1994 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

WITH ABOUT 30,103 MILES OF USE, THE TIRE HAD A 2 INCH DIAMETER BULGE IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD SURFACE AND WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER ATX TIRE AT OLATHE FORD.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FIRESTONE ATX RIGHT REAR TIRE(NO SIZE OR DOT # GIVEN) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING, FAULTY TIRE WAS THE ORIGINAL SPARE AND HAD 20000 MILES ON IT. *SLC

PEOO, 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN IT STARTED VIBRATING. TIRE TREAD CAME COMPLETLY OFF, AND ONE SOLID PIECE, AND IT TORE THE RUNNING BOARD OFF/BROKE THE RUNNING BOARD IN HALF. THEN, IT SLAPPED UP AND DENTED THE TAILGATE/ SIDE AND REAR. TIRES WERE FIRESTONES#ATX, SIZE P235/75R 15 . THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED SOME WHAT PREMATURELY ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAD THEM REPLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE ALARMING PART OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT LOOSENESS WAS THE RAPID WEAR THAT IT CAUSED TO THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRES. THIS VEHILCE WENT THROUGH THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION AT SPENCE FORD 5/12/97 WITH 38817 MILES. I CHANGED MY OWN OIL TWICE AT 42,039 AND 45,175 MILES AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUT TO OBSERVE THE TIRES. THE POINT IS THAT BY 47,050 THE VERY INSIDE EDGE OF THE FRONT TIRES HAD WORN RIGHT DOWN TO THE STEEL CORD. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE SITTING IN THE PARKIND LOT AT WORK. THE TIRES WERE FIRESTONE ATXS P235/75R -15 THE TYPE AND SIZE JUST RECALLED AND I REPLACED THEM WITH THE SAME. THE PUBLICITY OF THIS RECALLED HAS MADE ME WONDER IF THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THIS VEHICLE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO SOME OF THE TIRE FAILURES. WHILE THE LOOSENES THAT DEVELOPED IN THE LOWER BALL JOINTS SEEMED SOMEWHAT PREMATURE, IT IS HOW QUICKLY THIS CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGE RIGHT DOWN TO THE STEEL CORDS THAT SCARES ME AND SEEMED EXTREME IN MY EXPERIENCE. I WAS DRIVING ON TIRE THAT WERE READY TO BLOW OUT AT ANYTIME BEFORE I REALIZED ANYTHING WAS WRONG. *AK

I DID NOT THINK ABOUT IT AT THE TIME OF THE FLAT TIRE UNTIL THE MEDIA ON THE PEELING OF THE TREAD WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE OTHER 3 FIRESTONE ATXS EXCEPT THE SPARE OF WHICH I STILL HAVE UNTIL THE RECALL HITS THE STATE OF COLORADO. AM LOOKING TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT AND JOIN ANY CLASS ACTION OR REIMBURSEMENT FILE FROM FIRESTONE. I HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS FOR VERIFICATION. *AK

TREAD PEELED OFF TIRE AT 70 MPH ON I-5 IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY (AMBIENT TEMP. APPROXIMATELY 95 FAHRENHEIT). MY GOOD DRIVING AND GUARDIAN ANGEL PREVENTED A FATAL CRASH. INCIDENT DID CAUSE SIGNIFICANT CAR BODY DAMAGE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRE EXPLODED, VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, DRIVER KEPT CONTROL, NO INJURIES OR OTHER DAMAGE FOUND, REPLACEMENT TIRE PURCHASED.. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PE 00020: WHILE DRIVING 65MPH & FELT LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT. PULLED OVER & CHECKED TIRE. NOTICED TREAD WAS PARTIALLY HANGING ON TIRE. DO NOT HAVE TIRE. WAS A REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL TIRE. A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX, SIZE P235/75R15 WITH 99,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

FIRESTONE ATX RADIAL TIRES (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AND BELT SEPARATION. *SLC

THE TREAD OF THE TIRE PEELED BACK TO REVEAL EXPOSED METAL. I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A SLOW HISSING SOUND WHILE I WAS STOPPED. I DROVE APPROX. 1 MILE AND THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )