1995 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

CONSUMER SAW A 6-7 INCH CRACK IN THE FRONT LEFT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P255/70R16 DOT VNCU1PL IN THE SIDEWALL, THE OTHER TIRES HAD HAIRLINE CRACKS ON THE EDGE OF THE OUTSIDE TREAD, THESE TIRES DOT # IS ST358J, DEALER STATED THE HAIRLINE CRACKS CAME FROM DRYROT, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES ON HIS OWN DUE TO NO HELP FROM FIRESTONE AND FORD BECAUSE THESE SPECIFIC TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL. *SLC

ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2000 MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING IN OUR 1995 FORD EXPLORER WHEN THE TREAD ON OUR FIRESTONE P225/70R15 DETACHED FROM THE TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY SUV UNDER CONTROL AND NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED. THE TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE EXPLORER WITH 37,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE TIRES ON MY SUV WERE NOT PART OF THE INITIAL RECALL. I BELIEVE THIS INDICATES THAT THE DEFECT IN MANUFACTURE IS SYSTEMIC TO ALL YOUR TIRE PRODUCTS. I HAVE THE TIER BUT NOT THE TREAD, AS IT IS SOME WHERE IN PIECES ON THE HIGHWAY. I WOULD LIKE A QUICK RESOLUTION TO THIS MATTER AND REQUEST THAT YOU PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT THE TIRES WITH QUALIFIED TIRES AT A DEALER OF MY CHOICE. PLEASE RESPOND PROMPTLY, AS I NEED MY SUV FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION.( DOT NUMBER: W2UU 1MX TIRE SIZE: P225/70R1 )

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40MPH & ROAD SLOPED, BRAKES WERE APPLIED & BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE SLID ABOUT 50 YARDS WHILE GOING ABOUT 30MPH. CONSUMER COULDN'T PREVENT HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SIDE. *AK

PE 00020: WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE BEFORE A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THEN, VEHICLE STARTED SWERVING BACK & FORTH. WAS CONTROLLABLE. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CHECKED TIRES AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD LOST ALL ITS TREAD & WAS SHREDDED. WAS ORIGINAL TIRE & WAS INSPECTED.SIZE P235/75R15 WITH 64,000 MILES. FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX.*AK

PEOOO20; NOT ORIGINAL TIRES ON FORD EXPLORER, 25570R16. AFTER 2000 MILES RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A KNOT ON THE SIDE.*AK FORD MOTOR COMPANY FAILED TO INFORM THE CUSTOMER THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE TO USE FOR 16" TIRE. *YH

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/AT P25570R16 TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE, INSIDE TREAD WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, AND A SMALL PIECE OF ANOTHER TIRE FELL OUT OF THE SIDEWALL. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES.*AK *SLC

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX TIRE, TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

FRONT DRIVER SIDE FIRESTONE TIRE ROTTED WHICH WAS ODD BECAUSE THE TIRE STILL HAD A LOT OF TREAD, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SHREDDED AND SEPERATED, BOTH BACK TIRE NEED REPLACING ALSO

CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THIS VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE ATX TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

TREAD SEPARATED FROM BODY OF TIRE( DOT NUMBER: VNCU IPL 1 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )