1999 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

LEASED VEHICLE. UPON RECEIPT, NOTICED WHITE "PAINT" AROUND SIDEWALLS OF TIRES. SINCE RECALL ANNOUNCED ON P235'S, EXAMINED TIRES MORE CLOSELY TO SEE "PAINT" ACTUALLY "DIVETS" OF RUBBER MISSING OUT OF SIDEWALLS ON ALL TIRES AROUND ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. LOOKS LIKE BEGINNINGS OF SEPARATION OF SIDEWALL. CAN E-MAIL DIGITAL PICTURES IF REQUESTED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

TIRE DEFECT: DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WITH MY FAMILY OF FIVE WE HEARD A "BANG" AND REALIZED THE REAR RIGHT TIRE HAD BLOWN. BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE BLOW OUT WE FELT IMMEDIATELY THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND EXPRESSED OUR CONCERN TO NEMER FORD. THE FORD EXPEDITION HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR ANY OFF-ROAD PURPOSE. NEMER FORD REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING AND SIMPLY REFERRED US TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US IT MUST HAVE BEEN PUNCTURED, WHICH WE KNEW WAS NOT TRUE. WE HAVE NOT REPLACED THE TIRE AND STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRE TO PROVE TO SOMEONE THAT THE TIRE IS DEFECTIVE! FIRESTONE TOLD US WE NEEDED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRE, I WILL NOT RISK MY FAMILY'S SAFETY BY PURCHASING ANOTHER FIRESTONE PRODUCT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R )

DRIVING ON I 75 GOING SPEED LIMIT (70MPH), 94 DEGREES OUTSIDE. DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE GOES FLAT. WHEN I STOP THE CAR AND LOOK AT THE TIRE THE TIRE HAS NEARLY DISENEGRATED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DON OLSON TIRE, A FIRESTONE DEALER WHO CHARGED ME $112.00 TO REPLACE THE TIRE. I ARGUED THAT THE TIRE MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE MUST HAVE BEEN LOW ON AIR OR HAD A NAIL IN IT. I ASKED ROGER AT DON OLSON IF HE FOUND A NAIL IN THE TIRE, HE SAID NO. I ASKED HIM IF ANY OF THE OTHER TIRES WERE LOW ON AIR, HE SAID NO. BUT, I STILL HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE. NOW I FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 15 INCH WILDERNESS TIRES AND NOT 16 INCH. I HAVE PLED MY CASE TO FIRESTONE AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE AS OF THIS WRITING.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 2557016 )

THE TIRE ON MY SUV SEPARATED SO BAD THAT IT LOOKED SHREDDED OFF ON THE RIM. I DIDNT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT AT THE TIME UNTIL THE FIRESTONE RECALL ON THE SAME BRAND TIRE. ACCORDING TO WHAT IVE SEEN AND READ, FIRESTONE IS SAYING THEY ONLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 15 INCH TIRE NOT THE 17. I DISAGREE AFTER SEEING PICTURES ON TV AND IN THE PAPER, MY TIRE LOOKED THE SAME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH THE SAME SIZE/BRAND TIRE AS MINE. THANKS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265\70R-1 )

FIRESTONE HAS RECALLED THEIR WILDERNESS AT FIFTEEN INCH TIRES BUT I HAVE SIXTEEN IN TIRES OF THE SAME BRAND.THESE TIRES ARE SHOWING CRACKS AT THE SAME LOCATION WHERE TREAD SEPARATION IS OCCURING ON THE FIFTEENS.I BELEAVE THAT THESE TIRES ON MY FORD EXPEDITION MAY BE UNSAFE.HOW CAN I PURSUE THIS ISSUE SINCE I HAVE THIS VEHICLE LEASED FROM FORD MOTOR CO.THESE CRACKS ARE CONSISTANT ON ALL FOR TIRES AND LOOK LIKE THEY ARE JUST WAITING TO SEPARATE. IF IT BELONGED TO ME I WOULD NOT DRIVE ANOTHER DAY ON THESE TIRES BUT IT IS ON A FOUR YEAR LEASE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

TIRE EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

I STILL HAVE THE TIRE, WHEEL AND A DIGITAL PHOTO TAKEN THE DAY OF THE FAILURE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255 70R16 )

DEFECTS TO OUR OEM TIRES ON OUR NEW EXPEDITION, SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA. IN MID0AUGUST, AFTER ONLY HAVING OUR TRUCK FOUR MONTHS AND WITH ONLY 2500 MILES ON IT, THE FRONT LEFT SIDE TIRE'S BELTS BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE. FIRESTONE REPLACED. FOUR MONTHS LATER, REAR RIGHT TIRE BEGAN TO GO FLAT AFTER HEATING UP, FIRESTONE TOOK OVER A MONTH OF TESTING ON THE TIRE ON THE TIRE AND REFUSED TO REPLACE IT EVEN THOUGH WE RETURNED IT FOUR TIMES DUE TO THESE FLATS. FINALYY, AFTER A MONTH OF COMPLAINTS, THEY RELUCTANTLY REPLACED THE SECOND TIRE. TWO DEFECTIVE TIRES IN LESS THAN EIGHT MONTHS OF THE VEHICLE BEING NEW AND THEY REPORTED NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIRE. I NOTIFIED FIRESTONE AND FORD OF MY CONCERNS ON 8/28/99 AFTER THE FIRST DEFECT AND HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255-70-16 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY WHILE RAINING, HE SWITCHED INTO ANOTHER LANE, AND VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE HAD SKIDDED INTO A ENBANKMENT AND ROLLED TWICE OR MORE. THERE WERE INJURIES AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. AFTER LOOKING AT PICTURES TAKEN OF THE VEHICLE AFTER ACCIDENT IT WAS NOTED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS DAMAGED. IT IS UNCERTAIN IF THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL OR WAS THE RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TIRES IN QUESTION WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE A B.F. GOODRICH, REPLACED JUNE 3, 2000 BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED A DEFECT. *AK *MJS

PE-00-020-TIRE ON A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION TIRE, SIZE NOT AVAILABLE, AND DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. TIRES ONLY HAVE 10 THOUSAND MILE ON THEM. CONSUMER NOTED THAT TIRES HAS CRACKED AROUND THE SIDEWALL AREA. TIRES HAVE A 2-3 INCH CRACK ON THE TIRES, AND TREAD COULD BE PULLED BACK AT THE SIDEWALL WHICH EXPOSED THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P255/70/R16 *MW