED 4 TIRE REPAIRS AND IN THE EARLY PART OF 1999, 2 MORE TIRE REPAIRS AND TWO FAILURES (NOTE: FOUR TRIPS TO ARIZONA, FROM COLORADO, HAD OCCURRED). THE TWO FAILURES OCCURRED LATER DURING TRAVEL IN 1999, ONE ON I-40 OUTSIDE ALBUQUERQUE, NM (ENROUTE TO AZ AT APPROX 62 MPH, A SEPARATION AT THE SIDEWALL/TREAD AREA) AND THE OTHER IN PHOENIX, AZ FOUND AS A LEAKING TIRE BUT IDENTIFIED, UPON BREAKDOWN, AS A NON-REPAIRABLE SIDEWALL/THREAD SEPARATION AT THE THREAD LINE). EACH FAILURE WAS REPLACED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. HOWEVER, I LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE FIRESTONE TIRES AND ON MAY 6 1999 I REPLACED THE FOUR INSTALLED TIRES WITH MICHELIN LTX (MS) TIRES, RETAINING THE SPARE AS AN ORIGINAL FIRESTONE.( DOT NUMBER: VD TIRE SIZE: 235/75R/15 ). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF...

VEHICLE SWERVED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, LOST CONTROL, OVERTURNED 4 TIMES( DOT NUMBER: )

ALL 4 TIRES HAVE CRACK LINES ALL THE WAY AROUND WHERE THE TREAD IS BEGINNING TO CRACK AWAY FROM THE MAIN TIRE. THE TIRE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AND THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND BOTH AGREED THE TIRES WERE SEPERATING AND PROBABLY VERY DANGEROUS BUT SAID THEY WERENT ON THE RECALL LIST AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE FORD MECHANIC STATED HE HAD SEEN MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME DOT CODE WITH SIMILIAR CRACK LINES BUT THEY WERENT ALLOWED TO REPLACE THEM. WHEN THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT REPLACING THE TIRE UNDER ITS WARANTY, I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WAS ON A FORD EXPLORER, IT HAD NO WARANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WHEN I SHOWED HIM MY WARANTY PAPERS HE SAID IT DIDNT MATTER, THAT THE EXPLORER WAS CONSIDERED A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AND THEY DIDNT RECOGNIZE WARANTIES...

BOTH THE FORD DEALER AND TIRE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZZARD. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE RIM. THE BEAD OR BUBBLE EXTENDED FROM THE RIM TO THE TREAD AND WAS ABOUT TWO INCHES WIDE AND ABOUT 3/4" HIGH. I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE AND USED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AS THE SPARE. DURING MY LAST SERVICING, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SPARE WAS FLAT. NO REASON WAS GIVEN BY THE DEALER. THIS DEFECT HAS MADE THE TIRES SUSPECT AND MADE MY WIFE VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS SIZE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

BOTH THE FORD DEALER AND TIRE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZZARD. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE RIM. THE BEAD OR BUBBLE EXTENDED FROM THE RIM TO THE TREAD AND WAS ABOUT TWO INCHES WIDE AND ABOUT 3/4" HIGH. I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE AND USED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AS THE SPARE. DURING MY LAST SERVICING, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SPARE WAS FLAT. NO REASON WAS GIVEN BY THE DEALER. THIS DEFECT HAS MADE THE TIRES SUSPECT AND MADE MY WIFE VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS SIZE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW AT 65 MPH, 100 DEGREE DAY, 30 MINUTES AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 32 PSI INFLATION( DOT NUMBER: VNHL 1PY TIRE SIZE: P235/75-15 )

READ TWO E-MAIL BEING FORWARDED WITH THIS FORM( DOT NUMBER: ????? TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

FIRST INCIDENT - FLAT/BLOWOUT ON INTERSTATE, REPLACED TIRE. 2ND INCIDENT ON RIGHT FRONT - 2 BUBBLES IN TIRE WALL FOUND. 1 WAS APPROX. 4" IN DIAMETER. THE OTHER LESS THAN 1". REPLACED THAT TIRE AS WELL. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR BLOWOUT IF NOT FOUND. THIS TIRE WAS INSPECTED 2 DAYS EARLIER WITH NO INDICATION OF FAILURE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I WAS DRIVING ON A WEEKEND VACATION WITH THE CAR LOADED WITH LUGGAGE AND 3 CHILDREN AND 2 ADULTS. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 80 MPH, IT WAS ABOUT 95 DEGREES OUT. I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE WHEN A BLOW-OUT OCCURED. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELLERATOR AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS INJURED. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE TIRE IT WAS TOTALLY SHREADED. I FEEL VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.( DOT NUMBER: DOTVD TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

