1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER Tires Problems

WHILE DRIVING, REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE (NO TIRE SIZE MENTIONED) BLEW OUT AND CASING FLEW OFF, DAMAGING VEHICLE, CLAIM NUMBER 03-3162-568. *TT

THE VEHICLES LEFT REAR TIRE CAME APART CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ROTATED CLOCKWISE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERTURN SEVERAL TIMES AND AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CAME TO FINAL REST ON THE SHOULDER,DRIVER SUSTAINED INCAPACITATING INJURIES, THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INCAPACITATING INJURIES BUT LATER DIED (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, WWILDERNESS AT M/S, VDHL1PY147, UNKNOWN POSITION). NLM

THE VEHICLES LEFT REAR TIRE CAME APART CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ROTATED CLOCKWISE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERTURN SEVERAL TIMES AND AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CAME TO FINAL REST ON THE SHOULDER,DRIVER SUSTAINED INCAPACITATING INJURIES, THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INCAPACITATING INJURIES BUT LATER DIED (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, WWILDERNESS AT M/S, VDHL1PY147, UNKNOWN POSITION). NLM

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT 70MPH, AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND WRAPPED AROUND THE REAR AXLE. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING FOR ONLY AN HOUR AND 25 MINUTES AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DERGREES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: 4-P235/75R)

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT 70MPH, AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND WRAPPED AROUND THE REAR AXLE. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING FOR ONLY AN HOUR AND 25 MINUTES AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DERGREES. *AK

THE TIRES FAILED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL FIRESTONE RECALL. NEITHER FIRESTONE NOR FORD IS WILLING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPALCING THE TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE DRIVING ON A DRY ROAD IN CLEAR CONDITIONS, THE CAR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IMPACT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TILT TO THE DRIVERS SIDE, SLIDING FOR ABOUT 60 FEET ON ITS SIDE THEN FLIPPING OVER ONTO THE ROOF SLIDING FOR ANOTHER 40 OR SO FEET BEFORE STOPPING. THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE TAKEN OFF IN AUGUST OF 2000 AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. I HAVE FORGOTTEN WHICH THEY ARE BUT CAN FIND OUT. I HAVE THE FULL POLICE REPORT IF YOU SHOULD REQUEST IT. I FEEL THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE DESIGN ITSELF IS THE PROBLEM.*AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, P235/75R15, DOT W2HLIPY296 EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, DEALER SAID BLOWOUT WAS DUE TO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, HOWEVER A LINCOLN-MERCURY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXAMINED THE TIRE AND DECLARED IT DEFECTIVE, THE ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND WAS FOUND TO BE WELL WITHIN MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. *SLC

NOT ORIGINAL TIRES ON A MERCURY, MOUNTINEER, 1997. 23575R15. WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT AND TIRE CAME OFF RIM, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE.*AK *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRE (P235/75R15) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE AND DAMAGES. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE TIRES (P235/75R15) DUE TO A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES THUMPING, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE TIRES (P235/75R15) DUE TO A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES THUMPING, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

ONE OF THE FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (P235/75R15) HAD A STRIP OF TIRE MISSING, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE 2 FRONT TIRES, NOW THE CONSUMER HEARS ABOUT RECALL 00T-005 AND 3 OUT OF 5 TIRES WERE INCLUDED AND REPLACED, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE 2 TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO THE RECALL WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

ABOUT 1 WEEK PRIOR TO THE AUGUST 17, 2000 DATE, I NOTICED A CHANGE IN THE WAY THE TIRES FELT WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. I THEN HAD MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE SLOWLY DOWN THE STREET AND I WALKED BEHIND AND NOTICED A BULGE IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE FIRESTONE STORE IN GARLAND, TEXAS AND THEY SAID IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD PROBLEM. I KNEW I HADN'T HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD SINCE I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE OCTOBER OF 1999 AND IT HAD DRIVEN FINE UNTIL THIS INCIDENT. THEY SOLD ME A DISCOUNTED TIRE AND CHARGED ME $65.23 TO REPLACE IT. I HAD THEM MOVE THE SPARE (SAME DOT AND SIZE) TO THE LEFT REAR AND PUT THE NEW TIRE ON THE FRONT. THEY KEPT THE BAD TIRE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THEN ABOUT NOVEMBER, 2000 THE SAME...

TIRES EXHIBIT CRACKS AT THE TREAD LINE (ALL FOUR) AND HAVE NOT FAILED. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THEM ON MY OWN BUT DECIDED TO REPORT THEM ANYWAY. I HAVE HI-RES PHOTOS AND CAN E-MAIL THEM IF YOU LIKE. ALL MEDIA RELATED TO THE TIRES THAT I HAVE SEEN SAYS THAT THE CRACKS ARE SIGNS OF TIRES NEAR FAILURE. AS MY TIRES WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL, I CHOSE NOT TO TAKE THE CHANCE. PLEASE CALL / E-MAIL IF INTERESTED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: P235-75-15 )

TIRES EXHIBIT CRACKS AT THE TREAD LINE (ALL FOUR) AND HAVE NOT FAILED. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THEM ON MY OWN BUT DECIDED TO REPORT THEM ANYWAY. I HAVE HI-RES PHOTOS AND CAN E-MAIL THEM IF YOU LIKE. ALL MEDIA RELATED TO THE TIRES THAT I HAVE SEEN SAYS THAT THE CRACKS ARE SIGNS OF TIRES NEAR FAILURE. AS MY TIRES WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL, I CHOSE NOT TO TAKE THE CHANCE. PLEASE CALL / E-MAIL IF INTERESTED. (DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRESIZE: P235-75-15)

HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER DUE TO CONTROLLING OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC NOTICED 2 REAR TIRES WERE CUPPED. HAD NO EXCESS OR UNEVEN WEAR ON THEM. TIRES STILL ON VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R15 WITH 35,000 MILES.*AK

I HAD TWO FIRESTONE ATX RECALLED TIRES REPLACED ON 02 MAR 00 DUE TO BELTS SHIFTING WITHIN THE TIRES. TWO MONTHS LATER, ON 12 APR 00, TWO RECALLED FIRSTONE ATX TIRES "DELAMINATED" (WITHIN TWO HOURS OF EACH OTHER)WHILE I WAS DRVING ON I-10 THROUGH EL PASO,TEXAS AND THROUGH LORDSBURG NEW MEXICO. THE DAMAGE FROM THE TIRES DELAMINATING WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,800. (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRE HAD BEEN REPLACED ONLY ONE WEEK AND IT WENT FLAT. A HOLE WAS IN IT. I DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING, OR INTO ANYTHING, AND THERE WAS NOT A NAIL, ETC IN THE TIRE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPARATION, MORE SO IN THE BACK, FIRESTONE WILL NOT REPLACE THEM.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPARATION, MORE SO IN THE BACK, FIRESTONE WILL NOT REPLACE THEM. (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

UPON HEARING ABOUT THE TIRE RECALL, I WENT TO MERTZ FORD WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD MY TIRES WEREN'T ON THE RECALL LIST. AS ADDITIONAL NEWS REPORTS CONTINUED, WE INSPECTED THE TIRES OURSELVES TO FIND A CRACK AT THE TREADLINE THAT RAN AROUND THE OUTSIDE PERIMETER OF ALL FOUR TIRES. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THEIR SALES MANAGER THAT SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE AS THE TIRES WERE NOT SAFE. WE RETURNED WHEN THE SERVICE DEPT. WAS OPEN AND WERE AGAIN TOLD THEY WOULD WORK SOMETHING OUT. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DROPPED OFF, WE RECEIVED A CALL INDICATING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR ALL 4 NEW TIRES (REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S (TIRES, LABOR, TAX: $379.01). I KEPT THE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND MY RECEIPT. I DON'T KNOW HOW FIRESTONE CAN MAINTAIN THAT TIRES MANUFACTURED ONLY AT THE DECATUR...

LEFT FRONT TIRE ON THE INSIDE AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON THE OUTSIDE.....THE BELTS ARE BROKE ON BOTH TIRES AND ARE COMING THROUGH THE TREAD. WIRE IS STICKING OUT OF TIRES AND IS CAUSING THE FRONT END OF VECHICLE TO WOBBLE. THE TIRES ARE TOO THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. I HAVE THE EXACT TIRE THAT IS BEING RECALLED, THE SAME BRAND AND SIZE BUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT MADE IN THE DECATUR ILLINOIS PLANT, MY TIRES ARE NOT BEING REPLACED. I HAVE A 18 MONTH OLD BABY AND EVERY TIME THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE I CONSTANTLY WONDER IF MY TIRES WILL BURST, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR A DEATH. I BELIEVE THAT MY TIRES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL OR AT LEAST BE REPLACED*AK. (DOT NUMBER: W2HL426 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

