1999 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

WHILE A 1999 FORD, EXPEDITION, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIDE P255/70R16 AND DOT# UNAVAILABLE WAS BEING SERVICED WAS INFORMED OF CRACKS AROUND THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE TREAD MEETS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND WILL NOT REPLACE BECAUSE TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *AK ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE SHOWN SIGN OF CRACKING ALONG THE TREAD. FIRESTONE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *YH

TREAD SEPARATION WITH 4-5 INCH BREAK AND COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF TIRE. THIS COMPLETE TIRE FALILURE COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS I HAD BEEN DRIVING 70 MPH. THE TREAD SEPARATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE AND TORE THROUGH TO THE INSIDE WITH THE 4-5 INCH SLIT COMPLETELY THROUGH. I AM FORTUNATE THAT IT DID NOT BLOW OUT AT THE HIGH SPEED DRIVING. WHEN I SAW HOW THE TIRE FAILED, I ASKED FIRESTONE TO REPLACE THEM BUT THEY REFUSED AND SAID THAT ONLY 15 INCH TIRES WERE BEING REPLACED. WELL, THIS TIRE HAD THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE. I BECAME SO CONCERNED FOR MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY THAT I HAVE NOW REPLACED THEM WITH MICHELIN TIRES MYSELF AND HAVE THE FIRESTONE TIRES IN MY GARAGE WAITING ON THE NHTSA TO FORCE FIRESTONE TO TAKE RESPONSIBLE ACTION TO REIMBURSE ME FOR REPLACING THESE DANGEROUS TIRES. IT IS NOW NOT ONLY THE 15 INCH, BUT ALSO THE 16 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT ARE FAILING. HELP US THE INNOCENT PUBLIC.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2CU TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

I TOOK THE TIRE INTO A FIRESTONE DEALER DUE TO A SLOW LEAK, THEY CHECKED THE TIRE, DISMOUNTED IT AND AFTER REASSEMBLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE. THE TIRE CONTINUED TO EXIBIT A SLOW LEAK RATE OF ABOUT 10 LB IN 2 WEEKS. DUE TO THE PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES IN GENERAL I REPLACED ALL OF THEM. THEY ALL EXIBIT TREAD SEPERATION RIDGES IN THE SIDEWALLS. I HAD FIRESTONE TIRES IN 1974 AND AFTER A TOTAL OF 19 TIRES 12 PLUS THE ORIGINAL 5 I WENT TO BIAS PLY THEY WERE L 78 R 15 C RANGE TIRES ALSO. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2T6IRE149 TIRESIZE: P265/70R17)

I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES FOR VARIOUS REASONS, BUT HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME THING AND STILL NOT FIXED. THANK GOD MY TIRES HAVE NOT BLOWN OUT. *AK

REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEWOUT...SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT THEN THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DROPPED ONTO THE RIM,II COASTED TO A STOP. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, ASKED THE TECHNICIAN WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS TO OCCUR ON A TIRE WITH LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT. HE SAID HE COULDN'T TELL, BUT BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE RUPTURE HE DIDN'T THINK I RAN OVER ANYTHING. HE SAID I WAS "LUCKY TO HAVE FIRESTONE TIRES BECAUSE THE RUPTURE WAS SO CLOSE TO THE SIDEWALL ON A CHEAPER TIRE IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. RIGHT NOW I DONT FEEL SO LUCKY TO OWN FIRESTONE TIRES. SHOULD I REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND? THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2CUIRD019 TIRESIZE: P255-70R16)

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING TIRES BE REPLACED. *SLC

TIRE RUBBER IS SPLITTING IN THE AREA WHERE THE TIRE AND WHEEL MEET LARGEST SPLIT IS APPX. 6 INCHES LONG AND APPX 1/4 INCH WIDE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/16 )

THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE DO NOT HAVE A HEAT RESISTANCE RATING ON THEM. I CHECKED ALL FOUR TIRES AND THERE ARE NO RATINGS. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE RATING IS REQUIRED BY LAW . I WANT TO KNOW ,IF THE RATING IS REQUIRED, DO I HAVE RECOURSE. IF THE TIRES ARE ILLEGAL BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE HEAT RATING, CAN I HAVE FORD OR FIRESTONE REPLACE THE TIRES? *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )

ALL FOUR TIRES ARE DRY ROTTING ON THE TREAD AND FORD AND GENERAL WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES AT THERE COST. SINCE ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE TIRE. ATTACHED IS AN EMAIL I SENT TO GENERAL TIRE AND FORD, NEITHER OF WHICH OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN POINT THE FINGER AT EACH OTHER. EMAIL: I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH GRABBER AW 255-R70-16 TIRES. IN JANUARY MY WIFE BROUGHT IN THE CAR TO FORD FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND POINTED OUT UNUSUAL WARE ON THE TIRES. FORD SAID IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I LET IT GO. BECAUSE OF ALL THE FIRESTONE ISSUES I DECIDED TO INSPECT MY TIRES IN AUGUST, AND DISCOVERED THAT THEY APPEAR TO BE DRY ROTTING ON THE OUTER TREADS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. I CALLED YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD TO GO TO SEARS AND HAVE THEM INSPECT MY TIRES. I DID THIS AND THE YOUNG MAN WHO HANDLES THE REGISTER MADE A TWO MINUTE INSPECTION OF MY TIRES AND SAID THE DRY ROTTING WAS NOT SEVERE AND NOT EFFECTING THE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255-R70-16 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE P265/70R17 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER FELT WHEN TIRE CAME APART. *SLC