1997 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

PE-00020, TIRE SIZE P23575R15, DOT-W2HL, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING TREAD ON PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE SEPARATED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS/AT TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE. SIDEWALL PEELED OFF JUST LIKE A BANANA. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN WHERE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P235/75/15 *MW

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH TREAD ON THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, WHICH WAS A 1997, EXPLORER. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WLDERNESS HT, P22570RI5, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT WITH 36,800 MILES. OWNER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH FIRESTONE AT THE CUSTOMER'S SERVICE NUMBER.*AK DOT #W2UU1P0187, 2 TIRES HAVE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ONE SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FRONT LEFT TIRE WHICH WAS AN FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/AT P23575R/15 HAD THREE LOOSE BELTS COMING OUT OF IT. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TIRE LOOKED LIKE IT DISINTEGRATED WHERE THE TIRE TREAD MET THE SIDEWALL.( DOT NUMBER: )

AFTER ABOUT 40000 MILES ON THE TIRES I STARTED HAVING TROUBLES STEERING THE CAR. I HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES. IT WAS ALWAYS OKAY. I WAS HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE THAT I WORE SOME OF THE COVERING OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. FINALLY MY FORD DEALER SAID IT LOOKED AS IF I WAS HAVING TREAD SEPERATION. HE SHOWED ME AND I WENT TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER. HE SAID TREAD SEPERATION WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TIRES EVEN THOUGH I SHOWED HIM WHERE IT WAS STARTING TO COME OFF. HE CHECK THE ALIGNMENT, CHANGED IT A LITTLE AND SWITCHED MY FRONT TIRES-LEFT TO RIGHT. IT FELT OKAY, BUT I DIDN'T LIKE WHAT I HEARD SO I WENT TO MY FORD DEALER AND HAD HIM REPLACE THE TIRES. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED, BUT IF I HADN'T TAKEN ACTION THERE COULD HAVE BEEN. FIRESTONE IGNORED MY COMPLAINT AND DISAVOWED THE PROBLEM.( DOT NUMBER: VD-- TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON PA TURNPIKE. VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, RAIN/SNOW CONDITIONS, TIRE COMPLETELY SHREDDED. AAA RESPONDED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISSTANCE, PA STATE TROOPERS ALSO RESPONDED DUE TO (DANGEROUS) LOCATION OF VEHICLE, MOTHER TRAVELING ALONE WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON PA TURNPIKE. VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, RAIN/SNOW CONDITIONS, TIRE COMPLETELY SHREDDED. AAA RESPONDED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISSTANCE, PA STATE TROOPERS ALSO RESPONDED DUE TO (DANGEROUS) LOCATION OF VEHICLE, MOTHER TRAVELING ALONE WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

RUBBER SEAL ON FUEL TANK CAP FAILED CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACEMENT OF FUEL TANK CAP $110. SEAL ON CAP WAS TORN. THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE. FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE VECHILE WAS UNDER WARRANTY.

ALL 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P255/70R16 ARE CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALLS, CRACKS BEGIN WHERE THE TREAD STARTS, DOT W2CU. *SLC