1993 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND LEAVE THE ROADWAY, AFTER LEAVING THE ROAD THE VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE AND SLID APPR. 20 YDS. BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A DITCH, THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED, THE DRIVER COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT, CRASH REPORT NUMBER 53648116, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE P235/75R15 RADIAL ATX M/S, W2HL1M0422). NLM

THE GLASS SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. REPORTED TO FORD BUT THEY DID NOT SEEM TO CARE!. *AK

FIRESTONE ATX TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT, PREVIOUSLY 2 OTHER TIRES EXPERIENCED CRACKING AND TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

PE00 020; SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A BANGING NOISE. VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE, AND SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, AND PULL IT OVER. LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. ALSO, DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #ATX, P23575R15. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE. *AK

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: NOTICED CRACKS AROUND THE SIDEWALL ON ALL FOUR TIRES, AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 30,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE P235/75R15, DOT# VNHL. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK CONSUMER PURCHASED TIRES IN JUNE OF 1997.

NEW FIRESTONE ATX TIRES PUT ON 2/18/99. ONE CAR ROLLOVER ON 8/28/99. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE 94 MINNESOTA. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. INSURANCE CONTACTED AND PAID FOR VEHICLE AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ALL 4 OF MY MICHELIN LTX M/S P235/75 R15 TIRES ARE EXHIBITING SEVERE CRACKING AND TREAD SEPARATION. BASED UPON SIMILAR PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH OTHER MANUFACTURERS' TIRES, I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE GREAT HARM AND DAMAGE. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PRODUCT FOR POTENTIAL RECALL. (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ALL 4 OF MY MICHELIN LTX M/S P235/75 R15 TIRES ARE EXHIBITING SEVERE CRACKING AND TREAD SEPARATION. BASED UPON SIMILAR PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH OTHER MANUFACTURERS' TIRES, I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE GREAT HARM AND DAMAGE. I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PRODUCT FOR POTENTIAL RECALL. (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE EXPLODED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, (TIRE MAKE/MODEL NOT PROVIDED). TIRES FAILED ON APRIL 7TH, 2000 ALSO, CAUSED COLLISION WITH GUARDRAIL, NO INJURIES. *AK *MJS

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH TIRE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DISINTERGRATED. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED. NO OTHER PASSENGERS WAS IN THE VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS INJURED. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE ATX, P23575R15. NOT ORGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 15,000. AS A RESULT OF INCIDENT, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE DOT # AND VIN # IF POSSBILE.*AK