1999 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL STALL AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

AFTER NOTICING AN OIL LEAK, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY EXPEDITION HAS ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE FORD HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL BULLETINS REGARDING CYLINDER HEAD LEAKS AND REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET ON THE FORD EXPEDITION. THERE MAY BE MORE EXPEDITIONS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE.

ON A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION ARE FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT TIRES. VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN PEOPLE INDICATED THAT LEFT REAR TIRE WAS SPLITTING ON THE SIDEWALL WHERE TREAD MET THE CASING. TOOK TO FIRESTONE RETAILER & MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRE DUE TO NOT BEING ON RECALL. HAVE NOT EXCHANGE THE TIRE. TIRE SIZE IS #16*AK

AFTER BEING PREVIOUSLY ASSURED THROUGH PHONE CALLS TO FORD AND THROUGH A LETTER FROM FORD AND FIRESTONE THAT 17 INCH WILDERNESS AT'S WERE NOT RECALLED WE FELT VERY CONFIDENT. HOWEVER, AFTER THE BLOWOUT ON OCTOBER 04,2000 I AM CONVINCED THE 17 INCH TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED ALSO. THE TIRE HAS OBVIOUS TREAD SEPARATION DAMAGE & FORTURNATELY, WE WERE NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I AM CONVINCED IF WE WERE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THE SUV WOULD HAVE ROLLED OR FLIPPED, CERTAINLY INJURING OR POSSIBLITY KILLING MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY. THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES CERTAINLY HAVE A PROBLEM & THAT PROBLEMS IS NOT LIMITED TO THE 15 INCH TIRES. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL 16 & 17 INCH TIRES BEFORE LIVES ARE TAKEN!! (TIRESIZE: 2 R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 2 R17 )

I WAS GETTING READY TO BACK UP AND THROTTLE ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE. TRUCK PROCEEDED ABOUT 70 FEET BEFORE CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD BOTH FEET ON BRAKE LEAVING SKID MARKS FROM FRONT TIRES ON PAVEMENT.

ALL FOUR TIRES WERE FOUND TO BE "CRACKED" ALONG THE TREAD/SIDEWALL AT 11,500 MILES. LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR. WHILE AT THE CROWN FORD DEALERSHIP EARLIER THAT DAY I HAD THEM CHECK MY TIRES AND THEY SENT ME TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER, THE SERVICE MANAGE CHECKED OTHER EXPEDITIONS IN THE SHOP AND FOUND SIMULAR CRACKS ON AT LEAST ONE MORE EXPEDITION IN THE SHOP. I REALIZE THE 16" TIRES ARE NOT ON THE RECALL PROGRAM. HOWEVER, I DO NOT THINK THE PROBLEM BEGINS AND ENDS WITH ONLY 15" TIRES. I HAVE SENT COMPLAINTS VIA E-MAIL TO FORD AND FIRESTONE AND HAVE RECEIVED THEIR STANDARD REPLIES REF. THE RECALL. I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN FIRESTONE AND DESIRE ANOTHNER BRAND OF TIRE. PLEASE HELP. THANKS (TIRESIZE: 25570R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 25570R16 )

SPLITTING OF TIRE AT TREAD NEAR SIDEWALL OUTER EDGE STEEL SHOWING..ALL THE WAY AROUND TIRE (DOT NUMBER: W2CUIRD189 TIRESIZE: 255.70.16)

TIRES WERE CRACKED/SPLIT DOWN THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE, CONSUMER CONTACTED TIRE DEALER WHO STATED THAT TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES MODEL 355). NLM

TREAD SEPARATION AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED; NOTHING IN ROADWAY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: 17 INCHES)

ALL FOUR TIRES INDICATED TREAD SEPARATION @ 17" TIRES FIRESTONE SAID ONLY 50% REDUCTION. *AK (TIRESIZE: 17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )