1994 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE PEELED COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRE AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO AUG 9, 2000 AND WERE NOT PURCHASED ON A PRO-RATED BASIS (FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX). NLM

TWO FIRESTONE TIRES DELAMINATED, CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000. NLM

EA00023;FIRESTONE ATX TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65-70 MPH, TREAD ON REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF TRUCK. TIRE SIZE P23575R15. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1994, FORD, EXPLORER. *AK THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED AND THE TREAD THAT SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL BELT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRES WERE SEPARATING FROM THE STEEL BELTS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

CONSUMER HAD FIRESTONE ATX TIRES ON THE VEHICLE THAT VIBRATED, LEAKED, AND EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH WILDERNESS TIRES, THE NEW TIRES STILL EXPERIENCED SPLITTING IN THE TREAD, VIBRATION, AND SHAKING EVEN WITH TIRE ROTATIONS, THE CONSUMER HAS NOW RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 00T005 AND DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TIRES DUE TO THE LONG WAITING PERIOD AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC

BEAD OF TIRE CAME OFF ON TWO OCCASION, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FIVE TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT PRIOR TO RECALL (00T-005) NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED REIMBURSEMENT, THE DEFECT WAS PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2000. *MJS

CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AFTER A TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT IN 1996, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FIVE TIRES DUE TO FIRESTONE RECALL (00T-005), HOWEVER ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES (GOODYEAR WRANGLER) WAS OUT OF ROUND, CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPLACEMENT TIRES AND FEELS THEY ARE NOT OF GOOD QUALITY. *MJS

WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A EVERYDAY BLOWOUT. SINCE THE INFORMATION OF THE TREAD SEPARATION, I REALIZED THAT THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO ME. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED NONETHELESS. (TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )