1997 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES (P235 75 R15) ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO TWO OF THE TIRES EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.

WHILE DRIVING THE FIRESTONE TIRES BLEWOUT AND THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 HAD 17000 MILES ON IT). NLM

CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, DEALER REFUSED TO REFUND THE FULL COST OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. NLM

THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT RESULTING IN VEHICLE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT, TWO INJURIES DUE TO FAILURE. *MJS

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND PEDAL BAR THAT WAS WELDED TO THROTTLE PEDAL, METAL PART CAME COMPLETELY OFF. DEALERSHIP BOLTED BACK ON, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE A HAIRLINE CRACK THAT GOES 360 DEGREES AROUND THE TIRE ON BOTH THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. THIS CRACK APPEARS TO BE WHERE THE CAP ATTACHES TO THE TIRE. I YOU LOOK AT THE SIDEWALL YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE CAP IS ATTACHED. (DOT NUMBER: VN TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00T005, WHEN GOING TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED AND REPLACED, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A 3 WEEK WAITING PERIOD FOR TIRES TO GET CHECKED AND A BACKORDER OF REPLACEMENT TIRES, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAS BIGGER & DEEPER CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS NEAR THE TREAD. OTHER 3 TIRES HAVE SAME CRACKS, BUT NOT AS PRONOUNCED. BEEN TO DEALER & WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT.*AK ALL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES(P235 75 R15) DOT #HTW2 HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

ON TIRES NEAR THE TREAD & SIDEWALLS WHERE THEY MEET ARE CRACKS GOING AROUND THE TIRES. IT'S ON ALL FOUR OF THEM. RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD IS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P255/70R15 WITH 59,000 MILES. THE DOT CODE 8 W2. *AK THE CRACKS ON THE TIRES (FOUR OF THEM) SLOWLY SPREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRES AND SOME CRACKS BEGAN TO SPREAD APART AND SEPARATE. *YH

ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED NOISE AND UNEVEN RIDE, CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR NEW FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES AND KEPT THE SPARE, AFTER CONSUMER HEARD OF THE RECALL HE INSPECTED THE TIRES AND FOUND THAT THE SPARE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACED TIRES AND SPARE. NLM