1999 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

I WAS JUST WASHING VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TIRE HAD BEGAN TO CRACK. IT IS ON THE OUSTIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE NEAR WHERE THE BELTS WOULD BE INSIDE THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE IS 21 MONTHS OLD, BUT ONLY HAS 1600 MILES AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. TIRES HAVE ALWAYS HAD 34 POUNDS OF AIR PRESSURE. I DO NOT HAVE THE DOT NUMBER WITH ME AT MY WORK WHERE I HAVE E-MAIL. I DO KNOW THAT THEY WERE CODED FOR WILSON, NC FACALITY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/70 X17 )

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL EXPEDITON, AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. TIRE WAS A WILDERNESS ATX, 16, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. IN JULY, TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE BLEWOUT WITH 21,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE DOT # IF POSSIBLE AND ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

JACK WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD VEHICLE WHEN CHANGING A TIRE. *AK

I WANT THESE TIRES OFF OF MY CAR FORD HAS HAD MANY OF PROBLEMS WITH BUILDING SAFE CARS( DOT NUMBER: )

CAR PURCHASED NEW. REQUEST CHANGE OF TIRES. FORD CLAIMS NO PROBLEM WITH TIRES. AT 3000 MILES ROTATE AND CHECK ALIGNMENT DUE TO UNUSUAL WEAR. ALIGNMENT CHECKS OK. ROTATE TIRES EVERY 3-4000 MILES AND MAINTAIN TIRE PRESSURE. AT 22000 MILES FORD CLAIMS TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND NEED REPLACING DUE TO VISIBLE CHORD AND PITTING. TIRES REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT CHECKED. ALIGNMENT CHECKS OK. THEREFORE, NOT ALIGNMENT, NOT PRESSURE SO WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING WEEK IT IS ALL IN THE NEWS. FORD AND FIRESTONE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND NEITHER WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.( DOT NUMBER: W2T6IRE119 TIRE SIZE: P265/70/17 )

P255/70R16, SIZE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999 EXPEDITION. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TREAD DISINTEGRATED. *AK AFTER RUMBLING SOUND AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BE ROUGH AND THE TIRE DISINTIGRATED. *YH

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY, TIRE FAILED, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, TREAD GONE, NOTHING BUT SIDEWALLS REMAINED. TOOK TIRE TO DEALER, SAID IT WAS RUN ON THE RIM FOR EXTENSIVE TIME, THIS WAS NOT TRUE. PAID FOR NEW TIRE AS WELL AS NEW RIM.( DOT NUMBER: W2T6IRE368 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

L/F TIRE BLEW OUT (PEELED OFF) BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND PULL OVER SAFELY TO SHOULDER AND CHANGE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )

I AM SUBMITTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RECENT CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE 15 INCH VERSION OF THIS TIRE. MY 17 TIRE EXPERIENCED AN ENXPLAINED COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE EXTERIOR SIDEWALL FROM THE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE AT 2000 MILES, BUT THE VEHICLE ( A FORD EXPEDITION) HANDLED IT SMOOTHLY. I NEVER THOUGHT TO COMPLAIN BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE TIRE, AND WHEN THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER SAW IT, HE REPLACED IT FOR FREE, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE REASON THAT THERE IS SO MUCH FOCUS ON THE 15 INCH VERSION OF THIS TIRE IS THAT THE VEHICLES ON WHICH IT IS INSTALLED (THE FORD EXPLORER) ARE LESS STABLE AND MORE LIKELY TO RESULT IN A CRASH IN THIS TYPE OF FAILURE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 INCH )

I CURRENTLY OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. IT WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. IN LIGHT OF THE VARIOUS NEWS RELEASES THAT HAVE COME OUT, I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND MY SIX MONTH OLD SON WHEN TRAVELING IN OUR EXPEDITION. I HAVE NOT YET HAD A FAILURE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT MY SIZE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATED RECALL, HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T EASE MY CONCERN IN THE LEAST. THERE ARE FAR GREATER NUMBERS OF FORD EXPLORERS ON THE ROAD WITH 15" TIRES THAN EXPEDITIONS WITH 17" HENCE THE HEIGHTENED NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. I HAVE TO WONDER IF MY FAMILY HAS TO BECOME ONE OF THE "STATISTICS" BEFORE THE PARTICULAR SIZE OF TIRE I HAVE BECOMES INCLUDED IN A RECALL. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF IT'S THE SAME MODEL OF TIRE, THEN THE SAME, OR AT LEAST VERY SIMILAR, PRODUCTION PROCESSES ARE USED. IN SHORT, I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SENT THIS SAME LETTER TO FIRESTONE ALREADY AND THE ONLY RESPONSE HAS BEEN A COPY OF A STATEMENT THE COMPANY HAD ALREADY RELEASED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/70/17 )