2000 FORD EXCURSION Complaints

VALVE STEM OF SPARE TIRE EXPLODED AND CAUSED TIRE TO GO FLAT, 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN BACK OF VEHICLE WERE SCREAMING, FATHER OF THE CHILDREN WHIPPED HIS HEAD AROUND AND HAS HAD PAIN IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS EVER SINCE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO EITHER LEFT OR THE RIGHT. ALSO, EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE BRAKING, VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHUDDERS. *MR *NLM *DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT -OVER TO ARTEMIS**738752

CONSUMER HEARD ABOUT A RECALL REGARDING STALLING DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SYSTEM, CONSUMER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS REPEATEDLY AND IS REQUESTING SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL. *YH

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THE TIRE BLEW OUT BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND REPLACED THE TIRE, THIS OCCURED BEFORE THE PROBLEM BECAME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE (FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT 265-75R16). NLM

I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM YET. MY FRIEND, RICHARD JOPLIN (2730 WEST OAKS BLVD, PEARLAND, TX 77584 281-412-2358) HAS THE SAME TRUCK WITH THE SAME TIRES. HE HAD A TIRE COME APART WITH TREAD SEPARATION. I WILL NOW HAVE TO REPLACE MY FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: 265/75RX16)

VEHICLE HAS VERY POOR HANDLING ON ROUGH ROADS. DEALER INSTALLED STEERING STABILIZER WHICH HAS HELPED WITH THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF CONTROL ON BUMPY ROAD SURFACES. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN ALIGNED 3 TIMES IN 2,500 MILES AND DEALER IS STILL UNABLE TO FIX. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CREAKS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAS BEEN IN SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THIS AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX.*AK

MIDDLE SEAT AFTER LAYING DOWN TO CARRY CARGO WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AND SEAT SLAMS INTO BACK OF FRONT SEATS AND CONSOLE, SEAT BELT SMASHED PASSENGERS WHEN SEAT PROJECTS FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED

GASOLINE FUELS SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE WAS CAUSED BY A CRACKED FUEL TANK. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TANK, BUT GASOLINE SMELLS ARE STILL INSIDE OF VEHICLE.*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD A FUNNY COLOR . HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT TOLD HIM THAT THE 16INCH TIRE WAS NOT ON RECALL. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS STEEL TEX 16INCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK *SLC