1996 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO FIRESTONE ATX P235/75R15 RADIAL TIRES FAILURES PRIOR TO RECALL, THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRES AND DAMAGES. *MJS

THE GOODYEAR RADIAL ATX TIRE ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE'S LEFT SIDE. *MJS

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 15, GOING 75 MILES AN HOUR. THE EXPLORER ROLLED 3 TIMES. MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT SERIUOSLY HURT. HER FRIEND NINA WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HER ARM WAS BROKE. SHE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY AND THEY HAD TO PUT IN A PLATE. MY RIGHT LEG WAS BROKEN AND I CHUNK WAS REMOVED. I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY LEG.( DOT NUMBER: )

WILLDERNESS AT 16" TIRE, THE TREAD SEPARATED. WE REPLACED AS SOON AS SEEN. NO INCIDENT. NOT COVERED BY RECALL. MADE IN CANADA. TOOK SEVERAL WEEKS TO REPLACE DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF THEM. CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE OF FIRESTONE'S PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PENDING RECALL. AS THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE SMALLER TIRES WE URGE THE NHTSA TO LOOK CLOSELY AT THEM.( DOT NUMBER: VRBM061753 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

OUTSIDE LAYER OF TIRE PEELED OFF IN A SECTION ACROSS WIDTH OF TIRE, ALMOST PUT ME IN DITCH. I COULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER FATALITY STATISTIC. FORD AND FIRESTONE WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.ONE( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1PX TIRE SIZE: 255/70R 16 )

TIRES MIGHT STILL BE ON THE CAR IN A JUNK YARD SOMEWHERE IN ALASKA, NEAR TOK.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: R16 )

TIRE IS STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM THREAD CAUSING DANGEROUS CONDITION( DOT NUMBER: W2TCU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

ALTHOUGH I MENTIONED TO MY MECHANIC THAT IT SEEMED "ODD" THAT THE TREAD HADN'T WORN DOWN BUT BEAUSE OF THE SEPARATION THE TIRES ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED.THIS WAS DONE BEFORE THE RECALL THEREFORE DOT INFO IS NOT AVAILABLE AS THE TIRES HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF. ALSO, IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THE SIZE OF MY TIRES IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I'M FILING THIS REPORT TO ADD TO DATA THAT THIS TIRE ALSO WAS DEFECTIVE.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

TIRE TREAD DELAMINATION. DEALER NOTIFIED ONLY THROUGH DEALERSHIP'S PAINT &BODY SHOP.( DOT NUMBER: VHDL1PM156 TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

REPLACED TIRES BUT I HAVE A SPARE THAT FIRESTONE REFUSES TO CHANGE( DOT NUMBER: VW TIRE SIZE: P236/75R15 )