TIRE BLOWOUT WITHOUT WARNING, TIRE WAS MANUFACURED AT DECATURE PLANT (DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THESE TIRES WERE ON THEM THE FIRST ONE BLEW COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN AND I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS A TURN OFF SO THAT I COULD CHANGE IT. THAT ONE WAS REPLACED ON JAN 19 1999 WITH ANOTHER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AND THE OTHER FRONT TIRE IN SEPTEMBER OF 1999 AT MONTGOMERY WARDS WITH WRANGLER RT. THEN ON MAY 31, 2000 I HAD TO REPLACE THE BACK 2 AGAIN WITH WRANGLER RT'S. THIS WAS DO TO THE TIRES ALL SHREDDING AND PEALING LIKE AN ONION. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED MY VEHICLE WAS KNOCKED OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND HAD TO BE REALIGNED BESIDES HAVING THE TIRES REPLACED. AM I ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL TIRES. I KEPT GETTING TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS DUE TO HEAT.... (DOT NUMBER: P235 TIRESIZE: 75RX15)

DEAR SIR OR MADAM, I HAVE A 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER WITH AT TIRES THAT ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I TOOK MY VECHILE TO FIRESTONES SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY SHOW THE SAME TYPE OF WEAR AS THE RECALLED TIRES AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT SINCE THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A PRORATED AMOUNT FOR REPLACEMENTS. I DO NOT THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENTS IF THEY ARE SHOWING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALLED ONES .I AM ON THERE LIST WAITING FOR REPLACEMENTSBUT I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

DEAR SIR OR MADAM, I HAVE A 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER WITH AT TIRES THAT ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I TOOK MY VECHILE TO FIRESTONES SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY SHOW THE SAME TYPE OF WEAR AS THE RECALLED TIRES AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT SINCE THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A PRORATED AMOUNT FOR REPLACEMENTS. I DO NOT THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENTS IF THEY ARE SHOWING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALLED ONES .I AM ON THERE LIST WAITING FOR REPLACEMENTSBUT I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

THIS DEFECT INVOLVES SIDEWALL DETERIORATION AND ABNORMAL WEAR. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH 35000MI AND IMMEDIATELY THEY STARTED WEARING. IN JUNE THE FIRST TWO STARTED LOSING AIR BETWEEN THE BASE OF THE TREAD & SIDEWALL. IN EARLY JULY THE OTHER 2 FOLLOWED SUIT. WE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH B.F. GOODRICH WITH AN LT RATING. ALSO, TIRE PRESSURE WAS KEPT AT 30PSI INSTEAD OF 26 AT ALL TIMES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

THESE TIRES ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT ON A RECALL LIST HAVE A HAIRLINE CRACK AROUND THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD. THREE OF THE TIRES HAVE THIS CRACK ONE DOESN'T.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75/15 )

ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBIT CRACKS AROUND PERIMETER OF TIRES AT THE BASE OF THE TREAD. TIRES ARE NOT VD OR SUBJECT TO RECALL. THREE ARE US MADE, LAST IS MADE IN CANADA. THE CANADIAN TIRE HAS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF CRACKS. PICTURES CAN BE FORWARDED. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED A FIRESTONE DEALER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235R75 )

THE TIRES ARE BREAKING AT THE MARRAGE LINE WENT INTO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP, THE MANAGER AHMAD MADJLESSI SAID THAT THE CRAKING WAS DUE TO OZONE OR SUN EXPOSURE AND THAT HE IS UN ABLE TO HELP, I HAVE ALL OF THIS IN WRITING FROM HIM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VM TIRE SIZE: P235/70R15 )

FRONT TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS ALONG THE SIDEWALL. TIRE SIZE P235/75R15 AND DOT # VNHL376. *AK

THESE TIRES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE HOWEVER WILL NOT HOLD AIR PRESSURE I HAVE BEEN FILLING THEM EVERY NIGHT AND BY THE NEXT MORNING THEY WILL ALL HAVE LOST 2-4 LBS OF PRESSURE. HOW CAN FIRESTONE SAY THAT ONLY THE ONES MANUFACTURED IN DECATUR ILL ARE DEFECTIVE? I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND FIRESTONE AS WELL AND BEEN TOLD THESE TIRES DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM. I DISAGREE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: WD TIRE SIZE: P235R15 )

THE TIRES ARE BREAKING AT THE MARRAGE LINE WENT INTO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP, THE MANAGER AHMAD MADJLESSI SAID THAT THE CRAKING WAS DUE TO OZONE OR SUN EXPOSURE AND THAT HE IS UN ABLE TO HELP, I HAVE ALL OF THIS IN WRITING FROM HIM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VM TIRE SIZE: P235/70R15 )

