1993 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VERY BADLY WITH TIRES WHETHER AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER & HAD TIRES ROTATED & BALANCED 4 TIMES. LATER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE & CONTACTED FIRESTONE. WAS REFERRED TO LES SCHWAB WHO WAS DOING RECALLS. LES SCHWAB REFUSED TO EXCHANGE TIRES DUE TO NOT RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT FROM FIRESTONE MANUFACTURER. ALSO, INDICATED THAT TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL.*AK

CABLE THAT ATTACHES SPARE TIRE HAS CORRODED, CAUSING TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235/75R15) DUE TO EXCESSIVE NOISE AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, CONSUMER STATED THAT SOME TIRES STARTED TO SHOW SOME TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC *JB CONSUMER STATED HE BOUGHT BRIDGESTONE TIRES BECAUSE FIRESTONE REJECTED HIS CLAIM AND ALL OTHER TIRES WERE OUT OF STOCK OR TOO EXPENSIVE, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT A FRONT TIRE WENT SOFT AND THE FRONT END PUSHED BADLY IN THE CORNERS, ANOTHER TIME A REAR TIRE WENT SOFT AND THE TAIL SWUNG OUT IN THE CORNERS, THIS WAS WITH THE NEW REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED FIRESTONE ATX TIRES DUE PROBLEMS WITH TREAD SEPARATION, LATER 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO ONE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE OTHERS EXPERIENCED VIBRATION, THESE WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FIRST SET OF TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED. *SLC

CONSUMER HEARD CLICKING SOUND WHILE AT STOP LIGHT, PULLED OVER,AND NOTICED THAT FLYWHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF AT 33000 MILES. *AK

WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED IF ANY RECALLS OR INFORMATION REGARDING THIS VEHICLE COME UP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKING PEDAL LINKAGE BROKE WHICH CAUSED NO BRAKING ABILTIY AT ALL, AND RESULTED IN A CRASH. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FAULTY SUSPENSION CAUSED SHIMMY/VIBRATION IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAS BALANCED AND ROTATED THE TIRES 4 TIMES, REPLACED RADIUS ARM BUSHING, ALIGNMENT, REPLACED INNER AND OUTER BEARINGS, REPLACED SHOCKS AND REPLACED THE GOODYEAR TIRES, THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT ABOUT TSB 960415A, THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE. *SLC

TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT REAR TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT CRASH OR ROLL-OVER. A LARGE PART OF THE TIRE DESINTEGRATED WITHIN SECONDS.( DOT NUMBER: )

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX II TIRES(P235/75R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ON ONE OCCASION THE SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRES AND THE DAMAGED DONE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC