1995 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

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 )

FIRESTONE AT TIRE (P23575R15) TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE AND CAUSED $1700 DAMAGE TO THE REAR QUARTER PANEL. NLM

RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE FAILED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT THE LEFT SHOULDER AND ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES. NLM

PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: TIRE ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. IT WAS A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, 16 INCH. PLEASE FILL IN VIN/ AND LIST DOT # AND TIRE SIZE.*AK

THE FIVE LUG BOLTS HOLDING THE ROTOR TO THE AXLE BROKE OFF DETACHING THE WHOLE RIGHT REAR WHEEL FROM THE VEHICLE. *SLC

PE00 020; CONSUMER TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THEN, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT ROLLED THREE OR MORE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY. LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT, P23575R15. THERE WERE ONE FATALITY AND THREE INJURIES. *AK

WILDERNESS HT BRAND BLEW AT 65 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY. I KEEP THE AIR PRESSURE AT NORMAL. NO RUBBER LEFT, NO NAILS FOUND, WAS RIDING ON THE RIM. REPORTED IT TO FIRESTONE DEALER. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE, TOOK OUT ANOTHER WARRANTY BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIND THE FIRST RECEIPT AND FIRESTONE DOES NOT KEEP THE WARRANTY INFO IN THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM. HOW CONVENIENT. I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT TIRES AND NEED CONSTANT ALIGNMENT. FIRESTONE SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM TWICE, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS THE TIRES. THE HT BRAND IS JUST AS UNSAFE AS THE AT AND ATX. THE SUV DRIVES LIKE IT IS ALWAYS WINDY OUTSIDE AND THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT IS HARD TO CONTROL. THE RECALL NEEDS TO INCLUDE THE HT BRAND.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, RIPPING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ON BOTH OCCASIONS. *SLC

PE00020, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, TREAD ON THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE TIRE CAME OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER. DRIVER WAS ALONE AND WAS NOT INJURED. TIRE SIZE P25570R16. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED THROUGH E-MAIL ABOUT THE TIRE. THERE WAS NO REPONSE FROM FIRESTONE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. STEEL CORE WAS COMING THROUGH TIRE. TREAD COMPOUND WAS CRACKED ALL AROUND. TOOK TIRE TO SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL TIRES, EVENTHOUGH 2 FRONT TIRES HAD PROBLEMS. DO NOT HAVE TIRES. *AK