1996 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX P235/75R15 A FIRESTONE TIRE CAME APART AND DAMAGED THE BODY ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE REAR DAMAGING THE VEH--P. FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX P235/75R15, NI NO LONGER HAS THE TIRE AND HAS SINCE REP ALL FOUR($415.52), INFO TAKEN OFF OF THE SPARE TIRE. (CLAIM# 59-V543-930) *MW

FIRESTONE ATX 235/75R15 THE INSURED WAS SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 183 APPROX 1.4 MILES SOUTH OF LULING IN GONZALES COUNTY. SHE HEARD A LOUD POP AND HER LEFT REAR TIRE LOST TREAD. HER RIGHT REAR WHEEL THEN CAME OFF THE VEHICLE AND SHE LOST CONTROL AND THE FORD EXPLORER ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES. A PASSERBY PULLED HER FROM THE EXPLORER JUST PRIOR TO IT CATCHING FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED IN THE ENSUING FIRE. EXPLORER LOST TREAD ON LEFT REAR TIRE, IT ROLLED, THEN CAUGHT FIRE, TOTAL BURNCONSUMING THE TIRES. ANY SIMILIAR PROBLESM WITH TREAD SEPARATION ON EXPLORES? (CLAIM# 53-C586-747) *MW

TIRE FAILURE-FIRESTONE ATX-TREAD SPEARATED WHILE INSURED DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 15. INSURED LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED VEHICLE. (CLAIM# 28-3060-226) *MW

TIRE FAILURE-FIRESTONE TIRE BLOW OUT POSS DEFECT CAUSED INSD DRIVER SON TO LOSE CONTROL AND ROLL VEH. TLSR SHOWS TIRE TO BE FIRESTONE. (CLAIM# 59-V537-710) *MW

HE DROVE IV TO MONTGOMERY WARDS AUTO DEPT-HE IS HAVING THE TIRE REPLACED AND WILL SAVE THE DAMAGED TIRE. ESTIMATE AMOUNT 874054 NO INJURY INVOLVED. HERE'S THE INFO YOU REQUESTED. 1) FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX 2) P235/75/R15 105S M/S 3) THE NI SAID THEY ARE APPROXIMATELY 2 YRS OLD. HE BOUGHT THE IV IN 9/98 AND THE IV HAD AROUND 40K MILES. THE TIRES WERE NEARLY NEW THE, SO HE THINKS THEY WERE PUT ON THE IV SOMETIME IN JULY/AUGUST 98. 4) DOT BDHL 1PM 016 SR897J B01R. (CLAIM# 20-5269-283) *MW

FIRESTONE: LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW AND #1 WAS IN PASSING LANE AND #1 LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK CONCRETE DIVIDER IN MEDIAN. (CLAIM#35-W487-470) *MW

TREAD CAME OFF FIRESTONE TIRES AND RIPPED FRONT BUMPER AND FRONT QUARTER PANEL COMMENTS FROM THE ADJUSTER TREAD CAME OFF FIRESTONE TIRES & RIPPED FRONT BUMPER & FRONT QRT PANEL TIRE INFO:FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX, SIZE P235/75/R15. (CLAIM# 11-3505-905) *MW

FIRESTONE: THIS CLAIM HAPPENED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE TIRE HAS SINCE BEEN DESTROYED BUT THERE IS A PHOTO OF TIRE IN THE FILE, IS SUB POSSIBLE???? (CLAIM# 13-9440-600) *MW

INSD TIRES BLEW OUT AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER. INSD STATED THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL DUE TO LAWSUIT REGARDING FIRESTONE TIRES. (CLAIM# 43-R520-760) *MW

INSURED WAS DRIVING DOWN BOLTON ST AND HAD A BLOW OUT. THE TIRE DAMAGED THER REAR FENDER WHEN IT BLEW. FIRESTONE TIRES INVLOVED MAKE... FIRESTONE MODEL..ATX SIZE..P235/70/R15. (CLAIM 43-R528-739) *MW