1991 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

FAULTY FIRESTONE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED IN 1992, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER 00T005 AND = IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED 2 BLOWOUTS AND CONSTANTLY WENT FLAT, CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE 00T005, BUT THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BEFORE RECEIVING THE NOTICE. *SLC

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND IT FLIPPED OVER. THERE WERE SIX PASSENGERS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED . THEY WERE ON THE ROAD ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE ACCIDENT STARTED, IT WAS A HOT CLASSIC HOT DAY. ALL PASSENGERS EXCEPT DRIVER WERE EJECTED, RESULTING IN ONE DEATH AND FIVE INJURIES. *AK MJS (TIRE MAKE/MODEL NOT PROVIDED) ATTORNEY FOR IGNACIO FLORES, SR., OWNER.

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND A HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL PRIOR TO RECALL 00T005, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

MY LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW UP ON MY EXPLORER AS I WAS DRIVING. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR DOOR , THE WHEEL WELL, AND THE FENDER. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE AND OF THE TIRE. I ALSO HAVE THE RECEIPTS OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE.( DOT NUMBER: )

THE FIRESTONE ATX II TIRE ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH RESULTED IN TREAD WRAPPING AROUND THE VEHICLE'S AXLE. *MJS

I CALLED THE FORD DEALER, AND HE JUST LEFT ME ON HOLD, I CALLED BACK, SOME KIND OF WAY WE WERE DISCONNECTED, I CALLED BACK AND WAS LEFT ON HOLD AGAIN.

RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK A TREE. A 1991, FORD, EXPLORER; AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 98,000 MILES, P235/75R15, DOT# HYBNDFA219. FIRESTON WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK DOT # H4BNDFA219. *SLC

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON SIDE DIRT ROAD,AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. HE NOTICED THAT LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, #ATX, P2357515. HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE. *AK

PE00-020 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH FIRESTONE RADIAL AT . 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES WERE PLUGGED WITHIN 1 YEAR AND AT APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES , CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT UNEXPECTEDLY. ALL TIRES HAD PLENTY OF TREAD, AND LOOKED LIKE NEW.*AK FIRESTONE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT. *YH