FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES Complaints

BLOWOUT AT 35 MPH, POW HISS HISS, LUMP LUMP. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 8XML TIRESIZE: 235/75R15)

TIRES ARE CRACKING-DRY ROTTING. JUNK TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN73 TIRESIZE: 265/75/R16)

THE TIRES ARE COMING APART- NOT HOLDING UP. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN73 TIRESIZE: 265-75R16)

DURING AUGUST, 2000, I CONTACED NHTSA RELATIVE TO THE TIRE FAILURE ON MY EXPLORE; HOWEVER, THE AGENT I TALKED WITH ON THE TELEPHONE DID NOT TAKE ANY INFORMATION OR SUGGEST ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN. I WAS INFORMED AT THAT TIME THAT A RECALL WAS IMMIENT. THEREFORE, I MAILED THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO FIRESTONE AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 23, 2000. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD VERY LITTLE CORRESPONDENCE WITH EITHER COMPANY. THE ONLY THING FIRESTONE HAS SAID IS THAT MY ACCIDENT OCCURED IN OCTOBER 1999, WHICH WAS PRIOR TO THE JANUARY 1, 2000 RECALL DATE. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW TIRES DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 2000 WERE NOT IN FACT DEFECTIVE AND SUBJECT TO THE SAME RECALL AS THOSE ON MY EXPLORER. THE TIRE ON THE LEFT REAR BLEW OUT ON I-59 BETWEEN BIRMINGHAM AND TUSCALOOSA ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 14, 1999. THE NEXT DAY I REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH A NEW SET. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON REGARDING THIS MATTER.. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

PE00 020. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 15MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P25570R16, FDOT W2CU1PX. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE EXPLORER, THE REAR TIRE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DEFLATED SUDDENLY.TIRE SIZE P25570R17.

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 30MPH,ALOUD HUMMING NOISE STARTED,AND MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON.I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION,BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED.I FOUND THE HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK,ON THE DRIVERS SIDE,UNDER DOOR AREA.THERE IS A BLACK"BOX" WITH 2 ELECTRICAL PLUGS.IT WAS NECESSARY TO PULL ONE OF THE PLUGS TO GET THE HUMMING TO STOP.BUT NOW MY ABS LIGHT AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME ON DASH.TOOK THE TRUCK TO ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP,AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS PUMP AND MODULE BOTH WENT BAD.I WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIRS WOULD BE $1685.66.I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT BOTH PARTS WENT BAD.THE TRUCK IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD.NOW I AM DRIVING WITH MY TRUCK IN THIS CONDITION,BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH AVAILABLE CASH ON HAND TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE.(2) BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS RATTLE WHEN THEY ARE DOWN.IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAR DOWN THE WINDOWS ARE.I'M WAITING FOR THEM TO BREAK.IT SOUNDS AS IF THEY ARE READY TO FALL OFF THE TRACK.THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK.I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT ,BUT NOTHING WAS EVER DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.(3)ALSO,ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR,THERE IS AN AIR LEAK WHEN I AM DRIVING,AGAIN TOLD DEALER,AND NOTHING WAS DONE.(4)ON THE THIRD DOOR ON RIGHT SIDE,REAR,WATER LEAKS IN AROUND GLASS.TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER,& WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND THE REASON FOR THE WATER LEAK.STILL CONTINUES TO LEAK,WHEN IT RAINS OR I WASH THE TRUCK.ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE IS WITH THE TRUCK HYDROPLANEING IN THE RAIN.THIS HAS ALSO BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED TRUCK NEW IN FEB.1999.LOST TOTAL CONTROL ON ONE OCCASION.TRUCK WENT COMPLETELY SIDEWAYS ON ROADWAY.I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50MPH.,IN A 60MPH ZONE.I WAS IN TRAFFIC AT THE TIME,THE OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME REALZED THE SITUATION,AND BACKED OFF GIVING ME ROOM.WHEN I FINALLY REGAINED CONTROL,I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY.I WAS VERY BADLY SHAKEN FROM THE EXPERIENCE*AK (TIRESIZE: P265-75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265-75R16 )

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, F150, P235/70R16 SIZE. TREAD SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL AND DISINTEGRATED. *AK DOT #8X08 1RC 0300 *JB

CONSUMER HAD INSPECTED FOUR SETS OF TIRES AND FOUND OUT THAT TIRES WERE CRACKING WHERE THEY COULD BE COMING APART. FORD, RANGER, 1998, P-235/75R15. *AK

THE BEAD FAILURE CAUSED A FLAT, THE TREAD SEPARATION FAILURES BECAME KNOWN WHEN THE TIRE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR. ALL FOUR TIRE HAD SIMILAR FAILURES OF TREAD SEPARATION. ONLY THE ONE FROM CANADA HAD THE BEAD FAILURE. I WILL ATTEMPT TO SEND PHOTOS. (DOT NUMBER: VNHL1PY406 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)