TIRE TREAD IS SHOWING SINGS OF SEPARATION (CRACKED AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRE, BELOW TREAD LINE). FIRESTONE IN SPRINGFIELD, VA (703)9226565 CONFIRMS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT, HOWEVER THIS IS NOT A RECALLED TIRE. THIS TIRE WAS MADE IN CANADA VN SERIES, NOT VD. IT IS, HOWEVER, SHOWING THE SAME DANGER SIGNS THE RECALLED TIRES ARE EXHIBITING. FIRESTONE REFUSED TO REPLACE IT UNDER THE RECALL, BUT DID OFFER A PRORATED COST REPLACEMENT (ONCE THEY CAN FIND SOME TIRES TO SELL ME).( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235R75-15 )

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CRACKED ON THE SIDEWALL APPEARS TO BE EARLY SIGNES OF SEPARATING. FIRESTONE FIRST STATED 5/00 THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM, YET REPLACED ONLY 2 AT A REDUCED COST TO ME. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REPLACE THE OTHER 3 EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES ARE CLEARLY COMING APART AT THE BASE OF THE TREAD. FIRESTONE STATED THESE ARE NOT COVERED AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. PLEASE HELP ME TO HAVE THESE REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1PX TIRE SIZE: 255 70 R16 )

MY FORD EXPLORER HAS BEEN FORD DEALER (ONLY) MAINTAINED FROM NEW. THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES ON IT WERE AT P235/75/R15 DOT VNHL , TUBELESS RADIALS. THEY HAD DONE 63000 MILES WHEN INSPECTED BY FIRESTONE TECHNICIANS AND FOUND TO HAVE THREAD LINE CRACKING OVER 360 DEGREES ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE REMAINING THREAD DEPTH WAS 0.25 INCHES ON ALL TIRES -- WEAR WAS EVEN. THE THREAD DEPTH WAS MORE THAN THE HEIGHT OF THE MOLDED LOW THREAD LEVEL INDICATORS.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: 235/75/R15 )

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 )

TIRE BLEW OUT (SHREDDED) ON HIGHWAY WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. RIM DAMAGED AS TIRE VIRTUALLY EVAPORATED. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND STEER TO BREAKDOWN LANE WHERE SHE WAS TOWED BY AAA. TIRE REPLACED AT DEALER (DINGER FORD). BACKUP DOCUMENTATION (DEALER INVOICE) AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

SUDDEN TIRE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING WITH VIOLENT SHAKING OF VEHICLE, LOSS OF CONTROL,RESULTANT OVERTURNING ROLL, CRUSH OF ROOF DRIVERS SIDE, BREAK AND INWARD DISPLACEMENT OF WINDSHIELD, DRIVER STELLA S. SCOTT SUFFERED HEAD INJURY WITH EPIDURAL HEMATOMA REQUIRING CRANIOTOMY AND C7 CERVICAL FRACTURE WITH NERVE INJURY, MULTIPLE BRUISES, POSSIBLE THORACIC SPINE INJURY. 3 PASSENGERS WITH VARIOUS LACERATIONS, BRUISES, POSSIBLE RIB FRACTURES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

I AM CURRENTLY LEASING AN EXPLORER WITH WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I HAVE A WILDERNESS AT TIRE THAT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION (AN EMPLOYEE OF FIRESTONE AGREED THAT THIS TIRE IS FAILING JUST LIKE THE RECALLED TIRES). MY FORD DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND FIRESTONE WILL ONLY REPLACE THEM WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, WHICH I DON'T WANT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. HOW CAN THEY ONLY RECALL WILDERNESS TIRES MADE FROM THEIR DECATUR, IL PLANT? ARE WE TO ASSUME THAT THESE TIRES ARE MADE DIFFERENTLY AT THEIR OTHER PLANTS? IF SO, WHY ARE MY TIRES FAILING THE EXACT SAME WAY? WHAT MAKES ME REALLY UPSET IS THE FACT THAT THEY INSIST THAT THE TIRES ARE SAFE AND THAT IT IS THE TIRE OWNERS' FAULT FOR THE TIRES FAILURES. THEY REFUSE TO TAKE THE BLAME....

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT 65 MPH, 10 MINUTES SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 7002577 TIRE SIZE: P2357515 )

I DID NOT HAVE A BLOW-OUT. WHAT I HAVE THAT YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN IS FOUR TIRES WITH CRACKS ON BOTH SIDES WHERE THE TREAD LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD SEPARATE. I CAN E-MAIL YOU A PHOTO IF YOU PROVIDE ME WITH AN ADDRESS. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED IMMEDIATELY BY NTB, AND FIRESTONE WILL PROBABLY WANT THEM IN RETURN FOR REIMBURSING ME. SO, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OBTAINING ANY OF THESE TIRES PLEASE CONTACT ME BY 8/17/00. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PY TIRE SIZE: P235-75R15 )

TIRE SPLIT APART WHILE TRAVELING IN PA ON RTE 76, STOPPED ON THE RIM .( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )

REAR TIRE EXPLODED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEHICLE ROLLED THREE TIMES, TOTALLED.

THE SIDE WALLS ON THE 16 INCH FIRESTONE TIRES ON MY 1998 FORD EXPLORER, EDDIE BAUER MODEL BEGAN TO CRACK AND THE THREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE. I BROUGHT MY SUV INTO A FIRESTONE TIRE AND SERVICE CENTER. THE SERVICE MANAGER INSPECTED THE TIRES AND AGREED THAT THE 16 WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER, HE SAID THAT HE COULD NOT REPLACE THEM SINCE FIRESTONE HQ SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEIR 16" WILDERNESS AT TIRES. CONTRARY TO HQ CLAIM THE SERVICE MANAGER SEEING THE OBVIOUS DEFECT/FAILURE OF THE TIRES AGREED TO GAVE ME A SMALL ALLOWANCE ON THE TIRES IF I BOUGHT 4 BRAND NEW BRIDGESTONE TIRES. FEARING FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY FULL RETAIL, LESS THE ALLOWANCE IN ORDER TO GET NEW TIRES. PLEASE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVING PUBLIC , MAKE A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THE 16 INCH...

HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT TIRES WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE TREAD. IN HICH THE DEALER HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ME SINCE CHECKING THE ALIGNMENTS, INFLATION AND ROTATING THE FRONT TIRES TO NO AVAIL TO CORRECT THE UNUSUAL WEARING OF THE TIRE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON 04/20/00 AND THE TIRE HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. AND IT APPEARED THAT THE TIRE HAD A CUT (SMALL BLOW OUT) IN THE SIDEWALL AT EDGE OF THE TREAD AREA. IT WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE AND ANOTHER WILDERNESS AT TIRE WAS PURCHASED AS THE SPARE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 08/03/00 AND THE TIRE HAD APPROX. 13,000 MILES ON IT. THIS TIME THE DAMAGE WAS MORE SEVERE, THERE WAS A BLOWN OUT SPLITTING THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL DOWN INTO THE TREAD. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP THE EXPLORER FROM ROLLING OVER.FRONT TIRES: UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERN, CRACKS IN THEM...

WILDERNESS/AT, TIRE SIZE P23575R15, STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THIS VEHICLE BLEWOUT WHEN BACKING INTO A CURB. IT WAS A SLIGHT BUMP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

WE EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPLAINED BLOW OUT OF OUR RIGHT REAR TIRE DRIVING DOWN BERTHOUD PASS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO. FIRESTONE REPLACED THE TIRE AT NO CHARGE. THEY FOUND NO EXPLAINATION FOR THE BLOWOUT. THE WEATHER WAS COLD, COLORADO IN MARCH, AT A HIGH ELEVATION. HEAT WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON THEM. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE WE DID NOT LOSE CONTROL AND PLUMMET OFF OF THE MOUNTAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT JUST OCCURRING IN WARM SOUTHERN STATES.( DOT NUMBER: )

THIS IS A CONFIRMATION OF TROUBLES WITH THE MENTIONED FIRESTONE TIRES. WE HAD THREE INCIDENTS OF THE TIRES BLOWING OUT, WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO PENETRATIONS OF THE TIRE RUBBER, AS THE TIRES HAD FAILED. THREE DIFFERENT TIRES HAD TO BE FIXED, TWO PATCHED FROM SMALL PARTIAL TEARS ON THE OUTER LAYER, AND ONE ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED FROM FAILURE. THESE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BY MICHELEN TIRES AT 21, 500. BEFORE REPLACING THE TIRES, WE DID NOT DRIVE FAR DISTANCES AFTER THE REPEATED FAILURES, AND EVEN TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE (ALSO IN NEWMAN, GA), WHO DID NOT FIND ANY TRACES OF PUNCTURES IN THE TIRES. WE SPEND GOOD MONEY TO GET THESE AWFUL TIRES (AND UNSAFE) "FIXED" AND $424 IN THE NEW TIRES. FIRESTONE WAS WRITTEN AND NEVER RESPONDED, AS I HAVE NOW TOLD...

TIRE DISINTEGRATED( DOT NUMBER: )

I WAS DRIVING OUR EXPLORER LTD. NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CA AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN I HEARD AND FELT A HUGE BANG SOUND. I WAS ABLE TO GET CAR UNDER CONTROL AND BRING IT TO A STOP IN A MEDIAN. WE LOOKED OUTSIDE AND SAW THAT ALL THE TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OFF. THE FORCE OF THE TIRE TREAD BREAKING OFF BROKE OFF THE TIRE FENDER ON THAT TIRE, BENT THE METAL BODY OF THE CAR AT THE WHEEL WELL AND SOMEHOW FLEW UP AND DAMAGED MY BUMPER. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE REST OF THE TIRE STAYED INFLATED LONG ENOUGH FOR US TO EXIT THE ROADWAY AND GET TO A SAFE PLACE.( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PY018 TIRE SIZE: 13575R15 )

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY( DOT NUMBER: )

WE HAD A BLOWOUT ON JUNE 10,2000, BUT THE TIRE WAS NEW (11/22/99). IT TORE THE BACK PANEL OF THE TRUCK. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 65-70 MILES AN HOUR. I'M AT 67000 MILES AND HAVE HAD TO BUY FOUR NEW TIRES IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. ALL WITH THE SAME WEAR, UNEVEN & CHOPPY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

TIRE FAILURE AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEED OF 35MPHS.NO INJURIES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRE TREAD SEPERATED FROM SIDEWALL RIGHT REAR TIRE

I RECENTLY HEARD ABOUT FIRESTONE'S RECALL NOTICE. MY DAUGHTER AND NIECE WERE DRIVING MY 1998 EXPLORER ON HIGHWAY 85 IN GASTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, LAST OCTOBER. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE BACK TIRE BLEW OUT/CAME OFF THE RIM AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE EXPLORER FLIPPED OVER TWICE AND SLID ON ITS SIDE ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, MY DAUGHTER AND NIECE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES (WHIPLASH, CUTS, ABRASIONS, AND BRUISES). THEY HAD FOLLOW UP VISITS TO THE DOCTOR FOR PAIN AND STIFFNESS AND WERE PUT ON MEDICATION. THE EXPLORER WAS TOTALED. THEREFORE, I LOST THE SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN PAID ON THE VEHICLE, PLUS MEDICAL BILLS, HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND MY INSURANCE RATES WERE RAISED. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DID NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER EXPLORER. ALSO, ONE...

THE FRONT LEFT TIRE EXPLODED WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 - 70 MPH. JUST PRIOR TO THE BLOW-OUT I HAD NOTICED A SLIGHT PULL TO THE LEFT. WHEN THE TIRE BLEW I GRADUALLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE IN SLOWING THE VEHICLE. NOT 60% INEFFECTIVE, TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE. IT WAS NOT AFTER I SWITCHED OFF THE IGNITION, ABOUT 3 SECONDS AFTER THE BLOW-OUT, THAT THE BRAKES RESUMED NORMAL EFFECTIVNESS. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER. THEY DID A CHECK OF THE BRAKES AND SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BREAKING SYSTEM HAD SOMEHOW LOCKED OUT ALL BRAKES WHEN THE LEFT FRONT BLEW OUT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I WAS DRIVING DOWN 495 SOUTH BOUND IN THE FAR LEFT LANE GOING 65 MPH WHEN MY RIGHT REAR TIRE LOST IT'S TREAD. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE SAFELY OFF THE ROAD HOWEVER THE TIRE COMPLETELY FELL APART AND I WAS RIDDING ON THE RIM. WHEN I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO FIRESTONE ON JULY 10TH THEY DENIED IT WAS A TIRE PROBLEM AND MADE ME PAY TO REPLACE THE SAME TIRE AND PAY TO HAVE IT MOUNTED. AS OF TODAY 08/09/2000 THEY STILL DENY MY TIRE HAD ANY MANUFACTURE DEFECT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE SEPERATED AT 70MPH. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CROSS OVER 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC. NO OTHER ACCIDENT OCCURED. MAJOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE SIDE AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. MY 2 INFANT SONS AND MY WIFE AND BROTHER-IN-LAW WERE IN THE VEHICLE. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN CA.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R )

TIRE RECALL CONCERNS OF SAFETY AND TO CHANGE NEW TIRES ONES BY WEEKEND( DOT NUMBER: )

HAD A BLOW-OUT ONE NIGHT AFTER CLASS AROUND 9:00 PM. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT TRAVELING VERY FAST. THEN WITHIN THE NEXT 5-6 WEEKS, I HAD 2 FLAT TIRES. ALL THIS IN APROX. 6 WEEKS IS TOO MANY. AT THE TIME OF THE BLOW-OUT , MY EXPLORER WAS UNDER 20,000 MILES. WE COULD NOT FIND ANY REASON FOR THE BLOW-OUT OR COULD WE FIND ANY THING IN THE ROAD OR TIRE. IT'S BEEN 3-4 MONTHS NOW BUT I AM AFRAID SOMETHING TERRIBLE STILL COULD HAPPEN. THESE TIRES ARE NOT GOOD. TODAY ON CNN THEY ARE RECALLING THESE TIRES . ARE THEY RECALLING MY TIRES TOO? HOPEFULLY SO AND ASAP I HAVE A FAMILY WITH 2 CHILDREN THAT I DON'T WANT HURT OR KILLED. MY WORK (304)291-9320 ASK FOR CHARLOTTE ORNDOFF, AFTER 8-23-00( DOT NUMBER: W2HI TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT MY TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIRESTONE RECALL. I BOUGHT MY EXPORER NEW IN '98 AND AS I REPORTED IN THIS FORM I HAVE HAD TWO BLOW OUTS WITHIN 6 MONTHS. FORTUNATLY NEITHER ONE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT BOTH TIMES THE TIRES WERE UNREPAIRABLE. I'M ALSO VERY CONSCIOUS ABOUT VEHICLE MAINTAINENCE AND FOLLOW ALL THE MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATIONS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I CAN PROVIDE ANY MORE INFORMATION AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO THE SAFETY OF ALL WILDERNESS AT TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: HYUU TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW APART. THE VEHICLE SWERVED IN TRAFFIC AND I HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING IT IN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO ROLL OVER. THE OUTER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE AND WAS MOSTLY IN TACT. THE REST OF THE TIRE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. AFTER HAVING THE TIRE CHANGED I TOOK THE TIRE TO THE FIRESTONE STORE IN ARLINGTON, TX (LITTLE ROAD) AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE AT NO CHARGE. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL RIM. IF FIRESTONE IS GOING TO REPLACE THESE TIRES THEY SHOULD NOT FORGET TO CHANGE OUT THE SPARE WHICH IS THE SAME TIRE ON THE FORD EXPLORER.( DOT NUMBER: ???? TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )