1995 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

I PURCHASED THESE TIRES AT VEHICLE MILEAGE 111655, AND THE TIRES HAVE A 50,000-MILE WARRANTY. I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT 150984 MILES BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION ON THE BACK TWO TIRES. MECHANIC'S NOTES ARE "TWO REAR TIRES SEPARATED. TREAD DEPTH 2 AT 12 & 2 AT 10." DESCRIPTION OF TIRES -- WILDERNESS AT P255 70R 16 109S M/S (27951URBMO61755) MADE IN CANADA. I WAS HOPING THAT THESE TIRES WOULD MAKE IT TO THE RECALL, SO I HAVE NOT SUBMITTED THEM FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT YET. I HAVE THE TIRES. I HOPE REGISTRATION OF THIS COMPLAINT IS HELPFUL TO THE MISSION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION.( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1P7079 TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )

IN JUNE I REPLACED TWO TIRES. APPEARED BELT SEPARATED - RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR IN SPOTS. CURRENT TIRES HAVE FINE CRACKS ALL AROUND TIRES NEAR RIM.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

I IDENTIFIED THE DEFECTIVE TIRES BEFORE THEY FAILED. 95% OF EACH TIRE WAS LIKE NEW, BUT THE INSIDE TREAD WAS WARN DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS. I CONTACTED FORD, BUT THEY SAID THE ONLY THING THEY WOULD DO WAS LOOK AT IT. I ALREADY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND DECLINED THEIR OFFER TO "LOOK AT IT!" AFTER GOING THROUGH THREE SETS OF FRONT TIRES IN 75,000 MILES, I CONVINCED MY FRONT END ALIGHMENT MECHANIC TO SET THE ANGLE OF THE ALIGNMENT SO THAT THE TOPS OF THE TIRES WERE OUT 1/4 INCH. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED THE PROBLEM. I BELEIVE THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT WAS COMPOUNDED BY A FLAWED ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATION. I'M SURE THAT I WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, IF I HAD NOT PERFORMED MY OWN OIL CHANGES AND KEPT SUCH A CLOSE EYE ON THE TIRE WEAR.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R15 )

I REPLACED MY TIRES TODAY BECAUSE OF NOTICEABLE CRACKING/TREAD SEPARATION. 2 TIRES WERE VERY BAD. I DID NOT WANT TO PUT MY 2 YEAR OLD CHILD IN JEOPARDY ANY LONGER BY WAITING FOR THE RECALL ON THESE TIRES. WHAT DOCUMENTATION DO I NEED TO KEEP? DO I NEED TO GET THE DEALER TO NOTE ON MY RECEIPT THAT THE OLD TIRES ARE CRACKED? I DID NOT KEEP THE OLD TIRES. THE NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT SAN BENITO TIRE, INC., 246 TRES PINOS RD., HOLLISTER, CA (831) 637-5804( DOT NUMBER: )

I REPLACED MY TIRES TODAY BECAUSE OF NOTICEABLE CRACKING/TREAD SEPARATION. 2 TIRES WERE VERY BAD. I DID NOT WANT TO PUT MY 2 YEAR OLD CHILD IN JEOPARDY ANY LONGER BY WAITING FOR THE RECALL ON THESE TIRES. WHAT DOCUMENTATION DO I NEED TO KEEP? DO I NEED TO GET THE DEALER TO NOTE ON MY RECEIPT THAT THE OLD TIRES ARE CRACKED? I DID NOT KEEP THE OLD TIRES. THE NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT SAN BENITO TIRE, INC., 246 TRES PINOS RD., HOLLISTER, CA (831) 637-5804( DOT NUMBER: )

1 TIRE HAD PEELING TREAD, OTHER3 HAVE CRACKS IN TREADS WHY NOT RECALLED?( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPERATION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO IMMEDIATLY AND VERY RADICALLY FLY, BOUNCE AND ROLL NUMEROUS TIMES OFF THE HIGHWAY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED ON A HOT DAY VEHICLE COULD STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK

TWO WEEKS AGO WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO A FIRESTONE DEALER FOR THE RECALL. THEY PUT US ON A WAITING LIST AND SAID NOT TO WORRY, THEY LOOKED AT THE TIRES AND THEY WERE FINE. YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TIRE CAME APART. SHE NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT AS SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT THE FREEWAY. UPON INSPECTION, THE TIRE HAD A MAJOR HOLE FROM SEPARATION, NOT FROM ANY FOREIGN OBJECT. TODAY WE BOUGHT NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE FIRESTONE DEALER STILL DID NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235R15 )

IN MY OPINION, THE FORD EXPLORER AND FORD F SERIES PICKUPS HAVE UNUSUAL FRONT END HARMONICS PROBLEMS, WHICH CAUSES PREMATURE AND UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR SYMTOMS. FORD RECOMMENDS TO ROTATE TIRES AT 6000 MILES, ON FORD EXPLORER, IF YOU WAIT TILL 6,000 MILES THE TIRES WILL HAVE UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR TO THE POINT THAT ROTATING THE FRONT TO THE REAR, AND HOPE THE REAR TIRES WILL CORRECT THEMSELVES WITHIN NEXT 6000 ROTATION WILL NOT OCCUR. IN OTHER WORDS, THE FORD EXPLORER WILL WEAR TIRES TO UNUSUAL LIMITS WITHIN 6,000 MILES TO WHERE ROTATION WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITHIN THE NEXT 6000MILES. I BOUGHT 4 BRAND NEW GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT'S AT 28,000 MILES, THEY NEEDED ROTATED FAR BEFORE 34,000 MILES, GOODYEAR SAID WAIT UNTIL THE 34,000 MILES WHICH I DID. I ROTATED THE TIRES AGAIN AT 40,000 MILES AND TRADED VEHICLE OFF AT 41,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE OF GOOD TREAD BUT WORN IN A CRAZY FASHION IN AN IRREGULAR MANNER. 4 NEW SHOCKS DID NOT HELP, THE FORD GARAGE CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN SPECS. I BOUGHT A FORD F-250 WITH GOODYEAR AT'S, AND IT TO SEEMS TO BE WEARING THE TIRES FUNNY. I DO NOT DRIVE ERRATIC AND DO KEEP THE TIRE PRESSURE TO THE RECOMMENDED PSI. FOR YEARS, WHEN FORD HAD THE TWIN I-BEAM FRONT SUSPENSION ON ITS P/U'S, THE TIRES WORE FUNNY AND ALSO WOULD NOT LAST TILL THE 6000 MILE ROTATION POINT. FORD HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH VERY UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR FOR YEARS, AND IT MUST BE WITH FORD'S SUSPENSION SYSTEM, WEIGHT TO GROUND PRESSURES OR HARMONICS, BUT THEY HAVE A VERY SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW WHICH EFFECTS ITS TIRES TO WEAR UNUSALLY ON THE FORD EXPLORER SERIES AND THE FORD F SERIES, THIS IS A CERTAINTY. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT JUST EFFECT FIRESTONE TIRES!!!!!!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235R75-15 )