1998 FORD EXPLORER Tiressidewall Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT TERRAIN, CONSUMER NOTICED GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P235/75R15 TIRE BEGAN LOSING AIR, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR BACK IN TIRE, BUT NOTICED LARGE BUBBLES PROJECTING ON THE SIDE WALL, AND THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED, TIRE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRE, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD ONLY 600 MILES, GOODYEAR STATED THAT THE TIRE WENT BAD DUE TO LOW AIR PRESSURE. *TT

WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT TERRAIN, CONSUMER NOTICED GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P235/75R15 TIRE BEGAN LOSING AIR, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR BACK IN TIRE, BUT NOTICED LARGE BUBBLES PROJECTING ON THE SIDE WALL, AND THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED, TIRE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRE, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD ONLY 600 MILES, GOODYEAR STATED THAT THE TIRE WENT BAD DUE TO LOW AIR PRESSURE. *TT

BLOWOUT IN TIRE SIDEWALL ON DIRT ROAD, LOW SPEED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2UUIPO517 TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)

THESE ARE ORIGINAL TIRES ON A FORD, EXPLORER,1998, W2HL P235/75R15. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE SPLITS ON SIDEWALL. *AK FIRESTONE WHEN ASKED BY THE CUSTOMER ABOUT THE SPLITS ON THE TIRES PUT THE CUSTOMER ON WAITING LIST. CUSTOMER OUT OF SAFETY CONCERN, PAID AND REPLACED ALL TIRES. *YH

THE TIRE WAS SPLIT ON THE SIDEWALL NEAR TREADS,FORD CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY (FIRESTONE). *ET

THE TIRE WAS SPLIT ON THE SIDEWALL NEAR TREADS,FORD CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY (FIRESTONE). *ET

ALL 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235/75R15 DOT W2HL1PY188 EXPERIENCED CRACKING AT THE SIDEWALLS, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

TIRE CRACKED AT THE SIDEWALL, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED DUE TO RECENT RECALL 00T005 (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT ON THE EXPLORER AND FIRESTONE ATX ON THE RANGER). NLM

ALL 5 TIRES INCLUDING THE SPARE HAVE AN HAIRLINE CRACK ON THE SIDE WALL APPROX. 1'' DOWN FROM THE TREAD SURFACE( DOT NUMBER: VIIHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FIRESTONE TIRES P255/70R16 DEVELOPED CRACKS ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL AND LOW AIR PRESSURE, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES DUE TO TIRES ALMOST THE CAUSE OF 2 ACCIDENTS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

AFTER DRIVING FROM OKLAHOMA CITY, OK TO SILVER CITY, NM AT HIGH SPEEDS (70 MPH) AND IN HIGH TEMPERATURES (100 DEGREES F), I NOTICED THAT A LINE OF CRACKS HAD FORMED ON ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE SIDEWALLS WHERE THE TREAD JOINS THE SIDEWALL. A TIRE DEALER IN S( DOT NUMBER: W2HL1PY138 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE00 020; TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDIVIDUAL TIRE PLACE FOR BALACING AND ROTATION OF TIRES. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAS CRACKING ALL AROUND THE SIDEWALLS. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #AT, P23575R15 #DOT W-2. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

TIRE DEVELOPED SPLITS AND CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE PROBLEM AVAILABLE. WENT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER TO SEE IF IT WAS ONE OF THE TIRES BEING RECALLED AND IT WAS NOT. THE GENTLEMAN AT FIRESTONE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HAD CUT MY TIRES, I DIDN'T AGREE. HE ALSO SAID I HAD RUN INTO SOMETHING, TIHS IS NOT THE CASE AS I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE. IMEDIATELY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AS I DID NOT WANT FIRESTONE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE ANY LONGER. IF I HAD NOT BEEN ALERTED TO THIS PROBLEM BY THE NEWS AND CHECKED MY TIRES I FEEL THIS TIRE WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY BLOWN OUT. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE THE PICTURES OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 75R15 )

SIDEWALL FAILURE/PARTIAL SEPARATION - R&R KIT NECESSARY TO BRING VEHICLE INTO ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS( DOT NUMBER: W2UU TIRE SIZE: P226/70R15 )

TIRE DEVELOPED SPLITS AND CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE PROBLEM AVAILABLE. WENT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER TO SEE IF IT WAS ONE OF THE TIRES BEING RECALLED AND IT WAS NOT. THE GENTLEMAN AT FIRESTONE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HAD CUT MY TIRES, I DIDN'T AGREE. HE ALSO SAID I HAD RUN INTO SOMETHING, TIHS IS NOT THE CASE AS I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE. IMEDIATELY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AS I DID NOT WANT FIRESTONE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE ANY LONGER. IF I HAD NOT BEEN ALERTED TO THIS PROBLEM BY THE NEWS AND CHECKED MY TIRES I FEEL THIS TIRE WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY BLOWN OUT. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE THE PICTURES OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 75R15 )

SIDEWALL FAILURE/PARTIAL SEPARATION - R&R KIT NECESSARY TO BRING VEHICLE INTO ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS( DOT NUMBER: W2UU TIRE SIZE: P226/70R15 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER MADE A PERSONAL CHOICE TO CHANGE FIRESTONE TIRES. ONE OF THE TIRES SHOWED STRESS MARKS AND CRACKING AROUND TIRES SDEIWALLS. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT, P23575R15 #DOT W2HL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

ALL FOUR TIRES HAD A CONTINOUS CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL RUNNING AROUND THE TIRE APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH FROM THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TIRE. THE CRACK IN SOME PLACES WAS WIDE ENOUGH TO STICK A CAR KEY INTO. I CALLED FIRESTONE CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND WAS PROMPTLY INSTRUCTED TO GO TO A DEALER WHO UPON INSPECTION CHANGED OUT ALL 4 TIRES. FIRESTONE DID CHARGE ME $135 TOTAL FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. MY CONCERN IS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY, BUT THAT THESE TIRES WERE NOT LISTED ON THE FIRESTONE RECALL LIST OR NHTSA SAFETY ADVISORY (9/1/00). I CURRENTLY HAVE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT THESE TIRES. THE DOT # OF THESE TIRES IS NOT ON THE FIRESTONE RECALL OR NHTSA SAFETY ADVISORY. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR IF YOU HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT TIRES WITH DOT #'S OUTSIDE THE RECALL AND SAFETY ADVISORY...

TIRE BLEW OUT WITH HOLE ON SIDEWALL OF TIRE ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE TIRE. FIRESTONE DEALER CLAIMED I PROBABLY HIT SOMETHING WHICH CAUSED TIRE FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER DRIVEN IN OFF ROAD CONDITIONS AND I BELIEVE IT WAS A CASE OF TIRE FAILURE.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15 )

P255/70R16 WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. THIS IS A MISTAKE. ONE OF THESE TIRES HAD A SIDEWALL BLOW OUT WHILE THE OTHER SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION. THESE ARE THE SAME TYPES OF FAILURES THAT THE RECALLED P235/75R15 WILDERNESS TIRES HAVE. FIRESTONE SHOULD REPLACE ALL WILDERNESS AT TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH HEARD NOISES HITTING VEHICLE. DRIVER HAD VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. PULLED OVER & CHECKED THE TIRES. NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE'S OUTSIDE WALL HAD COME OFF. THERE WAS ABOUT A 6-8 INCH OF RUBBER HOLDING THREAD TO THE TIRE. REPLACED TIRE WITH THE SPARE. STILL HAS THE TIRE. WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLE. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 WITH 38,000 MILES.*AK

TIRES ARE CRACKING AND SEPARATING AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TREAD ON THE OUTSIDE WALL.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FOLLOWING THE P235/75/R15 THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER NUMBERS, AS FOLLOWS 105 S M/S TIRE SIDE WALL BLEW OUT COMPLETELY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. I HAD TIRE REPLACED AT FIRESTONE TIRE AND SERVICE CENTER, 900 E KENNEDY BLVD, TAMPA, CUSTOMER INVOICE #007059 DATED 06/08/2000. LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE SAID Y'ALL WERE INVESTIGATING THE TIRE, THOUGHT THIS INCIDENT MIGHT HELP. TIRE BLEW OUT ON I-75 EAST OF NAPLES, FL (ALLIGATOR ALLEY). WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR THREE HOURS FROM TAMPA AT 70 MPH. TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME WAS ABOUT 95 DEGREES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: NONE? TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

THE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P 23575R15). *YC

TIRE SIDEWALL RIPPED RESULTING IN BLOW OUT (FIRESTONE / WILDERNESS AT) P235/75R 16 105 MP. *TT