2000 FORD EXCURSION Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY PASSING A TRUCK RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. TIRE SIZE LT26575R16, DOT# VNWS1X02600. *AK FIRESTONE STEELTEX. *SLC

FIRESTONE, STEELTEX AT TIRES, LT265/75R16, DOT VNW8TX0279, LOAD RANGE D, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD, EXCURSION WITH 25000 MILES. CONSUMER NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION ON ONE OF THE TIRES.*AK *SLC

THESE OEM TIRES ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, I HAVE HAD 2 SIDEWALLS BLOWOUTS WITH NO WARNING IN MY FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THESE TIRES MUST BE RECALLED BEFORE THERE ARE MORE INJURIES AND/OR FATALITIES. I REPLACED THE TIRES AND HAVE THE OEM TIRES IN MY GARAGE TO RETURN TO FIRESTONE. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO HELP ME AS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. FIRESTONE CONTINUES TO BLAME THE CONSUMER FOR THESE FAILURES AND THAT IS NOT THE CASE, THESE TIRES ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME.*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE STEERING CHANGED, STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER. DEALER DISCOVERED THAT LEFT MOUNTING BRACKET THAT HOLDS CROSS TRACK BAR WAS BROKEN. WAS REPAIRD, BUT STEERING WAS STILL NOT RIGHT. CONSUMER FELT PART WAS BROKEN WHEN HE PURCHASED VEHICLE. *AK

RAISED WHITE LETTERS ON SIDEWALL HAD STARTED TO CRACK DOWN THROUGH RUBBER. TREAD WAS PEELING AWAY FROM LEFT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. LEFT FRONT HAD LOST A LARGE CHUNK OF TREAD. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT TIRE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED BEFORE REPLACING IT. CONTACTED A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO HAD ORDERED REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR VEHICLE.*AK

FORTUNATELY FOR MY FAMILY AND I, WE WERE TRAVELING ALONG A STRAIGHT SECTION OF TURNPIKE JUST SOUTH OF TULSA, OK AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70MPH. WITHOUT WARNING, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE SIDEWALL IS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE TREAD. THE TREAD ON THE TIRE IS FINE AND THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES OR OTHER DEFECTS IN THE TIRE. IT TOOK THE TIRE TO TWO SEPARATE TIRE DEALERS (NOT FIRESTONE) FOR THEIR OPINIONS. BOTH INDICIATED THAT THE TIRE SUFFERED FROM A TOTAL SIDEWALL FAILURE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. BOTH DEALERS EXAMINED THE TIRE FOR PUNCTURES, ETC. THERE WERE NONE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE AND TIRE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ASSISTANCE. SO FAR, THEY'VE BEEN INCREDIBLY RELUCTANT TO ASSIST. THEY HAVE AGREED TO REPLACE THE ONE TIRE. HOWEVER, I LIVE IN FEAR OF PLACING MY FAMILY OF FIVE IN MY PRACTICALLY NEW $40,000 VEHICLE. I HAVE ZERO CONFIDENCE IN THESE TIRES AND HAVE ORDERED REPLACEMENT TIRES (NON-FIRESTONE OF COURSE). THE PRIMARY REASON I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WAS SAFETY ON THE ROAD WITH MY FAMILY, NOW I DON'T HAVE THAT PEACE OF MIND WITH THESE TIRES. I'VE RESEARCHED SIMILAR INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE AND FOUND AT LEAST 6 PHOTOS AND REPORTS OF THE EXACT SAME TYPE OF TIRE FAILURE OF THIS TIRE. I'D HATE TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD BEEN ON A CURVED SECTION OF HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SPEED IF THE BLOWOUT HAD BEEN ON THE FRONT OUTSIDE TIRE. MY FAMILY AND I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE AROUND TO REPORT THIS TO YOU. I'M VERY CONCERNED AND UPSET WITH FORD, FIRESTONE, AND THE NHTSA FOR NOT PURSUING THIS WITH MORE VIGOR TO DATE. FORD HAS INDICATED TO ME, THESE TIRE FAILURES ARE WITHIN ACCEPTABLE INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND THEY DON'T WANT TO SET A PRECEDENT BY REPLACING MY TIRES. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THESE TIRE FAILURES FALL OUTSIDE "ACCEPTABLE INDUSTRY STANDARDS". PLEASE HELP. PLEASE RESPOND SO THAT I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING ON MY FAMILY'S BEHALF. (DOT NUMBER: VNW81X0260 TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX TIRES, LT265/75R16, DOT VNW, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD, EXCURSION WITH 9600 MILES ON TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. NO ACCIDENT.*AK TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL. *SLC

ALL FOUR ORGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX TIRES, SIZE RT265R7516, DOT#N/A WITH 25,000 MILES ARE SPLITTING 8 TO 10 PLACES ON EACH TIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES SIDEWALLS ARE LITERALLY COMING APART AND THE INNER CORES BULGE OUT THE SIDES THROUGH THE SPLITS, TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. *JB

FRONT AXLE LEAF SPRING WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED/ BRAKED OR WAS GOING OVER BUMPS OR CRACKS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR PROBLEM. MECHANIC WOULD PACK WITH GREASE, WHICH WAS A TEMPORARY MEASURE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN INFORMED OF PROBLEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN SPRAYED WITH COLD WATER WHILE WASHING VEHICLE, WHEN NEW WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED INSTALLER SAID HE HAD SEEN OTHER S.D. FORD TRUCKS WITH SAME PROBLEM SEEMS LACK OF SILICONE ADHESIVE ALLOWS GLASS TO COME IN CONTACT WITH FRAME AND CAN ALLOW GLASS TO BE "ETCHED" BY FRAME AND WEAKENS AREA.ALL TRUCKS ARE MANUFACTURED AT SAME PLANT. *AK