1995 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

FIRESTONE 7515 GARNERS FERRY RD, COLA SC 29209 DID FOLLOWING REPAIRS:05/22/00 ALTERNATOR, 05/01/00 BOTH REAR CALIPERS & DRUMS, 02/15/00 EET/EEC SENSORS, INCLUDING TEMP SENDING UNIT, EGR VALVE, COOLANT TEMP SENSOR08/07/99 FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM, BALL JT, ALTERNATOR AND HORN . I PURCHASED NEW TIRES 09/15/00. I REMOVED GOODYEAR TIRES PULLIAM PUT ON MY TRUCK 08/27/98.

VEHICLE FELT AS IF SOMEONE/SOMETHING PICK UP THE REAR END AND STARTED GUIDING IT TOWARD THE RIGHT HAND LANE. AFTER AN UNCONTROLLABLE RIDE, THE VEHICLE ENDED UP IN THE LEFT LANE AND THE SUV ROLLED OVER AND SLID 50 TO 60 FEET UP SIDE DOWN, VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP UP SID DOWN. I ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVER WINDOW TO GET OUT, THE PASSENAGER WINDOW BLEW OUT. DUE TO A TIRE BLOWOUT AND PEELED LIKE A BANANA, SUV TOTALLED.

ORIGINAL FIRESTONE ATX TIRES, P23575R15 VNHLIPM225. ALL 4 BELTS WERE SLIPPING, CAUSING CAR TO GO TO RIGHT OR LEFT. CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. FIRESTONE DENIED CONSUMER REFUND BECAUSE HE PURCHASED THE TIRE PRIOR TO AUGUST 8, 2000. *SLC

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1995, EXPLORER, P255/70R16 SIZE. ALL FOURFIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ARE CRACKING ON THE TREAD AND SIDEWALLS. FORD AND FIRESTONE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK DOT # VNCU1PL145

RECALL 00T005000/TREAD SEPARATION: TIRE REPLACEMENT FOR FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R15, DOT# HXHL. REPLACED ON 15-SEP-2O00 AT 74,028 MILES, AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES WERE CAUSING VIBRATION DUE TO TIRE HOP. FIRESTONE WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED ALL 5 TIRES. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY, THE RT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. IT WAS NOT A TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT, BUT WAS THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE INCIDENT IS REPORTED NOW BECAUSE OF RECENT NEWS OF QUESTIONS REGARDING EXPLORERS EQUIPED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. I NO LONGER OWN THIS CAR. (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: 225R16)

WHILE THIS BLOWOUT DID NOT CAUSE INJURY, DEATH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE IT IS OF NOTE THAT THE EXPLORER SPUN VIOLENTLY LEFT AND RIGHT. THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE LOW SPEED AND WET ROADS PREVENTED GREATER DAMAGES. THE MAINTAINED TIRE PRESSURE WAS A CONSTANT 30 PSI OR 4 PSI ABOVE FORD SPECIFICATIONS. (TIRESIZE: P235-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235-16 )

THIS FAILURE CAUSES A "SERIOUS" DUTCH ROLL (LATERIAL ROLL) PROBLEM AT CRUISE WHEN A BUMP IS ENCOUNTERED.

PE00040, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHLE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH TREAD ON ONE OF REAR TIRES CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, AND WAS NOT INJURED. TIRE SIZE LT23585R16, DOT # VDORTWT. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, FORD, F350. FIRESTONE HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS MATTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AS A PAST AND PRESENT OWNER OF FORD VEHICLES, I WISH TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE DISSATISFACTION WITH THE RECENT LACK OF SUPPORT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND ITS DEALERSHIPS PROVIDE TO INSURE THE INTEGRITY OF FORD VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS. I AM WRITING WITH RESPECT TO A RECENT REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OF MY 1995 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN THE ODOMETER READ APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES, THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG INDICATOR LAMP BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. AFTER TAKING IT TO DICK RUHL FORD AT 7250 SAWMILL ROAD IN COLUMBUS, OHIO FOR REPAIR, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE COST OF THE REPAIR ($425.45) WOULD NOT BE COVERED DUE TO EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. IN ADDITION, TWO SEPARATE VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR SINCE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSED INITIALLY.*AK