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A MERCURY, MOUNTINEER 1997. THERE WAS A SMALL PIECE OF CONCRETE IN THE ROAD, NOT A HUGE PIECE.CONSUMER HAD TO RUN OVER IT TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY CAME APART.*AK BURST AND STARTED TO DELALMINATE AS OTHER PROBLEM TIRES HAVE. THE DEALER CALLED IT A ROAD HAZARD AND THE CUSTOMER PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT. *YH

PE00020, BOUGHT USED ON A 1997 MOUNTAINEER, P235/75R15, DOT W2HL1PY. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE "DRY ROTTEN" AND HAVE A CRACKED FROM THE EDGE OF THE TREAD,AND WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS, WHICH MAY CAUSE TREAD TO COME OFF IN ALL THE SAME SPOT. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING IT HAS BEEN MORE BOUNCING. *AK THE CUSTOMER WANTS FIRESTONE TO PAY THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR FAILED TIRES. *YH

PE00-020; CONSUMER HAD INSPECTED THE TIRES AND FOUND OUT THAT ALL FOUR SETS OF TIRES WERE CRACKING ABOUT 1 INCH OUTSIDE OF TIRE NEAR THE TREAD. MERCURY, MOUNTAINEER, 1997; FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R15, DOT VNHL. *AK

TIRE FAILED AT 60 MPH. SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. I SAVED TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235SR15 )

MY TIRES ARE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO THUMP THUMP THUMP ALL THE TIME. THEY HAVE CRACKS AROUND THE TREAD AREA. THE ONE TIRE (I WAS TOLD BY EXPERT TIRE HAS THE STEEL BELT SHOWING. THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED 2 MONTHS EARLIER AND THAT TIRE HAD BEEN PUT IN THE BACK WHERE I COULDN'T SEE IT. BY SHERWOOD. BOTH PLACES SAY THAT THE THUMPING NOICE IS DUE TO FRONT WHEEL AILGMENT NEEDED. PLUS THAT IS THE REASON WHY THEY SAY THE ONE TIRE IS BAD. I FEEL THAT BOTH THESE PROBLEMS ARE BAD ONES AND I NEED TO TELL YOU ALL. THANKS PAMELA S PWHEN I BRAKE (NOT EVERYTIME, BUT A LOT) IT SEEMS THAT THEY DO NOT CATCH. I PUT ON THE BRAKES AND I CAN FELL IT DRAGING. IT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO PULL BUT NOT ENOUGHT TO CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL. IT DOES HOWEVER CAUSES...

WENT TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE TIRES CHECKED NOT RECALLED BUT NTIRE SHOWN SIGNS OF "DRY ROT" SAID WOULD REPLACE BUT HAD TO USE SAME BRAND. THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN EVERYDAY. THERE SHOULDN"T BE DRY ROTT IT IS SHOWN ON THREE TIRES RIGHT NEAR THE TREADS WHAT IS MY COURSE OF ACTION? *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. FORTUNATELY OR UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE NOT THE TIRES RECALLED. THEY WERE INSPECTED BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY ARE A DIFFERENT SIZE (LARGER) AND THEY WERE MADE AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA PLANT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE TIRES FOR ONE YEAR (JUNE 1999) AND HAVE ONLY PUT ABOUT 13,000 MILES ON THEM WHEN I EXPERIENCED A BLOW-OUT. MY TIRES ARE ALWAYS PROPERLY INFLATED - I WAS NOT IN A HOT CLIMATE - AND I WAS NOT GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I WAS GOING 35 MPH ON A MAIN STREET IN CINCINNATI, OHIO, IN JUNE. MY LEFT REAR TIRE LITERALLY EXPLODED - THE SOUND WAS DEAFENING, LIKE SHATTERED GLASS. FORTUNATELY, MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD SON WAS NOT WITH ME, BUT WHAT IF HE WAS AND SOMETHING WORSE HAD HAPPENED? ADDITIONALLY, ALTHOUGH NOT RELEVANT TO THE RECALL, THE TIRES MAKE THE...

THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE ARE THE SAME TYPE AND SIZE AS THE RECALLED TIRES. ACCORDING TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE LOCATION, MY TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. HOWEVER, FIRESTONE STATED THAT MY TIRES ARE DOING THE SAME THING AS THE RECALLED TIRES AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. IT IS A CONCERN THAT AFTER THE FIRESTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS TOLD MY TIRES ARE SHOWING THE SAME SIGNS, THEY DID NOT QUESTION WHICH PLANT MY TIRES CAME FROM. APPARENTLY, THE RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE TIRES FROM OTHER PLANTS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15 )

I COMPLETED A COMPLAINT FORM YESTERDAY, AND HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TODAY. ONE OF THE DEALERS WHO INSPECTED MY TIRES CLAIMED THEY WERE MADE IN SC; I REVIEWED THE Q AND A FOR FIRESTONE AND AND TIRE WITH "VD" WAS MADE IN DECATUR, ILL. I HAVE ALSO REVIEWED THE OTHER POSSIBLE TIRES THAT MAY BE RECALLED, BUT THE TIRE INFORMATION FROM THE DEALER DOES NOT APPEAR TO MATCH. HOWEVER, I STILL HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE WILDERNESS AT, AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. I AM WONDERING IF THE TIRES I HAVE WERE PART OF THE 1.4 MILLION AFTERMARKET TIRES THEY HAVE DESCRIBED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. RESPECTFULLY, LINDA CATANZARO( DOT NUMBER: VD66 TIRE SIZE: 30X9.50R15 )

CRACK [SEPERATION?] AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE ON SIDEWALLS ,3/4 INCH IN FROM TREAD( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

DAMAGED TIRE WAS NOTICED WHILE STATIONARY.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75/15 )

UPON INSPECTION BY MY AUTO MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED TODAY THAT MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS NEAR IMEDIATE FAILURE FROM SEPERATION OF THE TREAD FROM THE TIRE CASING AND THAT THE TWO REAR TIRES WERE ALSO NEAR FAILURE. I CALLED MY DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT INVOLVE THEMSELVES WITH TIRES THAT ARE NOT PART OF A RECALL. I MUST REPLACE THE TIRES TOMMORROW FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. PLEASE SECURE THE SAFETY OF OTHER FAMILIES BY ALERTING THE PUBLIC OF THE PRESENT DANGERS. RECALL OR NOT, GET THESE TIRES OFF THE ROAD.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: P2357515 )

WE BOUGHT OUR MERCURY MOUNTAINEER IN JANUARY, 1998 (MFGD IN APRIL, 1997) SERIAL #[XXX] AND WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR WE NOTICED THE SIDEWALL AND TIRE TREAD WAS PEELING FROM THE TIRE. WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION (HATFIELD'S LINCOLN MERCURY LOCATED IN COLUMBUS, OH) AND THEY DISMISSED IT. WE TOLD THEM THE SUV VIBRATED AND RUMBLED AND RODE VERY, VERY ROUGH. THEY SAID TO ROTATE THE TIRES. IT CONTINUED TO DO IT AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY (9/13/00). WE HAVE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED MANY TIMES. WE ARE VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND FOLLOW THE NEWS RELEASES CLOSELY SINCE THE TIRE RECALL. WE HAVE HAD MUCH TROUBLE WITH THESE TIRES AND THE GARAGE CONTINUOUSLY DISMISSED OUR CONCERNS. WE TRAVEL CROSS COUNTRY AT POSTED SPEEDS AND THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST FREQUENTLY. WE HAVE NOW MOVED TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM, AND ARE EVEN MORE CONCERNED SINCE IT IS HOT WEATHER AND...

TIRE FAILED AT 60 MPH. SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. I SAVED TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235SR15 )

MY TIRES ARE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO THUMP THUMP THUMP ALL THE TIME. THEY HAVE CRACKS AROUND THE TREAD AREA. THE ONE TIRE (I WAS TOLD BY EXPERT TIRE HAS THE STEEL BELT SHOWING. THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED 2 MONTHS EARLIER AND THAT TIRE HAD BEEN PUT IN THE BACK WHERE I COULDN'T SEE IT. BY SHERWOOD. BOTH PLACES SAY THAT THE THUMPING NOICE IS DUE TO FRONT WHEEL AILGMENT NEEDED. PLUS THAT IS THE REASON WHY THEY SAY THE ONE TIRE IS BAD. I FEEL THAT BOTH THESE PROBLEMS ARE BAD ONES AND I NEED TO TELL YOU ALL. THANKS PAMELA S PWHEN I BRAKE (NOT EVERYTIME, BUT A LOT) IT SEEMS THAT THEY DO NOT CATCH. I PUT ON THE BRAKES AND I CAN FELL IT DRAGING. IT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO PULL BUT NOT ENOUGHT TO CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL. IT DOES HOWEVER CAUSES...

WENT TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE TIRES CHECKED NOT RECALLED BUT NTIRE SHOWN SIGNS OF "DRY ROT" SAID WOULD REPLACE BUT HAD TO USE SAME BRAND. THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN EVERYDAY. THERE SHOULDN"T BE DRY ROTT IT IS SHOWN ON THREE TIRES RIGHT NEAR THE TREADS WHAT IS MY COURSE OF ACTION? *AK( DOT NUMBER: )